No recent markets reported for a trend, however a hgher undertone on feeder steers and heifers for the first week after the holiday. Compared to two weeks ago, Slaughter cows sold steady while slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. In the feedlot trade, negotiated live slaes in Kansas sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher at 225.00 to 230.00. In the hay market, demand was light, trade was moderate, and prices were mostly steady. Showers continue to put a "damper" on hay harvest as well as wheat harvest and the planting of milo. Many areas have reported that their 2nd cutting of alfalfa will end up being grinding quality hay due to the delay in getting it put up dry while others report the alfalfa was put up after bloom stage.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 85 | 1000–1050 | 1,001 | 290.00–298.25 | 296.01 |
| 349 | 1050–1100 | 1,078 | 266.00–283.50 | 280.91 |
| 3 | 1100–1150 | 1,140 | 249.00 | 249.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 400–450 | 433 | 430.00 | 430.00 |
| 5 | 450–500 | 490 | 395.00–422.00 | 411.04 |
| 24 | 500–550 | 535 | 418.00 | 418.00 |
| 13 | 550–600 | 587 | 382.50–405.00 | 391.55 |
| 76 | 600–650 | 604 | 384.00–397.00 | 388.48 |
| 77 | 650–700 | 683 | 350.50–369.00 | 361.77 |
| 81 | 700–750 | 710 | 354.00–370.00 | 367.64 |
| 153 | 750–800 | 777 | 324.00–339.00 | 334.94 |
| 117 | 800–850 | 823 | 316.00–327.50 | 325.18 |
| 504 | 850–900 | 872 | 316.00–327.00 | 322.58 |
| 371 | 900–950 | 926 | 298.00–321.50 | 313.95 |
| 243 | 950–1000 | 969 | 290.00–318.25 | 299.27 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | 600–650 | 642 | 338.00 | 338.00 |
| 10 | 700–750 | 725 | 319.00–325.00 | 320.84 |
| 4 | 750–800 | 783 | 305.00 | 305.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | 750–800 | 751 | 357.00 | 357.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | 500–550 | 513 | 395.00 | 395.00 |
| 2 | 550–600 | 577 | 337.50 | 337.50 |
| 12 | 600–650 | 610 | 350.00–369.00 | 364.01 |
| 4 | 650–700 | 657 | 354.00 | 354.00 |
| 14 | 700–750 | 718 | 326.00–328.00 | 326.74 |
| 9 | 750–800 | 784 | 317.00–319.00 | 318.57 |
| 9 | 800–850 | 802 | 298.00 | 298.00 |
| 11 | 850–900 | 872 | 306.00 | 306.00 |
| 3 | 900–950 | 911 | 306.00 | 306.00 |
| 5 | 950–1000 | 977 | 249.00 | 249.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 28 | 1000–1050 | 1,005 | 250.00 | 250.00 |
| 6 | 1050–1100 | 1,061 | 226.00 | 226.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | 400–450 | 423 | 397.50–425.00 | 417.50 |
| 45 | 450–500 | 484 | 377.50–406.00 | 402.73 |
| 80 | 500–550 | 536 | 351.00–386.00 | 374.84 |
| 20 | 550–600 | 586 | 335.00–358.00 | 348.76 |
| 68 | 600–650 | 622 | 319.00–355.00 | 334.21 |
| 64 | 650–700 | 691 | 314.00–335.00 | 322.11 |
| 35 | 700–750 | 722 | 308.00–330.00 | 322.87 |
| 214 | 750–800 | 771 | 306.50–316.00 | 309.11 |
| 253 | 800–850 | 810 | 299.00–310.00 | 304.40 |
| 29 | 850–900 | 882 | 276.00–282.00 | 277.04 |
| 51 | 900–950 | 912 | 274.00–290.00 | 284.06 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 40 | 600–650 | 628 | 356.00 | 356.00 |
| 56 | 650–700 | 696 | 336.50 | 336.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | 500–550 | 548 | 308.00 | 308.00 |
| 18 | 600–650 | 635 | 303.00–322.50 | 308.26 |
| 12 | 650–700 | 659 | 294.50–301.00 | 297.71 |
| 23 | 700–750 | 744 | 281.00–308.00 | 296.22 |
| 7 | 750–800 | 776 | 294.00 | 294.00 |
| 11 | 800–850 | 836 | 281.00–289.00 | 285.42 |
| 3 | 850–900 | 891 | 279.00 | 279.00 |
| 11 | 900–950 | 926 | 251.00 | 251.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | 400–450 | 445 | 387.00 | 387.00 |
| 3 | 500–550 | 528 | 370.00 | 370.00 |
| 9 | 550–600 | 585 | 339.00 | 339.00 |
| 11 | 650–700 | 689 | 309.00–314.00 | 310.79 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | 400–450 | 410 | 450.00 | 450.00 |
| Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 1050–1100 | 1,075 | 230.00 | 230.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | 550–600 | 572 | 351.00 | 351.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 600–650 | 637 | 350.00 | 350.00 |
| 3 | 650–700 | 691 | 325.00 | 325.00 |
| 2 | 700–750 | 740 | 301.00 | 301.00 |
| 6 | 750–800 | 784 | 292.00 | 292.00 |
| 5 | 900–950 | 914 | 243.00–290.00 | 271.34 |
| 4 | 950–1000 | 998 | 260.00 | 260.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 600–650 | 600 | 302.50 | 302.50 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 3 | — | 1,376 | 2,700.00 | 2,700.00 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 1 | — | 1,310 | 2,500.00 | 2,500.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 3 | — | 1,307 | 2,350.00–2,500.00 | 2,452.55 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 1 | — | 1,300 | 2,800.00 | 2,800.00 |
| Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 7 | — | 1,283 | 2,525.00–2,800.00 | 2,661.17 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 3 | — | 1,070 | 2,750.00–3,075.00 | 2,930.18 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 2 | — | 1,170 | 2,225.00–2,875.00 | 2,591.67 |
| Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 3 | — | 1,218 | 2,450.00–2,725.00 | 2,556.87 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 2 | — | 945 | 1,900.00 | 1,900.00 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 1,200 | 2,850.00 | 2,850.00 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 2 | — | 1,250 | 3,475.00–3,725.00 | 3,600.00 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 3 | — | 1,000 | 4,325.00 | 4,325.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 3 | — | 1,000 | 3,775.00 | 3,775.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 10 | — | 1,180 | 3,525.00–3,600.00 | 3,547.50 |
| Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 700 | 2,975.00 | 2,975.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 7 | — | 1,105 | 185.50–209.00 | 194.95 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 6 | — | 1,068 | 172.50–207.50 | 189.36 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 23 | — | 1,853 | 193.00–214.00 | 201.20 |
| 20 | — | 1,523 | 171.00–188.00 | 183.12 |
| 20 | — | 1,779 | 181.00–199.00 | 190.39 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 58 | — | 1,197 | 132.50–138.00 | 134.80 |
| 10 | — | 1,037 | 120.00–127.50 | 122.97 |
| 53 | — | 1,246 | 141.00–158.00 | 150.02 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 29 | — | 1,321 | 170.00–179.00 | 172.18 |
| 190 | — | 1,352 | 159.00–170.00 | 164.65 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,475 | 176.00–177.00 | 176.51 |
| 3 | — | 1,162 | 137.50–139.00 | 138.50 |
| 120 | — | 1,260 | 146.00–171.00 | 159.35 |