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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 1

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Aug 18Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 148 vs last sale 326▲ 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 132 vs last sale 185▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

168 head

▲ 147 vs last sale 21▲ 168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago on a light offering before going into fall runs; mostly thin cows and bulls with few feeder calves and yearlings. Slaughter bulls lower undertones noted with instances 20.00 lower, most cows returning to feed. Demand moderate.

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 $368.85/cwt on 10 head, down $56.28 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 15 comparable sales and sits −49.88 against this barn's trailing median of $418.73.

Average price

$368.85

▼ 56.28 vs prior sale

10 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.16

vs WY average

+37.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	368.85	1,914	10thin

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 sale10 hd

368.85

—

WY average2 barns · 36 hd

387.01

−18.16

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+37.33

This barn, trailing median15 sales

418.73

−49.88

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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $473.36, low $160.00, median $418.73 across 15 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	1,740	176.74	3,075	31

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)	1,150	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$2,322	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,253	66

Every lot

18 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,192	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,377	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,397	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,932	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	416.62/cwt	416.00–417.00	1,983	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	368.85/cwt	362.40–375.00	1,914	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,240	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,382	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,610	169.78/cwt	161.50–180.00	2,733	15
Bulls	—	—	1,798	181.13/cwt	177.00–184.50	3,257	10
Bulls	—	—	1,969	186.82/cwt	185.00–189.50	3,678	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,127	157.60/cwt	151.00–167.50	1,776	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	168.45/cwt	166.00–172.50	1,993	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,311	142.25/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,865	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,474	154.89/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,283	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,247	2,322.38/head	2,275.00–2,450.00	2,322	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	2,253.02/head	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,253	66

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 326Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 185Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 168Last week 21Year ago 0

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,474	151.00–163.00	154.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,127	151.00–167.50	157.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,311	139.00–151.00	142.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,183	166.00–172.50	168.45

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,247	2,275.00–2,450.00	2,322.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	66	—	1,275	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,253.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	501	437.50	437.50
7	700–750	737	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	490.00	490.00
20	400–450	427	452.50	452.50
13	450–500	476	416.00–417.00	416.62
10	500–550	519	362.40–375.00	368.85
20	700–750	711	315.00	315.00
9	750–800	771	309.00	309.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,969	185.00–189.50	186.82
10	—	1,798	177.00–184.50	181.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,610	161.50–180.00	169.78

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.