Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Tuesday, February 17th - Updated weekly on Wednesday
Reported by the USDA Market News... “Click” links to view entire report
North Central:
Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT
This Week: 578
Last Reported: 1,763
Last Year: 1,789
Compared to last week (2-10-26): All feeder cattle were to lightly tested to develop an accurate marker trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Packages this week were very small and fewer buyers were in the stands. Just over 250 head of feeders were offered this week. Demand was moderate on light offerings. Demand for light weight cattle suitable to develop into yearlings continues to offer the strongest demand. Quality this week was mostly average.
Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY
This Week: 1,440
Last Reported: 406
Last Year: 1,058
Compared to last Tuesday sale on a bred cow and feeder calf special; Slaughter cows mostly steady with several slaughter bulls instances 5.00-17.00 higher, cows returning to feed or to be bred was the majority of cow sale. Couple hundred bred cows with good demand. Feeder calves mostly steady to instances 2.00-6.00 higher. Demand moderate to good with good buyer participation.
South Central:
Winter Livestock - La Junta, CO
This Week: 1,581
Last Reported: 1,785
Last Year: 0
Trade activity and demand was good. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 3.00 lower. Lean cows of average dressing sold 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold mostly sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher.
Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle - Beaver, OK
This Week: 4,040
Last Reported: 7,556
Last Year: 0
Compared to last sale: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Steer calves 7.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00-10.00 higher. Quality attractive with several fancy drafts. Demand strong. Fires continue to proliferate the area. Several towns and the surrounding areas have been evacuated. Over 150,000 acres have burned and this number is expected double by the end of day.
OKC West Livestock Auction - El Reno, OK
This Week: 2,394
Last Reported: 10,927
Last Year: 0
Compared to last week: Steer calves 3.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand very good for all classes of cattle. The spread between No. 1 and No. 2 cattle continued to narrow this week, as quality becomes less of a concern and buyers focus more on securing headcount to fill orders.
Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX
This Week: 1,645
Last Reported: 2,213
Last Year: 544
Compared to last week: Steers traded mixed. Feeder steers weighing over 750 pounds were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances of up to 10.00 higher on 800 pound steers. Steers weighing less than 750 pounds traded mostly 6.00 to 8.00 to lower, with the largest discounts noted on 600 to 700 pound steers. Light weight steer calves were mostly 20.00 to 30.00 higher on a light test. All classes of heifers traded mostly steady to 3.00 higher.
Midwest:
Ozark Regional Stockyards - West Plains MO
This Week: 2,093
Last Reported: 3,547
Last Year: 0
Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were steady. Steer calves were 4.00-8.00 higher and heifer calves were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 95 head of 624 lb. steer calves which sold for 465.00/cwt.
Southeast:
Mid-State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL
This Week: 1,193
Last Reported: 1,449
Last Year: 569
Compared to one week ago: Slaughter and replacement cows were not covered. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.
Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA
This Week: 393
Last Reported: 440
Last Year: 294
Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.
Blue Grass Stockyards - Lexington, KY
This Week: 1,122
Last Reported: 629
Last Year: 340
Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were unevenly steady to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand for long weaned and thinner conditioned calves. Yearling steers were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply, while slaughter bulls appeared 2.00 higher with good demand.
