Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of yearling cattle as optimism amongst cattle feeders continues to grow. There were some long strings of yearlings offered and there were lots of buyers who want to get these cattle bought while they have the chance. The cash fed cattle market continues to hold together much better than what was feared earlier, daily slaughter totals nearing 120,000 which again is better than what any of the analyst were calling for. Feed costs are low which is helping to push demand for yearlings. Auction runs remain sporadic and the market is very active. It is very difficult to get cattle bought that have breakeven prices that are aligned with where the CME Live Cattle contracts are predicting they will be at. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00 to 8.00 higher as packers scrambled to get some inventory around them.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,613 | 108.00 | 108.00 |
| 11 | — | 1,445 | 107.00 | 107.00 |
| Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 1,395 | 95.00 | 95.00 |
| Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 72 | — | 1,338 | 100.00–103.75 | 102.53 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 184 | — | 1,475 | 99.50–101.50 | 101.12 |
| 147 | — | 1,556 | 99.00–101.50 | 100.96 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 79 | — | 1,503 | 88.00–93.00 | 92.28 |
| Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | — | 1,274 | 88.00–91.00 | 90.03 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 1,902 | 100.00–109.00 | 103.78 |
| 16 | — | 1,560 | 90.00–100.00 | 95.73 |
| 3 | — | 1,392 | 82.00–83.50 | 83.00 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,492 | 75.00–81.50 | 77.42 |
| 5 | — | 1,345 | 63.00–64.50 | 64.27 |
| 35 | — | 1,284 | 63.00–78.00 | 73.19 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,770 | 79.00–82.00 | 80.38 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 1,218 | 60.00–68.00 | 65.49 |
| 7 | — | 1,110 | 44.00–63.00 | 56.59 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 60 | — | 1,587 | 66.00–81.50 | 75.72 |
| 24 | — | 1,535 | 73.50–83.00 | 77.52 |
| 8 | — | 1,496 | 62.00–68.50 | 65.08 |
| Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 1,323 | 108.00 | 108.00 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 216 | — | 1,339 | 98.50–100.50 | 99.97 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,420 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| 52 | — | 1,279 | 104.00–107.85 | 107.48 |
| 9 | — | 887 | 133.00 | 133.00 |
| 8 | — | 1,236 | 110.00 | 110.00 |
| 1,329 | — | 1,070 | 115.50–129.60 | 126.82 |
| 487 | — | 1,021 | 121.00–131.50 | 126.36 |
| 149 | — | 1,118 | 111.00–118.25 | 115.94 |
| 135 | — | 1,165 | 110.00–114.10 | 113.38 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 434 | 154.00 | 154.00 |
| 38 | — | 881 | 128.00–131.50 | 129.14 |
| 8 | — | 526 | 154.00 | 154.00 |
| 5 | — | 685 | 136.00 | 136.00 |
| 37 | — | 732 | 136.00–144.50 | 138.21 |
| 35 | — | 583 | 150.00–165.50 | 155.17 |
| 21 | — | 810 | 125.00–132.50 | 129.66 |
| 12 | — | 765 | 133.00–134.50 | 133.99 |
| 6 | — | 622 | 156.00 | 156.00 |
| 3 | — | 955 | 116.00 | 116.00 |
| 3 | — | 933 | 121.00 | 121.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 32 | — | 520 | 165.00–176.50 | 171.71 |
| 56 | — | 636 | 154.00–172.00 | 161.28 |
| 38 | — | 573 | 160.00–168.00 | 163.95 |
| 84 | — | 428 | 183.00–183.75 | 183.72 |
| 1,114 | — | 827 | 137.75–147.25 | 144.63 |
| 813 | — | 978 | 124.00–135.75 | 131.36 |
| 517 | — | 876 | 135.00–141.00 | 137.20 |
| 288 | — | 780 | 139.25–152.00 | 147.26 |
| 226 | — | 676 | 150.00–164.25 | 158.83 |
| 517 | — | 925 | 127.50–138.00 | 131.13 |
| 153 | — | 735 | 144.00–159.00 | 152.02 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 523 | 149.00 | 149.00 |
| 23 | — | 585 | 135.50 | 135.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 674 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 773 | 138.00 | 138.00 |
| 8 | — | 886 | 131.25 | 131.25 |
| Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | — | 730 | 129.50 | 129.50 |
| Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 34 | — | 967 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| 29 | — | 1,084 | 112.50 | 112.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 44 | — | 532 | 149.00–151.50 | 150.84 |
| 89 | — | 664 | 138.50–146.00 | 143.53 |
| 5 | — | 481 | 141.00 | 141.00 |
| 964 | — | 873 | 120.00–135.35 | 127.94 |
| 468 | — | 826 | 126.50–136.25 | 133.01 |
| 247 | — | 569 | 143.00–152.00 | 147.19 |
| 242 | — | 975 | 115.00–127.00 | 121.82 |
| 189 | — | 728 | 134.00–147.50 | 141.19 |
| 135 | — | 631 | 136.00–150.00 | 141.60 |
| 349 | — | 927 | 119.25–126.75 | 122.36 |
| 294 | — | 783 | 124.00–139.50 | 133.21 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 495 | 131.00 | 131.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 19 | — | 772 | 124.00–129.00 | 125.33 |
| 5 | — | 801 | 127.50 | 127.50 |
| 5 | — | 475 | 137.00 | 137.00 |
| 117 | — | 670 | 132.50–139.00 | 137.43 |
| 105 | — | 736 | 129.00–136.25 | 132.96 |
| 81 | — | 625 | 128.00–137.75 | 133.69 |
| 9 | — | 534 | 131.00–134.00 | 132.71 |
| 18 | — | 578 | 128.75–139.00 | 132.61 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 59 | — | 934 | 119.75 | 119.75 |
| Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 910 | 116.00 | 116.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 887 | 122.00 | 122.00 |
| 95 | — | 1,027 | 107.00–119.00 | 113.21 |
| 26 | — | 1,070 | 101.50–109.00 | 105.20 |
| 4 | — | 1,111 | 104.50 | 104.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 628 | 128.00 | 128.00 |
| 6 | — | 886 | 109.00 | 109.00 |
| 34 | — | 834 | 122.50–124.00 | 123.51 |
| Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,086 | 103.00 | 103.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 989 | 112.50 | 112.50 |