Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded very unevenly, under 800 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 800-900 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 900 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher except 1000-1050 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of 7.00 to 10.00 higher on 600-650 lbs and 850-900 lbs. The market on steers was extremely uneven as early in the week cattle feeders were willing to give more money for yearlings but by midweek as the futures complex continued to struggle they took a slower approach in their pursuit of feeder cattle. The competition is great for light fleshed yearlings but cattle feeders are also cautious not to get cattle bought with an unrealistic breakeven, according to what the futures contracts are estimating the coming months will be. Receipts were light this week yet still more cattle than the same week last year. As the feeder cattle market rose in the last few weeks backgrounders got the opportunity they were waiting for to sell cattle at a level where they might actually breakeven which has resulted in more cattle offered for sale in the auctions than is normal for late July/early Aug. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls 2.00 higher.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 1,023 | 123.00 | 123.00 |
| 26 | — | 409 | 171.00 | 171.00 |
| 84 | — | 660 | 156.00–162.00 | 156.73 |
| 110 | — | 514 | 162.50–171.50 | 169.04 |
| 15 | — | 599 | 178.50 | 178.50 |
| 6 | — | 960 | 126.75 | 126.75 |
| 127 | — | 811 | 133.75–142.50 | 134.72 |
| 112 | — | 881 | 129.00–135.50 | 130.97 |
| 21 | — | 758 | 144.50–153.75 | 149.35 |
| 4 | — | 495 | 170.00 | 170.00 |
| 5 | — | 731 | 155.00 | 155.00 |
| 63 | — | 928 | 132.00–132.50 | 132.17 |
| 40 | — | 623 | 157.25–167.10 | 164.78 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | — | 707 | 135.00 | 135.00 |
| 81 | — | 773 | 126.50 | 126.50 |
| 11 | — | 650 | 134.00 | 134.00 |
| 13 | — | 901 | 117.50 | 117.50 |
| 14 | — | 806 | 119.50 | 119.50 |
| 5 | — | 534 | 136.00 | 136.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 205 | — | 657 | 162.00–166.50 | 162.94 |
| 279 | — | 638 | 159.00–167.00 | 165.25 |
| 91 | — | 542 | 180.50 | 180.50 |
| 30 | — | 564 | 171.00–172.00 | 171.69 |
| 20 | — | 419 | 190.00 | 190.00 |
| 378 | — | 835 | 142.25–152.00 | 147.48 |
| 402 | — | 936 | 134.00–145.25 | 143.90 |
| 508 | — | 969 | 128.85–144.50 | 139.86 |
| 878 | — | 737 | 148.00–165.50 | 155.56 |
| 1,041 | — | 765 | 148.00–158.75 | 153.00 |
| 1,149 | — | 876 | 138.00–151.50 | 146.96 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 523 | 186.50 | 186.50 |
| 142 | — | 627 | 164.00–166.00 | 164.92 |
| 5 | — | 672 | 158.50 | 158.50 |
| 11 | — | 702 | 158.00 | 158.00 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,164 | 116.75 | 116.75 |
| 101 | — | 1,108 | 128.00–130.00 | 128.99 |
| 477 | — | 1,030 | 123.00–131.85 | 128.94 |
| 821 | — | 1,070 | 122.00–137.25 | 131.98 |
| 98 | — | 955 | 132.00–136.50 | 134.35 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 73 | — | 872 | 133.00 | 133.00 |
| 68 | — | 750 | 144.50 | 144.50 |
| Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 42 | — | 622 | 132.00 | 132.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 683 | 131.00 | 131.00 |
| Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,110 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 120 | — | 964 | 123.50–124.75 | 124.19 |
| 132 | — | 524 | 153.50–168.50 | 156.61 |
| 90 | — | 625 | 155.00–158.25 | 157.70 |
| 23 | — | 1,046 | 114.00 | 114.00 |
| 50 | — | 584 | 146.50–160.50 | 154.02 |
| 85 | — | 676 | 142.00–149.00 | 145.05 |
| 258 | — | 919 | 123.00–134.00 | 129.14 |
| 372 | — | 827 | 129.00–140.00 | 136.89 |
| 531 | — | 779 | 133.75–141.50 | 138.62 |
| 541 | — | 721 | 136.00–150.00 | 144.21 |
| 713 | — | 869 | 128.50–139.25 | 135.40 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 909 | 119.00 | 119.00 |
| 29 | — | 724 | 130.00–138.50 | 136.44 |
| 96 | — | 960 | 118.00–121.50 | 121.02 |
| 156 | — | 826 | 125.00–132.00 | 130.15 |
| 205 | — | 873 | 123.50–129.50 | 126.47 |
| 73 | — | 689 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| 5 | — | 584 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 46 | — | 497 | 152.00–159.00 | 157.64 |
| 9 | — | 764 | 131.00 | 131.00 |
| 5 | — | 955 | 118.50 | 118.50 |
| 176 | — | 590 | 145.00–148.50 | 148.02 |
| 103 | — | 607 | 135.00–152.00 | 142.43 |
| 38 | — | 419 | 153.50–156.00 | 153.82 |
| 17 | — | 504 | 138.00–146.00 | 142.68 |
| 84 | — | 809 | 125.00–128.00 | 126.10 |
| 38 | — | 719 | 130.00–140.00 | 133.17 |
| 41 | — | 673 | 126.00–132.00 | 129.75 |
| 92 | — | 925 | 110.25–125.00 | 120.13 |
| Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 30 | — | 1,026 | 117.00 | 117.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 581 | 149.00 | 149.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 71 | — | 732 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| 53 | — | 574 | 131.50 | 131.50 |
| 33 | — | 679 | 119.50–120.00 | 119.74 |
| 32 | — | 618 | 134.50–137.00 | 135.81 |
| Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 29 | — | 650 | 128.50 | 128.50 |
| Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 18 | — | 1,044 | 114.50 | 114.50 |
| 10 | — | 771 | 135.00 | 135.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 51 | — | 1,031 | 117.50–121.00 | 118.81 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,679 | 76.00–81.00 | 79.31 |
| 3 | — | 1,487 | 84.00 | 84.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,025 | 70.00 | 70.00 |
| 18 | — | 1,126 | 58.00–66.00 | 60.93 |
| 4 | — | 1,205 | 48.00–55.00 | 52.66 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 78 | — | 1,504 | 67.50–76.00 | 71.29 |
| 3 | — | 1,529 | 62.50–63.00 | 62.82 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 25 | — | 1,401 | 60.00–68.50 | 66.09 |
| 9 | — | 1,452 | 57.00–62.50 | 59.90 |
| 6 | — | 1,169 | 71.00–71.50 | 71.34 |
| Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 50 | — | 1,265 | 82.00–85.50 | 83.38 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 94 | — | 1,405 | 85.00–91.50 | 88.48 |
| Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 128 | — | 1,358 | 110.00–116.25 | 114.57 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 471 | — | 1,416 | 116.00–119.00 | 117.86 |
| 14 | — | 1,415 | 113.00 | 113.00 |
| Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 26 | — | 1,162 | 111.00–113.00 | 111.85 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 126 | — | 1,247 | 115.00–117.00 | 116.34 |
| 19 | — | 1,142 | 114.50 | 114.50 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,571 | 77.00–85.00 | 81.66 |
| 1 | — | 2,025 | 94.00 | 94.00 |
| 10 | — | 1,717 | 86.00–93.00 | 88.76 |
| Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,493 | 90.00 | 90.00 |