Compared to last week: Too few steer and heifer calves offered to allow a good comparison. Yearling feeder steers sold with steady to lower undertones. Yearling feeder heifers sold with lower undertones. A lighter offering as cattle producers are still trying to get corn harvest completed, last week's rains and dreary weather had kept them out of the combine until today. Calf offering was very uneven for quality, good demand remains for high quality, attractive calves, very light demand for poorer, plainer quality cattle. A nice offering of strings of yearlings. Flesh condition moderate plus to heavy flesh. The steep decline in the cattle futures complex ended and turned higher today, helping to reassure cattle feeders that better days might lie ahead.
| Frame / muscle | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium and Large 1 | 507 | 455.00 | 2,307 | 27 |
| Medium and Large 1-2 | 537 | 360.00 | 1,932 | 22 |
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Steers | 300–350 | Medium and Large 2 | 325 | 455.00/cwt | 455.00–455.00 | 1,479 | 20 |
| Steers | 300–350 | Medium and Large 1 | 333 | 599.76/cwt | 580.00–620.00 | 1,997 | 10 |
| Steers | 400–450 | Medium and Large 1 | 413 | 543.10/cwt | 515.00–557.50 | 2,243 | 15 |
| Steers | 400–450 | Medium and Large 2 | 416 | 415.00/cwt | 415.00–415.00 | 1,726 | 33 |
| Steers | 450–500 | Medium and Large 1 | 488 | 420.00/cwt | 420.00–420.00 | 2,050 | 6 |
| Steers | 500–550 | Medium and Large 1 | 507 | 455.00/cwt | 455.00–455.00 | 2,307 | 27 |
| Steers | 500–550 | Medium and Large 1-2 | 525 | 360.00/cwt | 360.00–360.00 | 1,890 | 18 |
| Steers | 550–600 | Medium and Large 1-2 | 589 | 360.00/cwt | 360.00–360.00 | 2,120 | 4 |
| Steers | 600–650 | Medium and Large 1 | 606 | 385.00/cwt | 385.00–385.00 | 2,333 | 20 |
| Steers | 650–700 | Medium and Large 1 | 666 | 361.55/cwt | 359.00–367.00 | 2,408 | 23 |
| Steers | 700–750 | Medium and Large 1 | 725 | 336.35/cwt | 331.00–342.50 | 2,439 | 11 |
| Steers | 700–750 | Medium 1 | 727 | 317.39/cwt | 316.00–320.00 | 2,307 | 14 |
| Steers | 800–850 | Medium and Large 1 | 815 | 327.00/cwt | 327.00–327.00 | 2,665 | 7 |
| Steers | 800–850 | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 835 | 322.00/cwt | 322.00–322.00 | 2,689 | 6 |
| Steers | 900–950 | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 931 | 277.33/cwt | 272.50–295.00 | 2,582 | 28 |
| Steers | 1000–1050 | Large 1Fleshy | 1,027 | 297.50/cwt | 297.50–297.50 | 3,055 | 118 |
| Steers | 1050–1100 | Large 1Fleshy | 1,055 | 289.95/cwt | 287.00–292.00 | 3,059 | 285 |
| Steers | 1100–1150 | Large 1Fleshy | 1,100 | 268.50/cwt | 268.50–268.50 | 2,954 | 17 |
| Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Heifers | 250–300 | Medium and Large 1 | 299 | 605.00/cwt | 605.00–605.00 | 1,809 | 14 |
| Heifers | 300–350 | Medium and Large 2 | 317 | 450.00/cwt | 450.00–450.00 | 1,427 | 16 |
| Heifers | 350–400 | Medium and Large 1 | 354 | 570.00/cwt | 570.00–570.00 | 2,018 | 8 |
| Heifers | 350–400 | Medium and Large 2 | 393 | 415.00/cwt | 415.00–415.00 | 1,631 | 39 |
| Heifers | 400–450 | Medium and Large 1 | 441 | 445.00/cwt | 445.00–445.00 | 1,962 | 22 |
| Heifers | 450–500 | Medium and Large 1-2 | 493 | 426.00/cwt | 426.00–426.00 | 2,100 | 14 |
| Heifers | 500–550 | Medium and Large 1 | 526 | 415.00/cwt | 415.00–415.00 | 2,183 | 18 |
| Heifers | 500–550 | Medium and Large 1-2 | 532 | 400.00/cwt | 400.00–400.00 | 2,128 | 5 |
| Heifers | 600–650 | Medium 1 | 609 | 325.00/cwt | 325.00–325.00 | 1,979 | 4 |
| Heifers | 600–650 | Medium and Large 1 | 639 | 332.50/cwt | 332.50–332.50 | 2,125 | 15 |
| Heifers | 600–650 | Medium and Large 1-2 | 649 | 291.00/cwt | 291.00–291.00 | 1,889 | 5 |
| Heifers | 650–700 | Medium and Large 1-2 | 683 | 280.00/cwt | 280.00–280.00 | 1,912 | 6 |
| Heifers | 700–750 | Medium and Large 1 | 715 | 318.00/cwt | 318.00–318.00 | 2,274 | 13 |
| Heifers | 800–850 | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 823 | 271.00/cwt | 271.00–271.00 | 2,230 | 16 |
| Heifers | 850–900 | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 897 | 292.86/cwt | 289.00–293.00 | 2,627 | 198 |
| Heifers | 900–950 | Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy | 935 | 257.00/cwt | 257.00–257.00 | 2,403 | 35 |
| Heifers | 950–1000 | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 967 | 281.50/cwt | 281.50–281.50 | 2,722 | 68 |
| Heifers | 1050–1100 | Large 1-2Fleshy | 1,080 | 229.00/cwt | 229.00–229.00 | 2,473 | 24 |
Compared to last week: Too few steer and heifer calves offered to allow a good comparison. Yearling feeder steers sold with steady to lower undertones. Yearling feeder heifers sold with lower undertones. A lighter offering as cattle producers are still trying to get corn harvest completed, last week's rains and dreary weather had kept them out of the combine until today. Calf offering was very uneven for quality, good demand remains for high quality, attractive calves, very light demand for poorer, plainer quality cattle. A nice offering of strings of yearlings. Flesh condition moderate plus to heavy flesh. The steep decline in the cattle futures complex ended and turned higher today, helping to reassure cattle feeders that better days might lie ahead.
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 250–300 | 299 | 605.00 | 605.00 |
| 8 | 350–400 | 354 | 570.00 | 570.00 |
| 22 | 400–450 | 441 | 445.00 | 445.00 |
| 18 | 500–550 | 526 | 415.00 | 415.00 |
| 15 | 600–650 | 639 | 332.50 | 332.50 |
| 13 | 700–750 | 715 | 318.00 | 318.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 800–850 | 823 | 271.00 | 271.00 |
| 198 | 850–900 | 897 | 289.00–293.00 | 292.86 |
| 68 | 950–1000 | 967 | 281.50 | 281.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 300–350 | 317 | 450.00 | 450.00 |
| 39 | 350–400 | 393 | 415.00 | 415.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 900–950 | 935 | 257.00 | 257.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 450–500 | 493 | 426.00 | 426.00 |
| 5 | 500–550 | 532 | 400.00 | 400.00 |
| 5 | 600–650 | 649 | 291.00 | 291.00 |
| 6 | 650–700 | 683 | 280.00 | 280.00 |
| Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 600–650 | 609 | 325.00 | 325.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1050–1100 | 1,080 | 229.00 | 229.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 300–350 | 333 | 580.00–620.00 | 599.76 |
| 15 | 400–450 | 413 | 515.00–557.50 | 543.10 |
| 6 | 450–500 | 488 | 420.00 | 420.00 |
| 27 | 500–550 | 507 | 455.00 | 455.00 |
| 20 | 600–650 | 606 | 385.00 | 385.00 |
| 23 | 650–700 | 666 | 359.00–367.00 | 361.55 |
| 11 | 700–750 | 725 | 331.00–342.50 | 336.35 |
| 7 | 800–850 | 815 | 327.00 | 327.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 800–850 | 835 | 322.00 | 322.00 |
| 28 | 900–950 | 931 | 272.50–295.00 | 277.33 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 300–350 | 325 | 455.00 | 455.00 |
| 33 | 400–450 | 416 | 415.00 | 415.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 500–550 | 525 | 360.00 | 360.00 |
| 4 | 550–600 | 589 | 360.00 | 360.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 700–750 | 727 | 316.00–320.00 | 317.39 |
| Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 1000–1050 | 1,027 | 297.50 | 297.50 |
| 285 | 1050–1100 | 1,055 | 287.00–292.00 | 289.95 |
| 17 | 1100–1150 | 1,100 | 268.50 | 268.50 |