Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale with special bred heifer and cows along with calves and few yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with instances 5.00-7.00 higher, feeder calves compared to two weeks ago mostly steady with higher overtones noted on reputation quality offerings. Heifers calves highest overtones with most interest. Bred cows mixed with few packages most small groupings but demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $480.35/cwt on 198 head, down $23.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 15 comparable sales and sits −12.80 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.

Average price

$480.35

▼ 23.68 vs prior sale

198 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2

$31.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.53

vs WY average

−2.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	481.47	2,740	191
Medium 1-2	520	450.00	2,340	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.47/cwt here — about $400 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale198 hd

480.35

—

WY average2 barns · 568 hd

496.88

−16.53

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−2.68

This barn, trailing median15 sales

493.15

−12.80

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	1,561	178.15	2,781	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	157.62	2,502	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	146.11	1,892	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	141.00	1,396	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,367	$3,895	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$3,394	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$3,010	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,628	10
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,500	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,100	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,262	$1,949	11
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,027	$3,961	67

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	1,207	177.33/cwt	174.50–195.00	2,140	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	167.06/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,976	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	472.68/cwt	462.50–480.00	2,496	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	386.22/cwt	386.00–387.00	2,607	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,233	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	517.30/cwt	512.50–520.00	2,385	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	572.58/cwt	555.00–586.00	2,479	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	550–600	585	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	393.45/cwt	362.50–399.75	2,860	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	411.64/cwt	400.00–414.75	2,515	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,153	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	418.47/cwt	417.50–419.00	2,783	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	471.44/cwt	452.50–476.00	2,951	110
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,340	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,703	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	527.66/cwt	517.50–542.50	2,274	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	526.74/cwt	517.50–543.00	2,713	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	380.16/cwt	362.50–391.00	2,923	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	470.44/cwt	450.00–486.00	2,738	149
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	3,010.33/head	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,010	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,262	1,949.20/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,949	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	3,393.85/head	3,100.00–4,000.00	3,394	24
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	3,960.94/head	3,400.00–4,075.00	3,961	67
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,426	170.23/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,427	81
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	215.61/cwt	209.00–227.50	2,216	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,367	3,895.39/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,895	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,628.32/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,628	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,436	176.58/cwt	152.50–185.00	2,536	34
Bulls	—	—	1,834	175.24/cwt	164.00–180.00	3,214	4
Bulls	—	—	2,014	187.42/cwt	184.50–192.50	3,775	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	146.11/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,892	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	147.59/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,291	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	163.89/cwt	161.50–164.50	2,637	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,396	1

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,019Last week 71Year ago 2,647

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 27Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 322Last week 180Year ago 257

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,207	174.50–195.00	177.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,183	157.00–170.00	167.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	81	—	1,426	165.00–180.00	170.23
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,028	209.00–227.50	215.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,090	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,310	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,010.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,262	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,949.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,245	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,338	3,100.00–4,000.00	3,393.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,367	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,895.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,300	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,628.32
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	67	—	1,027	3,400.00–4,075.00	3,960.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	400–450	431	517.50–542.50	527.66
39	450–500	461	512.50–520.00	517.30
65	500–550	528	462.50–480.00	472.68
53	600–650	611	400.00–414.75	411.64
27	650–700	675	386.00–387.00	386.22
7	800–850	825	326.00	326.00
9	850–900	863	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	458	470.00	470.00
11	500–550	548	407.50	407.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	400–450	433	555.00–586.00	572.58
8	450–500	482	555.00	555.00
37	500–550	515	517.50–543.00	526.74
149	550–600	582	450.00–486.00	470.44
110	600–650	626	452.50–476.00	471.44
14	650–700	665	417.50–419.00	418.47
60	700–750	727	362.50–399.75	393.45
35	750–800	769	362.50–391.00	380.16
5	800–850	809	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	585	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	520	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	600–650	630	429.00	429.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,436	152.50–185.00	176.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,834	164.00–180.00	175.24
7	—	2,014	184.50–192.50	187.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	143.00–151.00	146.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,552	143.00–151.00	147.59
8	—	1,609	161.50–164.50	163.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	141.00	141.00

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

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