Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, instances to 14.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers and heifers not well compared but lower undertones were evident. Light to moderate demand for calves this week, moderate to good for yearlings. A large winter storm moved through the region midweek which curtailed calf consignments. As the weather was poor, making it difficult to haul livestock as well, calf buyers showed less interest this week in buying calves. Lower CME cattle futures contracts putting great pressure on the feeder market. Rising price of corn is also adding to cattle feeders concern causing them to refigure breakevens with a higher cost of gain.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | — | 1,058 | 122.50–124.50 | 123.45 |
| 9 | — | 1,046 | 123.00 | 123.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 79 | — | 433 | 151.50–162.25 | 159.21 |
| 31 | — | 383 | 165.00–169.00 | 166.07 |
| 225 | — | 479 | 149.00–169.50 | 159.35 |
| 781 | — | 572 | 126.00–155.00 | 147.06 |
| 95 | — | 829 | 125.50–140.50 | 136.18 |
| 514 | — | 980 | 127.50–133.50 | 133.09 |
| 56 | — | 770 | 126.50–139.50 | 133.01 |
| 329 | — | 518 | 141.00–159.75 | 151.60 |
| 22 | — | 867 | 132.50–135.75 | 134.72 |
| 388 | — | 670 | 130.50–144.25 | 137.94 |
| 669 | — | 619 | 132.50–143.35 | 139.34 |
| 323 | — | 916 | 132.50–137.25 | 136.54 |
| 9 | — | 329 | 153.00–184.00 | 165.96 |
| 412 | — | 715 | 130.00–138.75 | 135.49 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 166 | — | 586 | 119.00–139.50 | 134.17 |
| 6 | — | 438 | 122.00 | 122.00 |
| 8 | — | 360 | 143.00 | 143.00 |
| 6 | — | 621 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| 44 | — | 531 | 122.50–141.50 | 135.39 |
| 32 | — | 475 | 133.00–151.00 | 139.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 994 | 122.75 | 122.75 |
| 13 | — | 1,110 | 117.50–118.00 | 117.81 |
| 9 | — | 1,034 | 119.50 | 119.50 |
| 7 | — | 1,072 | 115.50 | 115.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 665 | — | 576 | 119.00–136.00 | 127.50 |
| 36 | — | 379 | 132.00–145.00 | 138.37 |
| 30 | — | 826 | 125.00–132.00 | 130.12 |
| 105 | — | 438 | 128.00–142.00 | 137.26 |
| 48 | — | 718 | 125.00–135.00 | 130.63 |
| 111 | — | 792 | 129.75–134.50 | 132.00 |
| 138 | — | 670 | 120.50–135.00 | 127.60 |
| 7 | — | 886 | 124.00 | 124.00 |
| 5 | — | 349 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| 30 | — | 979 | 121.75–124.50 | 122.69 |
| 317 | — | 619 | 121.50–128.00 | 125.75 |
| 320 | — | 528 | 130.00–146.75 | 135.57 |
| 7 | — | 949 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| 191 | — | 477 | 129.00–145.00 | 134.23 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 41 | — | 671 | 115.00–118.00 | 117.17 |
| 35 | — | 418 | 119.00–124.00 | 120.98 |
| 8 | — | 553 | 115.00 | 115.00 |
| 5 | — | 353 | 119.00 | 119.00 |
| 5 | — | 923 | 110.00 | 110.00 |
| 67 | — | 478 | 110.00–128.50 | 124.16 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 716 | 117.75 | 117.75 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 69 | — | 565 | 138.75 | 138.75 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 575 | 136.50 | 136.50 |