Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers this week as the cattle futures contracts rallied and cash fat cattle rose to the 140.00 level. Cattle feeders were finally able to push the fat cattle market higher as daily kill levels came closer to where they should be for this time of year. Cattle feeders want to have cattle to meet these oncoming months of the fat market, especially as the futures contracts are at much higher levels than last year. The demand for cattle to graze and sell as yearlings in the fall is red hot as the feeder cattle contracts for the fall are pushing towards 190.00.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 643 | 155.00 | 155.00 |
| 21 | — | 943 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,084 | 124.00–127.00 | 125.77 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | — | 805 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| 373 | — | 628 | 155.00–168.00 | 162.47 |
| 114 | — | 772 | 136.50–148.00 | 142.99 |
| 306 | — | 683 | 148.00–163.00 | 155.42 |
| 6 | — | 377 | 183.00 | 183.00 |
| 243 | — | 715 | 141.00–154.00 | 147.79 |
| 30 | — | 488 | 175.00–188.00 | 179.81 |
| 215 | — | 575 | 162.00–177.50 | 171.51 |
| 278 | — | 521 | 159.00–183.00 | 174.80 |
| 13 | — | 431 | 179.00–187.50 | 184.59 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 618 | 166.00 | 166.00 |
| 26 | — | 817 | 142.50–164.00 | 156.31 |
| 41 | — | 721 | 150.00 | 150.00 |
| 45 | — | 693 | 155.00 | 155.00 |
| 22 | — | 913 | 163.00 | 163.00 |
| 154 | — | 777 | 153.00–176.00 | 167.45 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 614 | 144.50 | 144.50 |
| 3 | — | 323 | 162.00 | 162.00 |
| 5 | — | 470 | 161.00 | 161.00 |
| 13 | — | 529 | 163.00–164.00 | 163.44 |
| 6 | — | 422 | 163.00 | 163.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 524 | — | 725 | 160.00–176.25 | 172.02 |
| 29 | — | 962 | 148.00–149.00 | 148.42 |
| 127 | — | 491 | 191.00–223.00 | 215.06 |
| 204 | — | 831 | 151.00–159.75 | 156.86 |
| 336 | — | 630 | 169.00–191.25 | 181.56 |
| 72 | — | 863 | 150.00–160.50 | 156.03 |
| 267 | — | 776 | 157.00–175.25 | 164.80 |
| 6 | — | 443 | 212.50–214.00 | 213.77 |
| 384 | — | 674 | 168.00–188.50 | 178.41 |
| 13 | — | 943 | 153.00 | 153.00 |
| 193 | — | 573 | 181.00–199.00 | 193.92 |
| 140 | — | 533 | 183.50–207.00 | 191.81 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 582 | 166.00–167.00 | 166.67 |
| 14 | — | 706 | 147.00 | 147.00 |
| 5 | — | 606 | 161.50 | 161.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 897 | 143.00 | 143.00 |