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Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Torrington, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

6,687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.33/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 576 lb · 619 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $144.63/cwt -0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 732 lb · 569 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.97/cwt -5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 626 lb · 506 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,687 8,459 5,576
Feeder cattle 6,687 8,459 5,576

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower on comparable trades to last week. Another big sale with lots of reputation long strings of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–388 381 74 209.00–211.00 $210.12 $801 +0.73
405–425 416 64 202.00–205.00 $203.28 $846 -1.50
459–495 480 322 179.00–191.00 $182.83 $878 -5.33
504–538 524 421 173.00–182.00 $177.72 $931 -5.48
555–596 581 310 154.00–166.00 $160.44 $932 -6.76
602–644 626 506 147.00–159.00 $151.97 $951 -5.35
652–696 671 463 140.00–154.75 $150.13 $1,007 -0.58
700–745 732 569 138.00–148.00 $144.63 $1,059 -0.46
751–793 779 130 136.00–144.00 $139.46 $1,086 -1.10
816–842 827 135 131.00–141.75 $139.44 $1,153 +7.40
913 913 16 129.00 $129.00 $1,178 +3.22
1057 1057 29 126.50 $126.50 $1,337 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 43 161.00 $161.00 $839 -2.11
677–689 681 75 130.00–140.00 $136.80 $932 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–330 324 43 174.00–185.00 $179.02 $580 +5.42
386–391 389 77 164.00–170.00 $167.76 $653 -11.84
405–443 424 111 159.00–169.00 $163.47 $693 -9.36
465–493 474 287 156.00–169.00 $160.88 $763 -3.65
512–549 533 172 142.00–151.00 $146.27 $780 -5.53
554–597 576 619 136.00–148.00 $142.33 $820 -1.63
604–649 633 345 129.00–136.00 $133.92 $848 -3.45
651–693 664 420 129.00–136.75 $133.63 $887 -5.87
704–720 716 156 123.50–126.00 $125.29 $897 -6.55
758–776 767 165 124.00–132.00 $129.39 $992 +1.10
816–845 832 42 118.00–121.00 $119.33 $993 -8.17
955–989 973 54 116.50–117.00 $116.73 $1,136 —
1027 1027 10 114.00 $114.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 25 150.00 $150.00 $738 +6.20
597 597 25 130.00 $130.00 $776 -5.00

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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.