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Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Torrington, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

3,559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.60/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 637 lb · 389 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.82/cwt +6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 668 lb · 262 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.82/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 670 lb · 248 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,559 4,250 0
Feeder cattle 3,559 4,250 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; steer calves traded mostly steady. Heifer calves also traded mostly steady with the exception of a 550-650 lb heifer which traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Once again an active market this week with lots of moisture in the area bring the price of grass cattle higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 15 209.00 $209.00 $832 —
400–447 417 86 195.00–209.00 $199.42 $832 -0.53
482–492 487 51 187.00–190.00 $188.54 $918 -17.46
508–549 530 95 185.00–195.00 $188.16 $997 -7.90
568–576 572 75 177.00–179.00 $178.46 $1,021 +1.24
609–627 621 91 169.00–176.00 $172.73 $1,073 -0.21
657–693 670 248 160.00–167.00 $165.82 $1,111 +4.25
722–746 727 185 152.00–155.00 $153.66 $1,117 +0.89
754–796 772 178 140.00–150.75 $145.92 $1,127 -1.67
803–840 822 114 136.50–138.50 $137.28 $1,128 -0.72
865 865 28 138.50 $138.50 $1,198 +2.07
913 913 5 132.00 $132.00 $1,205 -1.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 15 160.00 $160.00 $938 —
643 643 28 146.00 $146.00 $939 —
673–695 680 36 140.00–154.00 $149.63 $1,017 —
853 853 19 127.00 $127.00 $1,083 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–392 377 28 169.00–172.00 $171.00 $645 —
431–441 437 27 166.00–171.00 $167.83 $733 -9.66
475–486 480 55 168.00–169.00 $168.56 $809 -9.09
507–536 521 132 163.00–171.00 $168.37 $877 -1.62
551–567 561 140 164.00–171.00 $165.54 $929 +4.77
604–649 637 389 147.00–154.00 $150.60 $959 +3.35
653–695 668 262 137.00–153.00 $146.82 $981 +6.99
720–736 730 126 130.00–141.00 $136.90 $999 -6.54
765–794 777 84 134.00–137.00 $135.51 $1,053 -0.41
823–824 824 47 129.00–130.50 $129.57 $1,068 -2.50
869 869 26 126.25 $126.25 $1,097 —
984 984 15 115.50 $115.50 $1,137 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514–523 518 45 155.00–159.00 $156.79 $812 -1.21
625 625 8 130.00 $130.00 $812 —
687 687 41 133.00 $133.00 $914 —

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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.