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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Aug 18

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← May 26Aug 18Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

326 head

▲ 215 vs last sale 111▲ 326 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

185 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 106▲ 185 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 295 vs last sale 316▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available, first reported sale going into the fall runs. Light and mixed offerings. Demand moderate. All calves under 600 lbs were fresh off the cow. With drought conditions prevailing few calves are starting to move in the trade area. Next sale will be in two weeks.

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 $452.50/cwt on 18 head, down $67.50 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 18 comparable sales and sits −2.52 against this barn's trailing median of $455.02.

Average price

$452.50

▼ 67.50 vs prior sale

18 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.10

vs WY average

+55.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	452.50	2,330	18thin

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 sale18 hd

452.50

—

WY average2 barns · 78 hd

456.60

−4.10

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

+55.72

This barn, trailing median18 sales

455.02

−2.52

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	—	High	1,717	195.40	3,354	47

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)	1,126	$2,425	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,447	$4,050	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,532	$3,280	5

Every lot

25 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	1,968	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,909	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	478.37/cwt	446.50–484.50	2,205	94
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,330	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,586	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,720	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,599	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	429.61/cwt	422.00–431.50	1,800	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,958	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,524	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	823	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,629	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	902	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,747	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,342	200.94/cwt	191.00–213.00	2,697	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,370	179.32/cwt	174.50–185.50	2,457	5
Bulls	—	—	1,692	188.77/cwt	182.00–200.00	3,194	20
Bulls	—	—	1,893	205.74/cwt	202.00–213.50	3,895	19
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,447	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,633	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,191	141.37/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,684	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	157.23/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,052	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,307	172.81/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,259	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,549	143.93/cwt	140.50–149.50	2,229	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,552	161.97/cwt	156.50–167.00	2,514	40
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 2	1,126	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	4

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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 111Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 316Year ago 0

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	2	—	1,633	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,465	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,447	4,050.00	4,050.00

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	8	—	1,191	136.00–147.00	141.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,305	151.00–164.00	157.23
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,307	166.00–179.00	172.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,549	140.50–149.50	143.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,552	156.50–167.00	161.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,126	2,425.00	2,425.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	389	506.00	506.00
5	400–450	404	472.50	472.50
94	450–500	461	446.50–484.50	478.37
18	500–550	515	452.50	452.50
5	750–800	798	324.00	324.00
5	800–850	837	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	374	427.50	427.50
39	400–450	419	422.00–431.50	429.61
5	450–500	487	402.00	402.00
8	800–850	813	310.50	310.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	823	319.50	319.50
14	900–950	902	304.50	304.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,893	202.00–213.50	205.74
20	—	1,692	182.00–200.00	188.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,370	174.50–185.50	179.32
3	—	1,342	191.00–213.00	200.94

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.