Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2020-08-07

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Aug 7
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
221 head
24 vs last sale 245 221 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
857 head
465 vs last sale 392 296 vs year ago 561 · +52.8%
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter and feeder cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls also unevenly steady with instances 2.00 higher.; Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls also following the same trend at 3.00 to 5.00 lower. No trend this week on feeder cattle. First Wednesday feeder special will be Wednesday August 12th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.50/cwt on 27 head.
Average price
$134.50
27 head · 780 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,049
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
0.64
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1780134.501,04927
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale27 hd
134.50
WY average2 barns · 33 hd
135.14
−0.64
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
BullsAverage1,91296.051,83680
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,77070.001,2391thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31566.11869341
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16460.46704116

Every lot, as filed

11 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
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned346184.00/cwt184.00–184.0063729
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,31466.15/cwt62.50–75.50869283
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned334510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,70329
HeifersMedium and Large 1791132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,04815
HeifersMedium and Large 1860135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1616
HeifersMedium and Large 1672139.00/cwt139.00–139.009346
CowsLean 85-90%1,16460.46/cwt56.00–63.50704116
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,77070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,2391
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31965.91/cwt62.00–70.0086958
Bulls1,89093.86/cwt87.00–99.001,77464
Bulls1,998104.79/cwt101.00–116.502,09416

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.