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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 15

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 397 vs last sale 509▼ 884 vs year ago 996 · −88.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 50▼ 11 vs year ago 49 · −22.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 55▼ 46 vs year ago 53 · −86.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a very light offering. Slaughter cows no comparisons available, several slaughter bulls mostly steady instances 3.00 higher. Feeder calves limited offering on higher quality from last Tuesday with higher overtones noted. Demand moderate.

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 $406.00/cwt on 16 head, down $46.50 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −49.02 against this barn's trailing median of $455.02.

Average price

$406.00

▼ 46.50 vs prior sale

16 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−54.30

vs WY average

+2.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	406.00	2,326	16thin

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 sale16 hd

406.00

—

WY average2 barns · 358 hd

460.30

−54.30

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

+2.64

This barn, trailing median18 sales

455.02

−49.02

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	1,818	172.73	3,141	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	142.54	1,929	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	131.94	2,169	10

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)	1,395	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,332	$2,251	4thin

Every lot

16 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	516.00/cwt	516.00–516.00	2,110	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,181	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,326	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,400	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,692	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,921	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,108	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,786	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,470	157.79/cwt	151.00–166.00	2,320	3
Bulls	—	—	1,909	174.80/cwt	169.00–177.50	3,337	8
Bulls	—	—	1,925	182.14/cwt	180.00–185.50	3,506	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,929	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	113.81/cwt	111.00–116.50	1,701	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,681	136.47/cwt	135.00–138.50	2,294	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,332	2,250.69/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,251	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 509Year ago 996

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 50Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 55Year ago 53

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,332	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,395	2,950.00	2,950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	452	425.00	425.00
5	600–650	611	345.00	345.00
13	900–950	915	304.50	304.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	409	516.00	516.00
11	450–500	488	447.00	447.00
16	550–600	573	406.00	406.00
8	650–700	663	362.00	362.00
7	750–800	769	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	140.00–145.00	142.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,681	135.00–138.50	136.47
2	—	1,495	111.00–116.50	113.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,925	180.00–185.50	182.14
8	—	1,909	169.00–177.50	174.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	151.00–166.00	157.79

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.