Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs unevenly steady, over 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers, but with the sharp rise in the CME Live and Feeder Cattle futures there was new life breathed into the finishing type cattle. The market for cattle suitable for backgrounding, whether on grass or in a grow yard, has been active all winter long and only getting more competitive as the supply of this class gets tighter. Cattle feeders have sold cattle at 210.00, writing, but many are passing those bids as the April Live Cattle futures reached up and touched 211.00 on Friday morning. The futures complex has finally awakened to the tight supplies of fed cattle, making the prospect for 200.00 plus fat cattle this summer look like a possibility, not just wishful thinking. Feeder cattle offerings continue to get lighter as cattle came earlier this year.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | 350–400 | 372 | 385.00 | 385.00 |
| 34 | 450–500 | 470 | 330.00–345.00 | 338.83 |
| 10 | 550–600 | 588 | 312.00 | 312.00 |
| 32 | 650–700 | 683 | 257.50–274.00 | 268.23 |
| 5 | 950–1000 | 985 | 165.00 | 165.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | 350–400 | 374 | 420.00–435.00 | 430.26 |
| 67 | 400–450 | 434 | 375.00–406.00 | 392.21 |
| 177 | 450–500 | 477 | 346.00–385.50 | 370.91 |
| 179 | 500–550 | 535 | 334.50–368.00 | 343.04 |
| 349 | 550–600 | 575 | 306.00–350.00 | 331.81 |
| 324 | 600–650 | 632 | 296.00–319.00 | 307.57 |
| 326 | 650–700 | 666 | 272.00–313.00 | 302.32 |
| 148 | 700–750 | 725 | 259.00–288.00 | 280.88 |
| 67 | 750–800 | 762 | 263.00–291.50 | 284.05 |
| 12 | 800–850 | 806 | 253.00–260.00 | 256.49 |
| 22 | 850–900 | 872 | 230.00–250.00 | 240.17 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | 1000–1050 | 1,026 | 222.00–230.00 | 225.16 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | 600–650 | 601 | 317.50 | 317.50 |
| 15 | 650–700 | 678 | 300.00 | 300.00 |
| 60 | 700–750 | 717 | 284.00–295.00 | 289.29 |
| 8 | 750–800 | 793 | 266.00 | 266.00 |
| 32 | 800–850 | 820 | 271.50 | 271.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | 400–450 | 440 | 375.00 | 375.00 |
| 12 | 450–500 | 488 | 372.00–372.50 | 372.25 |
| 6 | 500–550 | 512 | 342.50 | 342.50 |
| 28 | 550–600 | 590 | 301.00–327.50 | 316.35 |
| 6 | 600–650 | 612 | 327.50 | 327.50 |
| 12 | 700–750 | 724 | 282.50 | 282.50 |
| 6 | 750–800 | 788 | 271.00 | 271.00 |
| 10 | 900–950 | 900 | 205.00 | 205.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | 750–800 | 785 | 281.00 | 281.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 162 | 550–600 | 573 | 374.50–397.50 | 382.16 |
| 16 | 600–650 | 600 | 370.50 | 370.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | 350–400 | 362 | 480.00 | 480.00 |
| 52 | 400–450 | 431 | 420.00–460.00 | 445.88 |
| 42 | 450–500 | 480 | 405.00–420.00 | 412.47 |
| 153 | 500–550 | 514 | 365.00–406.00 | 391.89 |
| 176 | 550–600 | 579 | 328.00–376.00 | 361.97 |
| 384 | 600–650 | 628 | 337.00–365.00 | 349.95 |
| 364 | 650–700 | 675 | 309.00–345.25 | 333.58 |
| 491 | 700–750 | 722 | 303.00–334.00 | 322.81 |
| 446 | 750–800 | 775 | 295.50–327.00 | 306.31 |
| 218 | 800–850 | 821 | 269.00–297.50 | 289.31 |
| 123 | 850–900 | 868 | 262.50–291.00 | 290.07 |
| 200 | 900–950 | 918 | 262.50–277.00 | 275.86 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | 350–400 | 353 | 385.00 | 385.00 |
| 7 | 450–500 | 454 | 385.00 | 385.00 |
| 32 | 550–600 | 560 | 364.00 | 364.00 |