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The USDA weekly High Plains direct cattle sales report for the week ending November 1 showed receipts of 61,441 head, up from 19,930 a week earlier and 48,293 a year earlier. Live steer prices were mostly between 218 and 230 dollars per hundredweight, and dressed steer prices ranged from 345 to 365 dollars.
Strong receipts and steady prices reflect routine cattle market activity with no new supply shock, so feed demand from feedlots is largely unchanged. The data simply confirms current price levels for buyers tracking cattle-linked feed demand.
hpj.comHPJ StaffNov 5, 2026After 78 past neutral report events, Live Cattle moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.0% to +1.0%), and +0.7% over 20.
After 44 past neutral report events, Feeder Cattle moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (59% higher; middle half -0.9% to +1.0%), and +0.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
