Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2026-03-10

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 10
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
66 head
819 vs last sale 885 48 vs year ago 18 · +266.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
11 vs last sale 57 41 vs year ago 87 · 47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
246 head
123 vs last sale 123 307 vs year ago 553 · 55.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a short day, slaughter cows steady instance 4.00 higher,with slaughter bulls not as attractive as last week mostly steady instance 3.00-7.00 lower. Few feeder calves with no comparisons available. First week with cow calf pairs to test market good demand and several smaller packages bred heifers, few young cows and older cows. A baby calf weighing 155 lbs brought $1000.00. Over all demand good to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $441.50/cwt on 9 head, down $25.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 51.65 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.
Average price
$441.50
25.13 vs prior sale
9 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,464
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
70.32
vs WY average
30.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558441.502,4649thin
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
547510473435median 493.1512/1602/0303/2405/0508/18
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 sale9 hd
441.50
WY average2 barns · 328 hd
511.82
−70.32
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
−30.70
This barn, trailing median15 sales
493.15
−51.65
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
BullsAverage1,933185.053,57610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,518158.962,4132thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,289153.311,9765thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,144141.261,6166thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,196$3,55610
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$3,2826
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,294$3,16811
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$4,10925
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)995$3,5083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,356$4,4259
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,331$3,6503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,362$3,3353thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800792340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6938
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600587405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3779
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600558441.50/cwt441.50–441.502,4649
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650628420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,63810
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3313,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6503
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19953,508.04/head3,425.00–3,600.003,5083
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,317181.78/cwt180.00–186.002,39427
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3564,425.00/head4,425.00–4,425.004,4259
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3623,334.76/head3,100.00–3,450.003,3353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1963,556.02/head2,950.00–3,650.003,55610
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140203.66/cwt195.00–221.002,3223
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,034252.36/cwt246.00–275.002,60911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2943,167.54/head2,950.00–3,250.003,16811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1053,281.56/head3,025.00–3,550.003,2826
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,212204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,4722
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0004,108.89/head4,050.00–4,200.004,10925
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,203169.11/cwt158.00–188.002,03425
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,467170.51/cwt162.50–179.002,50199
Bulls1,872182.69/cwt177.00–189.003,4208
Bulls2,175194.49/cwt191.50–197.504,2302
CowsLean 85-90%1,055134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,4191
CowsLean 85-90%1,105131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,289153.31/cwt150.50–156.001,9765
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518158.96/cwt158.00–160.002,4132
CowsLean 85-90%1,176145.51/cwt140.00–148.001,7114

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.