Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, except 700-800 lbs and 950-1050 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Very good demand for steers and heifers as the cash fed cattle continues to advance, all the way up to 191.00 in Iowa, leaving a positive basis of 10.00-11.00 over the futures contracts. Cattle feeders paid little attention to the futures contracts as they know full well how tight supplies of fed cattle in the northern plains really are. Feeder offerings have been light and when a good sized sale is held the market is incredibly active. Turnout time is upon us now and grass is growing nicely. Auction receipts will be light throughout the summer, outside of a the annual summer BBQ sales that will be held in June. Cattle feeders can see how there are fewer cattle in the country and know they will have to give more to get their cattle bought that they need. Corn planting is finishing up and with the warm weather and ample moisture, is popping up in rows nicely. There is a lot of optimism in the cattle industry, currently, in spite of the futures contracts that are dollars under the current cash markets. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | 300–350 | 321 | 341.00 | 341.00 |
| 9 | 350–400 | 391 | 342.50 | 342.50 |
| 23 | 400–450 | 432 | 329.00–332.50 | 329.70 |
| 117 | 450–500 | 475 | 323.00–355.00 | 334.73 |
| 66 | 500–550 | 531 | 306.00–323.00 | 314.69 |
| 238 | 550–600 | 582 | 287.00–300.00 | 296.95 |
| 245 | 600–650 | 622 | 269.00–294.00 | 285.96 |
| 522 | 650–700 | 682 | 255.00–283.00 | 269.06 |
| 145 | 700–750 | 725 | 245.00–261.00 | 250.44 |
| 708 | 750–800 | 774 | 239.50–256.50 | 248.10 |
| 825 | 800–850 | 823 | 236.50–248.75 | 244.59 |
| 429 | 850–900 | 876 | 215.00–243.00 | 226.08 |
| 141 | 900–950 | 911 | 210.00–221.75 | 217.23 |
| 106 | 950–1000 | 971 | 207.25–225.50 | 220.12 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 27 | 800–850 | 841 | 258.00 | 258.00 |
| 178 | 900–950 | 912 | 235.25–238.00 | 236.18 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 88 | 900–950 | 937 | 211.00–215.00 | 213.99 |
| 6 | 950–1000 | 992 | 211.00 | 211.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 20 | 500–550 | 549 | 269.00 | 269.00 |
| 3 | 650–700 | 692 | 200.00 | 200.00 |
| 10 | 750–800 | 790 | 239.50 | 239.50 |
| 13 | 800–850 | 802 | 219.00 | 219.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 25 | 1000–1050 | 1,039 | 207.10 | 207.10 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | 550–600 | 560 | 210.00 | 210.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 56 | 400–450 | 401 | 373.00 | 373.00 |
| 30 | 500–550 | 512 | 346.00 | 346.00 |
| 73 | 700–750 | 704 | 269.50 | 269.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 25 | 350–400 | 366 | 385.00–401.00 | 395.16 |
| 59 | 400–450 | 426 | 405.00 | 405.00 |
| 62 | 450–500 | 475 | 350.00–386.00 | 370.27 |
| 56 | 500–550 | 515 | 349.00–376.00 | 362.07 |
| 304 | 550–600 | 567 | 317.00–337.50 | 331.02 |
| 199 | 600–650 | 629 | 305.00–323.00 | 307.06 |
| 177 | 650–700 | 676 | 283.50–314.50 | 299.86 |
| 376 | 700–750 | 719 | 272.00–299.00 | 289.91 |
| 550 | 750–800 | 775 | 250.00–287.50 | 277.07 |
| 276 | 800–850 | 829 | 250.00–268.25 | 261.40 |
| 1,130 | 850–900 | 872 | 239.50–266.00 | 254.24 |
| 868 | 900–950 | 917 | 225.50–248.00 | 243.36 |
| 1,272 | 950–1000 | 972 | 220.00–245.75 | 237.15 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 28 | 600–650 | 634 | 296.00 | 296.00 |
| 45 | 850–900 | 891 | 241.50 | 241.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | 350–400 | 383 | 360.00 | 360.00 |
| 23 | 400–450 | 446 | 346.00 | 346.00 |
| 10 | 450–500 | 489 | 347.00 | 347.00 |
| 11 | 500–550 | 521 | 310.00–334.00 | 323.05 |
| 6 | 550–600 | 567 | 272.50 | 272.50 |
| 29 | 600–650 | 631 | 251.00–294.00 | 279.04 |
| 148 | 650–700 | 671 | 240.00–291.50 | 274.05 |
| 17 | 700–750 | 718 | 244.00–260.00 | 256.10 |
| 85 | 800–850 | 825 | 233.00–245.00 | 244.16 |
| 28 | 850–900 | 856 | 230.00–238.00 | 233.72 |
| 4 | 900–950 | 921 | 190.00 | 190.00 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 30 | 500–550 | 540 | 266.00 | 266.00 |
| 271 | 1000–1050 | 1,033 | 221.50–238.25 | 230.99 |
| 753 | 1050–1100 | 1,070 | 221.50–233.75 | 225.10 |
| 36 | 1100–1150 | 1,114 | 214.75 | 214.75 |
| Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 54 | 1000–1050 | 1,046 | 184.00–212.25 | 210.21 |
| Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 52 | 1050–1100 | 1,093 | 215.75 | 215.75 |
| 105 | 1100–1150 | 1,100 | 215.75 | 215.75 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 67 | 700–750 | 727 | 267.00–276.00 | 271.24 |
| 24 | 800–850 | 834 | 238.50 | 238.50 |
| 64 | 900–950 | 929 | 234.00 | 234.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 63 | 800–850 | 809 | 284.00 | 284.00 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 27 | — | 1,406 | 184.00 | 184.00 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,392 | 182.00 | 182.00 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | — | 1,577 | 161.00–166.00 | 164.42 |
| Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,500 | 158.00 | 158.00 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 24 | — | 1,451 | 191.00–192.50 | 192.03 |
| 6 | — | 1,513 | 192.00 | 192.00 |
| Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,238 | 183.00–184.00 | 183.49 |
| Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,616 | 183.00 | 183.00 |
| Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | — | 1,651 | 186.50–189.50 | 187.11 |
| Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 47 | — | 1,576 | 189.50–196.00 | 190.70 |
| Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,480 | 186.00 | 186.00 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 2,261 | 145.00–157.00 | 152.09 |
| 1 | — | 2,140 | 131.00 | 131.00 |
| 4 | — | 2,008 | 162.00–166.00 | 164.24 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 1,068 | 75.00–96.00 | 89.25 |
| 21 | — | 1,465 | 102.50–115.00 | 110.13 |
| 8 | — | 872 | 45.00–67.50 | 49.79 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 14 | — | 1,497 | 142.00–145.00 | 143.00 |
| 29 | — | 1,585 | 134.00–141.00 | 137.11 |
| 2 | — | 1,688 | 130.00 | 130.00 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 19 | — | 1,332 | 119.00–128.00 | 123.52 |
| Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 1,260 | 180.00–193.00 | 184.82 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 1,362 | 189.00 | 189.00 |
| Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 18 | — | 1,368 | 186.00–188.00 | 186.50 |
| Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,485 | 154.00 | 154.00 |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,418 | 178.00 | 178.00 |