Compared to last week calves and yearlings sold unevenly steady. On comparable offerings of bred females sold steady and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to weak. Demand was good for calves, feeders, bred females and feeding cows going back to the country. Moderate demand for slaughter cows. Large numbers of all classes of slaughter type cows and bulls continue to make their way to town. Ranchers are cutting herd numbers back as far as they can and still have enough a large enough calf crop to pay all the expenses to stay in business. Abrupt cold snap blew into the region this week. Daytime highs in the 60’s is a thing of the past as highs are now in the 30’s. But a quick glance at the calendar does say December!
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 498 | — | 461 | 150.00–168.00 | 160.00 |
| 42 | — | 886 | 126.00–128.50 | 127.12 |
| 30 | — | 812 | 126.00–129.00 | 127.32 |
| 64 | — | 672 | 124.00–142.00 | 136.77 |
| 173 | — | 334 | 161.00–185.00 | 179.07 |
| 157 | — | 378 | 155.75–181.00 | 171.77 |
| 302 | — | 434 | 149.00–169.00 | 162.22 |
| 36 | — | 987 | 111.00–129.50 | 120.89 |
| 334 | — | 576 | 132.50–152.00 | 145.14 |
| 58 | — | 725 | 121.00–139.00 | 135.74 |
| 87 | — | 280 | 183.00–184.00 | 183.44 |
| 441 | — | 525 | 138.00–159.50 | 149.52 |
| 5 | — | 1,026 | 123.00 | 123.00 |
| 52 | — | 917 | 123.00–128.50 | 126.26 |
| 157 | — | 622 | 128.00–143.00 | 136.84 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 52 | — | 540 | 135.00–140.00 | 139.47 |
| 23 | — | 944 | 116.00 | 116.00 |
| 23 | — | 394 | 154.00 | 154.00 |
| 28 | — | 499 | 149.00 | 149.00 |
| 23 | — | 696 | 128.00 | 128.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 63 | — | 535 | 135.00–153.00 | 138.58 |
| 10 | — | 329 | 166.00 | 166.00 |
| 8 | — | 582 | 149.00 | 149.00 |
| 7 | — | 456 | 163.00 | 163.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 24 | — | 932 | 126.00–129.00 | 127.73 |
| 274 | — | 568 | 151.75–167.00 | 160.28 |
| 38 | — | 828 | 130.50–138.00 | 134.74 |
| 186 | — | 424 | 176.00–197.00 | 188.66 |
| 155 | — | 672 | 130.50–147.00 | 140.71 |
| 314 | — | 610 | 146.00–155.00 | 151.14 |
| 79 | — | 275 | 214.00–233.00 | 222.88 |
| 25 | — | 771 | 133.50 | 133.50 |
| 366 | — | 524 | 160.00–176.00 | 170.59 |
| 139 | — | 467 | 165.00–182.00 | 176.00 |
| 151 | — | 706 | 134.00–142.00 | 140.28 |
| 89 | — | 387 | 180.00–189.75 | 187.21 |
| 101 | — | 327 | 189.00–216.00 | 209.18 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 71 | — | 516 | 180.00 | 180.00 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 199 | — | 1,105 | 62.00–75.00 | 69.02 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 426 | — | 955 | 80.00–99.50 | 88.49 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 31 | — | 1,186 | 675.00–700.00 | 686.39 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 42 | — | 1,306 | 1,000.00–1,060.00 | 1,042.93 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 99 | — | 1,187 | 1,450.00–1,700.00 | 1,568.30 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 137 | — | 1,294 | 1,350.00–1,650.00 | 1,457.83 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 201 | — | 1,319 | 825.00–960.00 | 891.29 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 305 | — | 960 | 1,350.00–1,525.00 | 1,413.43 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 194 | — | 885 | 1,000.00–1,225.00 | 1,135.29 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 374 | — | 1,261 | 51.50–60.00 | 54.18 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 124 | — | 1,482 | 53.00–58.00 | 54.52 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 1,759 | 55.00–60.00 | 57.86 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 266 | — | 1,175 | 46.00–51.50 | 49.08 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 150 | — | 1,178 | 47.50–50.50 | 49.15 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 69 | — | 1,768 | 77.00–83.00 | 79.56 |
| 30 | — | 1,639 | 70.00–75.00 | 72.75 |
| 2 | — | 2,015 | 88.00–94.00 | 90.99 |