Market report for Monday, December 15, 2025
Data sourced from USDA AMS
View USDA PDF Version*** Add Close with actual receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good for feeder cattle. Futures spiked at the end of the day, closing all in the green. Steer calves 5.00-10.00 lower. Heifer calves 10.00-20.00 lower. Demand moderate at best for calves. Cold temps todayMonday and the lack of rain in the next 10 days has limited that demand for calves. Quality mostly average, end attractive. Calf quality not as attractive as last week. Earlier rains provided enough moisture and wheat currently is looking pretty good, however the spicket has turned dry and more rain is needed.
| This week | Last reported sale | Last year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 8194 | 7419 | 7342 |
| Feeder cattle | 8194 | 7419 | 7342 |
| Slaughter cattle | |||
| Replacement cattle |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 249 | 249 | 715.00 | $715.00 | -- |
| 4 | 250 | 250 | 670.00 | $670.00 | -- |
| 52 | 361-398 |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 250 | 250 | 610.00 | $610.00 | Value Added |
| 7 | 269 | 269 | 495.00 | $495.00 | -- |
| 13 | 311-319 |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 232 | 232 | 620.00 | $620.00 | -- |
| 18 | 311-321 | 318 | 530.00-595.00 | $551.21 | -- |
| 10 | 308-343 |
| 387 |
| 545.00-570.00 |
| $553.14 |
| -- |
| 77 | 400-440 | 424 | 490.00-540.00 | $514.33 | -- |
| 79 | 454-469 | 464 | 510.00-522.50 | $513.87 | Value Added |
| 203 | 450-498 | 481 | 447.50-507.00 | $486.57 | -- |
| 4 | 491 | 491 | 437.50 | $437.50 | Unweaned |
| 14 | 519-543 | 531 | 420.00-450.00 | $434.66 | Unweaned |
| 259 | 501-549 | 534 | 430.00-482.00 | $460.16 | -- |
| 17 | 547 | 547 | 475.00 | $475.00 | Fancy |
| 6 | 556 | 556 | 470.00 | $470.00 | Fancy |
| 72 | 560 | 560 | 472.00 | $472.00 | Value Added |
| 264 | 550-598 | 575 | 408.00-455.00 | $430.23 | -- |
| 80 | 619 | 619 | 421.00 | $421.00 | Value Added |
| 46 | 609-629 | 621 | 380.00-383.00 | $381.74 | Unweaned |
| 363 | 600-646 | 623 | 387.00-421.00 | $408.34 | -- |
| 11 | 646 | 646 | 380.00 | $380.00 | Fleshy |
| 6 | 674 | 674 | 377.00 | $377.00 | Unweaned |
| 269 | 653-697 | 674 | 363.00-401.00 | $382.43 | -- |
| 10 | 704 | 704 | 340.00 | $340.00 | Fleshy |
| 448 | 702-749 | 720 | 345.00-381.00 | $368.35 | -- |
| 5 | 755 | 755 | 339.00 | $339.00 | Unweaned |
| 437 | 750-796 | 780 | 340.00-357.50 | $349.62 | -- |
| 286 | 800-843 | 820 | 333.00-355.00 | $347.21 | -- |
| 155 | 860-888 | 872 | 330.00-338.00 | $334.00 | -- |
| 88 | 886 | 886 | 324.50 | $324.50 | Fleshy |
| 52 | 924-944 | 941 | 323.00-324.50 | $324.30 | -- |
| 23 | 954 | 954 | 324.00 | $324.00 | -- |
| 4 | 956 | 956 | 314.00 | $314.00 | Fleshy |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 293 | 293 | 550.00 | $550.00 | Unweaned |
| 21 | 305 | 305 | 500.00 | $500.00 | Unweaned |
| 13 | 378-396 | 392 | 470.00-500.00 | $476.68 | -- |
| 26 | 416-447 | 438 | 475.00-525.00 | $488.96 | -- |
| 82 | 468-490 | 482 | 440.00-488.00 | $472.68 | -- |
| 7 | 529 | 529 | 440.00 | $440.00 | -- |
| 74 | 569-598 | 581 | 380.00-422.50 | $405.26 | -- |
| 24 | 610-613 | 612 | 375.00-407.00 | $391.04 | -- |
| 247 | 655-689 | 675 | 355.00-377.00 | $367.74 | -- |
| 24 | 701-739 | 714 | 333.00-357.00 | $345.73 | -- |
| 32 | 765-788 | 769 | 330.00-347.00 | $339.84 | -- |
| 37 | 939-945 | 944 | 310.00-315.00 | $314.06 | -- |
| 4 | 996 | 996 | 294.00 | $294.00 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 337 | 337 | 585.00 | $585.00 | Unweaned |
| 9 | 374 | 374 | 475.00 | $475.00 | Unweaned |
| 8 | 428 | 428 | 450.00 | $450.00 | Unweaned |
| 5 | 567 | 567 | 375.00 | $375.00 | -- |
| 59 | 602-638 | 629 | 361.00-377.00 | $370.38 | -- |
| 9 | 673 | 673 | 365.00 | $365.00 | -- |
| 8 | 723 | 723 | 339.00 | $339.00 | -- |
| 19 | 803-843 | 809 | 310.00-334.00 | $330.05 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 511 | 511 | 362.00 | $362.00 | -- |
| 315 |
| 495.00-565.00 |
| $526.87 |
| Unweaned |
| 22 | 327-328 | 327 | 550.00-595.00 | $571.82 | -- |
| 8 | 352-386 | 373 | 510.00-530.00 | $517.07 | Unweaned |
| 34 | 361-393 | 375 | 470.00-540.00 | $490.14 | -- |
| 13 | 407 | 407 | 505.00 | $505.00 | Value Added |
| 7 | 414 | 414 | 405.00 | $405.00 | Unweaned |
| 79 | 406-448 | 426 | 437.00-475.00 | $458.44 | -- |
| 48 | 450 | 450 | 467.50 | $467.50 | Value Added |
| 12 | 463-473 | 468 | 395.00-420.00 | $408.58 | Unweaned |
| 279 | 450-499 | 475 | 417.00-454.00 | $435.18 | -- |
| 80 | 514 | 514 | 426.00 | $426.00 | Value Added |
| 233 | 503-548 | 521 | 387.00-440.00 | $414.26 | -- |
| 19 | 516-529 | 523 | 385.00-410.00 | $398.28 | Unweaned |
| 4 | 546 | 546 | 362.00 | $362.00 | Fleshy |
| 98 | 578 | 578 | 392.00 | $392.00 | Value Added |
| 331 | 557-599 | 581 | 360.00-402.50 | $375.27 | -- |
| 20 | 574-598 | 587 | 350.00-358.00 | $353.73 | Unweaned |
| 93 | 602-646 | 626 | 340.00-364.00 | $354.80 | -- |
| 13 | 634 | 634 | 353.00 | $353.00 | Unweaned |
| 11 | 671 | 671 | 320.00-322.00 | $320.73 | Fleshy |
| 273 | 651-699 | 676 | 329.00-370.00 | $343.57 | -- |
| 11 | 711 | 711 | 311.00 | $311.00 | Fleshy |
| 152 | 704-747 | 725 | 309.00-337.00 | $330.18 | -- |
| 162 | 750-764 | 760 | 313.50-332.50 | $324.62 | -- |
| 3 | 787 | 787 | 300.00 | $300.00 | Fleshy |
| 63 | 802-839 | 825 | 308.00-328.00 | $315.43 | -- |
| 15 | 833 | 833 | 303.00 | $303.00 | Fleshy |
| 17 | 911 | 911 | 295.00 | $295.00 | -- |
| 4 | 1005 | 1005 | 273.00 | $273.00 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 240 | 240 | 700.00 | $700.00 | Unweaned |
| 5 | 250 | 250 | 440.00 | $440.00 | -- |
| 8 | 304 | 304 | 555.00 | $555.00 | -- |
| 3 | 312 | 312 | 590.00 | $590.00 | Unweaned |
| 12 | 375 | 375 | 510.00 | $510.00 | -- |
| 14 | 435 | 435 | 470.00 | $470.00 | Thin Fleshed |
| 115 | 416-449 | 437 | 410.00-431.00 | $423.11 | -- |
| 60 | 456-499 | 491 | 350.00-417.00 | $404.70 | -- |
| 4 | 498 | 498 | 400.00 | $400.00 | Unweaned |
| 19 | 519-530 | 526 | 355.00-377.00 | $369.00 | -- |
| 105 | 555-596 | 577 | 326.00-404.00 | $369.66 | -- |
| 149 | 624-644 | 640 | 323.50-351.75 | $348.83 | -- |
| 8 | 676-681 | 679 | 315.00-327.00 | $321.02 | -- |
| 5 | 785 | 785 | 290.00 | $290.00 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 338 | 338 | 480.00 | $480.00 | Unweaned |
| 18 | 383-398 | 395 | 400.00-412.00 | $409.41 | Unweaned |
| 9 | 439 | 439 | 460.00 | $460.00 | Replacement |
| 9 | 443 | 443 | 395.00 | $395.00 | Unweaned |
| 9 | 543 | 543 | 365.00 | $365.00 | -- |
| 14 | 569 | 569 | 365.00 | $365.00 | -- |
| 29 | 595 | 595 | 366.00 | $366.00 | Thin Fleshed |
| 16 | 605 | 605 | 362.50 | $362.50 | Unweaned |
| 39 | 619-628 | 621 | 329.00-331.00 | $329.47 | -- |
| 11 | 663 | 663 | 329.00 | $329.00 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 344 | 344 | 345.00 | $345.00 | -- |
| 13 | 385 | 385 | 350.00 | $350.00 | -- |
| 13 | 401-425 | 410 | 320.00-352.00 | $332.75 | -- |
| 8 | 461 | 461 | 405.00 | $405.00 | -- |
| 326 |
| 530.00-560.00 |
| $545.81 |
| Unweaned |
| 3 | 382 | 382 | 465.00 | $465.00 | Unweaned |
| 11 | 413-427 | 419 | 400.00-540.00 | $475.20 | Unweaned |
| 34 | 426-447 | 432 | 495.00-500.00 | $498.48 | -- |
| 13 | 454-481 | 464 | 435.00-505.00 | $477.11 | -- |
| 8 | 468 | 468 | 477.00 | $477.00 | Unweaned |
| 4 | 511 | 511 | 417.50 | $417.50 | Unweaned |
| 54 | 509-531 | 524 | 429.00-434.00 | $432.12 | -- |
| 5 | 552 | 552 | 410.00 | $410.00 | Unweaned |
| 27 | 563-594 | 579 | 380.00-412.00 | $394.98 | -- |
| 21 | 638 | 638 | 380.00 | $380.00 | Unweaned |
| 7 | 646 | 646 | 358.00 | $358.00 | -- |
| 6 | 772 | 772 | 317.00 | $317.00 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 554 | 554 | 397.50 | $397.50 | Unweaned |
| 15 | 557 | 557 | 415.00 | $415.00 | -- |
| 19 | 640 | 640 | 342.00 | $342.00 | -- |
| 5 | 734 | 734 | 329.00 | $329.00 | Unweaned |
| 7 | 829 | 829 | 307.00 | $307.00 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 535 | 535 | 423.00 | $423.00 | -- |
