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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 5

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

455 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 453▲ 106 vs year ago 349 · +30.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 34▲ 62 vs year ago 69 · +89.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

222 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 255▼ 144 vs year ago 366 · −39.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday selling all classes of cattle; slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady with instances 3.00 higher with feeder cows firm. Cow/calf pairs offered not as attractive as last week with smaller lots. Feeder steer calves steady with instance 30.00 higher on 600 lb calves, feeder heifers higher higher on replacement quality heifers in lot packages. Good demand 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 $418.73/cwt on 39 head, down $3.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 16 comparable sales and sits +8.74 against this barn's trailing median of $409.98.

Average price

$418.73

▼ 3.55 vs prior sale

39 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.93

vs WY average

−9.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	418.73	2,350	39

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 sale39 hd

418.73

—

WY average2 barns · 209 hd

436.65

−17.93

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−9.17

This barn, trailing median16 sales

409.98

+8.74

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	1,657	208.62	3,456	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	159.59	2,535	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	158.13	2,029	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	155.83	1,688	8thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$2,323	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,410	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$3,836	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$3,826	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$3,600	41
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	820	$3,050	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,614	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,595	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,716	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,932	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,904	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,861	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	408.74/cwt	400.00–426.00	2,313	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Spayed	585	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,562	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	620	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,709	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	652	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,412	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	684	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,893	45
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	731	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,902	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,858	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	361.49/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,957	54
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	836	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	3,156	53
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	899	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,931	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,410	205.13/cwt	200.00–211.00	2,892	12
Bulls	—	—	1,800	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,582	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	212.29/cwt	205.00–221.50	3,944	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	157.94/cwt	156.00–163.50	1,707	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	153.72/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,669	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	163.07/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,050	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	152.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,002	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	161.32/cwt	159.50–165.50	2,507	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,693	154.40/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,614	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	933	2,738.34/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,738	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,269	4,623.19/head	4,450.00–4,650.00	4,623	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,284	3,527.39/head	3,300.00–4,250.00	3,527	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,317	3,327.12/head	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,327	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,398	3,738.67/head	3,550.00–3,850.00	3,739	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,403	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,512	3,489.11/head	2,750.00–3,700.00	3,489	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2-3	1,585	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	238.81/cwt	232.00–256.00	2,539	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,103	233.05/cwt	170.00–282.50	2,571	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,252	199.15/cwt	187.50–222.50	2,493	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,267	174.90/cwt	165.00–181.00	2,216	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,292	185.73/cwt	180.50–197.00	2,400	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,463	174.18/cwt	169.00–181.00	2,548	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,498	164.43/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,463	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,277	2,323.10/head	2,050.00–2,950.00	2,323	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	820	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 453Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 34Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 222Last week 255Year ago 366

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,317	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,327.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,512	2,750.00–3,700.00	3,489.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,403	4,200.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,398	3,550.00–3,850.00	3,738.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,284	3,300.00–4,250.00	3,527.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,269	4,450.00–4,650.00	4,623.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,585	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	933	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,738.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,463	169.00–181.00	174.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,498	161.00–169.00	164.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,267	165.00–181.00	174.90
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,103	170.00–282.50	233.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,252	187.50–222.50	199.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,292	180.50–197.00	185.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,063	232.00–256.00	238.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,277	2,050.00–2,950.00	2,323.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	1	—	1,410	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	3,050.00	3,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	585	438.00	438.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	620	437.00	437.00
45	650–700	684	423.00	423.00
14	700–750	731	397.00	397.00
53	800–850	836	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
22	550–600	566	400.00–426.00	408.74
7	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
5	750–800	754	379.00	379.00
54	800–850	818	360.00–363.00	361.49
5	850–900	899	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	652	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	474	547.50	547.50
14	550–600	566	513.00	513.00
10	600–650	622	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	443	590.00	590.00
8	450–500	485	560.00	560.00
16	550–600	565	519.00	519.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,410	200.00–211.00	205.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	199.00	199.00
14	—	1,858	205.00–221.50	212.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,314	145.00–155.00	152.37
7	—	1,257	158.00–168.00	163.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	153.00–156.00	154.40
6	—	1,554	159.50–165.50	161.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	150.00–155.50	153.72
4	—	1,081	156.00–163.50	157.94

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.