Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Wednesday, October 29th - 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: 3,740
Last Reported: 4,833
Last Year: 3,596
Compared to last week: best test on yearling steers 950 to 999 lbs 18.00 to 20.00 lower, yearling heifers not well compared. Steer calves 500 to 599 lbs 26.00 to 30.00 lower. Heifer calves 500 to 549 lbs 15.00 to 20.00 lower on a narrow comparison, 550 to 599 lbs 10.00 lower. Good demand for yearlings today with best demand seen for those few yearlings still coming off grass in light to moderate flesh.
Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett NE
This Week: 2,850
Last Reported: 3,660
Last Year: 6,420
Today's auction started with yearlings, followed by weaned and non-weaned calves that received fall vaccinations. Compared to two weeks ago, the market showed a significant downward trend for both steers and heifers. Demand was moderate to good, with buyers focusing on quality and condition.
Huss Livestock Market - Kearney NE
This Week: 2,237
Last Reported: 2,527
Last Year: 2,885
Compared to last week steer calves 500-700 lbs sold 40.00 to 50.00 lower and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 40.00 lower. Eight weight yearling steers sold steady to 15.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed. Buyers were more selective with what they were bidding on, fall vaccinations and uniformity was in higher demand or the bidding slowed and the discount got rather large.
South Central States
OKC West - El Reno OK
This Week: 4,056
Last Reported: 7,395
Last Year: 5,907
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 20.00-30.00 lower. Feeder heifers 15.00-25.00 lower. Feeder quality plain. Steer calves 30.00-40.00 lower. Heifers calves 40.00-50.00 lower, conservatively. It was a buyer's market on Tuesday. While a few individual trades were still impressive, overall buyer activity, for calves, remained very cautious.
Clovis Livestock Auction - Clovis, NM
This Week: 3,085
Last Reported: 4,686
Last Year: 3,235
Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 20.00-50.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.
Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS
This Week: 1,655
Last Reported: 2,464
Last Year: 2,162
Compared to last week, steers and heifers over 700 lbs, not enough sold for market test. Larger lots of reputation, vaccinated steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to weak while smaller lots sold sharply lower. Contrary to market watchers, the market held its position better than anticipated. Boning utility sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher while Breaker and Lean utility sold steady to 4.00 lower.
Midwest States
Bloomfield Livestock Market - Bloomfield, IA
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Last Reported:
Last Year:
Sale report unavailable.
Springfield Livestock Auction - Springfield MO
This Week: 701
Last Reported: 746
Last Year: 742
Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 25.00 to 40.00 lower, and heifers were 20.00 to 30.00 lower. The feeder futures board was up today after multiple days in the red and a couple limit down days over the past week. Demand was light on a light supply.
South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna MO
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Last Year:
Sale report unavailable.
Southeast
Roanoke Stockyard - Roanoke AL
This Week: 926
Last Reported: 939
Last Year: 1,240
Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.
Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany KY
This Week: 235
Last Reported: 637
Last Year: 651
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with some instances of sharply lower on the fleshy, bawling or off color feeder calves.
