Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Tuesday, March 31st - Updated weekly on Wednesday
Reported by the USDA Market News... “Click” links to view entire report
North Central:
Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT
This Week: 1,312
Last Reported: 412
Last Year: 876
Compared to last week (3-24-26): All feeder cattle were to lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly good to very good. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive and significantly higher than last weeks offering. Feeders were mostly offered in moderate size packages this week, with a few load lots on offer as well.
Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY
This Week: 708
Last Reported: 462
Last Year: 379
Compared to last Tuesday sale on a special calf and yearling special. Slaughter cows steady to instances 3.00-7.00 higher, slaughter bulls firm with feeder cows in good demand mostly going back to grass to run with bulls. Several lots of yearling heifers and steers, no comparisons available from last couple sales. Few small packages of bred heifers and cows along with few cow/calf pairs selling individually. Good demand and buyer participation.
South Central:
Winter Livestock - La Junta, CO
This Week:
Last Reported:
Last Year:
Report unavailable.
Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle - Beaver, OK
This Week: 7,696
Last Reported: 6,216
Last Year: 3,316
Compared to last sale: Feeder steer steady to 5.00 higher, over 900 pounds 7.00-10.00 higher on better quality cattle. Feeder heifers 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves too light to test. Quality attractive with few fancy and several drafts of replacement heifers. Demand strong.
OKC West Livestock Auction - El Reno, OK
This Week: 2,600
Last Reported: 7,046
Last Year: 6,298
Compared to last week: Steer calves unevenly steady with fly weights and 6 weights holding the strongest. Heifer calves 10.00-15.00 lower, following last week's extremely aggressive market, on heifers, that simply couldn't be sustained. Front-end prices for steers and heifers remain strong, although supply of those higher quality cattle continued to be very limited. Overall quality was noticeably plainer compared to last week.
Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX
This Week: 1,777
Last Reported: 1,658
Last Year: 667
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher, in line with stronger futures, which have closed well into the green the past two days. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested last week for a market trend, but a much higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was mixed, with the bulk of the offering consisting of yearlings coming off the short wheat or out of backgrounding yards. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test.
Midwest:
Ozark Regional Stockyards - West Plains MO
This Week: 1,673
Last Reported: 2,691
Last Year: 1,895
Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves over 600 lbs. were 6.00-12.00 higher while calves under 600 lbs. were 4.00-8.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 60 head of 942 lb. steers which sold for 332.00/cwt. Another stickout draft was 14 head of 424 lb. steers which sold for 605.00/cwt., which was the 5th highest 4 weight sale in the barn's history.
Southeast:
Mid-State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL
This Week: 1,285
Last Reported: 1,460
Last Year: 947
Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.
Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA
This Week: 407
Last Reported: 387
Last Year: 258
Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.
Blue Grass Stockyards - Lexington, KY
This Week: 843
Last Reported: 766
Last Year: 589
Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 350 lbs and under appeared stronger, while the 400-600 lbs steers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower in spots with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers appeared stronger as well but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while heifers over 500 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand.
