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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 14

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

751 head

▲ 719 vs last sale 32▼ 888 vs year ago 1,639 · −54.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 77▼ 23 vs year ago 110 · −20.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 114 vs last sale 355▲ 110 vs year ago 131 · +84.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a feeder special; slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls firm with top bull instances 5.00 lower with feeder cows going back to feed firm with instances 7.00-9.00 higher. Several packages feeder calves and yearlings with higher overtones noted with no true comparisons available. 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 $533.45/cwt on 85 head, up $58.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 18 comparable sales and sits +78.43 against this barn's trailing median of $455.02.

Average price

$533.45

▲ 58.45 vs prior sale

85 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WY average

+45.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	533.45	2,781	85

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 sale85 hd

533.45

—

WY average1 barns · 85 hd

533.45

+0.00

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+45.10

This barn, trailing median18 sales

455.02

+78.43

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	1,751	210.92	3,692	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	185.22	2,421	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	168.96	2,675	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	160.66	1,864	3thin

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)	1,275	$3,704	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,149	$3,241	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,379	$2,881	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,447	$2,776	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,183	$3,656	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,603	$4,400	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$4,393	9

Every lot

39 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,321	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	629.42/cwt	628.00–630.00	2,625	65
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	569.11/cwt	563.00–574.00	2,652	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	553.10/cwt	520.00–558.00	2,793	64
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	473.56/cwt	468.00–480.00	2,704	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	484.16/cwt	480.00–484.60	3,041	154
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,873	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	410.70/cwt	390.00–419.50	2,961	38
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,059	7
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,089	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	3,256	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	487.37/cwt	473.00–497.00	2,315	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	458.30/cwt	455.00–462.50	2,401	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,549	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	409.73/cwt	405.00–426.00	2,606	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	363.08/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,578	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,644	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	312.16/cwt	311.00–314.00	2,747	24
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,284	216.44/cwt	206.00–221.00	2,779	6
Bulls	—	—	1,851	214.34/cwt	212.00–217.50	3,967	14
Bulls	—	—	1,858	204.68/cwt	198.50–208.50	3,803	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	160.66/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,864	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	185.22/cwt	184.00–186.50	2,421	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	170.12/cwt	168.50–177.00	2,654	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,736	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,149	3,240.94/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,241	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	3,704.08/head	3,675.00–3,800.00	3,704	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,379	2,880.65/head	2,800.00–3,275.00	2,881	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,447	2,775.75/head	2,600.00–3,125.00	2,776	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,024	285.77/cwt	253.00–317.00	2,926	61
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,061	143.24/cwt	134.00–153.50	1,520	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	242.98/cwt	233.50–258.00	2,753	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,208	218.79/cwt	208.00–228.50	2,643	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,234	185.11/cwt	174.00–193.00	2,284	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,303	166.56/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,170	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,484	182.95/cwt	172.00–189.00	2,715	33
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	3,656.24/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,656	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	4,392.50/head	4,350.00–4,400.00	4,393	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,603	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,670	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 751Last week 32Year ago 1,639

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 77Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 241Last week 355Year ago 131

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	357	650.00	650.00
65	400–450	417	628.00–630.00	629.42
18	450–500	466	563.00–574.00	569.11
64	500–550	505	520.00–558.00	553.10
21	550–600	571	468.00–480.00	473.56
154	600–650	628	480.00–484.60	484.16
17	650–700	694	414.00	414.00
38	700–750	721	390.00–419.50	410.70
7	950–1000	956	320.00	320.00
7	1050–1100	1,089	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	475	473.00–497.00	487.37
27	500–550	524	455.00–462.50	458.30
7	550–600	569	448.00	448.00
21	600–650	636	405.00–426.00	409.73
14	700–750	710	354.00–370.00	363.08
8	800–850	811	326.00	326.00
24	850–900	880	311.00–314.00	312.16

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,379	2,800.00–3,275.00	2,880.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,447	2,600.00–3,125.00	2,775.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,149	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,240.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,275	3,675.00–3,800.00	3,704.08

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	29	—	1,234	174.00–193.00	185.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,484	172.00–189.00	182.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,303	163.00–171.00	166.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,061	134.00–153.50	143.24
(<2 yrs)	Open	61	—	1,024	253.00–317.00	285.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,208	208.00–228.50	218.79

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	22	—	1,133	233.50–258.00	242.98

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)	2	—	1,183	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,656.24

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	8	—	1,175	4,350.00–4,400.00	4,392.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,603	4,400.00	4,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,284	206.00–221.00	216.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,858	198.50–208.50	204.68
14	—	1,851	212.00–217.50	214.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	184.00–186.50	185.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,560	168.50–177.00	170.12
2	—	1,653	165.00–166.00	165.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	160.00–161.00	160.66

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.