Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a light offering mostly steady with not enough of any one class for a good market test. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $423.00/cwt on 6 head, down $27.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −27.29 against this barn's trailing median of $450.29.

Average price

$423.00

▼ 27.29 vs prior sale

6 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−33.64

vs WY average

−14.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	423.00	2,352	6thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $494.60, low $160.00, median $450.29 across 13 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 sale6 hd

423.00

—

WY average2 barns · 687 hd

456.64

−33.64

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−14.65

This barn, trailing median13 sales

450.29

−27.29

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	1,450	157.34	2,281	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	156.00	2,192	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	146.83	2,434	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	137.41	1,534	4thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$3,050	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,016	$2,877	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$2,665	20
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$3,093	23

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	903	248.50/cwt	210.00–260.00	2,244	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,249	172.82/cwt	168.50–180.00	2,159	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	153.09/cwt	148.00–164.00	1,846	59
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,450	157.34/cwt	146.50–167.00	2,281	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,192	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	146.83/cwt	139.50–151.50	2,434	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	139.88/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,539	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,684	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	2,876.54/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,877	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	2,664.54/head	2,500.00–2,835.00	2,665	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	3,092.74/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	3,093	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	153.83/cwt	147.50–161.00	2,066	16

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 3,047Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 73Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 180Last week 108Year ago 157

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a light offering mostly steady with not enough of any one class for a good market test. Demand moderate to good.

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	9	—	903	210.00–260.00	248.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,249	168.50–180.00	172.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	59	—	1,206	148.00–164.00	153.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,343	147.50–161.00	153.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,016	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,876.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,293	2,500.00–2,835.00	2,664.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,318	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	870	2,600.00–3,250.00	3,092.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,450	146.50–167.00	157.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	156.00	156.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	139.50–151.50	146.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	132.00–147.00	139.88
1	—	1,165	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	498	452.50	452.50
6	550–600	556	423.00	423.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	610	440.00	440.00

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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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle