Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a calf and yearling special along with weigh up cows and bulls. Slaughter cows instances 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady instances 2.00 lower along with mostly feeder cows. Feeder calves higher overtones noted from light offerings past couple weeks along with yearlings. Demand good with good buyer buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.14/cwt on 91 head, up $33.14 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −47.61 against this barn's trailing median of $486.75.

Average price

$439.14

▲ 33.14 vs prior sale

91 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.77

vs WY average

+39.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	439.14	2,357	91

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $533.45, low $406.00, median $486.75 across 14 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 sale91 hd

439.14

—

WY average2 barns · 167 hd

440.91

−1.77

National average152 barns · 9,581 hd

399.46

+39.68

This barn, trailing median14 sales

486.75

−47.61

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	1,791	169.20	3,031	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	133.16	2,133	19

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,323	$3,000	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$2,367	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,249	$2,224	156
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$2,925	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,400	5

Every lot, as filed

39 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	450–500	476	440.65/cwt	432.50–451.00	2,097	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	2,815	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	519.93/cwt	517.50–521.00	2,111	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	130.10/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,462	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	451.65/cwt	430.00–476.00	2,358	61
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	152.83/cwt	144.50–158.00	1,903	67
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,249	2,223.85/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,224	156
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,357	153.09/cwt	142.50–157.00	2,077	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	242.14/cwt	232.50–250.00	2,496	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	483.94/cwt	483.25–485.50	2,304	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,870	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,661	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,344	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	455.57/cwt	448.00–457.50	1,863	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,258	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,378	2,367.09/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	2,740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	483.49/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,837	29
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,097	186.12/cwt	178.00–199.00	2,042	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,341	137.33/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,842	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	413.70/cwt	410.00–421.00	2,346	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	1,880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	541.00/cwt	541.00–541.00	2,007	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	923	287.30/cwt	273.00–292.00	2,652	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,789	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,148	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	1,620	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	148.52/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,240	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	131.35/cwt	128.50–138.00	2,119	17
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,676	167.03/cwt	162.00–173.50	2,799	9
Bulls	—	—	1,935	181.96/cwt	180.00–183.50	3,521	2
Bulls	—	—	1,849	168.73/cwt	164.00–177.50	3,120	13

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 Sep 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 881Last week 112Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 38Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 269Last week 7Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	288	562.50	562.50
10	300–350	305	560.00	560.00
29	350–400	380	460.00–490.00	483.49
48	400–450	409	448.00–457.50	455.57
51	450–500	476	432.50–451.00	440.65
14	550–600	587	366.00	366.00
7	650–700	668	338.00	338.00
9	750–800	784	318.00	318.00
40	850–900	887	300.00	300.00
10	1000–1050	1,032	265.50	265.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	312	602.50	602.50
11	350–400	371	541.00	541.00
17	400–450	406	517.50–521.00	519.93
49	450–500	476	483.25–485.50	483.94
61	500–550	522	430.00–476.00	451.65
30	550–600	567	410.00–421.00	413.70
10	650–700	653	359.00	359.00
8	700–750	734	372.00	372.00
12	750–800	777	359.00	359.00
48	900–950	917	313.00	313.00
23	1000–1050	1,007	279.50	279.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	805	329.00	329.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,124	123.00–135.00	130.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	67	—	1,245	144.50–158.00	152.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,357	142.50–157.00	153.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,031	232.50–250.00	242.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,097	178.00–199.00	186.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,341	131.00–141.00	137.33
(<2 yrs)	Open	55	—	923	273.00–292.00	287.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	156	—	1,249	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,223.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,378	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,367.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,323	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,233	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,203	2,925.00	2,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	148.00–149.00	148.52
17	—	1,613	128.50–138.00	131.35
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,676	162.00–173.50	167.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	180.00–183.50	181.96
13	—	1,849	164.00–177.50	168.73

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

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