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USDA WY,W.NE,SW SD&W.ND Fdr Cattle

USDA WY,W.NE,SW SD&W.ND Fdr Cattle                 05/01 11:15
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Wyoming-Nebraska Direct Cattle Report
  
Direct Livestock - Cattle-N/A,OK
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 04/27/2026 - Final
  
                                  This Week   Last Reported
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Total Receipts:                                                
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FEEDER CATTLE(F.O.B.):                3200 445                 
FEEDER CATTLE(Delivered):              322                     
REPLACEMENT CATTLE(F.O.B.):            120                     
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Compared to last week, yearling heifers sold 12.00 higher.
Demand was good.
Drought conditions continue in the reporting regions, and some cattlemen 
have opted to market there would be grass cattle.
Also, the jump in the CME cattle boards has brought an upward trend 
to the market.
More than likely cattle in the drought areas will be hitting direct 
auctions, video and direct sales in the future.
Two commodities they need are grass and water and many pastures have 
neither right now.
Upward spike on feedlot sales this week.
Packers were needing cattle and it appears feedlots; market ready cattle 
are in tight supplies coming into May.
June live cattle on the CME continue to trade in the mid 250's and as 
this writing it was at 255.550.
Nebraska feedlots sold live sales 9.00 to 11.00 higher from 255.00 to 
257.00 and dressed sales sold 14.00 higher at mostly 400.00.
Hitting all time new highs in the slaughter steers and heifers within 
the state.
 
Supply included:  96.7% Feeder Cattle (28.4% Steers, 71.6% Heifers).
3.3% Replacement Cattle (100% Heifer Pairs).
Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 100%.
Unless otherwise noted, Feeder Cattle prices FOB based on net weights 
after a 2-3% shrink or equivalent, with a up to15 cent slide > 600 lbs.


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FEEDER CATTLE
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HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Estimate)
 Delivery  Head   Wt Range    Avg Wt     Price Range   Avg Price
 --------  ----   --------    ------    -------------  ---------
  Current  2200    810          810       358.80         358.80               
           322     825          825       339.50         339.50               

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Estimate)
 Delivery  Head   Wt Range    Avg Wt     Price Range   Avg Price
 --------  ----   --------    ------    -------------  ---------
  May      1000    700          700       448.82         448.82               

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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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HEIFER PAIRS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Estimate)
 Delivery  Head   Wt Range    Avg Wt     Price Range   Avg Price
 --------  ----   --------    ------    -------------  ---------
  Current  120     1150         1150      5500.00        5500.00