Compared to last week: Too few feeder cattle on offer to make a meaningful price comparison. Demand moderate as cattle feeders continue to reel from a weak price structure in the Live Cattle futures and a skyrocketing corn market. Cattle producers are anxiously awaiting any moisture they can get in order to have a grazing, haying, or even a crop growing season. The entire state is in a drought condition, much of it in an extreme condition. The feeder cattle market is under a great amount of pressure due to the corn market and the death grip hold the packers have on the cash fed cattle market as they squeeze all of the profit from the industry.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 50 | — | 1,059 | 105.00 | 105.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 470 | 150.00 | 150.00 |
| 9 | — | 717 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| 12 | — | 652 | 127.00 | 127.00 |
| 13 | — | 626 | 135.50 | 135.50 |
| 16 | — | 598 | 137.00 | 137.00 |
| 15 | — | 759 | 119.00 | 119.00 |
| 41 | — | 525 | 135.00–147.00 | 140.48 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 503 | 131.00 | 131.00 |
| 7 | — | 438 | 134.00 | 134.00 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 207 | — | 1,022 | 118.75 | 118.75 |
| 9 | — | 1,052 | 112.00 | 112.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 472 | 178.00 | 178.00 |
| 12 | — | 578 | 154.00–166.00 | 158.80 |
| 18 | — | 838 | 121.00–126.50 | 124.02 |
| 7 | — | 520 | 170.00 | 170.00 |
| 25 | — | 687 | 137.00–144.00 | 142.86 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 574 | 124.00 | 124.00 |
| 6 | — | 927 | 111.50 | 111.50 |
| 29 | — | 765 | 116.00 | 116.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | — | 836 | 119.00 | 119.00 |
| 6 | — | 968 | 91.00 | 91.00 |