Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2022-05-06

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, May 6
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Feeder Cattle receipts
800 head
▲ 800 vs last sale 0▲ 800 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
520 head
▼ 165 vs last sale 685▼ 264 vs year ago 784 · −33.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
510 head
▼ 306 vs last sale 816▼ 436 vs year ago 946 · −46.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; feeder and slaughter cows traded mostly steady to last week. Slaughter bulls also trading mostly steady. A nice offering of feeder cattle with higher undertones noted. Also an offering of bred cows and pairs with an active market also.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.33/cwt on 518 head.
Average price
$165.33
518 head · 641 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,060
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$39.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.53
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1632166.551,053502
Medium and Large 1-2933127.001,18516thin
One grade step is worth $39.55/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale518 hd
165.33
—
WY average2 barns · 589 hd
162.80
+2.53
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—Average1,876106.812,00423
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40179.991,121196
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18373.8387343

Every lot

26 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1465222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,03521
Steers—Medium and Large 1532202.45/cwt200.00–204.001,07794
Steers—Medium and Large 1663185.50/cwt185.50–185.501,23021
Steers—Medium and Large 1910139.52/cwt138.00–141.001,27010
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411175.00/cwt175.00–175.0071940
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468182.44/cwt180.50–185.0085465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524178.17/cwt175.00–183.0093476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630167.46/cwt163.00–170.501,05590
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,14450
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716160.32/cwt159.00–162.001,14871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1757152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,15146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1836142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,18728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1873145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,27036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2933127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,18516
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,12933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1811144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,17229
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,876106.81/cwt102.00–114.002,00423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18373.83/cwt72.00–78.5087343
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,37679.72/cwt78.00–83.501,097154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49280.47/cwt79.00–83.501,20140
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,54091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,4012
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1971,711.82/cwt1,675.00–1,750.0020,49019
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4921,606.51/cwt1,550.00–1,650.0023,96943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5401,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0023,10022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5441,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0018,68221
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3851,585.00/cwt1,585.00–1,585.0021,95212

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.