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Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Torrington, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

2,772 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.32/cwt +9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 569 lb · 197 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $176.37/cwt +10.21 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 474 lb · 189 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $145.59/cwt -2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 595 lb · 157 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,772 3,552 6,949
Feeder cattle 2,772 3,552 6,949

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; steer and heifer calves traded steady to 5.00 higher on a lighter offering than last Wednesday. Yearling steers and heifers also followed the same trend trading 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a few instances 5.00 higher on load lots. Nice offering of feeder cattle with a very active market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 17 197.50 $197.50 $646 +2.50
378–393 384 109 192.00–208.00 $202.13 $776 +1.14
406–435 425 65 185.00–195.00 $192.05 $816 +12.10
468–491 474 189 169.50–181.00 $176.37 $836 +10.21
516–545 536 87 159.00–166.00 $162.08 $869 +4.36
586–598 595 157 142.00–147.50 $145.59 $866 -2.81
610–648 633 52 153.00–157.50 $154.75 $980 +10.32
722–745 725 143 153.50–155.50 $154.08 $1,117 —
787 787 52 150.50 $150.50 $1,184 —
805–848 822 79 138.00–148.50 $144.26 $1,186 +7.26
884–887 885 37 144.00–145.50 $144.89 $1,282 —
931 931 16 135.00 $135.00 $1,257 —
962 962 10 132.00 $132.00 $1,270 —
1017–1027 1021 27 120.00–126.00 $123.76 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
754–766 760 62 127.00–138.00 $130.33 $991 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–297 288 52 162.00–169.00 $164.98 $475 +5.98
358–384 366 91 169.00–174.00 $172.17 $630 +9.94
410–449 423 105 152.00–166.00 $156.78 $663 +3.17
456–487 469 140 142.00–150.00 $146.87 $689 +0.87
500–522 511 76 143.50–145.00 $144.23 $737 -2.77
564–572 565 135 140.50–145.25 $144.54 $817 +13.64
567–586 unweaned 577 62 130.00–132.00 $131.12 $757 —
619–633 623 63 127.00–136.50 $133.59 $832 +3.09
652–677 660 68 134.50–136.00 $135.48 $894 -1.52
700–737 704 51 134.00–140.50 $139.83 $984 —
754–788 770 85 131.00–135.00 $133.11 $1,025 -3.89
802–836 810 133 133.00–144.50 $140.67 $1,139 —
856–880 870 76 135.00–138.00 $136.33 $1,186 +5.54
905–949 926 125 125.00–132.00 $130.32 $1,207 +3.06
956–983 963 51 127.00–130.00 $128.40 $1,236 —
1005 1005 33 126.50 $126.50 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–365 357 51 156.00 $156.00 $557 —
701 701 11 125.00 $125.00 $876 —

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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.