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Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Torrington, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 11, 2026

1,890 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $490.60/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,566/hd at 523 lb · 224 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $436.62/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,912/hd at 667 lb · 217 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $427.58/cwt -9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,707/hd at 633 lb · 157 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,890 2,111 3,285
Feeder cattle 1,890 2,111 3,285

Compared to last week; feeder steers traded mostly steady to weak. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower. A lighter run again this week with numbers in the area getting shorter every week. Yet still a active market throughout the day even with CME futures being sharply lower throughout the week. Sale again next Wednesday.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 18 580.00 $580.00 $2,506 -11.00
481 481 15 540.00 $540.00 $2,597 -44.00
510–517 514 40 525.00–534.00 $529.53 $2,722 +9.68
602–624 615 76 450.00–474.00 $457.84 $2,816 +4.24
656–683 667 217 428.00–455.00 $436.62 $2,912 -3.64
708–732 719 84 392.00–401.00 $395.35 $2,843 -17.35
776 776 18 383.00 $383.00 $2,972 +11.46
804 804 20 361.00 $361.00 $2,902 -24.00
893 893 15 350.00 $350.00 $3,126
972–980 975 35 310.00–320.00 $315.98 $3,081

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 14 540.00 $540.00 $1,976 -42.00
422–438 430 70 530.00–547.00 $534.70 $2,299 -18.76
456–486 469 141 515.00–533.00 $527.78 $2,475 -33.93
506–531 523 224 479.00–497.00 $490.60 $2,566 -5.25
571–596 580 61 439.00–442.00 $440.94 $2,557 -4.75
611–642 633 157 420.00–434.00 $427.58 $2,707 -9.43
656–666 660 36 385.00–399.00 $393.12 $2,595 -15.68
722–741 730 91 361.00–373.00 $367.78 $2,685 -9.56
775–783 779 36 340.00–348.00 $343.98 $2,680 -7.02
864 864 18 303.00 $303.00 $2,618
1070 1070 23 267.00 $267.00 $2,857
1106 1106 20 257.00 $257.00 $2,842

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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.