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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 23

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 90▲ 55 vs year ago 99 · +55.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 48▼ 93 vs year ago 180 · −51.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a light offering; slaughter cows firm, slaughter bulls steady instances 3.00 lower on top individual, several returning to feed or pasture. Not enough feeder calves for a good market. Demand moderate to good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,694	133.48	2,261	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	121.89	1,785	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	113.23	1,434	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,105	106.86	1,181	30

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$2,171	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,472	$1,961	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$2,488	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,206	$2,300	10

Every lot

20 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,594	132.14/cwt	124.00–136.50	2,106	11
Bulls	—	—	1,688	125.62/cwt	119.00–130.50	2,120	4
Bulls	—	—	1,749	137.25/cwt	134.50–142.50	2,401	8
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,370	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	3,543	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	96.99/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,047	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	104.55/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,138	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	113.36/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,282	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	117.03/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,450	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	108.48/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,411	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	125.31/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,764	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	116.76/cwt	116.50–117.00	1,810	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,206	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	142.11/cwt	132.50–152.50	1,445	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,029	169.51/cwt	157.00–175.00	1,744	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,217	125.32/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,525	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	112.83/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,427	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,342	120.09/cwt	115.00–123.50	1,612	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,203	2,170.78/head	2,150.00–2,255.00	2,171	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,472	1,961.18/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	1,961	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	2,487.73/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,488	4

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.

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Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Tue Apr 23, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Torrington, WY (LS-TO)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 90Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 48Year ago 180

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,206	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,029	157.00–175.00	169.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,017	132.50–152.50	142.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,217	121.00–130.00	125.32
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,342	115.00–123.50	120.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,265	110.00–118.50	112.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,472	1,850.00–2,300.00	1,961.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,203	2,150.00–2,255.00	2,170.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,065	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,487.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,370	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,594	124.00–136.50	132.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,688	119.00–130.50	125.62
8	—	1,749	134.50–142.50	137.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,131	110.00–119.00	113.36
6	—	1,080	96.00–98.00	96.99
11	—	1,088	100.00–108.50	104.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,301	106.00–111.00	108.48
10	—	1,239	113.00–121.00	117.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	116.50–117.00	116.76
3	—	1,408	121.00–128.00	125.31

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.