Compared to last report (8-14-20): Yearling steers under 750 lbs sold sharply lower, 750 and heavier sold mostly steady to 4.00 lower.
Yearling heifers under 750 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher, 750-850 lbs heifers sold mostly 2.00 higher. Heifers over 850 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher.
Demand for yearlings was mostly light to moderate. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Yearlings were offered in mostly
small to moderate size packages with no load lots seen this week. Cattle were in very light to light flesh as most were coming out of dry
country or country where grasshoppers destroyed much of the forage. Buyer attendance was strong at both sales this week. CME positions
have struggled after last Fridays release of the monthly cattle on feed report which showed stronger than anticipated placements. As of this
Thursday's settlement the August feeder cattle contract closed at 141.975, 2.975 lower than Thursday 2 weeks ago(8-13-20). Buyer
attendance was good this week with many buyers actively bidding on offerings. Market activity was mostly active as a result. Weigh up cows
sold on mostly light to moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter
bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Several buyers purchased feeding bulls this week. This helped improve bull prices on thinner, lower dressing
bulls under 2,000 lbs. Demand for re-breed type cattle was limited and most of these offerings sold as feeding cows again this week. Quality
was average.
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 2 | — | 783 | 75.50 | 75.50 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 23 | — | 1,300 | 61.00–73.00 | 65.33 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 41 | — | 1,550 | 62.00–67.00 | 64.77 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 23 | — | 1,579 | 56.00–63.75 | 62.76 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 1,340 | 67.00 | 67.00 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 23 | — | 1,191 | 64.00–76.00 | 72.76 |
| Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 1,123 | 65.00 | 65.00 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 14 | — | 1,710 | 1,400.00 | 1,400.00 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 61 | — | 728 | 145.50–150.00 | 147.97 |
| 126 | — | 870 | 134.50–140.50 | 137.35 |
| 139 | — | 978 | 132.50–135.00 | 133.53 |
| 84 | — | 819 | 136.25–146.50 | 143.23 |
| 61 | — | 918 | 132.50–134.50 | 133.74 |
| 31 | — | 767 | 142.50–146.00 | 144.52 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | — | 772 | 142.00 | 142.00 |
| 3 | — | 747 | 144.00 | 144.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 451 | 149.00 | 149.00 |
| 3 | — | 398 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 424 | 60.00 | 60.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 919 | 129.00–130.50 | 129.59 |
| 29 | — | 772 | 134.00–142.00 | 139.68 |
| 10 | — | 729 | 142.00–145.00 | 143.91 |
| 4 | — | 886 | 133.50 | 133.50 |
| 13 | — | 984 | 124.50–131.00 | 126.88 |
| 4 | — | 828 | 136.00–137.00 | 136.50 |
| 4 | — | 654 | 148.00 | 148.00 |
| Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,165 | 116.50 | 116.50 |
| Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | — | 1,071 | 119.50–123.00 | 122.31 |
| 5 | — | 1,038 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | — | 1,026 | 128.00–129.00 | 128.27 |
| 43 | — | 1,120 | 120.00–126.75 | 124.23 |
| 10 | — | 1,073 | 132.00 | 132.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 673 | 147.00 | 147.00 |
| 24 | — | 629 | 148.00–150.00 | 148.16 |
| Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 916 | 116.00 | 116.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 305 | 177.50 | 177.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 193 | — | 824 | 132.00–135.25 | 133.69 |
| 136 | — | 919 | 125.00–132.00 | 129.23 |
| 46 | — | 889 | 126.00–132.25 | 130.24 |
| 57 | — | 769 | 134.00–137.25 | 135.87 |
| 7 | — | 683 | 142.00–145.00 | 143.70 |
| 65 | — | 971 | 120.00–126.50 | 124.66 |
| 96 | — | 721 | 137.00–145.00 | 141.79 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 966 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| 2 | — | 860 | 122.00 | 122.00 |
| 20 | — | 723 | 137.50 | 137.50 |
| 8 | — | 772 | 125.00–131.00 | 128.06 |
| 29 | — | 822 | 128.50–131.00 | 129.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,062 | 122.50 | 122.50 |
| 14 | — | 1,029 | 117.50–123.00 | 119.39 |
| Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 674 | 133.50–134.00 | 133.76 |
| 25 | — | 610 | 139.50 | 139.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | — | 748 | 133.50 | 133.50 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 404 | 160.50 | 160.50 |
| Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,080 | 93.50–97.50 | 96.51 |
| Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 830 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| 2 | — | 703 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | — | 927 | 123.00 | 123.00 |
| 8 | — | 720 | 130.00 | 130.00 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 94 | — | 1,793 | 81.00–90.00 | 85.56 |
| 18 | — | 1,732 | 71.00–81.50 | 78.02 |
| 30 | — | 2,039 | 89.00–100.00 | 93.00 |
| Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 1,924 | 87.00–90.00 | 89.10 |
| 1 | — | 2,030 | 96.00 | 96.00 |
| 1 | — | 1,795 | 82.00 | 82.00 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,392 | 67.00–70.00 | 68.12 |
| 14 | — | 1,449 | 62.00–65.00 | 63.30 |
| 40 | — | 1,460 | 55.00–62.50 | 58.62 |
| 3 | — | 1,443 | 48.00 | 48.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 1,311 | 60.00–63.00 | 61.74 |
| 6 | — | 1,390 | 39.50–49.50 | 47.76 |
| 77 | — | 1,225 | 51.50–60.00 | 54.88 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 2,165 | 57.00 | 57.00 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 1,587 | 65.50–66.75 | 66.57 |
| 9 | — | 1,424 | 60.50 | 60.50 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 995 | 54.50 | 54.50 |