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Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Name: Torrington Livestock Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2020-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Aug 21

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 199 vs last sale 0▲ 109 vs year ago 90 · +121.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

550 head

▲ 211 vs last sale 339▲ 333 vs year ago 217 · +153.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

192 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 125▲ 162 vs year ago 30 · +540.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls following the same trend trading 7.00 higher. Nice offering of all classes with a few packages of bred cows showing up due to dry conditions.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.46/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$134.46

89 head · 824 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$15.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	819	136.16	1,115	79
Medium and Large 1-2	867	121.00	1,049	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.16/cwt here — about $66 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 sale89 hd

134.46

—

WY average2 barns · 122 hd

135.61

−1.15

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,855	91.98	1,706	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,759	70.94	1,248	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	67.88	928	330
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,255	61.36	770	61

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,084	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	912	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,058	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,049	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,248	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,262	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,851	91.08/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,686	48
Bulls	—	—	1,904	102.79/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,957	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	61.36/cwt	58.50–65.00	770	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,323	66.53/cwt	63.00–70.00	880	219
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,453	70.54/cwt	65.00–73.50	1,025	111
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,759	70.94/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,248	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	938	1,348.33/cwt	1,335.00–1,375.00	12,647	54
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	88.11/cwt	77.00–93.00	859	39
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,172	77.67/cwt	77.00–78.50	910	21

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.

Wyoming feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Torrington Livestock Auction - Torrington, WY

Fri Aug 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 0Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 550Last week 339Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 192Last week 125Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
219	—	1,323	63.00–70.00	66.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,255	58.50–65.00	61.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,759	67.00–74.00	70.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,453	65.00–73.50	70.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,851	86.00–97.00	91.08
4	—	1,904	99.00–106.50	102.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	54	—	938	1,335.00–1,375.00	1,348.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	39	—	975	77.00–93.00	88.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,172	77.00–78.50	77.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	695	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	867	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	904	138.00	138.00
23	—	666	137.00	137.00
16	—	778	136.00	136.00
15	—	956	132.00	132.00

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.