Name: Torrington Livestock Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves traded mostly steady. Heifer calves also traded mostly steady with the exception of a 550-650 lb heifer which traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Once again an active market this week with lots of moisture in the area bring the price of grass cattle higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.40/cwt on 1,425 head.

Average price

$150.40

1,425 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$6.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	150.85	966	1,331
Medium and Large 1-2	601	144.13	866	94

One grade step is worth $6.71/cwt here — about $100 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 sale1,425 hd

150.40

—

WY average2 barns · 1,459 hd

150.56

−0.15

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

31 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	—	984	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,137	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,097	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	167.83/cwt	166.00–171.00	733	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	171.00/cwt	169.00–172.00	645	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	129.57/cwt	129.00–130.50	1,068	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	168.56/cwt	168.00–169.00	809	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	145.92/cwt	140.00–150.75	1,127	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	136.90/cwt	130.00–141.00	999	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	165.82/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,111	248
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	165.54/cwt	164.00–171.00	929	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	832	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	188.16/cwt	185.00–195.00	997	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	188.54/cwt	187.00–190.00	918	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	135.51/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,053	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	199.42/cwt	195.00–209.00	832	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	146.82/cwt	137.00–153.00	981	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	137.28/cwt	136.50–138.50	1,128	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	150.60/cwt	147.00–154.00	959	389
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,198	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	939	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	178.46/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,021	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	156.79/cwt	155.00–159.00	812	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	172.73/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,073	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	914	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	168.37/cwt	163.00–171.00	877	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,083	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	153.66/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,117	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	938	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	149.63/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,017	36

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 Mar 31, 2021

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

Receipts 3,559Last week 4,250Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	984	115.50	115.50
26	—	869	126.25	126.25
27	—	437	166.00–171.00	167.83
28	—	377	169.00–172.00	171.00
47	—	824	129.00–130.50	129.57
55	—	480	168.00–169.00	168.56
126	—	730	130.00–141.00	136.90
140	—	561	164.00–171.00	165.54
84	—	777	134.00–137.00	135.51
262	—	668	137.00–153.00	146.82
389	—	637	147.00–154.00	150.60
132	—	521	163.00–171.00	168.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	518	155.00–159.00	156.79
41	—	687	133.00	133.00
8	—	625	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	772	140.00–150.75	145.92
248	—	670	160.00–167.00	165.82
15	—	398	209.00	209.00
95	—	530	185.00–195.00	188.16
51	—	487	187.00–190.00	188.54
86	—	417	195.00–209.00	199.42
114	—	822	136.50–138.50	137.28
28	—	865	138.50	138.50
75	—	572	177.00–179.00	178.46
91	—	621	169.00–176.00	172.73
5	—	913	132.00	132.00
185	—	727	152.00–155.00	153.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	643	146.00	146.00
19	—	853	127.00	127.00
15	—	586	160.00	160.00
36	—	680	140.00–154.00	149.63

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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