Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2026-08-18

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Aug 18
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
May 26Aug 18latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
215 vs last sale 111 326 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
79 vs last sale 106 185 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
295 vs last sale 316 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available, first reported sale going into the fall runs. Light and mixed offerings. Demand moderate. All calves under 600 lbs were fresh off the cow. With drought conditions prevailing few calves are starting to move in the trade area. Next sale will be in two weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $452.50/cwt on 18 head, down $67.50 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 15 comparable sales and sits 40.65 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.
Average price
$452.50
67.50 vs prior sale
18 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,330
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
4.10
vs WY average
+64.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515452.502,33018thin
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
547510473435median 493.1512/1602/0303/2405/0508/18
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 sale18 hd
452.50
WY average2 barns · 78 hd
456.60
−4.10
National average109 barns · 4,104 hd
388.41
+64.09
This barn, trailing median15 sales
493.15
−40.65
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
BullsHigh1,717195.403,35447

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,126$2,4254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,447$4,0509
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,532$3,2805

Every lot, as filed

25 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open800–850823319.50/cwt319.50–319.502,6298
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open900–950902304.50/cwt304.50–304.502,74714
Bred CowsLarge 21,1262,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4474,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0509
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,552161.97/cwt156.50–167.002,51440
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,549143.93/cwt140.50–149.502,2299
BullsReturn to Feed1,342200.94/cwt191.00–213.002,6973
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850837325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7205
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400389506.00/cwt506.00–506.001,9689
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450404472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,9095
BullsReturn to Feed1,370179.32/cwt174.50–185.502,4575
Bulls1,692188.77/cwt182.00–200.003,19420
Bulls1,893205.74/cwt202.00–213.503,89519
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850813310.50/cwt310.50–310.502,5248
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,5999
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419429.61/cwt422.00–431.501,80039
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,307172.81/cwt166.00–179.002,25930
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,305157.23/cwt151.00–164.002,05212
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,191141.37/cwt136.00–147.001,6848
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500461478.37/cwt446.50–484.502,20594
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,33018
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500487402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,9585
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800798324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,5865
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4653,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6333,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002

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.