Compared to last week: Feeder steers were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher in a narrow comparison, heifers over 600 lbs sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was mostly average and better overall than last week. Demand was moderate with moderate to good demand seen at times. Several ranchers were in the market this week looking for grass cattle and competed with order buyers throughout the week over offerings. Most cattle were offered in small packages or as singles this week. No full load lots were seen. The May feeder contract closed out on Thursday at 136.30 while the August closed at 153.70, 0.925 and 2.35 lower respectfully. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for heavy offerings. The cutter cow cutout continues to inch higher as ground beef demand reaches its seasonal high. The weekly cutter cow cutout value was up 2.19 to 211.53. Packers purchased the majority of the cow offering to feed this week opting to only slaughter cows not suitable to feed. Packers continue to show a desire to acquire more market share as cows inched higher throughout the week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher on boning and lean cows, breaking cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold unevenly steady. Good demand continues to be seen for high quality rebreed type cows, while average to plain feeding cows sold with lighter demand.
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 5 | — | 1,037 | 1,425.00 | 1,425.00 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 13 | — | 913 | 1,400.00 | 1,400.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 2 | — | 1,148 | 59.00 | 59.00 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 3 | — | 760 | 80.00 | 80.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 62 | — | 832 | 60.00–84.00 | 74.49 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 5 | — | 918 | 55.00–73.00 | 60.88 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 200 | — | 1,118 | 58.00–88.50 | 74.09 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 309 | — | 991 | 70.00–110.00 | 90.28 |
| Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 930 | 65.50 | 65.50 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | Open | 6 | — | 1,510 | 1,210.00 | 1,210.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 55 | — | 1,284 | 1,485.00–1,500.00 | 1,499.21 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 4 | — | 1,111 | 1,460.00 | 1,460.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 22 | — | 1,219 | 1,435.00–1,450.00 | 1,442.23 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | Open | 37 | — | 1,528 | 1,275.00–1,400.00 | 1,343.93 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 40 | — | 1,441 | 1,350.00–1,460.00 | 1,405.94 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | Open | 25 | — | 1,566 | 1,500.00 | 1,500.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 103 | — | 1,531 | 1,375.00–1,400.00 | 1,382.42 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 27 | — | 1,390 | 1,200.00–1,250.00 | 1,222.85 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | Open | 7 | — | 1,736 | 1,385.00 | 1,385.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 6 | — | 1,391 | 1,000.00–1,050.00 | 1,024.06 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 10 | — | 1,482 | 58.00–64.00 | 62.24 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 25 | — | 1,269 | 1,025.00–1,100.00 | 1,038.90 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 1 | — | 1,520 | 69.00 | 69.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 9 | — | 1,251 | 925.00 | 925.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 5 | — | 1,269 | 750.00 | 750.00 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 58 | — | 718 | 140.50–148.00 | 144.47 |
| 101 | — | 778 | 137.00–148.00 | 141.39 |
| 37 | — | 564 | 170.00–183.00 | 172.19 |
| 14 | — | 833 | 127.00–135.00 | 132.68 |
| 28 | — | 874 | 128.50–134.50 | 130.72 |
| 106 | — | 626 | 173.50–179.50 | 178.16 |
| 4 | — | 905 | 128.00 | 128.00 |
| 60 | — | 533 | 178.00–186.00 | 183.25 |
| 23 | — | 499 | 184.00 | 184.00 |
| 27 | — | 661 | 160.00–167.50 | 166.18 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 23 | — | 446 | 150.00–162.50 | 156.54 |
| 16 | — | 566 | 180.00 | 180.00 |
| 7 | — | 481 | 157.50 | 157.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 443 | 160.00 | 160.00 |
| 9 | — | 639 | 157.00–163.00 | 159.31 |
| 14 | — | 721 | 131.00–138.00 | 136.21 |
| 2 | — | 480 | 177.00 | 177.00 |
| 5 | — | 662 | 139.00–145.00 | 141.36 |
| 5 | — | 829 | 116.00–125.00 | 120.07 |
| 26 | — | 506 | 164.00–178.00 | 172.27 |
| 15 | — | 578 | 160.00–165.00 | 162.42 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 1,067 | 107.50 | 107.50 |
| 4 | — | 593 | 152.00 | 152.00 |
| 6 | — | 921 | 116.00 | 116.00 |
| 4 | — | 615 | 157.50 | 157.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 675 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| 7 | — | 409 | 150.00 | 150.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 500 | 178.00 | 178.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 829 | 114.00–115.50 | 114.78 |
| 46 | — | 661 | 134.00–141.00 | 137.14 |
| 25 | — | 857 | 117.00 | 117.00 |
| 11 | — | 486 | 166.00 | 166.00 |
| 6 | — | 771 | 121.00 | 121.00 |
| 189 | — | 568 | 151.00–163.50 | 160.36 |
| 87 | — | 628 | 140.00–156.00 | 147.45 |
| 204 | — | 520 | 150.00–168.00 | 165.75 |
| 30 | — | 713 | 125.00–138.00 | 131.41 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 26 | — | 459 | 140.00–145.00 | 140.57 |
| 3 | — | 440 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| 14 | — | 613 | 121.00–134.00 | 128.58 |
| 4 | — | 799 | 113.00 | 113.00 |
| 6 | — | 500 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| 7 | — | 676 | 121.00–124.00 | 123.17 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 795 | 108.00 | 108.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 457 | 134.00 | 134.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 630 | 127.00 | 127.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 71 | — | 729 | 144.00 | 144.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 416 | 157.50 | 157.50 |
| 25 | — | 506 | 146.00–151.00 | 149.21 |
| 15 | — | 475 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 692 | 123.00–127.00 | 124.21 |
| 3 | — | 758 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 504 | 102.50 | 102.50 |
| Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 439 | 130.00–140.00 | 133.44 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 80 | 250.00 | 250.00 |
| 3 | — | 702 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| 6 | — | 541 | 143.00 | 143.00 |
| 14 | — | 645 | 126.00 | 126.00 |
| 23 | — | 793 | 112.00–118.50 | 115.71 |
| 11 | — | 981 | 102.00–110.00 | 103.99 |
| Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,023 | 104.00–105.00 | 104.66 |
| 9 | — | 1,170 | 95.00–101.00 | 97.88 |
| 17 | — | 1,135 | 95.00 | 95.00 |
| 5 | — | 1,216 | 85.00–94.00 | 88.99 |
| 4 | — | 1,295 | 93.00 | 93.00 |
| 2 | — | 1,095 | 99.00 | 99.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 837 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 465 | 137.00 | 137.00 |
| Bulls — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,053 | 110.00 | 110.00 |
| Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,050 | 60.00 | 60.00 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 2,605 | 86.00 | 86.00 |
| 1 | — | 2,565 | 93.50 | 93.50 |
| Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 1,779 | 88.00–95.00 | 93.10 |
| 3 | — | 1,547 | 81.50–85.00 | 83.58 |
| 63 | — | 1,921 | 97.50–106.00 | 99.57 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 36 | — | 1,645 | 73.00–83.50 | 77.67 |
| 54 | — | 1,705 | 81.00–91.00 | 87.23 |
| 47 | — | 2,061 | 92.50–103.00 | 95.88 |
| 6 | — | 2,114 | 86.00–88.00 | 87.65 |
| Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 14 | — | 1,415 | 73.00–84.00 | 78.21 |
| 10 | — | 1,440 | 84.00–94.00 | 88.86 |
| Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,182 | 61.00–74.50 | 66.93 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,529 | 62.50–65.00 | 64.05 |
| 12 | — | 1,528 | 66.50–71.00 | 68.90 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 1,596 | 61.50–65.50 | 64.55 |
| 12 | — | 1,734 | 69.00–76.00 | 72.34 |
| 23 | — | 1,615 | 66.00–72.00 | 69.29 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 1,229 | 67.00–72.00 | 68.99 |
| 254 | — | 1,248 | 60.00–68.50 | 63.83 |
| 104 | — | 1,184 | 54.00–62.00 | 58.57 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 19 | — | 932 | 47.00–58.00 | 53.56 |
| 4 | — | 894 | 55.00–65.00 | 59.93 |
| 2 | — | 970 | 39.00–44.00 | 41.51 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 1,356 | 53.00–62.50 | 59.03 |
| 61 | — | 1,434 | 61.00–66.50 | 63.62 |
| 10 | — | 1,394 | 67.00–75.00 | 71.11 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,135 | 42.00–50.50 | 48.48 |
| 114 | — | 1,226 | 59.00–66.00 | 62.48 |
| 125 | — | 1,167 | 49.50–62.00 | 57.09 |
| 6 | — | 1,169 | 66.00–72.00 | 69.06 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | — | 1,359 | 57.00–62.00 | 59.47 |
| 45 | — | 1,398 | 68.25–74.50 | 69.99 |
| 285 | — | 1,406 | 62.00–68.50 | 65.88 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,653 | 78.00 | 78.00 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 2,245 | 58.00 | 58.00 |