Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Wednesday, June 3rd - Updated weekly on Thursday
Reported by the USDA Market News... “Click” links to view entire report
North Central States
Hub City Livestock Auction - Aberdeen SD
This Week: 5,427
Last Reported: 2,756
Last Year: 6,632
Compared to last week: best test on steers 900 to 1049 lbs unevenly steady. Heifers not well compared. A large offering of mostly finishing type cattle today selling in strings and loads and met with good to very good demand. Most of these cattle were average to attractive in quality, flesh ranged from moderate to heavy.
Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett NE
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No sale report.
Huss Livestock Market - Kearney NE
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Last Year:
No sale report.
South Central States
OKC West - El Reno OK
This Week: 9,446
Last Reported: 4,211
Last Year: 9,163
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 lower. CME futures opened sharply lower this morning but heifer prices continued to remain relatively strong compared to what most buyers expected before the sale started. As the steer run started at about 11am, steers started steady to 7.00 lower. By the close of the board, with feeder cattle futures down over 5.00, steers prices were 8.00-12.00 lower. At the end of the steer run, steers were trading 10.00-15.00 lower.
Clovis Livestock Auction - Clovis, NM
This Week: 1,056
Last Reported: 989
Last Year: 2,251
Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 450-550 lbs sold steady-higher and 550-600 lbs were 10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold uneven according to condition and fill but a higher market was evident. Heifer calves 500-600 lbs were 10.00-13.00 higher and feeder heifers 750-800 lbs that were guaranteed open sold 15.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate on similar numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00 lower.
Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS
This Week: 943
Last Reported: 1,393
Last Year: 2,116
Compared to last week, steers and heifers not well tested across all weights. One lot of 56 steers weighing 877 lbs sold 346.00 cwt. 102 head of unweaned steer and heifer calves from drought area sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower.
Midwest States
Bloomfield Livestock Market - Bloomfield, IA
This Week: 1,339
Last Reported: 963
Last Year: 1,294
Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold mostly 2.00 to 12.00 lower, although 310 nine-weight steers were not well compared to the last sale. Heifers prices were mixed with heifers under 500 lbs. sold sharply lower and heifers heavier than 500 lbs. were mostly 15.00 to 18.00 higher. Demand was very good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of eightand nine-weight steers.
Springfield Livestock Auction - Springfield MO
This Week: 1,264
Last Reported: 814
Last Year: 850
Compared to last week, steers under 550lbs sold with a lower undertone, and steers over 550 lbs sold mostly 4.00 to 13.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly 6.00 to 15.00 lower with some spots sharply lower. Supply was moderate with a majority of unweaned or short weaned calves on offer, many of which were of average or below quality. Demand was moderate to light with many buyers taking advantage of a break in the weather and staying out in the hay field this week.
South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna MO
This Week: 1,562
Last Reported: 1,562
Last Year: 2,466
Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 450 lbs firm to 5.00 higher, heavier weights 5.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand moderate. Supply moderate.
Southeast
Roanoke Stockyard - Roanoke AL
This Week: 767
Last Reported: 499
Last Year: 833
Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.
Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany KY
This Week: 326
Last Reported: 229
Last Year: 286
Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers calves sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with instances of sharply lower on some of the bawling, fleshy and off colored calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.
