Compared to last week: Feeder steers 750-799 lbs offered the best test this week selling mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. All other feeder steers were
too lightly tested either this week or last to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on steers under 750
and higher undertones were noticed on steers over 800 lbs. Feeder heifers sold fully steady in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was
mixed from plain to attractive. Feeders were offered in small size packages or as load lots. Flesh conditions were mostly light to moderate.
Demand for light weight cattle remains good with many light weight cattle are being purchased for export. CME positions traded mixed this
week with Wednesday seeing a large triple digit loss. The May settlement hovered around the CME index price as it nears expiration. As of
Thursdays settlements May closed at 126.025, and August at 128.875 which is 2.225 higher and 2.175 lower respectfully from last Thursdays
close to this Thursdays close. Demand overall was moderate for light to moderate offerings. Market activity was mostly moderate this week.
Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for slaughter cows and mostly moderate demand for feeding cows. Slaughter cows
sold steady to 3.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend as most of
these offerings sold to feeding buyers. Fleshy cows sold with lower to sharply lower undertones. Feeding cows sold fully steady this week as
packers showed good demand for high quality offerings suitable to feed to premium white. Cow and bull quality this week was mostly average
to very attractive. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to firm. Slaughter through Thursday was 397,000 head compared to 358,000 head last
week and 481,000 head last year. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold unevenly steady with good demand seen for high quality
re-breed type cows and light to moderate demand seen for feeding type cattle.
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 13 | — | 1,310 | 1,325.00 | 1,325.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 5 | — | 1,544 | 1,600.00 | 1,600.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 7 | — | 1,225 | 1,175.00 | 1,175.00 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 26 | — | 1,452 | 1,050.00–1,410.00 | 1,212.87 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 3 | — | 1,448 | 1,575.00 | 1,575.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 9 | — | 1,368 | 1,710.00 | 1,710.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 4 | — | 1,544 | 1,500.00 | 1,500.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 36 | — | 1,210 | 1,685.00–1,875.00 | 1,804.14 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 65 | — | 1,352 | 1,150.00–1,435.00 | 1,326.78 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 21 | — | 1,270 | 1,125.00–1,350.00 | 1,187.51 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 5 | — | 1,347 | 1,050.00 | 1,050.00 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 5 | — | 1,217 | 1,025.00 | 1,025.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 3 | — | 920 | 72.00–80.00 | 74.77 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 29 | — | 1,117 | 43.00–56.00 | 53.18 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 9 | — | 1,172 | 53.50–55.75 | 54.84 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 9 | — | 973 | 55.00–72.50 | 59.59 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 237 | — | 1,213 | 57.50–93.00 | 67.50 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 228 | — | 1,033 | 65.00–111.00 | 90.06 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 304 | — | 1,372 | 54.00–68.00 | 61.52 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 244 | — | 1,353 | 49.00–65.50 | 59.11 |
| Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 12 | — | 908 | 62.50–72.00 | 69.52 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 23 | — | 966 | 65.00–86.00 | 76.58 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 1,340 | 55.00 | 55.00 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 4 | — | 1,129 | 975.00 | 975.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | N/A | 3 | — | 1,170 | 118.50 | 118.50 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 4 | — | 1,455 | 900.00 | 900.00 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 6 | — | 1,516 | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 1 | — | 1,600 | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 |
| Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 27 | — | 1,156 | 1,675.00–1,860.00 | 1,818.45 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 462 | 117.50 | 117.50 |
| 8 | — | 320 | 146.00 | 146.00 |
| 9 | — | 379 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 593 | 112.00 | 112.00 |
| 3 | — | 528 | 117.50 | 117.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 569 | 130.00–131.00 | 130.37 |
| 8 | — | 520 | 134.00–137.00 | 135.50 |
| 5 | — | 445 | 146.00 | 146.00 |
| 25 | — | 460 | 134.00–139.00 | 135.27 |
| 20 | — | 655 | 118.00–128.00 | 122.77 |
| 16 | — | 636 | 117.00–124.00 | 121.83 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 32 | — | 674 | 126.00–131.00 | 128.59 |
| 24 | — | 706 | 118.00–124.00 | 122.80 |
| 7 | — | 561 | 141.00–143.00 | 142.15 |
| 17 | — | 773 | 117.50–119.50 | 117.97 |
| 4 | — | 604 | 134.00–142.00 | 138.03 |
| 4 | — | 509 | 146.00 | 146.00 |
| Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 581 | 129.00 | 129.00 |
| Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 572 | 108.00 | 108.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 740 | 117.50 | 117.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 740 | 123.00 | 123.00 |
| 36 | — | 468 | 158.00–167.50 | 161.30 |
| 2 | — | 438 | 163.00 | 163.00 |
| 8 | — | 544 | 161.50 | 161.50 |
| 8 | — | 659 | 138.50 | 138.50 |
| 10 | — | 594 | 145.50–147.00 | 145.94 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 34 | — | 831 | 124.50–127.00 | 126.50 |
| 34 | — | 716 | 136.00–139.50 | 138.07 |
| 5 | — | 671 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| 171 | — | 777 | 132.25–139.75 | 139.40 |
| 77 | — | 575 | 164.75 | 164.75 |
| 66 | — | 864 | 132.50 | 132.50 |
| 25 | — | 643 | 147.00–150.25 | 147.63 |
| 20 | — | 524 | 176.00 | 176.00 |
| Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 497 | 143.50 | 143.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 954 | 106.00 | 106.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 105 | 350.00 | 350.00 |
| 2 | — | 773 | 117.00 | 117.00 |
| 7 | — | 969 | 99.00–104.00 | 101.88 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 775 | 105.00 | 105.00 |
| Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 1,091 | 86.00–95.00 | 92.74 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,584 | 60.00–62.50 | 60.73 |
| 1 | — | 1,755 | 63.50 | 63.50 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,470 | 44.00 | 44.00 |
| 2 | — | 1,390 | 63.00–64.00 | 63.48 |
| 23 | — | 1,416 | 57.00–61.50 | 58.99 |
| 27 | — | 1,441 | 51.50–57.50 | 55.13 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,242 | 39.00–45.00 | 42.29 |
| 19 | — | 1,202 | 62.00–63.50 | 62.65 |
| 59 | — | 1,212 | 55.00–61.50 | 58.00 |
| 141 | — | 1,160 | 46.00–56.50 | 52.64 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | — | 948 | 41.00–54.50 | 49.26 |
| Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 1,188 | 61.00–66.00 | 65.17 |
| 1 | — | 1,265 | 81.00 | 81.00 |
| Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 2,870 | 65.00 | 65.00 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 29 | — | 1,593 | 69.00–79.50 | 75.07 |
| 31 | — | 2,030 | 91.00–99.00 | 94.07 |
| 63 | — | 1,823 | 80.00–90.00 | 85.42 |