Compared to last week: Steers weighing less than 550 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Steers over 550 lbs sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Heifers under 450 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, steady to higher undertones were noticed. Heifers over 500 lbs sold mostly 4.00-8.00 higher. Quality this week was mostly attractive to very attractive. Several feeder special sales were held this week. These sales offered buyers several load lots of home raised feeders as well as many large packages of uniform feeders. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly good to very good this week. Cattle this week were green. Many offerings were seen this week out of Northern Montana. Most of these offerings were thin fleshed and buyers offered these cattle strong premiums at times. Despite lower CME positions to end the week buyers were aggressive as seasonally, sales have started to lighten. The last Friday feeder special of the marketing season was held this past Friday. Market activity this week was mostly active to very active with many order buyers and farmer feeders ringside actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for mostly moderate to heavy offerings. Packer buyers backed up cows this week as they showed significantly lighter demand for slaughter cows. Warmer weather allowed for cow availability both in sale barns and delivered directly to the plant to increase. This allowed for packers to bid lower money of heavier supplies. Packers opted to send most high quality cows to feed this week. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-4.00 lower. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Many of these offerings lost calves in the cold and snow last week.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 963 | 116.00 | 116.00 |
| 2 | — | 930 | 121.00 | 121.00 |
| 42 | — | 534 | 166.00–173.00 | 167.57 |
| 7 | — | 462 | 181.00–197.50 | 192.78 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 577 | 148.00 | 148.00 |
| 6 | — | 482 | 157.50 | 157.50 |
| 2 | — | 675 | 127.00 | 127.00 |
| 5 | — | 549 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 1,066 | 115.00–119.00 | 117.99 |
| 4 | — | 1,216 | 103.00 | 103.00 |
| 4 | — | 1,111 | 112.00 | 112.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 466 | — | 570 | 143.00–159.00 | 154.98 |
| 242 | — | 680 | 133.00–143.50 | 140.58 |
| 269 | — | 714 | 125.50–143.50 | 139.47 |
| 415 | — | 483 | 157.00–173.00 | 165.66 |
| 622 | — | 534 | 150.00–166.00 | 162.18 |
| 76 | — | 783 | 115.00–133.50 | 126.47 |
| 20 | — | 871 | 119.00–122.50 | 121.27 |
| 45 | — | 375 | 164.00–178.00 | 172.54 |
| 69 | — | 818 | 122.50–130.50 | 129.22 |
| 275 | — | 625 | 136.00–149.50 | 143.93 |
| 93 | — | 439 | 169.00–181.00 | 172.32 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 574 | 153.00 | 153.00 |
| 11 | — | 337 | 172.50 | 172.50 |
| 39 | — | 466 | 155.50–164.50 | 161.38 |
| 48 | — | 548 | 156.50 | 156.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 72 | — | 615 | 153.00–156.00 | 154.40 |
| 116 | — | 512 | 169.50–170.00 | 169.81 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 43 | — | 424 | 154.00–165.00 | 157.40 |
| 18 | — | 376 | 150.00–158.00 | 156.32 |
| 28 | — | 589 | 147.00–148.00 | 147.35 |
| 12 | — | 682 | 124.50–136.50 | 132.89 |
| 26 | — | 624 | 131.00–137.00 | 135.43 |
| 84 | — | 531 | 141.50–155.50 | 149.33 |
| 2 | — | 730 | 117.00 | 117.00 |
| 5 | — | 323 | 157.50 | 157.50 |
| 42 | — | 474 | 149.25–164.00 | 158.52 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 27 | — | 656 | 136.25 | 136.25 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 592 | 148.00 | 148.00 |
| Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 411 | 157.50 | 157.50 |
| 6 | — | 363 | 167.00 | 167.00 |
| 29 | — | 491 | 148.00–161.00 | 156.18 |
| 7 | — | 619 | 138.50 | 138.50 |
| 13 | — | 307 | 157.50 | 157.50 |
| Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 513 | 144.00 | 144.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 399 | 150.00 | 150.00 |
| 23 | — | 477 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 402 | 132.50 | 132.50 |
| 12 | — | 592 | 129.50 | 129.50 |
| Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 623 | 122.00 | 122.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 930 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| 9 | — | 996 | 121.00 | 121.00 |
| 14 | — | 733 | 132.00 | 132.00 |
| 32 | — | 773 | 127.00–132.00 | 130.15 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 60 | — | 434 | 184.00–218.00 | 212.01 |
| 276 | — | 783 | 141.00–142.00 | 141.31 |
| 242 | — | 719 | 142.00–155.00 | 150.51 |
| 14 | — | 825 | 137.00–142.00 | 141.65 |
| 248 | — | 569 | 164.75–181.00 | 173.91 |
| 69 | — | 937 | 123.00–125.00 | 124.64 |
| 156 | — | 678 | 147.50–156.00 | 151.57 |
| 361 | — | 628 | 155.25–166.00 | 162.87 |
| 12 | — | 384 | 212.00–215.00 | 212.48 |
| 179 | — | 479 | 181.50–207.50 | 195.77 |
| 6 | — | 950 | 124.00 | 124.00 |
| 317 | — | 519 | 180.00–195.00 | 185.19 |
| 136 | — | 882 | 126.50–135.00 | 133.27 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 412 | 189.00 | 189.00 |
| 41 | — | 570 | 167.00 | 167.00 |
| 23 | — | 479 | 181.00 | 181.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 247 | — | 644 | 169.50–170.00 | 169.53 |
| 226 | — | 560 | 187.50 | 187.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | — | 631 | 146.00–155.00 | 149.62 |
| 3 | — | 815 | 127.00 | 127.00 |
| 51 | — | 588 | 142.50–165.00 | 153.58 |
| 20 | — | 526 | 162.00–178.00 | 172.36 |
| 3 | — | 703 | 138.00 | 138.00 |
| 32 | — | 417 | 185.00–200.00 | 191.07 |
| 21 | — | 672 | 141.00–148.00 | 144.71 |
| 6 | — | 940 | 116.00 | 116.00 |
| 65 | — | 484 | 158.00–189.00 | 180.38 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 45 | — | 586 | 158.00 | 158.00 |
| 77 | — | 684 | 153.50 | 153.50 |
| 11 | — | 1,020 | 116.00–118.00 | 117.27 |
| 1 | — | 1,085 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| 28 | — | 647 | 152.00 | 152.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 462 | 160.00 | 160.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 510 | 171.00–175.00 | 173.74 |
| 11 | — | 615 | 154.00 | 154.00 |
| 13 | — | 707 | 133.00 | 133.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 746 | 128.00 | 128.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 691 | 121.00 | 121.00 |
| 22 | — | 825 | 117.00 | 117.00 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 15 | — | 1,502 | 1,250.00 | 1,250.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 73 | — | 1,328 | 835.00–925.00 | 884.09 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 5 | — | 1,213 | 775.00 | 775.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 9 | — | 1,283 | 53.50 | 53.50 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 42 | — | 1,178 | 735.00–760.00 | 754.69 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 12 | — | 852 | 73.00–76.00 | 75.28 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 208 | — | 1,056 | 56.00–89.00 | 70.49 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 114 | — | 963 | 87.00–114.00 | 100.48 |
| Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 3 | — | 1,410 | 73.50 | 73.50 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 5 | — | 921 | 1,225.00 | 1,225.00 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 248 | — | 1,063 | 1,300.00–1,510.00 | 1,447.35 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 125 | — | 1,205 | 46.50–60.00 | 54.57 |
| 19 | — | 1,232 | 57.00–64.00 | 60.13 |
| 2 | — | 1,328 | 65.00 | 65.00 |
| 9 | — | 1,144 | 35.00–48.00 | 38.64 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 32 | — | 1,553 | 57.00–61.00 | 59.09 |
| 59 | — | 1,550 | 61.50–66.00 | 62.99 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,404 | 66.00–68.00 | 66.59 |
| 13 | — | 1,419 | 54.50–57.00 | 56.51 |
| 89 | — | 1,369 | 58.00–65.50 | 61.05 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 920 | 38.00–43.00 | 40.61 |
| 17 | — | 947 | 45.00–55.00 | 50.07 |
| 2 | — | 943 | 57.00–59.00 | 57.97 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 2,450 | 51.00 | 51.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 29 | — | 1,245 | 47.00–57.00 | 54.67 |
| 15 | — | 1,198 | 57.50–62.50 | 59.53 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,491 | 64.50–66.50 | 65.35 |
| 118 | — | 1,363 | 51.50–60.00 | 56.41 |
| 1 | — | 1,510 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| 87 | — | 1,373 | 57.50–64.00 | 60.36 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 20 | — | 1,626 | 55.00–60.00 | 57.52 |
| 62 | — | 1,485 | 60.50–65.75 | 63.55 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 36 | — | 1,716 | 59.00–63.75 | 62.88 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 24 | — | 1,856 | 85.00–90.50 | 87.77 |
| 4 | — | 1,899 | 91.00–91.50 | 91.11 |
| 15 | — | 1,868 | 66.00–84.00 | 76.85 |
| 1 | — | 2,455 | 82.00 | 82.00 |
| Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,157 | 76.00–79.00 | 77.92 |
| 6 | — | 1,138 | 85.00–85.50 | 85.41 |
| Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,290 | 83.50 | 83.50 |