Fluctuating corn prices and speculation of a high fat cattle market combined have led to steady feeder cattle prices during a seasonally low time of the year. Bagley Livestock Auction Co-Owner Billy Bushelle says bigger runs of grass cattle will start to filter through the barns soon. “We’ll start getting larger runs of grass cattle, which is seasonally early, but it’s not because of grass or pasture conditions. The market is just that strong.” Bushelle says the sell-off of the cow herd last year might bump the prices for this upcoming run. “Overall, we have less yearlings out there than on a normal year. Partially, because of the lack of hay last year, and partially because the market was so strong this spring that it deterred a lot of people from buying some and putting them out.”