Compared to last week: In a much narrower comparison, feeder steers and heifers rather steady overall. A winter storm at midweek caused some consignment cancelations, along with the normal seasonality of feeder cattle marketing, there were far fewer cattle offered in the auctions this week. The demand remains very good as cash fed cattle sales in Iowa topped at 192.00, setting new all-time high record prices. The best demand, and where the market is the most active is for those light cattle to background and grow into yearlings. The fall months of the Feeder Cattle contracts are enticing these producers to make sure they have cattle to sell during that time period. Cattle feeders are more cautious as they have struggled with profitability all winter.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 176 | 650–700 | 678 | 266.00–285.00 | 280.53 |
| 55 | 700–750 | 736 | 239.00–275.00 | 250.49 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 37 | 300–350 | 330 | 340.00–350.00 | 343.26 |
| 68 | 350–400 | 381 | 320.00–340.00 | 332.56 |
| 103 | 400–450 | 429 | 327.50–340.00 | 334.23 |
| 168 | 450–500 | 483 | 295.00–340.00 | 319.23 |
| 489 | 500–550 | 534 | 295.00–325.00 | 312.57 |
| 431 | 550–600 | 571 | 270.00–315.00 | 296.46 |
| 191 | 600–650 | 625 | 262.00–297.50 | 287.49 |
| 197 | 650–700 | 662 | 252.00–282.00 | 269.79 |
| 39 | 700–750 | 711 | 238.00–263.00 | 251.31 |
| 80 | 750–800 | 772 | 230.00–242.50 | 239.94 |
| 19 | 800–850 | 823 | 226.00 | 226.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | 300–350 | 339 | 320.00 | 320.00 |
| 9 | 350–400 | 372 | 272.50 | 272.50 |
| 23 | 400–450 | 415 | 275.00–285.00 | 282.68 |
| 60 | 450–500 | 482 | 265.00–280.00 | 271.81 |
| 22 | 500–550 | 526 | 255.00–283.00 | 267.95 |
| 22 | 550–600 | 564 | 262.00–277.50 | 269.89 |
| 52 | 600–650 | 643 | 235.00–267.50 | 258.46 |
| 6 | 650–700 | 698 | 242.50 | 242.50 |
| 11 | 750–800 | 783 | 220.00–225.00 | 223.18 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | 600–650 | 605 | 287.00 | 287.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 20 | 1000–1050 | 1,043 | 177.00 | 177.00 |
| 25 | 1100–1150 | 1,140 | 168.00–185.00 | 178.90 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 44 | 350–400 | 376 | 360.00–387.50 | 375.93 |
| 61 | 400–450 | 412 | 355.00–387.50 | 376.28 |
| 197 | 450–500 | 469 | 320.00–375.00 | 342.67 |
| 92 | 500–550 | 526 | 310.00–358.00 | 341.48 |
| 332 | 550–600 | 568 | 320.00–353.00 | 338.93 |
| 337 | 600–650 | 622 | 295.00–329.50 | 313.05 |
| 303 | 650–700 | 683 | 283.00–319.00 | 298.97 |
| 284 | 700–750 | 724 | 257.50–295.00 | 276.53 |
| 134 | 750–800 | 768 | 254.00–285.50 | 274.41 |
| 148 | 800–850 | 819 | 251.00–271.00 | 257.18 |
| 110 | 850–900 | 856 | 231.00–257.00 | 253.32 |
| 8 | 900–950 | 916 | 236.00 | 236.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | 350–400 | 398 | 315.00 | 315.00 |
| 12 | 400–450 | 439 | 340.00 | 340.00 |
| 52 | 450–500 | 484 | 310.00–320.00 | 315.14 |
| 19 | 500–550 | 543 | 293.00–305.00 | 298.01 |
| 133 | 550–600 | 582 | 280.00–316.00 | 300.55 |
| 22 | 600–650 | 632 | 275.00–290.00 | 284.05 |
| 49 | 650–700 | 678 | 260.00–285.00 | 273.55 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 51 | 500–550 | 514 | 362.50 | 362.50 |
| 19 | 650–700 | 679 | 310.00 | 310.00 |