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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 29

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

520 head

▼ 361 vs last sale 881▼ 966 vs year ago 1,486 · −65.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

260 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 153▲ 78 vs year ago 182 · +42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

349 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 269▲ 66 vs year ago 283 · +23.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale with a Special calf and Yearling offering; slaughter bulls mostly steady, mostly stock cows with higher overtones noted, with too few slaughter cows to report or compare to. Several bred cows packages mostly aged and middle aged steady to instances higher overtone noted with good demand. Few yearling steers with higher overtones noted, not enough yearling heifers for a good market test. Feeder calves unevenly tested with steers 500 lb lower undertones lower, 600 lbs higher overtones noted. Lite offering of heifers lower undertones, with package 590 lbs 20.00 higher. Demand good with good buyer participation. Starting next week calves and yearlings on Tuesday with cows and bulls starting Friday sales.

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 $426.33/cwt on 32 head, down $12.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −28.69 against this barn's trailing median of $455.02.

Average price

$426.33

▼ 12.81 vs prior sale

32 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.14

vs WY average

+11.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	426.33	2,294	32

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 sale32 hd

426.33

—

WY average3 barns · 597 hd

449.47

−23.14

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

+11.67

This barn, trailing median18 sales

455.02

−28.69

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	1,676	169.51	2,841	41

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)	1,066	$2,850	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,031	$2,800	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,725	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$2,294	23
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$2,079	106
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$1,950	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,126	$2,125	9

Every lot

34 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,842	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	566.00/cwt	566.00–566.00	1,856	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	518.02/cwt	500.00–522.00	2,145	39
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,049	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	435.53/cwt	425.00–448.25	2,273	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,322	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	407.43/cwt	393.00–410.50	2,534	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	378.79/cwt	377.00–380.00	2,580	24
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,846	21
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	311.95/cwt	309.25–314.00	3,035	43
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,756	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	1,868	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,877	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,127	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,250	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,353	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,672	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,551	167.58/cwt	159.00–175.00	2,599	29
Bulls	—	—	1,830	181.99/cwt	180.50–183.50	3,330	3
Bulls	—	—	2,028	171.58/cwt	165.00–181.50	3,480	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,126	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	891	293.17/cwt	271.00–300.00	2,612	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	962	235.86/cwt	227.50–250.00	2,269	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	127.46/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,275	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	147.58/cwt	140.50–151.00	1,586	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,097	208.76/cwt	192.50–219.00	2,290	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,152	162.15/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,868	48
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,318	145.85/cwt	138.00–154.50	1,922	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,066	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,068	2,079.48/head	1,760.00–2,200.00	2,079	106
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,078	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,162	2,293.84/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,294	23

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 881Year ago 1,486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 153Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 349Last week 269Year ago 283

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,028	165.00–181.50	171.58
3	—	1,830	180.50–183.50	181.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,551	159.00–175.00	167.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	308	570.00	570.00
17	350–400	394	474.00	474.00
10	400–450	417	450.00	450.00
9	500–550	542	392.50	392.50
21	550–600	589	382.00	382.00
7	650–700	692	340.00	340.00
5	800–850	843	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	290	635.00	635.00
12	300–350	328	566.00	566.00
39	400–450	414	500.00–522.00	518.02
5	450–500	471	435.00	435.00
20	500–550	522	425.00–448.25	435.53
12	550–600	565	411.00	411.00
28	600–650	622	393.00–410.50	407.43
24	650–700	681	377.00–380.00	378.79
21	850–900	852	334.00	334.00
43	950–1000	973	309.25–314.00	311.95

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,126	2,125.00	2,125.00

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	48	—	1,152	156.00–171.00	162.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	123.00–131.00	127.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,097	192.50–219.00	208.76
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,318	138.00–154.50	145.85
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	891	271.00–300.00	293.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	962	227.50–250.00	235.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	140.50–151.00	147.58

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,162	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,293.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	106	—	1,068	1,760.00–2,200.00	2,079.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,066	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,015	2,725.00	2,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,078	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,031	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.