Compared to last week steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Not enough bred cows or pairs for an adequate market comparison. Demand was moderate to good at both reporting auctions. Few, more open cows and heiferettes made their way to the auction this week with several of the young cows going back to the county to try motherhood one more time. Even though summer grass could me limited this summer, cattlemen continue to procure lots for summer turn out. If the green grass holds out cost of gains will be cheaper than in the feedlot where roughage is tight, and corn has jumped up. June corn closed the week $0.587 higher at $6.325.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 103 | — | 715 | 146.50–159.00 | 153.60 |
| 89 | — | 571 | 169.00–187.00 | 178.22 |
| 30 | — | 757 | 142.50–148.00 | 146.17 |
| 44 | — | 539 | 174.00–189.50 | 178.03 |
| 80 | — | 670 | 159.00–165.00 | 161.53 |
| 51 | — | 473 | 186.00–212.00 | 195.74 |
| 30 | — | 807 | 136.00–140.50 | 137.49 |
| 45 | — | 617 | 168.00–176.00 | 172.45 |
| 59 | — | 865 | 133.00 | 133.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 43 | — | 620 | 154.00–158.00 | 155.84 |
| 58 | — | 687 | 141.00–148.00 | 144.61 |
| 7 | — | 471 | 191.00 | 191.00 |
| 10 | — | 738 | 137.00 | 137.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 23 | — | 382 | 171.00–176.00 | 172.36 |
| 253 | — | 635 | 144.00–156.00 | 149.92 |
| 61 | — | 780 | 133.00–136.00 | 133.91 |
| 342 | — | 729 | 123.00–141.50 | 137.07 |
| 104 | — | 473 | 160.00–177.00 | 165.43 |
| 38 | — | 836 | 124.00–127.00 | 125.64 |
| 117 | — | 529 | 152.00–160.00 | 155.83 |
| 198 | — | 569 | 148.00–158.00 | 153.66 |
| 92 | — | 427 | 162.00–173.00 | 166.93 |
| 170 | — | 667 | 136.00–152.00 | 149.58 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 541 | 159.00 | 159.00 |
| 114 | — | 465 | 180.25 | 180.25 |
| 59 | — | 413 | 178.00–181.00 | 178.75 |
| 5 | — | 558 | 186.00 | 186.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 513 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| 18 | — | 747 | 121.00 | 121.00 |
| 10 | — | 452 | 135.00 | 135.00 |
| 38 | — | 684 | 133.00–139.00 | 136.61 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 15 | — | 1,316 | 1,325.00–1,435.00 | 1,358.20 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 3 | — | 1,268 | 1,010.00–1,210.00 | 1,080.45 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 2 | — | 1,430 | 1,275.00 | 1,275.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 2 | — | 1,070 | 950.00 | 950.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 152 | — | 1,025 | 90.00–115.00 | 102.45 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 123 | — | 1,282 | 62.00–81.00 | 75.84 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | Open | 12 | — | 1,356 | 57.50–62.50 | 60.26 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 13 | — | 1,088 | 72.00–87.00 | 76.17 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 6 | — | 896 | 103.00–115.50 | 111.87 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 1,505 | 1,300.00 | 1,300.00 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 3 | — | 1,108 | 1,300.00 | 1,300.00 |
| Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 2 | — | 850 | 1,050.00 | 1,050.00 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 142 | — | 1,420 | 65.50–74.00 | 69.35 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,560 | 77.50 | 77.50 |
| 61 | — | 1,497 | 59.00–71.00 | 66.63 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 52 | — | 1,598 | 60.00–74.00 | 67.23 |
| 3 | — | 1,473 | 71.10 | 71.10 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,073 | 64.50 | 64.50 |
| 126 | — | 1,134 | 55.50–65.00 | 61.78 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 2,098 | 98.00 | 98.00 |
| 42 | — | 1,785 | 83.00–94.00 | 87.67 |
| 1 | — | 2,780 | 61.00 | 61.00 |