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Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Torrington, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

4,128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.57/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 724 lb · 318 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.83/cwt +0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,217/hd at 829 lb · 288 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $203.80/cwt ≈ $748/hd at 367 lb · 209 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,128 4,523 5,291
Feeder cattle 4,128 4,523 5,291

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; feeder steers traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Steer calves traded unevenly steady with instances 5.00 higher on fly weight steers. Feeder heifers following the same trend at mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves traded mostly steady to last week. Nice offering of all classes of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–296 281 44 235.00–241.00 $237.29 $667 —
308 308 24 229.00 $229.00 $705 +4.00
354–386 367 209 195.00–209.00 $203.80 $748 —
410–442 430 137 197.00 $197.00 $847 +8.31
452–487 465 69 178.00–187.00 $183.58 $854 -3.17
506–515 512 41 169.00–174.00 $170.81 $875 -1.95
552–590 573 173 161.00–169.00 $166.37 $953 -4.70
601 601 5 162.00 $162.00 $974 -10.50
658 658 23 160.00 $160.00 $1,053 -6.49
710 710 23 155.00 $155.00 $1,100 -2.26
751–797 756 92 156.00–162.50 $161.76 $1,223 -3.99
817–834 827 189 154.00–164.00 $158.22 $1,308 +1.44
860–882 867 152 149.00–159.00 $154.99 $1,344 -0.95
916–946 922 144 145.00–151.25 $150.15 $1,384 -3.85
960–973 963 147 145.00–154.25 $152.41 $1,468 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1008–1043 1038 69 139.00–148.50 $147.16 $1,528 -0.45
1120 1120 23 143.00 $143.00 $1,602 +9.00
1190 1190 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,606 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–349 325 79 180.00–195.00 $184.60 $600 —
351–383 370 176 172.00–177.00 $174.71 $646 -0.28
403–444 418 205 165.00–172.00 $167.46 $700 -4.54
476–492 482 99 159.00–165.00 $162.59 $784 +1.96
507–542 520 148 155.00–161.00 $157.69 $820 -6.81
553–594 569 81 158.00–161.00 $159.20 $906 -2.22
605–610 608 87 155.00–159.00 $156.24 $950 -3.39
652–698 676 189 149.00–157.00 $152.28 $1,029 +3.28
709–746 724 318 153.00–161.50 $159.57 $1,155 -4.43
758–797 785 146 139.00–148.00 $144.27 $1,133 -5.78
802–847 829 288 143.00–152.00 $146.83 $1,217 +0.02
878–891 885 79 137.00–144.00 $140.23 $1,241 -5.05
906–939 922 102 139.00–146.00 $143.00 $1,318 +3.35
951–973 967 130 136.00–145.00 $140.55 $1,359 +2.96
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1008 1008 24 130.00 $130.00 $1,310 -5.62
1068 1068 5 132.00 $132.00 $1,410 —

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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.