Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2019-11-08

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Nov 8
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
473 head
278 vs last sale 195 473 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
2,482 head
1,543 vs last sale 939 2,482 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
595 head
209 vs last sale 386 595 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Big offering of cows this week with the majority returning to the country.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.28/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$148.28
65 head · 824 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,222
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
4.53
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1824148.281,22265
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale65 hd
148.28
WY average4 barns · 7,314 hd
152.82
−4.53
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,63281.481,33068
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50667.251,01344
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32961.268141,112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19453.81642528

Every lot, as filed

13 lots · USDA AMS · Torrington Livestock Auction - Torrington, WY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1358178.00/cwt178.00–178.0063716
HeifersMedium and Large 1944139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,31719
HeifersMedium and Large 1996138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,37430
SteersMedium and Large 1367192.00/cwt192.00–192.0070512
SteersMedium and Large 1444171.00/cwt171.00–171.0075914
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,03579.69/cwt74.00–87.00825187
Stock CowsMedium and Large 186599.59/cwt89.00–109.00861242
Bulls1,63281.48/cwt77.00–86.001,33068
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46263.40/cwt60.50–71.00927228
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,29560.71/cwt57.00–67.50786884
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50667.25/cwt63.00–72.001,01344
CowsLean 85-90%1,15553.72/cwt49.50–57.50620171
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,21253.86/cwt50.50–57.00653357

How this sale compares

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.