Market Reports
Meridian Monday
Meridian, TX — December 2. Receipts at Meridian Livestock Commission: 369. Stocker and feeder steers: $5-10 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers: $5-10 higher. Slaughter cows: $3-5 higher. Packer bulls: steady on limited supply & quality. Cow/calf pairs: no test. Young replacements: active.
Steers: No. 1, under 300 lbs. $300-410; 300-400 lbs. $300-390; 400-500 lbs. $290-348; 500-600 lbs. $275-315; 600-700 lbs. $250-289; 700-800 lbs. NT.
Heifers: No. 1, under 300 lbs. NT; 300-400 lbs. $285-335; 400-500 lbs. $260-285; 500-600 lbs. $237-269; 600-700 lbs. $230-249; 700-800 lbs. NT.
Slaughter cows, high yielding $118-128; low yielding $105-115; fats $105-115; thin & shelly $70-100.
Packer bulls $125-143.
Pairs: young choice: split; young fair: split; aged pairs: split.
Young pregnancy tested stocker replacement cows $1600-2450.
Hamilton Sheep & Goats
Hamilton, TX — December 2 - Receipts at Hamilton Sheep and Goat Sale: 1752. Dorper lambs: $10 lower; wool lambs: $10 lower; BBD lambs: $10 lower; ewes: steady; kids: $10 higher; nannies: $10 higher.
Slaughter Goat Kids: 20-40 lbs. $200-320; 40-70 lbs. $200-310; 70 lbs. & up $200-290; show kids: NT.
Slaughter Nannies: Thin $60-110/hd; Medium $120-150/hd; Fleshy $160-220/hd.
Replacement Nannies: Med. Quality $110-150/hd; Choice Quality $160-225/hd; Few Select Nannies NT.
Spanish, Boer, & Boer Cross Billies: Slaughter $200-250; Breeding NT.
Pygmy & Nigerian Dwarfs: Kids $170-220; Nannies $50-90/hd; Billies $140-175.
Dorper lambs: 20-40 lbs. $275-325; 40-70 lbs. $250-325; 70 lbs. & up $170-270; show lambss NT.
Dorper: Ewes $60-25/hd; Choice Dorper Rams $110-160.
Wool lambs: 20-40 lbs. NT; 40-70 lbs. NT; 70 lbs. & up NT; show lambs NT.
Ewes: Stocker NT; Slaughter $60-110; Show Lambs NT.
Barbadoes: Lambs $170-270; Ewes $50-90/hd; Rams $150-400/hd.
Fancier kids/lambs will consistently bring $15-25/cwt higher than what is posted on this market report.
Oklahoma City Monday
Oklahoma City, OK — December 2 (F‑S) Receipts at Oklahoma National Stockyards: 10,398. Feeder steers and heifers $2-3 higher except 700-800 lbs $5-10 higher on improved quality from Nov. 25. Steer and heifer calves $5-10 higher with instances of up to $15 higher. Demand good. Supply included mostly weaned calves. There was a special Angus sale, all cattle denoted with the description Value Added were part of the special sale but not included in the trend.
Feeder Cattle Steers - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) - Wt Range; Price Range: 260 460.00; 319-339 422.00-452.00; 368-389 410.00-455.00; 382 402.00 Unweaned; 356-389 410.00-435.00 Value Added; 401-444 376.00-400.00; 401-429 410.00-421.00 Fancy; 445 389.00 Unweaned; 417-435 365.00-420.00 Value Added; 450-498 355.00-382.00; 466 390.00 Fancy; 456-494 325.00-386.00 Value Added; 501-542 330.00-350.00; 501-508 360.00-365.00 Fancy; 525 328.00 Full; 548 337.00 Unweaned; 505-544 325.00-361.00 Value Added; 550-598 301.00-332.00; 555 287.50 Unweaned; 550-597 304.00-344.00 Value Added; 602-648 284.00-295.25; 600-649 277.00-312.00 Value Added; 651-690 272.00-290.00; 655-698 267.50-292.00 Value Added; 703-719 268.00-278.00; 737 260.00 Full; 702-739 269.00-285.00 Value Added; 771-786 267.00-276.00; 755-798 260.00-273.00 Value Added; 802-845 255.00-265.00; 806-830 258.00-265.00 Value Added; 872 250.00; 875 234.00 Fleshy; 858-894 260.00-266.75 Value Added; 910-935 249.00-253.50; 907 249.00 Value Added; 958 248.00.
Heifers - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) - Wt Range; Price Range: 314-323 392.00-401.00; 329-341 356.00-395.00 Value Added; 350-396 352.50-380.00; 384 317.00 Unweaned; 366-396 338.00-384.00 Value Added; 412-446 333.00-350.00; 407 370.00 Fancy; 433-444 321.00-338.00 Value Added; 451-495 327.00-340.00; 490 294.00 Unweaned; 456-494 290.00-328.00 Value Added; 507-548 278.00-295.00; 506-515 300.00-309.00 Fancy; 500-545 268.00-314.00 Value Added; 551-592 272.00-290.00; 557-598 251.00-286.00 Value Added; 600-638 255.00-272.00; 623 278.00 Fancy; 643 252.50 Full; 623-645 261.00-273.00 Value Added; 656-684 251.00-262.50; 676 269.00 Fancy; 681-695 244.00-265.00 Value Added; 703-741 240.00-252.00; 708-724 236.00-252.00 Value Added; 750-783 242.00-245.00; 757-794 241.00-272.00 Value Added; 811-826 225.00-233.00; 813-823 260.00-268.00 Value Added; 918 217.00; 904 221.00 Value Added; 954 218.00.
Bulls - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) - Wt Range; Price Range; 388-393 405.00-417.00; 442 364.00; 451-489 335.00-377.50; 466 387.00 Fancy; 508 330.00; 594-598 267.00-280.00; 626 270.00; 658 258.00.
National Feeder Cattle Summary
St. Joseph, MO — November 30 (F-S) National feeder cattle receipts: 63,200. Steers and heifers were too thinly tested to establish a trend, however a sharply higher undertone is noted. Marketing of feeder cattle were limited to the Midwest and upper plains states as the supply of feeders was light. However, most sale barns remained dark for the holiday and receipts were moderate to heavy in the barns that held sales; most of which were advertised as a special sale in some way or another and occurred mostly on Nov. 23-24, while the rest were on Nov. 27-28. Demand was good to very good as limited auctions happened Thanksgiving week and available supplies were gobbled up by aggressive buyers. The tightest supply is the lighter calves suitable to go to wheat pastures. Now comes the storm of three weeks of frenzied marketing of feeder cattle prior to the Christmas holiday. Historically, the next two weeks receipts will be among the largest weekly numbers each year. The CME Cattle Complex has basically been on fire the last three weeks. The March 2025 Feeder Cattle contract closed Nov. 21 at 258.625; $26 higher than right after Labor Day. The rise in futures the past month runs counter to the collapse last year when the March 2024 contract was 34.125 lower through this same period. Negotiated sales of slaughter steers and heifers in TX/OK/NM were $2-3 higher at $188-190. Live sales in Kansas sold $3-4 higher at $190. In Nebraska sold $3-4 higher at $190-192, while the light volume of dressed sales sold $5 higher at $295. Choice boxed beef closed the week $3.11 higher at $310.52 while Select was $2.23 higher at $274.30 for the same period. Weekly Cattle Slaughter under federal inspection estimated at 528K for the turkey day holiday week, 103K less than Nov. 21 and 112K less than a year ago (Thanksgiving was the previous week a year ago.) Current YTD Cattle slaughter is near 1.1 million head less than a year ago.
Oklahoma 9,000. 41 pct over 600 lbs. 42 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 250-299 lbs (285) 401.75; 300-349 lbs (335) 413.08; 350-399 lbs (379) 381.64; 400-449 lbs (431) 356.42; 450-499 lbs (472) 360.15; 500-549 lbs (533) 323.71; 550-599 lbs (565) 314.31; 600-649 lbs (626) 288.75; 650-699 lbs (677) 278.32; 700-749 lbs (725) 261.08; 750-799 lbs (774) 253.92; 800-849 lbs (819) 258.68. Medium and Large 1-2 350-399 lbs (388) 343.28; 400-449 lbs (441) 308.09; 450-499 lbs (480) 328.48; 550-599 lbs (580) 290.24; 600-649 lbs (629) 265.34; 650-699 lbs (667) 256.89; 750-799 lbs (767) 242.59; 800-849 lbs (830) 237.69. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-349 lbs (329) 349.45; 350-399 lbs (369) 356.34; 400-449 lbs (426) 349.21; 450-499 lbs (474) 294.74; 500-549 lbs (519) 285.95; 550-599 lbs (583) 267.36; 600-649 lbs (630) 255.80; 650-699 lbs (674) 247.24; 700-749 lbs (718) 235.10; 750-799 lbs (769) 235.02; 800-849 lbs (825) 234.68; 850-899 lbs (860) 221.78; 950-999 lbs (975) 215.50. Medium and Large 1-2 300-349 lbs (338) 333.46; 350-399 lbs (381) 326.56; 400-449 lbs (425) 299.38; 450-499 lbs (483) 279.79; 500-549 lbs (528) 265.38; 550-599 lbs (583) 247.77; 600-649 lbs (631) 238.06; 650-699 lbs (684) 233.56; 850-899 lbs (856) 206.82.
New Mexico 2,000. 19 pct over 600 lbs. 44 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 200-249 lbs (224) 417.00; 250-299 lbs (277) 433.70; 300-349 lbs (327) 396.94; 350-399 lbs (387) 372.73; 400-449 lbs (430) 359.67; 450-499 lbs (480) 333.28; 500-549 lbs (527) 324.93; 550-599 lbs (575) 316.87; 650-699 lbs (666) 265.54; 700-749 lbs (724) 240.66. Medium and Large 1-2 550-599 lbs (582) 285.52. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 250-299 lbs (290) 357.93; 400-449 lbs (425) 306.05; 450-499 lbs (477) 282.93; 500-549 lbs (534) 265.49; 550-599 lbs (572) 261.99; 600-649 lbs (622) 241.71.
Missouri 26,400. 69 pct over 600 lbs. 36 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-349 lbs (319) 406.19; 350-399 lbs (378) 381.41; 400-449 lbs (422) 357.81; 450-499 lbs (473) 342.71; 500-549 lbs (526) 325.00; 550-599 lbs (576) 314.25; 600-649 lbs (624) 291.99; 650-699 lbs (673) 281.09; 700-749 lbs (723) 269.14; 750-799 lbs (768) 263.46; 800-849 lbs (821) 263.28; 850-899 lbs (874) 260.52; 900-949 lbs (918) 248.59; 950-999 lbs (978) 238.57; 1000-1049 lbs (1026) 233.78. Medium and Large 1-2 350-399 lbs (382) 347.50; 400-449 lbs (427) 325.36; 450-499 lbs (477) 324.77; 500-549 lbs (527) 296.50; 550-599 lbs (578) 285.33; 600-649 lbs (625) 270.53; 650-699 lbs (679) 259.84; 700-749 lbs (730) 250.15; 750-799 lbs (779) 250.74; 800-849 lbs (823) 246.84; 850-899 lbs (872) 245.49; 900-949 lbs (922) 240.50; 950-999 lbs (976) 227.21. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-349 lbs (333) 331.06; 350-399 lbs (378) 339.58; 400-449 lbs (424) 321.42; 450-499 lbs (474) 296.83; 500-549 lbs (525) 288.27; 550-599 lbs (573) 283.57; 600-649 lbs (625) 265.07; 650-699 lbs (678) 256.57; 700-749 lbs (721) 255.26; 750-799 lbs (771) 247.79; 800-849 lbs (823) 234.24; 850-899 lbs (882) 226.73; 900-949 lbs (917) 218.18; 1000-1049 lbs (1029) 206.85. Medium and Large 1-2 350-399 lbs (379) 298.37; 400-449 lbs (429) 287.19; 450-499 lbs (481) 279.42; 500-549 lbs (528) 262.57; 550-599 lbs (581) 258.69; 600-649 lbs (621) 241.92; 650-699 lbs (667) 235.31; 700-749 lbs (732) 239.66; 750-799 lbs (777) 232.79; 800-849 lbs (817) 223.13; 850-899 lbs (890) 215.47.