Regional Cattle Auction Reports...

For Thursday, July 25th - Posted 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: 

Last Reported: 

Last Year: 

No sale reported.

Mitchell Livestock Auction – Mitchell SD

This Week: 2,221

Last Reported: 3,286

Last Year: 1,265

Compared to two weeks ago : Feeder steers up to 900 lbs. sold on a lower undertone, Steers 900-1000 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower. Steers 1000-1200 lbs. sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers up to 900 lbs. sold on a unevenly steady market. Heifers 900-950 lbs. sold 1.00 higher. 

Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine NE

This Week: 1,517

Last Reported: 954

Last Year: 1,096

No sale reported.

South Central:

Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK

This Week: 1,517

Last Reported: 954

Last Year: 1,096

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves mostly 4.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Woodward Wtd Avg Cattle - Woodward OK

This Week: 2,354

Last Reported: 1,535

Last Year: 1,539

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves mostly steady. Demand was moderate. Quality average. 

Winter Livestock Auction - Pratt KS

This Week: 2,415

Last Reported: 498

Last Year: 1,221

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 400 lb to 950 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Farmers & Ranchers Livestock - Salina KS

This Week: 3,001

Last Reported: 2,837

Last Year: 4,065

Nice cattle coming off-grass today. Compared to last week calves under 550 lbs did not have a good test today. Steers 550 to 750 bls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower and steers 850 to 950 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers 600 to 800 lbs sold un-even 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. 

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Dalhart TX

This Week: 2,077

Last Reported: 1,367

Last Year: 1,460

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales to set trends but steer calves moved lower while feeders kept a higher undertone. Heifers were more prominent in the sale presenting a better opportunity to set trends. Like the steer calves, smaller heifers trended some downward while feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 to 6.00 higher. High yielding slaughter cows and bulls remained steady with a higher undertone.

Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX

This Week: 809

Last Reported: 1,503

Last Year: 966

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers and heifers for a market trend. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Trading activity was moderate on good buyer demand.

Midwest: 

New Cambria Livestock Market - New Cambria, MO

This Week: 280

Last Reported: 788

Last Year: 475

Not enough feeder cattle on offer for a price comparison to the last sale two weeks ago. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. 

Southeast:

Bluegrass Stockyards South - Stanford KY

This Week: 2,106

Last Reported: 2,018

Last Year: 1,073

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 10.00-12.00 higher, over 400 lbs and up steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, 400-500 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady except 700-800 lbs they were 2.00-4.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Demand followed the quality of the cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Paris Stockyards - Paris KY

This Week: 2,560

Last Reported: 1,362

Last Year: 1,443

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher, or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 300-500 lbs were 1.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply, while the 550-650 lbs heifers were sharply higher with good demand.

Western:

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

This Week: 1,935

Last Reported: 865

Last Year: 1,720

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. Feeder cattle futures are up 27 cents to $1.52. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 63 cents at $258.39 on July 23. Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.