Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Wednesday, December 10th - 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: 2,725
Last Reported: 2,543
Last Year: 4,648
Yearlings not well compared from last Wednesday. Compared to Saturday calf sale: best test on steer calves 550 to 599 lbs and 650 to 699 lbs mostly steady, heifer calves not well compared. Good to very good demand for yearlings today.
Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett NE
This Week: 5,270
Last Reported: 3,210
Last Year: 5,575
Compared with last week steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding.
Huss Livestock Market - Kearney NE
This Week: 3,505
Last Reported: 2,624
Last Year: 5,023
Compared to last week steers sold steady to 10.00 higher and heifers 500-800 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.
South Central States
OKC West - El Reno OK
This Week: 9,911
Last Reported: 4,527
Last Year: 12,833
Compared to last week: Feeder steers over 900lbs steady on plainer quality, under 900lbs 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 10.00-15.00 higher. Steer calves over 500lbs 8.00-18.00 higher, under 500lbs 15.00-25.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00-8.00 higher. Demand very good.
Clovis Livestock Auction - Clovis, NM
This Week: 2,171
Last Reported: 2,809
Last Year: 2,881
Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold sharply higher and 350-450 lbs were steady - 20.00 higher while 450-600 lbs sold 14.00 - 25.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs and 700-750 lbs were 9.00 higher with 650-700 lbs being 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs sold 25.00-35.00 higher and 450-600 lbs were 30.00-40.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-750 lbs sold steady - 16.00 higher. Trade was moderately higher on smaller numbers . Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-6.00 higher.
Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS
This Week: 3,621
Last Reported: 805
Last Year: 4,543
Compared to last week, Steers over 700 lbs sold steady strong, under 700 sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Heifers over 700 lbs sold 3.00 lower while under 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher with a couple instances of 26.00 to 30.00 higher. Lower price instances due to minimal vaccinations and quality. A small lot of 7 steers weighing 309 lbs sold for 630.00 cwt. Average dressing Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher.
Midwest States
Bloomfield Livestock Market - Bloomfield, IA
This Week: 1,031
Last Reported: 2,766
Last Year: 2,068
Compared to the sale a week ago, steers sold mostly steady to 16.00 higher. Heifers sold 4.00 to 19.00 lower, although not well compared. Demand was good today and included internet bidding.
Springfield Livestock Auction - Springfield MO
This Week: 2,096
Last Reported: 639
Last Year: 1,387
Compared to last week, steers under 600lbs sold 15.00 to 35.00 higher, and heavier weights had few to compare to last week but sold with a firm undertone. Heifers sold mostly 20.00 to 40.00 higher, also based on limited comparisons from last week.
South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna MO
This Week: 1,932
Last Reported: 1,021
Last Year: 1,832
Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers under 450 lbs 30.00-50.00 higher, over 450 lbs 10.00-30.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 30.00-50.00 higher, 400-550 lbs 20.00-30.00 higher and over 550 lbs steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Nice feeder offering with several high quality consignments.
Southeast
Roanoke Stockyard - Roanoke AL
This Week: 975
Last Reported: 1,130
Last Year: 1,032
Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.
Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany KY
This Week: 640
Last Reported: 391
Last Year: 750
Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher with feeder heifers over 550lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Good quality offering of weaned preconditioned feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.
