Cattle.com

2017 Midwestern Steer Sale Season Report

Yearly Price Trends

Summary of the 2017 southern steer sale season for all steers sold in auctions with publicly available sale price information.

Data based on 3,677 steers sold in 479 sales for an average price of $3,292 between Wednesday, July 26, 2017 and Thursday, December 28, 2017. The median price of these steers is $2,300.

Top 25 Steers

  1. $56,500 - Here I am
  2. $39,500 - Monopoly
  3. $39,000 - Hi Ho Silver
  4. $38,069 - Made to Order
  5. $34,500 - Here I Am
  6. $34,000 - Man Among Boys
  7. $30,000 - Executive
  8. $29,500 - Italian Stallion
  9. $29,000 - Fu Man Chu
  10. $28,500 - Fu Man Chu
  11. $28,000 - Monopoly
  12. $27,500 - Monopoly
  13. $27,000 - Monopoly
  14. $25,500 - Man Among Boys
  15. $25,000 - Man Among Boys
  16. $24,599 - Monopoly
  17. $23,500 - Monopoly
  18. $23,000 - Heat Wave
  19. $23,000 - Monopoly
  20. $20,750 - In God We Trust
  21. $20,500 - Here I am
  22. $20,000 - In God We Trust
  23. $20,000 - One in the Chamber
  24. $19,500 - Hi Ho Silver
  25. $19,000 - Monopoly

Top 10 Sires by Avg


(Minimum 15 calves)
  1. Made to Order - $5,420 (40)
  2. In God We Trust - $4,752 (74)
  3. Heat Wave - $4,356 (57)
  4. Walks Alone - $4,094 (18)
  5. Safe and Sound - $4,081 (27)
  6. Monopoly - $3,949 (600)
  7. Fu Man Chu - $3,892 (223)
  8. Man Among Boys - $3,743 (284)
  9. Here I Am - $3,730 (299)
  10. Quality Counts - $3,529 (21)

Top 10 Sires by Steers Sold

  1. Monopoly - 600 ($3,949 avg.)
  2. Here I Am - 299 ($3,730 avg.)
  3. Man Among Boys - 284 ($3,743 avg.)
  4. Fu Man Chu - 223 ($3,892 avg.)
  5. Hi Ho Silver - 179 ($3,308 avg.)
  6. I-80 - 96 ($2,283 avg.)
  7. One in the Chamber - 77 ($2,730 avg.)
  8. Dakota Gold - 76 ($3,109 avg.)
  9. In God We Trust - 74 ($4,752 avg.)
  10. Italian Stallion - 69 ($3,023 avg.)

Top 10 Sires of $10k+ Steers

  1. Monopoly - 32 ($16,395 avg.)
  2. Man Among Boys - 16 ($16,063 avg.)
  3. Here I Am - 14 ($18,482 avg.)
  4. Fu Man Chu - 13 ($15,158 avg.)
  5. Heat Wave - 7 ($14,571 avg.)
  6. In God We Trust - 7 ($14,429 avg.)
  7. Hi Ho Silver - 5 ($19,600 avg.)
  8. Made to Order - 5 ($20,274 avg.)
  9. Huff and Puff - 4 ($12,750 avg.)
  10. Monopoly clones - 3 ($12,700 avg.)

Top 10 Steer Sales by Avg

  1. Jones Show Cattle Online Club Calf Sale 11-5-17
    $10,857 (30)
  2. England Showstock Online Steer and Heifer Sale 10-22-17
    $9,917 (6)
  3. Wiese Cattle Online Sale 9-17-17
    $9,842 (12)
  4. Rodgers Livestock Steer Sale 10-23-17
    $8,900 (15)
  5. Kober/Jacobs Online Sale 9-17-17
    $8,833 (6)
  6. Boyert Show Cattle and Core Farms Online Steer Sale 9-12-17
    $8,611 (14)
  7. Dryer/Harper Online Steer & Heifer Sale 10-2-17
    $7,735 (9)
  8. Webster Cattle Co Online Sale 10-14-17
    $7,413 (8)
  9. Sandy Show Cattle Sale 10-17-17
    $6,750 (6)
  10. Clayton Cattle Company Online Sale 9-17-17
    $6,714 (11)

Yearly Price Trends