Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-09-05

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 5
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
272 head
▲ 272 vs last sale 0▼ 219 vs year ago 491 · −44.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 75▼ 60 vs year ago 123 · −48.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 6▼ 7 vs year ago 35 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale two weeks ago; light offering slaughter cows mostly steady with slaughter bulls instances 3.00-7.00 lower. First feeder special no comparisons available for a good market test. Back to sales every Tuesday. Demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $266.63/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$266.63
119 head · 635 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+16.99
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1635266.631,694119
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale119 hd
266.63
—
WY average2 barns · 539 hd
249.64
+16.99
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Low1,739109.381,90329
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,520103.001,5662thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07293.731,0055thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,503$1,6636

Every lot

27 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1354302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,0715
Steers—Medium and Large 1448283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,26813
Steers—Medium and Large 1487262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2786
Steers—Medium and Large 1567255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4467
Steers—Medium and Large 1624272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,69733
Steers—Medium and Large 1670266.66/cwt265.00–268.001,78726
Steers—Medium and Large 1773256.37/cwt255.50–258.501,98224
Steers—Medium and Large 1913223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,0365
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327275.00/cwt275.00–275.008997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1403257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,03813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,54328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,82133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1761240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,83025
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,24395.65/cwt92.00–99.001,1892
Bulls——Return to Feed1,600106.59/cwt103.00–109.001,7055
Bulls——1,72596.50/cwt96.50–96.501,6651
Bulls——1,782109.42/cwt105.00–114.001,95015
Bulls——1,917118.32/cwt116.00–120.502,2686
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06992.04/cwt91.00–94.009844
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,0901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5662
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,30097.82/cwt91.50–111.501,2724
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,37097.87/cwt96.00–104.501,34112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5661,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7253

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.