Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Thursday, September 25th - 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: 864
Last Reported: 3,220
Last Year: 952
Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested today to develop any market trend. Calves of both sexes sold with higher undertones in a narrow comparison. Demand was moderate to good for light offerings. Quality hampered demand this week as yearling offerings were mostly plain to average and offered in small packages. Demand for calves was mostly good to very good. Calf quality this week was average to attractive.
Mitchell Livestock Auction – Mitchell SD
This Week: 706
Last Reported: 4,586
Last Year: 2,080
Compared to last week: Low numbers to compare with , trend not applicable. Feeders sold on a active market today. One large load lot on heavy steers. Most light calves were straight off cow, with many having some shots. Demand was good.
Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine NE
This Week: 3,290
Last Reported: 2,470
Last Year: 0
No recent test of market, a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Started the day with several loads of yearlings off Sandhill grass and finished the sale with pregged checked open heifers.
South Central:
Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK
This Week: 1,555
Last Reported: 2,106
Last Year: 2,661
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 10.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.
Woodward Wtd Avg Cattle - Woodward OK
This Week: 1,630
Last Reported: 1,773
Last Year: 1,795
Compared to last week: Limited comparison of feeder cattle. Few feeder steers under 800 lbs sold 5.00 lower; over 800 lbs 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower; over 700 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher. Demand moderate to good for feeder cattle. Steer calves sold steady to lower in a light test. Heifer calves 4.00-8.00 lower.
Winter Livestock Auction - Pratt KS
This Week: 2,607
Last Reported: 2,309
Last Year: 2,025
Compared to last week, feeder steer 400 lb to 1,000 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, however thin fleshed and reputation calves sold up to 20.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 10.00 to 40.00 higher, with most advance on reputation heifers. Demand was good Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.
Farmers & Ranchers Livestock - Salina KS
This Week: 2,478
Last Reported: 1,624
Last Year: 1,828
Compared to a week ago steer cattle over 750 lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. There were not enough heifers this week for a good test. Most of the cattle today seemed to be un-weaned. Being un-weaned or short weaned did not seem to affect the prices as long as they had shots. The receipts were moderate with good demand.
Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Dalhart TX
This Week: 2,246
Last Reported: 2,588
Last Year: 2,044
Compared to last week: There were too few comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to determine a trend. However; sentiment seemed to favor a lower undertone with an offering of plainer type cattle. Steers and heifers in the 700 pound range were the stars of the show again this week. Steers brought 6.00 higher and their heifer counterparts brought 10.00 higher. Even the plainer, #2 type cattle closed the gap with some classes braking the 4.00 mark. Average to high yielding breaker and boner cows were up 7.00-8.00 higher this week, with active bidding.
Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX
This Week: 929
Last Reported: 794
Last Year: 1,055
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 1.00 to 4.00 lower on limited comparable sales. Demand was moderate to good.
Midwest:
New Cambria Livestock Market - New Cambria, MO
This Week: 646
Last Reported: 331
Last Year: 478
Compared to the very light offering two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold with a sharply higher undertones on the preconditioned and weaned cattle, those unweaned sold with steady undertones. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.
Southeast:
Bluegrass Stockyards South - Stanford KY
This Week: 1,036
Last Reported: 1,237
Last Year: 1,461
Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply lower, over 400 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs steady, 400-600 lbs 12.00-15.00 lower, over 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.
Paris Stockyards - Paris KY
This Week: 1,954
Last Reported: 1,765
Last Year: 1,493
Compared to last Thursday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Buyers still showing preference for long weaned and vaccinated calves. Those calves that are unweaned and unvaccinated facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.
