Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-09-26

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 26
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,239 head
▲ 804 vs last sale 435▼ 382 vs year ago 1,621 · −23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 201▼ 83 vs year ago 175 · −47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 47▲ 36 vs year ago 21 · +171.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, on a calf and yearling special; slaughter cows firm, slaughter bulls not as attractive as last week instances 1.00-4.00 lower, with feeder cows mostly steady. Yearling steers uneven with instances lower undertones noted, yearling heifers steady with higher instances. Feeder calves good offering with reputation quality and calves with pre-con shots higher, higher prices noted. Good demand with good buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $295.53/cwt on 503 head.
Average price
$295.53
503 head · 618 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,826
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$741
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$25.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.82
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1635297.571,889463
Medium and Large 1-2422271.941,14840
One grade step is worth $25.62/cwt here — about $741 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale503 hd
295.53
—
WY average2 barns · 1,641 hd
277.71
+17.82
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—Average1,804115.642,08628
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,640104.711,7175thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,305104.701,3674thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11094.301,0473thin

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
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,214$1,8447

Every lot

49 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1354395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,39821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389255.00/cwt255.00–255.0099211
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy395295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,16517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,15015
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy446367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,63755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456279.84/cwt270.00–293.001,27614
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,66355
Steers—Medium and Large 1487314.13/cwt311.00–325.001,53034
Steers—Medium and Large 1510312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5946
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy566296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,67587
Steers—Medium and Large 1583284.93/cwt279.00–287.001,66127
Steers—Medium and Large 1690263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,81510
Steers—Medium and Large 1744261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,9427
Steers—Medium and Large 1761260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,98210
Steers—Medium and Large 1825242.28/cwt233.00–249.001,99914
Steers—Medium and Large 1886243.50/cwt243.50–243.502,15728
Steers—Medium and Large 1932242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,26054
Steers—Medium and Large 1966233.39/cwt225.00–239.502,25517
Steers—Medium and Large 11,031223.50/cwt223.50–223.502,30421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321281.00/cwt281.00–281.009027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,1729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375257.93/cwt251.00–261.0096732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379326.50/cwt326.50–326.501,23715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424300.82/cwt300.00–301.001,27558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy471294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,38560
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475277.71/cwt261.00–281.001,31938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534270.98/cwt269.50–278.001,44768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1552267.75/cwt267.75–267.751,47822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed614235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,44314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open650237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed668246.50/cwt246.50–246.501,64718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726240.07/cwt234.00–245.501,74313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open738243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,7978
Heifers—Medium and Large 1759232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,76111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open827231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,91598
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,617112.25/cwt109.00–115.001,8156
Bulls——1,777113.33/cwt107.50–116.502,01413
Bulls——1,967121.24/cwt119.00–122.502,3859
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09390.95/cwt90.00–92.009942
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297106.76/cwt104.00–108.001,3853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33098.50/cwt98.50–98.501,3101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,640104.71/cwt101.00–109.501,7175
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,115102.24/cwt101.00–104.001,1403
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,14693.55/cwt91.00–97.001,0724
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,223137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,6764
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,423100.41/cwt97.00–102.001,4293
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,427106.83/cwt103.50–109.501,52418
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2141,843.91/head1,650.00–1,975.001,8447

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.