Market Report for Thursday December 13th
We had 2802 cattle for this sale. Demand on feeders is back. Maybe muddy lots are slowly getting better. Lingering harvest finally over. Fat cattle market and cattle futures showing some life. Whatever, it’s a better market. Steers under 600# 8-15 higher. Steers over 600# 2-5 higher. Some 6-8 higher. Heifers under 550# 10-12 higher and over 550# 5-8 higher. Some top sales from last week as good as today but overall prices high all around. More depth to the market. Cattle in general have been through some cold – wet – mud and are probably tougher and healthier than 2-5 weeks ago, as a general rule.
Top Sales
Strs Hfrs
355-200 407-170
476-190 449-170
510-191 473-165
530-180 526-154
551-176 565-150
565-169.50 636-148.25
571-165.25 651-147
630-162.50 702-143.75
711-160.75 735-138.50
730-156.75
798-143.75
882-150.25 Pot Load of Yearlings
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 355-385 368 177.00-200.00 191.68
32 416-448 433 176.00-190.00 183.14
75 469-498 483 176.50-190.00 182.04
3 475 475 160.00 160.00
79 504-549 525 163.00-185.00 178.92
22 520-540 535 130.50-140.00 135.35
172 555-595 572 156.50-172.00 164.54
51 552 552 176.00 176.00
20 582-598 588 140.00-147.00 143.25
196 601-649 627 152.00-163.00 159.75
24 617-634 623 135.00-153.50 149.56
4 619 619 143.00 143.00
180 651-684 671 147.50-160.50 157.30
72 650-689 673 130.00-145.50 138.22
16 664-674 668 138.50-144.75 141.99
15 658-677 662 127.00-145.00 141.32
292 702-735 723 141.00-157.00 153.56
82 713-744 727 125.00-142.00 136.64
6 743-744 744 125.00-129.50 126.50
20 711 711 160.75 160.75
80 763-799 787 138.75-143.75 141.75
32 758-762 759 127.00-137.00 135.12
6 813-830 822 130.00-135.00 132.47
64 858-882 880 135.00-150.25 149.09
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 240 240 175.00 175.00
3 295 295 191.00 191.00
5 307 307 160.00 160.00
3 388 388 162.50 162.50
3 437 437 162.50 162.50
15 474-487 479 162.50-166.00 164.49
29 682 682 129.00 129.00
9 794 794 130.00 130.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 375 375 150.00 150.00
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 963 963 124.00 124.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
48 403-450 430 163.00-170.00 165.88
52 452-487 466 148.00-165.00 159.76
6 495 495 152.00 152.00
11 483 483 170.00 170.00
165 507-539 527 144.00-154.00 150.27
3 518 518 137.00 137.00
142 555-595 583 135.00-150.00 144.64
12 589 589 138.00 138.00
52 550-588 572 121.00-136.00 132.71
285 603-648 636 133.50-148.25 139.18
67 612-648 639 120.00-135.25 130.76
8 627-632 629 121.00-123.00 122.25
62 651-669 660 140.25-147.00 143.29
17 651-662 659 114.00-124.00 119.86
8 679 679 120.00 120.00
44 703-736 722 138.50-143.75 140.59
4 886 886 125.50 125.50
7 1020 1020 130.50 130.50
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 258 258 152.50 152.50
8 315-339 330 152.00-157.50 155.53
3 363 363 155.00 155.00
20 414-443 435 148.00-153.00 149.95
16 483-492 486 144.50-146.00 144.97
22 535-537 535 137.00-144.00 143.04
3 597 597 128.00 128.00
3 675 675 128.00 128.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 450 450 144.00 144.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 1088 1088 105.00 105.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 274 274 177.50 177.50
7 421 421 174.00 174.00