Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale with special yearling offering along with all cattle classes. Slaughter cows no comparisons available, slaughter bulls mostly steady with instance 6.00 lower on high individual with most cows returning to feed or returning to grass. Several packages of thin yearling steers and several packages of replacement quality heifers in the offering today with uneven prices and comparisons for true market test. Demand good with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $515.84/cwt on 251 head, down $0.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 15 comparable sales and sits +22.69 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.

Average price

$515.84

▼ 0.36 vs prior sale

251 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.80

vs WY average

+41.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	515.84	2,907	251

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 sale251 hd

515.84

—

WY average2 barns · 433 hd

522.64

−6.80

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+41.36

This barn, trailing median15 sales

493.15

+22.69

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	1,790	209.89	3,757	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	168.31	2,724	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	166.94	2,209	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	165.00	1,921	6thin

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)	1,376	$3,759	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,509	$3,377	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$3,252	16
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,213	$3,706	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$4,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,553	$4,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,502	$3,793	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$3,632	11

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	176.26/cwt	169.00–179.50	1,830	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,408	178.15/cwt	169.50–182.00	2,508	38
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	186.97/cwt	180.00–202.00	2,145	88
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	216.51/cwt	206.00–232.50	2,178	34
Bulls	—	—	1,772	195.14/cwt	187.00–203.00	3,458	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	160.84/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	519	551.96/cwt	532.00–562.50	2,865	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	617	476.21/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,938	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1000–1050	1,022	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	820	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,804	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,509	3,377.34/head	3,250.00–3,475.00	3,377	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	425.13/cwt	412.50–443.00	2,381	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,899	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	671	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,432	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	583	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,921	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,684	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	3,485.50/head	3,200.00–3,725.00	3,486	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	3,632.28/head	3,600.00–3,650.00	3,632	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	374	632.50/cwt	632.50–632.50	2,366	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	766	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	343	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,247	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	763	358.73/cwt	339.00–366.00	2,737	35
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	982	272.94/cwt	249.00–282.50	2,680	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	3,706.12/head	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	586.06/cwt	570.00–591.00	2,766	71
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,554	3,858.43/head	3,775.00–3,950.00	3,858	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,553	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,172	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	838	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	3,168	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,433	3,252.34/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,252	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,376	3,759.21/head	3,650.00–3,850.00	3,759	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	160.33/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,900	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	169.22/cwt	167.50–173.50	2,772	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	164.90/cwt	164.50–166.00	2,549	4
Bulls	—	—	1,799	217.27/cwt	210.00–224.50	3,909	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	173.03/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,336	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	169.67/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,939	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.

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Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Tue May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 120Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 52Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 316Last week 393Year ago 194

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,038	169.00–179.50	176.26
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,408	169.50–182.00	178.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	88	—	1,147	180.00–202.00	186.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,006	206.00–232.50	216.51
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	982	249.00–282.50	272.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,509	3,250.00–3,475.00	3,377.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,433	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,252.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,376	3,650.00–3,850.00	3,759.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	4,250.00	4,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,261	3,200.00–3,725.00	3,485.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,375	3,600.00–3,650.00	3,632.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,554	3,775.00–3,950.00	3,858.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,553	4,000.00	4,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,172	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,213	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,706.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,772	187.00–203.00	195.14
10	—	1,799	210.00–224.50	217.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,297	156.00–164.00	160.84
5	—	1,350	170.00–175.00	173.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	159.00–161.00	160.33
3	—	1,143	168.00–173.00	169.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,638	167.50–173.50	169.22
4	—	1,546	164.50–166.00	164.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	343	655.00	655.00
9	350–400	374	632.50	632.50
71	450–500	472	570.00–591.00	586.06
70	500–550	519	532.00–562.50	551.96
176	550–600	583	501.00	501.00
13	600–650	617	470.00–480.00	476.21
5	750–800	766	400.00	400.00
13	800–850	838	378.00	378.00
7	1000–1050	1,022	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	605.00	605.00
5	500–550	504	532.50	532.50
9	800–850	826	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	671	362.50	362.50
35	750–800	763	339.00–366.00	358.73
22	800–850	820	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	560	412.50–443.00	425.13
5	700–750	712	378.00	378.00

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

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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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