Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Name: Torrington Livestock Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2020-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Dec 18

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

919 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 1,009▲ 88 vs year ago 831 · +10.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

425 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 553▲ 191 vs year ago 234 · +81.6%

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 lower. This was the last Friday sale of 2020. Happy Holidays.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,765	77.17	1,362	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	54.20	724	397
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	54.11	896	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	47.65	567	282

Every lot, as filed

9 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,699	73.51/cwt	73.00–74.50	1,249	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,183	47.72/cwt	43.50–49.50	565	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	47.58/cwt	44.50–49.50	570	149
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	54.11/cwt	53.00–54.50	896	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,315	53.78/cwt	50.00–58.50	707	307
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	55.62/cwt	53.50–57.00	785	90
Bulls	—	—	1,799	79.06/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,422	29
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	85.77/cwt	76.00–100.00	823	199
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,102	71.64/cwt	62.50–83.00	789	157

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.

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Torrington Livestock Auction - Torrington, WY

Fri Dec 18, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Torrington, WY (LS-TO)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 919Last week 1,009Year ago 831

Replacement CattleReceipts 425Last week 553Year ago 234

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 lower. This was the last Friday sale of 2020. Happy Holidays.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,699	73.00–74.50	73.51
29	—	1,799	76.00–86.00	79.06
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	1,183	43.50–49.50	47.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	1,198	44.50–49.50	47.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,655	53.00–54.50	54.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
307	—	1,315	50.00–58.50	53.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,411	53.50–57.00	55.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	199	—	960	76.00–100.00	85.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	157	—	1,102	62.50–83.00	71.64

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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