Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Monday, May 12th - Updated weekly on Tuesday
Reported by the USDA Market News... “Click” links to view entire report.
North Central States
Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Report - Worthing SD
This Week: 4,881
Last Reported: 1,996
Last Year: 0
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Very good demand for this large offering of feeder cattle. There were many long strings of yearlings, flesh ranged from light and attractive to heavy. There were many full loads, including many offered in multiple load lots. The market was very active for all weights and classes as the cash fed cattle market reached another new, all-time historically high price last week.
Tri-State Livestock Auction Market - McCook NE
This Week: 691
Last Reported: 673
Last Year: 602
Short run today. Demand was good with a higher undertone was noted.
South Central States
Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Oklahoma City OK
This Week: 6,500
Last Reported: 4,209
Last Year: 8,350
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 higher. Demand very good for feeder cattle. Few weaned steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Demand moderate to good for calves.
Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK
This Week: 1,948
Last Reported: 2,158
Last Year: 2,122
Compared to last week: Steers under 400 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower; over 400 lbs steady to 6.00-10.00 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs are 2.00-10.00 lower; over 400 lbs are 4.00-8.00 higher. Demand is good for all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls are steady. Replacement cows sold with a much higher undertone.
Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM
This Week: 767
Last Reported: 1,141
Last Year: 1,114
Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 500-550 lbs sold 15.00-22.00 higher. Feeder steers had insufficient numbers to compare. Heifer calves 500-600 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher and 600-650 lbs feeder heifers sold 16.00-23.00 higher. Local rains are slowing the numbers down that are for sale. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady -2.00 lower. Market was very active on small numbers.
Midwest States
Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Carthage, MO
This Week: 9,196
Last Reported: 7,364
Last Year: 6,686
Compared to last week feeder steers under 625 lbs. sold 10.00-25.00 higher with heavier weights selling 3.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 625 lbs. sold 4.00-15.00 higher with heavier weights selling from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. A high percentage of the offering was high quality.
Callaway Livestock Center - Kingdom City MO
This Week: 4,340
Last Reported: 3,907
Last Year: 2,807
Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold 10.00-25.00 higher, with 500-700 lbs trading 10.00-15.00 higher, the best test on the pot loads of yearling steers were weighing 885-920 lbs and sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Heifer calves weighing 400-450 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher, with 450-600 lbs selling firm to 10.00 higher, pot load of heifers weighing 636 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Demand was very good, (exuberant) on a heavy offering of top quality calves and yearlings, many selling in large groups, strings and pot loads.
Southeastern States
Mid-South Livestock - Unionville TN
This Week: 787
Last Reported: 824
Last Year: 563
Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower with the exception of bulls weighing between 450-550 being 15.00-25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.
Saluda Livestock Exchange - Saluda, SC
This Week: 389
Last Reported: 750
Last Year: 0
Compared to last week, feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 lower, feeder bulls 6.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, all based on limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle due to wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.
