Western Video Market Livestock Video/Internet Auction

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Forward delivery · estimated weights

70 lots covering 6,538 head for delivery across Current, Feb, Feb-Mar, Mar, Apr-May to 3 buyer regions. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

FINAL REPORT

Compared to the last sale on 01/07/21: Not enough offerings for an accurate trend but a firmer undertone is noted. Demand good to very good, with best demand for steers and heifers that meet value added specifications. Supply included 9 percent from the South Central; 6 percent North Central; 0 percent South East; 85 percent West and 0 percent North East. Current deliveries are cattle that will deliver up to 14 days from the last sale day of the video. Current delivery is up to February 11, 2021. Deliveries are current thru May, 2021. The next sale is scheduled for March 5, 2021.

Current delivery

43 lots · 4,060 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	620	136.50/cwt	136.50	West	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	450–500	450	172.50/cwt	172.50	West	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	564	144.75/cwt	144.50–145.00	West	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	780	126.50/cwt	126.50	West	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2None	950–1000	960	104.00/cwt	104.00	West	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2None	—	1,175	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00	West	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2None	—	1,325	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00	West	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	650–700	650	144.00/cwt	144.00	West	47
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,000	2,225.00/cwt	2,225.00	West	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,200	880.00/cwt	880.00	West	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2None	—	1,250	875.00/cwt	875.00	West	110
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2None	—	1,300	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00	West	76
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2None	—	1,350	950.00/cwt	950.00	West	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	800–850	800	155.00/cwt	155.00	West	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	500	171.50/cwt	171.50	West	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	600–650	630	149.50/cwt	149.50	West	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	865	160.00/cwt	160.00	West	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	815	143.00/cwt	143.00	North Central	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	169.00/cwt	169.00	West	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	179.50/cwt	179.50	West	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	185.50/cwt	185.50	West	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	490	200.00/cwt	200.00	West	300
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	500–550	535	158.00/cwt	158.00	West	275
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	—	1,163	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00	West	40
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1None	—	845	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00	West	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	500–550	514	169.47/cwt	167.00–174.00	West	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	450–500	495	168.00/cwt	168.00	West	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	775	135.00/cwt	135.00	West	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	850	129.00/cwt	129.00	West	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	612	152.01/cwt	151.00–153.00	West	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	825	134.50/cwt	134.50	South Central	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	450–500	460	186.00/cwt	186.00	West	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	550	164.50/cwt	164.50	West	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	580	139.50/cwt	139.50	West	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	750–800	750	147.00/cwt	147.00	West	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	450–500	490	156.50/cwt	156.50	West	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	550–600	590	136.00/cwt	136.00	West	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	775	135.00/cwt	135.00	North Central	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	146.00/cwt	146.00	West	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	153.00/cwt	153.00	West	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	187.00/cwt	187.00	North Central	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	175.50/cwt	175.50	West	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	765	147.00/cwt	147.00	West	77

Feb delivery

19 lots · 1,953 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	700–750	730	133.35/cwt	133.35	South Central	480
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2None	—	1,350	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00	West	35
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	—	890	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00	West	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	800–850	825	135.50/cwt	135.50	West	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	750–800	761	138.36/cwt	137.00–140.00	West	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	158.00/cwt	158.00	West	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	192.00/cwt	192.00	West	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	700	132.00/cwt	132.00	North Central	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	700	132.00/cwt	132.00	West	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	820	130.17/cwt	126.50–134.50	West	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	785	140.00/cwt	140.00	North Central	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	730	143.50/cwt	143.50	North Central	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	760	136.00/cwt	136.00	West	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	715	142.90/cwt	142.50–143.50	West	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	750–800	758	130.12/cwt	130.00–130.50	West	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	840	137.00/cwt	137.00	West	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	650–700	675	132.00/cwt	132.00	West	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	800	150.00/cwt	150.00	West	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	150.00/cwt	150.00	West	64

Feb-Mar delivery

3 lots · 218 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	600–650	610	153.00/cwt	153.00	West	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	159.00/cwt	159.00	West	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	545	145.00/cwt	145.00	West	20

Mar delivery

3 lots · 176 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	875	157.00/cwt	157.00	West	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	129.00/cwt	129.00	West	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	835	149.00/cwt	149.00	West	55

Apr-May delivery

2 lots · 131 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	850	159.00/cwt	159.00	West	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	800	151.00/cwt	151.00	West	75

Where the buyers were

As USDA grouped them

Region	States
North Central	CO, IA, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY
South Central	KS, MO, NM, OK, TX
West	AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA

Source: USDA AMS · St Joseph, MO. Prices are as filed, F.O.B. at origin, with the buyer taking freight — they are not comparable to a spot ring price and never enter a barn average. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold. Delivery months differ between lots; a price for one month is not a price for another. Head is summed from the lots as reported.

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