Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Thursday, November 14th - Posted 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: 3,894
Last Reported: 4,615
Last Year: 5,026
Compared to last sale: Feeder steer calves all sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold generally steady; heifer calves over 500 lbs sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly good to very good for all calves on offer. Offerings were mostly moderate.
Mitchell Livestock Auction – Mitchell SD
This Week: 2,180
Last Reported: 2,469
Last Year: 2,578
Compared to last week: Steers sold on an unevenly steady undertone market. Light heifers up to 900 lbs. sold on an unevenly steady undertone. Heifers 900-1000 lbs. sold 1.00-3.00 higher. A higher undertone was noted on heifers over 1000 lb. Demand was good.
Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine NE
This Week: 1,525
Last Reported: 1,685
Last Year: 3,890
Today's Spring Calf Auction consisted of weaned and non-weaned offerings, coming off dry Sandhill grass. Demand was good with several buyers today, 500 lbs steers and heifer traded sharply higher, with 550 lbs steers traded 5.00 higher and 450 lbs heifers traded steady.
South Central:
Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK
This Week: 2,842
Last Reported: 1,161
Last Year: 2,632
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Steer and heifer calves 8.00 to 16.00 higher with instances of 20.00 plus higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand for the calves. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.
Woodward Wtd Avg Cattle - Woodward OK
This Week: 2,603
Last Reported: 881
Last Year: 3,112
Compared to last week: Feeder steers over 800 pounds steady to 4.00 higher. Under 800 pounds 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was moderate to active. Quality average to attractive.
Winter Livestock Auction - Pratt KS
This Week: 3,430
Last Reported: 2,302
Last Year: 1,884
Compared to last week, no recent comparison on feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 975 lb, however a definite higher trend was noted. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 10.00 higher., in places up to 20.00 higher on fancy weaned calves.
Farmers & Ranchers Livestock - Salina KS
This Week: 4,164
Last Reported: 1,970
Last Year: 2,986
Compared to last week steers 600 to 700 lbs sold mostly 10.00 higher and steers 750 to 950 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Due to the the lighter numbers last week there was no good comparables for the heifers.
Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Dalhart TX
This Week: 2,091
Last Reported: 876
Last Year: 2,462
Compared to last week: There was a good turnout of cattle as things dry out from last weeks rain and snow. Steer and heifer calves showed an uptick of 10.00-18.00. There were few comparable sales on both steer and heifer feeders but a higher undertone was noted. Trade was active.Slaughter cows remain steady.
Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX
This Week: 1,109
Last Reported: 585
Last Year: 1,388
Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone on limited comparable sales. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to firm.
Midwest:
New Cambria Livestock Market - New Cambria, MO
This Week: 1,364
Last Reported: 492
Last Year: 984
Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. A mix of weaned and unweaned calves made up the bulk of this week's offering with some very high quality consignments available. Numbers remain tight even for mid November, causing buyers to push a little harder to fill orders.
