Compared to last week, steers sold firm to 5.00 higher with the most advance on the 550-650 lb weight range and heifers sold steady. Demand was good. Supply was light to moderate, affected by the recent rain and muddy conditions. Feeder cattle futures and corn have been bouncing around the last few trading days, Tuesday corn was up and feeder cattle were down. Also, Friday's COF report was not bullish like estimated, another market factor. Despite all this, buyers were aggressive in their bidding to own cattle with the summer and fall futures contracts looking attractive over an optimism that the worst of the burden of high numbers of cattle is in the rear view mirror. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher, bulls mostly steady.
| Frame / muscle | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium and Large 1 | 691 | 151.57 | 1,047 | 576 |
| Medium 1 | 503 | 142.00 | 714 | 4thin |
| Medium and Large 1-2 | 711 | 139.73 | 993 | 123 |
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,804 | 82.40 | 1,487 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,473 | 57.38 | 845 | 30 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,191 | 57.12 | 680 | 69 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,090 | 45.79 | 499 | 17 |
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 337 | 189.00/cwt | 189.00–189.00 | 637 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 375 | 182.08/cwt | 179.00–184.00 | 683 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed | 376 | 184.00/cwt | 184.00–184.00 | 692 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 413 | 158.00/cwt | 158.00–158.00 | 653 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 428 | 169.00/cwt | 169.00–169.00 | 723 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 437 | 181.85/cwt | 169.50–188.75 | 795 | 59 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 462 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 693 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 470 | 172.00/cwt | 172.00–172.00 | 808 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Medium 1 | 503 | 142.00/cwt | 142.00–142.00 | 714 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 538 | 173.91/cwt | 166.00–175.50 | 936 | 94 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 546 | 162.70/cwt | 161.00–165.50 | 888 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Fancy | 569 | 166.00/cwt | 166.00–166.00 | 945 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 576 | 160.60/cwt | 157.25–165.00 | 925 | 36 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 583 | 141.02/cwt | 138.00–148.00 | 822 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed | 609 | 157.00/cwt | 157.00–157.00 | 956 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 630 | 154.36/cwt | 152.50–155.25 | 972 | 39 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 642 | 146.81/cwt | 144.00–148.00 | 943 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed | 650 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 943 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 664 | 146.57/cwt | 145.25–148.25 | 973 | 34 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 672 | 139.00/cwt | 139.00–139.00 | 934 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 714 | 145.64/cwt | 141.75–148.00 | 1,040 | 21 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 717 | 139.00/cwt | 139.00–139.00 | 997 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy | 737 | 125.00/cwt | 125.00–125.00 | 921 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Fancy | 758 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 1,099 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 761 | 124.00/cwt | 124.00–124.00 | 944 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 800 | 133.10/cwt | 133.10–133.10 | 1,065 | 67 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 855 | 126.85/cwt | 126.85–126.85 | 1,085 | 56 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 915 | 131.10/cwt | 131.10–131.10 | 1,200 | 167 |
| Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Unweaned | 308 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 462 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 341 | 148.00/cwt | 148.00–148.00 | 505 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 388 | 145.91/cwt | 145.50–146.50 | 566 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 391 | 160.50/cwt | 160.50–160.50 | 628 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 427 | 140.86/cwt | 135.00–142.75 | 601 | 19 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 442 | 156.75/cwt | 156.75–156.75 | 693 | 17 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 463 | 142.36/cwt | 141.25–144.50 | 659 | 18 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 477 | 133.84/cwt | 133.00–135.00 | 638 | 20 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Unweaned | 477 | 133.50/cwt | 133.50–133.50 | 637 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 524 | 147.28/cwt | 140.50–150.00 | 772 | 78 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 532 | 121.50/cwt | 121.50–121.50 | 646 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 535 | 132.01/cwt | 129.00–137.50 | 706 | 17 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 565 | 135.88/cwt | 130.25–139.10 | 768 | 55 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 575 | 126.75/cwt | 126.75–126.75 | 729 | 11 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 586 | 126.81/cwt | 124.50–128.50 | 743 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 587 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 646 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 622 | 122.70/cwt | 122.00–123.00 | 763 | 16 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 634 | 138.25/cwt | 138.25–138.25 | 877 | 23 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 663 | 133.17/cwt | 132.25–135.00 | 883 | 42 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 683 | 122.55/cwt | 122.25–122.75 | 837 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 771 | 123.00/cwt | 123.00–123.00 | 948 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 871 | 118.00/cwt | 118.00–118.00 | 1,028 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 878 | 104.00/cwt | 104.00–104.00 | 913 | 6 |
| Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 353 | 175.00/cwt | 175.00–175.00 | 618 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned | 442 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 597 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1Unweaned | 445 | 148.50/cwt | 148.50–148.50 | 661 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 627 | 133.50/cwt | 133.50–133.50 | 837 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Bulls | — | — | 1,799 | 83.86/cwt | 79.00–87.00 | 1,509 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,810 | 92.50/cwt | 92.50–92.50 | 1,674 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,825 | 65.00/cwt | 65.00–65.00 | 1,186 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,071 | 48.07/cwt | 45.00–51.50 | 515 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,135 | 48.61/cwt | 46.00–51.00 | 552 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,150 | 38.38/cwt | 36.00–41.00 | 441 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,181 | 55.61/cwt | 53.00–58.00 | 657 | 46 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,219 | 61.25/cwt | 59.50–62.00 | 747 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,454 | 57.39/cwt | 54.00–59.00 | 834 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,465 | 51.48/cwt | 50.00–53.00 | 754 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,563 | 59.71/cwt | 58.50–61.50 | 933 | 5 |
| Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Stock Cows | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 1,024 | 69.15/cwt | 62.50–74.50 | 708 | 9 |
| Stock Cows | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 1,102 | 86.23/cwt | 74.00–102.50 | 950 | 21 |
Compared to last week, steers sold firm to 5.00 higher with the most advance on the 550-650 lb weight range and heifers sold steady. Demand was good. Supply was light to moderate, affected by the recent rain and muddy conditions. Feeder cattle futures and corn have been bouncing around the last few trading days, Tuesday corn was up and feeder cattle were down. Also, Friday's COF report was not bullish like estimated, another market factor. Despite all this, buyers were aggressive in their bidding to own cattle with the summer and fall futures contracts looking attractive over an optimism that the worst of the burden of high numbers of cattle is in the rear view mirror. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher, bulls mostly steady.
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 650 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| 6 | — | 376 | 184.00 | 184.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | — | 642 | 144.00–148.00 | 146.81 |
| 3 | — | 428 | 169.00 | 169.00 |
| 3 | — | 672 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| 3 | — | 717 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| 3 | — | 462 | 150.00 | 150.00 |
| 56 | — | 855 | 126.85 | 126.85 |
| 10 | — | 583 | 138.00–148.00 | 141.02 |
| 8 | — | 546 | 161.00–165.50 | 162.70 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | — | 538 | 166.00–175.50 | 173.91 |
| 5 | — | 337 | 189.00 | 189.00 |
| 67 | — | 800 | 133.10 | 133.10 |
| 8 | — | 375 | 179.00–184.00 | 182.08 |
| 21 | — | 714 | 141.75–148.00 | 145.64 |
| 36 | — | 576 | 157.25–165.00 | 160.60 |
| 34 | — | 664 | 145.25–148.25 | 146.57 |
| 13 | — | 470 | 172.00 | 172.00 |
| 39 | — | 630 | 152.50–155.25 | 154.36 |
| 167 | — | 915 | 131.10 | 131.10 |
| 59 | — | 437 | 169.50–188.75 | 181.85 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 737 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 609 | 157.00 | 157.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 413 | 158.00 | 158.00 |
| 4 | — | 761 | 124.00 | 124.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 503 | 142.00 | 142.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | — | 758 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| 4 | — | 569 | 166.00 | 166.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 353 | 175.00 | 175.00 |
| 3 | — | 627 | 133.50 | 133.50 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 445 | 148.50 | 148.50 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 442 | 135.00 | 135.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | — | 477 | 133.00–135.00 | 133.84 |
| 4 | — | 341 | 148.00 | 148.00 |
| 19 | — | 427 | 135.00–142.75 | 140.86 |
| 12 | — | 586 | 124.50–128.50 | 126.81 |
| 16 | — | 622 | 122.00–123.00 | 122.70 |
| 12 | — | 683 | 122.25–122.75 | 122.55 |
| 17 | — | 535 | 129.00–137.50 | 132.01 |
| 12 | — | 388 | 145.50–146.50 | 145.91 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | — | 771 | 123.00 | 123.00 |
| 78 | — | 524 | 140.50–150.00 | 147.28 |
| 55 | — | 565 | 130.25–139.10 | 135.88 |
| 7 | — | 871 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| 18 | — | 463 | 141.25–144.50 | 142.36 |
| 23 | — | 634 | 138.25 | 138.25 |
| 42 | — | 663 | 132.25–135.00 | 133.17 |
| 17 | — | 442 | 156.75 | 156.75 |
| 12 | — | 391 | 160.50 | 160.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 308 | 150.00 | 150.00 |
| 3 | — | 477 | 133.50 | 133.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | — | 575 | 126.75 | 126.75 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 878 | 104.00 | 104.00 |
| 3 | — | 587 | 110.00 | 110.00 |
| 7 | — | 532 | 121.50 | 121.50 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | — | 1,071 | 45.00–51.50 | 48.07 |
| 4 | — | 1,150 | 36.00–41.00 | 38.38 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | — | 1,465 | 50.00–53.00 | 51.48 |
| 5 | — | 1,563 | 58.50–61.50 | 59.71 |
| 23 | — | 1,454 | 54.00–59.00 | 57.39 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | — | 1,135 | 46.00–51.00 | 48.61 |
| 21 | — | 1,219 | 59.50–62.00 | 61.25 |
| 46 | — | 1,181 | 53.00–58.00 | 55.61 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 1,799 | 79.00–87.00 | 83.86 |
| 1 | — | 1,825 | 65.00 | 65.00 |
| 1 | — | 1,810 | 92.50 | 92.50 |
| 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 | 9 | — | 1,024 | 62.50–74.50 | 69.15 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 21 | — | 1,102 | 74.00–102.50 | 86.23 |