Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2026-09-01

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 1
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 148 vs last sale 326▲ 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 185▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 21▲ 168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago on a light offering before going into fall runs; mostly thin cows and bulls with few feeder calves and yearlings. Slaughter bulls lower undertones noted with instances 20.00 lower, most cows returning to feed. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.85/cwt on 10 head, down $56.28 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −56.28 against this barn's trailing median of $425.13.
Average price
$368.85
▼ 56.28 vs prior sale
10 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,914
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−18.16
vs WY average
+37.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519368.851,91410thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales
509388267146median 425.1302/0303/1704/1405/1909/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $494.60, low $160.00, median $425.13 across 13 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 sale10 hd
368.85
—
WY average2 barns · 36 hd
387.01
−18.16
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
+37.33
This barn, trailing median13 sales
425.13
−56.28
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—High1,740176.743,07531

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)1,150$2,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,247$2,3228
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,25366

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,474154.89/cwt151.00–163.002,28330
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,127157.60/cwt151.00–167.501,77626
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,311142.25/cwt139.00–151.001,86515
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750737322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3777
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550501437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,1927
Bulls——1,969186.82/cwt185.00–189.503,6786
Bulls—Return to Feed—1,610169.78/cwt161.50–180.002,73315
Bulls——1,798181.13/cwt177.00–184.503,25710
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476416.62/cwt416.00–417.001,98313
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750711315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,24020
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450427452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,93220
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,183168.45/cwt166.00–172.501,9936
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2472,322.38/head2,275.00–2,450.002,3228
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2752,253.02/head1,975.00–2,500.002,25366
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519368.85/cwt362.40–375.001,91410
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800771309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,3829
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3975

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.