Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2020-07-31

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Jul 31
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 1,040 vs last sale 1,285▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
392 head
▼ 170 vs last sale 562▼ 65 vs year ago 457 · −14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 48▼ 59 vs year ago 121 · −48.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls also following the same trend at 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Nice offering of all classes of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.70/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$155.70
118 head · 684 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1687157.951,08597
Medium and Large 1-2671145.2997421
One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $110 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 sale118 hd
155.70
—
WY average1 barns · 118 hd
155.70
+0.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,80799.161,79248
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37674.041,019110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64273.431,20617
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22769.6685548

Every lot

15 lots · USDA AMS · Torrington Livestock Auction - Torrington, WY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1520180.00/cwt180.00–180.0093653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542159.00/cwt159.00–159.008629
Steers—Medium and Large 1610153.00/cwt153.00–153.009339
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,03512
Steers—Medium and Large 1903129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,1697
Steers—Medium and Large 1973124.92/cwt123.50–126.001,21528
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523139.00/cwt139.00–139.007276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712133.00/cwt133.00–133.009479
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,76996.16/cwt93.50–103.001,70136
Bulls——1,922108.16/cwt104.00–116.502,07912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22769.66/cwt65.00–72.0085548
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,35873.72/cwt68.50–77.001,00167
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40474.55/cwt69.00–82.001,04743
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64273.43/cwt69.50–75.501,20617
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7612,050.00/cwt2,050.00–2,050.0036,10131

This sale against other markets

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.