Bulk of the receipts came at the weeks close after the Thanksgiving Holiday. One would assume that the trend would be lower on steers and heifers but that was not the case on the two special calf and feeder auctions on Friday and Saturday. Bulk of the steers sold steady except a few yearling steers sold with a weak undertone. Heifer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, 600 to 900 lbs sold 15.00 lower and over 900 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Despite sharply lower CME feeder and live cattle futures on Friday buyer demand was good at weeks close. Quite a few of the calf offerings were longtime weaned and feedlots that do not like bawlers stepped to the plate to gather some numbers as they back fill empty pens. Cold, snowy weather helped fill (weigh-up) be in the buyers favor at both auctions.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 51 | — | 759 | 231.00–233.00 | 232.61 |
| 12 | — | 480 | 272.00 | 272.00 |
| 99 | — | 562 | 268.50–281.00 | 277.34 |
| 55 | — | 529 | 285.00–289.00 | 286.33 |
| 38 | — | 661 | 236.00–237.00 | 236.55 |
| 11 | — | 829 | 230.00 | 230.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 91 | — | 704 | 266.50 | 266.50 |
| 433 | — | 621 | 277.50–282.00 | 279.36 |
| 313 | — | 553 | 305.50–310.50 | 307.73 |
| 234 | — | 522 | 321.00–330.00 | 325.53 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 361 | — | 526 | 273.00–311.00 | 297.23 |
| 92 | — | 369 | 328.00–340.00 | 331.63 |
| 8 | — | 340 | 319.00 | 319.00 |
| 15 | — | 269 | 775.00 | 775.00 |
| 61 | — | 1,020 | 220.25 | 220.25 |
| 522 | — | 717 | 241.00–259.25 | 249.32 |
| 153 | — | 422 | 305.00–339.00 | 316.81 |
| 197 | — | 870 | 233.00 | 233.00 |
| 835 | — | 627 | 250.00–281.00 | 267.84 |
| 65 | — | 926 | 221.00 | 221.00 |
| 183 | — | 475 | 299.00–325.00 | 313.95 |
| 535 | — | 972 | 240.25 | 240.25 |
| 410 | — | 568 | 265.00–300.00 | 285.82 |
| 166 | — | 772 | 245.75–249.75 | 248.10 |
| 567 | — | 669 | 224.00–262.00 | 250.71 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 964 | 195.00 | 195.00 |
| 24 | — | 1,013 | 199.00 | 199.00 |
| 19 | — | 897 | 200.00 | 200.00 |
| 17 | — | 809 | 213.50 | 213.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 72 | — | 475 | 199.00–300.00 | 261.62 |
| 57 | — | 536 | 243.00–285.00 | 264.72 |
| 26 | — | 913 | 221.00 | 221.00 |
| 52 | — | 626 | 236.00–241.00 | 237.75 |
| 7 | — | 312 | 310.00 | 310.00 |
| 37 | — | 689 | 231.00–237.00 | 236.05 |
| 12 | — | 777 | 184.00–191.00 | 186.84 |
| 20 | — | 438 | 271.00–294.00 | 287.71 |
| 32 | — | 374 | 290.00–306.00 | 300.95 |
| 110 | — | 583 | 173.00–260.00 | 243.53 |
| 103 | — | 727 | 188.00–235.00 | 231.36 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 148 | — | 661 | 250.00–267.00 | 259.37 |
| 234 | — | 630 | 257.50–272.00 | 265.54 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 173 | — | 461 | 324.00–324.50 | 324.38 |
| 187 | — | 532 | 306.00–317.50 | 307.87 |
| 5 | — | 417 | 340.00 | 340.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 106 | — | 533 | 240.50–243.50 | 241.84 |
| 104 | — | 791 | 216.75–218.00 | 217.06 |
| 52 | — | 637 | 214.00–219.00 | 218.15 |
| 141 | — | 887 | 209.50–213.00 | 212.71 |
| 26 | — | 717 | 222.00 | 222.00 |
| 24 | — | 586 | 230.00 | 230.00 |
| 67 | — | 905 | 211.00 | 211.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 390 | 274.00 | 274.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 51 | — | 628 | 253.25 | 253.25 |
| 112 | — | 526 | 275.00 | 275.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 113 | — | 382 | 273.00–288.00 | 279.21 |
| 351 | — | 471 | 246.00–280.00 | 259.97 |
| 299 | — | 526 | 235.00–260.00 | 252.34 |
| 233 | — | 619 | 215.00–232.50 | 226.68 |
| 30 | — | 306 | 265.00 | 265.00 |
| 402 | — | 568 | 234.00–252.00 | 243.13 |
| 125 | — | 857 | 203.00–211.00 | 207.40 |
| 8 | — | 296 | 810.00 | 810.00 |
| 10 | — | 823 | 185.00 | 185.00 |
| 116 | — | 430 | 250.00–301.00 | 272.88 |
| 53 | — | 780 | 193.00–214.00 | 205.69 |
| 28 | — | 1,068 | 201.00 | 201.00 |
| 24 | — | 1,028 | 178.50 | 178.50 |
| 54 | — | 732 | 205.00–210.00 | 207.65 |
| 8 | — | 1,164 | 170.00–171.00 | 170.38 |
| 267 | — | 918 | 222.75 | 222.75 |
| 82 | — | 686 | 216.50–226.00 | 217.75 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 67 | — | 994 | 194.50 | 194.50 |
| 41 | — | 1,064 | 190.50 | 190.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 29 | — | 943 | 172.00 | 172.00 |
| 7 | — | 772 | 186.00 | 186.00 |
| 6 | — | 975 | 164.00 | 164.00 |
| 36 | — | 675 | 207.00–214.00 | 210.89 |
| 5 | — | 1,137 | 166.00 | 166.00 |
| 36 | — | 481 | 237.00–244.00 | 240.53 |
| 46 | — | 874 | 170.00–204.50 | 192.55 |
| 92 | — | 433 | 244.00–251.00 | 249.55 |
| 111 | — | 513 | 174.00–241.00 | 229.35 |
| 22 | — | 375 | 170.00–257.00 | 223.64 |
| 59 | — | 552 | 232.00–234.50 | 233.19 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 576 | 240.00 | 240.00 |
| 33 | — | 682 | 230.00 | 230.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 295 | — | 933 | 228.50 | 228.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 99 | — | 553 | 254.00–258.75 | 256.93 |
| 78 | — | 526 | 269.00 | 269.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 135 | — | 629 | 241.00–242.00 | 241.44 |