Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were all too lightly tested either this week or last to develop any market trend. Steer calves under 450 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher, over 450 lbs sold unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Transportation continues to be the biggest factor limiting demand. Buyers focused on buying front end cattle and passed or discounted calves with only one round of vaccinations or average quality calves. This led to very wide price spreads at times. Local feeders have opted to sell their feed and yard space instead of feeding calves this year. The best demand this week was for lightweight calves suitable to develop into yearlings. The August 2022 feeder contract push higher over the last couple weeks giving buyers confidence to buy little calves. CME positions traded sideways after big gains the previous week. The October contract closed at 157.575, 1.90 lower, while the November contract closed 161.425, 0.275 higher. Market activity was moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. The cow market broke sharply over the last couple weeks as heavy cow supplies continue to be seen out of droughted out country. Slaughter cows sold mostly 6.00-7.00 lower on boning and breaking cows, lean cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeding cows sold 4.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Many long strings of cows were sold as exposed again this week. These cows sold on moderate demand and many buyers from the southern plains and the corn belt purchased these cows to turn out on corn stalks or wheat. Young replacement cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Quality was mostly attractive with many long strings and load lot offerings of one iron home-raised open cows. Offerings sold steady to weak.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,044 | 126.50 | 126.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 28 | — | 920 | 133.00–144.00 | 136.38 |
| 6 | — | 378 | 177.00 | 177.00 |
| 5 | — | 542 | 149.00 | 149.00 |
| 44 | — | 707 | 158.00 | 158.00 |
| 14 | — | 788 | 148.00 | 148.00 |
| 59 | — | 820 | 138.50–146.00 | 140.64 |
| 96 | — | 468 | 149.00–157.50 | 153.84 |
| 21 | — | 885 | 136.00–139.50 | 138.66 |
| 14 | — | 957 | 132.50 | 132.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 54 | — | 674 | 129.00–146.00 | 139.33 |
| 297 | — | 571 | 138.00–150.25 | 144.18 |
| 688 | — | 521 | 144.00–160.00 | 151.84 |
| 607 | — | 380 | 166.50–189.00 | 173.89 |
| 437 | — | 423 | 155.00–182.00 | 166.74 |
| 944 | — | 475 | 147.50–168.00 | 157.94 |
| 18 | — | 288 | 185.00–200.00 | 188.70 |
| 226 | — | 332 | 170.00–200.00 | 179.29 |
| 39 | — | 627 | 130.00–145.00 | 138.27 |
| Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 24 | — | 733 | 135.50 | 135.50 |
| Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 311 | 165.00 | 165.00 |
| 16 | — | 433 | 159.00 | 159.00 |
| 26 | — | 512 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| 19 | — | 397 | 159.00–166.00 | 163.05 |
| 12 | — | 485 | 147.50 | 147.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 24 | — | 236 | 130.00 | 130.00 |
| Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 14 | — | 811 | 121.00 | 121.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 81 | — | 495 | 164.00–169.00 | 168.53 |
| 48 | — | 569 | 163.00 | 163.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 1,006 | 128.50–132.00 | 128.85 |
| 9 | — | 1,056 | 125.50 | 125.50 |
| 5 | — | 1,178 | 120.00–122.00 | 121.61 |
| 1 | — | 1,100 | 126.00 | 126.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 485 | 138.00 | 138.00 |
| 11 | — | 583 | 122.00–134.00 | 128.70 |
| 10 | — | 535 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 16 | — | 655 | 127.00 | 127.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 430 | 145.00–149.00 | 146.84 |
| 20 | — | 322 | 131.00–155.00 | 136.80 |
| 67 | — | 383 | 130.00–149.00 | 137.33 |
| 13 | — | 537 | 127.50–131.00 | 129.11 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 499 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 528 | 163.00 | 163.00 |
| 28 | — | 561 | 151.00 | 151.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 25 | — | 1,032 | 124.75 | 124.75 |
| 25 | — | 787 | 130.50 | 130.50 |
| 87 | — | 878 | 135.50 | 135.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 799 | 121.00 | 121.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 48 | — | 277 | 170.00–180.00 | 173.14 |
| 65 | — | 331 | 151.00–180.00 | 165.35 |
| 12 | — | 636 | 122.00–131.00 | 129.54 |
| 109 | — | 535 | 135.00–142.00 | 138.19 |
| 74 | — | 477 | 138.00–148.00 | 144.15 |
| 56 | — | 379 | 154.00–167.00 | 158.78 |
| 121 | — | 430 | 145.00–158.00 | 153.15 |
| 26 | — | 575 | 124.00–137.00 | 132.46 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 863 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 381 | — | 382 | 198.00–237.50 | 213.90 |
| 39 | — | 739 | 154.50–158.50 | 156.09 |
| 231 | — | 619 | 151.00–164.50 | 159.84 |
| 97 | — | 669 | 150.00–164.50 | 157.41 |
| 424 | — | 422 | 185.00–211.00 | 197.24 |
| 139 | — | 323 | 210.00–234.00 | 222.18 |
| 701 | — | 569 | 153.50–170.00 | 163.76 |
| 733 | — | 479 | 170.00–192.00 | 182.69 |
| 63 | — | 277 | 217.00–245.00 | 234.33 |
| 8 | — | 238 | 252.50 | 252.50 |
| 694 | — | 523 | 161.00–184.00 | 169.56 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 909 | 136.00 | 136.00 |
| 5 | — | 695 | 144.00 | 144.00 |
| 28 | — | 484 | 165.00–170.00 | 167.25 |
| Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,017 | 129.00 | 129.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 822 | 146.75 | 146.75 |
| 11 | — | 568 | 164.00 | 164.00 |
| 14 | — | 851 | 147.00 | 147.00 |
| 51 | — | 936 | 145.50–147.25 | 147.05 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 166 | — | 353 | 230.00 | 230.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 124 | — | 417 | 210.00 | 210.00 |
| 4 | — | 254 | 260.00 | 260.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 28 | — | 728 | 141.50 | 141.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 48 | — | 573 | 144.00–156.00 | 150.05 |
| 71 | — | 520 | 150.00–169.00 | 163.58 |
| 2 | — | 605 | 147.50 | 147.50 |
| 97 | — | 429 | 170.00–186.00 | 179.86 |
| 39 | — | 369 | 180.00–211.00 | 192.93 |
| 14 | — | 325 | 186.00–211.00 | 197.61 |
| 144 | — | 474 | 156.00–175.00 | 168.40 |
| 5 | — | 662 | 141.00 | 141.00 |
| 13 | — | 280 | 185.00–207.50 | 199.51 |
| Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 532 | 159.00–159.50 | 159.27 |
| 2 | — | 395 | 200.00 | 200.00 |
| 4 | — | 616 | 149.00 | 149.00 |
| 18 | — | 574 | 147.00–157.00 | 152.17 |
| Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 422 | 170.00–187.00 | 176.23 |
| 5 | — | 298 | 215.00 | 215.00 |
| 121 | — | 540 | 151.00–159.50 | 157.57 |
| Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 20 | — | 687 | 133.50 | 133.50 |
| Steers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 532 | 152.00 | 152.00 |
| 14 | — | 421 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 61 | — | 420 | 107.50–112.50 | 110.58 |
| 4 | — | 626 | 125.00–131.00 | 129.56 |
| 11 | — | 489 | 158.00–161.00 | 158.54 |
| 11 | — | 277 | 180.00 | 180.00 |
| 17 | — | 377 | 165.00 | 165.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 449 | 181.00 | 181.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 519 | 161.00 | 161.00 |
| 17 | — | 497 | 167.00 | 167.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 320 | 105.00 | 105.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 367 | 181.00–210.00 | 186.69 |
| 8 | — | 576 | 144.00 | 144.00 |
| 2 | — | 700 | 131.00 | 131.00 |
| 2 | — | 505 | 149.00 | 149.00 |
| 2 | — | 498 | 155.00 | 155.00 |
| Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,098 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| 2 | — | 1,108 | 98.00 | 98.00 |
| 11 | — | 1,188 | 95.00 | 95.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | — | 454 | 144.00–146.00 | 145.32 |
| 27 | — | 433 | 155.00 | 155.00 |
| 2 | — | 768 | 114.00 | 114.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 366 | 110.00 | 110.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 26 | — | 396 | 132.50 | 132.50 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 132 | — | 1,436 | 62.00–69.50 | 64.70 |
| 318 | — | 1,396 | 49.00–63.00 | 57.20 |
| 136 | — | 1,412 | 40.50–55.25 | 46.45 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,389 | 32.00–39.00 | 34.63 |
| 85 | — | 1,409 | 38.00–48.00 | 43.70 |
| 11 | — | 1,518 | 47.00–55.00 | 50.03 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 319 | — | 1,229 | 36.00–45.00 | 40.40 |
| 39 | — | 1,326 | 44.00–47.00 | 45.98 |
| 178 | — | 1,124 | 25.00–36.50 | 33.87 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 59 | — | 1,040 | 32.00–37.50 | 34.55 |
| 283 | — | 1,191 | 45.00–56.00 | 49.50 |
| 491 | — | 1,177 | 34.00–48.00 | 42.76 |
| 35 | — | 1,182 | 55.50–58.00 | 57.93 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 1,670 | 76.00 | 76.00 |
| 7 | — | 1,602 | 60.00–65.00 | 63.55 |
| 5 | — | 1,576 | 63.00–73.00 | 70.78 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,804 | 74.00–76.00 | 75.54 |
| 3 | — | 1,754 | 64.00–71.00 | 68.69 |
| 3 | — | 1,722 | 54.50–66.00 | 61.22 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | — | 955 | 32.50–36.00 | 34.09 |
| 36 | — | 935 | 20.00–33.00 | 29.20 |
| Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | — | 1,536 | 56.00–78.00 | 69.66 |
| 17 | — | 1,632 | 77.00–83.00 | 79.94 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 49 | — | 1,838 | 75.00–87.00 | 81.15 |
| 31 | — | 1,687 | 64.00–77.00 | 72.16 |
| 1 | — | 2,215 | 90.00 | 90.00 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 145 | — | 1,152 | 1,100.00–1,360.00 | 1,297.97 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 4 | — | 1,646 | 1,250.00 | 1,250.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 4 | — | 1,100 | 1,025.00 | 1,025.00 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 5 | — | 1,041 | 1,035.00 | 1,035.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 27 | — | 1,174 | 850.00 | 850.00 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 82 | — | 1,282 | 725.00–835.00 | 780.45 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 150 | — | 1,188 | 1,075.00–1,275.00 | 1,184.37 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 16 | — | 1,441 | 66.50 | 66.50 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 38 | — | 1,391 | 60.00–60.50 | 60.16 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 8 | — | 1,071 | 1,025.00–1,100.00 | 1,073.70 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 30 | — | 1,241 | 635.00–735.00 | 668.27 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 27 | — | 1,175 | 800.00–860.00 | 833.75 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 9 | — | 1,144 | 1,000.00–1,075.00 | 1,025.51 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 10 | — | 1,140 | 585.00 | 585.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 4 | — | 1,178 | 525.00 | 525.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 212 | — | 1,311 | 635.00–760.00 | 700.32 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 13 | — | 1,218 | 45.00–55.00 | 49.44 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 2 | — | 1,214 | 44.00 | 44.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 22 | — | 1,178 | 560.00–575.00 | 570.82 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 5 | — | 1,021 | 71.00–89.00 | 75.88 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 8 | — | 1,023 | 44.00 | 44.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 18 | — | 1,048 | 52.00–80.00 | 55.85 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 19 | — | 1,287 | 48.00 | 48.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 1,180 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 42 | — | 991 | 64.00–84.00 | 72.95 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 10 | — | 1,242 | 52.00 | 52.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 335 | — | 1,049 | 54.00–98.00 | 71.91 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 109 | — | 1,076 | 47.00–64.25 | 57.82 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 698 | — | 927 | 62.00–118.50 | 99.75 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 100 | — | 934 | 1,275.00–1,360.00 | 1,315.33 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 20 | — | 1,034 | 1,400.00 | 1,400.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 11 | — | 855 | 985.00 | 985.00 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 65 | — | 793 | 1,060.00–1,300.00 | 1,114.35 |