15 Apr '24
Compared to the sale last week: Lean offering of light steers today. Steers 700 lbs 8.00 higher, 800 lb steers 2.00-6.00 lower with less in the offering this week. Steers 850 lbs 7.00 higher, 950 lbs steady. Heifers 500-650 lbs 7.00-8.00 lower with instances sharply lower in 650 lb range. Heifers 700 lbs were 1.00-4.00 lower, 750 lbs sharply higher, 800-850 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Many load lots offered today, mostly in the 700-950 lb range. Demand was good, especially with load lot packages of heavier cattle. CME feeder cattle futures up 4.00 today. as the market begins to rebound. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 3.00 higher. Boner cows steady. Lean cows 2.00 lower. Not enough bulls for comparison.
Feeder Cattle
DAIRY/BEEF STEERS - Large 2
| Hd | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price |
| 13 | 927-941 | 936 | 200.00-202.00 | 200.76 |
HEIFERS - Large 1
| Hd | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price |
| 4 | 1123-1123 | 1123 | 188.00-188.00 | 188.00 |
| 11 | 1159-1159 | 1159 | 193.00-193.00 | 193.00 |
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1
| Hd | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price |
| 5 | 1121-1121 | 1121 | 203.00-203.00 | 203.00 |
| 9 | 333-333 | 333 | 365.00-365.00 | 365.00 |
| 28 | 405-434 | 417 | 320.00-350.00 | 341.30 |
| 5 | 452-452 | 452 | 295.00-295.00 | 295.00 |
| 51 | 508-531 | 525 | 287.00-298.00 | 293.70 |
| 34 | 578-580 | 579 | 280.00-281.00 | 280.74 |
| 5 | 582-582 | 582 | 260.00-260.00 | 260.00 |
| 132 | 602-637 | 624 | 246.00-268.00 | 259.64 |
| 115 | 659-689 | 678 | 239.00-263.00 | 242.77 |
| 456 | 701-746 | 729 | 235.00-254.00 | 239.59 |
| 95 | 751-789 | 766 | 228.00-249.00 | 234.10 |
| 288 | 801-834 | 812 | 209.00-229.50 | 225.05 |
| 74 | 858-861 | 859 | 205.00-223.00 | 212.31 |
| 88 | 919-934 | 928 | 205.50-221.00 | 214.90 |
| 68 | 950-974 | 953 | 205.50-221.00 | 219.14 |
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2
| Hd | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price |
| 11 | 436-436 | 436 | 295.00-295.00 | 295.00 |
STEERS - Large 1
| Hd | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price |
| 73 | 1003-1041 | 1029 | 205.00-219.00 | 215.36 |
STEERS - Medium and Large 1
| Hd | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price |
| 12 | 1133-1133 | 1133 | 218.00-218.00 | 218.00 |
| 12 | 348-348 | 348 | 385.00-385.00 | 385.00 |
| 19 | 403-413 | 410 | 365.00-392.50 | 373.54 |
| 22 | 460-467 | 464 | 330.00-355.00 | 343.73 |
| 44 | 508-540 | 531 | 317.50-342.50 | 323.23 |
| 11 | 557-563 | 560 | 308.00-310.00 | 308.90 |
| 9 | 576-576 | 576 | 285.00-285.00 | 285.00 |
| 44 | 607-635 | 613 | 292.00-312.00 | 303.55 |
| 23 | 662-669 | 664 | 271.00-287.00 | 282.09 |
| 70 | 700-721 | 720 | 283.00-287.50 | 283.25 |
| 57 | 751-772 | 758 | 246.00-262.50 | 255.30 |
| 111 | 801-840 | 820 | 232.00-243.50 | 238.28 |
| 21 | 839-839 | 839 | 226.00-226.00 | 226.00 |
| 22 | 858-858 | 858 | 221.00-221.00 | 221.00 |
| 351 | 851-895 | 872 | 224.00-246.00 | 236.49 |
| 24 | 916-938 | 928 | 222.50-227.00 | 224.96 |
| 182 | 960-976 | 965 | 217.50-225.00 | 222.65 |
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2
| Hd | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price |
| 6 | 533-533 | 533 | 305.00-305.00 | 305.00 |
| 12 | 615-615 | 615 | 260.00-260.00 | 260.00 |
| 5 | 746-746 | 746 | 247.00-247.00 | 247.00 |
Slaughter Cattle
BULLS
| Hd | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price |
| 4 | 1665-1950 | 1795 | 136.00-144.00 | 140.27 |
| 2 | 1980-2170 | 2075 | 151.00-152.50 | 151.72 |
COWS
| Hd | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price |
| 15 | 1030-1590 | 1247 | 102.00-118.00 | 108.83 |
| 38 | 965-1805 | 1419 | 119.00-129.00 | 125.62 |
| 3 | 1300-1500 | 1433 | 144.00-146.00 | 144.60 |
| 30 | 1105-1640 | 1435 | 130.00-137.50 | 134.76 |
| 4 | 1560-1560 | 1560 | 140.00-140.00 | 140.00 |
| 9 | 755-1070 | 972 | 75.00-92.50 | 81.85 |
| 9 | 828-1280 | 976 | 20.00-62.50 | 34.45 |
