Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Thursday, August 7th - Updated weekly on Friday
Reported by the USDA Market News... “Click” links to view entire report
North Central:
Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT
This Week:
Last Reported:
Last Year:
Summer Schedule... No sale report this week.
Mitchell Livestock Auction – Mitchell SD
This Week: 796
Last Reported: 1,842
Last Year: 1,398
Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 15.00 to 25.00 higher, heifers 10.00 to 14.00 higher. Very good demand for this lighter offering of yearling steers and heifers. The majority of the offering was in full load lots, including multiple load lots. The market was very active as there were many buyers on the seats ready to buy these highly desirable cattle.
Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine NE
This Week:
Last Reported:
Last Year:
Summer Schedule... No sale report this week.
South Central:
Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK
This Week: 1,751
Last Reported: 1,453
Last Year: 1,061
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves and heifer calves 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.
Woodward Wtd Avg Cattle - Woodward OK
This Week: 755
Last Reported: 875
Last Year: 943
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 7.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves very uneven depending on weaning status and condition. Demand was moderate. Quality average to plain.
Winter Livestock Auction - Pratt KS
This Week: 1,882
Last Reported: 1,398
Last Year: 2,306
Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 925 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, however up to 20.00 higher in places on very light receipts. Not enough steers under 700 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 7.00 to 20.00 higher. Not enough heifers under 600 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.
Farmers & Ranchers Livestock - Salina KS
This Week: 4,225
Last Reported: 3,716
Last Year: 4,656
Nice offering of cattle today, lots of nice big strings from single ranches. The cattle are coming off grass, and it shows in their condition. Steers 750 to 900 lbs. sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher and 950 lbs steers sold 12.00 higher. Heifers 750 to 900 lbs. sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. The receipts were moderate to heavy with good demand.
Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Dalhart TX
This Week: 1,712
Last Reported: 1,609
Last Year: 1,175
Compared to last week: There were no comparable sales on most classes to set a trend, but a higher undertone was noted. Heifers had a larger turn out and demand was high on good quality. Dairy cattle dominated the slaughter cattle market today; a strong turn out of good fleshed, average yielding dairy cows sold 10.00 higher.
Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX
This Week: 714
Last Reported: 1,342
Last Year: 846
Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Yearling cattle were too lightly tested for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Quality was mostly plain to attractive. The majority of the supply consisted of lighter fleshed cattle with favorable weigh-ups. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 higher.
Midwest:
New Cambria Livestock Market - New Cambria, MO
This Week: 605
Last Reported: 803
Last Year: 580
No recent sale for a price comparison, undertone higher. Supply moderate, demand very good.
Southeast:
Bluegrass Stockyards South - Stanford KY
This Week: 1,942
Last Reported: 1,017
Last Year: 1,684
Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 6.00-10.00 Higher with instances of 15.00-25.00 Higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.
Paris Stockyards - Paris KY
This Week: 1,946
Last Reported: 1,184
Last Year: 723
Compared to last Thursday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher and sharply higher in some instances. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.
