Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2024-05-17

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, May 17
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
768 head
102 vs last sale 870 252 vs year ago 1,020 · 24.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
480 head
19 vs last sale 461 107 vs year ago 587 · 18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
346 head
346 vs last sale 0 61 vs year ago 407 · 15.0%
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded fully steady to last week. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower. A nice offering of feeder cattle with a very active market with a few load lots selling sharply higher than last week. A few cow calf pairs also on display today at the sale. Sale again next Friday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.81/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 130.12 against this barn's trailing median of $414.93.
Average price
$284.81
32 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WY average
+14.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575284.811,63832
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 sale32 hd
284.81
WY average1 barns · 32 hd
284.81
+0.00
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
+14.81
This barn, trailing median1 sales
414.93
−130.12
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
BullsHigh1,865153.362,86057
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,403140.351,969223
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,141132.021,506112

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 PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,208$3,25624
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,306$2,73946
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,253$2,5006

Every lot, as filed

21 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 1550–600575284.81/cwt283.00–286.001,63832
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810234.61/cwt234.00–236.001,90052
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675274.18/cwt270.00–276.001,851121
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850841258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,17067
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750743308.96/cwt295.00–311.502,29676
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550538328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,76530
CowsLean 85-90%1,094132.03/cwt129.00–137.001,44477
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,244132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,64235
Bulls2,182167.07/cwt166.00–169.003,6453
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500457335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,53120
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658319.66/cwt312.00–325.002,10349
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618272.52/cwt270.00–274.001,68428
Bulls1,847152.60/cwt149.00–161.002,81954
CowsBoner 80-85%1,573142.14/cwt139.00–149.002,23655
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,347139.77/cwt134.00–146.001,883168
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2532,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3062,738.69/head2,500.00–2,975.002,73946
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2083,255.58/head2,975.00–3,375.003,25624
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900874235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,05443
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730250.79/cwt247.00–259.001,831168
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600576314.98/cwt312.00–318.001,81451

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.