Compared to last week, steer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to firm, 500-700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher gaining back last weeks losses and then some and over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply. The quality was good and most of the cattle were weaned with a few long weaned yearlings offered as well. Cattle futures have traded higher and corn lower for the most part this week and the fall and winter Live Cattle contracts trading near or above the $1.30 mark are making feeder cattle more attractive. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower.
| Frame / muscle | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium and Large 1-2 | 559 | 162.37 | 907 | 175 |
| Large 1 | 606 | 162.26 | 984 | 41 |
| Large 1-2 | 604 | 162.20 | 980 | 25 |
| Medium and Large 1 | 631 | 161.56 | 1,019 | 381 |
| Medium and Large 2 | 510 | 152.00 | 775 | 6thin |
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | High | 1,836 | 99.12 | 1,819 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,428 | 68.91 | 984 | 8thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,200 | 67.45 | 810 | 43 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,018 | 61.56 | 627 | 11 |
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 325 | 182.50/cwt | 182.50–182.50 | 593 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 355 | 171.00/cwt | 171.00–171.00 | 607 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 411 | 188.00/cwt | 188.00–188.00 | 773 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 429 | 173.25/cwt | 165.00–178.00 | 743 | 19 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 479 | 178.67/cwt | 175.50–181.00 | 856 | 15 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 479 | 171.79/cwt | 166.00–176.00 | 823 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Large 1-2 | 504 | 170.00/cwt | 170.00–170.00 | 857 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 510 | 152.00/cwt | 152.00–152.00 | 775 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Unweaned | 521 | 165.33/cwt | 160.00–168.50 | 861 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 525 | 177.19/cwt | 173.00–183.00 | 930 | 34 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 534 | 163.90/cwt | 157.50–165.50 | 875 | 26 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 557 | 172.04/cwt | 165.50–175.00 | 958 | 42 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 570 | 160.36/cwt | 156.00–164.25 | 914 | 60 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 574 | 158.22/cwt | 157.00–159.00 | 908 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Large 1 | 584 | 164.46/cwt | 163.75–165.00 | 960 | 30 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Unweaned | 584 | 154.00/cwt | 154.00–154.00 | 899 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Unweaned | 612 | 151.00/cwt | 151.00–151.00 | 924 | 22 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 621 | 163.09/cwt | 156.50–167.00 | 1,013 | 82 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 630 | 161.69/cwt | 160.00–163.00 | 1,019 | 26 |
| Steers | — | Large 1-2 | 631 | 161.00/cwt | 161.00–161.00 | 1,016 | 16 |
| Steers | — | Large 1 | 646 | 157.75/cwt | 157.75–157.75 | 1,019 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Large 1-2 | 660 | 153.00/cwt | 153.00–153.00 | 1,010 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 664 | 161.47/cwt | 154.50–164.50 | 1,072 | 75 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 678 | 149.45/cwt | 148.00–154.00 | 1,013 | 19 |
| Steers | — | Large 1 | 684 | 155.00/cwt | 155.00–155.00 | 1,060 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Unweaned | 690 | 140.50/cwt | 140.50–140.50 | 969 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 727 | 150.05/cwt | 148.50–152.00 | 1,091 | 47 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 764 | 145.25/cwt | 145.25–145.25 | 1,110 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 773 | 142.00/cwt | 142.00–142.00 | 1,098 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 843 | 143.25/cwt | 143.25–143.25 | 1,208 | 16 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 893 | 134.50/cwt | 134.50–134.50 | 1,201 | 6 |
| Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 375 | 147.00/cwt | 147.00–147.00 | 551 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 381 | 151.32/cwt | 148.00–153.50 | 577 | 22 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 413 | 154.50/cwt | 154.50–154.50 | 638 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 443 | 156.15/cwt | 153.00–158.50 | 692 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Large 1 | 455 | 154.00/cwt | 154.00–154.00 | 701 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 476 | 153.87/cwt | 149.50–157.00 | 732 | 34 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 484 | 148.32/cwt | 142.50–152.50 | 718 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 487 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 682 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Large 1-2 | 488 | 151.50/cwt | 151.50–151.50 | 739 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 523 | 153.89/cwt | 147.50–157.00 | 805 | 83 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 526 | 146.91/cwt | 142.00–150.00 | 773 | 38 |
| Heifers | — | Large 1 | 566 | 147.05/cwt | 146.75–147.25 | 832 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 574 | 145.39/cwt | 142.50–148.00 | 835 | 32 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 581 | 143.75/cwt | 135.00–147.00 | 835 | 29 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Unweaned | 582 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 757 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 590 | 139.50/cwt | 139.50–139.50 | 823 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Large 1 | 608 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 882 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 621 | 135.21/cwt | 134.00–136.00 | 840 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 623 | 123.00/cwt | 123.00–123.00 | 766 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 628 | 145.62/cwt | 143.50–147.00 | 914 | 24 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 685 | 142.50/cwt | 142.50–142.50 | 976 | 16 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 692 | 140.43/cwt | 139.00–141.75 | 972 | 31 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 761 | 138.75/cwt | 138.75–138.75 | 1,056 | 34 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 818 | 134.75/cwt | 134.75–134.75 | 1,102 | 14 |
| Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 513 | 152.00/cwt | 152.00–152.00 | 780 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 843 | 109.00/cwt | 109.00–109.00 | 919 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Bulls | — | — | 1,495 | 75.00/cwt | 75.00–75.00 | 1,121 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,575 | 93.41/cwt | 93.00–94.00 | 1,471 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,123 | 110.96/cwt | 109.50–113.50 | 2,356 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 935 | 70.00/cwt | 70.00–70.00 | 655 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 960 | 57.06/cwt | 55.00–59.50 | 548 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,043 | 61.63/cwt | 60.00–66.00 | 643 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,181 | 73.75/cwt | 71.00–77.00 | 871 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,189 | 67.08/cwt | 62.00–70.00 | 798 | 24 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,261 | 59.91/cwt | 55.00–62.50 | 755 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,395 | 64.50/cwt | 64.50–64.50 | 900 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,433 | 69.54/cwt | 66.00–72.50 | 997 | 7 |
| Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first | |||||||
| Cow-Calf Pairs | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 1,000 | 1,310.00/cwt | 1,310.00–1,310.00 | 13,100 | 4 |
| Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first | |||||||
| Stock Cows | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 981 | 73.73/cwt | 70.50–78.00 | 723 | 4 |
| Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first | |||||||
| Bred Cows | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 1,215 | 928.60/cwt | 900.00–950.00 | 11,282 | 2 |
Compared to last week, steer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to firm, 500-700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher gaining back last weeks losses and then some and over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply. The quality was good and most of the cattle were weaned with a few long weaned yearlings offered as well. Cattle futures have traded higher and corn lower for the most part this week and the fall and winter Live Cattle contracts trading near or above the $1.30 mark are making feeder cattle more attractive. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower.
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | — | 761 | 138.75 | 138.75 |
| 32 | — | 574 | 142.50–148.00 | 145.39 |
| 3 | — | 375 | 147.00 | 147.00 |
| 34 | — | 476 | 149.50–157.00 | 153.87 |
| 83 | — | 523 | 147.50–157.00 | 153.89 |
| 16 | — | 685 | 142.50 | 142.50 |
| 8 | — | 443 | 153.00–158.50 | 156.15 |
| 14 | — | 818 | 134.75 | 134.75 |
| 24 | — | 628 | 143.50–147.00 | 145.62 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | — | 581 | 135.00–147.00 | 143.75 |
| 22 | — | 381 | 148.00–153.50 | 151.32 |
| 31 | — | 692 | 139.00–141.75 | 140.43 |
| 6 | — | 413 | 154.50 | 154.50 |
| 38 | — | 526 | 142.00–150.00 | 146.91 |
| 10 | — | 484 | 142.50–152.50 | 148.32 |
| 5 | — | 621 | 134.00–136.00 | 135.21 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 590 | 139.50 | 139.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 582 | 130.00 | 130.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | — | 608 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| 10 | — | 566 | 146.75–147.25 | 147.05 |
| 5 | — | 455 | 154.00 | 154.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 488 | 151.50 | 151.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 623 | 123.00 | 123.00 |
| 3 | — | 487 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 355 | 171.00 | 171.00 |
| 12 | — | 479 | 166.00–176.00 | 171.79 |
| 5 | — | 773 | 142.00 | 142.00 |
| 5 | — | 325 | 182.50 | 182.50 |
| 60 | — | 570 | 156.00–164.25 | 160.36 |
| 26 | — | 630 | 160.00–163.00 | 161.69 |
| 19 | — | 678 | 148.00–154.00 | 149.45 |
| 19 | — | 429 | 165.00–178.00 | 173.25 |
| 26 | — | 534 | 157.50–165.50 | 163.90 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | — | 557 | 165.50–175.00 | 172.04 |
| 16 | — | 843 | 143.25 | 143.25 |
| 6 | — | 893 | 134.50 | 134.50 |
| 82 | — | 621 | 156.50–167.00 | 163.09 |
| 34 | — | 525 | 173.00–183.00 | 177.19 |
| 75 | — | 664 | 154.50–164.50 | 161.47 |
| 4 | — | 411 | 188.00 | 188.00 |
| 15 | — | 479 | 175.50–181.00 | 178.67 |
| 7 | — | 764 | 145.25 | 145.25 |
| 47 | — | 727 | 148.50–152.00 | 150.05 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 584 | 154.00 | 154.00 |
| 22 | — | 612 | 151.00 | 151.00 |
| 5 | — | 690 | 140.50 | 140.50 |
| 14 | — | 521 | 160.00–168.50 | 165.33 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 646 | 157.75 | 157.75 |
| 6 | — | 684 | 155.00 | 155.00 |
| 30 | — | 584 | 163.75–165.00 | 164.46 |
| Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | — | 631 | 161.00 | 161.00 |
| 3 | — | 660 | 153.00 | 153.00 |
| 6 | — | 504 | 170.00 | 170.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | — | 574 | 157.00–159.00 | 158.22 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 510 | 152.00 | 152.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 843 | 109.00 | 109.00 |
| 3 | — | 513 | 152.00 | 152.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | — | 960 | 55.00–59.50 | 57.06 |
| 1 | — | 935 | 70.00 | 70.00 |
| 8 | — | 1,043 | 60.00–66.00 | 61.63 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 1,395 | 64.50 | 64.50 |
| 7 | — | 1,433 | 66.00–72.50 | 69.54 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | — | 1,261 | 55.00–62.50 | 59.91 |
| 11 | — | 1,181 | 71.00–77.00 | 73.75 |
| 24 | — | 1,189 | 62.00–70.00 | 67.08 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 2,123 | 109.50–113.50 | 110.96 |
| 2 | — | 1,575 | 93.00–94.00 | 93.41 |
| 1 | — | 1,495 | 75.00 | 75.00 |
| 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 | 4 | — | 1,000 | 1,310.00 | 1,310.00 |
| 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 | 4 | — | 981 | 70.50–78.00 | 73.73 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 2 | — | 1,215 | 900.00–950.00 | 928.60 |