Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Thursday, February 26th - 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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Last Reported:
Last Year:
No sale reported this week.
Mitchell Livestock Auction – Mitchell SD
This Week: 5,527
Last Reported: 5,264
Last Year: 6,519
Compared to last week: Feeder steers600-800 lbs. sold 4.00-9.00 higher, steers 800 lbs. sold steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lbs. and up sold unevenly steady. Demand was good. Had many large load lots.
Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine NE
This Week: 1,070
Last Reported: 2,530
Last Year: 3,825
A complete dispersion of one herd sold today, black and black white face offerings bred black Angus or Hereford. All offerings in good condition ready to calve March and April, just a few red white face offerings. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding.
South Central:
Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK
This Week: 2,116
Last Reported: 1,934
Last Year: 2,574
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 102 cows and bulls sold with 54 percent going to packers.
Woodward Wtd Avg Cattle - Woodward OK
This Week: 1,887
Last Reported: 1,072
Last Year: 3,234
Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves steady. Quality average. Demand moderate.
Winter Livestock Auction - Pratt KS
This Week: 1,505
Last Reported: 2,729
Last Year: 6,312
Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold from 5.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 8.00 to 13.00 higher, in places 30.00 to 40.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower, in places 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 425 lb to 650 lb sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was mixed on feeders, and good on calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.
Farmers & Ranchers Livestock - Salina KS
This Week: 3,669
Last Reported: 2,886
Last Year: 4,022
Compared to last week, steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower and steer calves 400 lbs to 550 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower and 500 lbs to 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Instances of sharply lower on steers under 400 lbs and heifers under 500 lbs.
Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Dalhart TX
This Week: 2,142
Last Reported: 2,119
Last Year: 2,787
Compared to last week: Sentiment was largely mixed on few comparable sales. Steer calves seemed to be in higher demand while the bigger feeder steers displayed a lower undertone. Heifers were mixed across all classes, with a good turn out of cattle coming off of short wheat. Average yielding boner cows brought 6.00 higher and no test on high yielding cows.
Producers Livestock Cattle Auction - San Angelo, TX
This Week: 560
Last Reported: 618
Last Year: 1,106
Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers overall sold on a light test due to lighter receipts last week, however a weak undertone was noted. Feeder bulls overall sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven; breakers steady, boners 1.00 to 2.00 lower, and lean 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate.
Midwest:
New Cambria Livestock Market - New Cambria, MO
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No sale reported this week.
Southeast:
Bluegrass Stockyards South - Stanford KY
This Week: 1,203
Last Reported: 1,396
Last Year: 1,760
Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sharply higher, over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers 12.00-15.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.
Paris Stockyards - Paris KY
This Week: 2,316
Last Reported: 2,858
Last Year: 3,239
Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was lower with an average quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 400 lbs and under were sharply lower, while the 400-600 lbs steers were steady to 6.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand. Yearling steers were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand. Feeder heifers were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 lower, except for the 400-500 lbs heifers who were 2.00 to 6.00 higher, with a good supply and spotty demand.
