Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers too lightly tested this week to allow a good comparison with last week's much larger offering, near steady undertones. Only two reported feeder cattle auctions this week as most did not hold sales due to the Independence Day holiday week. Demand remains pretty good for yearlings as feed costs remain low and farmer feeders still have corn they would like to add value to by feeding it to cattle. The bearish tone to the CME Live Cattle contracts has really kept a damper on the feeder cattle market as the summer and fall contracts are below 100.00 and Dec just at 105.00 doesn't allow for a robust feeder market. The competition is so great at the auctions that breakeven prices wind up being several dollars higher than what the contracts are trading at. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls steady.
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | — | 677 | 125.00–128.50 | 127.81 |
| 48 | — | 527 | 142.00–151.50 | 146.52 |
| 36 | — | 631 | 135.50–140.00 | 138.45 |
| 35 | — | 567 | 139.00–146.00 | 141.75 |
| 33 | — | 984 | 91.50–104.50 | 93.82 |
| 17 | — | 800 | 121.50 | 121.50 |
| 10 | — | 477 | 150.00–160.00 | 152.87 |
| 328 | — | 778 | 122.00–127.00 | 124.28 |
| 232 | — | 928 | 97.50–111.75 | 109.46 |
| 188 | — | 715 | 121.00–134.50 | 126.97 |
| 171 | — | 877 | 103.50–119.75 | 116.82 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | — | 1,026 | 99.00–103.00 | 102.55 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | — | 774 | 112.50 | 112.50 |
| 7 | — | 605 | 124.00 | 124.00 |
| 19 | — | 380 | 145.00–159.00 | 147.91 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | — | 772 | 112.00 | 112.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | — | 863 | 134.75 | 134.75 |
| 18 | — | 525 | 163.00–167.00 | 165.44 |
| 460 | — | 928 | 113.00–127.00 | 123.19 |
| 318 | — | 817 | 129.00–138.25 | 134.87 |
| 169 | — | 688 | 147.00–156.50 | 150.94 |
| 116 | — | 728 | 142.00–154.00 | 146.87 |
| 115 | — | 614 | 149.00–160.50 | 156.76 |
| 67 | — | 770 | 140.75–143.50 | 141.83 |
| 19 | — | 565 | 155.00–158.00 | 157.04 |
| 12 | — | 962 | 114.50 | 114.50 |
| 3 | — | 415 | 183.00 | 183.00 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 249 | — | 1,019 | 106.50–116.25 | 114.86 |
| 39 | — | 1,218 | 95.75 | 95.75 |
| 13 | — | 1,164 | 104.00 | 104.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | — | 577 | 148.00–154.00 | 151.88 |
| 33 | — | 671 | 140.00–152.50 | 148.40 |
| 11 | — | 865 | 120.00–124.00 | 122.21 |
| 10 | — | 516 | 156.00–162.00 | 158.74 |
| 6 | — | 731 | 144.00 | 144.00 |
| 5 | — | 793 | 126.00 | 126.00 |
| 4 | — | 615 | 151.00 | 151.00 |
| 3 | — | 462 | 162.00 | 162.00 |
| 3 | — | 278 | 192.50 | 192.50 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | — | 2,168 | 94.00–97.00 | 95.47 |
| 17 | — | 1,769 | 85.00–91.50 | 88.43 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | — | 1,469 | 82.50–85.50 | 84.48 |
| Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 1,184 | 102.50 | 102.50 |
| Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | — | 1,305 | 92.00 | 92.00 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 186 | — | 1,539 | 96.50–100.00 | 97.86 |
| 184 | — | 1,421 | 95.00–99.00 | 97.65 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | — | 1,279 | 92.25–98.00 | 95.83 |
| 19 | — | 1,220 | 92.00 | 92.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 1,240 | 69.50 | 69.50 |
| 17 | — | 1,225 | 45.00–57.00 | 50.85 |
| 15 | — | 1,181 | 58.00–64.50 | 62.10 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 1,690 | 79.00 | 79.00 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | — | 1,510 | 63.50–72.50 | 68.64 |
| 19 | — | 1,611 | 52.00–65.50 | 62.33 |
| 7 | — | 1,532 | 72.00–74.00 | 72.39 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | — | 1,326 | 60.00–70.00 | 65.39 |
| 19 | — | 1,260 | 54.00–61.00 | 58.39 |
| 4 | — | 1,385 | 70.00–73.00 | 70.91 |