Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2026-03-17

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 17
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
281 vs last sale 66 237 vs year ago 584 · 40.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
24 vs last sale 46 14 vs year ago 56 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
190 vs last sale 246 46 vs year ago 102 · 45.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale; light offering slaughter cows steady with slaughter bulls instances 5.00 higher several stocker cows returning to feed or replacements. Few packages bred cows with most advancement on package heifers pairs bringing $4925.00. Several packages feeder steers and heifers with higher overtones noted. Demand good with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $430.90/cwt on 56 head, down $42.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 13 comparable sales and sits 19.40 against this barn's trailing median of $450.29.
Average price
$430.90
42.46 vs prior sale
56 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,491
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
41.01
vs WY average
+14.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1578430.902,49156
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
509388267146median 450.2912/1602/0303/1704/1405/19
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 sale56 hd
430.90
WY average2 barns · 341 hd
471.91
−41.01
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
+14.78
This barn, trailing median13 sales
450.29
−19.40
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
BullsAverage2,085195.504,0755thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,446159.322,3045thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,211$3,5003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,442$3,1958
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,647$3,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,595$3,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,076$3,7345
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,052$4,92520

Every lot, as filed

29 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,446159.32/cwt155.00–163.002,3045
Bulls1,555188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,9231
Bulls2,217197.37/cwt190.00–202.004,3764
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0524,925.00/head4,925.00–4,925.004,92520
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,311179.27/cwt176.00–185.002,3503
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,258195.06/cwt190.00–215.002,45410
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,087241.29/cwt227.50–252.002,6237
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,586168.74/cwt160.00–179.002,67616
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,228158.12/cwt153.00–161.001,9429
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0763,734.36/head3,000.00–3,900.003,7345
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5953,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4423,194.59/head2,850.00–3,475.003,1958
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6473,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2113,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5003
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650643437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,8135
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,89617
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500491518.44/cwt508.00–524.002,54617
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800756391.61/cwt391.00–392.502,96117
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850836359.00/cwt359.00–359.003,00114
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700654448.00/cwt448.00–448.002,93022
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600550495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,7235
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550538443.50/cwt443.50–443.502,38612
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550533508.50/cwt508.50–508.502,7105
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428536.76/cwt531.00–545.002,29712
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750716356.63/cwt332.50–366.252,55372
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600589427.46/cwt419.25–428.752,51844
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365513.06/cwt500.00–525.001,87311
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700664377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,50710
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650639392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,5085

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.