Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-11-28

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Nov 28
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
▼ 1,471 vs last sale 2,083▲ 94 vs year ago 518 · +18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 137▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, on a light offering slaughter cows steady instances 1.00 higher, couple slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder calves unevenly steady with calves not as attractive as last few weeks. Demand moderate. Friday will be special bred cow sale with several dispersal offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $265.53/cwt on 280 head.
Average price
$265.53
280 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,465
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552265.531,465280
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 sale280 hd
265.53
—
WY average1 barns · 280 hd
265.53
+0.00
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—High1,860105.271,9583thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22981.2299816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42579.001,1261thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10577.6185838

Every lot

26 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 1286324.07/cwt310.00–335.0092714
Steers—Medium and Large 1367352.88/cwt352.00–354.001,29530
Steers—Medium and Large 1428253.60/cwt227.50–331.001,08520
Steers—Medium and Large 1483292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,41013
Steers—Medium and Large 1519269.87/cwt267.00–273.001,40115
Steers—Medium and Large 1565265.16/cwt259.25–273.001,49869
Steers—Medium and Large 1625242.03/cwt239.00–248.001,51356
Steers—Medium and Large 1675233.17/cwt229.50–238.501,57453
Steers—Medium and Large 1713210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,49710
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282287.50/cwt287.50–287.508116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331285.78/cwt285.00–287.5094619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366295.80/cwt295.00–296.001,08333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,4307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466258.42/cwt247.50–264.501,20426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533241.48/cwt240.00–243.001,28745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,31914
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,660109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,8181
Bulls——1,960103.16/cwt102.00–104.502,0222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09875.27/cwt70.00–77.0082624
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11881.63/cwt80.00–85.0091314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20980.00/cwt79.00–80.5096713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31386.53/cwt85.50–87.501,1363
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1261
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 187493.62/cwt88.00–112.008185
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,08681.93/cwt78.00–84.0089021
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,34587.00/cwt85.50–88.001,1704

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.