Compared to last week: All yearlings were scarcely tested thus no trend is available. Steer calves under 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Steers over 550 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves 450-549 lbs offered the best test this week selling mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. All other heifer offerings were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady to higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Many calves were offered in small size packages with a load lot or light load lot seen as well. Small packages of calves sold on noticeably lighter demand this week. Most calves were weaned 45 days or more with several sets weaned over 90 days. The best demand this week was seen for calves suitable to develop into yearlings. CME feeder cattle contracts increased in price over the holidays. The January contract closed at 162.10, 1.85 higher than last report(Dec 17th). The March contract closed at 166.675, 4.975 higher. The August contract settled at 181.375 on Friday. Market activity this week was mostly active with a large buyer pool actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers showed good demand for cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on breaking cows. Boning and lean cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Both packers and private companies showed good demand for high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Feeding bull buyers were active again this week which helped push bull prices slightly higher. Young age cows were too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, steady to lower undertones were noticed. Quality this week was plain to average. Demand from Southern fall breeding programs has lightened over the last few weeks as it is starting to get late in the season to rebreed for these producers.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 32 | — | 435 | 166.50 | 166.50 |
| 38 | — | 477 | 146.00–165.50 | 155.94 |
| 3 | — | 390 | 174.00 | 174.00 |
| 14 | — | 541 | 145.00–160.00 | 157.94 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 428 | 174.00–189.00 | 183.71 |
| 17 | — | 391 | 180.50 | 180.50 |
| 49 | — | 657 | 142.00–153.00 | 151.84 |
| 71 | — | 476 | 170.00–174.00 | 171.46 |
| 64 | — | 758 | 145.50–150.50 | 149.70 |
| 19 | — | 877 | 148.50 | 148.50 |
| 17 | — | 626 | 142.00–152.00 | 150.00 |
| 35 | — | 576 | 142.00–160.00 | 152.19 |
| 135 | — | 540 | 165.00–170.00 | 167.35 |
| Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 419 | 176.00 | 176.00 |
| 11 | — | 383 | 172.00 | 172.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 44 | — | 513 | 175.00–177.00 | 175.76 |
| 27 | — | 562 | 168.00–173.00 | 171.84 |
| Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 1,205 | 112.50 | 112.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 501 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 58 | — | 619 | 167.00–187.00 | 177.16 |
| 90 | — | 470 | 199.00–220.00 | 212.92 |
| 65 | — | 573 | 173.00–198.00 | 189.48 |
| 34 | — | 754 | 158.50–160.00 | 159.91 |
| 91 | — | 426 | 211.00–219.00 | 215.18 |
| 216 | — | 522 | 192.00–209.50 | 202.79 |
| 36 | — | 688 | 159.00–166.00 | 164.17 |
| 46 | — | 883 | 147.00–154.50 | 153.24 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 526 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 591 | 176.00 | 176.00 |
| 25 | — | 632 | 161.00–164.00 | 162.55 |
| 6 | — | 375 | 190.00 | 190.00 |
| 26 | — | 542 | 175.00–187.00 | 184.52 |
| 7 | — | 491 | 190.00–192.00 | 190.27 |
| 23 | — | 336 | 191.00–208.00 | 196.47 |
| Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 523 | 175.00–185.00 | 179.93 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 688 | 135.00 | 135.00 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 22 | — | 1,433 | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 5 | — | 1,366 | 1,100.00 | 1,100.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 65 | — | 1,108 | 54.00–78.00 | 66.01 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 7 | — | 1,082 | 45.00–49.00 | 47.11 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 92 | — | 1,018 | 64.00–97.50 | 81.94 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 5 | — | 1,172 | 60.00–68.50 | 64.78 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,666 | 82.00–87.00 | 83.98 |
| 6 | — | 1,328 | 72.00–79.00 | 76.11 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 14 | — | 1,837 | 83.00–89.50 | 85.47 |
| 3 | — | 2,288 | 90.00–94.00 | 92.27 |
| 6 | — | 1,910 | 72.00–82.00 | 78.34 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,373 | 55.50 | 55.50 |
| 106 | — | 1,429 | 56.00–64.00 | 60.05 |
| 11 | — | 1,382 | 65.00–67.50 | 66.04 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 26 | — | 1,384 | 48.00–55.00 | 52.88 |
| 57 | — | 1,424 | 55.50–63.50 | 59.42 |
| 1 | — | 1,430 | 66.50 | 66.50 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,790 | 63.50–64.50 | 63.79 |
| 8 | — | 1,693 | 54.00–61.00 | 57.87 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 60 | — | 1,217 | 54.00–61.00 | 55.36 |
| 25 | — | 1,139 | 45.00–52.50 | 48.73 |
| 12 | — | 1,247 | 61.50–62.00 | 61.58 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,310 | 62.00 | 62.00 |
| 51 | — | 1,216 | 51.00–62.00 | 55.84 |
| 28 | — | 1,129 | 42.00–54.00 | 48.93 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,581 | 63.50 | 63.50 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 820 | 41.00–44.00 | 43.41 |