Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday selling all classes of cattle; slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady with instances 3.00 higher with feeder cows firm. Cow/calf pairs offered not as attractive as last week with smaller lots. Feeder steer calves steady with instance 30.00 higher on 600 lb calves, feeder heifers higher higher on replacement quality heifers in lot packages. Good demand with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.73/cwt on 39 head, down $3.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −31.57 against this barn's trailing median of $450.29.

Average price

$418.73

▼ 3.55 vs prior sale

39 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.93

vs WY average

−9.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	418.73	2,350	39

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 sale39 hd

418.73

—

WY average2 barns · 209 hd

436.65

−17.93

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−9.17

This barn, trailing median13 sales

450.29

−31.57

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	1,657	208.62	3,456	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	159.59	2,535	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	158.13	2,029	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	155.83	1,688	8thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$2,323	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,410	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$3,836	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$3,826	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$3,600	41
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	820	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,317	3,327.12/head	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,327	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,512	3,489.11/head	2,750.00–3,700.00	3,489	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2-3	—	1,585	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	933	2,738.34/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	550–600	585	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	620	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	836	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	3,156	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	684	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,893	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	731	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,902	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	408.74/cwt	400.00–426.00	2,313	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,904	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,595	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,861	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,932	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	899	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,858	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	652	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,412	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	361.49/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,957	54
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,463	174.18/cwt	169.00–181.00	2,548	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	238.81/cwt	232.00–256.00	2,539	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,498	164.43/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,463	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	174.90/cwt	165.00–181.00	2,216	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	233.05/cwt	170.00–282.50	2,571	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,252	199.15/cwt	187.50–222.50	2,493	29
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	185.73/cwt	180.50–197.00	2,400	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,398	3,738.67/head	3,550.00–3,850.00	3,739	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,284	3,527.39/head	3,300.00–4,250.00	3,527	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,269	4,623.19/head	4,450.00–4,650.00	4,623	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	820	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,277	2,323.10/head	2,050.00–2,950.00	2,323	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,410	205.13/cwt	200.00–211.00	2,892	12
Bulls	—	—	1,800	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,582	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	212.29/cwt	205.00–221.50	3,944	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	152.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,002	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	163.07/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,050	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	154.40/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,614	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	161.32/cwt	159.50–165.50	2,507	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	153.72/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,669	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	157.94/cwt	156.00–163.50	1,707	4

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 453Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 34Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 222Last week 255Year ago 366

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	14	—	1,317	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,327.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,512	2,750.00–3,700.00	3,489.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,403	4,200.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,398	3,550.00–3,850.00	3,738.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,284	3,300.00–4,250.00	3,527.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,269	4,450.00–4,650.00	4,623.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,585	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	933	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,738.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,463	169.00–181.00	174.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,498	161.00–169.00	164.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,267	165.00–181.00	174.90
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,103	170.00–282.50	233.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,252	187.50–222.50	199.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,292	180.50–197.00	185.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,063	232.00–256.00	238.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,277	2,050.00–2,950.00	2,323.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	3,700.00	3,700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	3,050.00	3,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	585	438.00	438.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	620	437.00	437.00
45	650–700	684	423.00	423.00
14	700–750	731	397.00	397.00
53	800–850	836	377.50	377.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
22	550–600	566	400.00–426.00	408.74
7	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
5	750–800	754	379.00	379.00
54	800–850	818	360.00–363.00	361.49
5	850–900	899	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	652	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	474	547.50	547.50
14	550–600	566	513.00	513.00
10	600–650	622	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	443	590.00	590.00
8	450–500	485	560.00	560.00
16	550–600	565	519.00	519.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,410	200.00–211.00	205.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	199.00	199.00
14	—	1,858	205.00–221.50	212.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,314	145.00–155.00	152.37
7	—	1,257	158.00–168.00	163.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	153.00–156.00	154.40
6	—	1,554	159.50–165.50	161.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	150.00–155.50	153.72
4	—	1,081	156.00–163.50	157.94

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle