Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2026-03-18

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Wed, Mar 18
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2103
Receipts
3,440 head
1,550 vs last sale 1,890 1,824 vs year ago 1,616 · +112.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; feeder steers traded mostly steady on comparable trades to last week. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. A nice run today with several load lots of heifers and steers. Active bidding throughout the day with a active internet. Several buyers in the seats also actively bidding. Sale again next Wednesday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $461.51/cwt on 214 head, down $18.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 20 comparable sales and sits +2.13 against this barn's trailing median of $459.38.
Average price
$461.51
18.46 vs prior sale
214 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,556
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+6.35
vs WY average
+45.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554461.512,556214
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
500466432398median 459.3812/1702/0403/1104/2908/12
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 sale214 hd
461.51
WY average2 barns · 270 hd
455.16
+6.35
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
+45.39
This barn, trailing median20 sales
459.38
+2.13
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450404545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,20219
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900887318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,82155
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950932308.40/cwt301.00–312.002,87461
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550512493.71/cwt490.00–501.002,52872
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850824336.75/cwt330.00–343.002,77577
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500461506.97/cwt500.00–520.002,33784
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370613.00/cwt612.00–615.002,26827
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600586478.00/cwt478.00–478.002,80140
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,046337.50/cwt337.50–337.503,53050
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450437585.53/cwt575.00–602.002,55966
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530515.13/cwt510.00–525.002,73086
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500451610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,75115
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700678418.12/cwt409.00–429.002,835117
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900870359.57/cwt356.00–361.003,128200
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800781379.36/cwt375.00–392.002,963209
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850817368.88/cwt359.00–372.503,014246
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750726398.78/cwt392.00–405.002,895269
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610472.00/cwt472.00–472.002,87915
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575445.18/cwt435.00–455.002,560142
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800776348.30/cwt342.00–356.002,703198
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630417.42/cwt410.00–434.002,630234
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700676392.98/cwt385.00–403.002,657285
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720373.23/cwt362.00–379.002,687363
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950940344.60/cwt341.00–345.503,23998

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.