Regional Cattle Auction Reports...

For Thursday, April 25th - Posted 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: 
Last Reported: 
Last Year: 
No sale report.
   
Mitchell Livestock Auction – Mitchell SD
This Week: 2,710
Last Reported: 4,560
Last Year: 4,218
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 900-1000 lbs. sold 7.00-9.00 lower, steers 1000-1200 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750-1000 lbs. sold unevenly steady. Demand was good. 
   
Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine NE
This Week: 
Last Reported: 
Last Year: 
No sale report.
   

South Central:

Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK
This Week: 1,717
Last Reported: 1,856
Last Year: 705
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers weighing 600 to 700 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs. 2.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves mostly 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower.

  

Woodward Wtd Avg Cattle - Woodward OK
This Week: 1,162
Last Reported: 1,170
Last Year: 1,111
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves were lightly tested but a stronger undertone was noted. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.
   
Winter Livestock Auction - Pratt KS
This Week: 4,382
Last Reported: 5,290
Last Year: 1,997
Compared to last week, feeder steers 550 lb to 1025 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, however fancy steers and reputation steers sold up to 12.00 higher. Not enough steers under 500 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 775 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Not enough heifers 500 lb to 775 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good for feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.
   
Farmers & Ranchers Livestock - Salina KS
This Week: 3,686
Last Reported: 2,913
Last Year: 4,150
Compared to last week steer calves under 650 lbs sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher and feeder steers 750 to 900 lbs sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs sold mixed 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher and feeder heifers 650 t0 800 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. 

 

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Dalhart TX
This Week: 1,458
Last Reported: 1,234
Last Year: 1,429
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 higher, with the exception of steers weighing over 900 pounds which were 3.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. 

 

Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX
This Week: 1,657
Last Reported: 1,816
Last Year: 1,718
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on very good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 8.00 lower. 
      

Midwest: 

New Cambria Livestock Market - New Cambria, MO
This Week: 1,925
Last Reported: 1,028
Last Year: 1,305
Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher with some spots sharply higher, gaining back all of the losses from two weeks ago and then some. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

 

Southeast:

None Reported.
      

Western:

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA
This Week: 1,550
Last Reported: 1,700
Last Year: 2,610
Compared to last Thursday, Stocker cattle less than 550 lbs 4.00-5.00 higher. Feeder cattle more than 550 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. 
    

Northeast:

Bluegrass Stockyards South - Stanford KY
This Week: 1,630
Last Reported: 1,786
Last Year: 2,064
Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 7.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. 
   
Paris Stockyards - Paris KY
This Week: 1,789
Last Reported: 2,372
Last Year: 2,481
Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold fully steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.