Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2020-09-18

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Sep 18
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
138 vs last sale 142 14 vs year ago 266 · +5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
798 head
216 vs last sale 582 387 vs year ago 411 · +94.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
330 head
234 vs last sale 96 161 vs year ago 169 · +95.3%
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 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Nice offering of all classes of cattle with a few bred cows and some feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.51/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$134.51
101 head · 771 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,037
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
9.43
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1771134.511,037101
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 sale101 hd
134.51
WY average3 barns · 1,454 hd
143.94
−9.43
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
BullsAverage1,81581.291,47666
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55465.061,0117thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33661.10816389
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21653.2564877

Every lot, as filed

17 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 Feed1,30660.33/cwt56.00–65.00788289
SteersMedium and Large 1805146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,17534
HeifersMedium and Large 1758136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,03526
HeifersMedium and Large 1730135.50/cwt135.50–135.5098925
HeifersMedium and Large 1930125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,16321
HeifersMedium and Large 1601141.00/cwt141.00–141.0084716
HeifersMedium and Large 1827136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,12513
Stock CowsMedium and Large 196991.68/cwt83.00–99.0088899
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,08275.92/cwt71.00–83.0082182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2521,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,39818
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,385925.00/cwt925.00–925.0012,81123
CowsLean 85-90%1,21653.25/cwt49.00–61.5064877
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55465.06/cwt63.00–69.001,0117
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42363.31/cwt60.00–66.00901100
Bulls1,91183.89/cwt80.00–89.001,60343
Bulls1,62575.73/cwt73.00–78.001,23122
Bulls1,89592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,7431

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.