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Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Torrington, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

4,733 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.31/cwt +3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 564 lb · 547 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $151.43/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 736 lb · 374 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.43/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 629 lb · 370 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,733 4,878 1,439
Feeder cattle 4,733 4,878 1,439

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to last week with the exception of a 600 to 675 lb weight heifer which traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Flesh was the main factor on cattle as being green enough to go back to grass. Nice offering of all classes with again 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
335 335 26 217.50 $217.50 $729 —
384 384 25 202.50 $202.50 $778 -18.50
401–433 416 136 199.00–209.00 $202.96 $844 -1.13
459–496 472 321 184.00–196.00 $191.28 $903 +7.74
524–548 530 224 175.00–183.50 $179.29 $950 +0.29
551–582 564 547 167.00–179.25 $173.31 $977 +3.77
600–649 629 370 156.00–164.00 $158.43 $997 +0.51
658–683 670 318 142.00–156.75 $150.10 $1,006 -4.58
711–742 736 374 145.00–152.75 $151.43 $1,115 +1.21
806–818 812 58 133.50–136.50 $135.11 $1,097 -1.36
925 925 63 128.00 $128.00 $1,184 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 604 30 145.00 $145.00 $876 —
698 698 29 138.00 $138.00 $963 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 16 183.00 $183.00 $624 —
364–378 372 83 176.00–179.00 $177.64 $661 —
411–449 432 189 166.00–175.00 $171.61 $741 +9.27
461–493 477 264 155.00–169.50 $163.21 $779 -3.72
506–548 528 296 150.50–162.50 $155.63 $822 -4.22
553–599 574 364 145.00–155.00 $151.12 $867 +0.84
612–634 621 87 140.00–147.00 $143.97 $894 -1.51
659–680 668 105 135.00–136.50 $135.94 $908 -0.82
708–737 727 103 130.00–132.00 $130.81 $951 +1.11
756–796 771 67 125.00–130.50 $128.38 $990 -5.37
822 822 64 128.25 $128.25 $1,054 +1.87
868–869 869 69 123.00–123.50 $123.31 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 36 150.00 $150.00 $718 +3.00
500 500 16 138.00 $138.00 $690 —
793 793 36 118.00 $118.00 $936 —

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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.