Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2020-07-24

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Jul 24
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,285 head
964 vs last sale 321 1,285 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
562 head
47 vs last sale 515 99 vs year ago 463 · +21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
173 vs last sale 221 63 vs year ago 111 · 56.8%
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls also traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Nice offering of feeder cattle with higher undertones noted from last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.77/cwt on 581 head.
Average price
$136.77
581 head · 751 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,026
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.08
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1750137.121,029564
Medium and Large 1-2763125.0095417thin
One grade step is worth $12.12/cwt here — about $75 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 sale581 hd
136.77
WY average2 barns · 592 hd
136.85
−0.08
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
BullsHigh1,84396.391,77629
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70569.341,18212
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,40669.02970233
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13266.1674959

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Bulls1,815105.20/cwt102.00–109.501,9098
Bulls1,85393.03/cwt87.00–97.001,72421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31275.92/cwt75.50–78.009967
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45870.63/cwt66.00–72.501,03076
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70569.34/cwt63.50–73.001,18212
CowsLean 85-90%1,13266.16/cwt62.00–71.0074959
SteersMedium and Large 11,129117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,32116
SteersMedium and Large 1751140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,05118
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,38467.89/cwt64.50–72.50940150
HeifersMedium and Large 1754135.94/cwt134.50–137.501,025233
HeifersMedium and Large 1816135.06/cwt134.00–137.251,102149
HeifersMedium and Large 1671144.41/cwt138.00–146.00969123
HeifersMedium and Large 1944118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,11425
HeifersMedium and Large 1607143.00/cwt143.00–143.0086817
HeifersMedium and Large 1551141.00/cwt141.00–141.0077717
SteersMedium and Large 1903132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1928
SteersMedium and Large 1818144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,178150
SteersMedium and Large 1745151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,129139
SteersMedium and Large 1990127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,25728
SteersMedium and Large 1658155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,02021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2763125.00/cwt125.00–125.0095417
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,08674.87/cwt69.00–79.0081338

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.