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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jan 13

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 4,003 vs last sale 4,068▼ 418 vs year ago 483 · −86.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 0▼ 322 vs year ago 460 · −70.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,531 head

▲ 1,531 vs last sale 0▲ 446 vs year ago 1,085 · +41.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale for slaughter cows and bulls with no comparisons available with not enough feeder calves for a good market report. To days sale was a bred cow special with good demand and buyer participation, prices very good with reputation offering most in demand. Most cows going back to feed. Next Tuesday sale will offer a feeder calf special.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $557.50/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 14 of 16 comparable sales and sits +35.75 against this barn's trailing median of $521.75.

Average price

$557.50

8 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−31.75

vs WY average

+38.85 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	557.50	2,475	8thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

557.50

—

WY average2 barns · 126 hd

589.25

−31.75

National average183 barns · 11,856 hd

518.65

+38.85

This barn, trailing median16 sales

521.75

+35.75

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 400–500 lb

16 sales

Steers 400–500 lb: high $616.34, low $476.05, median $521.75 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,708	172.00	2,938	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	162.52	2,508	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	134.19	1,398	16

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)	1,258	$3,998	101
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,447	$3,926	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,137	$3,558	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,434	$3,242	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$3,093	32
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,296	$2,916	268
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,386	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,261	57
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,256	15
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,017	$3,830	66
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,033	$3,680	134

Every lot

27 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,890	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,331	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,475	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,471	171.83/cwt	166.00–185.00	2,528	8
Bulls	—	—	1,846	169.88/cwt	161.00–178.00	3,136	10
Bulls	—	—	1,970	183.29/cwt	181.50–185.00	3,611	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,042	134.19/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,398	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	163.32/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,489	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	1,990	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,866	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,137	3,558.32/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,558	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	3,093.20/head	2,850.00–3,550.00	3,093	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,386.41/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,386	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,243	2,261.10/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,261	57
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	3,997.81/head	3,025.00–4,325.00	3,998	101
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	2,255.60/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,256	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,296	2,915.76/head	2,485.00–3,100.00	2,916	268
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,434	3,242.32/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,242	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,447	3,925.93/head	3,300.00–4,175.00	3,926	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	899	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,328	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	907	299.06/cwt	286.00–314.00	2,712	90
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	267.97/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,495	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,007	231.34/cwt	220.00–244.00	2,330	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,109	182.73/cwt	180.50–188.00	2,026	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	166.16/cwt	163.50–175.50	1,903	62
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,361	160.11/cwt	153.50–167.00	2,179	107
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	3,830.13/head	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,830	66
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	3,679.85/head	3,100.00–4,150.00	3,680	134

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 4,068Year ago 483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 0Year ago 460

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,531Last week 0Year ago 1,085

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	315	600.00	600.00
8	350–400	370	630.00	630.00
8	400–450	444	557.50	557.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,200	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,386.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	268	—	1,296	2,485.00–3,100.00	2,915.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,434	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,242.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,160	2,850.00–3,550.00	3,093.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,447	3,300.00–4,175.00	3,925.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	15	—	1,265	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,255.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	57	—	1,243	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,261.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	101	—	1,258	3,025.00–4,325.00	3,997.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,137	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,558.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	90	—	907	286.00–314.00	299.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,007	220.00–244.00	231.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,109	180.50–188.00	182.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	107	—	1,361	153.50–167.00	160.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	62	—	1,145	163.50–175.50	166.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	931	250.00–270.00	267.97
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	899	259.00	259.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	66	—	1,017	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,830.13
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	134	—	1,033	3,100.00–4,150.00	3,679.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,471	166.00–185.00	171.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,846	161.00–178.00	169.88
2	—	1,970	181.50–185.00	183.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,042	130.00–141.00	134.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,524	161.00–164.00	163.32

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.