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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Oct 20

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Receipts

4,376 head

▲ 868 vs last sale 3,508▼ 670 vs year ago 5,046 · −13.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves less than 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Calves over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Heifers calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower in some spots. Demand was moderate to good for the heavy supply of mostly bawling spring calves. Some offering had two rounds of vaccinations.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $444.12/cwt on 716 head, down $12.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 17 comparable sales and sits −12.01 against this barn's trailing median of $456.13.

Average price

$444.12

▼ 12.01 vs prior sale

716 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$59.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.64

vs WY average

+4.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	455.26	2,510	583
Medium and Large 1-2	573	395.27	2,265	133

One grade step is worth $59.99/cwt here — about $245 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale716 hd

444.12

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WY average3 barns · 1,798 hd

456.76

−12.64

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

+4.85

This barn, trailing median17 sales

456.13

−12.01

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $533.45, low $406.00, median $456.13 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

40 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	617.00/cwt	617.00–617.00	1,826	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	687.50/cwt	687.50–687.50	2,358	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	612.54/cwt	590.00–645.00	2,309	104
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	566.98/cwt	551.00–572.00	2,449	66
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	512.15/cwt	486.00–530.00	2,458	380
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,081	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	396.25/cwt	396.25–396.25	1,989	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	484.12/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,527	289
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	426.89/cwt	406.00–459.00	2,476	294
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	395.08/cwt	381.00–401.50	2,319	111
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	406.25/cwt	406.25–406.25	2,450	27
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	609	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,198	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	401.19/cwt	380.00–422.00	2,527	191
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	374.58/cwt	353.00–380.00	2,476	82
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	666	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,484	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	355.65/cwt	352.00–359.00	2,536	61
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,678	33
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,974	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	3,034	20
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,055	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,112	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,682	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	276	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	1,635	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	572.79/cwt	527.50–580.00	1,890	53
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	507.09/cwt	500.00–516.00	1,755	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	526.02/cwt	501.00–540.00	2,036	71
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400	543.00/cwt	543.00–543.00	2,172	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	497.37/cwt	474.00–520.00	2,124	260
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	448.65/cwt	431.00–462.00	2,127	157
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,946	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	522	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,271	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	404.93/cwt	377.50–433.00	2,130	285
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	572	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,145	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	376.87/cwt	358.00–391.00	2,159	164
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	609	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,208	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	354.74/cwt	350.00–356.50	2,217	66
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	655	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,286	41
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,295	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	749	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,434	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,582	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	2,757	20

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 Oct 20, 2026

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

Receipts 4,376Last week 3,508Year ago 5,046

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	572	375.00	375.00
8	600–650	609	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	267	630.00	630.00
53	300–350	330	527.50–580.00	572.79
71	350–400	387	501.00–540.00	526.02
260	400–450	427	474.00–520.00	497.37
157	450–500	474	431.00–462.00	448.65
285	500–550	526	377.50–433.00	404.93
164	550–600	573	358.00–391.00	376.87
66	600–650	625	350.00–356.50	354.74
11	650–700	671	342.00	342.00
8	700–750	749	325.00	325.00
9	750–800	798	323.50	323.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	346	500.00–516.00	507.09
10	450–500	483	403.00	403.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	592.50	592.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
39	400–450	400	543.00	543.00
23	500–550	522	435.00	435.00
41	650–700	655	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	609	361.00	361.00
15	650–700	666	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	499	417.00	417.00
22	500–550	502	396.25	396.25
111	550–600	587	381.00–401.50	395.08
27	600–650	603	406.25	406.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	296	617.00	617.00
12	300–350	343	687.50	687.50
104	350–400	377	590.00–645.00	612.54
66	400–450	432	551.00–572.00	566.98
380	450–500	480	486.00–530.00	512.15
289	500–550	522	450.00–500.00	484.12
294	550–600	580	406.00–459.00	426.89
191	600–650	630	380.00–422.00	401.19
82	650–700	661	353.00–380.00	374.58
61	700–750	713	352.00–359.00	355.65
33	750–800	783	342.00	342.00
8	850–900	889	334.50	334.50
20	900–950	918	330.50	330.50
5	1050–1100	1,055	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	750–800	791	348.50	348.50

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.