Regional Cattle Auction Reports...
For Thursday, May 1st - Updated weekly on Friday
Reported by the USDA Market News... “Click” links to view entire report
North Central:
Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT
This Week: 2,726
Last Reported: 1,029
Last Year: 2,556
Compared to last reported sale (4-10-25): Feeder steer and heifer calves were all too lightly tested last reported sale to develop any accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Demand was mostly good to very good for light to moderate offerings. Quality this week was mixed with lots of variation noticed. Front end high quality feeder cattle of both sexes sold on very good demand, while demand for average quality cattle was moderate to good.
Mitchell Livestock Auction – Mitchell SD
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Last Reported:
Last Year:
No sale this week, next feeder cattle sale May 8, 2025.
Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine NE
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Last Reported:
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Next Auction Dates May 8th Special Pair and Fall bred females, all Breed Bull Sale and Regular Sale.
South Central:
Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK
This Week: 387
Last Reported: 1,229
Last Year: 763
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Steer calves and heifer calves not enough calves for a market test. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.
Woodward Wtd Avg Cattle - Woodward OK
This Week: 590
Last Reported: 632
Last Year: 2,664
Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate. Quality average.
Winter Livestock Auction - Pratt KS
This Week: 2,393
Last Reported: 3,834
Last Year: 3,758
Compared to last week , feeder steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Steers over 1,000 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers 350 lb to 800 lb sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher, in places up to 30.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, in places up to 20.00 higher on thin fleshed and fancy heifers. Heifers 400 lb to 650 lb sold unevenly steady , however heifers thin enough for grazing sold up to 20.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher
Farmers & Ranchers Livestock - Salina KS
This Week: 2,468
Last Reported: 2,711
Last Year: 2,920
Steers under 700 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher with grass-weight cattle 15.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with 950 lb steers selling 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 7.00 to 10.00 higher while 500 to 600 lb heifers sold 1.00 higher. The receipts were light to moderate with good demand.
Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Dalhart TX
This Week: 1,379
Last Reported: 1,252
Last Year: 2,070
Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales on heifer and steer calves and feeders to determine a trend. Sentiment seemed to stay steady to slightly higher on a short turn out. Thin, healthy kind of turn out cattle still seem to be in better demand. Average to high yielding boner cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls in good flesh are still dollaring out on the higher side. Trade was moderate.
Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX
This Week: 1,240
Last Reported: 494
Last Year: 1,326
Compared to last week's light test: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Demand was good. Pastures in good condition after recent rain and more in the forecast.
Midwest:
New Cambria Livestock Market - New Cambria, MO
This Week: 1,645
Last Reported: 1,447
Last Year: 1,884
Compared to the last sale two weeks ago steers and heifers sold higher from 10.00 to spots 25.00 higher. In the offering today of 2 pot loads of steers weighing from 822-827 traded for $314.60-$315.10 moving into the slaughter cows and bulls trading steady to 5.00 higher.
Southeast:
Bluegrass Stockyards South - Stanford KY
This Week: 1,085
Last Reported: 1,481
Last Year: 1,282
Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, 500-800 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 800 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.
Paris Stockyards - Paris KY
This Week: 2,014
Last Reported: 1,956
Last Year: 1,648
Compared to last Thursday both the feeder and slaughter markets were higher with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 500 lbs and under were sharply higher, while the 500-700 lbs steers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand. Yearling steers appeared stronger but with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand, while the yearling heifers were steady with a good supply. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher.
