The wet start to November has only added more heat to an already record hot cattle market this week, with the demand for light weight cattle continuing at unprecedented levels. With a healthy offering of 20,010 commercial cattle this week, most prices across the AuctionsPlus weekly categories improved, most notably for the three lightest steer lines.

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Online buyers flexed their bidding muscles this week, with young cattle prices lifting higher across almost all categories, as the...
After a mixed performance last week, the AuctionsPlus young steer market roared back to form this week, with the four lightest cat...
AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales results this week reflected the ongoing demand for proven breeding cattle, as seasonal condit...
Online buyers flexed their bidding muscles this week, with young cattle prices lifting higher across almost all categories, as the demand for cattle back into paddocks appears almost insatiable.
After a mixed performance last week, the AuctionsPlus young steer market roared back to form this week, with the four lightest categories regaining some lost ground.
AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales results this week reflected the ongoing demand for proven breeding cattle, as seasonal conditions continue to see producers dig very deep for quality lines.
Widespread rain, a disrupted selling week and a 22% weekly reduction in supplies would traditionally point to a much stronger online cattle market.
The online cattle market was significantly stronger this week, as a 17% weekly reduction in offerings fueled competition and rain through key regions buoyed sentiment.
The largest online offering in four months delivered variable clearance rates for the proven breeding lines again this week, as the distance between vendors and buyers in “rebuilding categories” finished the week further apart.
It was another busy week for AuctionsPlus cattle sales, with the total offering jumping 10% on last week, to 18,642 head.
Overall supplies contracted this week through AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales, with the 16,920 head offered down 12% on the previous week.

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