Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2026-04-07

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 7
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
32 head
537 vs last sale 569 43 vs year ago 75 · 57.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
34 vs last sale 43 53 vs year ago 130 · 40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
355 head
259 vs last sale 96 91 vs year ago 264 · +34.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, on a special bred cow and pair special; on a light offerings slaughter cows instances 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00- 8.00 higher. Several feeder cows and heiferettes going back to feed or to be bred, not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Few packages bred cows and few cow/calf pairs. One baby calf 100 lbs $1250.00. Demand good with good buyer participation thru out the day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $230.00/cwt on 6 head, down $179.36 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits 171.27 against this barn's trailing median of $401.28.
Average price
$230.00
179.36 vs prior sale
6 head · 629 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,447
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
165.47
vs WY average
162.82 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1629230.001,4476thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

12 sales
426400374349median 401.2701/0602/1003/2405/0505/19
Heifers 600–700 lb: high $412.06, low $362.50, median $401.28 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
230.00
WY average2 barns · 434 hd
395.47
−165.47
National average170 barns · 11,781 hd
392.82
−162.82
This barn, trailing median12 sales
401.28
−171.27
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
BullsHigh1,776209.703,72512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,508175.002,6398thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,266171.512,17211
CowsLean 85-90%High1,094158.281,7324thin

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)1,193$3,97656
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,354$3,7768
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$3,7496
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,356$3,49721
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,371$2,9426
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,375$2,8187
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,029$4,18152
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,100$3,5255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,431$4,1504thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,128167.27/cwt166.50–168.001,8872
CowsLean 85-90%1,060149.28/cwt149.00–149.501,5822
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,438180.00/cwt169.00–184.002,5887
CowsBreaker 75-80%2,000140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,8001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263177.29/cwt169.00–184.002,2397
CowsBoner 80-85%1,272161.39/cwt151.00–165.502,0534
Bulls1,925217.61/cwt210.00–223.504,1895
Bulls1,670204.05/cwt201.00–209.003,4087
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,265191.19/cwt188.00–210.002,41913
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,177225.63/cwt213.00–241.502,6569
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,381168.37/cwt165.00–171.002,3259
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0294,180.63/head4,100.00–4,275.004,18152
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1003,524.59/head3,350.00–3,600.003,5255
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1933,975.92/head3,600.00–4,150.003,97656
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,439173.93/cwt168.00–180.502,50349
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,257182.30/cwt172.00–186.002,29261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3543,776.42/head3,650.00–3,850.003,7768
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3563,496.54/head3,325.00–3,575.003,49721
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2183,749.47/head3,600.00–3,925.003,7496
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3712,942.42/head2,775.00–3,050.002,9426
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3752,817.75/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8187
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4314,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1504
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600571467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,6695
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650629230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4476

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.