Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2020-07-31

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Jul 31
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 1,040 vs last sale 1,285▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
392 head
▼ 170 vs last sale 562▼ 65 vs year ago 457 · −14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 48▼ 59 vs year ago 121 · −48.8%
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls also following the same trend at 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Nice offering of all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.70/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$155.70
118 head · 684 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1687157.951,08597
Medium and Large 1-2671145.2997421
One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $110 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 sale118 hd
155.70
—
WY average1 barns · 118 hd
155.70
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,80799.161,79248
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37674.041,019110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64273.431,20617
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22769.6685548

Every lot, as filed

15 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
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,35873.72/cwt68.50–77.001,00167
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—542159.00/cwt159.00–159.008629
SteersMedium and Large 1—520180.00/cwt180.00–180.0093653
SteersMedium and Large 1—973124.92/cwt123.50–126.001,21528
SteersMedium and Large 1—610153.00/cwt153.00–153.009339
SteersMedium and Large 1—903129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,1697
Bulls——1,922108.16/cwt104.00–116.502,07912
Bulls——1,76996.16/cwt93.50–103.001,70136
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,40474.55/cwt69.00–82.001,04743
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,64273.43/cwt69.50–75.501,20617
CowsLean 85-90%—1,22769.66/cwt65.00–72.0085548
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523139.00/cwt139.00–139.007276
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—767135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,03512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,7612,050.00/cwt2,050.00–2,050.0036,10131
HeifersMedium and Large 1—712133.00/cwt133.00–133.009479

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.