Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2026-03-24

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 24
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
75 head
272 vs last sale 347 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
37 vs last sale 70 31 vs year ago 76 · +40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
280 head
224 vs last sale 56 202 vs year ago 78 · +259.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale slaughter cow on a light offering mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00-13.00 higher with mostly feeder cows firm. Limited numbers of feeder calves with uneven market. Good offering of small packages of bred heifers and cows, along with few cow/calf pairs. Demand good with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $493.15/cwt on 51 head, down $8.60 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 15 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.
Average price
$493.15
8.60 vs prior sale
51 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,505
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
7.26
vs WY average
+15.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508493.152,50551
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 sale51 hd
493.15
WY average2 barns · 177 hd
500.41
−7.26
National average173 barns · 11,948 hd
478.09
+15.06
This barn, trailing median15 sales
493.15
+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
BullsAverage1,709203.323,4759thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,361164.982,2452thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,625157.272,5567thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,123153.651,7252thin

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)1,087$3,99339
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,291$3,80011
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,157$3,55418
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$3,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$2,87513
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,400$2,8407
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,278$2,8003thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)921$3,92811
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)950$3,92118
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,202$3,5173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$3,4823thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,366$3,3288

Every lot, as filed

30 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
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650609416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,53323
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550508493.15/cwt487.00–530.002,50551
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650614409.36/cwt409.00–410.002,51314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600550160.00/cwt160.00–160.0088016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750711150.75/cwt150.75–150.751,07220
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400359574.49/cwt560.00–600.002,06214
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2023,517.41/head3,450.00–3,550.003,5173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3753,231.87/head3,050.00–3,800.003,2327
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3054,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2503,481.80/head3,450.00–3,500.003,4823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1573,553.65/head3,450.00–3,900.003,55418
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4002,839.81/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8407
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,226182.45/cwt174.00–191.002,23716
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19213,927.53/head3,900.00–3,950.003,92811
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,169165.04/cwt154.00–170.001,92918
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,408168.54/cwt156.50–180.002,37311
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060238.39/cwt222.50–255.002,5275
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,034280.84/cwt262.50–287.002,9048
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,6951
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1652,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,87513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2403,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2782,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2913,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,80011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0873,992.84/head3,900.00–4,100.003,99339
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19503,920.73/head3,825.00–4,000.003,92118
Bulls1,563192.01/cwt187.00–203.003,0013
Bulls1,782208.98/cwt205.00–215.003,7246
CowsBoner 80-85%1,361164.98/cwt164.00–166.002,2452
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,625157.27/cwt148.50–163.502,5567
CowsLean 85-90%1,123153.65/cwt150.00–157.001,7252

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.