Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2026-09-15

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 15
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 397 vs last sale 509▼ 884 vs year ago 996 · −88.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 50▼ 11 vs year ago 49 · −22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 55▼ 46 vs year ago 53 · −86.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a very light offering. Slaughter cows no comparisons available, several slaughter bulls mostly steady instances 3.00 higher. Feeder calves limited offering on higher quality from last Tuesday with higher overtones noted. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $406.00/cwt on 16 head, down $46.50 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −74.35 against this barn's trailing median of $480.35.
Average price
$406.00
▼ 46.50 vs prior sale
16 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,326
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−54.30
vs WY average
+2.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573406.002,32616thin
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 sale16 hd
406.00
—
WY average2 barns · 358 hd
460.30
−54.30
National average167 barns · 12,243 hd
403.36
+2.64
This barn, trailing median15 sales
480.35
−74.35
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—Average1,818172.733,14114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,353142.541,9292thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,644131.942,16910

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Bulls—Return to Feed—1,470157.79/cwt151.00–166.002,3203
Bulls——1,909174.80/cwt169.00–177.503,3378
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650611345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1085
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,32616
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700663362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,4008
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450409516.00/cwt516.00–516.002,1108
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,495113.81/cwt111.00–116.501,7012
Bulls——1,925182.14/cwt180.00–185.503,5063
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,681136.47/cwt135.00–138.502,2948
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,353142.54/cwt140.00–145.001,9292
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800769350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6927
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500488447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,18111
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500452425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9215
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950915304.50/cwt304.50–304.502,78613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3952,950.00/cwt2,950.00–2,950.0041,1532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3322,250.69/cwt2,200.00–2,300.0029,9794

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.