Compared to last week: Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 lower, heifers 6.00 to 10.00 lower with instances to 20.00 lower. Demand was much lighter this week after the implosion of the the cattle futures complex early in the week, losses moderated to only 5.00 to 7.00 for Feeder Cattle futures but the damage was done to the optimistic mindset of cattle producers. A winter storm at midweek caused auction cancellations and greatly reduced receipts at the auctions that did host a sale. Cattle feeders managed to sell fat cattle up to 186.00 this week in spite of the futures contracts falling. Much larger auction receipts expected now that there is snow on the ground and winter seems to have arrived.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 477 | 260.00 | 260.00 |
| 6 | — | 594 | 210.00 | 210.00 |
| 9 | — | 526 | 225.00 | 225.00 |
| 6 | — | 636 | 212.50 | 212.50 |
| Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 1,033 | 182.50 | 182.50 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,099 | 187.50 | 187.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 42 | — | 339 | 238.00–298.00 | 275.88 |
| 75 | — | 829 | 222.50–227.00 | 226.09 |
| 104 | — | 421 | 265.00–295.00 | 278.77 |
| 164 | — | 616 | 219.00–242.50 | 232.59 |
| 27 | — | 719 | 225.00–240.00 | 234.47 |
| 422 | — | 525 | 235.00–267.00 | 253.29 |
| 44 | — | 673 | 220.00–244.00 | 232.07 |
| 11 | — | 927 | 220.00–222.00 | 221.09 |
| 22 | — | 964 | 211.00–218.00 | 215.12 |
| 25 | — | 881 | 212.50–230.00 | 225.24 |
| 22 | — | 379 | 246.00–291.00 | 275.52 |
| 113 | — | 475 | 237.50–280.00 | 258.19 |
| 128 | — | 571 | 233.00–249.00 | 236.34 |
| 45 | — | 778 | 222.00–232.00 | 227.69 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 39 | — | 530 | 210.00–227.50 | 220.00 |
| 9 | — | 731 | 200.00 | 200.00 |
| 6 | — | 562 | 220.00 | 220.00 |
| 20 | — | 427 | 200.00–225.00 | 214.75 |
| 6 | — | 660 | 221.00 | 221.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 14 | — | 888 | 212.50–217.50 | 215.00 |
| 30 | — | 718 | 240.50–251.00 | 245.83 |
| 81 | — | 663 | 244.00–272.50 | 256.85 |
| 5 | — | 275 | 347.50 | 347.50 |
| 25 | — | 419 | 277.50–331.00 | 313.47 |
| 210 | — | 530 | 269.00–295.00 | 285.49 |
| 286 | — | 631 | 241.00–282.50 | 267.93 |
| 50 | — | 393 | 307.50–327.00 | 321.68 |
| 18 | — | 762 | 243.00 | 243.00 |
| 32 | — | 319 | 297.50–322.50 | 312.78 |
| 44 | — | 813 | 233.00–244.50 | 240.82 |
| 8 | — | 993 | 208.00–214.00 | 210.24 |
| 440 | — | 574 | 258.00–288.00 | 278.25 |
| 150 | — | 477 | 275.00–319.00 | 298.80 |
| 33 | — | 909 | 228.00–234.50 | 233.48 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 432 | 280.00 | 280.00 |
| 23 | — | 619 | 220.00–229.00 | 222.94 |
| 5 | — | 478 | 231.00 | 231.00 |
| 12 | — | 683 | 225.00–235.00 | 229.27 |
| 14 | — | 536 | 260.00–265.00 | 261.72 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,032 | 206.00 | 206.00 |