Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2022-05-06

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, May 6
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
800 head
800 vs last sale 0 800 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
520 head
165 vs last sale 685 264 vs year ago 784 · 33.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
510 head
306 vs last sale 816 436 vs year ago 946 · 46.1%
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; feeder and slaughter cows traded mostly steady to last week. Slaughter bulls also trading mostly steady. A nice offering of feeder cattle with higher undertones noted. Also an offering of bred cows and pairs with an active market also.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.33/cwt on 518 head.
Average price
$165.33
518 head · 641 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,060
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$39.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.53
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1632166.551,053502
Medium and Large 1-2933127.001,18516thin
One grade step is worth $39.55/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale518 hd
165.33
WY average2 barns · 589 hd
162.80
+2.53
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
BullsAverage1,876106.812,00423
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40179.991,121196
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18373.8387343

Every lot, as filed

26 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
BullsMedium and Large 1811144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,17229
BullsMedium and Large 1680166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,12933
HeifersMedium and Large 1757152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,15146
HeifersMedium and Large 1468182.44/cwt180.50–185.0085465
HeifersMedium and Large 1873145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,27036
SteersMedium and Large 1910139.52/cwt138.00–141.001,27010
HeifersMedium and Large 1836142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,18728
SteersMedium and Large 1532202.45/cwt200.00–204.001,07794
SteersMedium and Large 1465222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,03521
SteersMedium and Large 1663185.50/cwt185.50–185.501,23021
HeifersMedium and Large 1411175.00/cwt175.00–175.0071940
HeifersMedium and Large 1669171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,14450
HeifersMedium and Large 1630167.46/cwt163.00–170.501,05590
HeifersMedium and Large 1716160.32/cwt159.00–162.001,14871
HeifersMedium and Large 1524178.17/cwt175.00–183.0093476
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2933127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,18516
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,1971,711.82/cwt1,675.00–1,750.0020,49019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5441,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0018,68221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5401,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0023,10022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4921,606.51/cwt1,550.00–1,650.0023,96943
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3851,585.00/cwt1,585.00–1,585.0021,95212
Bulls1,876106.81/cwt102.00–114.002,00423
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,37679.72/cwt78.00–83.501,097154
CowsBoner 80-85%1,54091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,4012
CowsLean 85-90%1,18373.83/cwt72.00–78.5087343
CowsBoner 80-85%1,49280.47/cwt79.00–83.501,20140

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.