Not enough comparable offerings of feeder cattle for a market comparison. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. No resent comparison for bred cows or pairs. Demand was good for the short supply of feeder cattle and replacement cattle. Moderate demand for slaughter cattle with a large number of those weigh-up cows going back to feed. There continues to be a lot of slaughter cows hitting the markets across the state and neighboring states has added a downward pressure to the market. One would think the weigh-up numbers should start to slow up but it appears as dry conditions are starting to prevail in the state, cattlemen are not keeping an open or older cow for re-breeding and are only running pairs on available grass. Alfalfa tonnage on the Eastern side of the state is roughly half of last year’s first cutting in some fields. Some of the decrease is due to late frost, hail and weevil infestation. Some producers in the Western areas have sprayed for the bugs and will be starting to cut alfalfa in the near future. Hopefully, the hay season will be bountiful as several contacts have had a lot of inquiry for new crop hay.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 831 | 111.50 | 111.50 |
| 25 | — | 773 | 111.50–116.00 | 112.78 |
| 10 | — | 865 | 108.50 | 108.50 |
| 11 | — | 664 | 136.00 | 136.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 573 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| 15 | — | 479 | 128.50–129.50 | 129.09 |
| 16 | — | 644 | 117.50 | 117.50 |
| 28 | — | 536 | 133.00 | 133.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 618 | 148.00 | 148.00 |
| 8 | — | 833 | 125.75 | 125.75 |
| 10 | — | 898 | 119.00 | 119.00 |
| 43 | — | 960 | 112.75–113.75 | 112.92 |
| 11 | — | 693 | 142.00 | 142.00 |
| 18 | — | 917 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| 31 | — | 763 | 136.00 | 136.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 766 | 129.00 | 129.00 |
| 12 | — | 688 | 128.50 | 128.50 |
| 22 | — | 531 | 152.00–160.00 | 154.43 |
| 28 | — | 586 | 152.00 | 152.00 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 14 | — | 1,435 | 2,125.00 | 2,125.00 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 1,215 | 1,475.00 | 1,475.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | Open | 6 | — | 996 | 47.00–52.50 | 49.32 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 24 | — | 1,116 | 55.50–65.00 | 60.61 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 64 | — | 942 | 83.00–111.00 | 93.82 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 263 | — | 1,013 | 61.00–91.00 | 81.94 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 216 | — | 1,337 | 54.00–83.00 | 63.75 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 3 | — | 995 | 975.00–1,010.00 | 986.67 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 1 | — | 1,250 | 1,210.00 | 1,210.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 1 | — | 1,315 | 925.00 | 925.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 1 | — | 1,655 | 925.00 | 925.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 3 | — | 1,350 | 735.00–800.00 | 777.69 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 3 | — | 1,466 | 900.00–1,110.00 | 1,040.06 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 1,365 | 1,025.00 | 1,025.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 9 | — | 1,301 | 1,750.00 | 1,750.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 10 | — | 1,550 | 1,550.00 | 1,550.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 19 | — | 1,803 | 1,725.00 | 1,725.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 4 | — | 1,138 | 625.00–825.00 | 733.13 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 2 | — | 1,273 | 725.00–850.00 | 784.43 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 29 | — | 1,454 | 1,425.00–1,450.00 | 1,438.67 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 19 | — | 1,702 | 1,350.00–1,375.00 | 1,358.93 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 47 | — | 1,636 | 1,400.00–1,450.00 | 1,425.56 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 56 | — | 1,316 | 58.00–65.50 | 60.23 |
| 128 | — | 1,405 | 54.00–69.00 | 62.94 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 100 | — | 1,135 | 52.50–60.50 | 57.97 |
| 25 | — | 1,143 | 57.50–63.50 | 59.93 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 46 | — | 1,653 | 54.50–67.00 | 62.80 |
| 3 | — | 1,640 | 59.50–63.00 | 60.85 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 446 | — | 1,312 | 60.00–69.00 | 64.16 |
| Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 944 | 93.00–106.00 | 100.12 |
| 5 | — | 1,429 | 75.00–88.00 | 84.26 |
| 3 | — | 1,162 | 63.00–67.00 | 64.98 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 19 | — | 1,709 | 73.50–83.00 | 78.56 |
| 17 | — | 1,855 | 83.50–91.50 | 86.55 |
| 12 | — | 1,953 | 92.00–96.00 | 92.87 |
| 21 | — | 1,948 | 77.00–85.50 | 83.07 |