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Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Torrington, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

5,179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.50/cwt +2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 675 lb · 324 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.60/cwt -0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 485 lb · 313 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.08/cwt -0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 718 lb · 298 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,179 4,202 3,787
Feeder cattle 5,179 4,202 3,787

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; steer calves under 550 lbs traded unevenly steady to 4.00 lower on comparable trades. Steer calves over 550 lbs traded traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Yearling steers traded steady to weak on a limited test on weights to last week. Heifer calves traded unevenly steady with instances 3.00 lower with the exception of nice replacement heifers which traded higher with a long string of reputation heifers on display. Yearling heifers traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a large selection of lighter weight yearling heifers. Nice offering of all classes of feeder cattle with moderate bidding throughout.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293–295 294 24 207.00–214.00 $210.51 $619 —
341–345 344 109 172.00–187.50 $184.40 $634 -27.69
352–396 381 137 182.50–191.00 $187.18 $713 -15.21
420–445 438 158 170.00–179.50 $176.73 $774 +6.02
451–493 465 274 158.00–171.50 $163.55 $761 -5.63
505–535 515 164 155.00–165.00 $158.96 $819 -2.70
554–580 571 147 138.00–143.00 $141.17 $806 -12.61
610–648 632 177 136.00–150.50 $144.07 $911 -1.18
656–665 661 148 142.00–152.50 $146.48 $968 -6.66
700–729 718 298 141.00–155.00 $148.08 $1,063 -0.54
758–768 762 99 134.00–147.50 $142.14 $1,083 -4.11
831 831 18 134.50 $134.50 $1,118 -12.75
889–895 893 42 135.00–136.00 $135.60 $1,211 -3.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 20 160.00 $160.00 $659 —
514–547 532 54 147.00–148.00 $147.55 $785 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 10 178.00 $178.00 $491 -3.00
300–343 325 89 160.00–171.00 $164.40 $534 -6.81
355–396 374 229 154.00–166.00 $158.57 $593 -5.19
423–431 428 219 142.00–155.50 $150.48 $644 +4.42
461–492 485 313 140.00–155.00 $145.60 $706 -0.46
500–515 507 205 137.00–142.50 $140.10 $710 +0.23
555–583 575 277 138.00–147.50 $142.86 $821 +8.86
624 624 46 149.00 $149.00 $930 +11.00
652 652 80 143.50 $143.50 $936 +0.39
660–684 unweaned 672 66 127.50–135.00 $133.10 $894 —
686 686 89 151.00 $151.00 $1,036 +7.89
686 fancy 686 89 151.00 $151.00 $1,036 —
700–746 720 129 131.00–140.00 $137.00 $986 -4.62
751–788 770 142 131.00–139.00 $137.38 $1,058 -0.84
809–820 817 85 136.25–137.00 $136.44 $1,115 -0.67
851–888 871 188 128.50–132.50 $131.11 $1,142 -5.66
916–924 921 29 120.50–122.00 $121.49 $1,119 —
968–991 978 123 115.00–125.75 $122.05 $1,194 —
1034 1034 10 101.50 $101.50 $1,050 —
1098 1098 10 110.00 $110.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 34 131.00 $131.00 $773 —
766 766 10 120.00 $120.00 $919 —
892 892 15 121.50 $121.50 $1,084 —

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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.