Compared to last week: Receipts were too light this week to make an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers for like quality animals. Quality this week was plain to average and significantly lower than last weeks offering. Feeders were mostly offered in small packages or as singles with no load lots seen this week. The majority of cattle on offer were in light flesh with a few thin fleshed calves on offer as well. CME positions made positive gains most of the week but gave up some position on Friday as higher grain prices caused feeders to retreat. The April contract closed Friday at 144.75 while the May contract closed at 149.625 that's 0.875 higher on the April and 0.40 higher on the May contract. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand again this week. Packers continue to show need for cows for immediate harvest as well as cows to feed. Packers were aggressive as they tried to purchase the majority of cows this week. Feeding buyers showed good demand for cows as well which helped push all cow prices higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher on breaking and boning cows. Lean cows saw the greatest advance in price this week selling 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Average weigh up conditions were seen throughout the week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Two year old to young age cows sold on mostly good to very good demand this week. Buyers showed similar demand for both cows the feed or rebreed. This class sold steady to 5.00 higher.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 405 | 186.00 | 186.00 |
| 2 | — | 465 | 180.00 | 180.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 19 | — | 374 | 211.00–215.50 | 214.77 |
| 35 | — | 421 | 214.00 | 214.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 35 | — | 481 | 185.50–190.00 | 188.70 |
| 13 | — | 583 | 171.50–174.00 | 171.86 |
| 14 | — | 415 | 186.00–195.00 | 190.57 |
| 39 | — | 326 | 188.00–205.00 | 197.22 |
| 8 | — | 521 | 163.00–176.00 | 166.21 |
| 14 | — | 381 | 192.50–193.00 | 192.93 |
| 11 | — | 629 | 145.00–157.00 | 152.18 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 27 | — | 515 | 179.00–187.00 | 180.99 |
| 21 | — | 658 | 159.00–162.50 | 160.99 |
| 30 | — | 469 | 191.00–203.00 | 196.64 |
| 12 | — | 620 | 161.00–165.00 | 163.49 |
| 48 | — | 565 | 166.00–177.00 | 173.48 |
| 2 | — | 368 | 210.00 | 210.00 |
| 5 | — | 898 | 132.50 | 132.50 |
| 2 | — | 748 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 460 | 167.50 | 167.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 718 | 114.00–117.00 | 115.02 |
| 1 | — | 430 | 170.00 | 170.00 |
| 4 | — | 323 | 187.50 | 187.50 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 872 | 128.00 | 128.00 |
| 2 | — | 405 | 162.50 | 162.50 |
| 2 | — | 95 | 150.00 | 150.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 721 | 136.00 | 136.00 |
| 3 | — | 843 | 121.00 | 121.00 |
| 1 | — | 920 | 127.00 | 127.00 |
| 5 | — | 413 | 177.50 | 177.50 |
| 4 | — | 491 | 165.00 | 165.00 |
| Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 805 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| 3 | — | 1,055 | 108.00 | 108.00 |
| 3 | — | 1,155 | 108.00 | 108.00 |
| 3 | — | 600 | 131.00 | 131.00 |
| 8 | — | 1,128 | 114.00 | 114.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 582 | 146.00–150.00 | 147.95 |
| 5 | — | 802 | 109.50 | 109.50 |
| 17 | — | 425 | 165.50–169.00 | 168.22 |
| 28 | — | 500 | 160.00–163.00 | 161.39 |
| 7 | — | 661 | 125.00–131.00 | 128.44 |
| 22 | — | 377 | 156.00–170.00 | 163.73 |
| 22 | — | 464 | 157.00–163.00 | 160.85 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 39 | — | 426 | 175.75–177.00 | 175.87 |
| 23 | — | 332 | 180.00 | 180.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 478 | 148.00 | 148.00 |
| 4 | — | 427 | 154.00 | 154.00 |
| 9 | — | 339 | 163.00 | 163.00 |
| 6 | — | 517 | 144.00 | 144.00 |
| 7 | — | 384 | 155.50 | 155.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 19 | — | 686 | 133.50–146.00 | 140.93 |
| 25 | — | 477 | 164.00–168.00 | 165.53 |
| 25 | — | 574 | 146.00–160.50 | 156.14 |
| 11 | — | 424 | 170.00–174.00 | 171.89 |
| 14 | — | 793 | 127.50–132.00 | 128.16 |
| 7 | — | 730 | 129.00–136.00 | 131.94 |
| 49 | — | 608 | 143.50–151.50 | 146.55 |
| 38 | — | 510 | 160.00–168.50 | 166.68 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 657 | 124.00 | 124.00 |
| Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 439 | 166.00 | 166.00 |
| 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) | 50 | — | 1,253 | 75.50 | 75.50 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 5 | — | 1,457 | 1,285.00 | 1,285.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 255 | — | 999 | 80.00–115.50 | 101.18 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 123 | — | 1,081 | 63.00–100.00 | 84.09 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 8 | — | 927 | 89.00–90.00 | 89.10 |
| Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 12 | — | 986 | 84.00–93.00 | 84.67 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 6 | — | 955 | 86.00–94.50 | 88.86 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 6 | — | 892 | 66.00–71.00 | 70.05 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 28 | — | 1,026 | 1,335.00 | 1,335.00 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,328 | 79.00–86.00 | 81.06 |
| 8 | — | 1,291 | 86.50–91.00 | 87.91 |
| Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,275 | 86.50 | 86.50 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 29 | — | 1,616 | 74.00–85.00 | 80.28 |
| 30 | — | 2,059 | 94.00–104.00 | 98.09 |
| 61 | — | 1,760 | 86.00–94.00 | 89.63 |
| 1 | — | 1,825 | 80.00 | 80.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 928 | 54.00–63.00 | 59.33 |
| 2 | — | 943 | 65.00–67.00 | 66.02 |
| 1 | — | 955 | 42.00 | 42.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,210 | 54.00–57.00 | 55.62 |
| 75 | — | 1,200 | 64.50–71.00 | 68.45 |
| 4 | — | 1,218 | 70.00–74.50 | 72.33 |
| 63 | — | 1,150 | 60.50–68.00 | 64.86 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 27 | — | 1,631 | 64.00–68.50 | 65.84 |
| 3 | — | 1,625 | 72.50 | 72.50 |
| 37 | — | 1,539 | 68.25–72.50 | 69.82 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 96 | — | 1,387 | 67.50–71.50 | 69.17 |
| 16 | — | 1,418 | 61.00–68.50 | 65.77 |
| 67 | — | 1,386 | 71.00–76.00 | 74.08 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 138 | — | 1,115 | 56.00–68.00 | 64.84 |
| 7 | — | 1,167 | 72.00–75.00 | 73.52 |
| 88 | — | 1,142 | 65.00–71.00 | 69.47 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,480 | 66.00 | 66.00 |
| 54 | — | 1,495 | 73.00–73.50 | 73.04 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 34 | — | 1,417 | 63.50–67.50 | 65.55 |
| 12 | — | 1,384 | 70.00–74.00 | 71.34 |
| 67 | — | 1,455 | 66.50–71.00 | 69.01 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,380 | 71.00 | 71.00 |
| 60 | — | 1,553 | 72.00–73.50 | 72.51 |