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Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, May 3
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Slaughter Cattle receipts
405 head
164 vs last sale 241 23 vs year ago 428 · 5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
248 head
50 vs last sale 198 276 vs year ago 524 · 52.7%
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls followed the same trend 5.00 to 9.00 higher. A small offering of cow calf pair and bred cows also with a active market on package trade. Sale next Friday in conjunction with a Feeder Special. No more Wednesday Feeder Specials till further notice.

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
BullsAverage1,858152.752,83958
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,603147.302,36228
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,437142.082,041120
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,213126.491,53468

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,212$2,54933
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,494$2,64530

Every lot, as filed

10 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4942,645.39/head2,525.00–2,850.002,64530
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2122,548.57/head2,250.00–2,900.002,54933
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1835182.06/cwt180.00–183.001,52040
Bulls1,823152.07/cwt145.00–157.002,77254
Bulls2,335162.00/cwt162.00–162.003,7834
CowsBoner 80-85%1,578144.93/cwt142.00–153.002,28749
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,339140.12/cwt135.00–148.001,87671
CowsLean 85-90%1,213126.49/cwt125.00–129.001,53468
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,800156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,8081
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,596146.98/cwt144.00–150.502,34627

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.