Compared to last week: Too few sales were seen for either steers or heifers to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noticed on a lighter, lower quality offering. Cattle suitable to develop on grass sold with the best demand. Most cattle on offer were lightly fleshed and met the weight requirements buyers were looking for in grass cattle. Demand over all was moderate to good for light offerings. Timely rains and mountain snow has helped improve drought conditions over this past week. See the drought monitor for an updated look at the drought at https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?MT. CME positions continue to show lower movement as lower live cattle prices and cash sales have caused feeder prices to back up significantly in the last couple weeks. The April feeder contract closed Friday at 237.60, May closed at 234.20 and August at 245.50. Market activity this week was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand for light offerings. Packers continue to show very good demand for cows for immediate harvest. Packers were also forced to compete with feeding buyers as well as a few ranchers looking for young cows to turn out and rebreed. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Packers showed very good demand for slaughter cows this week. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on all offerings. Feeding cows suitable to feed to premium white sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to weak. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Demand remains good for high quality offerings which buyers are looking to rebreed.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | 350–400 | 374 | 380.00 | 380.00 |
| 5 | 400–450 | 432 | 361.00–370.00 | 363.04 |
| 12 | 450–500 | 483 | 330.00–360.00 | 351.40 |
| 10 | 500–550 | 521 | 322.50–327.00 | 325.44 |
| 32 | 550–600 | 572 | 312.00–324.00 | 321.62 |
| 17 | 600–650 | 615 | 292.50–309.00 | 306.25 |
| 23 | 650–700 | 675 | 274.00–284.00 | 279.68 |
| 7 | 700–750 | 721 | 264.00–272.00 | 269.54 |
| 2 | 750–800 | 768 | 242.00 | 242.00 |
| 6 | 850–900 | 851 | 237.00 | 237.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | 550–600 | 580 | 308.00 | 308.00 |
| 2 | 600–650 | 605 | 283.00 | 283.00 |
| 1 | 650–700 | 675 | 266.00 | 266.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | 100–150 | 100 | 485.00–500.00 | 487.50 |
| 2 | 500–550 | 503 | 310.00 | 310.00 |
| 5 | 600–650 | 610 | 285.00 | 285.00 |
| 2 | 800–850 | 810 | 210.00 | 210.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 50–100 | 85 | 475.00 | 475.00 |
| 1 | 300–350 | 305 | 355.00 | 355.00 |
| 1 | 350–400 | 395 | 370.00 | 370.00 |
| 1 | 500–550 | 520 | 307.50 | 307.50 |
| 3 | 700–750 | 720 | 227.50 | 227.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | 350–400 | 381 | 322.50–325.00 | 323.71 |
| 6 | 400–450 | 414 | 300.00–320.00 | 306.66 |
| 5 | 450–500 | 487 | 303.00–307.00 | 305.39 |
| 28 | 500–550 | 529 | 284.00–303.00 | 295.07 |
| 14 | 550–600 | 577 | 274.00–282.00 | 278.38 |
| 30 | 600–650 | 625 | 261.00–283.00 | 272.35 |
| 32 | 650–700 | 685 | 256.00–267.00 | 263.98 |
| 12 | 700–750 | 738 | 240.00–244.00 | 242.36 |
| 15 | 750–800 | 788 | 224.00–239.00 | 229.94 |
| 10 | 850–900 | 854 | 198.00 | 198.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 300–350 | 338 | 255.00 | 255.00 |
| 6 | 500–550 | 541 | 240.00 | 240.00 |
| 2 | 550–600 | 595 | 220.00 | 220.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt | ||||
| 2 | 50–100 | 90 | 450.00 | 450.00 |
| 9 | 350–400 | 394 | 305.00 | 305.00 |
| 5 | 400–450 | 406 | 255.00–290.00 | 282.85 |
| 4 | 450–500 | 476 | 302.50 | 302.50 |
| 15 | 500–550 | 510 | 265.00–285.00 | 279.04 |
| 12 | 550–600 | 589 | 240.00–273.00 | 262.05 |
| 5 | 600–650 | 604 | 269.00 | 269.00 |
| 2 | 650–700 | 675 | 230.00 | 230.00 |
| 3 | 750–800 | 785 | 206.00–207.00 | 206.67 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 49 | — | 936 | 173.00–230.00 | 205.21 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 14 | — | 1,133 | 135.00–185.00 | 157.13 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 144 | — | 929 | 147.00–208.00 | 187.64 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 98 | — | 1,050 | 151.00–180.00 | 168.73 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 10 | — | 1,152 | 2,900.00 | 2,900.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 16 | — | 1,062 | 1,900.00–2,450.00 | 2,367.49 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 2 | — | 1,583 | 1,975.00 | 1,975.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 3 | — | 1,494 | 1,700.00–1,850.00 | 1,750.71 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 5 | — | 1,173 | 1,800.00–2,400.00 | 2,284.72 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,131 | 135.00–142.50 | 137.90 |
| 19 | — | 1,214 | 110.00–131.50 | 122.52 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 54 | — | 1,549 | 124.00–140.00 | 133.13 |
| 24 | — | 1,513 | 115.00–129.00 | 120.25 |
| 1 | — | 1,475 | 146.00 | 146.00 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 36 | — | 1,324 | 121.00–138.00 | 129.88 |
| 10 | — | 1,386 | 112.00–129.00 | 120.97 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,205 | 135.00–135.50 | 135.08 |
| 44 | — | 1,318 | 119.50–144.00 | 129.73 |
| 2 | — | 1,288 | 121.50–126.00 | 123.68 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,190 | 135.50 | 135.50 |
| 3 | — | 1,103 | 91.00–98.00 | 93.82 |
| 3 | — | 990 | 101.00–107.50 | 104.32 |
| 11 | — | 1,144 | 112.00–127.50 | 118.42 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 67 | — | 1,409 | 128.00–143.50 | 138.99 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,470 | 137.00 | 137.00 |
| 4 | — | 2,220 | 145.00–154.00 | 150.52 |
| 45 | — | 1,907 | 124.00–155.00 | 139.83 |
| 3 | — | 1,590 | 112.00–130.00 | 122.97 |
| 9 | — | 1,855 | 146.00–155.00 | 151.45 |
| 1 | — | 1,925 | 158.00 | 158.00 |
| Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 2,605 | 169.00 | 169.00 |