TO_LS141
Torrington, WY    Mon Jan 16, 2012     USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News 

Riverton Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

  Receipts:     2495       Last Week    814     Last Year   0
                
   Compared to last Monday, on a special bred cow sale; slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 
higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder cows instances 5.00 higher. Demand 
good, coupled with good buyer attendance and participation. Slaughter cows 
accounted for approximately 6 percent of the run, slaughter bulls 2 percent, 
feeder cows 17 percent, feeder bulls 1 percent with bred cows 74 percent. Last 
Monday sale: all cows and bulls will sell on Tuesday?s along with feeder calves 
and yearlings. 

   Slaughter Cows:
                 Pct Lean   Weight   Avg Dressing   High Dressing   Low Dressing
     Breakers    75-80%    1505-1880   55.00-56.00    64.00-68.00           
     Boners      80-85%    1170-1425   54.00-63.00    64.00-72.00    52.00-53.00          
     Lean        85-90%     790-1190   53.00-62.50    63.00-69.00    46.00-49.00                                                                                                                       
                                                                Thin 41.00-45.00
                               
  Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2: 1290-2155 lbs 73.00-82.00; High Yielding 
84.00-92.50; Low Yielding 64.00-68.00. Returning to feed; 1175-1730 lbs 81.00-
92.00, several 68.00-78.50, young 840-935 lbs 96.00-104.00, couple 54.00-64.00. 

   Feeder Cows: Medium-Large 1 Heifers 805-1040 lbs 104.00-128.00, few 95.00-
99.00; Heiferettes 760-1145 lbs 80.00-92.00, few 75.00-79.00; Young 890-1255 lbs 
67.50-73.00, several 60.00-66.00; Middle Aged (Short Solids) 1215-1690 lbs 
mostly 69.00-75.50, few 65.00-68.50;  Aged (Short Term) 920-1530 lbs 60.00-
66.00, few 51.00-58.00, few thin 32.00-41.00.

   Bred Cows: Medium-Large 1: Heifers Reputation Quality 945-1170 lbs 1600.00-
1760.00, several 985-1345 lbs 1300.00-1585.00, few 1175.00-1250.00; Young 
Reputation Quality 1030-1230 lbs 1600.00-1850.00, several 940-1850 lbs 1200.00-
1525.00, few 850.00-1150.00; Middle Aged (Short Solids) Reputation Quality 1105-
1575 lbs 1300.00-1550.00, several 940-1790 lbs 1025.00-1250.00, few 850.00-
1000.00; Aged (Short Term) Reputation Quality 910-1680 lbs 1150.00-1300.00, 
several 850.00-1125.00 all per head. 

Source:  USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News Service
         Jackie Lucas
         307-532-4146
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/TO_LS141.txt


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