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
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 5 of 15 comparable sales and sits −27.85 against this barn's trailing median of $480.35.
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
+55.72 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
547496444392median 480.3502/0303/1704/2808/1809/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $533.45, low $406.00, median $480.35 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 average147 barns · 5,729 hd
396.78
+55.72
This barn, trailing median15 sales
480.35
−27.85
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,717195.403,35447

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

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.