Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-10-03

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Oct 3
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,559 head
▲ 320 vs last sale 1,239▼ 155 vs year ago 1,714 · −9.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 92▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
185 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 57▲ 185 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a calf and yearling special; Light offering slaughter cows steady to instances 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls not as attractive as last week 2.00-4.00 lower, with good run feeder cows going back to feed. Yearling steers and heifers unevenly steady, feeder steer calves under 500 lbs mostly steady instances lower undertones noted, over 600 lbs light comparisons, heifer calves steady to lower undertones noted, Demand good to moderate with good buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.66/cwt on 629 head.
Average price
$235.66
629 head · 751 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,769
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$45.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.60
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1748236.021,767624
Medium and Large 1-21,029191.001,9655thin
One grade step is worth $45.02/cwt here — about −$199 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 sale629 hd
235.66
—
WY average4 barns · 3,064 hd
258.26
−22.60
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—High1,664107.981,7971,705
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61496.721,5617thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23794.221,16614
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08991.1399210

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)1,086$1,5003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)976$1,4503thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,325$1,2336
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,071$1,9507

Every lot

57 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 1298372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,1105
Steers—Medium and Large 1363362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,3169
Steers—Medium and Large 1425335.37/cwt323.00–352.501,42524
Steers—Medium and Large 1480319.00/cwt302.50–330.001,53160
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531265.72/cwt263.00–267.501,41113
Steers—Medium and Large 1540309.39/cwt300.00–320.001,671106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,41911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy563293.88/cwt293.00–295.001,65516
Steers—Medium and Large 1588266.13/cwt260.00–272.001,56564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed595245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,45831
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned630256.04/cwt254.00–256.501,61326
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned664247.24/cwt242.00–250.501,64213
Steers—Medium and Large 1710242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,72221
Steers—Medium and Large 1837235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2903202.67/cwt201.00–205.001,83012
Steers—Medium and Large 1942235.50/cwt235.50–235.502,21811
Steers—Medium and Large 1961230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,21013
Steers—Medium and Large 11,016221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,2458
Steers—Medium and Large 11,059221.50/cwt221.50–221.502,34612
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1344295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,01512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380322.81/cwt313.00–327.001,22717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,24712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470264.79/cwt252.50–271.001,24519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531247.51/cwt245.00–255.001,31467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564234.64/cwt225.00–243.001,32345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned600237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,42516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned657231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,51812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678227.68/cwt222.00–232.501,54415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed735228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed766231.35/cwt223.50–235.001,77236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1781230.51/cwt217.50–234.001,80032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed870227.07/cwt225.50–227.501,976276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open870210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1912227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,07015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open962220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,11612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed1,007216.50/cwt216.50–216.502,18017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Spayed1,029191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,9655
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,042209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,1788
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,381101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3955
Bulls——1,658108.52/cwt106.00–113.501,79918
Bulls——Return to Feed1,664107.98/cwt102.50–108.001,7971,678
Bulls——2,005116.08/cwt114.00–117.002,3274
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02097.56/cwt95.00–101.009953
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11888.38/cwt85.00–91.509887
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23794.22/cwt91.00–97.001,16614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,4851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64495.59/cwt95.00–97.001,5716
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19761,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0861,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3251,233.36/head1,225.00–1,250.001,2336
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0711,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9507
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2052,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1967126.49/cwt120.00–142.501,22316
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,020111.87/cwt105.00–116.501,14170
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,10697.79/cwt92.00–103.001,08238
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,271100.63/cwt98.50–103.001,27915
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,33694.72/cwt90.50–97.001,2659

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.