*CLOSE*
Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves steady, yearlings 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand moderate for calves, good for yearlings, supply moderate. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures closed sharply higher, providing some optimism to feeder cattle Buyers.
The USDA Cattle ON Feed report showed 99 percent On Feed, 91 percent Placements, 98 percent Marketed.
| Frame / muscle | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium and Large 1 | 707 | 146.61 | 1,037 | 1,012 |
| Medium and Large 1-2 | 631 | 142.29 | 898 | 919 |
| Medium and Large 2 | 552 | 138.90 | 766 | 30 |
| Large 1 | 755 | 131.50 | 993 | 14thin |
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 332 | 180.00/cwt | 180.00–180.00 | 598 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 371 | 158.31/cwt | 157.50–160.00 | 587 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed | 387 | 164.00/cwt | 164.00–164.00 | 635 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 422 | 167.44/cwt | 161.00–173.00 | 707 | 22 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 424 | 154.46/cwt | 150.00–160.00 | 655 | 20 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 477 | 160.60/cwt | 153.00–170.00 | 766 | 74 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 479 | 147.26/cwt | 140.00–156.00 | 705 | 60 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 525 | 154.93/cwt | 152.00–158.00 | 813 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed | 528 | 153.38/cwt | 150.00–157.00 | 810 | 28 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 530 | 146.08/cwt | 140.00–153.00 | 774 | 189 |
| Steers | — | Large 1 | 532 | 144.00/cwt | 144.00–144.00 | 766 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 533 | 140.12/cwt | 137.50–141.00 | 747 | 24 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 574 | 151.46/cwt | 144.00–160.00 | 869 | 136 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 575 | 140.40/cwt | 132.00–152.50 | 807 | 136 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 621 | 144.09/cwt | 137.50–147.00 | 895 | 73 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Unweaned | 623 | 140.31/cwt | 133.00–143.00 | 874 | 26 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 627 | 134.00/cwt | 134.00–134.00 | 840 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned | 627 | 133.86/cwt | 130.00–137.00 | 839 | 27 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 628 | 149.90/cwt | 148.00–154.00 | 941 | 63 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned | 663 | 134.00/cwt | 134.00–134.00 | 888 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 664 | 144.06/cwt | 140.00–150.00 | 957 | 73 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 674 | 150.39/cwt | 147.00–155.00 | 1,014 | 99 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 720 | 140.93/cwt | 128.00–143.50 | 1,015 | 143 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 728 | 147.82/cwt | 142.00–151.50 | 1,076 | 168 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 773 | 143.68/cwt | 138.00–145.75 | 1,111 | 79 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 789 | 134.55/cwt | 132.50–137.50 | 1,062 | 46 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 808 | 143.85/cwt | 136.00–147.25 | 1,162 | 129 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 815 | 139.70/cwt | 135.50–140.25 | 1,139 | 70 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 866 | 125.50/cwt | 124.00–126.00 | 1,087 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 875 | 134.84/cwt | 131.00–137.00 | 1,180 | 111 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 905 | 132.25/cwt | 130.50–132.50 | 1,197 | 83 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 1,003 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,103 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 1,050 | 117.00/cwt | 117.00–117.00 | 1,229 | 15 |
| Steers | — | Large 1 | 1,157 | 109.00/cwt | 109.00–109.00 | 1,261 | 5 |
| Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 315 | 152.50/cwt | 152.50–152.50 | 480 | 18 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 320 | 137.52/cwt | 132.50–142.50 | 440 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 327 | 125.00/cwt | 125.00–125.00 | 409 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Medium 1-2 | 345 | 128.00/cwt | 128.00–128.00 | 442 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 363 | 132.50/cwt | 132.50–132.50 | 481 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 384 | 140.27/cwt | 138.00–142.50 | 539 | 16 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed | 389 | 122.49/cwt | 120.00–126.00 | 476 | 14 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed | 406 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 589 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 430 | 142.13/cwt | 140.00–147.00 | 611 | 56 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 432 | 129.17/cwt | 122.50–136.00 | 558 | 36 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 470 | 134.67/cwt | 126.00–140.00 | 633 | 35 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 480 | 125.74/cwt | 120.00–130.00 | 604 | 82 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed | 495 | 141.03/cwt | 137.00–143.00 | 698 | 33 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 517 | 124.88/cwt | 118.00–136.00 | 646 | 102 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 526 | 136.14/cwt | 130.00–140.00 | 716 | 33 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 527 | 123.97/cwt | 123.00–125.00 | 653 | 32 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 529 | 114.01/cwt | 113.00–115.00 | 603 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed | 543 | 131.91/cwt | 127.00–133.50 | 716 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 570 | 125.08/cwt | 122.00–129.00 | 713 | 11 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 575 | 135.59/cwt | 132.00–143.00 | 780 | 120 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 575 | 117.62/cwt | 117.00–118.00 | 676 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 576 | 125.38/cwt | 119.00–133.00 | 722 | 88 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 621 | 129.11/cwt | 121.00–133.00 | 802 | 113 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 623 | 136.21/cwt | 131.00–140.00 | 849 | 66 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed | 627 | 138.00/cwt | 138.00–138.00 | 865 | 11 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned | 632 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 758 | 14 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Full | 643 | 118.00/cwt | 118.00–118.00 | 759 | 18 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned | 657 | 117.50/cwt | 117.50–117.50 | 772 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 661 | 141.20/cwt | 130.00–144.60 | 933 | 233 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 673 | 129.05/cwt | 124.00–135.00 | 869 | 25 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 701 | 116.00/cwt | 116.00–116.00 | 813 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned | 704 | 122.00/cwt | 122.00–122.00 | 859 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 724 | 136.20/cwt | 131.50–137.75 | 986 | 129 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 728 | 125.70/cwt | 117.00–131.00 | 915 | 53 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 767 | 123.06/cwt | 121.00–125.00 | 944 | 21 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 773 | 131.50/cwt | 131.50–131.50 | 1,016 | 23 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 808 | 127.00/cwt | 127.00–127.00 | 1,026 | 14 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 846 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 931 | 5 |
| Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1 | 343 | 182.50/cwt | 182.50–182.50 | 626 | 19 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed | 358 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 501 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 379 | 149.13/cwt | 142.50–160.00 | 565 | 19 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1 | 405 | 170.00/cwt | 170.00–170.00 | 689 | 22 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1 | 468 | 153.06/cwt | 145.00–157.00 | 716 | 32 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt | 474 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 687 | 10 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 478 | 137.29/cwt | 135.00–140.00 | 656 | 28 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 516 | 136.74/cwt | 130.00–139.00 | 706 | 26 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1 | 530 | 136.00/cwt | 130.00–140.00 | 721 | 27 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed | 542 | 138.00/cwt | 138.00–138.00 | 748 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 570 | 133.57/cwt | 125.00–139.00 | 761 | 37 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1 | 577 | 138.00/cwt | 138.00–138.00 | 796 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | Medium 1-2Unweaned | 602 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 722 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned | 627 | 120.36/cwt | 113.00–130.00 | 755 | 12 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 649 | 127.00/cwt | 127.00–127.00 | 824 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 2Unweaned | 668 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 735 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 677 | 125.00/cwt | 125.00–125.00 | 846 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed | 684 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 889 | 7 |
*CLOSE*
Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves steady, yearlings 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand moderate for calves, good for yearlings, supply moderate. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures closed sharply higher, providing some optimism to feeder cattle Buyers.
The USDA Cattle ON Feed report showed 99 percent On Feed, 91 percent Placements, 98 percent Marketed.
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | — | 1,003 | 110.00 | 110.00 |
| 189 | — | 530 | 140.00–153.00 | 146.08 |
| 143 | — | 720 | 128.00–143.50 | 140.93 |
| 136 | — | 575 | 132.00–152.50 | 140.40 |
| 73 | — | 664 | 140.00–150.00 | 144.06 |
| 73 | — | 621 | 137.50–147.00 | 144.09 |
| 70 | — | 815 | 135.50–140.25 | 139.70 |
| 12 | — | 866 | 124.00–126.00 | 125.50 |
| 15 | — | 1,050 | 117.00 | 117.00 |
| 20 | — | 424 | 150.00–160.00 | 154.46 |
| 46 | — | 789 | 132.50–137.50 | 134.55 |
| 60 | — | 479 | 140.00–156.00 | 147.26 |
| 6 | — | 371 | 157.50–160.00 | 158.31 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | — | 533 | 137.50–141.00 | 140.12 |
| 6 | — | 627 | 134.00 | 134.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | — | 525 | 152.00–158.00 | 154.93 |
| 5 | — | 332 | 180.00 | 180.00 |
| 111 | — | 875 | 131.00–137.00 | 134.84 |
| 129 | — | 808 | 136.00–147.25 | 143.85 |
| 136 | — | 574 | 144.00–160.00 | 151.46 |
| 168 | — | 728 | 142.00–151.50 | 147.82 |
| 22 | — | 422 | 161.00–173.00 | 167.44 |
| 63 | — | 628 | 148.00–154.00 | 149.90 |
| 74 | — | 477 | 153.00–170.00 | 160.60 |
| 79 | — | 773 | 138.00–145.75 | 143.68 |
| 83 | — | 905 | 130.50–132.50 | 132.25 |
| 99 | — | 674 | 147.00–155.00 | 150.39 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | — | 532 | 144.00 | 144.00 |
| 5 | — | 1,157 | 109.00 | 109.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | — | 528 | 150.00–157.00 | 153.38 |
| 8 | — | 387 | 164.00 | 164.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | — | 623 | 133.00–143.00 | 140.31 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | — | 627 | 130.00–137.00 | 133.86 |
| 5 | — | 663 | 134.00 | 134.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233 | — | 661 | 130.00–144.60 | 141.20 |
| 23 | — | 773 | 131.50 | 131.50 |
| 18 | — | 315 | 152.50 | 152.50 |
| 14 | — | 808 | 127.00 | 127.00 |
| 129 | — | 724 | 131.50–137.75 | 136.20 |
| 120 | — | 575 | 132.00–143.00 | 135.59 |
| 66 | — | 623 | 131.00–140.00 | 136.21 |
| 56 | — | 430 | 140.00–147.00 | 142.13 |
| 35 | — | 470 | 126.00–140.00 | 134.67 |
| 33 | — | 526 | 130.00–140.00 | 136.14 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | — | 517 | 118.00–136.00 | 124.88 |
| 88 | — | 576 | 119.00–133.00 | 125.38 |
| 82 | — | 480 | 120.00–130.00 | 125.74 |
| 53 | — | 728 | 117.00–131.00 | 125.70 |
| 36 | — | 432 | 122.50–136.00 | 129.17 |
| 25 | — | 673 | 124.00–135.00 | 129.05 |
| 113 | — | 621 | 121.00–133.00 | 129.11 |
| 21 | — | 767 | 121.00–125.00 | 123.06 |
| 16 | — | 384 | 138.00–142.50 | 140.27 |
| 10 | — | 320 | 132.50–142.50 | 137.52 |
| 5 | — | 846 | 110.00 | 110.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | — | 529 | 113.00–115.00 | 114.01 |
| 6 | — | 701 | 116.00 | 116.00 |
| 5 | — | 363 | 132.50 | 132.50 |
| 5 | — | 327 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| 10 | — | 575 | 117.00–118.00 | 117.62 |
| Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 345 | 128.00 | 128.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | — | 495 | 137.00–143.00 | 141.03 |
| 12 | — | 543 | 127.00–133.50 | 131.91 |
| 11 | — | 627 | 138.00 | 138.00 |
| 5 | — | 406 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | — | 389 | 120.00–126.00 | 122.49 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | — | 632 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| 7 | — | 657 | 117.50 | 117.50 |
| 5 | — | 704 | 122.00 | 122.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | — | 527 | 123.00–125.00 | 123.97 |
| 11 | — | 570 | 122.00–129.00 | 125.08 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | — | 643 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | — | 570 | 125.00–139.00 | 133.57 |
| 28 | — | 478 | 135.00–140.00 | 137.29 |
| 26 | — | 516 | 130.00–139.00 | 136.74 |
| 19 | — | 379 | 142.50–160.00 | 149.13 |
| 6 | — | 677 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| 6 | — | 649 | 127.00 | 127.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | — | 358 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | — | 684 | 130.00 | 130.00 |
| 5 | — | 542 | 138.00 | 138.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | — | 627 | 113.00–130.00 | 120.36 |
| Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 602 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 668 | 110.00 | 110.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 577 | 138.00 | 138.00 |
| 19 | — | 343 | 182.50 | 182.50 |
| 22 | — | 405 | 170.00 | 170.00 |
| 27 | — | 530 | 130.00–140.00 | 136.00 |
| 32 | — | 468 | 145.00–157.00 | 153.06 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | — | 474 | 145.00 | 145.00 |