Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2024-08-16

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Aug 16
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
573 head
573 vs last sale 0 573 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
482 head
47 vs last sale 435 70 vs year ago 412 · +17.0%
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded mostly steady. Slaughter bulls also trading mostly steady. A nice run of feeder cattle also today with still an active market on load lots and package trade. Sale again next Friday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $238.00/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 143.66 against this barn's trailing median of $381.66.
Average price
$238.00
12 head · 690 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WY average
2.76 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1690238.001,64212thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale12 hd
238.00
WY average1 barns · 12 hd
238.00
+0.00
National average153 barns · 6,586 hd
240.76
−2.76
This barn, trailing median1 sales
381.66
−143.66
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
BullsAverage1,770168.092,97587
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,825145.112,6486thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,406139.861,967202
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,200132.831,59447

Every lot, as filed

18 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
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,361139.63/cwt133.00–144.001,900153
CowsLean 85-90%1,200132.83/cwt130.00–135.001,59447
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,825145.11/cwt141.00–149.002,6486
CowsBoner 80-85%1,547140.57/cwt136.00–150.002,17549
Bulls1,766167.79/cwt160.00–173.002,96385
Bulls1,938180.75/cwt180.00–181.503,5032
SteersMedium and Large 1250–3002501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1256
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800795260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,06732
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950914239.50/cwt239.00–240.002,18910
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750724262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,9015
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7615
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–3002611,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,05012
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800768248.27/cwt244.00–251.001,907114
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900858240.45/cwt239.00–241.502,06346
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000961229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,20130
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750726246.50/cwt246.50–246.501,79018
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700690238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,64212
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850826245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,024167

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.