Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-08-22

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Aug 22
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 120▼ 51 vs year ago 126 · −40.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 350 vs last sale 356▼ 61 vs year ago 67 · −91.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago on a light summer run; not enough slaughter cows for a good market test, mostly slaughter bulls with instances 2.00 lower. Feeder calves high demand with limited offerings for a good comparison. Demand moderate to good. Sale in two weeks; September 5 th.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,725116.112,00337
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22896.531,1859thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02889.609216thin

Every lot

9 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,547110.91/cwt106.00–115.001,7167
Bulls——1,738122.62/cwt119.00–127.502,13115
Bulls——Return to Feed1,780115.50/cwt115.50–115.502,0561
Bulls——1,797111.79/cwt106.00–115.502,00914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88380.55/cwt80.00–81.007112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10094.12/cwt91.00–95.501,0354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22896.53/cwt95.00–97.001,1859
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,080115.28/cwt115.00–115.501,2452
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,371103.85/cwt102.00–104.501,4244

This sale against other markets

Wyoming weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Wyoming auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.