USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Receipts 1,397Last week 2,522Year ago 1,547
Compared to last week: best test on steers 900-999 lbs 16.00-20.00 higher. Best test on heifers 900 to 949 lbs 7.00 higher on a narrow comparison. Demand good today especially so on cattle coming right off grass. Flesh conditions mostly on the lighter side. Sale mostly consisted of large, uniform loads. Quality attractive with a few packages of average cattle thrown in. Very active bidding on the bigger loads offered where options to buy were offered. Cattle rally continued today on the CME cattle futures contracts with most contract months scoring new highs. Demand remains exceptionally high for feeders with all this support in the cattle complex.