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Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Torrington, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

3,559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.02/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,495/hd at 859 lb · 257 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.21/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 786 lb · 252 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $180.91/cwt -2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,507/hd at 833 lb · 211 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,559 3,302 4,128
Feeder cattle 3,559 3,302 4,128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; feeder steer and heifer package traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower early in the day, but as the day progressed into part loads and load lots both steers and heifers traded fully steady to last week. Steer and heifer calves traded lower to last week with the exception of replacement quality heifers being in high demand. Nice offering again this week with most of the bidding coming from the seats.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 40 250.00 $250.00 $690 —
377–387 383 67 258.00–259.00 $258.57 $990 —
402–425 415 56 225.00–237.00 $230.23 $955 -9.67
470–477 474 182 218.00–220.00 $219.25 $1,039 -2.40
501–544 524 106 196.00–202.00 $199.26 $1,044 -14.57
557–558 558 83 196.00–204.00 $199.71 $1,114 -4.66
605–649 629 96 189.00–202.00 $196.69 $1,237 +2.19
696 696 26 190.00 $190.00 $1,322 —
718–749 727 158 181.00–189.00 $186.66 $1,357 -7.79
756–793 771 115 172.00–187.00 $180.70 $1,393 -0.71
815–847 833 211 178.00–185.00 $180.91 $1,507 -2.04
884–893 889 89 176.00–179.00 $177.66 $1,579 +2.66
914–949 930 203 170.00–179.00 $174.66 $1,624 -3.76
957–976 967 115 170.00–172.00 $171.21 $1,656 -1.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 28 165.00 $165.00 $1,221 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 15 215.00 $215.00 $785 +23.00
416–446 426 90 195.00–207.00 $202.81 $864 +3.25
474–493 483 143 174.00–189.00 $182.68 $882 -14.08
501–546 529 101 179.00–183.00 $181.06 $958 -11.53
548 548 48 215.00 $215.00 $1,178 +22.41
579 579 67 178.00–185.00 $181.45 $1,051 -7.55
603 unweaned 603 23 204.00 $204.00 $1,230 —
624 624 90 211.50 $211.50 $1,320 —
636–648 642 56 179.00–186.00 $182.72 $1,173 —
675–683 680 48 175.00–179.00 $177.43 $1,207 -5.33
720–736 724 138 170.00–181.00 $177.00 $1,281 +1.04
753–794 786 252 175.00–181.00 $179.21 $1,409 +4.71
803–842 822 105 174.00–180.00 $176.87 $1,454 +1.45
852–887 859 257 167.00–177.00 $174.02 $1,495 -0.18
908 908 28 168.00 $168.00 $1,525 +0.44
964 964 26 159.50 $159.50 $1,538 -4.45
1014 1014 20 149.50 $149.50 $1,516 -5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
842 842 50 162.00 $162.00 $1,364 —

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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.