Compared to last week steer calves less than 500 lbs sold sharply higher, 500 to 800 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold unevenly steady on a light test. Light weight heifer calves followed the same trend as their steer mates, sharply higher on the week. Over 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady except breaker cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. With a lot of cows going back to feed or make rebreeds from the younger looking cows. Bred heifers and cows sold with a higher undertone than previous week. Demand was good for calves, feeders and bred stock with moderate to good demand for slaughter cattle. With rain in the Southern Plains, wheat fields are starting to grow and the producers that graze out wheat have picked up the pace in buying light weight cattle to fill these pastures. This increased demand has really helped the light calf market in a big area of the Northern Plains.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 38 | 250–300 | 291 | 435.00–457.50 | 451.89 |
| 107 | 300–350 | 324 | 444.00–470.00 | 457.10 |
| 393 | 350–400 | 370 | 397.00–447.00 | 424.82 |
| 614 | 400–450 | 425 | 373.00–411.00 | 394.99 |
| 705 | 450–500 | 475 | 341.00–382.00 | 358.52 |
| 811 | 500–550 | 526 | 319.00–340.00 | 328.29 |
| 451 | 550–600 | 571 | 299.00–322.00 | 308.82 |
| 209 | 600–650 | 633 | 280.00–299.00 | 287.00 |
| 186 | 650–700 | 666 | 275.00–289.00 | 280.82 |
| 69 | 800–850 | 811 | 253.00–265.50 | 259.24 |
| 67 | 850–900 | 876 | 252.00–258.00 | 255.31 |
| 33 | 900–950 | 918 | 233.00–239.00 | 235.39 |
| 26 | 1050–1100 | 1,073 | 205.00 | 205.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | 400–450 | 449 | 362.00 | 362.00 |
| 19 | 500–550 | 542 | 306.00–317.25 | 312.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 209 | 300–350 | 332 | 370.00–410.00 | 387.02 |
| 299 | 350–400 | 368 | 355.00–376.00 | 365.65 |
| 542 | 400–450 | 426 | 324.00–366.00 | 346.73 |
| 556 | 450–500 | 472 | 300.00–360.00 | 332.41 |
| 538 | 500–550 | 518 | 289.00–326.00 | 305.16 |
| 371 | 550–600 | 569 | 260.00–285.75 | 278.59 |
| 107 | 600–650 | 615 | 256.00–270.00 | 263.15 |
| 122 | 650–700 | 658 | 255.00–261.00 | 258.14 |
| 28 | 700–750 | 738 | 253.00 | 253.00 |
| 78 | 800–850 | 838 | 246.00–255.00 | 249.00 |
| 50 | 850–900 | 884 | 238.00 | 238.00 |
| 67 | 900–950 | 915 | 225.00–233.00 | 229.25 |
| 10 | 950–1000 | 995 | 214.00 | 214.00 |
| 29 | 1000–1050 | 1,001 | 205.00 | 205.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 29 | 350–400 | 376 | 330.00–352.00 | 341.05 |
| 66 | 400–450 | 428 | 309.00–315.00 | 312.22 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | 850–900 | 895 | 233.75 | 233.75 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 50 | — | 1,255 | 1,650.00 | 1,650.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 45 | — | 986 | 2,300.00–2,400.00 | 2,346.20 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 293 | — | 1,384 | 1,825.00–2,200.00 | 2,020.88 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 108 | — | 1,161 | 2,525.00–2,950.00 | 2,715.60 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 208 | — | 1,330 | 2,550.00–3,225.00 | 2,825.54 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 10 | — | 875 | 2,400.00 | 2,400.00 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 495 | — | 1,079 | 2,775.00–3,585.00 | 3,218.17 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 475 | — | 944 | 190.00–222.00 | 206.54 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 47 | — | 1,710 | 135.00–147.00 | 140.91 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 375 | — | 1,371 | 118.00–122.00 | 119.84 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 460 | — | 1,147 | 107.00–114.00 | 110.81 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 48 | — | 1,569 | 120.00–131.00 | 127.26 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 265 | — | 1,251 | 105.00–110.00 | 107.51 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 230 | — | 1,529 | 120.00–126.00 | 121.94 |