Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Thursday, April 16th - 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
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No sale report this week.
Mitchell Livestock Auction – Mitchell SD
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Last Year:
No sale report this week.
Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine NE
This Week: 450
Last Reported: 3,970
Last Year: 0
The auction today offered consignments for everyone. Special Pair, Spring and Fall bred cows and heifers started the day with, baby calves off the cow, first selected brought $1550. Majority of offerings all in good condition, pairs with calves at side tagged to match. followed by Spring bred females then onto Fall bred offerings. Next Auction Date May 7th Special Feeder Sale.
South Central:
Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK
This Week: 1,763
Last Reported: 1,951
Last Year: 1,265
Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. A total of 206 cows and bulls sold with 37 percent going to packers.
Woodward Wtd Avg Cattle - Woodward OK
This Week: 3,029
Last Reported: 1,430
Last Year: 1,129
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers up to 12.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves mostly steady. Demand was moderate. Quality average to plain.
Winter Livestock Auction - Pratt KS
This Week: 3,563
Last Reported: 3,907
Last Year: 3,087
Compared to last week, feeder steers 675 lb to 975 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Steers under 675 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 650 lb to 800 lb sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Not enough heifers under 650 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Approximately 22% of the steer run weighed over 1,000 lb. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.
Farmers & Ranchers Livestock - Salina KS
This Week: 4,748
Last Reported: 4,908
Last Year: 3,685
Compared to last week, feeder steers under 800 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. An influx of heavy weight steers over 800 lbs sold steady. Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs not enough for market test, heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good to very good on a high supply.
Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Dalhart TX
This Week: 1,822
Last Reported: 2,135
Last Year: 1,338
Compared to last week: Sentiment seemed to be mixed on few comparable sales. Both lighter steer and heifer calves seemed to be favored over their 600-700 pound counterparts. Average to high yielding boner cows were steady to lower. Trade was active on good demand.
Producers Livestock Cattle Auction - San Angelo, TX
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No sale report this week.
Midwest:
New Cambria Livestock Market - New Cambria, MO
This Week: 1,287
Last Reported: 1,047
Last Year: 1,447
Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, heavier weights steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.
Southeast:
Bluegrass Stockyards South - Stanford KY
This Week: 1,195
Last Reported: 1,362
Last Year: 1,878
Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady, over 700 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.
Paris Stockyards - Paris KY
This Week: 1,836
Last Reported: 1,579
Last Year: 2,502
Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 400 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while the 500-650 lbs steers were 3.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 550 lbs and under were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with strong demand, while heifers 600 lbs and over were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.
