Regional Cattle Auction Reports...

For Tuesday, October 21st - 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: 5,120

Last Reported: 3,411

Last Year: 5,730

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested develop any market trend. Steer calves all sold steady to firm. Heifer calves under 450 sold steady to firm, heifers over 450 sold steady to 8.00 lower. Demand was mostly good to very good for moderate offerings. A few load lots of calves were seen this sale and demand was good to very good for these offerings. Packages of calves sold on good demand as buyers showed need for calves to fill loads. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Demand for heifers was softer this sale, but improved as the sale progressed.

 

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

This Week: 5,046

Last Reported: 4,344

Last Year: 4,860

Compared to last Tuesday on a calf and yearling special largest offering to date; yearling steers and heifers under pressure instance 5.00-15.00 lower. Feeder steers under 500 lbs 11.00-14.00 higher instances sharply higher with instances 25.00-35.00 higher, over 500 lbs unevenly steady instances 5.00-8.00 lower instances 10.00 higher on 550-595 lb calves. Heifer calves 350-399 lbs sharply higher over 400 lbs steady 5.00- 10.00 lower with 550-595 lbs higher overtones noted over 600 lbs under pressure on lighter offering.

 

South Central:

Winter Livestock - La Junta, CO

This Week: 1,769

Last Reported: 2,155

Last Year: 843

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Yearling steers sold mostly sharply lower. Yearling heifers sold 9.00 higher on a light test.

 

OKC West Livestock Auction - El Reno, OK

This Week: 4,000

Last Reported: 6,171

Last Year: 8,606

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady. Buyers started the day cautious, but as the quality improved, they grew more aggressive for both weaned and unweaned cattle. Prices pushed higher by midday before settling to an unevenly steady close.

 

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

This Week: 1,095

Last Reported: 1,360

Last Year: 1,906

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers weighing between 500 and 600 pounds traded mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Lighter weight steers and heifers and unweaned calves traded 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Long weaned cattle with at least two rounds of shots are still very much in demand as buyers are still concerned about large temperature fluctuations and calf health in the month of October. Not enough comparable sales on yearlings for a market trend.

 

Midwest:

Ozark Regional Stockyards - West Plains MO

This Week: 1,905

Last Reported: 1,812

Last Year: 2,409

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 3.00-6.00 lower. Five and Six weight steers were steady to 6.00 higher while like weight heifers were 4.00-8.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. The offering only had three drafts over 25 head with few drafts comparable to last week's high-quality offering.

 

Southeast:

Mid-State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

This Week: 1,830

Last Reported: 1,660

Last Year: 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

 

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

This Week: 267

Last Reported: 350

Last Year: 390

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, Feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

 

Blue Grass Stockyards - Lexington, KY

This Week: 1,053

Last Reported: 818

Last Year: 1,154

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly steady with a good quality offering. Light weight feeder steers and heifers 400 lbs and under appeared sharply higher with a good supply, while steers and heifer over 450 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for weaned and value added packages. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

 

West:

Producers Livestock Auction - Salina, UT

This Week: 3,588

Last Reported: 1,812

Last Year: 0

Compared to last week, feeder stress sold unevenly steady, while feeder heifers sold sharply lower on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 18.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling mostly steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Trade was active with good demand and moderate to heavy supply.