Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2023-05-05

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, May 5
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,237 head
1,237 vs last sale 0 437 vs year ago 800 · +54.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
428 head
194 vs last sale 622 92 vs year ago 520 · 17.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
524 head
131 vs last sale 393 14 vs year ago 510 · +2.7%
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeder cattle compared to last Wednesday traded sharply higher on all classes. Also a small selection of cow calf pairs with a very active market. Rain throughout the area this week with more on the way has for an active market with lots of green grass. Sale again next Friday with all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $250.56/cwt on 605 head.
Average price
$250.56
605 head · 637 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.23
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1637250.561,595605
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 sale605 hd
250.56
WY average2 barns · 929 hd
245.33
+5.23
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
BullsAverage1,881115.402,17128
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40997.811,378204
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17788.411,041119

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,471$2,30441
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,516$1,908103

Every lot, as filed

23 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 11,027156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,60225
HeifersMedium and Large 1492259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,27432
HeifersMedium and Large 1910179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,62917
HeifersMedium and Large 1396255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,01020
HeifersMedium and Large 1528267.01/cwt265.00–270.001,410100
HeifersMedium and Large 1586264.56/cwt261.00–270.001,55089
HeifersMedium and Large 1637260.26/cwt245.00–267.001,658102
SteersMedium and Large 1909207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,88672
SteersMedium and Large 1575264.48/cwt260.00–270.001,52147
HeifersMedium and Large 1686251.60/cwt247.00–258.001,726123
HeifersMedium and Large 1442250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,10510
HeifersMedium and Large 1709241.59/cwt230.00–244.001,71387
SteersMedium and Large 1529292.19/cwt290.00–295.001,54653
SteersMedium and Large 1636256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,62832
SteersMedium and Large 1741228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,68923
SteersMedium and Large 1495294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,45531
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5161,907.84/head1,700.00–2,150.001,908103
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4712,304.45/head2,150.00–2,450.002,30441
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1965146.18/cwt132.00–165.001,411179
Bulls1,881115.40/cwt110.00–120.002,17128
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,34697.98/cwt95.00–100.001,31987
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45597.68/cwt94.00–103.001,421117
CowsLean 85-90%1,17788.41/cwt82.00–92.001,041119

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.