Sale reports / Wyoming / Torrington Livestock Commission Company / 2024-05-03

Torrington Livestock Commission Company

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Torrington, Wyoming · Fri, May 3
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2101
Slaughter Cattle receipts
405 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 241▼ 23 vs year ago 428 · −5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 198▼ 276 vs year ago 524 · −52.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls followed the same trend 5.00 to 9.00 higher. A small offering of cow calf pair and bred cows also with a active market on package trade. Sale next Friday in conjunction with a Feeder Special. No more Wednesday Feeder Specials till further notice.

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—Average1,858152.752,83958
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,603147.302,36228
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,437142.082,041120
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,213126.491,53468

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,212$2,54933
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,494$2,64530

Every lot

10 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,823152.07/cwt145.00–157.002,77254
Bulls——2,335162.00/cwt162.00–162.003,7834
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,213126.49/cwt125.00–129.001,53468
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,339140.12/cwt135.00–148.001,87671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,578144.93/cwt142.00–153.002,28749
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,596146.98/cwt144.00–150.502,34627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,800156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,8081
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4942,645.39/head2,525.00–2,850.002,64530
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2122,548.57/head2,250.00–2,900.002,54933
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1835182.06/cwt180.00–183.001,52040

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.