Compared to last week: The feeder cattle market was extremely uneven as the sales that were held Fri Aug 9 were dollars higher than the sales held on Monday due to the drastic futures decline that started on Monday. Overall, feeder steers and heifers 3.00 to 8.00 lower except steers over 850 lbs that sold on Friday Aug 9 were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand began the week good to very good but by Monday cattle feeders were rattled and fearful of what would happen in the cash fed cattle market after the annoucement of a fire at the Holcomb, Kansas Tyson beef plant. This annoucement caused a mass exodus out of futures positions, both Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle. Monday saw the board locked down the limit and Tuesday followed that up with expanded limits that quickly locked down. Feeder Cattle contracts fared better and by Wed made a huge move higher but with this type of volatility cattle producers were not willing to offer feeder cattle for sale leaving only two reported sales for the reporting period. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 34 | — | 750 | 106.00 | 106.00 |
| 21 | — | 920 | 114.00 | 114.00 |
| 21 | — | 871 | 115.00 | 115.00 |
| 3 | — | 558 | 148.00 | 148.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 24 | — | 740 | 135.00–140.00 | 137.48 |
| 23 | — | 696 | 138.00–139.00 | 138.44 |
| 19 | — | 638 | 140.00–145.00 | 140.76 |
| 6 | — | 873 | 131.50 | 131.50 |
| 5 | — | 989 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| 5 | — | 765 | 138.00 | 138.00 |
| 3 | — | 913 | 128.00 | 128.00 |
| Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,095 | 111.00 | 111.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 30 | — | 565 | 166.00 | 166.00 |
| 27 | — | 611 | 167.00 | 167.00 |
| 21 | — | 728 | 148.00 | 148.00 |
| 15 | — | 480 | 167.00 | 167.00 |
| 922 | — | 867 | 144.50–152.25 | 147.33 |
| 814 | — | 928 | 132.00–149.75 | 143.36 |
| 639 | — | 972 | 125.00–144.75 | 138.02 |
| 195 | — | 839 | 142.00–149.75 | 147.43 |
| 134 | — | 786 | 143.50–154.50 | 151.76 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 110 | — | 1,020 | 129.25–133.25 | 131.33 |
| 52 | — | 1,102 | 126.50 | 126.50 |
| 116 | — | 1,079 | 120.00–128.25 | 125.73 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 754 | 95.00 | 95.00 |
| 7 | — | 617 | 92.00 | 92.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 35 | — | 760 | 101.00–104.00 | 102.22 |
| 29 | — | 619 | 101.00–105.00 | 103.79 |
| 19 | — | 840 | 108.00 | 108.00 |
| 18 | — | 725 | 100.50 | 100.50 |
| 13 | — | 851 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| 7 | — | 912 | 111.00 | 111.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 18 | — | 622 | 133.00–135.00 | 133.44 |
| 7 | — | 816 | 114.50 | 114.50 |
| 7 | — | 694 | 130.00 | 130.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 861 | 123.00 | 123.00 |
| 115 | — | 680 | 140.50–145.00 | 143.49 |
| 61 | — | 586 | 143.00–150.00 | 147.78 |
| 270 | — | 913 | 112.00–129.25 | 122.62 |
| 268 | — | 833 | 126.00–135.50 | 132.67 |
| 102 | — | 794 | 126.00–135.50 | 129.74 |
| 93 | — | 742 | 128.00–138.00 | 136.74 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 43 | — | 785 | 124.00–125.00 | 124.72 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 98 | — | 1,018 | 116.50–121.75 | 119.41 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 900 | 57.50 | 57.50 |
| 2 | — | 878 | 51.00–54.00 | 52.55 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,175 | 56.50–60.00 | 58.46 |
| 1 | — | 1,150 | 52.50 | 52.50 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,658 | 58.00–61.50 | 59.52 |
| 5 | — | 1,543 | 67.00–71.00 | 68.16 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,243 | 71.00–73.50 | 71.94 |
| 10 | — | 1,366 | 64.00–70.00 | 65.54 |
| 8 | — | 1,268 | 56.50–59.00 | 57.91 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,211 | 101.00–103.00 | 102.81 |
| 42 | — | 1,376 | 105.00–106.00 | 105.45 |
| Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 30 | — | 1,277 | 85.00–99.00 | 93.26 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 100 | — | 1,403 | 81.00–86.50 | 82.79 |
| Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 33 | — | 1,357 | 65.00–80.00 | 78.26 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 45 | — | 1,273 | 101.00–103.00 | 102.16 |
| Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 14 | — | 1,130 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,015 | 81.00 | 81.00 |
| Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,342 | 65.00–76.00 | 71.38 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | — | 1,787 | 84.00–92.00 | 87.31 |
| 9 | — | 1,672 | 68.00–83.00 | 77.51 |