Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a feeder special; slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls firm with top bull instances 5.00 lower with feeder cows going back to feed firm with instances 7.00-9.00 higher. Several packages feeder calves and yearlings with higher overtones noted with no true comparisons available. Demand good with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $533.45/cwt on 85 head, up $58.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 15 comparable sales and sits +40.30 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.

Average price

$533.45

▲ 58.45 vs prior sale

85 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WY average

+45.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	533.45	2,781	85

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

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 sale85 hd

533.45

—

WY average1 barns · 85 hd

533.45

+0.00

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+45.10

This barn, trailing median15 sales

493.15

+40.30

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	1,751	210.92	3,692	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	185.22	2,421	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	168.96	2,675	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	160.66	1,864	3thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$3,704	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,149	$3,241	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,379	$2,881	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,447	$2,776	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,183	$3,656	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,603	$4,400	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$4,393	9

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	473.56/cwt	468.00–480.00	2,704	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,059	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,089	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	3,256	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	409.73/cwt	405.00–426.00	2,606	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,379	2,880.65/head	2,800.00–3,275.00	2,881	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,447	2,775.75/head	2,600.00–3,125.00	2,776	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,149	3,240.94/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,241	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	185.11/cwt	174.00–193.00	2,284	29
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,484	182.95/cwt	172.00–189.00	2,715	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	166.56/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,170	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	3,704.08/head	3,675.00–3,800.00	3,704	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	3,656.24/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,656	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	143.24/cwt	134.00–153.50	1,520	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	4,392.50/head	4,350.00–4,400.00	4,393	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,670	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,603	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	242.98/cwt	233.50–258.00	2,753	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	285.77/cwt	253.00–317.00	2,926	61
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	218.79/cwt	208.00–228.50	2,643	17
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,284	216.44/cwt	206.00–221.00	2,779	6
Bulls	—	—	1,858	204.68/cwt	198.50–208.50	3,803	13
Bulls	—	—	1,851	214.34/cwt	212.00–217.50	3,967	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	185.22/cwt	184.00–186.50	2,421	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	170.12/cwt	168.50–177.00	2,654	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,736	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	160.66/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	458.30/cwt	455.00–462.50	2,401	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	484.16/cwt	480.00–484.60	3,041	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	569.11/cwt	563.00–574.00	2,652	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	629.42/cwt	628.00–630.00	2,625	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	410.70/cwt	390.00–419.50	2,961	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	312.16/cwt	311.00–314.00	2,747	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	553.10/cwt	520.00–558.00	2,793	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,873	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,321	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	487.37/cwt	473.00–497.00	2,315	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	363.08/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,578	14

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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 751Last week 32Year ago 1,639

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 77Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 241Last week 355Year ago 131

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	357	650.00	650.00
65	400–450	417	628.00–630.00	629.42
18	450–500	466	563.00–574.00	569.11
64	500–550	505	520.00–558.00	553.10
21	550–600	571	468.00–480.00	473.56
154	600–650	628	480.00–484.60	484.16
17	650–700	694	414.00	414.00
38	700–750	721	390.00–419.50	410.70
7	950–1000	956	320.00	320.00
7	1050–1100	1,089	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	475	473.00–497.00	487.37
27	500–550	524	455.00–462.50	458.30
7	550–600	569	448.00	448.00
21	600–650	636	405.00–426.00	409.73
14	700–750	710	354.00–370.00	363.08
8	800–850	811	326.00	326.00
24	850–900	880	311.00–314.00	312.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,379	2,800.00–3,275.00	2,880.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,447	2,600.00–3,125.00	2,775.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,149	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,240.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,275	3,675.00–3,800.00	3,704.08
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,234	174.00–193.00	185.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,484	172.00–189.00	182.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,303	163.00–171.00	166.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,061	134.00–153.50	143.24
(<2 yrs)	Open	61	—	1,024	253.00–317.00	285.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,208	208.00–228.50	218.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,133	233.50–258.00	242.98
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,656.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,175	4,350.00–4,400.00	4,392.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,603	4,400.00	4,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,284	206.00–221.00	216.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,858	198.50–208.50	204.68
14	—	1,851	212.00–217.50	214.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	184.00–186.50	185.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,560	168.50–177.00	170.12
2	—	1,653	165.00–166.00	165.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	160.00–161.00	160.66

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

Steers · 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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