Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2020-11-20

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Nov 20
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
497 head
497 vs last sale 0 194 vs year ago 303 · +64.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
2,228 head
245 vs last sale 1,983 399 vs year ago 1,829 · +21.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
484 head
315 vs last sale 799 103 vs year ago 381 · +27.0%
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. A large run of all classes of slaughter and feeder cows the majority returning to the country. No Friday sale next week. Happy Thanksgiving.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.92/cwt on 247 head.
Average price
$142.92
247 head · 622 lb average
Value per head Derived
$889
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
5.71
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1622142.92889247
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 sale247 hd
142.92
WY average3 barns · 4,618 hd
148.63
−5.71
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
BullsAverage1,81879.771,45069
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74362.841,09512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30753.97706695
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19245.98548628

Every lot, as filed

19 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1377162.72/cwt159.00–166.0061366
HeifersMedium and Large 1451153.00/cwt153.00–153.0069021
SteersMedium and Large 1458168.00/cwt168.00–168.0076920
Stock CowsMedium and Large 192191.90/cwt85.00–102.00846258
BullsMedium and Large 1472155.00/cwt155.00–155.0073230
SteersMedium and Large 1606144.00/cwt144.00–144.0087318
HeifersMedium and Large 1946126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,19244
HeifersMedium and Large 1832132.29/cwt132.00–132.501,10143
HeifersMedium and Large 1669134.50/cwt134.50–134.5090026
BullsMedium and Large 1558138.50/cwt138.50–138.5077339
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,05572.57/cwt64.00–80.00766284
SteersMedium and Large 11,065111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,18210
HeifersMedium and Large 1521140.82/cwt140.00–142.0073447
CowsLean 85-90%1,18245.55/cwt40.00–49.50538317
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74362.84/cwt56.50–70.001,09512
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,26853.26/cwt51.00–56.50675555
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46356.77/cwt54.00–61.50831140
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,20246.41/cwt43.50–49.50558311
Bulls1,81879.77/cwt76.00–84.001,45069

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.