Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Tuesday, April 14th - 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: 702
Last Reported: 350
Last Year: 0
Compared to last week (4-7-26): All feeder cattle were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noted. Demand for feeder cattle was moderate to good. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive, with higher feeder cattle receipts than last week's offering. Feeding cows sold on good demand for moderate offerings. Feeding cows were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noted. Slaughter cows sold on good demand. Slaughter cows overall sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.
Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY
This Week: 1,079
Last Reported: 464
Last Year: 1,880
Compared to last Tuesday sale on a feeder special; slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls firm with top bull instances 5.00 lower with feeder cows going back to feed firm with instances 7.00-9.00 higher. Several packages feeder calves and yearlings with higher overtones noted with no true comparisons available. Demand good with good 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: 6,769
Last Reported: 6,945
Last Year: 2,320
Compared to last sale: Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs 2.00-10.00 higher, except for 750 lb and 950 lb feeder steer 5.00 lower on plainer stock. In a light comparison steer calves 10.00-12.00 higher, heifer calves steady - 7.00 higher. Quality ranged anywhere from plain to attractive with few fancy drafts.
OKC West Livestock Auction - El Reno, OK
This Week: 2,000
Last Reported: 7,880
Last Year: 5,970
Compared to last week: Steer calves over 500lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, under 500lbs steady. Last week, five-weight steers were only modestly higher while flyweight steers were dollars higher; this week was the exact opposite. Heifer calves were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. While no trend will be set on unweaned cattle, it was noteworthy that unweaned steer calves were lower, while unweaned heifer calves were higher. The steer market started the day inconsistent, with some weight classes trading lower and others higher, but improved as the sale progressed.
Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX
This Week: 1,241
Last Reported: 1,168
Last Year: 1,077
Compared to last week: Feeder heifers weighing between 500 to 700 lbs traded 15.00 to 20.00 higher. There were not enough comparable sales in other classes to establish a market trend. Quality was mixed, with a the majority of the supply consisting of plainer type cattle. A large consignment of Corriente-cross cattle were on offer, with most falling into the Medium 2 grade. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand as the board traded heavy into the green again today. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with notably higher buyer demand.
Midwest:
Ozark Regional Stockyards - West Plains MO
This Week: 2,213
Last Reported: 2,025
Last Year: 2,144
Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 6.00 higher with feeder heifers not well tested. Steer and heifer calves were uneven from 3.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The quality of the offering was above average especially on several loads of yearlings.
Southeast:
Mid-State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL
This Week: 1,415
Last Reported: 940
Last Year: 1,650
Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.
Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA
This Week: 349
Last Reported: 257
Last Year: 307
Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifer unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.
Blue Grass Stockyards - Lexington, KY
This Week: 331
Last Reported: 1,201
Last Year: 1,090
Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers 600 lbs and under were steady with a lite test, while the yearling steers appeared 4.00 to 5.00 higher with a moderate supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 350-450 lbs were sharply higher, while the 500 lbs and over were unevenly steady with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with strong demand.
