Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2023-09-29

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Sep 29
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
436 head
436 vs last sale 0 436 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
578 head
190 vs last sale 768 8 vs year ago 570 · +1.4%
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 4.00 to 5.00 lower. A small offering of feeder cattle but no trend this week. Sale again next Friday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $245.05/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$245.05
145 head · 694 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,701
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
15.28
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1694245.051,701145
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 sale145 hd
245.05
WY average3 barns · 2,190 hd
260.33
−15.28
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
BullsAverage1,732120.002,07895
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,796126.082,2649thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,424117.971,680312
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15398.451,135134

Every lot, as filed

13 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 1837234.78/cwt233.00–236.001,96559
SteersMedium and Large 1840247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,0759
SteersMedium and Large 1505273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,37915
Bulls1,732120.00/cwt116.00–130.502,07895
HeifersMedium and Large 1540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,35026
SteersMedium and Large 1583265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,54521
SteersMedium and Large 1720266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,91554
HeifersMedium and Large 1620253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,56960
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,386117.79/cwt112.00–123.001,633213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,506118.36/cwt115.00–123.001,78399
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,796126.08/cwt125.00–132.002,2649
CowsLean 85-90%1,166101.46/cwt90.00–112.001,18398
CowsLean 85-90%1,11790.25/cwt88.00–92.001,00836

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.