Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 7.00 lower except for steer calves under 550 lbs being lightly tested with comparable sales and selling with a lower undertone. Supply and demand was moderate with the overall quality more uneven than last week. The coronavirus continues to be the main headline and has caused erratic volatility in the markets, but mostly has driven cattle futures sharply lower in a short time. As of close on Tuesday, summer live contracts sit under 1.00/lb. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady except for higher dressing boning cows trading 3.00-5.00 higher.
| Frame / muscle | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium and Large 1-2 | 507 | 154.68 | 784 | 178 |
| Medium and Large 1 | 683 | 149.58 | 1,022 | 353 |
| Medium and Large 2 | 566 | 115.00 | 651 | 6thin |
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | High | 1,807 | 82.69 | 1,494 | 10 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,194 | 60.59 | 723 | 38 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,417 | 60.56 | 858 | 23 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,022 | 45.37 | 463 | 28 |
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 332 | 181.92/cwt | 174.00–190.00 | 604 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 376 | 163.31/cwt | 161.00–164.00 | 614 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 393 | 164.00/cwt | 164.00–164.00 | 645 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 423 | 165.55/cwt | 160.00–170.00 | 700 | 42 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 434 | 177.11/cwt | 176.00–178.50 | 769 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Unweaned | 453 | 163.00/cwt | 163.00–163.00 | 738 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 463 | 156.50/cwt | 156.50–156.50 | 725 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 482 | 159.10/cwt | 150.00–168.00 | 767 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 483 | 173.21/cwt | 172.50–174.50 | 837 | 16 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 511 | 151.82/cwt | 147.00–159.00 | 776 | 31 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 524 | 172.80/cwt | 165.00–177.00 | 905 | 47 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 566 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 651 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 569 | 166.00/cwt | 166.00–166.00 | 945 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 579 | 143.97/cwt | 142.00–149.00 | 834 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 618 | 158.00/cwt | 151.00–161.75 | 976 | 76 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 630 | 141.50/cwt | 141.50–141.50 | 891 | 18 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 667 | 153.41/cwt | 152.00–155.00 | 1,023 | 16 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 697 | 130.50/cwt | 130.50–130.50 | 910 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 708 | 131.75/cwt | 131.75–131.75 | 933 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 716 | 128.75/cwt | 128.75–128.75 | 922 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 722 | 145.00/cwt | 140.00–148.00 | 1,047 | 22 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 753 | 141.33/cwt | 140.25–142.00 | 1,064 | 21 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 762 | 123.75/cwt | 123.75–123.75 | 943 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 806 | 139.50/cwt | 135.00–140.00 | 1,124 | 30 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 898 | 118.00/cwt | 118.00–118.00 | 1,060 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 927 | 119.71/cwt | 119.00–120.00 | 1,110 | 75 |
| Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 292 | 174.00/cwt | 174.00–174.00 | 508 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 315 | 135.50/cwt | 135.50–135.50 | 427 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 348 | 162.00/cwt | 162.00–162.00 | 564 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Medium 2-3 | 359 | 97.00/cwt | 97.00–97.00 | 348 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 366 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 512 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned | 383 | 134.00/cwt | 134.00–134.00 | 513 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 386 | 144.60/cwt | 143.50–147.25 | 558 | 42 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 420 | 159.50/cwt | 159.50–159.50 | 670 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 426 | 139.43/cwt | 133.00–141.50 | 594 | 28 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 446 | 118.00/cwt | 118.00–118.00 | 526 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy | 448 | 131.00/cwt | 131.00–131.00 | 587 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Unweaned | 456 | 133.00/cwt | 133.00–133.00 | 606 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 465 | 152.50/cwt | 152.50–152.50 | 709 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 467 | 140.60/cwt | 136.50–150.00 | 657 | 36 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned | 468 | 131.00/cwt | 131.00–131.00 | 613 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Large 1-2Unweaned | 506 | 122.50/cwt | 122.50–122.50 | 620 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 514 | 137.83/cwt | 130.00–143.50 | 708 | 39 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 518 | 152.04/cwt | 144.50–155.00 | 788 | 37 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 567 | 126.54/cwt | 123.50–130.50 | 717 | 44 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 575 | 110.50/cwt | 110.50–110.50 | 635 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 603 | 129.25/cwt | 129.25–129.25 | 779 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 616 | 138.32/cwt | 133.25–143.75 | 852 | 41 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 630 | 129.00/cwt | 129.00–129.00 | 813 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 677 | 117.92/cwt | 115.00–121.50 | 798 | 19 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 680 | 118.99/cwt | 115.25–121.25 | 809 | 16 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 682 | 130.11/cwt | 124.00–137.75 | 887 | 18 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed | 690 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 966 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Medium 2 | 699 | 91.00/cwt | 91.00–91.00 | 636 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 706 | 122.10/cwt | 122.10–122.10 | 862 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 734 | 113.50/cwt | 113.50–113.50 | 833 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 799 | 122.85/cwt | 122.85–122.85 | 982 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 815 | 121.50/cwt | 121.50–121.50 | 990 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 823 | 114.07/cwt | 113.00–114.50 | 939 | 14 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 963 | 101.50/cwt | 101.50–101.50 | 977 | 3 |
| Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 311 | 184.00/cwt | 184.00–184.00 | 572 | 10 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 353 | 161.00/cwt | 161.00–161.00 | 568 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 2 | 353 | 146.00/cwt | 146.00–146.00 | 515 | 15 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned | 376 | 145.82/cwt | 145.00–146.50 | 548 | 9 |
| Bulls | — | Medium 2-3 | 418 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 460 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 441 | 152.50/cwt | 152.50–152.50 | 673 | 27 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1 | 453 | 155.50/cwt | 155.50–155.50 | 704 | 16 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 461 | 156.13/cwt | 155.00–157.00 | 720 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 525 | 146.00/cwt | 146.00–146.00 | 767 | 21 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 2 | 535 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 696 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1 | 553 | 146.00/cwt | 146.00–146.00 | 807 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 573 | 137.32/cwt | 129.00–141.50 | 787 | 22 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 642 | 127.50/cwt | 127.50–127.50 | 819 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Bulls | — | — | 1,767 | 73.97/cwt | 73.00–75.00 | 1,307 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,807 | 89.77/cwt | 88.00–91.00 | 1,622 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,836 | 83.93/cwt | 80.00–87.50 | 1,541 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 940 | 30.00/cwt | 30.00–30.00 | 282 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 959 | 36.75/cwt | 31.00–44.00 | 352 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,071 | 52.67/cwt | 47.00–57.50 | 564 | 16 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,184 | 56.68/cwt | 54.00–59.00 | 671 | 22 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,207 | 65.96/cwt | 61.00–72.00 | 796 | 16 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,363 | 53.50/cwt | 53.50–53.50 | 729 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,371 | 59.95/cwt | 54.50–65.00 | 822 | 16 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,587 | 65.33/cwt | 64.00–67.00 | 1,037 | 5 |
| Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Stock Cows | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 1,123 | 57.96/cwt | 56.00–61.00 | 651 | 2 |
| Stock Cows | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 1,138 | 67.84/cwt | 65.00–70.00 | 772 | 5 |
Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 7.00 lower except for steer calves under 550 lbs being lightly tested with comparable sales and selling with a lower undertone. Supply and demand was moderate with the overall quality more uneven than last week. The coronavirus continues to be the main headline and has caused erratic volatility in the markets, but mostly has driven cattle futures sharply lower in a short time. As of close on Tuesday, summer live contracts sit under 1.00/lb. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady except for higher dressing boning cows trading 3.00-5.00 higher.
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | — | 708 | 131.75 | 131.75 |
| 4 | — | 898 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| 42 | — | 423 | 160.00–170.00 | 165.55 |
| 31 | — | 511 | 147.00–159.00 | 151.82 |
| 23 | — | 579 | 142.00–149.00 | 143.97 |
| 23 | — | 482 | 150.00–168.00 | 159.10 |
| 18 | — | 630 | 141.50 | 141.50 |
| 13 | — | 376 | 161.00–164.00 | 163.31 |
| 12 | — | 332 | 174.00–190.00 | 181.92 |
| 3 | — | 697 | 130.50 | 130.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | — | 434 | 176.00–178.50 | 177.11 |
| 30 | — | 806 | 135.00–140.00 | 139.50 |
| 47 | — | 524 | 165.00–177.00 | 172.80 |
| 75 | — | 927 | 119.00–120.00 | 119.71 |
| 76 | — | 618 | 151.00–161.75 | 158.00 |
| 8 | — | 569 | 166.00 | 166.00 |
| 16 | — | 483 | 172.50–174.50 | 173.21 |
| 16 | — | 667 | 152.00–155.00 | 153.41 |
| 21 | — | 753 | 140.25–142.00 | 141.33 |
| 22 | — | 722 | 140.00–148.00 | 145.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 453 | 163.00 | 163.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 566 | 115.00 | 115.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 393 | 164.00 | 164.00 |
| 3 | — | 463 | 156.50 | 156.50 |
| 3 | — | 762 | 123.75 | 123.75 |
| 7 | — | 716 | 128.75 | 128.75 |
| Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 359 | 97.00 | 97.00 |
| Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 699 | 91.00 | 91.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 446 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| 4 | — | 575 | 110.50 | 110.50 |
| 4 | — | 366 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| 12 | — | 315 | 135.50 | 135.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 383 | 134.00 | 134.00 |
| 4 | — | 468 | 131.00 | 131.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | — | 567 | 123.50–130.50 | 126.54 |
| 42 | — | 386 | 143.50–147.25 | 144.60 |
| 39 | — | 514 | 130.00–143.50 | 137.83 |
| 36 | — | 467 | 136.50–150.00 | 140.60 |
| 28 | — | 426 | 133.00–141.50 | 139.43 |
| 19 | — | 677 | 115.00–121.50 | 117.92 |
| 8 | — | 603 | 129.25 | 129.25 |
| 6 | — | 734 | 113.50 | 113.50 |
| 3 | — | 963 | 101.50 | 101.50 |
| 3 | — | 348 | 162.00 | 162.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 456 | 133.00 | 133.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 630 | 129.00 | 129.00 |
| 8 | — | 706 | 122.10 | 122.10 |
| 14 | — | 823 | 113.00–114.50 | 114.07 |
| 16 | — | 680 | 115.25–121.25 | 118.99 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 292 | 174.00 | 174.00 |
| 4 | — | 465 | 152.50 | 152.50 |
| 4 | — | 815 | 121.50 | 121.50 |
| 5 | — | 420 | 159.50 | 159.50 |
| 12 | — | 799 | 122.85 | 122.85 |
| 18 | — | 682 | 124.00–137.75 | 130.11 |
| 37 | — | 518 | 144.50–155.00 | 152.04 |
| 41 | — | 616 | 133.25–143.75 | 138.32 |
| Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 506 | 122.50 | 122.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 448 | 131.00 | 131.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | — | 690 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | — | 418 | 110.00 | 110.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 553 | 146.00 | 146.00 |
| 16 | — | 453 | 155.50 | 155.50 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 642 | 127.50 | 127.50 |
| 6 | — | 353 | 161.00 | 161.00 |
| 7 | — | 461 | 155.00–157.00 | 156.13 |
| 10 | — | 311 | 184.00 | 184.00 |
| 21 | — | 525 | 146.00 | 146.00 |
| 22 | — | 573 | 129.00–141.50 | 137.32 |
| 27 | — | 441 | 152.50 | 152.50 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | — | 376 | 145.00–146.50 | 145.82 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 535 | 130.00 | 130.00 |
| 15 | — | 353 | 146.00 | 146.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 5 | — | 1,138 | 65.00–70.00 | 67.84 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 2 | — | 1,123 | 56.00–61.00 | 57.96 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 1,807 | 88.00–91.00 | 89.77 |
| 3 | — | 1,767 | 73.00–75.00 | 73.97 |
| 4 | — | 1,836 | 80.00–87.50 | 83.93 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | — | 1,207 | 61.00–72.00 | 65.96 |
| 22 | — | 1,184 | 54.00–59.00 | 56.68 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | — | 1,363 | 53.50 | 53.50 |
| 5 | — | 1,587 | 64.00–67.00 | 65.33 |
| 16 | — | 1,371 | 54.50–65.00 | 59.95 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | — | 940 | 30.00 | 30.00 |
| 10 | — | 959 | 31.00–44.00 | 36.75 |
| 16 | — | 1,071 | 47.00–57.50 | 52.67 |