Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Monday, September 15th - Updated weekly on Tuesday
Reported by the USDA Market News... “Click” links to view entire report.
North Central States
Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Report - Worthing SD
This Week: 1,600
Last Reported: 3,339
Last Year: 3,095
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold with steady to lower undertones, compared to last week's much larger offering. Good demand for the packages of spring born calves, the market is very active on these light weight cattle. Good demand for the long strings of yearlings, many full loads and multiple load lots.
Tri-State Livestock Auction Market - McCook NE
This Week: 1,815
Last Reported: 3,037
Last Year: 2,645
Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs was 10.00 - 20.00 higher and over 600 lbs was 9.00 - 12.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lbs was steady - 11.00 higher and over 700 lbs was 2.00 - 9.00 lower. Demand was good to moderate with a nice selection offered.
South Central States
Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Oklahoma City OK
This Week: 6,250
Last Reported: 9,381
Last Year: 6,742
Compared to last week: Feeder steers generally steady in a light test. Feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 lower. Demand moderate to good for feeder cattle as cattle futures have gained back and more from last Friday's losses. On the other hand, steer and heifer calves 10.00-20.00 lower with un-weaned calves sharply lower and some up to 40.00 lower, conservatively. Several un-weaned calves included in supply.
Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK
This Week: 2,402
Last Reported: 3,934
Last Year: 2,652
Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 20.00-25.00 lower. Quality very plain. As Tulsa was the big gainer last week, this was the first sale following last Tuesday's limit-down close in CME Feeder Cattle Futures, giving the market its first chance to absorb the volatility in the futures market.
Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM
This Week: 1,123
Last Reported: 1,481
Last Year: 1,511
Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 7.00 higher and 350 550 lbs were 12.00-18.00 lower while 550-600 lbs were steady. Feeder steer yearlings 600-650 lbs sold 12.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower and 450-550 lbs were 12.00-18.00 lower while 550-600 lbs sold 10.00 higher. No comparable sales on feeder heifers. Trade was moderate on lower numbers with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 lower.
Midwest States
Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Carthage, MO
This Week: 7,339
Last Reported: 11,852
Last Year: 8,310
Compared to last week feeder steers under 750 lbs. sold 2.00-10.00 lower. Heavier weights sold from 3.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 2.00-15.00 lower with the most loss on weights under 700 lbs. Supply and demand was moderate. The offering today had many more plain type of cattle.
Callaway Livestock Center - Kingdom City MO
This Week: 1,878
Last Reported: 2,519
Last Year: 1,815
Compared to last week's very active market, steer and heifer calves weighing 400-500 lbs were not well tested on a light offering, 500-550 lb steer calves and 550-600 lb heifers on a light test sold with a lower undertone as overall quality was not as good as last week, a near pot load of 560 lb steer calves sold fully steady with last week, 600-700 lb steers and a pot load of 606 lb heifers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower, spots 15.00 lower on the steers, two pot loads of 7 weight steers were not well tested with 3 pot loads of 830-850 lb steers selling steady to 4.00 lower.
Southeastern States
Mid-South Livestock - Unionville TN
This Week: 906
Last Reported: 1,716
Last Year: 973
Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 15.00-25.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher.
Saluda Livestock Exchange - Saluda, SC
This Week: 901
Last Reported: 853
Last Year: 849
Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.
