Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2024-05-10

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, May 10
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
870 head
870 vs last sale 0 88 vs year ago 782 · +11.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
461 head
56 vs last sale 405 114 vs year ago 575 · 19.8%
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week boning type cows going to kill sold steady to 3.00 lower. Lean cows going to slaughter sold 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher, most advance on the lower end prices. Most cows going to the feedlot sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. A small offering of feeder cattle with not enough receipts for a trend this week. Sale again next Friday with all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.41/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 130.52 against this barn's trailing median of $414.93.
Average price
$284.41
33 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,505
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.96
vs WY average
+16.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529284.411,50533
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale33 hd
284.41
WY average2 barns · 220 hd
281.45
+2.96
National average178 barns · 10,823 hd
267.59
+16.82
This barn, trailing median1 sales
414.93
−130.52
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
BullsHigh1,759153.892,70733
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,286139.161,789207
CowsLean 85-90%High1,203133.961,61164

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1800–850820233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,91562
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750732242.95/cwt240.00–257.001,77870
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700668265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,77019
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900873211.23/cwt210.00–215.001,84432
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428327.40/cwt322.00–332.001,40156
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400396365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,44516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,456141.22/cwt138.00–146.002,05630
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,257138.81/cwt135.00–146.001,745177
CowsLean 85-90%1,240146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,8101
Bulls1,972167.28/cwt166.00–170.003,2993
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650607289.69/cwt287.00–294.001,75826
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800766236.21/cwt229.00–241.001,80986
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450440352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,54916
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350328365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1978
CowsLean 85-90%1,202133.77/cwt128.00–138.001,60863
Bulls1,738152.55/cwt149.00–158.002,65130
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550529284.41/cwt279.00–288.001,50533
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500481337.93/cwt335.00–342.001,62564
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850826230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9008
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600551320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,76314
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500486310.92/cwt304.00–320.001,51145
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624273.91/cwt270.00–280.001,70950

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.