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Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Dec 20
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Slaughter Cattle receipts
528 head
▼ 412 vs last sale 940▼ 469 vs year ago 997 · −47.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 210▼ 177 vs year ago 332 · −53.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded mostly steady on a light test to last week. Slaughter bulls traded also mostly steady. A lighter run for the last sale of 2024 but still an active market with several cow buyers in the seats. First sale of 2025 with be Friday January 3rd. Merry Christmas and Happy New year.

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
Bulls—High1,824141.362,57987
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,366124.001,69493
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,888121.312,2903thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,236118.011,458222

Every lot

8 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,822141.20/cwt138.00–149.002,57386
Bulls——2,035155.00/cwt155.00–155.003,1541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,220118.74/cwt115.00–121.001,449185
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,315114.38/cwt113.00–115.001,50437
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,361127.79/cwt125.00–129.001,73942
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,370120.88/cwt119.00–122.001,65651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,888121.31/cwt120.00–122.002,2903
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1891216.51/cwt191.00–231.501,92977

This sale against other markets

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.