Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2020-05-08

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, May 8
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
424 head
4,461 vs last sale 4,885 424 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
499 head
94 vs last sale 405 499 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
888 head
771 vs last sale 117 888 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls also trading 4.00 higher. No test on feeder cattle as there was not enough receipts for any comparable trends. A nice offering of cow calf pairs with active bidding.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.66/cwt on 280 head.
Average price
$132.66
280 head · 614 lb average
Value per head Derived
$815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$14.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.01
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1613133.43818265
Medium and Large 1-2634119.0075415thin
One grade step is worth $14.43/cwt here — about $64 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 sale280 hd
132.66
WY average2 barns · 425 hd
134.67
−2.01
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
BullsHigh1,97686.891,71737
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32263.15835220
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19157.7668820
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71057.509832thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
BullsMedium and Large 1935109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,01912
Bulls2,11491.33/cwt89.00–96.501,93114
Bulls1,89284.19/cwt80.00–88.001,59323
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71057.50/cwt57.50–57.509832
CowsLean 85-90%1,19157.76/cwt55.00–59.5068820
CowsBoner 80-85%1,51570.50/cwt70.50–70.501,0681
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,18265.75/cwt64.50–66.5077730
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582145.00/cwt145.00–145.008445
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3211,316.00/cwt1,250.00–1,375.0017,38479
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2261,645.80/cwt1,500.00–1,700.0020,17875
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1511,719.10/cwt1,635.00–1,800.0019,78731
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2361,411.11/cwt1,400.00–1,435.0017,44138
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,0311,771.06/cwt1,550.00–1,800.0018,26048
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619136.67/cwt136.00–137.0084618
SteersMedium and Large 1580159.00/cwt159.00–159.009225
SteersMedium and Large 1423160.00/cwt160.00–160.006778
SteersMedium and Large 1452152.00/cwt152.00–152.0068710
SteersMedium and Large 1526160.00/cwt160.00–160.0084211
SteersMedium and Large 1633145.98/cwt141.50–150.5092432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2634119.00/cwt119.00–119.0075415
HeifersMedium and Large 1687124.30/cwt122.00–126.0085421
HeifersMedium and Large 1429153.33/cwt150.00–155.0065825
HeifersMedium and Large 1561133.34/cwt130.00–138.5074846
HeifersMedium and Large 1612133.29/cwt128.00–134.0081658
HeifersMedium and Large 1716124.04/cwt118.00–126.5088862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33963.39/cwt59.00–66.5084913
HeifersMedium and Large 1511135.00/cwt135.00–135.006905
HeifersMedium and Large 1841124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0438
HeifersMedium and Large 1958107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,02510
HeifersMedium and Large 1360170.00/cwt170.00–170.0061211
HeifersMedium and Large 1466144.98/cwt143.00–147.0067619
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,32063.10/cwt59.00–67.00833206

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.