Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2024-05-28

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 28
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Slaughter Cattle receipts
246 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 157▲ 110 vs year ago 136 · +80.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 187▼ 82 vs year ago 294 · −27.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Report did not publish correctly last Tuesday, May28. This the final report for that sale.*

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—High1,764152.372,68821
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,487132.701,97323
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,266129.701,64244
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,135126.061,43024

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)1,321$2,4175
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,626$3,15925
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,662$3,0798
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,450$2,7296
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,258$2,6083thin

Every lot

21 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,556141.74/cwt141.00–142.002,2054
Bulls——1,755152.34/cwt149.00–156.002,67410
Bulls——1,784161.40/cwt160.00–165.502,8796
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,570141.00/cwt141.00–141.003,6241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,131126.84/cwt123.50–129.501,43518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,146123.72/cwt118.00–127.001,4186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240124.49/cwt121.00–130.001,54412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,276131.65/cwt127.00–136.001,68032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465135.42/cwt133.00–140.001,98413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515129.16/cwt126.00–131.001,95710
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2582,607.87/head2,550.00–2,650.002,6083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3782,559.66/head2,500.00–2,625.002,5602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4502,729.14/head2,700.00–2,850.002,7296
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6483,211.65/head3,125.00–3,250.003,21223
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6623,079.26/head2,925.00–3,150.003,0798
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3212,416.79/head2,000.00–3,050.002,4175
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,069169.59/cwt155.00–181.001,81330
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,149144.45/cwt137.00–152.001,66018
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,230131.77/cwt121.00–135.001,62121
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,356125.41/cwt117.00–127.001,7019
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,394135.06/cwt130.00–139.501,88353

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.