Compared to last week: An early week snowstorm and poor road conditions cancelled early week sales and late week sales were slow too as a result. Too few feeder cattle sold this week to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly moderate for very light offerings. Several ranchers were in town this week buying cattle for grass, which kept prices near steady for like quality offerings compared to the previous week. Quality was mostly plain to average. CME positions struggled much of the week. Market activity this week was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand for light offerings. Packers pounced on light offerings this week as snowy conditions have slowed to volume of cows available to the packer. Packers were also forced to compete with feeding buyers as well as a few ranchers looking for young to middle-aged cows to turn out and rebreed. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this week as weather had many cows early in the week pushing heavy amounts of fill. Packers showed very good demand for slaughter cows this week as they were forced to push offerings sharply higher in order to procure them. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher on breaking and boning cows; lean cows sold 4.00-7.00 higher. Feeding cows suitable to feed to premium white sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Demand remains good for high quality offerings.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 29 | — | 1,090 | 128.50 | 128.50 |
| 16 | — | 1,046 | 90.00–95.00 | 91.23 |
| 14 | — | 1,172 | 114.00–124.50 | 118.43 |
| 14 | — | 1,152 | 101.00–112.00 | 107.44 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,634 | 140.00–143.00 | 141.15 |
| 8 | — | 1,593 | 131.00–140.00 | 135.45 |
| 3 | — | 1,590 | 116.00–128.00 | 124.09 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 24 | — | 1,405 | 107.00–119.50 | 116.36 |
| 29 | — | 1,378 | 121.00–133.00 | 126.89 |
| 1 | — | 1,390 | 143.00 | 143.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 918 | 117.00 | 117.00 |
| 3 | — | 990 | 103.00–112.50 | 106.80 |
| 7 | — | 854 | 84.00–100.00 | 87.65 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,075 | 110.00 | 110.00 |
| 3 | — | 1,180 | 130.00–132.50 | 131.45 |
| 38 | — | 1,185 | 116.00–131.00 | 126.35 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,685 | 141.00 | 141.00 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,602 | 138.00–140.00 | 138.57 |
| 8 | — | 1,686 | 114.00–126.00 | 122.07 |
| 24 | — | 1,655 | 129.00–136.00 | 132.84 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 46 | — | 1,425 | 135.00–145.00 | 138.16 |
| 10 | — | 1,388 | 114.00–120.00 | 117.62 |
| 51 | — | 1,402 | 123.00–136.00 | 129.62 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 32 | — | 1,764 | 132.00–152.50 | 142.11 |
| 7 | — | 2,021 | 153.00–159.50 | 156.94 |
| 12 | — | 1,713 | 113.00–125.00 | 120.72 |
| Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,508 | 135.00–149.00 | 143.27 |
| 5 | — | 1,282 | 122.50–132.00 | 126.33 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 2 | — | 1,230 | 123.00 | 123.00 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 3 | — | 1,022 | 160.00–178.00 | 171.54 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 2 | — | 940 | 155.00–180.00 | 166.37 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 5 | — | 1,007 | 117.00–162.50 | 140.80 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 2 | — | 1,123 | 132.00 | 132.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 56 | — | 1,098 | 125.00–177.00 | 151.17 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 1,410 | 141.00 | 141.00 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 71 | — | 986 | 145.00–217.50 | 188.31 |
| Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 660 | 180.00 | 180.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 3 | — | 1,642 | 2,500.00 | 2,500.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 2 | — | 1,260 | 2,600.00–2,700.00 | 2,648.21 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 5 | — | 1,083 | 1,900.00 | 1,900.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 3 | — | 1,243 | 2,300.00–2,400.00 | 2,336.46 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 5 | — | 1,340 | 1,800.00 | 1,800.00 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 3 | — | 1,483 | 2,300.00 | 2,300.00 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | 400–450 | 421 | 337.50–342.00 | 339.69 |
| 4 | 450–500 | 470 | 335.00–345.00 | 342.37 |
| 2 | 500–550 | 528 | 333.00 | 333.00 |
| 5 | 550–600 | 584 | 310.00–317.50 | 311.49 |
| 4 | 600–650 | 621 | 290.00–308.00 | 298.98 |
| 1 | 650–700 | 660 | 272.00 | 272.00 |
| 9 | 700–750 | 716 | 255.00–275.00 | 265.83 |
| 2 | 800–850 | 838 | 225.00 | 225.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 350–400 | 360 | 375.00 | 375.00 |
| 2 | 400–450 | 403 | 360.00 | 360.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | 350–400 | 383 | 300.00 | 300.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | 450–500 | 470 | 350.00 | 350.00 |
| 32 | 550–600 | 564 | 334.00 | 334.00 |
| 16 | 750–800 | 778 | 255.00 | 255.00 |
| 2 | 800–850 | 823 | 241.00 | 241.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 800–850 | 843 | 236.00 | 236.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | 400–450 | 422 | 320.00 | 320.00 |
| 3 | 500–550 | 527 | 290.00–293.00 | 292.03 |
| 6 | 550–600 | 592 | 272.00–282.50 | 275.46 |
| 2 | 650–700 | 685 | 242.50 | 242.50 |
| 4 | 750–800 | 789 | 230.00 | 230.00 |
| 3 | 900–950 | 917 | 200.50 | 200.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 26 | 450–500 | 477 | 315.00–321.00 | 320.45 |
| 3 | 550–600 | 572 | 286.00 | 286.00 |
| 13 | 600–650 | 637 | 273.00–274.00 | 273.53 |
| 5 | 650–700 | 691 | 262.00 | 262.00 |
| Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 300–350 | 335 | 335.00 | 335.00 |
| 7 | 400–450 | 412 | 321.00–324.00 | 322.29 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 500–550 | 510 | 313.00 | 313.00 |
| 3 | 550–600 | 569 | 292.50–315.00 | 307.35 |
| 3 | 600–650 | 640 | 284.00 | 284.00 |
| 1 | 750–800 | 785 | 230.00 | 230.00 |
| 2 | 800–850 | 845 | 220.00 | 220.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 700–750 | 713 | 267.50 | 267.50 |
| 1 | 900–950 | 935 | 220.00 | 220.00 |
| 1 | 950–1000 | 965 | 215.00 | 215.00 |