Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, on a special feeder calf sale; Slaughter cows and bulls instances 2.00-6.00 lower on a light offering. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 600 lbs lower undertones noted with instances 15.00-30.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady instances 3.00-5.00 higher. Heifer calves lower undertones noted with only advancement was on 520-550 lbs replacement quality heifers instances 1.00-3.00 higher. Demand good with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $504.03/cwt on 256 head, up $17.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 15 comparable sales and sits +10.88 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.

Average price

$504.03

▲ 17.87 vs prior sale

256 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.70

vs WY average

+38.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	504.03	2,728	256

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $533.45, low $449.22, median $493.15 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale256 hd

504.03

—

WY average2 barns · 1,742 hd

507.73

−3.70

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+38.70

This barn, trailing median15 sales

493.15

+10.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Average	1,863	176.64	3,290	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,697	155.50	2,639	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	141.27	1,801	3thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,097	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,083	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	473.53/cwt	452.50–490.00	2,519	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,046	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	433.68/cwt	422.50–439.00	2,225	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	432.78/cwt	425.00–462.00	2,536	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	405.90/cwt	400.00–418.00	2,736	369
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	436.55/cwt	402.50–446.00	2,707	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	512.86/cwt	482.50–527.00	2,723	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	404.30/cwt	399.50–407.00	2,887	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	586.70/cwt	570.00–607.50	2,447	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	337.32/cwt	335.25–341.00	2,466	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	517.65/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,708	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	494.68/cwt	480.00–517.00	2,053	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	374.62/cwt	368.00–383.00	2,843	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	358.54/cwt	355.00–364.00	2,965	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	634.31/cwt	617.50–665.00	2,372	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	488.90/cwt	467.50–509.00	2,312	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	3,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	487.75/cwt	472.00–501.00	2,731	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	556.50/cwt	532.00–575.00	2,643	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	382.35/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,546	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,774	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	397.94/cwt	387.50–411.50	2,527	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,373	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	359.50/cwt	359.50–359.50	2,301	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	611	453.25/cwt	453.25–453.25	2,769	143
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	758	314.20/cwt	311.00–315.00	2,382	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	210.30/cwt	201.00–220.00	2,324	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,416	159.03/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,252	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	150.64/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,680	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	175.14/cwt	167.50–184.50	1,991	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	258.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,374	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,600	179.39/cwt	173.00–186.50	2,870	6
Bulls	—	—	2,025	186.15/cwt	180.00–193.00	3,770	4
Bulls	—	—	1,909	173.91/cwt	166.00–178.00	3,320	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	141.27/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,801	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	155.50/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,639	5

How this sale compares

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.

Wyoming feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Tue Jan 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,047Last week 65Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 138Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 1,531Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	286	480.00	480.00
18	300–350	330	515.00–520.00	517.65
37	400–450	415	480.00–517.00	494.68
212	450–500	473	467.50–509.00	488.90
192	500–550	532	452.50–490.00	473.53
213	550–600	586	425.00–462.00	432.78
171	600–650	635	387.50–411.50	397.94
77	650–700	666	367.50–390.00	382.35
16	700–750	731	335.25–341.00	337.32
5	850–900	851	302.50	302.50
9	1000–1050	1,046	271.00	271.00
9	1050–1100	1,097	281.00	281.00
6	1100–1150	1,115	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	422	405.00	405.00
24	450–500	473	375.00	375.00
44	500–550	513	422.50–439.00	433.68
19	600–650	640	359.50	359.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	350–400	374	617.50–665.00	634.31
58	400–450	417	570.00–607.50	586.70
257	450–500	475	532.00–575.00	556.50
166	500–550	531	482.50–527.00	512.86
90	550–600	560	472.00–501.00	487.75
174	600–650	620	402.50–446.00	436.55
369	650–700	674	400.00–418.00	405.90
35	700–750	714	399.50–407.00	404.30
61	750–800	759	368.00–383.00	374.62
73	800–850	827	355.00–364.00	358.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
143	600–650	611	453.25	453.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	758	311.00–315.00	314.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,105	201.00–220.00	210.30
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,416	150.00–165.00	159.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,115	147.00–159.00	150.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,137	167.50–184.50	175.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	920	250.00–260.00	258.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,600	173.00–186.50	179.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,025	180.00–193.00	186.15
20	—	1,909	166.00–178.00	173.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	134.00–148.00	141.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,697	148.00–159.00	155.50

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.

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

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