Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2024-03-19

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 19
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
614 head
▲ 554 vs last sale 60▼ 67 vs year ago 681 · −9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 116▼ 107 vs year ago 208 · −51.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 146 vs last sale 241▲ 21 vs year ago 74 · +28.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, on a special feeder calf sale; slaughter cows steady instances 10.00 higher on individual, slaughter bulls firm instances 14.00-18.00 higher, with feeder cows firm. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago; feeder steers 12.00-19.00 higher, instances 23.00, weighing between 500-750 lb, heifers unevenly steady with most advances on 600 lb replacement quality heifer calves . Demand good with good buyer activity.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $328.36/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −126.67 against this barn's trailing median of $455.02.
Average price
$328.36
41 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,862
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−8.29
vs WY average
+10.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567328.361,86241
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale41 hd
328.36
—
WY average2 barns · 227 hd
336.65
−8.29
National average173 barns · 12,551 hd
318.29
+10.07
This barn, trailing median18 sales
455.02
−126.67
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales
547496444392median 455.0203/0304/1408/1810/0611/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $533.45, low $406.00, median $455.02 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,775138.572,45928
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,332117.011,55910
CowsLean 85-90%High1,143116.221,32810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,592115.751,8427thin

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,547$2,7485

Every lot

30 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
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1493352.18/cwt335.00–354.001,73668
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527342.27/cwt327.50–350.751,80414
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1588321.14/cwt313.50–335.001,88827
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615322.06/cwt310.00–325.001,98174
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full657260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7086
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,97611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708282.06/cwt281.75–282.501,99740
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1799243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,9429
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1489318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,55519
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5349
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572280.00/cwt262.00–288.001,60225
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625288.75/cwt273.00–293.001,80577
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement637319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,03228
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1741225.25/cwt225.25–225.251,66922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,436134.79/cwt130.00–136.501,9364
Bulls——Return to Feed1,583120.10/cwt115.00–123.001,9016
Bulls——1,781138.41/cwt130.00–142.502,4658
Bulls——2,020151.28/cwt144.00–158.003,05610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140121.66/cwt120.00–123.001,3877
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150103.52/cwt100.00–110.001,1903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296119.22/cwt116.50–122.001,5455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368114.80/cwt105.50–121.001,5705
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563128.74/cwt123.50–135.002,0122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,603110.56/cwt106.00–117.001,7725
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,084117.54/cwt110.00–123.001,27429
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,15092.05/cwt90.00–98.001,0595
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,192133.84/cwt130.00–141.001,5956
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,347117.23/cwt115.50–118.501,57925
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,428123.70/cwt120.00–129.001,76634
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5472,747.96/head2,300.00–2,850.002,7485

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.