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Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Aug 29
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 0▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▼ 312 vs last sale 537▼ 355 vs year ago 580 · −61.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 175▲ 191 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a limited test. Slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. A lighter run this week with a few cow calf pairs and feeders. Sale again next Friday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
800–900 lb heifers averaged $242.00/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −73.00 against this barn's trailing median of $315.00.
Average price
$242.00
17 head · 830 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,009
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−98.40
vs WY average
−87.23 vs national

Price by quality 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1830242.002,00917thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale17 hd
242.00
—
WY average2 barns · 334 hd
340.40
−98.40
National average81 barns · 4,290 hd
329.23
−87.23
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.00
−73.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 800–900 lb

3 sales
357336314293median 315.0007/1707/1707/2409/2509/25
Heifers 800–900 lb: high $343.09, low $307.00, median $315.00 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,870194.233,63293
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,723180.883,11718
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,512179.932,72047
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,222172.002,10212

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 PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,509$4,35741

Every lot

11 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12301,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,82510
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12801,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9259
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12701,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,67512
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,00917
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1917330.00/cwt330.00–330.003,02610
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,870194.23/cwt191.00–203.003,63293
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,222172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,10212
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,485180.78/cwt177.00–186.502,68534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,582177.70/cwt175.00–185.002,81113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,723180.88/cwt175.00–190.003,11718
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5094,357.16/head4,200.00–4,500.004,35741

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.