Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2024-05-24

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, May 24
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,121 head
353 vs last sale 768 60 vs year ago 1,181 · 5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
616 head
136 vs last sale 480 107 vs year ago 509 · +21.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
204 head
142 vs last sale 346 646 vs year ago 850 · 76.0%
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded mostly steady to last week. A nice run of feeder cattle with heifers selling 4.00 to 6.00 higher than last week. A small offering of steers with lighter steers selling higher than last week. Sale again next Friday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.97/cwt on 175 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 103.96 against this barn's trailing median of $414.93.
Average price
$310.97
175 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.23
vs WY average
+34.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560310.971,743175
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 sale175 hd
310.97
WY average2 barns · 186 hd
309.74
+1.23
National average163 barns · 12,702 hd
276.46
+34.51
This barn, trailing median1 sales
414.93
−103.96
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
BullsAverage1,884159.343,00272
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,413141.251,997317
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,196135.771,624188

Every lot, as filed

25 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 1750–800773248.21/cwt242.00–259.001,91962
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700694302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,09629
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900858246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,11118
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476339.40/cwt333.00–345.001,61682
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600551337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,85710
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,05920
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550532322.89/cwt311.00–332.001,71876
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850803258.11/cwt252.00–269.002,07328
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850834243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,02711
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1957202.57/cwt175.00–217.001,93970
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630283.37/cwt281.00–290.001,78589
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750747296.50/cwt296.50–296.502,21542
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564311.94/cwt307.50–313.001,759157
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725267.64/cwt263.00–271.001,940107
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750711259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,84120
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650637312.26/cwt310.00–317.501,98973
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550529302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,60018
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700697268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,86832
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470316.88/cwt310.00–325.001,48975
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450433317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,37315
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,366140.46/cwt135.00–147.001,919244
CowsBoner 80-85%1,505151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,2731
CowsBoner 80-85%1,573143.81/cwt139.00–149.002,26272
CowsLean 85-90%1,196135.77/cwt133.00–139.001,624188
Bulls1,884159.34/cwt154.00–172.003,00272

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.