Down across the board.
The average price of 282 steers sold online in February 2017 was $4,351, down from $5,096 in 2016. The 2017 average price was the lowest since 2013 when the average was $4,210.
The cut off for the top ten percent dropped from $11,250 in 2014 (the peak) to $8,425 in 2017.
The price cut off for the bottom ten percent of calves was $1,900 in 2016. It is $1,414 in 2017.
The median price was down $500 to $3,000.
Based on percentiles, at $10k calf in February of 2014 is a $7,500 calf in 2017.
A $5k calf in 2014 is a $4,250 calf in 2017.
*all of this originally said March