Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Wednesday, April 29th - 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: 3,590
Last Reported: 3,834
Last Year: 3,950
Compared to last week: steers 750 to 1049 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher except 800 to 849 lbs not well compared, instances up to 15.00 higher on 750 to 799 lbs. Best test on heifers 750 to 799 lbs 10.00 to 13.00 higher on a narrow comparison. Very good demand for all classes of cattle today. Many finishing type cattle on offer again this week, most selling in loads and strings, in moderate to heavy flesh. Quality on loads mostly average to attractive, more plain to average cattle featured in packages.
Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett NE
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No sale report this week.
Huss Livestock Market - Kearney NE
This Week: 1,532
Last Reported: 2,833
Last Year: 2,189
Nice offering of yearlings along with weaned fall calves on offer with packages of bawling calves mixed in the run. Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet.
South Central States
OKC West - El Reno OK
This Week: 9,389
Last Reported: 9,147
Last Year: 5,033
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-15.00 higher, heifers up to 20.00 higher. Demand extremely good following cash slaughter cattle trade taking place at 255.00 and dressed trade hitting the 400.00 mark. Cattle futures took a little breather today trading mixed to a little lower. Quality average to attractive.
Clovis Livestock Auction - Clovis, NM
This Week: 1,573
Last Reported: 1,371
Last Year: 1,090
Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-450 lbs sold steady-higher and 450-650 lbs were lower. Feeder steers 750-800 lbs sold higher. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold higher and there wasn't any comparable numbers of feeder heifers. Market was uneven on larger numbers with active trade. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.
Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS
This Week: 1,222
Last Reported: 2,627
Last Year: 1,462
Compared to last week, Steers and heifers, not enough for market test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.
Midwest States
Bloomfield Livestock Market - Bloomfield, IA
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No sale report this week.
Springfield Livestock Auction - Springfield MO
This Week: 831
Last Reported: 927
Last Year: 261
Compared to last week, the steers and heifers under 700 lbs. sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher. There were three loads of yearling steers, straight off wheat pastures, that weighed 750-850 lbs. in the offering that sold from 377.50-386.00/cwt. It was a lighter offering again this week, with some heavy storms rolling through the area the past couple of days. Demand was very good on a moderate to light supply.
South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna MO
This Week: 1,504
Last Reported: 574
Last Year: 917
Compared to the last trended sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 550 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Strong feeder offering of good quality fall calves weighing mostly from 400-625 lbs.
Southeast
Roanoke Stockyard - Roanoke AL
This Week: 682
Last Reported: 881
Last Year: 822
Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.
Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany KY
This Week: 359
Last Reported: 418
Last Year: 729
Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.
