Livestock report
FEEDER CATTLE
STEERS – Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 315-345 330 265.00-280.00 271.87
10 355-395 370 260.00-293.00 277.19
1 360 360 307.00 307.00 Fancy
12 400-445 420 250.00-270.00 257.86
1 400 400 305.00 305.00 Fancy
17 450-495 473 245.00-273.00 256.30
30 500-525 512 235.00-267.00 251.43
2 545 545 265.00 265.00 Value Added
23 550-595 574 230.00-255.00 239.54
14 610-635 625 220.00-237.00 228.05
8 650-695 668 220.00-237.00 227.64
3 700-745 723 220.00-230.00 226.77
2 725 725 233.00 233.00 Value Added
1 750 750 221.00 221.00
3 775 775 232.00-237.00 235.33 Value Added
2 805-815 810 215.00-216.00 215.50
1 925 925 211.00 211.00
STEERS – Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-12.00 instances 15.00-18.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-10.00 instances 15.00-20.00 higher.
Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Most classes of cattle were higher. Market had a much better tone over last
week. Quality was from attractive to plain. Better quality cattle were in high demand with the plainer cattle having limited interest. Next
Thursday will be the stock cow special with over 300 stock cows coming. Sold a load of preconditioned steers on video; to view results click
this link (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf) Supply included: 80% Feeder Cattle (54% Steers, 36% Heifers, 11% Bulls);
19% Slaughter Cattle (87% Cows, 13% Bulls); 1% Replacement Cattle (33% Bred Cows, 67% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs
was 16%.
AUCTION
This Week Last Reported
10/5/2023
Last Year
Total Receipts: 1,170 619 1,326
Feeder Cattle: 933(79.7%) 509(82.2%) 1,078(81.3%)
Slaughter Cattle: 222(19.0%) 100(16.2%) 238(17.9%)
Replacement Cattle: 15(1.3%) 10(1.6%) 10(0.8%)
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 10/12/2023 – Final
7 300-340 320 225.00-235.00 230.07
8 370-395 386 225.00-236.00 230.19
9 405-440 421 222.00-229.00 226.01
7 450-495 470 220.00-225.00 222.05
7 515-535 525 210.00-220.00 214.23
HEIFERS – Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 325-345 330 220.00-240.00 227.30
11 355-395 377 220.00-241.00 228.08
8 415-430 423 220.00-225.00 222.63
7 465-495 479 215.00-224.00 217.43
14 510-530 514 215.00-222.00 220.33
3 525-530 527 232.00-234.00 232.67 Value Added
5 555-575 561 215.00-220.00 216.80
2 565 565 221.00 221.00 Value Added
9 600-630 608 212.00-223.00 214.24
3 700-725 712 180.00-215.00 197.13
1 760 760 181.00 181.00
1 760 760 224.00 224.00 Replacement
HEIFERS – Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 310-345 319 190.00-205.00 196.73
10 355-390 374 185.00-195.00 188.63
11 400-435 417 185.00-200.00 190.49
9 455-485 467 185.00-190.00 186.76
BULLS – Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
15 455-495 477 227.00-245.00 235.42
8 510-545 529 226.00-235.00 230.10
6 550-595 575 215.00-223.00 219.59
2 640-645 643 194.00-205.00 199.48
3 655 655 195.00-208.00 203.33
1 745 745 187.00 187.00
SLAUGHTER CATTLE
COWS – Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1380-1615 1498 97.00 97.00 Average
COWS – Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
41 1020-1415 1163 88.00-100.00 93.21 Average
3 1155-1260 1205 102.00-104.00 102.66 High
10 985-1055 1036 72.00-80.00 75.09 Low
COWS – Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
11 920-1025 988 72.00-82.00 77.84 Average
5 825-865 843 58.00-65.00 60.03 Low
BULLS – 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
7 1550-1795 1659 104.00-110.00 106.80 Average
4 1360-1455 1396 85.00-100.00 93.41 Low
REPLACEMENT CATTLE
BRED COWS – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Age Stage Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2-4 T2 1 1165 1165 112.00 112.00
5-8 T2 1 1155 1155 96.00 96.00
COW-CALF PAIRS – Medium and Large 1-2 w/ <150 lbs calf (Per Unit / Actual Wt)
Age Stage Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
>8 O 1 1215 1215 1225.00 1225.00
COW-CALF PAIRS – Medium and Large 1-2 w/ 150-300 lbs calf (Per Unit / Actual Wt)
Age Stage Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5-8 O 1 1260 1260 1500.00 1500.00
>8 O 2 1395-1410 1403 1400.00 1400.00
Please Note:
The above USDA LPGMN price report is reflective of the majority of classes and grades of livestock offered for sale.
There may be instances where some sales do not fit within reporting guidelines and therefore will not be included in
the report. Prices are reported on an FOB basis, unless otherwise noted.
Explanatory Notes:
Stage (Cattle) – Represents pregnancy stage (O = open; T1 = 1st Trimester, 1 to 3 months; T1-2 = 1st/2nd trimester, 1
to 6 months; T2 = 2nd Trimester, 4 to 6 months; T2-3 = 2nd/3rd Trimester, 4 to 9 months; T3 = 3rd Trimester, 7 to 9
months; T1-3 = all trimesters, 1 to 9 months)
Age – Numerical representation of age in years.