Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Thursday, April 2nd - Updated weekly on Friday
Reported by the USDA Market News... “Click” links to view entire report
North Central:
Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT
This Week: 5,059
Last Reported: 439
Last Year: 4,247
Compared to last sale (3-19-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Demand was mostly good to very good for heavy offerings. CME positions have moved sharply higher over the last few weeks giving strong support to feeder cattle prices.
Mitchell Livestock Auction – Mitchell SD
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This week's sale has been rescheduled to next week due to winter storm moving across the region.
Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine NE
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Report unavailable.
South Central:
Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK
This Week: 1,164
Last Reported: 1,984
Last Year: 1,222
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher with instances 25.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 140 cows and bulls sold with 64 percent going to packers.
Woodward Wtd Avg Cattle - Woodward OK
This Week: 1,076
Last Reported: 1,028
Last Year: 448
Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves steady on a light test. Demand was moderate. Quality average.
Winter Livestock Auction - Pratt KS
This Week: 2,264
Last Reported: 3,176
Last Year: 3,096
Compared to last week feeder steers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher, in places up to 12.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifer calves under 600 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with 1 high yielding bull selling for 236.
Farmers & Ranchers Livestock - Salina KS
This Week: 3,525
Last Reported: 3,280
Last Year: 3,573
Compared to last week, steers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves, not enough for market test. Several reputation heifers sold as replacement and several lots of off wheat calves contributed to fleshy condition.
Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Dalhart TX
This Week: 2,679
Last Reported: 2,403
Last Year: 2,227
Compared to last week: Cattle continue to come in off of short wheat, and to a good reception this week. Feeder steers weighing 800-850 brought up to 20.00 higher, with feeder heifers following suit. Steer calves, however, were decidedly lower on a short test. There was no test on heifer calves. There were few comparable sales on slaughter cattle but the sentiment seemed mix with a stronger demand for average yielding boner cows.
Producers Livestock Cattle Auction - San Angelo, TX
This Week: 373
Last Reported: 609
Last Year: 606
Compared to last week, feeder cattle overall sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Buyer demand was moderate.
Midwest:
New Cambria Livestock Market - New Cambria, MO
This Week: 1,047
Last Reported: 462
Last Year: 451
Compared to last week's light offering, steers and heifers sold firm to 10.00 higher, spots up to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Pretty slim comparisons overall to last week's much smaller run.
Southeast:
Bluegrass Stockyards South - Stanford KY
This Week: 881
Last Reported: 2,433
Last Year: 624
Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.
Paris Stockyards - Paris KY
This Week: 1,691
Last Reported: 2,283
Last Year: 1,714
Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. New crops of fleshy bawling calves starting to enter the market. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.
