Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2023-02-24

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, Feb 24
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Slaughter Cattle receipts
209 head
▼ 222 vs last sale 431▼ 171 vs year ago 380 · −45.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
318 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 179▲ 146 vs year ago 172 · +84.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; slaughter and feeder cows traded 6.00 to 9.00 higher with instances 11.00 higher. A small offering of Bred Cows also today with mostly aged cows selling sharply higher than recent weeks, A short supply is driving the market up with many active bidders in the seats.

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—Average1,983111.852,21816
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,48298.121,45499
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15289.261,02837

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,418$1,430122

Every lot

7 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,983111.85/cwt109.00–115.002,21816
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14488.42/cwt87.00–89.001,01233
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21696.16/cwt95.50–98.001,1694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48398.04/cwt96.00–102.001,45498
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,279115.27/cwt106.50–119.001,47435
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4181,429.72/head1,300.00–1,500.001,430122

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.