Compared to last week: A much larger offering this week, feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for yearling steers and heifers, the market was very active as cattle feeders are feeling fairly optimistic about the fed cattle market. Cash fat cattle sales in the north remained at 126.00, again selling at a good premium to the southern plains. The basis to the CME Live Cattle futures is almost 7.00 over the board, this fact is really lending support to the feeder cattle market. Old crop corn futures have fallen back to below 6.50 and new crop at 5.20 is helping to ease concern that prices could move higher yet. There has been some rain across the state but more will be needed to prevent cattle from having to be pulled off grass early. Producers in the central part of the state have had it the worst and continue to sell cattle to meet their available forage supplies. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls 3.00 higher.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 20 | — | 1,372 | 70.00–74.00 | 70.73 |
| 1 | — | 1,970 | 55.00 | 55.00 |
| 12 | — | 1,411 | 57.00–62.00 | 59.31 |
| 159 | — | 1,324 | 63.00–69.50 | 66.36 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 95 | — | 1,245 | 56.00–62.00 | 59.40 |
| 13 | — | 1,142 | 63.50 | 63.50 |
| 32 | — | 1,154 | 50.50–55.50 | 53.16 |
| 13 | — | 1,285 | 42.00–49.00 | 46.52 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 1,466 | 62.00–69.00 | 67.14 |
| 79 | — | 1,522 | 70.00–79.50 | 75.13 |
| 19 | — | 1,640 | 80.00–85.00 | 80.59 |
| Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,462 | 132.00 | 132.00 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 177 | — | 1,555 | 125.00–128.00 | 127.20 |
| 7 | — | 1,566 | 121.00 | 121.00 |
| 190 | — | 1,453 | 125.00–127.00 | 126.27 |
| Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,193 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,270 | 126.00 | 126.00 |
| Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 127 | — | 1,382 | 121.75–124.00 | 122.87 |
| Steers — Select and Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,279 | 129.00 | 129.00 |
| Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,392 | 133.00 | 133.00 |
| Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,172 | 122.25 | 122.25 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 145 | — | 1,299 | 125.00–128.00 | 126.98 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,435 | 113.00 | 113.00 |
| 13 | — | 1,749 | 85.00–96.00 | 91.35 |
| 9 | — | 1,854 | 97.50–105.00 | 100.09 |
| Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,370 | 105.00–108.00 | 106.58 |
| Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,225 | 81.00 | 81.00 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | — | 1,431 | 112.50–113.50 | 113.29 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 58 | — | 1,168 | 129.50 | 129.50 |
| 58 | — | 1,088 | 134.10 | 134.10 |
| 88 | — | 1,302 | 123.70 | 123.70 |
| 928 | — | 1,033 | 132.75–141.25 | 137.94 |
| 312 | — | 1,126 | 132.00–134.50 | 132.80 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 132 | — | 512 | 180.00–200.00 | 193.33 |
| 1,196 | — | 928 | 137.00–155.00 | 150.26 |
| 772 | — | 821 | 148.50–167.25 | 157.99 |
| 271 | — | 678 | 157.50–174.00 | 166.90 |
| 73 | — | 632 | 167.00–185.00 | 178.24 |
| 876 | — | 978 | 132.25–148.50 | 144.56 |
| 531 | — | 874 | 141.00–159.50 | 149.71 |
| 15 | — | 411 | 186.00–196.00 | 189.39 |
| 27 | — | 473 | 182.50–193.00 | 185.51 |
| 118 | — | 731 | 153.50–173.00 | 164.53 |
| 76 | — | 578 | 171.00–183.00 | 179.38 |
| 476 | — | 774 | 150.00–169.00 | 163.77 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 248 | — | 803 | 168.75 | 168.75 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 58 | — | 772 | 120.00–149.50 | 145.00 |
| 18 | — | 625 | 141.00–155.00 | 148.72 |
| 10 | — | 910 | 125.00–129.50 | 127.69 |
| 23 | — | 809 | 138.00–146.00 | 139.72 |
| 16 | — | 569 | 163.00 | 163.00 |
| 5 | — | 891 | 135.50 | 135.50 |
| 18 | — | 326 | 189.00–190.00 | 189.60 |
| 77 | — | 667 | 142.00–154.00 | 152.63 |
| 35 | — | 711 | 126.00–167.50 | 155.56 |
| 6 | — | 535 | 183.00 | 183.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 532 | 171.00 | 171.00 |
| 8 | — | 794 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 789 | 154.00 | 154.00 |
| Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 1,046 | 114.50 | 114.50 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 176 | — | 1,059 | 128.00–128.75 | 128.34 |
| 323 | — | 1,028 | 118.00–131.00 | 129.11 |
| 15 | — | 1,102 | 126.00 | 126.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 698 | — | 835 | 144.25–145.50 | 145.02 |
| 144 | — | 747 | 153.00–153.50 | 153.24 |
| 630 | — | 754 | 146.50–156.00 | 152.35 |
| 25 | — | 692 | 157.00 | 157.00 |
| 39 | — | 632 | 165.00 | 165.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 351 | — | 625 | 155.25–166.25 | 161.65 |
| 444 | — | 723 | 141.00–156.00 | 147.54 |
| 568 | — | 829 | 133.50–147.00 | 139.87 |
| 402 | — | 782 | 133.00–145.10 | 141.06 |
| 24 | — | 551 | 161.00 | 161.00 |
| 210 | — | 539 | 157.00–173.50 | 166.48 |
| 1,031 | — | 884 | 132.25–144.00 | 135.83 |
| 655 | — | 924 | 130.50–139.10 | 136.76 |
| 5 | — | 382 | 185.00 | 185.00 |
| 365 | — | 968 | 126.50–136.00 | 132.41 |
| 178 | — | 683 | 142.00–155.00 | 147.66 |
| 29 | — | 478 | 165.00–178.00 | 173.01 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 732 | 144.00 | 144.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 371 | 172.00–174.00 | 172.97 |
| 90 | — | 671 | 144.75 | 144.75 |
| 25 | — | 634 | 133.00–149.50 | 139.20 |
| 10 | — | 594 | 147.00–152.00 | 148.49 |
| 40 | — | 522 | 155.50–157.00 | 155.65 |
| 19 | — | 780 | 128.50–132.00 | 129.61 |
| 78 | — | 736 | 101.00–148.00 | 126.76 |
| 26 | — | 437 | 155.00–163.50 | 161.86 |
| 29 | — | 829 | 131.00 | 131.00 |
| 6 | — | 478 | 164.00 | 164.00 |
| 3 | — | 345 | 183.00 | 183.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 692 | 139.50 | 139.50 |