Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Tuesday, December 16th - 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: 841
Last Reported: 1,671
Last Year: 2,018
Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested last sale to develop any market trend. A few remanent yearlings continue to be marketed. Demand for yearling cattle was mostly moderate to good. 550-599 lbs feeder steers offered the best test this week, selling mostly 25.00-35.00 higher. All other weights of steers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however sharply higher undertones were noticed. Feeder heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher to sharply higher undertones were noticed.
Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY
This Week: 411
Last Reported: 733
Last Year: 356
Last sale of 2025 with most classes steady with small packages in each category with no comparisons available. Good buyer participation and demand. Next Sale will be Tuesday January 6th 2026.
South Central:
Winter Livestock - La Junta, CO
This Week: 4,282
Last Reported: 4,545
Last Year: 6,380
Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold sharply higher while heifers over 550lbs sold unevenly steady with instances of sharply higher. The next slaughter cow and feeder calf sale will be January 6, 2026 after the Christmas and New Year's break.
Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle - Beaver, OK
This Week: 6,758
Last Reported: 5,737
Last Year: 5,247
Compared to last sale: Feeder steer 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 10.00-20.00 higher, except for 4 weight heifers, 10.00 lower on lesser quality. Demand strong. Quality attractive with several fancy drafts. New records were set today in the barn for 4,5, and 6 weight steers, and the barn had 50 head of 7 weight fancy heifers that topped prices for the weight class.
OKC West Livestock Auction - El Reno, OK
This Week: 5,000
Last Reported: 9,911
Last Year: 7,621
Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves over 500lbs steady to 5.00 higher, under 500lbs unevenly steady. Demand good. Buyers remained generally in line with last week's sharply higher market, though they were more selective this week. Front-end cattle brought as much or more than last week, with buyers being aggressive on the limited supply of top-quality cattle. The market held together very well, with several top-end prices established late in the day.
Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX
This Week: 930
Last Reported: 1,239
Last Year: 1,599
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher, which was inline with the gains noted on the CME cattle futures. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to attractive.
Midwest:
Ozark Regional Stockyards - West Plains MO
This Week: 2,700
Last Reported: 3,086
Last Year: 1,432
Compared to last week, feeders steers sold 6.00-12.00 higher and lightly tested feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Steer and heifers calves sold 4.00-8.00 higher with spots 20.00 higher. PeeWee calves were very uneven from 15.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. There were a lot of large drafts in the offering this week with 21 drafts having 25 head or more.
Southeast:
Mid-State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL
This Week: 1,266
Last Reported: 1,342
Last Year: 1,881
Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.
Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA
This Week: 541
Last Reported: 334
Last Year: 303
Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows steady.
Blue Grass Stockyards - Lexington, KY
This Week: 1,393
Last Reported: 1,813
Last Year: 650
Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger in spots with a good quality offering of mostly yearling cattle. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady with a limited supply, except for the 400-500 lbs steers who were sharply higher with strong demand for that weight range. Yearling steers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand for value added groups and packages. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were unevenly steady with a limited supply and good demand for long weaned and guaranteed open heifers. Yearling heifers were sharply higher with a large supply and strong demand for quality groups and value added loads. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and good demand.
