Name: Torrington Livestock Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower on comparable trades to last week. Another big sale with lots of reputation long strings of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.55/cwt on 3,157 head.

Average price

$158.55

3,157 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$13.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.67

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	159.06	1,001	3,039
Medium and Large 1-2	623	145.62	907	118

One grade step is worth $13.44/cwt here — about $94 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 sale3,157 hd

158.55

—

WY average2 barns · 5,610 hd

159.22

−0.67

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

29 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 1	—	1,027	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,171	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	776	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	738	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	119.33/cwt	118.00–121.00	993	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	179.02/cwt	174.00–185.00	580	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	116.73/cwt	116.50–117.00	1,136	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	167.76/cwt	164.00–170.00	653	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	163.47/cwt	159.00–169.00	693	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	203.28/cwt	202.00–205.00	846	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	139.46/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,086	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	139.44/cwt	131.00–141.75	1,153	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	125.29/cwt	123.50–126.00	897	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	129.39/cwt	124.00–132.00	992	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,178	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	133.92/cwt	129.00–136.00	848	345
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	146.27/cwt	142.00–151.00	780	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,337	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	133.63/cwt	129.00–136.75	887	420
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	142.33/cwt	136.00–148.00	820	619
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	210.12/cwt	209.00–211.00	801	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	182.83/cwt	179.00–191.00	878	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	160.44/cwt	154.00–166.00	932	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	177.72/cwt	173.00–182.00	931	421
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	839	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	150.13/cwt	140.00–154.75	1,007	463
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	136.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	932	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	144.63/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,059	569
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	160.88/cwt	156.00–169.00	763	287
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	151.97/cwt	147.00–159.00	951	506

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.

Wyoming feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction - Torrington, WY

Wed Jan 20, 2021

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

Receipts 6,687Last week 8,459Year ago 5,576

Compared to last week; steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower on comparable trades to last week. Another big sale with lots of reputation long strings of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,027	114.00	114.00
42	—	832	118.00–121.00	119.33
43	—	324	174.00–185.00	179.02
54	—	973	116.50–117.00	116.73
77	—	389	164.00–170.00	167.76
111	—	424	159.00–169.00	163.47
156	—	716	123.50–126.00	125.29
165	—	767	124.00–132.00	129.39
345	—	633	129.00–136.00	133.92
172	—	533	142.00–151.00	146.27
420	—	664	129.00–136.75	133.63
619	—	576	136.00–148.00	142.33
287	—	474	156.00–169.00	160.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	597	130.00	130.00
25	—	492	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	416	202.00–205.00	203.28
130	—	779	136.00–144.00	139.46
135	—	827	131.00–141.75	139.44
16	—	913	129.00	129.00
29	—	1,057	126.50	126.50
74	—	381	209.00–211.00	210.12
322	—	480	179.00–191.00	182.83
310	—	581	154.00–166.00	160.44
421	—	524	173.00–182.00	177.72
463	—	671	140.00–154.75	150.13
569	—	732	138.00–148.00	144.63
506	—	626	147.00–159.00	151.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	521	161.00	161.00
75	—	681	130.00–140.00	136.80

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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