Market report for Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Data sourced from USDA AMS
View USDA PDF VersionBased on limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers and heifers 30.00-50.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to firm. Demand moderate. Supply light. The feeder market is sharply lower with the latest round of limit down losses seemingly related more to talk of reopening the Mexican border with the out months of feeders off another 11.00-12.00/cwt on Tuesday. The latest feeder index is down 7.30 @ 360.25, an enormous one day drop for a seven day moving average.
| This week | Last reported sale | Last year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 543 | 615 | 955 |
| Feeder cattle | 406 | 495 | 747 |
| Slaughter cattle | 107 | 90 | 178 |
| Replacement cattle | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 465-480 | 471 | 390.00-395.00 | $392.47 | -- |
| 43 | 516-548 | 539 | 375.00-412.50 | $386.96 | -- |
| 10 | 560-596 |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 274 | 274 | 450.00 | $450.00 | -- |
| 5 | 395-398 | 397 | 365.00-387.50 | $373.96 | -- |
| 20 | 450-496 |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 363 | 363 | 427.50 | $427.50 | -- |
| 4 | 408 | 408 | 400.00 | $400.00 | -- |
| 6 | 535-536 |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1510-1600 | 1548 | 153.00-165.00 | $159.26 | Average Dressing |
| 4 | 1435-1730 | 1620 | 168.00-170.00 | $168.76 | High Dressing |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1600-2235 | 1799 | 179.00-192.00 | $187.07 | Average Dressing |
| 2 | 1705-1980 | 1843 | 169.00 | $169.00 | Low Dressing |
| 1 | 1855 |
| Head | Age | Stage | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Stage: Open | 3950.00 | $3950.00 | -- |
| Head | Age |
|---|
Slaughter Cows
| 585 |
| 360.00-385.00 |
| $366.28 |
| -- |
| 5 | 610-635 | 620 | 350.00-360.00 | $354.10 | -- |
| 5 | 683 | 683 | 335.00 | $335.00 | -- |
| 4 | 705-745 | 725 | 330.00-331.00 | $330.51 | -- |
| 9 | 727 | 727 | 316.00 | $316.00 | Fleshy |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 285 | 285 | 450.00-465.00 | $457.50 | -- |
| 8 | 365-398 | 385 | 391.00-410.00 | $398.31 | -- |
| 4 | 422-428 | 425 | 400.00-415.00 | $407.55 | -- |
| 18 | 457-485 | 471 | 367.00-385.00 | $378.27 | -- |
| 9 | 525-538 | 530 | 372.50-396.00 | $381.02 | -- |
| 11 | 554-598 | 569 | 350.00-370.00 | $360.65 | -- |
| 3 | 623 | 623 | 327.50 | $327.50 | Unweaned |
| 13 | 613-645 | 629 | 350.00-358.00 | $352.20 | -- |
| 5 | 717-735 | 724 | 316.00-316.50 | $316.30 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 668 | 668 | 274.00 | $274.00 | -- |
| 4 | 761 | 761 | 300.00 | $300.00 | -- |
| 474 |
| 350.00-367.50 |
| $359.39 |
| -- |
| 30 | 508-545 | 523 | 350.00-368.00 | $356.52 | -- |
| 3 | 1083 | 1083 | 230.00 | $230.00 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 330-345 | 337 | 370.00-415.00 | $386.63 | -- |
| 4 | 350-365 | 358 | 362.50-375.00 | $368.62 | -- |
| 10 | 400-445 | 421 | 342.50-372.00 | $360.04 | -- |
| 14 | 468-495 | 485 | 325.00-359.00 | $346.40 | -- |
| 7 | 570-580 | 576 | 307.50-335.00 | $320.88 | -- |
| 4 | 596 | 596 | 280.00 | $280.00 | Fleshy |
| 3 | 670 | 670 | 300.00 | $300.00 | Full |
| 536 |
| 340.00-365.00 |
| $348.32 |
| -- |
| 2 | 560 | 560 | 365.00 | $365.00 | -- |
| 2 | 605 | 605 | 332.50 | $332.50 | -- |
| 3 | 668 | 668 | 306.00 | $306.00 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1120-1445 | 1270 | 155.00-166.00 | $161.58 | Average Dressing |
| 5 | 1205-1495 | 1314 | 167.00-168.00 | $167.59 | High Dressing |
| 15 | 1225-1485 | 1323 | 144.00-152.00 | $147.63 | Low Dressing |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1045-1175 | 1137 | 125.00-136.00 | $132.61 | Low Dressing |
| 11 | 1095-1265 | 1173 | 138.00-154.00 | $144.21 | Average Dressing |
| 1855 |
| 205.00 |
| $205.00 |
| High Dressing |
| Stage |
|---|
| Price Range |
|---|
| Avg Price |
|---|
| Comments |
|---|
| 3 | Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Stage: 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 2200.00-2650.00 | $2405.70 | -- |
