Compared to last week: Harvest steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, Holstein steers sold 5.00 lower. Demand was good with several packers bidding readily for Wednesday's offering of longtime fed steers and heifers. Several lots were home raised and several full loads were on hand. CME cattle boards traded higher in the last two days, even though the market was lower on the cash side of things the upward tick in the board brighten most sellers moods. Very few, two way cattle on hand. Harvest cows and bulls sold steady. Rain and some tornado activity blew through with some damage reported North of the Sioux Falls Regional sales pavilion along with rain reports of up to 5 inches.
Harvest lambs and goats sold steady with not enough feeder lambs for an adequate market test. Moderate demand for harvest lambs, good demand for harvest ewes and moderate to good demand for the light run of feeder lambs.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,899 | 79.82 | 1,515 | 17 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,592 | 70.18 | 1,117 | 48 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,355 | 60.84 | 824 | 29 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,118 | 53.19 | 595 | 40 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,458 | 81.03 | 1,181 | 85 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,404 | 77.91 | 1,094 | 32 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,407 | 102.00 | 1,435 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,309 | 99.24 | 1,299 | 184 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,124 | 97.78 | 1,099 | 32 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,506 | 100.88 | 1,519 | 127 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,220 | 99.93 | 1,220 | 82 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,455 | 99.68 | 1,450 | 365 |
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,404 | 77.91/cwt | 76.00–79.50 | 1,094 | 32 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,458 | 81.03/cwt | 80.00–82.50 | 1,181 | 85 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,205 | 100.57/cwt | 88.00–107.25 | 1,212 | 74 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,363 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,281 | 8 |
| Steers | Choice and PrimeNatural | — | 1,457 | 104.50/cwt | 104.50–104.50 | 1,523 | 20 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,515 | 100.20/cwt | 99.50–100.50 | 1,518 | 107 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,455 | 99.68/cwt | 98.00–100.50 | 1,450 | 365 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,024 | 101.25/cwt | 101.25–101.25 | 1,037 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,290 | 92.00/cwt | 92.00–92.00 | 1,187 | 12 |
| Heifers | Choice and PrimeNatural | — | 1,407 | 102.00/cwt | 102.00–102.00 | 1,435 | 9 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,309 | 99.24/cwt | 98.00–100.00 | 1,299 | 184 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,181 | 54.72/cwt | 50.00–59.00 | 646 | 23 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 965 | 48.01/cwt | 46.00–50.00 | 463 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,253 | 61.25/cwt | 60.00–65.00 | 767 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,550 | 66.61/cwt | 63.00–70.00 | 1,032 | 26 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,630 | 76.48/cwt | 73.00–79.00 | 1,247 | 20 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,760 | 53.70/cwt | 52.50–55.00 | 945 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,343 | 61.75/cwt | 57.00–64.50 | 829 | 21 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,476 | 55.29/cwt | 55.00–56.00 | 816 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,120 | 67.96/cwt | 67.00–69.00 | 761 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,911 | 80.95/cwt | 75.00–83.00 | 1,547 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,858 | 76.15/cwt | 73.00–77.00 | 1,415 | 4 |
Compared to last week: Harvest steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, Holstein steers sold 5.00 lower. Demand was good with several packers bidding readily for Wednesday's offering of longtime fed steers and heifers. Several lots were home raised and several full loads were on hand. CME cattle boards traded higher in the last two days, even though the market was lower on the cash side of things the upward tick in the board brighten most sellers moods. Very few, two way cattle on hand. Harvest cows and bulls sold steady. Rain and some tornado activity blew through with some damage reported North of the Sioux Falls Regional sales pavilion along with rain reports of up to 5 inches.
Harvest lambs and goats sold steady with not enough feeder lambs for an adequate market test. Moderate demand for harvest lambs, good demand for harvest ewes and moderate to good demand for the light run of feeder lambs.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 32 | — | 1,404 | 76.00–79.50 | 77.91 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 85 | — | 1,458 | 80.00–82.50 | 81.03 |
| Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 74 | — | 1,205 | 88.00–107.25 | 100.57 |
| Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 1,363 | 94.00 | 94.00 |
| Steers — Choice and Prime · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 20 | — | 1,457 | 104.50 | 104.50 |
| Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 107 | — | 1,515 | 99.50–100.50 | 100.20 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 365 | — | 1,455 | 98.00–100.50 | 99.68 |
| Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 20 | — | 1,024 | 101.25 | 101.25 |
| Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,290 | 92.00 | 92.00 |
| Heifers — Choice and Prime · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 1,407 | 102.00 | 102.00 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 184 | — | 1,309 | 98.00–100.00 | 99.24 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 23 | — | 1,181 | 50.00–59.00 | 54.72 |
| 13 | — | 965 | 46.00–50.00 | 48.01 |
| 4 | — | 1,253 | 60.00–65.00 | 61.25 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 26 | — | 1,550 | 63.00–70.00 | 66.61 |
| 20 | — | 1,630 | 73.00–79.00 | 76.48 |
| 2 | — | 1,760 | 52.50–55.00 | 53.70 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | — | 1,343 | 57.00–64.50 | 61.75 |
| 6 | — | 1,476 | 55.00–56.00 | 55.29 |
| 2 | — | 1,120 | 67.00–69.00 | 67.96 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 1,911 | 75.00–83.00 | 80.95 |
| 4 | — | 1,858 | 73.00–77.00 | 76.15 |