Riverton Livestock Auction (Seasonal - Mon)
Last Updated 1/7/2013
TO_LS141
Torrington, WY Mon Jan 7, 2013 USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News
Riverton Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY
Receipts: 1141 Last Week 0 Last Year 814
First sale of 2013 no comparisons available, demand moderate to good with
slaughter cows accounted for approximately 15 percent of the run, slaughter
bulls 3 percent, feeder cows 78 percent, feeder bulls 2 percent and 2 percent
bred cows. Last Monday sale: all cows, bulls and feeder calves will sell on
Tuesdays.
Slaughter Cows:
Pct Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing
Breakers 75-80% 1510-1645 67.00 70.00-74.75
Boners 80-85% 1195-1440 61.00-68.50 69.00-79.00 55.00-58.00
Lean 85-90% 845-1185 57.00-62.50 64.00-70.50 55.00
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1270-2140 lbs 78.00-83.50; High Yielding
85.00-91.50; Low Yielding 71.00-72.00. Returning to feed: 1380-1685 lbs 72.50-
83.00, 1215-1790 lbs 64.00-68.00, Young 1140 lbs 90.00.
Feeder Cows: Medium-Large 1 Heifers 670-795 lbs 95.00-121.00; Heiferettes
825-1370 lbs 79.00-92.00; Young 875-1215 lbs 63.00-75.00, few thin 810-900 lbs
48.00-57.00, (several packages Longhorns) 350-595 lbs 48.00-60.00; Middle Aged
(Short Solids) 1045-1405 lbs 66.00-78.00; Aged (Short Term) 1065-1620 lbs 61.00-
65.50.
Bred Cows: Young small package 1190 lbs 1300.00; Middle Aged (Short Solids)
single 1100 lbs 700.00; Aged (Short Term) package 1123 lbs 725.00 all per head.
Source: USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News Service
Jackie Lucas
307-532-4146
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