Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Tuesday, March 24th - 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: 412
Last Reported: 1,490
Last Year: 713
Compared to last week (3-17-26): All feeder cattle were to lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate to good. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and mostly offered in small packages or as singles. Quality this week was not as attractive as last weeks attractive offering.
Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY
This Week: 462
Last Reported: 473
Last Year: 154
Compared to last Tuesday sale slaughter cow on a light offering mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00-13.00 higher with mostly feeder cows firm. Limited numbers of feeder calves with uneven market. Good offering of small packages of bred heifers and cows, along with few cow/calf pairs. Demand good with good buyer participation.
South Central:
Winter Livestock - La Junta, CO
This Week: 1,110
Last Reported: 1,483
Last Year: 842
Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 550 sold mostly 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Steers over 550 sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher and lean cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 10.00 higher.
Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle - Beaver, OK
This Week: 6,216
Last Reported: 7,960
Last Year: 3,984
Compared to last sale: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. In a light comparison steer calves 5.00 lower, while heifer calves 10.00-15.00 higher. Quality ranged from plain to average, several fleshy and few fancy. Demand good. Few calves and smaller feeders in the barn today, as most of today's stock weighed over 700 pounds.
OKC West Livestock Auction - El Reno, OK
This Week: 2,000
Last Reported: 4,806
Last Year: 8,059
Compared to last week: Steer calves 10.00-15.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Stocker heifers 15.00 higher. Quality was all the way from plain to a few attractive drafts. Buyers were extremely aggressive for front end cattle today.
Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX
This Week: 1,658
Last Reported: 871
Last Year: 1,186
Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested for a market trend but increased buyer demand was noted on lighter weight cattle with good flesh conditions that were suitable to turn out. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive, with several load lots of high end type cattle and good conditioned feeding cattle on offer. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested for a market trend. Replacement cattle trended higher this week with the majority of the bred cattle and pairs returning back to the country.
Midwest:
Ozark Regional Stockyards - West Plains MO
This Week: 2,691
Last Reported: 1,329
Last Year: 2,651
Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 4.00-8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves were 6.00-12.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. There was a good supply of feeder calves in the offering with the largest steer draft being 74 head weighing 707 lbs. which sold for 400.75/cwt. The largest heifer draft was 70 head weighing 724 lbs. which sold for 340.00/cwt.
Southeast:
Mid-State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL
This Week: 1,460
Last Reported: 862
Last Year: 1,067
Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.
Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA
This Week: 387
Last Reported: 118
Last Year: 239
Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher.
Blue Grass Stockyards - Lexington, KY
This Week: 766
Last Reported: 294
Last Year: 755
Compared to last week the feeder market was stronger with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 300 lbs and under appeared firm with a light test, while the 400-600 lbs calves were 3.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned and harder conditioned calves. Yearling steers and heifers appeared stronger as well with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls appeared stronger with a good supply and good demand, however no trends due to last weeks light test.
