Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday selling all cattle classes; slaughter cows limited test mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady instances 2.00 lower with feeder cows steady with instances lower undertones noted. Several cow/calf pair packages with older calves at side higher overtones noted, few with smaller or individual packages mostly steady. Packages of yearling steers and load lots of replacement quality heifers being sold early due to dry conditions in area. Prices uneven with no comparisons for select weights selling. Demand good with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $450.00/cwt on 10 head, down $83.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −43.15 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.

Average price

$450.00

▼ 83.45 vs prior sale

10 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WY average

−31.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	450.00	2,385	10thin

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 sale10 hd

450.00

—

WY average1 barns · 10 hd

450.00

+0.00

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−31.02

This barn, trailing median15 sales

493.15

−43.15

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	1,592	211.03	3,360	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,645	161.58	2,658	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	144.13	1,547	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,234	$3,739	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$3,450	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,705	$3,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,800	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,306	$2,649	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$5,042	49
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,404	$4,081	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,780	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$3,712	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,471	$3,500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1Replacement	750–800	774	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,825	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	721	366.50/cwt	366.50–366.50	2,642	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	442.25/cwt	442.25–442.25	2,901	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,784	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,078	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	393.56/cwt	374.75–410.00	3,054	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,329	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	550–600	579	428.77/cwt	401.00–433.25	2,483	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,531	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	415.23/cwt	413.35–419.00	2,990	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	430.83/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,589	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,372	3,215.74/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,216	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,306	2,649.25/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,649	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,780	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,471	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	237.77/cwt	225.00–243.00	2,770	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,705	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	187.65/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,389	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,492	176.32/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,631	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	3,738.56/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,739	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	175.43/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,231	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	5,042.01/head	4,700.00–5,125.00	5,042	49
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	258.81/cwt	237.00–279.00	2,774	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,194	212.02/cwt	201.00–222.00	2,532	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,307	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,649	4,325.00/head	4,325.00–4,325.00	4,325	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,545	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,307	210.47/cwt	191.00–218.00	2,751	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	205.94/cwt	201.00–211.50	3,449	4
Bulls	—	—	1,794	216.68/cwt	211.00–219.50	3,887	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,721	164.94/cwt	162.50–166.50	2,839	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,148	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	144.13/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,547	3

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 169Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 140Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 255Last week 229Year ago 99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	721	366.50	366.50
25	750–800	774	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	526	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	575	405.00	405.00
12	600–650	625	405.00	405.00
5	850–900	875	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	550–600	579	401.00–433.25	428.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	601	425.00–435.00	430.83
24	650–700	656	442.25	442.25
148	700–750	720	413.35–419.00	415.23
24	750–800	776	374.75–410.00	393.56
18	800–850	841	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	530	450.00	450.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,372	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,215.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,200	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,780	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,471	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	49	—	1,280	4,700.00–5,125.00	5,042.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,307	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,649	4,325.00	4,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,085	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,306	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,649.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,705	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,405	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,234	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,738.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,165	225.00–243.00	237.77
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,273	181.00–195.00	187.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,492	170.00–186.00	176.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,272	167.00–179.00	175.43
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,072	237.00–279.00	258.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,194	201.00–222.00	212.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,307	191.00–218.00	210.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,675	201.00–211.50	205.94
4	—	1,794	211.00–219.50	216.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,721	162.50–166.50	164.94
2	—	1,418	151.00–152.00	151.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	141.00–152.00	144.13

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle