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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale slaughter cows on a limited supply mostly steady slaughter bulls steady instances 6.00 lower. Replacement cow going back to feed or being bred firm with good demand. Feeder calves on a uneven market with lower undertones noted. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $473.36/cwt on 270 head, down $21.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 13 comparable sales and sits +23.06 against this barn's trailing median of $450.29.

Average price

$473.36

▼ 21.25 vs prior sale

270 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.83

vs WY average

+52.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	473.36	2,501	270

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 sale270 hd

473.36

—

WY average2 barns · 709 hd

478.19

−4.83

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

+52.40

This barn, trailing median13 sales

450.29

+23.06

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	—	High	1,777	188.34	3,347	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	157.79	1,709	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	154.68	2,042	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	152.14	2,348	3thin

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)	1,287	$3,484	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$3,400	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,580	$3,325	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,357	$3,160	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,039	2thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	600–650	640	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,566	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,499	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	485.85/cwt	471.50–489.50	2,483	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	432.30/cwt	412.00–435.25	2,529	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	512.34/cwt	507.00–531.00	2,254	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,822	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	371.03/cwt	350.00–378.00	2,738	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	464.17/cwt	448.00–482.50	2,641	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	524.16/cwt	517.50–530.00	2,574	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	415.25/cwt	415.25–415.25	2,599	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,287	3,483.80/head	3,425.00–3,500.00	3,484	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	3,038.95/head	3,000.00–3,075.00	3,039	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	979	284.09/cwt	282.00–284.50	2,781	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	226.68/cwt	225.00–227.50	2,580	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	255.05/cwt	200.00–269.00	2,423	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,499	169.97/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,548	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,580	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,357	3,160.00/head	3,160.00–3,160.00	3,160	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	178.13/cwt	168.00–183.50	2,134	31
Bulls	—	—	1,785	198.87/cwt	191.50–204.50	3,550	10
Bulls	—	—	1,768	176.63/cwt	171.00–188.50	3,123	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	154.68/cwt	151.00–158.50	2,042	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	152.14/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,348	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	157.79/cwt	156.00–159.50	1,709	2

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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 885Last week 58Year ago 849

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 83Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 226Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	400–450	440	507.00–531.00	512.34
207	500–550	511	471.50–489.50	485.85
63	550–600	585	412.00–435.25	432.30
13	600–650	640	401.00	401.00
106	700–750	738	350.00–378.00	371.03
79	750–800	784	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	786	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	491	517.50–530.00	524.16
8	500–550	505	501.00	501.00
112	550–600	569	448.00–482.50	464.17
5	600–650	626	415.25	415.25

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,287	3,425.00–3,500.00	3,483.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,295	3,000.00–3,075.00	3,038.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,580	3,325.00	3,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,357	3,160.00	3,160.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	979	282.00–284.50	284.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	950	200.00–269.00	255.05
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,499	161.00–175.00	169.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,198	168.00–183.50	178.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,138	225.00–227.50	226.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,785	191.50–204.50	198.87
9	—	1,768	171.00–188.50	176.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	151.00–158.50	154.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	147.00–156.00	152.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	156.00–159.50	157.79

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

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