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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 17

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

347 head

▲ 281 vs last sale 66▼ 237 vs year ago 584 · −40.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 46▲ 14 vs year ago 56 · +25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 190 vs last sale 246▼ 46 vs year ago 102 · −45.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale; light offering slaughter cows steady with slaughter bulls instances 5.00 higher several stocker cows returning to feed or replacements. Few packages bred cows with most advancement on package heifers pairs bringing $4925.00. Several packages feeder steers and heifers with higher overtones noted. Demand good with good buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $430.90/cwt on 56 head, down $42.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 16 comparable sales and sits +20.91 against this barn's trailing median of $409.98.

Average price

$430.90

▼ 42.46 vs prior sale

56 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−41.01

vs WY average

+14.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	430.90	2,491	56

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

430.90

—

WY average2 barns · 341 hd

471.91

−41.01

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

+14.78

This barn, trailing median16 sales

409.98

+20.91

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

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $473.36, low $160.00, median $409.98 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	2,085	195.50	4,075	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	159.32	2,304	5thin

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)	1,211	$3,500	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,442	$3,195	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,647	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,595	$3,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,076	$3,734	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,052	$4,925	20

Every lot

29 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	536.76/cwt	531.00–545.00	2,297	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	518.44/cwt	508.00–524.00	2,546	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	508.50/cwt	508.50–508.50	2,710	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,723	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,813	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,930	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,896	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	391.61/cwt	391.00–392.50	2,961	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	3,001	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	513.06/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,873	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	443.50/cwt	443.50–443.50	2,386	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	427.46/cwt	419.25–428.75	2,518	44
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,508	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,507	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	356.63/cwt	332.50–366.25	2,553	72
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,923	1
Bulls	—	—	2,217	197.37/cwt	190.00–202.00	4,376	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	159.32/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,304	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,052	4,925.00/head	4,925.00–4,925.00	4,925	20
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,087	241.29/cwt	227.50–252.00	2,623	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,228	158.12/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,942	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	195.06/cwt	190.00–215.00	2,454	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,311	179.27/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,350	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,586	168.74/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,676	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,076	3,734.36/head	3,000.00–3,900.00	3,734	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,442	3,194.59/head	2,850.00–3,475.00	3,195	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,595	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,647	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2

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 Mar 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 66Year ago 584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 46Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 246Year ago 102

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,446	155.00–163.00	159.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	188.00	188.00
4	—	2,217	190.00–202.00	197.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,052	4,925.00	4,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,311	176.00–185.00	179.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,258	190.00–215.00	195.06
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,087	227.50–252.00	241.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,586	160.00–179.00	168.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,228	153.00–161.00	158.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,076	3,000.00–3,900.00	3,734.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,595	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,442	2,850.00–3,475.00	3,194.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,647	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,211	3,500.00	3,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	428	531.00–545.00	536.76
17	450–500	491	508.00–524.00	518.44
5	500–550	533	508.50	508.50
5	550–600	550	495.00	495.00
5	600–650	643	437.50	437.50
22	650–700	654	448.00	448.00
17	700–750	715	405.00	405.00
17	750–800	756	391.00–392.50	391.61
14	800–850	836	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	365	500.00–525.00	513.06
12	500–550	538	443.50	443.50
44	550–600	589	419.25–428.75	427.46
5	600–650	639	392.50	392.50
10	650–700	664	377.50	377.50
72	700–750	716	332.50–366.25	356.63

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.