Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Good to very good demand for steers and heifers this week, best demand, by far, was for steers and heifers suitable for backgrounding and for replacement quality heifers. With the lower futures contracts, that pressure spilled over into the feeder cattle market at the auction. Cattle feeders are feeling very uncertain as their breakeven prices are higher than the current levels of the futures contracts.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 159 | 600–650 | 615 | 395.00–433.00 | 418.78 |
| 551 | 650–700 | 673 | 395.00–424.00 | 405.02 |
| 473 | 700–750 | 728 | 359.50–444.00 | 405.82 |
| 288 | 750–800 | 768 | 352.50–405.00 | 388.00 |
| 155 | 800–850 | 828 | 345.00–397.50 | 364.17 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | 450–500 | 493 | 430.00 | 430.00 |
| 29 | 500–550 | 527 | 391.00–417.50 | 401.32 |
| 29 | 550–600 | 599 | 395.00–408.00 | 398.58 |
| 19 | 600–650 | 615 | 385.00–388.00 | 385.94 |
| 20 | 650–700 | 669 | 380.00 | 380.00 |
| 9 | 700–750 | 733 | 348.00 | 348.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | 250–300 | 288 | 590.00 | 590.00 |
| 62 | 350–400 | 379 | 520.00–575.00 | 538.17 |
| 133 | 400–450 | 423 | 477.50–574.00 | 520.80 |
| 111 | 450–500 | 473 | 465.00–540.00 | 497.40 |
| 321 | 500–550 | 524 | 427.00–481.00 | 457.36 |
| 575 | 550–600 | 579 | 400.00–453.00 | 432.56 |
| 512 | 600–650 | 625 | 390.00–440.00 | 410.32 |
| 450 | 650–700 | 681 | 360.00–407.00 | 388.44 |
| 190 | 700–750 | 721 | 350.00–387.75 | 375.54 |
| 195 | 750–800 | 759 | 342.00–380.00 | 365.57 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | 1100–1150 | 1,138 | 290.00 | 290.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 76 | 500–550 | 503 | 480.00–502.50 | 482.41 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | 250–300 | 283 | 690.00–720.00 | 702.42 |
| 11 | 350–400 | 365 | 620.00–640.00 | 628.97 |
| 89 | 400–450 | 436 | 550.00–615.00 | 579.97 |
| 103 | 450–500 | 475 | 555.00–600.00 | 578.99 |
| 151 | 500–550 | 533 | 485.00–548.00 | 516.79 |
| 430 | 550–600 | 569 | 457.50–502.00 | 486.60 |
| 367 | 600–650 | 618 | 420.00–476.50 | 451.37 |
| 355 | 650–700 | 679 | 405.00–432.00 | 417.97 |
| 730 | 700–750 | 730 | 387.00–414.00 | 403.30 |
| 566 | 750–800 | 776 | 370.00–397.50 | 383.13 |
| 84 | 800–850 | 829 | 352.50–411.00 | 394.16 |
| 186 | 850–900 | 883 | 334.50–361.00 | 346.38 |
| 157 | 900–950 | 913 | 343.00 | 343.00 |
| 11 | 950–1000 | 952 | 331.00 | 331.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 24 | 450–500 | 467 | 500.00–535.00 | 513.14 |
| 41 | 500–550 | 526 | 469.00–470.00 | 469.60 |
| 51 | 550–600 | 573 | 430.00–457.00 | 449.19 |
| 12 | 600–650 | 646 | 400.00 | 400.00 |
| 17 | 700–750 | 743 | 350.00–381.00 | 370.13 |
| 11 | 800–850 | 800 | 344.00 | 344.00 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | 1050–1100 | 1,092 | 322.50 | 322.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 61 | 650–700 | 654 | 444.00 | 444.00 |