Compared to last week: Steers weighing less than 600 lbs sold unevenly steady, 600 lbs steers and heavier sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher, heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Quality this week was average to attractive. Overall demand was mostly moderate. Demand for heifers was stronger than steers again this week as many buyers continue to look for heifer to spay and turn out on grass. Several sets of replacement heifers sold on good demand . Replacement quality heifers were of very attractive quality. Demand for light weight cattle was slightly lower this week, the best demand for grass cattle was for 550-700 lbs. CME contract prices started the week with positive gains but sold off sharply to end the week. The March contract closed Friday at 134.675 while the April closed at 139.425 that's 1.675 and 3.80 lower on the March and April contracts respectfully. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand. Packer buyers were the driving force in the market as they showed good demand for slaughter cows. A Winter storm across much of the center of the country disrupted transportation and kept the volume of cattle both coming to sales and directly delivered to plants, light. This had packers searching for offerings and paying higher prices in order to secure supplies. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher on all classes. Feeding cows were too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend. however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. Early week sale bulls sold lower while late week sales bulls sold higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly average this week, and similar to last week. Two year old to young age cows sold on mostly moderate demand this week. This class sold steady to weak.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 1,405 | 66.00–72.00 | 68.27 |
| 29 | — | 1,385 | 54.00–60.00 | 57.34 |
| 54 | — | 1,430 | 58.00–65.50 | 63.17 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 28 | — | 1,494 | 60.50–65.50 | 62.90 |
| 4 | — | 1,628 | 57.75–60.00 | 58.80 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 1,632 | 60.50–66.50 | 64.01 |
| 5 | — | 1,658 | 54.00–60.00 | 57.37 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,120 | 65.00 | 65.00 |
| 7 | — | 1,116 | 41.00–48.50 | 45.49 |
| 61 | — | 1,226 | 58.00–64.50 | 60.63 |
| 89 | — | 1,187 | 49.00–59.50 | 54.66 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 919 | 42.00–44.50 | 43.71 |
| 12 | — | 958 | 51.00–59.50 | 54.79 |
| 2 | — | 963 | 56.00–57.00 | 56.51 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | — | 1,364 | 55.00–60.75 | 59.28 |
| 47 | — | 1,394 | 58.50–66.25 | 62.65 |
| 6 | — | 1,304 | 66.00–67.50 | 66.91 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,535 | 64.25 | 64.25 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,217 | 48.00–62.00 | 55.83 |
| 61 | — | 1,204 | 59.00–65.50 | 62.09 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 2,185 | 89.00 | 89.00 |
| 49 | — | 1,703 | 73.00–83.00 | 77.15 |
| 16 | — | 2,087 | 87.00–97.00 | 91.86 |
| 33 | — | 1,866 | 80.50–89.00 | 83.78 |
| Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,273 | 77.50–82.50 | 78.23 |
| 4 | — | 1,220 | 86.50–88.00 | 87.49 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 888 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| 6 | — | 912 | 116.00 | 116.00 |
| 474 | — | 571 | 145.00–158.00 | 152.41 |
| 310 | — | 524 | 154.00–166.25 | 159.24 |
| 53 | — | 768 | 129.00–134.00 | 131.23 |
| 242 | — | 623 | 136.00–149.75 | 142.96 |
| 200 | — | 465 | 158.50–173.00 | 166.04 |
| 8 | — | 389 | 183.00–188.00 | 184.27 |
| 43 | — | 829 | 118.00–124.50 | 123.88 |
| 43 | — | 428 | 164.50–185.00 | 175.16 |
| 155 | — | 715 | 130.00–139.50 | 137.15 |
| 205 | — | 671 | 133.00–142.50 | 139.19 |
| 5 | — | 325 | 185.00–194.00 | 192.28 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 38 | — | 480 | 151.00–155.50 | 154.24 |
| 14 | — | 579 | 135.00–148.00 | 144.03 |
| 71 | — | 426 | 152.50–167.00 | 160.62 |
| 3 | — | 677 | 129.00 | 129.00 |
| 5 | — | 730 | 124.00–130.00 | 126.42 |
| 21 | — | 524 | 141.00–153.00 | 148.68 |
| 3 | — | 798 | 123.00 | 123.00 |
| Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 378 | 140.00–142.50 | 141.58 |
| Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 748 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 441 | 130.00 | 130.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 16 | — | 546 | 151.00 | 151.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 786 | 131.00–133.00 | 131.82 |
| 29 | — | 638 | 151.00 | 151.00 |
| 126 | — | 704 | 138.50–142.50 | 139.93 |
| 110 | — | 657 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 492 | 176.00 | 176.00 |
| 80 | — | 513 | 169.00–172.00 | 171.78 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 367 | 185.00–222.50 | 199.51 |
| 64 | — | 524 | 170.00–177.00 | 174.00 |
| 23 | — | 779 | 133.00–141.00 | 134.79 |
| 112 | — | 577 | 160.00–181.00 | 168.11 |
| 1 | — | 155 | 400.00 | 400.00 |
| 31 | — | 731 | 140.00–150.50 | 144.18 |
| 32 | — | 425 | 189.00–212.50 | 197.13 |
| 72 | — | 469 | 177.00–188.50 | 184.47 |
| 4 | — | 921 | 125.00–128.00 | 127.23 |
| 115 | — | 669 | 149.00–163.50 | 157.89 |
| 54 | — | 607 | 157.00–164.50 | 163.52 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 616 | 154.00 | 154.00 |
| 12 | — | 562 | 148.00–165.00 | 156.82 |
| 2 | — | 720 | 136.00 | 136.00 |
| 3 | — | 392 | 180.00 | 180.00 |
| 25 | — | 520 | 156.00–171.00 | 161.63 |
| 11 | — | 467 | 169.50 | 169.50 |
| Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 537 | 165.00–173.00 | 167.91 |
| 11 | — | 714 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 475 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,023 | 119.00 | 119.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 652 | 160.25 | 160.25 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 580 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| 13 | — | 905 | 101.00–123.00 | 119.55 |
| 7 | — | 791 | 125.50 | 125.50 |
| 2 | — | 720 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| 1 | — | 500 | 162.50 | 162.50 |
| 2 | — | 633 | 138.00 | 138.00 |
| 10 | — | 686 | 129.00–134.50 | 132.19 |
| 5 | — | 482 | 167.00 | 167.00 |
| Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,020 | 101.00 | 101.00 |
| 1 | — | 1,095 | 105.00 | 105.00 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 5 | — | 1,291 | 725.00 | 725.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 5 | — | 1,129 | 900.00–1,000.00 | 943.51 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 2 | — | 1,355 | 835.00 | 835.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 6 | — | 1,245 | 660.00 | 660.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 100 | — | 1,080 | 58.00–89.00 | 70.63 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 97 | — | 1,007 | 80.00–106.50 | 95.41 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 8 | — | 936 | 57.00–64.00 | 59.47 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 8 | — | 938 | 70.00–85.00 | 81.16 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 995 | 60.00 | 60.00 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 4 | — | 967 | 71.00–87.00 | 78.90 |
| Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 1,010 | 87.00 | 87.00 |