Regional Cattle Auction Reports...

For Wednesday, February 4th - 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: 6,022

Last Reported: 4,302

Last Year: 6,412

Compared to last week: steers 600 to 699 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, 700 to 899 lbs mostly steady. Heifers 500 to 549 lbs and 600 to 649 lbs 10.00 to 16.00 higher, 550 to 599 lbs not well compared, 650 to 699 lbs mostly steady, 700 to 749 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. A large offering of loads and packages again this week. Very good demand for cattle suitable for grass or backgrounding programs, good to very good demand for finishing type cattle depending on flesh condition. 

 

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett NE

This Week: 1,925

Last Reported: 6,475

Last Year: 2,920

Compared with last week, 550 lbs steers traded 4.00 higher and 700 to 750 lbs steers traded 11.00 higher. Heifer offerings 500 to 650 lbs traded unevenly steady. Demand was very good with several buyers and active internet bidding. 

 

Huss Livestock Market - Kearney NE

This Week: 4,756

Last Reported: 5,135

Last Year: 3,914

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs and heifers over 500 lbs unevenly steady. Demand was good to very good from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet from beginning to end of the auction.

 

South Central States

OKC West - El Reno OK

This Week: 4,003

Last Reported: 10,367

Last Year: 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 10.00-20.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 20.00-25.00 higher, conservatively, in a light test. Demand very good. Quality mostly average with several drafts of thin fleshed cattle.

 

Clovis Livestock Auction - Clovis, NM

This Week: 1,742

Last Reported: 650

Last Year: 2,602

Compared to last sale; No comparable numbers or sales but a stronger undertone was felt throughout Market was higher on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher than 2 weeks ago. Excellent buyer attendance.

 

Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

This Week: 3,638

Last Reported: 1,366

Last Year: 2,636

Compared to last week, steers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold 20.00 higher, with a couple instances of sharply higher. Steer and heifers under 600 lbs, not enough sold for market test. Boning utility sold steady to 2.00 higher while Breaker and Lean utility sold 5.00 lower.

 

Midwest States

Bloomfield Livestock Market - Bloomfield, IA

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Last Reported: 

Last Year: 

Report unavailable.

 

Springfield Livestock Auction - Springfield MO

This Week: 566

Last Reported: 936

Last Year: 1,161

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 600lbs sold 30.00 to 50.00 higher, and steers and heifers over 600lbs were mostly 12.00 to 25.00 higher. Demand was very good on a light supply.

 

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna MO

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Report unavailable.

 

Southeast

Roanoke Stockyard - Roanoke AL

This Week: 833

Last Reported: 245

Last Year: 1,337

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

 

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany KY

This Week: 278

Last Reported: 1,166

Last Year: 820

No trend due to being closed for inclement weather last week.

 

West

None Reported by USDA.