Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a bred cow and feeder calf special; Slaughter cows mostly steady with several slaughter bulls instances 5.00-17.00 higher, cows returning to feed or to be bred was the majority of cow sale. Couple hundred bred cows with good demand. Feeder calves mostly steady to instances 2.00-6.00 higher. Demand moderate to good with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $512.61/cwt on 124 head, up $32.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 15 comparable sales and sits +19.46 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.

Average price

$512.61

▲ 32.26 vs prior sale

124 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.72

vs WY average

+25.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	512.61	2,840	124

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 sale124 hd

512.61

—

WY average2 barns · 467 hd

501.89

+10.72

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+25.26

This barn, trailing median15 sales

493.15

+19.46

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	—	Low	1,803	186.34	3,359	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	154.55	2,460	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	147.52	1,648	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	143.32	1,833	7thin

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)	1,146	$4,085	50
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$3,670	48
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,071	$3,556	35
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,336	$3,336	86
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,306	$3,150	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,246	$2,897	48
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,092	$4,000	14
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$3,434	13

Every lot, as filed

43 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	850–900	873	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,714	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	2,655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	490.50/cwt	490.50–490.50	2,894	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	399.39/cwt	386.00–413.00	2,720	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	520.63/cwt	482.00–526.00	2,817	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	594.66/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,498	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	545.67/cwt	531.00–560.00	2,510	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	499.55/cwt	497.00–521.00	2,528	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	373.50/cwt	373.50–373.50	2,682	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	507.11/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,150	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	481.63/cwt	481.00–482.00	2,235	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	762	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,614	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,650	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	3,669.57/head	3,425.00–3,875.00	3,670	48
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,092	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	165.56/cwt	157.50–171.00	1,904	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,146	4,085.43/head	3,800.00–4,225.00	4,085	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,336	3,335.78/head	3,000.00–3,525.00	3,336	86
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,071	3,556.26/head	3,175.00–3,925.00	3,556	35
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	221.25/cwt	207.00–232.50	2,330	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,244	179.51/cwt	173.00–194.00	2,233	82
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	2,896.91/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,897	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,306	3,149.95/head	3,000.00–3,325.00	3,150	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,391	175.59/cwt	169.00–183.50	2,442	153
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	3,433.91/head	3,400.00–3,475.00	3,434	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,382	162.29/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,243	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	989	277.33/cwt	271.00–298.00	2,743	16
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,080	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,593	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,217	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	3,503	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,560	184.45/cwt	173.00–190.00	2,877	7
Bulls	—	—	1,984	180.51/cwt	177.50–185.00	3,581	6
Bulls	—	—	1,879	204.04/cwt	195.50–210.00	3,834	13
Bulls	—	—	1,641	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,585	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	143.32/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,833	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	158.98/cwt	158.00–159.50	2,536	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	151.97/cwt	145.00–157.50	2,416	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	147.52/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,648	27

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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 148Year ago 727

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 39Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 700Last week 219Year ago 210

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	424	495.00–520.00	507.11
19	450–500	464	481.00–482.00	481.63
48	500–550	506	497.00–521.00	499.55
6	550–600	556	455.00	455.00
6	600–650	606	422.00	422.00
41	700–750	718	373.50	373.50
18	750–800	754	360.00	360.00
5	800–850	847	313.50	313.50
5	850–900	873	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	762	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	400–450	420	570.00–600.00	594.66
12	450–500	460	531.00–560.00	545.67
91	500–550	541	482.00–526.00	520.63
33	550–600	590	490.50	490.50
8	600–650	642	432.00	432.00
16	650–700	681	386.00–413.00	399.39
5	700–750	736	360.00	360.00
7	750–800	782	369.50	369.50
5	800–850	806	361.00	361.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	—	1,340	3,425.00–3,875.00	3,669.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	—	1,146	3,800.00–4,225.00	4,085.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	86	—	1,336	3,000.00–3,525.00	3,335.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,071	3,175.00–3,925.00	3,556.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	1,246	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,896.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,306	3,000.00–3,325.00	3,149.95
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,092	4,000.00	4,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,030	3,400.00–3,475.00	3,433.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,150	157.50–171.00	165.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	82	—	1,244	173.00–194.00	179.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	153	—	1,391	169.00–183.50	175.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,382	156.00–165.00	162.29
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	989	271.00–298.00	277.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,053	207.00–232.50	221.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	147.50	147.50
7	—	1,560	173.00–190.00	184.45
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,217	158.00	158.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,984	177.50–185.00	180.51
13	—	1,879	195.50–210.00	204.04
3	—	1,641	157.50	157.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,279	137.00–151.00	143.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,595	158.00–159.50	158.98
12	—	1,590	145.00–157.50	151.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,117	143.00–157.00	147.52

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle