Name: Torrington Livestock Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2020-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls also trading 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher with a few instances of 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher on comparable trades. Nice offering of all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.17/cwt on 968 head.

Average price

$147.17

968 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$11.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	148.35	954	873
Medium and Large 1-2	645	136.39	879	95

One grade step is worth $11.96/cwt here — about $74 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 sale968 hd

147.17

—

WY average2 barns · 1,372 hd

147.93

−0.75

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	—	Low	1,862	82.06	1,528	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,818	58.75	1,068	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	58.21	802	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	52.96	586	35

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls	—	—	1,697	78.90/cwt	75.50–82.50	1,339	11
Bulls	—	—	1,991	84.55/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,683	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	52.96/cwt	50.50–55.50	586	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	58.21/cwt	55.50–63.00	802	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,818	58.75/cwt	58.50–59.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	143.67/cwt	143.00–144.00	624	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	87.29/cwt	78.00–95.50	821	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,001	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	178.17/cwt	167.00–183.00	825	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	118.85/cwt	118.75–119.00	1,029	31
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	69.15/cwt	62.00–78.00	814	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	131.01/cwt	130.00–131.50	1,000	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	164.97/cwt	161.00–171.00	873	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	142.34/cwt	138.00–149.00	954	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	135.68/cwt	132.00–140.00	974	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	160.68/cwt	152.00–165.00	909	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	150.87/cwt	145.00–156.00	944	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	946	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	902	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	141.49/cwt	136.00–146.00	838	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	147.74/cwt	144.00–150.50	779	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	134.58/cwt	132.00–137.00	847	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.95/cwt	137.00–148.00	816	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	791	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	808	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	106.91/cwt	106.50–107.50	895	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	148.59/cwt	147.00–150.00	718	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	125.64/cwt	123.00–128.00	839	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	113.75/cwt	113.00–114.50	870	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	122.15/cwt	117.00–126.00	860	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	132.49/cwt	131.50–134.00	771	53

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,608Last week 2,377Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 325Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 315Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,697	75.50–82.50	78.90
14	—	1,991	78.00–88.00	84.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,107	50.50–55.50	52.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,378	55.50–63.00	58.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	58.50–59.00	58.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	434	143.00–144.00	143.67
74	—	527	144.00–150.50	147.74
93	—	629	132.00–137.00	134.58
107	—	575	137.00–148.00	141.95
27	—	837	106.50–107.50	106.91
31	—	483	147.00–150.00	148.59
31	—	668	123.00–128.00	125.64
47	—	765	113.00–114.50	113.75
57	—	704	117.00–126.00	122.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	693	115.00	115.00
15	—	623	127.00	127.00
19	—	728	111.00	111.00
53	—	582	131.50–134.00	132.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	907	111.50	111.50
9	—	431	188.00	188.00
9	—	845	118.50	118.50
27	—	463	167.00–183.00	178.17
31	—	866	118.75–119.00	118.85
75	—	763	130.00–131.50	131.01
96	—	529	161.00–171.00	164.97
117	—	670	138.00–149.00	142.34
137	—	718	132.00–140.00	135.68
145	—	566	152.00–165.00	160.68
222	—	626	145.00–156.00	150.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	547	147.00	147.00
7	—	701	128.00	128.00
10	—	788	120.00	120.00
16	—	690	130.00	130.00
20	—	644	140.00	140.00
35	—	592	136.00–146.00	141.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	—	940	78.00–95.50	87.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,177	62.00–78.00	69.15

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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Steers · 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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