Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2026-05-12

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 12
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
120 head
335 vs last sale 455 24 vs year ago 144 · 16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
79 vs last sale 131 46 vs year ago 98 · 46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
393 head
171 vs last sale 222 218 vs year ago 175 · +124.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale today with good run of slaughter bulls mostly steady with instances 5.00-11.00 higher, several feeder cows returning to feed or pasture higher overtones noted with instances 1.00-8.00 higher. Bred cows and pairs mostly small packages or individual offerings, along with only a couple feeder calves groups.

Demand moderate to good with offings not as attractive as last couple of weeks.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $374.00/cwt on 19 head, down $38.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits 27.27 against this barn's trailing median of $401.28.
Average price
$374.00
38.06 vs prior sale
19 head · 629 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,352
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WY average
8.99 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1629374.002,35219thin
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 sale19 hd
374.00
WY average1 barns · 19 hd
374.00
+0.00
National average153 barns · 10,217 hd
382.99
−8.99
This barn, trailing median12 sales
401.28
−27.27
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
BullsHigh1,669210.923,52040

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)1,231$3,46610
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,499$3,2038
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,123$3,5735
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,342$4,45235
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,584$4,0439
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,593$3,90019
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,261$4,1727

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Bulls1,848216.91/cwt210.00–233.004,00818
Bulls1,855204.06/cwt197.00–208.003,7858
BullsReturn to Feed1,332207.15/cwt191.00–216.502,75914
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1233,573.42/head3,450.00–3,650.003,5735
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1975267.96/cwt247.00–285.502,61326
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,150177.67/cwt169.00–183.502,04350
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,2614,172.32/head3,575.00–4,400.004,1727
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5933,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,90019
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3984,348.09/head3,900.00–4,435.004,34816
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,509167.66/cwt166.00–171.002,5306
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,221190.35/cwt184.50–207.502,32447
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,132229.99/cwt212.50–240.002,60312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5844,042.53/head3,700.00–4,250.004,0439
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,098164.96/cwt163.00–166.001,8116
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,400179.95/cwt168.00–185.502,51973
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2313,465.75/head3,300.00–3,700.003,46610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4993,203.31/head2,950.00–3,800.003,2038
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2954,540.26/head4,000.00–4,685.004,54019
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650629374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,35219
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800787348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,73916

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.