Compared to last week: Steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Good demand again for spring born calves as cattle producers continue to wean and ship their calves right to the auction. As such a great volume of cattle are being moved across the northern plains availability of trucks has become an issue and this put pressure on the market this week as some buyers are not able to secure the trucks they needed and didn't buy as many cattle as they wanted to. The cash fed cattle market popped up to 130.00 this week, a great victory for the cattle industry as prices have been stuck in the mid 120s for months. Cattle feeders are feeling a little more optimism for the future.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1,062 | — | 522 | 140.00–161.50 | 154.62 |
| 870 | — | 576 | 135.00–154.00 | 146.08 |
| 530 | — | 619 | 127.00–154.50 | 140.93 |
| 265 | — | 427 | 147.00–168.00 | 160.91 |
| 752 | — | 480 | 144.00–166.75 | 155.68 |
| 27 | — | 924 | 141.00–149.00 | 145.94 |
| 180 | — | 657 | 137.00–150.50 | 146.10 |
| 126 | — | 381 | 149.00–173.50 | 159.56 |
| 49 | — | 969 | 132.00–145.50 | 141.79 |
| 17 | — | 789 | 132.50–138.00 | 135.11 |
| 117 | — | 728 | 125.00–157.25 | 148.58 |
| 37 | — | 859 | 145.00–147.00 | 146.61 |
| 9 | — | 822 | 138.00 | 138.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 613 | 128.00 | 128.00 |
| 44 | — | 535 | 129.00–144.00 | 139.43 |
| 24 | — | 428 | 134.00–145.00 | 140.38 |
| 62 | — | 576 | 127.50–135.50 | 133.48 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 1,062 | 129.50–131.00 | 130.12 |
| 20 | — | 1,016 | 136.00–143.50 | 139.60 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 99 | — | 562 | 161.50 | 161.50 |
| 8 | — | 636 | 149.00 | 149.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 998 | 133.50 | 133.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 77 | — | 585 | 143.00–160.00 | 153.19 |
| 36 | — | 415 | 173.00–180.00 | 175.63 |
| 11 | — | 375 | 179.00 | 179.00 |
| 85 | — | 530 | 155.00–166.00 | 156.89 |
| 32 | — | 462 | 145.00–176.00 | 166.24 |
| 26 | — | 674 | 138.00–145.00 | 141.40 |
| 19 | — | 723 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| 30 | — | 621 | 141.50 | 141.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1,102 | — | 525 | 148.00–184.50 | 172.97 |
| 632 | — | 477 | 167.00–205.00 | 183.19 |
| 55 | — | 831 | 148.00–159.75 | 155.79 |
| 73 | — | 374 | 192.00–212.50 | 199.82 |
| 349 | — | 718 | 139.50–160.00 | 153.64 |
| 1,106 | — | 674 | 146.00–166.00 | 157.98 |
| 1,353 | — | 575 | 147.00–180.00 | 165.98 |
| 3 | — | 950 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| 14 | — | 874 | 156.75 | 156.75 |
| 241 | — | 433 | 168.50–207.50 | 198.72 |
| 1,326 | — | 626 | 148.00–170.00 | 161.04 |
| 175 | — | 786 | 144.00–159.00 | 152.80 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,017 | 131.00–135.00 | 133.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 355 | 227.00 | 227.00 |
| 128 | — | 809 | 163.50 | 163.50 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 560 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| 14 | — | 632 | 132.50–151.00 | 136.30 |
| 5 | — | 687 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| 15 | — | 532 | 152.00 | 152.00 |
| 4 | — | 744 | 105.00 | 105.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 16 | — | 571 | 138.00–145.00 | 141.43 |
| 4 | — | 430 | 177.00 | 177.00 |