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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 19

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

622 head

▲ 502 vs last sale 120▲ 538 vs year ago 84 · +640.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 52▲ 40 vs year ago 114 · +35.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

316 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 393▲ 122 vs year ago 194 · +62.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale with special yearling offering along with all cattle classes. Slaughter cows no comparisons available, slaughter bulls mostly steady with instance 6.00 lower on high individual with most cows returning to feed or returning to grass. Several packages of thin yearling steers and several packages of replacement quality heifers in the offering today with uneven prices and comparisons for true market test. Demand good with good buyer participation.

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 $515.84/cwt on 251 head, down $0.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 18 comparable sales and sits +60.82 against this barn's trailing median of $455.02.

Average price

$515.84

▼ 0.36 vs prior sale

251 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.80

vs WY average

+41.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	515.84	2,907	251

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 sale251 hd

515.84

—

WY average2 barns · 433 hd

522.64

−6.80

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+41.36

This barn, trailing median18 sales

455.02

+60.82

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

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $533.45, low $406.00, median $455.02 across 18 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	1,790	209.89	3,757	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	168.31	2,724	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	166.94	2,209	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	165.00	1,921	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,376	$3,759	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,509	$3,377	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$3,252	16
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,213	$3,706	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$4,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,553	$4,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,502	$3,793	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$3,632	11

Every lot

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,658	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	343	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,247	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	374	632.50/cwt	632.50–632.50	2,366	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	472	586.06/cwt	570.00–591.00	2,766	71
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,684	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	519	551.96/cwt	532.00–562.50	2,865	70
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	583	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,921	176
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	617	476.21/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,938	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	766	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,064	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,899	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	838	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	3,168	13
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,022	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,066	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	425.13/cwt	412.50–443.00	2,381	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	671	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,432	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,691	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	763	358.73/cwt	339.00–366.00	2,737	35
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	820	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,804	22
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,772	195.14/cwt	187.00–203.00	3,458	5
Bulls	—	—	1,799	217.27/cwt	210.00–224.50	3,909	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	169.67/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,939	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	160.33/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,900	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	160.84/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,086	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	173.03/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,336	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	164.90/cwt	164.50–166.00	2,549	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	169.22/cwt	167.50–173.50	2,772	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	982	272.94/cwt	249.00–282.50	2,680	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,006	216.51/cwt	206.00–232.50	2,178	34
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,038	176.26/cwt	169.00–179.50	1,830	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	186.97/cwt	180.00–202.00	2,145	88
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,408	178.15/cwt	169.50–182.00	2,508	38
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,376	3,759.21/head	3,650.00–3,850.00	3,759	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,433	3,252.34/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,252	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,509	3,377.34/head	3,250.00–3,475.00	3,377	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,172	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,261	3,485.50/head	3,200.00–3,725.00	3,486	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,375	3,632.28/head	3,600.00–3,650.00	3,632	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,440	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,553	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,554	3,858.43/head	3,775.00–3,950.00	3,858	28
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	3,706.12/head	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,706	7

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 120Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 52Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 316Last week 393Year ago 194

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,038	169.00–179.50	176.26
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,408	169.50–182.00	178.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	88	—	1,147	180.00–202.00	186.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,006	206.00–232.50	216.51
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	982	249.00–282.50	272.94

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,509	3,250.00–3,475.00	3,377.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,433	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,252.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,376	3,650.00–3,850.00	3,759.21

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	4,250.00	4,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,261	3,200.00–3,725.00	3,485.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,375	3,600.00–3,650.00	3,632.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,554	3,775.00–3,950.00	3,858.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,553	4,000.00	4,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,172	3,700.00	3,700.00

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)	7	—	1,213	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,706.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,772	187.00–203.00	195.14
10	—	1,799	210.00–224.50	217.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,297	156.00–164.00	160.84
5	—	1,350	170.00–175.00	173.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	159.00–161.00	160.33
3	—	1,143	168.00–173.00	169.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,638	167.50–173.50	169.22
4	—	1,546	164.50–166.00	164.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	343	655.00	655.00
9	350–400	374	632.50	632.50
71	450–500	472	570.00–591.00	586.06
70	500–550	519	532.00–562.50	551.96
176	550–600	583	501.00	501.00
13	600–650	617	470.00–480.00	476.21
5	750–800	766	400.00	400.00
13	800–850	838	378.00	378.00
7	1000–1050	1,022	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	605.00	605.00
5	500–550	504	532.50	532.50
9	800–850	826	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	671	362.50	362.50
35	750–800	763	339.00–366.00	358.73
22	800–850	820	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	560	412.50–443.00	425.13
5	700–750	712	378.00	378.00

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.