Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2026-02-24

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Feb 24
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
58 head
509 vs last sale 567 95 vs year ago 153 · 62.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
90 vs last sale 173 87 vs year ago 170 · 51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
226 head
474 vs last sale 700 198 vs year ago 424 · 46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a light offering; slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls mostly steady with instances 5.00 higher, most feeder cows going back to feed or to be bred.. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $457.50/cwt on 9 head.
Average price
$457.50
9 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,503
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547457.502,5039thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale9 hd
457.50
WY average1 barns · 9 hd
457.50
+0.00
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,820201.403,66615
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,155159.221,8392thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,321156.102,0628thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,637153.562,5147thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,306$3,4505
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$3,1004thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450407552.50/cwt552.50–552.502,2494
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650646400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5847
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550547457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,5039
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500495477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,3646
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600580407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,3645
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,429168.36/cwt160.00–177.502,40683
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,092233.24/cwt223.50–250.002,54712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3063,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1883,099.54/head3,025.00–3,125.003,1004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,417175.68/cwt173.50–177.002,48922
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,348177.33/cwt172.00–182.502,39060
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,342167.34/cwt162.00–170.002,24640
BullsReturn to Feed1,553194.28/cwt191.00–198.003,0172
Bulls1,914185.87/cwt176.50–195.003,5584
Bulls1,838209.88/cwt205.00–215.503,8589
CowsBoner 80-85%1,321156.10/cwt149.00–164.002,0628
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,447147.00/cwt146.10–148.002,1273
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,780158.48/cwt157.50–159.502,8214
CowsLean 85-90%1,155159.22/cwt158.50–160.001,8392

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.