# High Plains cattle sales report - High Plains Journal

> 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.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T21:06:39.198Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82371-high-plains-cattle-sales-report-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-03-20 | [Latest WASDE report raises red meat, poultry production - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31165-latest-wasde-report-raises-red-meat-poultry-production-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.8% | -2.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-10-02 | [Cattle on Feed report pushes feeders south \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50773-cattle-on-feed-report-pushes-feeders-south-western-livestock-journal.md) | +1.5% | -1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-11-20 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7972-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -2.9% | -5.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-01-19 | [Livestock markets to have several positives, according to WASDE - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32075-livestock-markets-to-have-several-positives-according-to-wasde-high-plains.md) | +0.9% | +4.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-01-01 | [USDA beefs up fed cattle price reporting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73130-usda-beefs-up-fed-cattle-price-reporting.md) | -0.8% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-02-22 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60748-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -0.2% | -0.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-08-27 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40181-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +0.9% | -2.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-05-01 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53276-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +9.3% | +13.6% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2026/11/05/weekly-fed-cattle-market/

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