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Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Torrington, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2026

4,010 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $486.92/cwt +22.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,556/hd at 525 lb · 561 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $429.90/cwt +18.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,678/hd at 623 lb · 494 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $450.59/cwt +3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,577/hd at 572 lb · 305 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,010 3,425 3,997
Feeder cattle 4,010 3,425 3,997

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; no test on yearling steers and only test on a yearling heifers were on a 900-950 lb heifer traded 7.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. A nice offering with a few load lots but mainly partial loads and package trade. Many buyers paying a more for calves with spring and falls shots. Half of the offering today of bawling calves were carrying both spring and fall shots. A few internet buyers on partial and load lots but most of the bidding coming from the seats. Sale again Wednesday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 332 51 700.00–730.00 $706.85 $2,347 +33.45
355–385 370 198 647.00–668.00 $654.83 $2,423 +45.89
410–433 419 120 590.00–612.00 $593.79 $2,488 +45.52
451–475 459 294 529.00–552.00 $536.91 $2,464 +20.35
501–548 525 561 475.00–514.00 $486.92 $2,556 +22.98
556–590 572 305 438.00–466.00 $450.59 $2,577 +3.54
600–641 623 494 410.00–444.00 $429.90 $2,678 +18.18
651–678 666 37 400.00–411.00 $404.94 $2,697 -16.06
714 714 26 373.00 $373.00 $2,663 —
1017 1017 9 316.00 $316.00 $3,214 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–382 367 253 533.00–560.00 $539.66 $1,981 +10.48
406–444 425 219 489.00–522.00 $502.19 $2,134 +3.07
460–486 473 170 458.00–475.00 $461.34 $2,182 -8.66
514 514 38 444.00 $444.00 $2,282 +30.19
530–549 542 258 402.00–420.00 $410.76 $2,226 -3.05
561–594 572 141 390.00–414.00 $404.78 $2,315 -41.98
612–618 616 136 379.00–399.00 $386.07 $2,378 +18.90
820 820 20 337.00 $337.00 $2,763 —
915–942 931 55 308.00–313.00 $311.12 $2,897 -0.88
959–997 978 40 300.00–308.00 $304.08 $2,974 -0.92

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Price trend

high 562.70 low 446.96 Oct 2025 Oct 2026

500–549 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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