Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a special calf and yearling special. Slaughter cows steady to instances 3.00-7.00 higher, slaughter bulls firm with feeder cows in good demand mostly going back to grass to run with bulls. Several lots of yearling heifers and steers, no comparisons available from last couple sales. Few small packages of bred heifers and cows along with few cow/calf pairs selling individually. Good demand and buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $454.85/cwt on 51 head, up $294.85 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 13 comparable sales and sits +4.56 against this barn's trailing median of $450.29.

Average price

$454.85

▲ 294.85 vs prior sale

51 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.59

vs WY average

+31.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	454.85	2,542	51

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 sale51 hd

454.85

—

WY average2 barns · 649 hd

460.44

−5.59

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

+31.66

This barn, trailing median13 sales

450.29

+4.56

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	—	Average	1,823	199.41	3,635	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	168.03	2,553	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	165.36	1,821	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	160.58	2,058	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,050	160.00	1,680	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$3,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,430	$2,973	11
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,165	$3,402	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$3,325	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,380	$3,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$3,603	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,059	$3,260	4thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	950–1000	955	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,961	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	511.50/cwt	511.50–511.50	2,425	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,553	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,156	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,475	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	363.50/cwt	363.50–363.50	2,832	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	424.40/cwt	400.00–425.60	2,814	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,632	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	554.00/cwt	554.00–554.00	2,305	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,943	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	3,871.06/head	3,650.00–4,200.00	3,871	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	2,782.39/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,782	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	3,737.23/head	3,725.00–3,750.00	3,737	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	2,972.66/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	2,973	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,071	250.98/cwt	248.00–261.00	2,688	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,448	169.68/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,457	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	3,401.50/head	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,402	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	225.44/cwt	216.00–234.00	2,730	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	189.13/cwt	184.00–193.00	2,578	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,321	171.94/cwt	165.00–179.50	2,271	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,485	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	2,903	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	194.59/cwt	180.00–201.00	3,411	9
Bulls	—	—	2,145	215.17/cwt	215.00–215.50	4,615	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	149.02/cwt	142.50–156.00	1,882	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	163.47/cwt	157.50–169.00	2,102	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	168.91/cwt	166.50–172.50	2,522	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	2,673	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,785	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	166.32/cwt	164.50–169.50	1,830	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,050	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,680	1

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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 75Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 107Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 280Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	433	498.00	498.00
172	450–500	474	511.50	511.50
12	500–550	500	495.00	495.00
39	550–600	577	442.50	442.50
6	850–900	892	310.50	310.50
16	950–1000	955	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	400–450	416	554.00	554.00
31	550–600	554	475.00	475.00
106	650–700	663	400.00–425.60	424.40
5	700–750	711	376.00	376.00
48	750–800	779	363.50	363.50
7	900–950	914	322.00	322.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,470	3,650.00–4,200.00	3,871.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	3,625.00	3,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,800.00	2,800.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,782.39
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	3,725.00–3,750.00	3,737.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,430	2,900.00–3,250.00	2,972.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	3,575.00	3,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,071	248.00–261.00	250.98
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,448	161.00–179.00	169.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,211	216.00–234.00	225.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,363	184.00–193.00	189.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,321	165.00–179.50	171.94
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,165	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,401.50
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	3,325.00	3,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	195.50	195.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,753	180.00–201.00	194.59
3	—	2,145	215.00–215.50	215.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	142.50–156.00	149.02
8	—	1,286	157.50–169.00	163.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	166.50–172.50	168.91
1	—	1,625	164.50	164.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	161.50	161.50
4	—	1,100	164.50–169.50	166.32
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	160.00	160.00

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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