Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand uneven. Supply moderate. Feeder futures lost around 170 points on Tuesday. Friday's Cattle on Feed report is expected to be bearish showing around 3.4 percent more cattle in feedlots than a year ago while also indicating the slowly shrinking backlog of fed cattle to still be in the neighborhood of 400,00 head.
| Frame / muscle | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium and Large 1-2 | 545 | 148.42 | 808 | 147 |
| Medium 1 | 506 | 147.00 | 744 | 6thin |
| Medium and Large 2 | 450 | 145.50 | 655 | 8thin |
| Medium and Large 1 | 637 | 145.09 | 924 | 232 |
| Medium 1-2 | 584 | 137.73 | 804 | 13thin |
| Large 1 | 535 | 137.50 | 736 | 8thin |
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,711 | 86.95 | 1,488 | 16 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,408 | 63.51 | 894 | 9thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,301 | 61.21 | 797 | 12 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,064 | 49.79 | 530 | 18 |
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 320 | 168.34/cwt | 166.00–171.00 | 539 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 374 | 175.48/cwt | 171.00–182.00 | 656 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 415 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 602 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 423 | 162.02/cwt | 152.00–173.50 | 685 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 471 | 151.19/cwt | 147.50–160.00 | 712 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 479 | 167.12/cwt | 164.00–171.00 | 801 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 485 | 146.00/cwt | 146.00–146.00 | 708 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Medium 1-2 | 491 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 712 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Medium 1 | 506 | 147.00/cwt | 147.00–147.00 | 744 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Large 1 | 506 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 708 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 526 | 151.85/cwt | 146.00–161.00 | 799 | 44 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 529 | 146.82/cwt | 144.50–155.50 | 777 | 19 |
| Steers | — | Large 1 | 564 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 761 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 571 | 152.68/cwt | 145.00–160.00 | 872 | 26 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 574 | 149.00/cwt | 149.00–149.00 | 855 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 575 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 805 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy | 575 | 136.52/cwt | 135.00–137.50 | 785 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 616 | 140.82/cwt | 138.50–142.50 | 867 | 40 |
| Steers | — | Medium 1-2 | 623 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 841 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned | 625 | 135.51/cwt | 135.00–136.00 | 847 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 636 | 146.41/cwt | 140.00–150.25 | 931 | 90 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 673 | 135.48/cwt | 135.00–137.00 | 912 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 713 | 139.30/cwt | 138.00–139.50 | 993 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 718 | 133.63/cwt | 130.00–137.50 | 959 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Medium 1-2 | 760 | 123.50/cwt | 123.50–123.50 | 939 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 766 | 129.16/cwt | 128.00–130.00 | 989 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Unweaned | 768 | 125.25/cwt | 125.25–125.25 | 962 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 808 | 128.52/cwt | 128.25–128.75 | 1,038 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 1,188 | 96.00/cwt | 96.00–96.00 | 1,140 | 6 |
| Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 288 | 155.03/cwt | 151.00–159.00 | 446 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 330 | 153.42/cwt | 151.00–156.00 | 506 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 371 | 153.22/cwt | 151.00–160.00 | 568 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 375 | 144.76/cwt | 141.00–149.00 | 543 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 423 | 154.16/cwt | 150.00–157.50 | 652 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 424 | 135.32/cwt | 134.00–136.00 | 574 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 434 | 155.88/cwt | 149.50–160.50 | 677 | 18 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 470 | 122.38/cwt | 120.00–124.00 | 575 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 479 | 144.56/cwt | 144.00–146.00 | 692 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 481 | 148.78/cwt | 144.00–159.00 | 716 | 27 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 504 | 127.21/cwt | 120.00–130.00 | 641 | 11 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 517 | 144.28/cwt | 143.00–146.00 | 746 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 529 | 135.53/cwt | 126.00–143.50 | 717 | 39 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 564 | 137.07/cwt | 135.00–139.00 | 773 | 22 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 581 | 130.32/cwt | 127.00–135.00 | 757 | 28 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 587 | 133.50/cwt | 133.50–133.50 | 784 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 595 | 111.00/cwt | 111.00–111.00 | 660 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Unweaned | 609 | 130.50/cwt | 130.50–130.50 | 795 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Full | 612 | 125.00/cwt | 125.00–125.00 | 765 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 622 | 136.70/cwt | 132.50–139.00 | 850 | 11 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 634 | 126.00/cwt | 126.00–126.00 | 799 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 652 | 125.50/cwt | 125.50–125.50 | 818 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 668 | 131.98/cwt | 125.50–134.75 | 882 | 23 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 719 | 123.29/cwt | 112.50–125.25 | 886 | 37 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 876 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,007 | 31 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 878 | 112.50/cwt | 111.00–114.50 | 988 | 7 |
| Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 370 | 159.00/cwt | 159.00–159.00 | 588 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 417 | 154.53/cwt | 148.00–161.00 | 644 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 462 | 150.92/cwt | 148.00–153.00 | 697 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 530 | 133.03/cwt | 127.00–141.00 | 705 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 573 | 128.48/cwt | 122.00–134.50 | 736 | 18 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 612 | 123.02/cwt | 122.00–126.00 | 753 | 9 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 2 | 636 | 109.00/cwt | 109.00–109.00 | 693 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 670 | 113.08/cwt | 111.00–114.50 | 758 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 731 | 112.32/cwt | 111.00–113.00 | 821 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 765 | 107.55/cwt | 100.00–109.50 | 823 | 9 |
| Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first | |||||||
| Dairy Steers | — | Large 3 | 395 | 68.00/cwt | 68.00–68.00 | 269 | 14 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Bulls | — | — | 1,608 | 79.90/cwt | 74.00–82.75 | 1,285 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,745 | 88.73/cwt | 85.00–93.25 | 1,548 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,755 | 95.50/cwt | 95.50–95.50 | 1,676 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 988 | 43.82/cwt | 40.00–46.75 | 433 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,093 | 52.09/cwt | 47.50–55.50 | 569 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,257 | 60.90/cwt | 60.00–62.50 | 766 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,291 | 61.05/cwt | 58.50–62.50 | 788 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,415 | 63.00/cwt | 63.00–63.00 | 891 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,484 | 64.82/cwt | 64.50–65.00 | 962 | 6 |
| Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first | |||||||
| Stock Cows | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 967 | 76.00/cwt | 76.00–76.00 | 735 | 3 |
| Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first | |||||||
| Bred Cows | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 1,365 | 981.14/cwt | 890.00–1,075.00 | 13,393 | 2 |
| Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first | |||||||
| Cow-Calf Pairs | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 1,435 | 1,363.33/cwt | 1,200.00–1,450.00 | 19,564 | 6 |
Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand uneven. Supply moderate. Feeder futures lost around 170 points on Tuesday. Friday's Cattle on Feed report is expected to be bearish showing around 3.4 percent more cattle in feedlots than a year ago while also indicating the slowly shrinking backlog of fed cattle to still be in the neighborhood of 400,00 head.
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | — | 517 | 143.00–146.00 | 144.28 |
| 7 | — | 878 | 111.00–114.50 | 112.50 |
| 5 | — | 371 | 151.00–160.00 | 153.22 |
| 27 | — | 481 | 144.00–159.00 | 148.78 |
| 23 | — | 668 | 125.50–134.75 | 131.98 |
| 22 | — | 564 | 135.00–139.00 | 137.07 |
| 18 | — | 434 | 149.50–160.50 | 155.88 |
| 11 | — | 622 | 132.50–139.00 | 136.70 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 587 | 133.50 | 133.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | — | 504 | 120.00–130.00 | 127.21 |
| 10 | — | 470 | 120.00–124.00 | 122.38 |
| 6 | — | 424 | 134.00–136.00 | 135.32 |
| 4 | — | 595 | 111.00 | 111.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | — | 529 | 126.00–143.50 | 135.53 |
| 37 | — | 719 | 112.50–125.25 | 123.29 |
| 31 | — | 876 | 115.00 | 115.00 |
| 28 | — | 581 | 127.00–135.00 | 130.32 |
| 8 | — | 652 | 125.50 | 125.50 |
| 8 | — | 634 | 126.00 | 126.00 |
| 8 | — | 423 | 150.00–157.50 | 154.16 |
| 7 | — | 479 | 144.00–146.00 | 144.56 |
| 7 | — | 375 | 141.00–149.00 | 144.76 |
| 4 | — | 330 | 151.00–156.00 | 153.42 |
| 4 | — | 288 | 151.00–159.00 | 155.03 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 612 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 609 | 130.50 | 130.50 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 636 | 109.00 | 109.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | — | 573 | 122.00–134.50 | 128.48 |
| 11 | — | 530 | 127.00–141.00 | 133.03 |
| 9 | — | 765 | 100.00–109.50 | 107.55 |
| 9 | — | 612 | 122.00–126.00 | 123.02 |
| 8 | — | 417 | 148.00–161.00 | 154.53 |
| 6 | — | 731 | 111.00–113.00 | 112.32 |
| 6 | — | 670 | 111.00–114.50 | 113.08 |
| 5 | — | 462 | 148.00–153.00 | 150.92 |
| 3 | — | 370 | 159.00 | 159.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | — | 479 | 164.00–171.00 | 167.12 |
| 11 | — | 808 | 128.25–128.75 | 128.52 |
| 7 | — | 766 | 128.00–130.00 | 129.16 |
| 6 | — | 1,188 | 96.00 | 96.00 |
| 90 | — | 636 | 140.00–150.25 | 146.41 |
| 44 | — | 526 | 146.00–161.00 | 151.85 |
| 26 | — | 571 | 145.00–160.00 | 152.68 |
| 23 | — | 713 | 138.00–139.50 | 139.30 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 575 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | — | 491 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| 3 | — | 760 | 123.50 | 123.50 |
| 3 | — | 623 | 135.00 | 135.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 506 | 147.00 | 147.00 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 564 | 135.00 | 135.00 |
| 4 | — | 506 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 485 | 146.00 | 146.00 |
| 4 | — | 415 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 625 | 135.00–136.00 | 135.51 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | — | 616 | 138.50–142.50 | 140.82 |
| 19 | — | 529 | 144.50–155.50 | 146.82 |
| 17 | — | 423 | 152.00–173.50 | 162.02 |
| 17 | — | 374 | 171.00–182.00 | 175.48 |
| 13 | — | 718 | 130.00–137.50 | 133.63 |
| 10 | — | 471 | 147.50–160.00 | 151.19 |
| 8 | — | 673 | 135.00–137.00 | 135.48 |
| 5 | — | 574 | 149.00 | 149.00 |
| 4 | — | 320 | 166.00–171.00 | 168.34 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | — | 575 | 135.00–137.50 | 136.52 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | — | 768 | 125.25 | 125.25 |
| Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | — | 395 | 68.00 | 68.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 3 | — | 967 | 76.00 | 76.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 2 | — | 1,365 | 890.00–1,075.00 | 981.14 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt | ||||||
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 6 | — | 1,435 | 1,200.00–1,450.00 | 1,363.33 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 1,608 | 74.00–82.75 | 79.90 |
| 1 | — | 1,755 | 95.50 | 95.50 |
| 11 | — | 1,745 | 85.00–93.25 | 88.73 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | — | 1,291 | 58.50–62.50 | 61.05 |
| 1 | — | 1,415 | 63.00 | 63.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | — | 1,093 | 47.50–55.50 | 52.09 |
| 5 | — | 988 | 40.00–46.75 | 43.82 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 1,484 | 64.50–65.00 | 64.82 |
| 3 | — | 1,257 | 60.00–62.50 | 60.90 |