Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Wednesday, February 11th - Updated weekly on Thursday
Reported by the USDA Market News... “Click” links to view entire report
North Central States
Hub City Livestock Auction - Aberdeen SD
This Week: 6,769
Last Reported: 6,022
Last Year: 4,908
Compared to last week: steers 600 to 799 lbs unevenly steady, 800 to 949 lbs fully steady except 850 to 899 lbs 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifers 500 to 549 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 lower, 550 to 599 lbs not well compared, 600 to 749 lbs unevenly steady. Very good demand for backgrounding or grass types today, good to very good demand for finishing type cattle depending on flesh condition.
Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett NE
This Week:
Last Reported:
Last Year:
Report unavailable.
Huss Livestock Market - Kearney NE
This Week: 3,903
Last Reported: 4,756
Last Year: 1,888
Compared to last week steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 20.00 higher and steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.
South Central States
OKC West - El Reno OK
This Week: 10,927
Last Reported: 4,003
Last Year: 2,460
Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Steers with good condition weighing 600-700lbs 10.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 lower. After last week's sharply higher feeder heifer market, some buyers were competely out on the heifer turn. Feeder steer condition was much better than feeder heifers. Steer and heifer calves 10.00-20.00 higher. Calf quality mostly plain with a few drafts of thin fleshed front-end cattle. Calf demand very good.
Clovis Livestock Auction - Clovis, NM
This Week: 1,833
Last Reported: 1,742
Last Year: 1,710
Compared to last sale; Steer and heifer calves sold higher with attention paid to pre-conditioning.. Heifer yearlings sold steady with a strong undertone. Moderately higher demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold lower on a light test. Excellent buyer attendance.
Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS
This Week: 4,548
Last Reported: 3,638
Last Year: 905
Compared to last week, steers and heifers over 625 lbs sold 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves not enough for market test but higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. A couple lots sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher as replacement heifers.
Midwest States
Bloomfield Livestock Market - Bloomfield, IA
This Week: 2,588
Last Reported: 1,708
Last Year: 1,976
Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steer calves sold mostly 10.00 to 17.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs. sold 16.00 and 17.00 higher, while heifers over 650 lbs. sold mostly 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was very good today and included active internet bidding.
Springfield Livestock Auction - Springfield MO
This Week: 1,349
Last Reported: 566
Last Year: 0
Compared to last week, peewee steers under 450lbs sold 30.00 to 50.00 higher, and heavier weights sold mostly 8.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifers under 500lbs sold 18.00 to 24.00 higher and heifers over 500lbs were mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate
supply.
South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna MO
This Week: 1,812
Last Reported: 906
Last Year: 0
Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, feeder steers 5.00-15.00 higher except several near 500 lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 20.00-40.00 higher, over 550 lbs 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. High quality offering including several green yearling cattle weighing 650-850 lbs.
Southeast
Roanoke Stockyard - Roanoke AL
This Week: 1,071
Last Reported: 833
Last Year: 772
Compared to one week ago: Feeder bulls and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 14.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.
Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany KY
This Week: 885
Last Reported: 278
Last Year: 569
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with the exception of the weaned and preconditioned packages they sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Good to very good demand on all classes of feeders. Good quality offering of weaned preconditioned feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.
