Market report for Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Data sourced from USDA AMS
View USDA PDF VersionCompared to last sale: Feeder steer 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 10.00-20.00 higher, except for 4 weight heifers, 10.00 lower on lesser quality. Demand strong. Quality attractive with several fancy drafts. New records were set today in the barn for 4,5, and 6 weight steers, and the barn had 50 head of 7 weight fancy heifers that topped prices for the weight class.
| This week | Last reported sale | Last year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 6758 | 5737 | 5247 |
| Feeder cattle | 6758 | 5737 | 5247 |
| Slaughter cattle | |||
| Replacement cattle |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 303 | 303 | 611.00 | $611.00 | -- |
| 8 | 324 | 324 | 640.00 | $640.00 | Fancy |
| 3 | 342 | 342 | 570.00 | $570.00 | Unweaned |
| 1 | 375 |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 339 | 339 | 530.00 | $530.00 | Unweaned |
| 9 | 330-342 | 341 | 537.50-545.00 | $544.19 | -- |
| 4 | 361 | 361 | 450.00 | $450.00 | Unweaned |
| 12 | 364-389 |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 342 | 342 | 562.00 | $562.00 | Unweaned |
| 9 | 353 | 353 | 545.00 | $545.00 | Unweaned |
| 1 | 450 | 450 | 521.00 | $521.00 | -- |
| 44 | 465-482 |
| 375 |
| 602.50 |
| $602.50 |
| -- |
| 6 | 426-432 | 428 | 532.00-532.50 | $532.17 | Unweaned |
| 6 | 429 | 429 | 567.50 | $567.50 | -- |
| 38 | 470 | 470 | 552.50 | $552.50 | Fancy |
| 88 | 466-497 | 492 | 505.00-510.00 | $505.81 | Unweaned |
| 39 | 480-498 | 493 | 520.00-537.00 | $529.76 | -- |
| 44 | 506-507 | 507 | 529.00-531.00 | $529.36 | -- |
| 100 | 501-521 | 517 | 495.00-510.00 | $496.87 | Unweaned |
| 104 | 576-587 | 580 | 447.00-451.00 | $448.78 | Unweaned |
| 173 | 550-586 | 583 | 457.00-460.00 | $459.22 | -- |
| 136 | 601-646 | 620 | 400.00-430.00 | $419.04 | Unweaned |
| 200 | 637-646 | 641 | 449.00-450.00 | $449.50 | -- |
| 55 | 657 | 657 | 445.00 | $445.00 | Fancy |
| 93 | 654-682 | 667 | 405.00-414.00 | $409.82 | -- |
| 157 | 684-688 | 685 | 380.00-387.50 | $382.49 | Unweaned |
| 75 | 701-745 | 712 | 363.00-396.00 | $382.04 | -- |
| 177 | 750-796 | 772 | 347.50-369.00 | $357.73 | -- |
| 174 | 801-838 | 805 | 357.00-363.00 | $361.83 | -- |
| 353 | 806-848 | 820 | 345.00-350.00 | $348.26 | Fleshy |
| 65 | 860 | 860 | 356.00 | $356.00 | Fancy |
| 309 | 852-894 | 889 | 338.00-349.00 | $340.67 | -- |
| 70 | 952-970 | 956 | 315.00-323.00 | $317.94 | -- |
| 21 | 1002-1015 | 1003 | 308.00-310.00 | $308.10 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 328 | 328 | 590.00 | $590.00 | -- |
| 18 | 341 | 341 | 537.00 | $537.00 | Unweaned |
| 6 | 375-381 | 380 | 527.00-530.00 | $529.51 | -- |
| 25 | 390 | 390 | 507.50 | $507.50 | Unweaned |
| 15 | 402 | 402 | 517.00 | $517.00 | -- |
| 21 | 434-448 | 437 | 497.50-502.00 | $498.42 | Unweaned |
| 43 | 450-482 | 476 | 472.50-492.50 | $487.77 | -- |
| 2 | 478 | 478 | 447.50 | $447.50 | Unweaned |
| 21 | 502-547 | 514 | 461.00-472.50 | $464.24 | Unweaned |
| 186 | 503-545 | 529 | 478.00-490.00 | $485.55 | -- |
| 45 | 554-572 | 562 | 425.00-432.50 | $429.27 | -- |
| 11 | 558-596 | 589 | 417.50 | $417.50 | Unweaned |
| 20 | 606-632 | 625 | 409.00-415.00 | $410.75 | -- |
| 106 | 615-641 | 628 | 380.00-399.00 | $388.99 | Unweaned |
| 8 | 650-672 | 663 | 360.00-362.00 | $360.74 | Unweaned |
| 65 | 670-692 | 677 | 372.50-378.00 | $376.92 | -- |
| 32 | 708 | 708 | 320.00 | $320.00 | Unweaned |
| 42 | 721-748 | 726 | 326.00-357.50 | $333.62 | -- |
| 44 | 752-784 | 777 | 320.00-322.00 | $320.44 | -- |
| 72 | 802-839 | 832 | 329.00-344.00 | $342.29 | -- |
| 39 | 857-898 | 861 | 317.50-320.00 | $317.71 | -- |
| 66 | 927 | 927 | 308.00 | $308.00 | -- |
| 2 | 998 | 998 | 308.00 | $308.00 | -- |
| 1 | 1060 | 1060 | 306.00 | $306.00 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 380 | 380 | 430.00 | $430.00 | Unweaned |
| 2 | 400-425 | 413 | 302.50 | $302.50 | Unweaned |
| 38 | 426-434 | 431 | 441.00-457.00 | $450.34 | -- |
| 5 | 487-492 | 489 | 402.50-417.50 | $408.54 | -- |
| 2 | 525 | 525 | 432.50 | $432.50 | Unweaned |
| 16 | 528 | 528 | 450.00 | $450.00 | -- |
| 7 | 550-595 | 569 | 385.00-395.00 | $390.52 | -- |
| 5 | 587 | 587 | 340.00 | $340.00 | Unweaned |
| 6 | 611 | 611 | 355.00 | $355.00 | -- |
| 19 | 622-642 | 624 | 327.50-337.50 | $328.98 | Unweaned |
| 5 | 650-695 | 680 | 325.00-330.00 | $326.98 | Unweaned |
| 15 | 650-699 | 686 | 335.00-350.00 | $341.99 | -- |
| 1 | 840 | 840 | 292.50 | $292.50 | Unweaned |
| 2 | 845 | 845 | 315.00 | $315.00 | -- |
| 1 | 980 | 980 | 290.00 | $290.00 | -- |
| 2 | 1052 | 1052 | 285.00 | $285.00 | -- |
| 379 |
| 510.00-512.50 |
| $511.50 |
| Fancy |
| 43 | 371-396 | 381 | 470.00-475.00 | $473.71 | -- |
| 66 | 400-433 | 409 | 455.00-467.50 | $460.44 | Unweaned |
| 85 | 404-446 | 421 | 472.50-477.50 | $474.65 | -- |
| 24 | 454-485 | 463 | 425.00-435.00 | $431.49 | Unweaned |
| 16 | 485-487 | 487 | 441.00-446.00 | $441.62 | -- |
| 79 | 500-507 | 503 | 420.00 | $420.00 | Unweaned |
| 56 | 514-522 | 521 | 452.50-455.00 | $452.68 | Fancy |
| 62 | 512-529 | 524 | 425.00-436.00 | $427.63 | -- |
| 90 | 552-599 | 559 | 407.50-420.00 | $415.28 | -- |
| 42 | 550-571 | 568 | 394.00-402.00 | $398.72 | Unweaned |
| 75 | 586 | 586 | 432.50 | $432.50 | Fancy |
| 28 | 600-611 | 603 | 377.50-379.00 | $378.62 | -- |
| 74 | 600-614 | 609 | 387.00-392.50 | $387.82 | Fancy |
| 110 | 611-649 | 626 | 347.50-368.00 | $359.02 | Unweaned |
| 26 | 660-695 | 662 | 380.00-382.00 | $380.08 | Fancy |
| 30 | 678 | 678 | 346.00 | $346.00 | Unweaned |
| 22 | 679-682 | 680 | 352.00-352.50 | $352.21 | -- |
| 50 | 704 | 704 | 426.50 | $426.50 | Fancy |
| 239 | 702-735 | 713 | 338.00-354.00 | $346.58 | -- |
| 67 | 756-762 | 758 | 333.00-338.50 | $337.39 | -- |
| 42 | 810-842 | 819 | 318.00-325.00 | $319.84 | -- |
| 20 | 881-887 | 885 | 318.00-321.00 | $319.95 | -- |
| 1 | 915 | 915 | 325.00 | $325.00 | -- |
| 12 | 985 | 985 | 309.00 | $309.00 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 345 | 345 | 455.00 | $455.00 | -- |
| 1 | 365 | 365 | 400.00 | $400.00 | Unweaned |
| 25 | 351-388 | 376 | 425.00-435.00 | $432.10 | -- |
| 31 | 415-435 | 418 | 445.00-450.00 | $445.84 | -- |
| 6 | 436-438 | 437 | 427.00-434.00 | $431.66 | Unweaned |
| 32 | 450-498 | 480 | 400.00-410.00 | $407.05 | Unweaned |
| 3 | 475-492 | 486 | 417.50 | $417.50 | -- |
| 165 | 500-545 | 524 | 402.00-415.00 | $412.02 | -- |
| 117 | 505-549 | 531 | 375.00-395.00 | $391.22 | Unweaned |
| 23 | 568-591 | 581 | 378.00-389.00 | $383.86 | -- |
| 16 | 565-595 | 586 | 320.00-343.00 | $330.22 | Unweaned |
| 25 | 600-629 | 614 | 306.00-315.00 | $311.12 | Unweaned |
| 2 | 642 | 642 | 341.00 | $341.00 | -- |
| 31 | 652-695 | 663 | 330.00-338.00 | $335.57 | -- |
| 41 | 711-736 | 720 | 330.00-332.00 | $330.75 | -- |
| 4 | 715-745 | 738 | 290.00-300.00 | $292.42 | Unweaned |
| 176 | 754-775 | 762 | 317.50-325.00 | $321.27 | -- |
| 8 | 864 | 864 | 309.00 | $309.00 | -- |
| 1 | 1110 | 1110 | 267.50 | $267.50 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 453 | 453 | 347.50 | $347.50 | Unweaned |
| 44 | 456-496 | 470 | 360.00-392.50 | $377.63 | -- |
| 2 | 522 | 522 | 330.00 | $330.00 | Unweaned |
| 10 | 500-543 | 527 | 350.00-367.50 | $359.30 | -- |
| 2 | 595 | 595 | 265.00 | $265.00 | -- |
| 11 | 650-682 | 679 | 285.00-294.00 | $285.78 | Unweaned |
| 34 | 681 | 681 | 302.50 | $302.50 | -- |
| 158 | 753-788 | 779 | 305.00-311.00 | $305.39 | -- |
| 7 | 765-782 | 780 | 274.00-280.00 | $274.84 | Unweaned |
| 73 | 803-811 | 804 | 280.00-295.00 | $292.72 | -- |
| 4 | 858-882 | 870 | 257.50-270.00 | $263.66 | -- |
| 2 | 1110 | 1110 | 245.00 | $245.00 | -- |
| 480 |
| 460.00-470.00 |
| $460.88 |
| Unweaned |
| 2 | 705 | 705 | 313.00 | $313.00 | Unweaned |
| 8 | 729 | 729 | 321.00 | $321.00 | -- |
| 1 | 800 | 800 | 314.00 | $314.00 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 441 | 441 | 450.00 | $450.00 | -- |
| 3 | 440-445 | 442 | 437.00-438.00 | $437.34 | Unweaned |
| 3 | 582 | 582 | 382.00 | $382.00 | Unweaned |
| 11 | 593 | 593 | 370.00 | $370.00 | -- |
| 1 | 600 | 600 | 325.00 | $325.00 | Unweaned |
| 2 | 620 | 620 | 343.00 | $343.00 | -- |
| 1 | 685 | 685 | 320.00 | $320.00 | -- |
| 13 | 779 | 779 | 302.50 | $302.50 | -- |
