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Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Aug 21
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
199 head
199 vs last sale 0 109 vs year ago 90 · +121.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
550 head
211 vs last sale 339 333 vs year ago 217 · +153.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
192 head
67 vs last sale 125 162 vs year ago 30 · +540.0%
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 following the same trend trading 7.00 higher. Nice offering of all classes with a few packages of bred cows showing up due to dry conditions.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.46/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$134.46
89 head · 824 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,109
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.15
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1819136.161,11579
Medium and Large 1-2867121.001,04910thin
One grade step is worth $15.16/cwt here — about $66 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 sale89 hd
134.46
WY average2 barns · 122 hd
135.61
−1.15
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
BullsAverage1,85591.981,70652
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,75970.941,2487thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36767.88928330
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,25561.3677061

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 Feed1,32366.53/cwt63.00–70.00880219
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19381,348.33/cwt1,335.00–1,375.0012,64754
SteersMedium and Large 1695156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,08413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2867121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,04910
HeifersMedium and Large 1904138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,24825
HeifersMedium and Large 1666137.00/cwt137.00–137.0091223
HeifersMedium and Large 1778136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,05816
Stock CowsMedium and Large 197588.11/cwt77.00–93.0085939
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,17277.67/cwt77.00–78.5091021
HeifersMedium and Large 1956132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,26215
CowsLean 85-90%1,25561.36/cwt58.50–65.0077061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,75970.94/cwt67.00–74.001,2487
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45370.54/cwt65.00–73.501,025111
Bulls1,85191.08/cwt86.00–97.001,68648
Bulls1,904102.79/cwt99.00–106.501,9574

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.