Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Tuesday, October 28th - 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: 5,969
Last Reported: 5,120
Last Year: 4,591
Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested develop any market trend. Steer calves under 550 lbs sold sharply lower with most sales 50.00-70.00 lower, steer calves over 550 lbs sold sharply lower with most sales 30.00-45.00 lower. Heifer calves under 550 lbs sold sharply lower with most sales 50.00-70.00 lower, heifers over 550 sold 25.00-35.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate for heavy offerings.
Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY
This Week: 3,912
Last Reported: 5,046
Last Year: 5,243
Compared to last Tuesday sale on calf and yearling special; Light offering yearlings not enough for a good market test. Feeder calves steers and heifers under pressure with sharp declines in all classes. Demand moderate to good with buyer participation only with sharply lower prices.
South Central:
Winter Livestock - La Junta, CO
This Week: 1,332
Last Reported: 1,769
Last Year: 1,965
Trade activity was low. Yearling steers sold sharply lower across all weight brackets. Yearling heifers were too light for an accurate trend.
OKC West Livestock Auction - El Reno, OK
This Week: 2,012
Last Reported: 7,395
Last Year: 5,907
Compared to last week: Steer calves 30.00-40.00 lower. Heifers calves 40.00-50.00 lower, conservatively. It was a buyer's market today. While a few individual trades were still impressive, overall buyer activity remained very cautious.
Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX
This Week: 978
Last Reported: 1,095
Last Year: 2,072
Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 30.00 to 40.00 lower, with larger declines noted on lighter weight cattle. Yearlings too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on light to moderate buyer demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend. Replacement cattle traded mostly steady.
Midwest:
Ozark Regional Stockyards - West Plains MO
This Week: 1,334
Last Reported: 1,905
Last Year: 2,905
Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 20.00-30.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves sold 40.00-60.00 lower. Demand was light on a light supply.
Southeast:
Mid-State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL
This Week: 1,472
Last Reported: 1,830
Last Year: 2,215
Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.
Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA
This Week: 228
Last Reported: 267
Last Year: 516
Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers sharply lower, replacement cows steady.
Blue Grass Stockyards - Lexington, KY
This Week: 765
Last Reported: 1,053
Last Year: 1,206
Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was lower with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 lower in spots and sharply lower in several comparisons with a good supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.
