Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2026-04-21

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 21
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
582 vs last sale 751 125 vs year ago 44 · +284.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
53 vs last sale 87 92 vs year ago 48 · +191.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
229 head
12 vs last sale 241 156 vs year ago 73 · +213.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on light offering; slaughter cows steady on limited offering with slaughter bulls instances 7.00 higher on larger offering. Several small packages cow/calf pairs and bred cows with several individuals offered. Feeder calves unevenly steads with couple larger packages replacement quality heifers ready to

turn out higher overtones noted. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $455.00/cwt on 6 head, down $1.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 13 comparable sales and sits +4.71 against this barn's trailing median of $450.29.
Average price
$455.00
1.18 vs prior sale
6 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,366
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+9.61
vs WY average
+32.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520455.002,3666thin
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 sale6 hd
455.00
WY average2 barns · 499 hd
445.39
+9.61
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
+32.83
This barn, trailing median13 sales
450.29
+4.71
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
BullsHigh1,699211.053,58635
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,323170.802,26011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,585167.892,66113
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,065162.231,7283thin

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)1,328$3,85214
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,401$3,5047
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,475$3,1195
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,021$3,7176
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$4,14511
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,462$4,00010
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,490$3,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,419$3,80013
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)916$3,9254thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bulls1,754212.70/cwt201.00–225.003,73128
CowsLean 85-90%1,065162.23/cwt156.00–166.501,7283
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,574170.38/cwt164.00–176.502,68210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,622159.60/cwt157.50–161.002,5893
CowsBoner 80-85%1,333176.97/cwt164.50–184.002,3597
CowsBoner 80-85%1,306160.01/cwt158.50–162.002,0904
Bulls1,760193.11/cwt185.00–199.003,3993
BullsReturn to Feed1,271212.97/cwt210.00–224.002,7074
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0213,716.84/head3,700.00–3,750.003,7176
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,495182.04/cwt172.50–188.502,72136
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4753,118.58/head3,100.00–3,200.003,1195
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3283,851.78/head3,725.00–3,900.003,85214
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 19163,925.00/head3,925.00–3,925.003,9254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4193,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,80013
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,186243.75/cwt232.50–255.002,89130
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,342164.81/cwt162.00–168.002,2129
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,237179.08/cwt171.00–189.002,21529
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,237214.10/cwt196.00–221.002,64824
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,7754,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,114270.33/cwt240.00–301.003,01111
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1424,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,15010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4624,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,00010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4013,503.60/head3,500.00–3,525.003,5047
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4903,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500498502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,5026
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000960310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9766
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500469480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2519
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement900–950925270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,49816
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3666
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900888287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,5536
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement700–750706379.75/cwt379.75–379.752,68180

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.