Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed on heifers, steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly good to very good on light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average. Packages were small with many singles on offer. CME positions gained back significant ground this past week with triple digit gains seen every day except Monday. The corn market saw some set backs as rain in the central US helped ease some drought concerns. Corn was sharply lower every trading day except Monday. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for moderate offerings. Packers pushed to own as much of the cow offering as possible this past week as they pushed all offerings higher trying to secure offerings for the holiday week. Most sales take a break next week for the 4th of July holiday. This forces packers to try to buy for current kill needs as well as kill needs during the holiday. Packers were aggressive as they purchased cows this week. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher on all offerings. High quality cows suitable to feed, sold steady to 3.00 higher. Cow quality was mostly average to attractive this week, and overall much more attractive than the last few weeks. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Bull quality was mostly average to attractive. Weigh up conditions were mostly very attractive to buyers. Weigh up conditions were better this week than the last few weeks. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Several buyers were looking for rebreed type cows this week and this helped push this class of cows higher for the week. Feeding demand also improved as the cattle market responded to lower corn prices.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,200 | 95.00–108.50 | 102.16 |
| 1 | — | 1,410 | 125.50 | 125.50 |
| 5 | — | 1,246 | 109.50–118.00 | 114.97 |
| Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,186 | 94.00–105.00 | 98.36 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 46 | — | 1,943 | 122.00–133.00 | 126.44 |
| 18 | — | 1,560 | 99.00–111.00 | 106.36 |
| 1 | — | 2,435 | 117.00 | 117.00 |
| 79 | — | 1,750 | 113.00–123.00 | 118.30 |
| Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 1,930 | 116.00–124.00 | 123.52 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 27 | — | 1,387 | 104.00–110.00 | 106.55 |
| 128 | — | 1,349 | 95.00–105.00 | 101.18 |
| 18 | — | 1,390 | 86.00–95.00 | 93.12 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 206 | — | 1,401 | 104.50–112.00 | 107.18 |
| 1 | — | 1,345 | 92.00 | 92.00 |
| 121 | — | 1,358 | 99.00–106.00 | 103.41 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,048 | 94.00 | 94.00 |
| 33 | — | 1,213 | 95.00–102.00 | 100.25 |
| 17 | — | 1,160 | 102.00–106.00 | 104.07 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,420 | 107.00 | 107.00 |
| 1 | — | 1,670 | 112.00 | 112.00 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,573 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 112 | — | 1,177 | 89.00–102.00 | 95.38 |
| 29 | — | 1,184 | 101.50–105.50 | 102.40 |
| 71 | — | 1,173 | 77.00–94.00 | 85.76 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 945 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| 4 | — | 928 | 86.00–94.00 | 88.28 |
| 1 | — | 900 | 72.00 | 72.00 |
| 9 | — | 885 | 79.00–85.00 | 83.62 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 1,574 | 111.00–113.50 | 112.20 |
| 16 | — | 1,601 | 105.00–110.50 | 106.35 |
| 13 | — | 1,653 | 95.00–105.50 | 102.05 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 818 | 195.00 | 195.00 |
| 3 | — | 107 | 200.00 | 200.00 |
| 4 | — | 694 | 220.00 | 220.00 |
| 3 | — | 907 | 167.00 | 167.00 |
| Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,115 | 157.50 | 157.50 |
| 2 | — | 1,070 | 161.00–176.00 | 168.64 |
| 4 | — | 1,030 | 160.00–181.00 | 173.76 |
| 3 | — | 1,165 | 155.00–168.00 | 162.98 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 122 | 450.00 | 450.00 |
| 3 | — | 808 | 205.00 | 205.00 |
| Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,140 | 149.00 | 149.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 800 | 213.00 | 213.00 |
| 2 | — | 363 | 270.00 | 270.00 |
| 13 | — | 795 | 224.00 | 224.00 |
| 7 | — | 915 | 198.00 | 198.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 735 | 229.00 | 229.00 |
| 6 | — | 548 | 260.00 | 260.00 |
| 5 | — | 583 | 252.50 | 252.50 |
| 9 | — | 635 | 240.00–253.00 | 249.52 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 535 | 240.00 | 240.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 667 | 218.00–236.00 | 228.14 |
| 7 | — | 796 | 199.00 | 199.00 |
| 13 | — | 566 | 247.00 | 247.00 |
| 14 | — | 726 | 217.00 | 217.00 |
| 25 | — | 610 | 232.00–235.00 | 232.58 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 679 | 211.00–215.00 | 213.01 |
| 1 | — | 510 | 235.00 | 235.00 |
| 2 | — | 490 | 235.00 | 235.00 |
| 17 | — | 583 | 233.00–235.00 | 233.46 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,035 | 183.00 | 183.00 |
| 6 | — | 1,148 | 164.00 | 164.00 |
| Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 478 | 241.00 | 241.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 588 | 210.00 | 210.00 |
| 4 | — | 648 | 211.00 | 211.00 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | N/A | 1 | — | 1,170 | 167.00 | 167.00 |
| Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 9 | — | 1,248 | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 1 | — | 1,390 | 1,450.00 | 1,450.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 1 | — | 1,245 | 132.00 | 132.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 3 | — | 1,479 | 1,550.00–1,725.00 | 1,676.48 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 1 | — | 1,215 | 1,250.00 | 1,250.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 1 | — | 1,210 | 1,675.00 | 1,675.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 53 | — | 1,094 | 134.00–189.00 | 153.83 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 64 | — | 1,130 | 102.00–155.00 | 125.08 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 4 | — | 877 | 125.00–150.00 | 141.80 |
| Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 2 | — | 765 | 157.50–160.00 | 158.61 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 24 | — | 1,361 | 2,500.00–3,225.00 | 3,187.50 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 7 | — | 1,292 | 2,475.00 | 2,475.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 4 | — | 1,496 | 2,250.00–2,835.00 | 2,681.05 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | Open | 2 | — | 1,240 | 2,150.00 | 2,150.00 |