Name: Torrington Livestock Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; steers and heifers traded 8.00 to 12.00 higher with a few instances 15.00 higher on thin fleshed grass type cattle. A very active market on all classes of cattle today with several new buyers in the seats and also a active internet. Several long strings today with drought still throughout region forcing many ranchers to sell due to lack of grass. Sale again in two weeks.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $440.77/cwt on 170 head, down $4.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 20 comparable sales and sits −18.61 against this barn's trailing median of $459.38.

Average price

$440.77

▼ 4.51 vs prior sale

170 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.31

vs WY average

+16.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	440.77	2,460	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

440.77

—

WY average2 barns · 258 hd

434.46

+6.31

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

+16.70

This barn, trailing median20 sales

459.38

−18.61

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

23 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	900–950	906	308.34/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,794	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,828	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	428.34/cwt	425.00–434.00	2,531	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	451.81/cwt	439.00–462.50	2,390	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	338.76/cwt	330.00–353.00	2,829	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	353.65/cwt	349.00–364.00	2,681	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	485.29/cwt	478.00–492.00	3,057	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	438.62/cwt	429.00–443.50	3,132	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	616.72/cwt	595.00–640.00	2,658	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	361.72/cwt	361.00–362.00	3,172	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	583.03/cwt	575.00–590.00	2,822	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	562.70/cwt	555.00–570.00	2,932	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	513.26/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,951	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	352.52/cwt	350.00–356.00	3,219	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,961	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	383.25/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,782	340
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,037	327.82/cwt	320.00–333.50	3,399	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,628	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	432.55/cwt	416.00–448.00	2,677	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	396.90/cwt	388.00–405.00	2,703	329
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	390.60/cwt	380.00–397.00	3,199	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	415.40/cwt	407.00–428.00	3,228	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	441.52/cwt	439.00–444.50	2,980	57

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 Apr 29, 2026

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

Receipts 3,769Last week 4,120Year ago 3,971

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	500–550	529	439.00–462.50	451.81
80	550–600	591	425.00–434.00	428.34
218	600–650	619	416.00–448.00	432.55
329	650–700	681	388.00–405.00	396.90
340	700–750	726	375.00–400.00	383.25
190	750–800	758	349.00–364.00	353.65
178	800–850	835	330.00–353.00	338.76
41	850–900	892	317.00	317.00
38	900–950	906	305.00–312.00	308.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	700–750	730	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	400–450	431	595.00–640.00	616.72
54	450–500	484	575.00–590.00	583.03
64	500–550	521	555.00–570.00	562.70
79	550–600	575	510.00–520.00	513.26
179	600–650	630	478.00–492.00	485.29
57	650–700	675	439.00–444.50	441.52
277	700–750	714	429.00–443.50	438.62
231	750–800	777	407.00–428.00	415.40
168	800–850	819	380.00–397.00	390.60
70	850–900	877	361.00–362.00	361.72
106	900–950	913	350.00–356.00	352.52
106	1000–1050	1,037	320.00–333.50	327.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	700–750	724	409.00	409.00

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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