Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-09-12

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 12
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
422 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 272▲ 75 vs year ago 347 · +21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 63▲ 4 vs year ago 82 · +4.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 28▼ 25 vs year ago 37 · −67.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows instances 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00-8.00 higher, instance 12.00, feeder cows on light offering no comparisons available. Calf and yearling special with more participation than last week; comparisons unevenly steady with instances 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.50/cwt on 185 head.
Average price
$238.50
185 head · 719 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.62
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1719238.501,716185
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 sale185 hd
238.50
—
WY average3 barns · 2,990 hd
237.88
+0.62
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—Average1,660120.782,00440
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468100.931,48112
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23293.731,1554thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00392.6292914

Every lot

28 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1373302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,1285
Steers—Medium and Large 1473281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,32915
Steers—Medium and Large 1575266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5305
Steers—Medium and Large 1628259.22/cwt258.00–262.501,62826
Steers—Medium and Large 1673260.54/cwt247.00–268.001,75323
Steers—Medium and Large 1725247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,79118
Steers—Medium and Large 1777250.52/cwt247.50–253.501,94710
Steers—Medium and Large 1854245.25/cwt245.25–245.252,09429
Steers—Medium and Large 1916238.75/cwt238.75–238.752,18717
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514249.71/cwt246.00–252.501,28419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620249.25/cwt249.25–249.251,54542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676244.51/cwt232.00–249.251,65334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed680238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed781228.60/cwt228.00–230.001,78536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,94534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1908230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,08810
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,030201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,0705
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,085164.16/cwt151.50–180.501,7815
Bulls——1,682100.93/cwt90.00–107.001,6985
Bulls——1,725113.69/cwt109.00–120.001,96123
Bulls——1,839127.27/cwt123.50–132.002,3407
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98291.09/cwt90.00–95.5089512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128101.81/cwt98.00–105.501,1482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21580.00/cwt80.00–80.009721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23898.30/cwt97.00–101.001,2173
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42798.61/cwt96.00–100.001,4078
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,549105.56/cwt102.00–108.001,6354
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,398105.09/cwt101.00–109.001,4693

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.