Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 650 lbs unevenly steady, over 650 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Good demand for light steers and heifers to make yearlings out of, and for replacement quality heifers, demand moderated some on those cattle bound for finishing yards. As the CME Live and Feeder Cattle futures contracts have moved lower cattle feeders are having to re-evaluate their approach to buying feeder cattle. There is great competition amongst back grounders who need to buy light cattle, that keeps the market very active for that class of cattle. Cash fed cattle market not fully established yet as of this writing, but concern for feeder cattle being bought at current levels attaining profitable selling prices when finished is a concern.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 26 | 300–350 | 346 | 335.00–350.00 | 341.99 |
| 54 | 350–400 | 375 | 340.00–384.00 | 362.84 |
| 38 | 400–450 | 425 | 369.50–395.00 | 379.26 |
| 293 | 450–500 | 478 | 323.00–365.00 | 352.52 |
| 361 | 500–550 | 527 | 320.00–354.00 | 338.50 |
| 609 | 550–600 | 575 | 290.00–335.00 | 319.71 |
| 652 | 600–650 | 634 | 277.00–311.00 | 295.20 |
| 533 | 650–700 | 673 | 270.00–302.00 | 288.19 |
| 144 | 700–750 | 716 | 247.00–282.50 | 270.77 |
| 112 | 750–800 | 769 | 242.00–272.00 | 261.28 |
| 33 | 800–850 | 812 | 257.00–261.50 | 260.41 |
| 6 | 850–900 | 877 | 238.00 | 238.00 |
| 16 | 900–950 | 939 | 233.00–240.00 | 236.27 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 19 | 350–400 | 383 | 325.00–365.00 | 354.66 |
| 18 | 400–450 | 444 | 332.50–335.00 | 333.60 |
| 32 | 450–500 | 489 | 315.00–328.00 | 319.81 |
| 28 | 500–550 | 528 | 282.50–310.00 | 294.19 |
| 49 | 550–600 | 582 | 270.00–297.50 | 288.09 |
| 23 | 650–700 | 661 | 255.00 | 255.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 19 | 1000–1050 | 1,009 | 240.00 | 240.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | 500–550 | 541 | 356.00 | 356.00 |
| 223 | 600–650 | 621 | 309.50–345.00 | 318.61 |
| 86 | 650–700 | 688 | 305.50–309.50 | 308.59 |
| 422 | 700–750 | 719 | 281.00–316.00 | 298.82 |
| 184 | 750–800 | 784 | 266.50–291.00 | 276.17 |
| 124 | 850–900 | 875 | 255.00–260.00 | 258.91 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 23 | 400–450 | 437 | 382.50–387.50 | 385.57 |
| 6 | 500–550 | 542 | 345.00 | 345.00 |
| 5 | 550–600 | 579 | 315.00 | 315.00 |
| 9 | 600–650 | 628 | 290.00 | 290.00 |
| 29 | 700–750 | 734 | 279.00 | 279.00 |
| 32 | 750–800 | 785 | 255.00–271.00 | 265.43 |
| 7 | 950–1000 | 981 | 208.00 | 208.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | 300–350 | 304 | 445.00 | 445.00 |
| 11 | 350–400 | 368 | 405.00–440.00 | 424.28 |
| 95 | 400–450 | 430 | 404.00–445.00 | 424.90 |
| 102 | 450–500 | 484 | 370.00–417.50 | 393.71 |
| 380 | 500–550 | 523 | 370.00–400.00 | 383.66 |
| 449 | 550–600 | 582 | 333.00–376.00 | 357.37 |
| 531 | 600–650 | 621 | 327.00–360.00 | 341.71 |
| 599 | 650–700 | 675 | 296.00–333.00 | 318.09 |
| 253 | 700–750 | 719 | 283.00–321.00 | 305.23 |
| 566 | 750–800 | 762 | 275.00–305.00 | 295.54 |
| 187 | 800–850 | 813 | 264.50–289.50 | 276.49 |
| 83 | 850–900 | 867 | 267.50–274.50 | 271.10 |
| 47 | 900–950 | 925 | 245.00–265.00 | 257.21 |
| 27 | 950–1000 | 977 | 247.50–249.00 | 248.33 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 14 | 550–600 | 568 | 385.00 | 385.00 |
| 64 | 650–700 | 652 | 344.00–345.00 | 344.08 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | 1000–1050 | 1,015 | 205.00–218.00 | 212.49 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | 400–450 | 449 | 365.00 | 365.00 |
| 17 | 550–600 | 577 | 331.00 | 331.00 |
| 6 | 700–750 | 733 | 272.50 | 272.50 |