Too few feeder cattle last week to allow a meaningful price comparison with this week, moderate to good demand for feeder steers and heifers dependent upon their flesh condition and what time of year they will reach finished weights. Old crop corn futures were sharply lower this week, a sharp reversal as it was racing towards 8.00 a week ago. Cattle feeders continue to see losses on outgoing fed cattle yet there is a glimmer of hope as the CME Live Cattle futures for the 4th quarter of the year are about 10.00 higher than the current month. North Dakota cattle producers are starting to sell down already as the prospects for a grazing season are very bleak currently.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 121 | — | 1,055 | 123.75 | 123.75 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 30 | — | 540 | 162.50–169.50 | 166.19 |
| 7 | — | 391 | 189.00 | 189.00 |
| 83 | — | 692 | 143.50–157.50 | 152.66 |
| 34 | — | 349 | 185.00 | 185.00 |
| 8 | — | 434 | 170.00–175.00 | 170.59 |
| 117 | — | 582 | 155.00–174.00 | 168.74 |
| 121 | — | 882 | 125.50–132.50 | 128.40 |
| 132 | — | 616 | 154.50–171.00 | 158.50 |
| 133 | — | 906 | 127.85–129.00 | 128.48 |
| 32 | — | 823 | 131.50–138.00 | 135.54 |
| 72 | — | 763 | 144.00–148.00 | 145.17 |
| 87 | — | 479 | 173.00–196.00 | 190.05 |
| 60 | — | 980 | 124.00 | 124.00 |
| 118 | — | 739 | 137.00–146.75 | 144.33 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 16 | — | 695 | 138.00 | 138.00 |
| 17 | — | 790 | 124.00 | 124.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 480 | 169.00 | 169.00 |
| 13 | — | 340 | 179.00 | 179.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 137 | — | 728 | 121.00–136.00 | 131.86 |
| 48 | — | 489 | 138.50–149.00 | 145.17 |
| 69 | — | 827 | 127.50–131.00 | 129.64 |
| 129 | — | 678 | 126.00–135.00 | 132.05 |
| 199 | — | 625 | 136.00–143.25 | 140.35 |
| 19 | — | 314 | 170.00 | 170.00 |
| 22 | — | 923 | 117.00 | 117.00 |
| 144 | — | 786 | 119.25–131.25 | 127.39 |
| 149 | — | 536 | 142.00–154.00 | 150.18 |
| 46 | — | 962 | 111.50–114.00 | 113.46 |
| 104 | — | 432 | 132.00–165.75 | 154.44 |
| 23 | — | 384 | 140.00–153.50 | 147.91 |
| 146 | — | 576 | 138.00–151.00 | 145.16 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 28 | — | 651 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 683 | 124.00 | 124.00 |
| 13 | — | 312 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| 9 | — | 598 | 130.00 | 130.00 |
| 7 | — | 733 | 115.00 | 115.00 |