Name: Torrington Livestock Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves under 650 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Steers over 650 lbs traded steady with a few instances of 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 700 lbs traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher.. No comparable traded to last week for heifers over 700 lbs. Nice run of all classed of cattle with a section of NHTC cattle also on display.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.93/cwt on 2,162 head.

Average price

$177.93

2,162 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$16.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.83

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	179.44	1,068	1,960
Medium and Large 1-2	582	163.24	950	202

One grade step is worth $16.21/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,162 hd

177.93

—

WY average2 barns · 3,598 hd

168.10

+9.83

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

40 lots · USDA AMS · Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction - Torrington, WY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	946	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	122.68/cwt	115.50–125.50	1,124	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	177.31/cwt	172.00–185.00	651	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	137.19/cwt	135.00–138.00	897	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	192.68/cwt	176.50–201.00	538	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	173.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	722	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	130.75/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,016	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	162.99/cwt	155.00–165.00	934	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	191.94/cwt	183.00–197.00	1,002	344
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	175.65/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,086	356
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	146.33/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,061	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	180.53/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,042	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	834	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	157.27/cwt	155.00–159.00	981	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	147.83/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,017	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	220.83/cwt	215.00–230.00	724	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	784	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	219.50/cwt	212.00–228.00	942	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	158.57/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,083	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	200.59/cwt	195.00–209.00	971	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	141.21/cwt	140.50–145.50	1,104	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	135.69/cwt	133.50–138.00	856	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.90/cwt	157.00–174.00	868	237
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	133.11/cwt	129.00–135.50	961	260
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	149.82/cwt	149.00–150.00	805	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	158.85/cwt	158.00–160.00	766	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	134.93/cwt	134.50–135.50	1,123	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	147.19/cwt	140.00–152.00	921	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	152.64/cwt	149.00–156.00	879	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	174.60/cwt	168.00–181.00	812	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	805	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	200.03/cwt	195.00–203.00	644	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	132.42/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,098	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	476	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	826	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	564	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	866	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	634	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	973	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	535	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,062	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	709	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,149	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	628	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,110	259

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.

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Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction - Torrington, WY

Wed Feb 12, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Torrington, WY (LS-TO)

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	514	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	916	115.50–125.50	122.68
58	—	367	172.00–185.00	177.31
66	—	654	135.00–138.00	137.19
71	—	279	176.50–201.00	192.68
82	—	417	170.00–180.00	173.12
124	—	777	130.00–132.00	130.75
237	—	523	157.00–174.00	165.90
260	—	722	129.00–135.50	133.11
125	—	626	140.00–152.00	147.19
137	—	576	149.00–156.00	152.64
179	—	465	168.00–181.00	174.60
95	—	322	195.00–203.00	200.03
105	—	829	130.00–136.00	132.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	631	133.50–138.00	135.69
26	—	537	149.00–150.00	149.82
35	—	482	158.00–160.00	158.85
18	—	571	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	476	173.50	173.50
136	—	564	153.50	153.50
163	—	634	153.50	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	573	155.00–165.00	162.99
10	—	478	185.00	185.00
15	—	432	193.00	193.00
29	—	624	155.00–159.00	157.27
30	—	688	146.00–149.00	147.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
344	—	522	183.00–197.00	191.94
356	—	618	168.00–180.00	175.65
66	—	725	142.00–149.00	146.33
89	—	577	174.00–184.00	180.53
39	—	328	215.00–230.00	220.83
41	—	369	210.00–215.00	212.53
123	—	429	212.00–228.00	219.50
135	—	683	155.00–163.00	158.57
141	—	484	195.00–209.00	200.59
180	—	782	140.50–145.50	141.21
33	—	832	134.50–135.50	134.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	535	198.50	198.50
77	—	709	162.00	162.00
259	—	628	176.75	176.75

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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