Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2024-07-09

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jul 9
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 98▼ 186 vs year ago 260 · −71.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 280▲ 74 vs year ago 115 · +64.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 126 vs last sale 240▼ 91 vs year ago 205 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago on a good run of slaughter and feeder cows and bulls; slaughter cows steady with instances 1.00-4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher instances 10.00-11.00 higher on couple bulls Several heiferettes and young cows going back to feed or pasture with several heavy cows cows going back to feed. Few feeder calves with good prices on small offering. Demand good. Summer schedule: next sale will be JULY 23 RD.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $246.50/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −127.50 against this barn's trailing median of $374.00.
Average price
$246.50
8 head · 692 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WY average
−7.72 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1692246.501,7068thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale8 hd
246.50
—
WY average1 barns · 8 hd
246.50
+0.00
National average157 barns · 9,363 hd
254.22
−7.72
This barn, trailing median13 sales
374.00
−127.50
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 600–700 lb

13 sales
426386345305median 374.0003/0304/1405/1210/1311/03
Heifers 600–700 lb: high $412.06, low $318.96, median $374.00 across 13 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—Average1,766165.972,93145
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,272134.091,70640
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,513133.642,02228
CowsLean 85-90%High1,045129.201,34934

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
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,8983
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,9953
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,095191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,0913
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,208182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,1998
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1692246.50/cwt246.50–246.501,7068
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1738239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7647
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1834227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8936
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,342169.32/cwt154.00–201.002,27212
Bulls——1,744146.65/cwt144.00–150.002,5588
Bulls——1,922163.38/cwt158.50–168.503,14013
Bulls——2,036178.31/cwt172.00–191.003,63012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011134.37/cwt129.00–141.501,35817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078124.03/cwt118.00–128.001,33717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255138.65/cwt134.50–143.001,74023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296127.92/cwt120.50–133.001,65817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403137.85/cwt135.50–140.001,9349
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565131.65/cwt125.00–134.002,06019
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,014186.68/cwt180.00–199.001,89316
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,090158.28/cwt150.00–172.001,72542
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,197136.30/cwt131.00–143.001,6328
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,452136.46/cwt129.00–142.501,98143

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.