CATTLEUSA DRIVE - Tuesday, April 29th

CATTLEUSA DRIVE TUESDAY APR 29 2025

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TUESDAY Q’S

MARKET REPORT

WEATHER 20/20 REPORT

AGRICULTURE

  • IDAHO LOSES HISTORIC AG GRANT

  • FARM BILL FOCUSES ON LIVESTOCK AID

  • DRY WEATHER EASES CALVING STRESS

FINANCE

  • DAILY REPORTING

  • NATURAL GAS FUTURES REMAIN PRESSURED

  • TARIFF FEARS CLOUD ECONOMIC DATA

  • REAL ASSETS POISED FOR GROWTH

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DAILY MARKET SUMMARY

Monday, April 28

AUCTION SUMMARY

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction

6,070 Ft. Pierre, SD

Friday

Feeder Steers - Medium & Large #1Feeder Heifers - Medium & Large #1
500-600 lbs373.00-442.50400-500 lbs370.00-395.00
600-700 lbs332.00-373.00500-600 lbs333.00-358.00
700-800 lbs312.50-344.00600-700 lbs301.00-325.00
800-900 lbs270.00-316.50700-800 lbs282.00-325.00
900-1000 lbs264.00-280.00800-900 lbs268.50-285.00

Herreid Livestock Market

3,030 Herreid, SD

Friday

Feeder Steers - Medium & Large #1Feeder Heifers - Medium & Large #1
500-600 lbs345.00-424.00400-500 lbs371.00-377.50
600-700 lbs339.00-363.00500-600 lbs338.00-345.00
700-800 lbs299.00-337.50600-700 lbs310.00-324.00
800-900 lbs285.00-302.00700-800 lbs273.00-309.00
900-1000 lbs270.50-290.25800-900 lbs282.00-287.75

Burwell Livestock Market

2,320 Burwell, NE

Friday

Feeder Steers - Medium & Large #1Feeder Heifers - Medium & Large #1
400-500 lbs454.00-482.50300-400 lbs424.50-442.50
500-600 lbs392.50-425.00400-500 lbs392.50-400.00
600-700 lbs337.00-368.00500-600 lbs332.50-363.00
700-800 lbs320.00-335.75600-700 lbs292.50-300.00
800-900 lbs283.00700-800 lbs282.50-290.00

CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE LIVESTOCK FUTURES SETTLEMENT

Monday

Live CattleChange Feeder CattleChange
Apr 215.650 1.400 May 291.800 1.275
Jun 209.600 1.350 Aug 294.950 0.650
Aug 205.325 1.225 Sep 294.075 0.525

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE GRAIN FUTURES SETTLEMENTS

Monday

CornChange Soy BeansChange
May 4.7550 0.0325 May 10.5200 0.0225
Jul 4.8325 0.0225 Jul 10.6250 0.0325
Sep 4.4150 0.0425 Aug 10.5450 0.0150

KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE

Monday

 WheatChange
May 5.2475 0.1325
Jul 5.3975 0.1125
Sep 5.5500 0.1125

ESTIMATED DAILY CATTLE SLAUGHTER

Monday 104,000 Friday
Week Ago (est)105,000 Steer & Heifer: 62,000
Year Ago (act)113,000 Cow & Bull: 20,000
Wk To Date (est)- Saturday
Last Week (est)- Steer & Heifer: 6,000
Last Year (est)- Cow & Bull: 1,000

Monday, April 28

5 AREA WEEKLY ACCUMULATED WEIGHTED AVG CATTLE PRICE

As of 10:00 amHead CountAvg WeightAvg Price
Live Steer 17,548 1,511 216.32
Live Heifer 12,085 1,382 215.18
Dressed Steer 6,133 989 341.42
Dressed Heifer 1,176 872 340.70

DAILY ESTIMATED CUTOUT VALUES

600-900#ChoiceSelectChoice/Select Spread
Current Cutout Values: 342.77 325.12 17.65
Change from prior day: +6.29 +5.01  

DAILY CATTLE SLAUGHTER

Monday 104,000 Friday
Week Ago 105,000 Steer & Heifer: 62,000
Year Ago (act) 112,648 Cow & Bull: 20,000
Week To Date 104,000 Saturday
Same Period Last Week 105,000 Steer & Heifer: 6,000
Same Period Last Year 112,648 Cow & Bull: 1,000

Monday, April 28

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