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Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Torrington, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 15, 2025

2,000 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $472.75/cwt -6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,512/hd at 531 lb · 262 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $479.27/cwt +10.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,761/hd at 576 lb · 226 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $438.30/cwt +34.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,893/hd at 660 lb · 179 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,000

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–345 344 30 667.00–675.00 $669.65 $2,304 -13.10
375–399 392 88 576.00–600.00 $582.52 $2,283 -48.11
452–499 473 150 560.00–568.00 $564.31 $2,669 +51.83
500–543 519 120 499.00–509.00 $502.74 $2,609 +28.18
556–588 576 226 470.00–495.00 $479.27 $2,761 +36.92
619 619 98 454.00 $454.00 $2,810 +34.34
651–663 660 179 433.00–443.50 $438.30 $2,893 +40.24
721 721 30 380.00 $380.00 $2,740 -14.00
772 772 25 376.00 $376.00 $2,903 +6.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389–396 392 82 530.00–537.00 $534.24 $2,094 +16.17
404–444 423 48 488.00–504.00 $496.04 $2,098 -2.56
496 496 30 465.00 $465.00 $2,306 +6.69
501 fancy 501 30 482.00 $482.00 $2,415 -15.00
511–545 533 140 435.00–442.00 $439.72 $2,344 -2.99
539 539 92 520.00 $520.00 $2,803 +77.29
617 617 53 421.00 $421.00 $2,598 +4.97
612–634 621 70 388.00–389.00 $388.44 $2,412 -27.59
687 687 50 380.00 $380.00 $2,611 +10.00
712–740 728 45 345.00–353.00 $349.52 $2,545 -3.97
755–788 768 177 342.00–351.00 $346.51 $2,661 -1.57
809–847 833 110 348.00–357.00 $349.98 $2,915 -4.63
851–862 858 93 350.00–357.00 $352.26 $3,022 +7.75
996 996 20 325.00 $325.00 $3,237
1097 1097 14 297.00 $297.00 $3,258

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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.