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Torrington Livestock Auction market report — October 21, 2026

Torrington, WY · Wednesday sale · USDA report published 10/21/2026 · Sale days

Head sold
4,010
Last week 3,425 (+585)
Last year 3,997
5-wt steers (500–599 lb)
$474.12 /cwt
$2,568 per head · 866 hd
vs last week +17.54
7-wt steers (700–799 lb)
$373.00 /cwt
$2,663 per head · 26 hd
vs last week —

Compared to last week; no test on yearling steers and only test on a yearling heifers were on a 900-950 lb heifer traded 7.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. A nice offering with a few load lots but mainly partial loads and package trade. Many buyers paying a more for calves with spring and falls shots. Half of the offering today of bawling calves were carrying both spring and fall shots. A few internet buyers on partial and load lots but most of the bidding coming from the seats. Sale again Wednesday.

USDA Market News reporter, October 21, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 21

WeightHeadAvg wt$/cwt$/headvs last weekvs last year
300–399 lb249362 lb$665.48$2,410+35.48+12.16
400–499 lb414447 lb$553.40$2,476+18.24−24.63
500–599 lb866542 lb$474.12$2,568+17.54−9.48
600–699 lb531626 lb$428.16$2,680+10.91+11.03
700–799 lb26714 lb$373.00$2,663—−14.89
Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 14. Last year = sale of Oct 22.

Feeder heifers — Oct 21

WeightHeadAvg wt$/cwt$/headvs last weekvs last year
300–399 lb253367 lb$539.66$1,981−10.96−32.38
400–499 lb389446 lb$484.34$2,160−5.80−5.35
500–599 lb399553 lb$408.65$2,258−10.79−24.06
600–699 lb136616 lb$386.07$2,378+31.81−1.58
800–899 lb20820 lb$337.00$2,763+17.00−6.61
900–999 lb95951 lb$308.16$2,930+2.31−16.12
Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 14. Last year = sale of Oct 22.

Slaughter cows — Oct 23

GradeDressingHeadAvg wtAvg $/cwtRange $/cwt
Boner 80-85%Average4861,371 lb$145.93$135.00–$152.00
Lean 85-90%Average4111,135 lb$136.68$133.00–$140.00
Lean 85-90%Low1231,111 lb$129.15$127.00–$132.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$472.15/cwt
4-week average
$461.65
13-week average
$454.37
4-week vs 13-week
+1.6%
52-wk low $433.91high $535.39

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$372.16/cwt
4-week average
$374.41
13-week average
$368.52
4-week vs 13-week
+1.6%
52-wk low $341.13high $427.00

Sales in 10 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$412.12/cwt
4-week average
$405.55
13-week average
$408.56
4-week vs 13-week
−0.7%
52-wk low $378.77high $486.37

Sales in 8 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and Feb and lowest in Aug and Nov.

Monthvs year avgPatternYears aboveYears
Jan+3.5%86%7
Feb+5.6%86%7
Mar+6.0%100%7
Apr+3.6%71%7
May+1.6%57%7
Jun−1.1%29%7
Jul+3.7%100%5
Aug−5.3%0%5
Sep−2.1%29%7
Oct−2.6%29%7
Nov−4.0%0%7
Dec−3.0%29%7
Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jul and Aug and lowest in Dec and Nov.

Monthvs year avgPatternYears aboveYears
Jan+0.3%57%7
Feb+0.7%57%7
Mar−0.8%29%7
Apr+1.0%71%7
May+1.9%57%7
Jun+2.0%57%7
Jul+2.5%100%4
Aug+2.4%71%7
Sep+2.4%71%7
Oct+1.7%71%7
Nov−2.5%14%7
Dec−3.5%14%7
Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.

Recent sales

SaleHead soldSteers 500–599 $/cwtSteers 700–799 $/cwtHeifers 500–599 $/cwt
Fri Oct 231,963———
Wed Oct 214,010$474.12$373.00$408.65
Fri Oct 162,000———
Wed Oct 143,425$456.59—$419.44
Fri Oct 91,801———
Wed Oct 73,501$450.95$371.93$387.94
Fri Oct 21,557———
Wed Sep 302,615$467.51$377.54$408.89
Fri Sep 25804$405.00—$405.00
Wed Sep 233,137$447.12$371.81$413.23
Fri Sep 181,010———
Wed Sep 162,462$443.03$371.18—
Fri Sep 111,033———
Wed Sep 92,904$462.84$364.45$394.97
Fri Sep 4744———
Wed Sep 21,829$438.00$353.75—
Fri Aug 28621———
Wed Aug 261,401$459.46$352.00$394.00
Fri Aug 21301———
Wed Aug 191,350$444.14——
Fri Aug 14628———
Wed Aug 122,007$457.83$374.40$445.00
Fri Aug 7518———
Fri Jul 31467———
Fri Jul 241,192———
 Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.

Special and graded sales

SaleTypeHeadSteers 500–599Steers 700–799Heifers 500–599In trend
Oct 19, 2026 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 3,310 $469.72$371.78$416.83 Yes
Oct 12, 2026 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 3,192 $446.72$376.00$394.06 Yes
Oct 5, 2026 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 3,998 $459.61—$395.04 Yes
Sep 28, 2026 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 994 ——— No
Jan 19, 2026 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 1,875 ——— No
Jan 5, 2026 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 708 ——— No
Dec 15, 2025 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 2,434 ——— No
Dec 8, 2025 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 1,492 ——— No
Dec 1, 2025 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 1,630 ——— No
Nov 24, 2025 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 786 ——— No
Nov 17, 2025 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 1,783 ——— No
Nov 10, 2025 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 1,966 ——— No
Nov 3, 2025 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 4,079 $451.67$374.24$424.28 Yes
Oct 27, 2025 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 968 ——— No
Oct 20, 2025 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 4,725 $477.94$399.00$415.47 Yes
Oct 13, 2025 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 4,698 $500.09—$463.47 Yes
Oct 6, 2025 Torrington Livestock Auction Specialspecial 3,428 $467.27$402.30$416.46 Yes
The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.

Nearby barns this week

BarnDistanceSaleSteers 500–599Steers 700–799
Winter Livestock Auction, Riverton 224 mi Oct 20$444.12$350.86
Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Wyoming sale this week.

Sale days

SaleLatest reportHeadSales in 52 weeksUSDA report
FridayOctober 23, 20261,96349AMS_2101
Feeder Cattle AuctionOctober 21, 20264,01041AMS_2103
Torrington Livestock Auction Special specialOctober 19, 20263,31017AMS_2105

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Torrington Livestock Auction - Torrington, WY” (AMS_2101); “Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction - Torrington, WY” (AMS_2103); “Torrington Livestock Auction Special - Torrington, WY” (AMS_2105). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.