SECTION B good cattle, great customers Riverton Livestock Auction sells quality Cowboy State cattle Since the 1940s, Riverton Livestock Auction has been providing a platform for cattlemen from Fremont County and beyond to buy and sell some of the highestquality livestock the Mountain West has to offer. History of the auction Riverton Livestock Auction has been operating at its present location near the Fremont County Fairgrounds for almost 80 years. The original sale barn and corrals were constructed by Marion Petsch in 1947. In the several decades since, the auction has undergone several changes in ownership and weathered three different fires. The current facilities were constructed in 1969. Throughout the decades, Riverton Livestock Auction’s commitment to delivering quality livestock marketing services has remained steadfast. In 2005, Riverton Livestock Auction was purchased by Winter Livestock – a multi-state livestock auction company with sale barns in Colorado, Oklahoma and Kansas. Jeff Brown, general manager of Riverton Livestock Auction, has spent the last 20 years in the business of marketing quality cattle and building relationships. He’s seen plenty of changes over the years, but says the caliber of customers and quality of livestock frequenting Riverton Livestock Auction has remained unchanged. Quality livestock In its early years, Riverton Livestock Auction regularly held cattle, sheep,
hog and horse sales. Today, Riverton Livestock is primarily a cattle auction. Several local seedstock producers also hold their annual sales there. Cattle sales at Riverton Livestock Auction are held weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays. Sheep, goat and horse sales also take place once a month throughout the fall – the sale barn’s busiest season of the year. Calves and yearlings sell on Tuesdays, and cows are sold on Fridays. According to Jeff, busy sales usually see between 4,000 to 6,000 head of calves pass through the ring, while lighter sales bring anywhere from 3,500 to 5,000 head. “This is big Angus country,” Jeff says of Fremont County. “We have great customers who are all running a really great class of cattle, so it’s fun to market them.” No matter the size of the sale, the days are always full of action, with work starting before dawn and lasting past dark. Jeff says the long hours are worth the effort, aided by great help and a good class of cattle. Trustworthy team According to Jeff, a team of five full-time and roughly 25 part-time employees are instrumental in keeping everything running smoothly. Like Jeff, several members of the crew are long-time employees who grew up around the sale barn and are therefore familiar with the auction’s layout, customers, livestock and expectations. “We’re fortunate to have the crew we do,” Jeff
Quality cattle – Riverton Livestock Auction markets a quality class of cattle sourced primarily from the Cowboy State. WYLR photo
ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2026 Riverton Livestock, Riverton, WY
Offering Angus Bulls and Registered Females
High Altitude * High Growth Bulls with Butts, Guts and Nuts
Balanced Genetic traits in a structurally sound frame – Good feet, legs, phenotype and eye appeal
Featured Sires: INGALLS OWNED
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“The great part about this business is a lot of things don’t change. Good cattle are still good cattle. Good people are still good people.”
Ingalls Kahuna
CED: +8 BW: +.2 WW: +96 YW: +164 SC: +2.68 $C: +360 INGALLS OWNED
INGALLS OWNED
Jeff Brown
Sitz Resilient 10208
CED: +4 BW: +.7 WW: +78 YW: +137 SC: +1.15 $C: +274
Sitz Stellarator 659H CED: -1 BW: +2.2 WW: +72 YW: +123 SC: +1.26 $C: +225
INGALLS ANGUS Sale day – Fall is the busiest season of the year for Riverton Livestock Auction. During this time, sales are held twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays. WYLR photo
Jasper & Ronja Ingalls 760 N. Pavillion Rd, Pavillion WY 82523 307-349-3097 • Jasper@bigwest.us