Name: Torrington Livestock Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; heifer calves traded mostly steady. No trend on steer calves this week as there was not enough receipts. Still a very active market with every week the receipts becoming lighter. A smaller offering with the majority being package trade. Sale again next Wednesday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.51/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −167.86 against this barn's trailing median of $459.38.

Average price

$291.51

170 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.72

vs WY average

+23.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	291.51	1,640	170

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $486.37, low $411.88, median $459.38 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale170 hd

291.51

—

WY average2 barns · 183 hd

290.79

+0.72

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

+23.13

This barn, trailing median20 sales

459.38

−167.86

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

24 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	650–700	690	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,877	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,897	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	231.42/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,773	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,897	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	333.99/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,289	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	333.55/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,421	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	321.07/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,535	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	291.05/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,644	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	289.38/cwt	279.00–292.00	1,843	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,156	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,509	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,549	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,829	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,033	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,141	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	232.05/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,917	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	236.70/cwt	232.00–240.00	2,071	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	353.21/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,890	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	349.50/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,664	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,725	15

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 May 1, 2024

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

Receipts 1,228Last week 2,021Year ago 3,324

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	350–400	386	333.00–335.00	333.99
43	400–450	426	330.00–338.00	333.55
48	450–500	478	315.00–330.00	321.07
20	500–550	545	295.00	295.00
150	550–600	565	290.00–293.00	291.05
221	600–650	637	279.00–292.00	289.38
12	650–700	690	272.00	272.00
32	700–750	716	265.00	265.00
28	750–800	766	230.00–232.00	231.42
36	800–850	845	215.00	215.00
18	850–900	850	210.00	210.00
23	950–1000	978	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	734	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	390	387.00	387.00
18	400–450	405	382.50	382.50
55	450–500	476	340.00–355.00	349.50
45	500–550	535	340.00–360.00	353.21
19	550–600	568	322.00	322.00
10	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
20	700–750	711	286.00	286.00
20	750–800	754	284.00	284.00
24	800–850	826	230.00–235.00	232.05
44	850–900	875	232.00–240.00	236.70
9	950–1000	980	220.00	220.00

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