NATIONAL FEEDER & STOCKER CATTLE SUMMARY – WEEK ENDING 06/14/2025
By USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News
RECEIPTS: Auctions Direct Video/Internet Total
This Week: 133,400 26,300 18,100 177,800
Last Week: 179,000 25,100 31,000 235,100
Year Ago: 126,800 34,200 59,900 220,900
Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher while heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.
A light to moderate supply this week, which is fairly typical as summer heat starts to arrive and many sales in the north go to every other week schedules.
Demand was good and best for load lots of yearlings as they become harder to find for the next couple of months.
Optimism continues at all auctions as feedlots continue to sell show list at record prices they are backfilling empty pens with feeders at record prices.
Haying is in full swing in many areas as ranchers try to get dry forage harvested as they dodge rains moving across the country.
Late week futures resulted in losses for the week in both live and feeder cattle contracts and fed cattle trade seemed to at least take a breath after several consecutive weeks of higher markets.
The CME Feeder Cattle Index set a record high this past week in spite of the lower futures prices that were posted most of the week.
The negotiated cash fed market continues to outperform the CME cattle boards by several dollars as producers appear not to be paying any attention to the boards right now.
Packers continue to sharpen their pencils on their inventory lists as the Independence Day holiday will be upon us shortly.
Negotiated sales of fed cattle in Kansas sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher at 233.00 to 238.00, mostly 235.00. In TX/OK/NM, live sales sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher at 235.00.
In Nebraska, live sales were steady to 2.00 lower at 240.00 to 242.00; while dressed sales were steady at 380.00.
For the week, Choice Boxed beef closed on Friday at 377.88, 12.80 higher and Select closed at 363.50, 6.77 higher.
Weekly Cattle Slaughter under federal inspection estimated at 558K, 24K less than last week and 57K less than a year ago.
Auction volume this week included 55 percent weighing over 600 lbs and 40 percent heifers.
