Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones
were noticed on grass-type, light fleshed cattle under 650 lbs. Feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an
accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Demand
and offerings were light to moderate. The majority of feeder cattle receipts were from Miles city Livestock Commission as they held their
annual trail head replacement heifer show and sale. All other sales this week offered very light feeder offerings. CME positions continue a
very volatile trend as sharply lower and sharply higher days were seen this week. Feeder cattle futures finished the week lower than last week
as Thursdays settlements showed the March contract at 117.075, April at 114.125 and May at 113.025. Market activity this week was slow to
moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly very good demand for mostly moderate offerings. Packers provided much of the push to the market
as they showed very good demand for cows for immediate harvest. Breaking cows sold mostly 4.00-7.00 higher, while boning and lean cows
sold 6.00-9.00 higher. The push to restock retailers is on as packers pushed to own offerings to fill new and existing orders. Slaughter bulls
sold mostly 4.00-5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Feeding cows were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend,
however higher undertones were noticed. Several very high quality sets of cows sold this week and both packers and feeding buyers showed
good demand for these offerings. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Quality this week was mostly
average to attractive and significantly higher than last week. A heavy offering of bred cows was seen this week. These offerings were met with
moderate to good demand. Quality was average to attractive.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 583 | 134.00 | 134.00 |
| 28 | — | 371 | 145.00–162.00 | 152.29 |
| 2 | — | 413 | 150.00 | 150.00 |
| 38 | — | 481 | 140.50–149.00 | 146.01 |
| 2 | — | 345 | 152.50 | 152.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 459 | 121.00 | 121.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 588 | 132.50 | 132.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 685 | 134.50 | 134.50 |
| 4 | — | 731 | 127.00 | 127.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 79 | — | 580 | 147.00–156.50 | 149.58 |
| 41 | — | 481 | 161.00 | 161.00 |
| 40 | — | 421 | 160.00–167.50 | 166.57 |
| 39 | — | 632 | 139.00–144.00 | 140.75 |
| 33 | — | 513 | 154.00–164.00 | 160.03 |
| 4 | — | 706 | 124.50 | 124.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 550 | 162.00 | 162.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 51 | — | 702 | 143.00 | 143.00 |
| 78 | — | 614 | 145.50–160.50 | 156.33 |
| 138 | — | 682 | 139.00–144.50 | 143.90 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 778 | 125.00–131.50 | 129.41 |
| 29 | — | 625 | 149.00–158.50 | 153.95 |
| 129 | — | 532 | 163.00–186.50 | 185.77 |
| 4 | — | 286 | 190.00 | 190.00 |
| 9 | — | 664 | 148.50 | 148.50 |
| 42 | — | 428 | 186.00 | 186.00 |
| 70 | — | 573 | 155.00–160.00 | 156.42 |
| 4 | — | 711 | 124.00 | 124.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 483 | 150.00–165.00 | 161.16 |
| 5 | — | 659 | 142.00 | 142.00 |
| 5 | — | 514 | 153.00–163.00 | 158.86 |
| 13 | — | 441 | 162.00–165.00 | 162.66 |
| 16 | — | 377 | 169.00–171.00 | 170.07 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 499 | 157.50 | 157.50 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 955 | 104.00 | 104.00 |
| 3 | — | 433 | 155.00 | 155.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 858 | 106.00 | 106.00 |
| Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,115 | 91.00 | 91.00 |
| 3 | — | 1,027 | 90.00–93.00 | 90.98 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 72 | — | 1,194 | 47.50–63.50 | 59.81 |
| 88 | — | 1,265 | 58.00–68.00 | 64.30 |
| 35 | — | 1,285 | 68.00–70.50 | 70.35 |
| 9 | — | 1,176 | 45.00–52.00 | 49.97 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 800 | 61.50 | 61.50 |
| 2 | — | 883 | 45.00–47.00 | 45.97 |
| 2 | — | 950 | 55.00–57.00 | 56.01 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,652 | 66.25 | 66.25 |
| 1 | — | 1,590 | 62.00 | 62.00 |
| 1 | — | 1,710 | 69.50 | 69.50 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 22 | — | 1,712 | 62.50–69.00 | 64.48 |
| 17 | — | 1,676 | 56.50–60.50 | 59.59 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 180 | — | 1,371 | 60.00–69.50 | 65.33 |
| 21 | — | 1,377 | 61.00–64.50 | 63.60 |
| 5 | — | 1,375 | 66.00–71.50 | 69.30 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,752 | 74.00–80.50 | 77.34 |
| 4 | — | 2,265 | 90.00–93.00 | 91.75 |
| 20 | — | 1,741 | 79.50–89.50 | 85.25 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 101 | — | 1,453 | 63.25–69.75 | 68.45 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 56 | — | 1,430 | 69.50–70.50 | 69.85 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 119 | — | 956 | 67.00–97.00 | 87.23 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 189 | — | 1,187 | 60.00–85.00 | 73.23 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 3 | — | 1,323 | 59.50 | 59.50 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 3 | — | 977 | 59.00–63.00 | 61.66 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 56 | — | 1,327 | 1,100.00–1,450.00 | 1,253.03 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 6 | — | 1,464 | 1,075.00–1,135.00 | 1,106.76 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 35 | — | 1,225 | 1,485.00–1,600.00 | 1,574.00 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 7 | — | 1,200 | 1,475.00 | 1,475.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 8 | — | 1,608 | 1,235.00 | 1,235.00 |
| Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 11 | — | 831 | 550.00 | 550.00 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 15 | — | 655 | 375.00 | 375.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 17 | — | 1,268 | 900.00 | 900.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 8 | — | 1,531 | 63.50 | 63.50 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 54 | — | 1,381 | 1,000.00–1,085.00 | 1,057.78 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 64 | — | 1,437 | 950.00–1,000.00 | 981.95 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 18 | — | 1,410 | 1,010.00 | 1,010.00 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 7 | — | 932 | 1,475.00 | 1,475.00 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 94 | — | 1,020 | 1,460.00–1,525.00 | 1,494.38 |