Plains feeder cattle prices

USDA auction weighted averages · $/cwt · week of Oct 26 – Nov 1

400–500 lb steers

$504.56

+1.15

USDA · 13,409 hd · 47 barns · vs prior weekWk Oct 26

500–600 lb steers

$445.71

−3.60

USDA · 26,569 hd · 47 barns · vs prior weekWk Oct 26

600–700 lb steers

$398.93

−6.22

USDA · 15,929 hd · 47 barns · vs prior weekWk Oct 26

900 lb + steers

$321.74

−0.51

USDA · 6,804 hd · 36 barns · vs prior weekWk Oct 26

Summary

Week of Oct 26

Plains steers were mixed in the classes that carried real volume. The busiest, 500–600 lb at 26,569 head, averaged $445.71/cwt, down $3.60 on the week and up $3.13 on the year.

Steers

75,654 head

Week of Oct 26 · change vs week of Oct 19 · year-ago vs week of Oct 27, 2025

Weight	$/cwt	vs prior week	vs year ago	$/head	Head	Barns
300–400 lb	563.76	−9.27	+24.78	—	2,958	46
400–500 lb	504.56	+1.15	+7.29	2,271	13,409	47
500–600 lb	445.71	−3.60	+3.13	2,451	26,569	47
600–700 lb	398.93	−6.22	+2.79	2,593	15,929	47
700–800 lb	358.52	+0.98	+9.70	2,689	5,348	44
800–900 lb	344.47	−2.37	−9.44	2,928	4,637	39
900 lb +	321.74	−0.51	−7.93	—	6,804	36

$/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

Heifers

51,718 head

Week of Oct 26 · change vs week of Oct 19 · year-ago vs week of Oct 27, 2025

Weight	$/cwt	vs prior week	vs year ago	$/head	Head	Barns
300–400 lb	481.07	−9.88	+1.86	—	3,976	44
400–500 lb	443.22	−0.99	+4.08	1,994	13,152	47
500–600 lb	395.36	+2.16	+0.30	2,174	14,883	47
600–700 lb	349.01	+1.32	+3.61	2,269	5,070	47
700–800 lb	334.21	−0.02	+11.44	2,507	4,341	38
800–900 lb	320.02	−4.60	+0.53	2,720	4,417	40
900 lb +	299.64	+3.47	−4.23	—	5,879	37

Plains feeder cattle prices

Summary

Steers

Heifers

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