Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale offering all class's of animals; Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00-7.00 higher with bred cows along with cow/calf pairs unevenly steady with small packages offered. Feeder cows accounted for majority of sale with good demand and good buyer activity. Couple baby calve ranging from $1000.00 to $1200.00 apiece. Starting summer schedule next week - next sale will be june 19 th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $520.00/cwt on 15 head, up $4.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 15 comparable sales and sits +26.85 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.

Average price

$520.00

▲ 4.16 vs prior sale

15 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WY average

+59.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	520.00	2,626	15thin

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 sale15 hd

520.00

—

WY average1 barns · 15 hd

520.00

+0.00

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+59.63

This barn, trailing median15 sales

493.15

+26.85

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	1,846	217.25	4,011	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	167.76	2,586	10

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)	1,238	$3,496	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,211	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,402	$3,086	11
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,265	$3,750	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,464	$4,263	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,540	$4,250	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$4,175	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$4,150	4thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1	550–600	573	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,364	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	249.80/cwt	178.00–287.00	2,610	73
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	3,495.53/head	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,496	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,179	208.47/cwt	197.00–220.00	2,458	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	183.95/cwt	177.50–195.00	2,198	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	3,211.08/head	2,700.00–3,350.00	3,211	13
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,478	218.26/cwt	215.00–222.00	3,226	3
Bulls	—	—	1,756	209.49/cwt	201.00–215.50	3,679	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	166.93/cwt	161.00–171.50	2,566	7
Bulls	—	—	1,980	221.19/cwt	216.00–231.50	4,380	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	169.71/cwt	168.00–172.50	2,632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	775	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,709	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	179.41/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,512	57
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	4,175.00/head	4,175.00–4,175.00	4,175	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,464	4,262.82/head	4,050.00–4,400.00	4,263	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,402	3,085.91/head	2,900.00–3,375.00	3,086	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,540	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	166.62/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,893	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	410.37/cwt	410.00–411.00	2,745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	734	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,635	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,720	5

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 622Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 154Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 316Last week 316Year ago 146

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	573	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	734	359.00	359.00
8	750–800	775	349.50	349.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	505	520.00	520.00
5	600–650	640	425.00	425.00
14	650–700	669	410.00–411.00	410.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,265	3,750.00	3,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	73	—	1,045	178.00–287.00	249.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,179	197.00–220.00	208.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,195	177.50–195.00	183.95
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	57	—	1,400	169.00–185.00	179.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,136	161.00–175.00	166.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,238	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,495.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,350	2,700.00–3,350.00	3,211.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,402	2,900.00–3,375.00	3,085.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,480	4,175.00	4,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,464	4,050.00–4,400.00	4,262.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,295	4,150.00	4,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,540	4,250.00	4,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	215.00–222.00	218.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,756	201.00–215.50	209.49
13	—	1,980	216.00–231.50	221.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,537	161.00–171.50	166.93
3	—	1,551	168.00–172.50	169.71

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