Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Thursday, May 8th - 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: 1,173
Last Reported: 2,726
Last Year: 755
Compared to last reported sale(5-1-25): Feeder steer and heifer calves were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain.
Mitchell Livestock Auction – Mitchell SD
This Week: 3,840
Last Reported: 1,811
Last Year: 1,372
Compared to two weeks ago : Feeder steers and heifers sold signifently dollars higher today, Demand was very good. Manly large load lots in todays offering. M L M had many good fall calves for todays offering.
Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine NE
This Week: 620
Last Reported: 2,855
Last Year: 0
Majority of consigned offering in good condition, selection included Spring pairs, bred cows calving now and fall bred offerings. A few summer and winter bred offerings. Conversations of concern from buyers and sells, of short grass and not much rain in the Sandhills.
South Central:
Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK
This Week: 658
Last Reported: 387
Last Year: 1,402
Compared to the last test two weeks ago: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves and heifer calves 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality good to average with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.
Woodward Wtd Avg Cattle - Woodward OK
This Week: 842
Last Reported: 590
Last Year: 1,588
Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. Steer and heifer calves mostly steady on a light test. Demand was moderate. Quality average.
Winter Livestock Auction - Pratt KS
This Week: 1,955
Last Reported: 2,393
Last Year: 2,797
Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, however fancy 9 wt steers sold up to 12.00 higher. Highlight of the day was 146 steers averaged 920 lb sold for 300.10. which would be 20.00 higher than last week. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers under 600 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.
Farmers & Ranchers Livestock - Salina KS
This Week: 1,651
Last Reported: 2,468
Last Year: 2,733
Limited weekly comparison due to a light offering this week. However, both steers and heifers had a higher undertone. The receipts were light with good demand.
Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Dalhart TX
This Week: 769
Last Reported: 1,379
Last Year: 1,195
Compared to last week: Due to the well needed, abundant rainfall in the area; beef cattle turn out was short resulting no comparable sales to declare a trend.
Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX
This Week:
Last Reported:
Last Year:
Sale was cancelled due to heavy rains early in the week causing muddy conditions preventing cattle movement.***
Midwest:
New Cambria Livestock Market - New Cambria, MO
This Week: 795
Last Reported: 1,645
Last Year: 0
Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 8.00 lower with the exception of a few scattered weights trading steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower but a handful of slaughter bulls sold sharply higher.
Southeast:
Bluegrass Stockyards South - Stanford KY
This Week: 977
Last Reported: 1,085
Last Year: 1,112
Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply higher, over 400 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher except 600-700 lbs they were 12.00-15.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.
Paris Stockyards - Paris KY
This Week: 2,265
Last Reported: 2,014
Last Year: 1,210
Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers were steady to 6.00 higher with a good supply, while the yearling steers were 5.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher, however there were spots of sharply higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.
