Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality was mostly plain to average and lower than last week. Demand was mostly good despite sharply lower CME contract positions. No load lots were seen this week and most cattle were offered in small packages or as singles. CME positions traded sharply lower over the past two weeks as concerns over the US economy caused large sell offs. The August feeder cattle contract closed Friday at 246.50, down 13.20 since Friday July 26th, the September closed at 241.60, down 18.00 since July 26th, the October closed at 239.775, down 18.525 since July 26th. Market activity this week was mostly active. Weigh up cows and bulls sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings. Cows continue to green up as calves, competition with grasshoppers over forage, and dry conditions are causing some cows to lose body condition scores. Cow quality was mostly lower this week as a result. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher on breaking cows, boning cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower, lean cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Most of the unevenness in the slaughter cow prices was due to competition with feeding buyers. Packers and private feeders continue to show very good demand for feeding cows. Feeding cows sold steady to weak on high quality boning and breaking cows, lean feeding cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive but not as attractive as the previous week of sales. Weigh conditions were mixed. Many sets of cattle were pushing light to moderate amounts of fill. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady in a narrow comparison. Feeding bull buyers forced packers to keep prices near steady as they picked through the bull offering to find bulls 1500-1950 lbs. to feed. Feeding bulls sold generally steady to firm. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was good for high quality offerings which buyers are looking to rebreed. Quality was average to attractive.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | 750–800 | 783 | 245.00 | 245.00 |
| 18 | 800–850 | 811 | 243.00 | 243.00 |
| 5 | 900–950 | 901 | 223.00 | 223.00 |
| 27 | 950–1000 | 963 | 213.00–219.00 | 218.32 |
| 3 | 1050–1100 | 1,050 | 206.00 | 206.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 350–400 | 350 | 305.00 | 305.00 |
| 3 | 600–650 | 617 | 265.00 | 265.00 |
| Heifers — Medium 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | 750–800 | 790 | 216.00 | 216.00 |
| Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | 650–700 | 650 | 246.00 | 246.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | 400–450 | 417 | 240.00 | 240.00 |
| 6 | 950–1000 | 998 | 205.00 | 205.00 |
| 5 | 1100–1150 | 1,114 | 189.00 | 189.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 750–800 | 768 | 232.00 | 232.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | 850–900 | 879 | 249.00–252.00 | 250.52 |
| 5 | 900–950 | 916 | 243.00–248.00 | 245.99 |
| 10 | 950–1000 | 968 | 235.00 | 235.00 |
| 2 | 1050–1100 | 1,055 | 219.00 | 219.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | 450–500 | 450 | 307.00 | 307.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 600–650 | 618 | 267.50 | 267.50 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | 600–650 | 624 | 289.50 | 289.50 |
| 2 | 1150–1200 | 1,160 | 210.00 | 210.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | 300–350 | 342 | 345.00 | 345.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 28 | 550–600 | 591 | 299.00 | 299.00 |
| 3 | 600–650 | 638 | 287.00 | 287.00 |
| 31 | 650–700 | 664 | 279.00 | 279.00 |
| 10 | 700–750 | 747 | 263.00 | 263.00 |
| 13 | 750–800 | 777 | 246.00–250.50 | 249.11 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | 1000–1050 | 1,010 | 204.00–228.00 | 217.47 |
| 7 | 1050–1100 | 1,062 | 206.00–225.00 | 217.02 |
| Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | 750–800 | 750 | 231.00 | 231.00 |
| Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 900–950 | 920 | 222.00 | 222.00 |
| 19 | 1000–1050 | 1,042 | 222.00 | 222.00 |
| 3 | 1100–1150 | 1,109 | 215.00–217.00 | 215.67 |
| 1 | 1150–1200 | 1,185 | 202.50 | 202.50 |
| 3 | 1200–1250 | 1,215 | 173.00–185.00 | 180.95 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | 900–950 | 935 | 209.00 | 209.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | 500–550 | 525 | 275.00 | 275.00 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | 600–650 | 612 | 206.00 | 206.00 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 7 | — | 1,156 | 149.00–162.00 | 150.70 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 30 | — | 1,155 | 150.00–174.00 | 164.09 |
| Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 9 | — | 1,332 | 155.00 | 155.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 2 | — | 1,040 | 151.00–160.00 | 155.61 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 5 | — | 1,410 | 2,900.00 | 2,900.00 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 5 | — | 1,769 | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 3 | — | 1,873 | 2,800.00 | 2,800.00 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 3 | — | 1,517 | 2,300.00 | 2,300.00 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,510 | 132.00–143.00 | 137.56 |
| 7 | — | 1,457 | 117.00–129.00 | 123.47 |
| 4 | — | 1,462 | 145.50–147.00 | 146.61 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 102 | — | 1,486 | 144.50–154.50 | 149.19 |
| 30 | — | 1,342 | 121.00–136.50 | 132.60 |
| 118 | — | 1,418 | 135.00–147.00 | 143.81 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,055 | 129.00 | 129.00 |
| 13 | — | 1,115 | 102.00–126.00 | 116.90 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 2,255 | 144.50 | 144.50 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 1,618 | 142.00–146.50 | 144.74 |
| 3 | — | 1,708 | 135.00–138.00 | 136.97 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,661 | 135.00–137.00 | 136.45 |
| 19 | — | 1,692 | 140.00–147.00 | 143.29 |
| 24 | — | 1,592 | 144.75–148.50 | 145.75 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 26 | — | 1,183 | 126.00–139.00 | 133.07 |
| 13 | — | 1,128 | 143.00–149.00 | 145.47 |
| 20 | — | 1,172 | 107.00–125.00 | 120.89 |
| Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | — | 1,508 | 177.00–182.00 | 178.72 |
| 11 | — | 1,539 | 130.00–173.00 | 152.77 |
| 54 | — | 1,595 | 155.00–174.00 | 164.45 |
| Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,251 | 120.00–150.00 | 126.07 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 27 | — | 1,730 | 130.00–157.50 | 148.20 |
| 71 | — | 1,882 | 155.00–173.50 | 164.48 |
| 14 | — | 2,065 | 171.50–183.00 | 176.20 |
| Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,940 | 163.00 | 163.00 |
| Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 960 | 100.00 | 100.00 |