Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower, instances to 8.00 lower on 600-650 lbs, heifers unevenly steady. Moderate to good demand for all weights and classes however cattle feeders backed off the gas in their pursuit of feeder cattle this week. Concern over the cash fed cattle market not rising up to the Feb Live Cattle futures contract added pressure to the feeder cattle market. Fed cattle rose up to 114.50 in Iowa on Friday but that still leaves the cash market with a negative 2.00 basis. Costs of gain have risen considerably as cash corn is over 5.50. The fed cattle market remains plagued with overweight fat cattle as many cattle over 1600 lbs still remain. Much colder weather moved into the region late week with double digits below zero in the forecast.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 36 | — | 1,443 | 105.00 | 105.00 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 54 | — | 1,012 | 128.75 | 128.75 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 373 | 190.00–199.00 | 195.93 |
| 62 | — | 998 | 121.50–126.50 | 125.86 |
| 226 | — | 479 | 175.00–194.00 | 182.82 |
| 9 | — | 343 | 198.00–206.00 | 199.70 |
| 1,240 | — | 776 | 129.50–141.50 | 135.97 |
| 382 | — | 917 | 120.00–134.50 | 130.44 |
| 525 | — | 575 | 156.50–175.75 | 167.75 |
| 51 | — | 409 | 182.50–204.50 | 197.11 |
| 222 | — | 532 | 163.25–183.50 | 174.98 |
| 1 | — | 285 | 212.50 | 212.50 |
| 376 | — | 829 | 125.00–135.75 | 132.43 |
| 287 | — | 874 | 125.00–133.00 | 128.92 |
| 268 | — | 629 | 145.00–158.00 | 152.17 |
| 762 | — | 680 | 136.50–152.50 | 148.25 |
| 962 | — | 715 | 131.25–149.75 | 145.42 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 622 | 138.00 | 138.00 |
| 40 | — | 534 | 143.00–163.00 | 150.31 |
| 14 | — | 672 | 132.00–132.50 | 132.32 |
| 27 | — | 738 | 121.00 | 121.00 |
| 8 | — | 458 | 156.00 | 156.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,073 | 98.50 | 98.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 876 | 110.50 | 110.50 |
| 6 | — | 790 | 116.00 | 116.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 60 | — | 379 | 166.50–169.50 | 166.92 |
| 28 | — | 951 | 115.50 | 115.50 |
| 165 | — | 811 | 120.00–126.00 | 123.83 |
| 347 | — | 774 | 118.00–131.00 | 125.27 |
| 372 | — | 730 | 118.00–127.50 | 125.14 |
| 25 | — | 310 | 168.00–174.00 | 171.61 |
| 55 | — | 439 | 153.00–166.00 | 162.03 |
| 401 | — | 667 | 122.00–136.00 | 130.37 |
| 1,252 | — | 619 | 129.00–148.00 | 139.91 |
| 215 | — | 469 | 146.00–167.00 | 160.23 |
| 219 | — | 525 | 140.00–159.00 | 153.08 |
| 103 | — | 872 | 118.00–122.00 | 119.38 |
| 393 | — | 571 | 136.00–155.00 | 148.61 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 62 | — | 679 | 132.00–162.00 | 139.01 |
| 53 | — | 645 | 139.50–142.00 | 140.72 |
| 14 | — | 926 | 137.50 | 137.50 |
| 142 | — | 719 | 127.00–135.50 | 128.08 |
| 121 | — | 762 | 128.00–149.00 | 143.43 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 588 | 125.00–126.00 | 125.44 |
| 12 | — | 658 | 119.00 | 119.00 |
| 22 | — | 625 | 121.00–125.00 | 122.58 |
| 45 | — | 757 | 106.00 | 106.00 |
| 9 | — | 433 | 142.00 | 142.00 |
| 9 | — | 513 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| 20 | — | 473 | 128.00–137.00 | 132.47 |
| 5 | — | 835 | 107.00 | 107.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 638 | 138.00 | 138.00 |