Name: Torrington Livestock Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2020-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows under pressure traded 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls also traded 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers 500 to 700 lbs traded 3.00 to 7.00. Feeder steers over 800 lbs traded 6.00 to 11.00 lower . Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded steady. Heifers over 500 lbs traded steady to 6.00 lower. Nice offering of bred cows also today all ages selling steady to last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.29/cwt on 1,256 head.

Average price

$137.29

1,256 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$11.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	138.13	876	1,166
Medium and Large 1-2	624	126.42	789	90

One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,256 hd

137.29

—

WY average1 barns · 1,256 hd

137.29

+0.00

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,904	73.52	1,400	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	54.64	776	106
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,884	54.24	1,022	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	44.76	508	71

Every lot, as filed

46 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	40.03/cwt	39.50–40.50	390	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,884	54.24/cwt	53.50–55.50	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	163.15/cwt	162.00–167.50	848	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	137.50/cwt	136.00–142.00	964	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	160.36/cwt	157.00–167.00	773	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	177.17/cwt	172.00–187.00	696	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	752	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	116.44/cwt	113.00–122.00	840	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	105.78/cwt	104.50–108.00	823	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	802	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	960	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	132.61/cwt	128.00–139.25	891	341
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	141.51/cwt	139.00–149.00	808	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	132.74/cwt	127.50–134.50	960	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.26/cwt	151.00–164.50	817	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	164.24/cwt	157.00–168.00	708	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.66/cwt	128.00–136.00	817	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	598	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	932	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	926	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	813	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	46.37/cwt	43.50–50.50	551	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	164.84/cwt	159.75–168.00	925	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	994	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	106.82/cwt	106.50–108.00	970	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	120.41/cwt	118.50–120.75	984	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	157.05/cwt	152.00–158.00	955	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	132.18/cwt	129.00–133.50	919	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	118.49/cwt	115.00–122.75	928	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	829	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	138.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	855	63
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,327	1,160.52/cwt	1,125.00–1,185.00	15,400	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	1,631.80/cwt	1,620.00–1,650.00	21,083	79
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,336	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,692	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,312.49/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	17,495	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	18,941	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	64.39/cwt	60.00–76.00	798	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	82.14/cwt	76.00–88.00	835	62
Bulls	—	—	1,936	75.68/cwt	73.00–78.50	1,465	19
Bulls	—	—	1,876	71.66/cwt	71.00–72.50	1,344	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	53.33/cwt	49.50–57.00	745	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,437	55.53/cwt	53.50–58.00	798	63

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.

Wyoming feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Torrington Livestock Auction - Torrington, WY

Fri Apr 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,377Last week 1,937Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 466Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 315Last week 75Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	975	39.50–40.50	40.03
53	—	1,189	43.50–50.50	46.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,884	53.50–55.50	54.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,397	49.50–57.00	53.33
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,437	53.50–58.00	55.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,936	73.00–78.50	75.68
22	—	1,876	71.00–72.50	71.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	520	162.00–167.50	163.15
44	—	701	136.00–142.00	137.50
30	—	482	157.00–167.00	160.36
23	—	393	172.00–187.00	177.17
8	—	425	187.00	187.00
5	—	336	171.00	171.00
78	—	561	159.75–168.00	164.84
78	—	853	116.50	116.50
84	—	908	106.50–108.00	106.82
107	—	817	118.50–120.75	120.41
126	—	608	152.00–158.00	157.05
147	—	695	129.00–133.50	132.18
208	—	783	115.00–122.75	118.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	155.00	155.00
5	—	725	116.00	116.00
19	—	568	146.00	146.00
63	—	615	135.00–141.00	138.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	541	139.00	139.00
28	—	721	113.00–122.00	116.44
14	—	778	104.50–108.00	105.78
5	—	362	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	802	119.75	119.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
341	—	672	128.00–139.25	132.61
197	—	571	139.00–149.00	141.51
193	—	723	127.50–134.50	132.74
168	—	523	151.00–164.50	156.26
70	—	431	157.00–168.00	164.24
59	—	625	128.00–136.00	130.66
18	—	376	159.00	159.00
17	—	777	120.00	120.00
14	—	857	108.00	108.00
10	—	805	101.00	101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,327	1,125.00–1,185.00	1,160.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	79	—	1,292	1,620.00–1,650.00	1,631.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,336	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,333	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,312.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,242	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,239	60.00–76.00	64.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	62	—	1,017	76.00–88.00	82.14

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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