Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Thursday, October 30th - 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: 4,299
Last Reported: 4,837
Last Year: 4,895
Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested today to develop any market trend. Steer calves 350-449 lbs sold sharply lower with most sales 20.00-40.00 lower; steer calves over 450 lbs sold mostly 10.00-30.00 lower. Heifer calves under 550 lbs sold 20.00-40.00 lower, heifers over 550 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Demand was mostly moderate to good for moderate to heavy offerings. Yearling quality was mostly plain to average today. Yearling offerings were very light. Calf quality was mixed from plain to very attractive.
Mitchell Livestock Auction – Mitchell SD
This Week: 794
Last Reported: 4,347
Last Year: 3,354
Compared to last week: Light run on light spring calves, trend not applicable. A lower undertone was noted. Yearlings 1000-1050 lbs. were 17.00 higher due to lighter flesh they were caring. Demand was good. Most yearlings were in large load lots.
Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine NE
This Week: 3,540
Last Reported: 3,600
Last Year: 4,010
Today's auction consisted of bawling calves from many Sandhill area ranches, majority of all consignments with Fall shots. Compared with last week, the market showed a significant downward trend for both steers and heifers. Demand was moderate to good with several buyer and active internet bidding.
South Central:
Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK
This Week: 1,778
Last Reported: 2,185
Last Year: 1,166
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 to 5.00 higher on a limited test. Feeder heifers 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Steer calves and heifer calves 5.00 to15.00 lower. Quality fair to average with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 278 cows and bulls sold with 58 percent going to packers.
Woodward Wtd Avg Cattle - Woodward OK
This Week: 788
Last Reported: 4,132
Last Year: 1,613
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality average.
Winter Livestock Auction - Pratt KS
This Week: 1,135
Last Reported: 3,267
Last Year: 2,945
Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers 450 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. One load of 832 lb steers sold steady with last weeks market. Not enough feeder heifers 450 lb to 850 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.
Farmers & Ranchers Livestock - Salina KS
This Week: 1,166
Last Reported: 2,688
Last Year: 2,253
Due to wet weather, the receipts were down this week. With a limited test steer cattle were 10.00 to 20.00 lower and heifer cattle, again with a limited test, were mostly 10.00 lower. The receipts were light with light to moderate demand.
Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Dalhart TX
This Week: 1,844
Last Reported: 2,157
Last Year: 2,641
Compared to last week: Prices followed the trend in the board. Most classes of steers were 30.00-60.00 lower with the heifers following suit. Quality was largely plainer with a run of largely unweaned cattle and cutter bulls. Most of the unweaned cattle bringing 30.00-40.00 lower than their long weaned counterparts. Slaughter cattle followed suit with average to high yielding boners bringing 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade was moderate.
Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX
This Week: 845
Last Reported: 851
Last Year: 1,262
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate. Offering included mostly Fall calves.
Midwest:
New Cambria Livestock Market - New Cambria, MO
This Week: 1,280
Last Reported: 586
Last Year: 720
Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 20.00 lower, with some unweaned calves 30.00 to 40.00 lower. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher.
Southeast:
Bluegrass Stockyards South - Stanford KY
This Week: 827
Last Reported: 1,200
Last Year: 1,933
Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 lower, Good demand for the high quality part of the offering and moderate demand for the plainer part of the offering. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.
Paris Stockyards - Paris KY
This Week: 1,802
Last Reported: 2,799
Last Year: 2,435
Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. There was good demand for higher quality, weaned and vaccinated calves but fleshy, off colored, and not vaccinated calves moderate to light demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.
