Compared to last Mondays sale: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packing buyers competed with other feeding and rebreed buyers throughout todays heavy offering. Breaking slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Boning and lean cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding cows sold on moderate to good demand this week. Thin cows sold with the best demand this sale as buyers purchased these cows to hold for the upcoming holidays. High quality cows suitable to feed to premium white sold generally steady. Overall feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average today and while some cows looked lower in price, after accounting for fill, most cows sold near steady. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Young age cows suitable to rebreed were too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, lower undertones were noticed. Quality this week was much lower than last week.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,787 | 78.53 | 1,403 | 34 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,570 | 62.02 | 974 | 19 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,409 | 53.09 | 748 | 351 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,208 | 47.25 | 571 | 630 |
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,344 | 987.79/cwt | 875.00–1,100.00 | 13,276 | 19 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth | — | 1,457 | 54.50/cwt | 54.50–54.50 | 794 | 35 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,320 | 1,100.00/cwt | 1,100.00–1,100.00 | 14,520 | 5 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,560 | 60.97/cwt | 58.50–73.00 | 951 | 11 |
| Stock Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 974 | 88.75/cwt | 70.00–99.00 | 864 | 84 |
| Stock Cows | Medium and Large 1-2 | — | 1,050 | 64.00/cwt | 64.00–64.00 | 672 | 1 |
| Stock Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,103 | 64.94/cwt | 48.00–78.00 | 716 | 74 |
| Stock Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,242 | 47.73/cwt | 45.00–49.00 | 593 | 3 |
| Stock Cows | Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed | — | 750 | 85.00/cwt | 85.00–85.00 | 638 | 1 |
| Stock Cows | Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed | — | 1,084 | 44.59/cwt | 36.00–47.00 | 483 | 28 |
| Stock Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,429 | 48.02/cwt | 48.00–49.00 | 686 | 40 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,375 | 950.00/cwt | 950.00–950.00 | 13,063 | 4 |
| Bulls | —Return to Feed | — | 1,303 | 68.76/cwt | 63.00–75.00 | 896 | 2 |
| Bulls | —Return to Feed | — | 1,245 | 81.00/cwt | 81.00–81.00 | 1,008 | 4 |
| Bulls | —Heavy Weight | — | 2,570 | 85.00/cwt | 85.00–85.00 | 2,185 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,096 | 91.84/cwt | 89.00–94.00 | 1,925 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,801 | 80.56/cwt | 79.00–83.00 | 1,451 | 10 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,862 | 73.11/cwt | 61.00–77.50 | 1,361 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Light Weight | — | 947 | 34.17/cwt | 33.00–37.50 | 324 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Light Weight | — | 865 | 46.00/cwt | 46.00–46.00 | 398 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,445 | 46.03/cwt | 42.00–52.00 | 665 | 24 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,463 | 56.66/cwt | 56.00–62.00 | 829 | 8 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 1,449 | 60.44/cwt | 55.00–64.00 | 876 | 88 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,194 | 36.62/cwt | 35.00–38.00 | 437 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,309 | 49.50/cwt | 47.00–53.00 | 648 | 14 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,203 | 42.33/cwt | 39.00–46.00 | 509 | 63 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 1,383 | 49.54/cwt | 43.00–54.00 | 685 | 212 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed | — | 1,407 | 54.00/cwt | 54.00–54.00 | 760 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed | — | 1,568 | 66.00/cwt | 66.00–66.00 | 1,035 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 1,207 | 63.70/cwt | 62.00–66.00 | 769 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 1,168 | 46.05/cwt | 42.00–48.00 | 538 | 170 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 1,233 | 48.96/cwt | 47.00–54.50 | 604 | 355 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 1,141 | 36.82/cwt | 35.00–38.00 | 420 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 1,439 | 66.14/cwt | 64.00–68.00 | 952 | 19 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,612 | 62.70/cwt | 54.00–64.50 | 1,011 | 12 |
Compared to last Mondays sale: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packing buyers competed with other feeding and rebreed buyers throughout todays heavy offering. Breaking slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Boning and lean cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding cows sold on moderate to good demand this week. Thin cows sold with the best demand this sale as buyers purchased these cows to hold for the upcoming holidays. High quality cows suitable to feed to premium white sold generally steady. Overall feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average today and while some cows looked lower in price, after accounting for fill, most cows sold near steady. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Young age cows suitable to rebreed were too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, lower undertones were noticed. Quality this week was much lower than last week.
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 19 | — | 1,344 | 875.00–1,100.00 | 987.79 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 5 | — | 1,320 | 1,100.00 | 1,100.00 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 11 | — | 1,560 | 58.50–73.00 | 60.97 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 4 | — | 1,375 | 950.00 | 950.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 35 | — | 1,457 | 54.50 | 54.50 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 84 | — | 974 | 70.00–99.00 | 88.75 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 74 | — | 1,103 | 48.00–78.00 | 64.94 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 3 | — | 1,242 | 45.00–49.00 | 47.73 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | Open | 40 | — | 1,429 | 48.00–49.00 | 48.02 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 1,050 | 64.00 | 64.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 750 | 85.00 | 85.00 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | Open | 28 | — | 1,084 | 36.00–47.00 | 44.59 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,303 | 63.00–75.00 | 68.76 |
| 4 | — | 1,245 | 81.00 | 81.00 |
| Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 2,570 | 85.00 | 85.00 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 2,096 | 89.00–94.00 | 91.84 |
| 10 | — | 1,801 | 79.00–83.00 | 80.56 |
| 13 | — | 1,862 | 61.00–77.50 | 73.11 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 947 | 33.00–37.50 | 34.17 |
| 1 | — | 865 | 46.00 | 46.00 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 24 | — | 1,445 | 42.00–52.00 | 46.03 |
| 8 | — | 1,463 | 56.00–62.00 | 56.66 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 88 | — | 1,449 | 55.00–64.00 | 60.44 |
| 212 | — | 1,383 | 43.00–54.00 | 49.54 |
| 19 | — | 1,439 | 64.00–68.00 | 66.14 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,194 | 35.00–38.00 | 36.62 |
| 14 | — | 1,309 | 47.00–53.00 | 49.50 |
| 63 | — | 1,203 | 39.00–46.00 | 42.33 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,407 | 54.00 | 54.00 |
| 4 | — | 1,568 | 66.00 | 66.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,207 | 62.00–66.00 | 63.70 |
| 170 | — | 1,168 | 42.00–48.00 | 46.05 |
| 355 | — | 1,233 | 47.00–54.50 | 48.96 |
| 4 | — | 1,141 | 35.00–38.00 | 36.82 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,612 | 54.00–64.50 | 62.70 |