Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Moderate to good demand this week, much less demand for heavier weight cattle suitable only for finishing. The market was under a great amount of pressure this week from outside markets and from the rapidly declining CME cattle futures contracts. Cattle feeders were left reeling after the futures contracts closed limit, or nearly limit, lower on Monday and slipped further lower as the week progressed. With Apr Live Cattle below 110.00 and Jun below 103.00 there is great concern that fed cattle will lose large amounts of money.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 36 | — | 595 | 140.00–158.00 | 155.77 |
| 7 | — | 416 | 177.00 | 177.00 |
| 56 | — | 672 | 133.00–141.00 | 137.75 |
| 36 | — | 732 | 125.00–138.00 | 136.00 |
| 16 | — | 821 | 120.00–126.25 | 124.81 |
| 13 | — | 487 | 158.00–161.00 | 158.90 |
| 6 | — | 534 | 140.50 | 140.50 |
| 3 | — | 951 | 113.00 | 113.00 |
| 10 | — | 792 | 120.50 | 120.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 90 | — | 429 | 175.00–200.50 | 190.26 |
| 442 | — | 572 | 155.00–178.50 | 172.40 |
| 780 | — | 675 | 142.25–159.00 | 153.53 |
| 776 | — | 720 | 132.50–152.75 | 144.89 |
| 50 | — | 473 | 176.00–195.00 | 181.75 |
| 4 | — | 964 | 122.00 | 122.00 |
| 630 | — | 784 | 129.00–146.75 | 134.96 |
| 607 | — | 813 | 121.00–138.25 | 133.66 |
| 166 | — | 871 | 122.50–128.25 | 124.84 |
| 12 | — | 1,006 | 115.50 | 115.50 |
| 139 | — | 911 | 124.50–131.00 | 126.98 |
| 335 | — | 626 | 150.50–170.50 | 159.07 |
| 79 | — | 532 | 166.00–185.50 | 175.99 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 798 | 119.50 | 119.50 |
| 4 | — | 445 | 150.00 | 150.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 908 | 119.50 | 119.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 37 | — | 745 | 141.50 | 141.50 |
| 29 | — | 817 | 121.00 | 121.00 |
| 94 | — | 766 | 123.50–141.50 | 130.58 |
| 35 | — | 666 | 137.00 | 137.00 |
| 13 | — | 602 | 136.50 | 136.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 19 | — | 386 | 144.00–148.50 | 146.16 |
| 77 | — | 811 | 117.50–121.50 | 119.81 |
| 25 | — | 414 | 153.00–155.00 | 153.88 |
| 544 | — | 669 | 124.75–141.75 | 135.98 |
| 424 | — | 626 | 126.50–145.50 | 141.73 |
| 271 | — | 760 | 117.00–138.50 | 130.00 |
| 77 | — | 479 | 146.00–157.50 | 154.00 |
| 71 | — | 867 | 109.00–119.50 | 116.01 |
| 397 | — | 728 | 121.00–134.50 | 126.91 |
| 219 | — | 578 | 130.50–159.00 | 144.73 |
| 184 | — | 529 | 141.50–157.00 | 150.91 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 581 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 472 | 135.00 | 135.00 |
| 19 | — | 520 | 127.00–137.00 | 130.69 |
| 101 | — | 573 | 126.50–134.50 | 131.44 |
| 5 | — | 811 | 122.00 | 122.00 |
| 26 | — | 607 | 125.50–129.00 | 126.87 |
| 57 | — | 782 | 114.00–121.00 | 117.78 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,073 | 109.00 | 109.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 753 | 147.50 | 147.50 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 23 | — | 722 | 116.00–125.00 | 123.09 |
| 13 | — | 835 | 118.00–121.00 | 119.61 |
| 9 | — | 588 | 153.50 | 153.50 |
| 8 | — | 469 | 175.00 | 175.00 |
| 8 | — | 766 | 123.00 | 123.00 |