Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to firm, heifers 1.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Holstein steers 2.00 lower. Moderate demand for this nice offering of new crop, calf fed steers and heifers. Jun Live Cattle futures lost almost 1.00 today but packers were more interested in buying cattle this week than they have been in recent weeks. Weighing condition was average, cattle rather clean now as they have shed off their winter coats and rubbed off the old tag. Estimated dressed cost looked to be in the 183.00-185.00 range. Packers that have not participated at all in the last several weeks were active bidders this week. 14 full loads of steers, 1 full load of heifers with the balance part loads and packages. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower than Monday's sale, bulls not well compared.
Slaughter lambs 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter ewes 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder lambs too narrowly compared to offer a good comparison. Moderate demand for slaughter lambs, light to moderate demand for slaughter ewes and feeder lambs. Fewer farmer feeder buyers in town to bid on the feeder lamb offering. Good demand for a nice string of high quality young open ewes that went back to the country.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | High | 1,755 | 87.00 | 1,527 | 16 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,566 | 64.51 | 1,010 | 49 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,410 | 60.77 | 857 | 40 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,182 | 57.52 | 680 | 48 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,387 | 84.92 | 1,178 | 180 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,315 | 81.45 | 1,071 | 40 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,173 | 77.50 | 909 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,268 | 111.34 | 1,412 | 121 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,391 | 114.00 | 1,586 | 559 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,260 | 111.67 | 1,406 | 64 |
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 1,823 | 91.53/cwt | 91.00–92.00 | 1,669 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,620 | 77.86/cwt | 71.00–82.00 | 1,261 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,780 | 88.67/cwt | 87.00–90.50 | 1,578 | 11 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | — | 1,173 | 77.50/cwt | 77.50–77.50 | 909 | 6 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,315 | 81.45/cwt | 80.00–82.00 | 1,071 | 40 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,373 | 113.98/cwt | 113.00–115.00 | 1,565 | 516 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,277 | 110.76/cwt | 110.00–111.00 | 1,414 | 32 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,242 | 112.58/cwt | 110.00–119.00 | 1,398 | 32 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,387 | 84.92/cwt | 83.00–87.50 | 1,178 | 180 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,268 | 111.34/cwt | 111.00–112.00 | 1,412 | 121 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,610 | 114.25/cwt | 114.25–114.25 | 1,839 | 43 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,260 | 71.76/cwt | 71.00–72.50 | 904 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,464 | 55.27/cwt | 52.00–58.00 | 809 | 18 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,377 | 64.62/cwt | 60.00–71.00 | 890 | 20 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,715 | 73.00/cwt | 73.00–73.00 | 1,252 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,620 | 56.78/cwt | 51.00–61.00 | 920 | 17 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,525 | 68.33/cwt | 63.00–72.00 | 1,042 | 30 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,075 | 68.18/cwt | 66.00–69.50 | 733 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,249 | 52.52/cwt | 47.00–55.00 | 656 | 15 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,166 | 58.29/cwt | 55.00–62.50 | 680 | 28 |
Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to firm, heifers 1.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Holstein steers 2.00 lower. Moderate demand for this nice offering of new crop, calf fed steers and heifers. Jun Live Cattle futures lost almost 1.00 today but packers were more interested in buying cattle this week than they have been in recent weeks. Weighing condition was average, cattle rather clean now as they have shed off their winter coats and rubbed off the old tag. Estimated dressed cost looked to be in the 183.00-185.00 range. Packers that have not participated at all in the last several weeks were active bidders this week. 14 full loads of steers, 1 full load of heifers with the balance part loads and packages. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower than Monday's sale, bulls not well compared.
Slaughter lambs 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter ewes 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder lambs too narrowly compared to offer a good comparison. Moderate demand for slaughter lambs, light to moderate demand for slaughter ewes and feeder lambs. Fewer farmer feeder buyers in town to bid on the feeder lamb offering. Good demand for a nice string of high quality young open ewes that went back to the country.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,823 | 91.00–92.00 | 91.53 |
| 3 | — | 1,620 | 71.00–82.00 | 77.86 |
| 11 | — | 1,780 | 87.00–90.50 | 88.67 |
| Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,173 | 77.50 | 77.50 |
| Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 40 | — | 1,315 | 80.00–82.00 | 81.45 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 180 | — | 1,387 | 83.00–87.50 | 84.92 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 516 | — | 1,373 | 113.00–115.00 | 113.98 |
| 43 | — | 1,610 | 114.25 | 114.25 |
| Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 32 | — | 1,277 | 110.00–111.00 | 110.76 |
| Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 32 | — | 1,242 | 110.00–119.00 | 112.58 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 121 | — | 1,268 | 111.00–112.00 | 111.34 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,260 | 71.00–72.50 | 71.76 |
| 18 | — | 1,464 | 52.00–58.00 | 55.27 |
| 20 | — | 1,377 | 60.00–71.00 | 64.62 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,715 | 73.00 | 73.00 |
| 17 | — | 1,620 | 51.00–61.00 | 56.78 |
| 30 | — | 1,525 | 63.00–72.00 | 68.33 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,075 | 66.00–69.50 | 68.18 |
| 15 | — | 1,249 | 47.00–55.00 | 52.52 |
| 28 | — | 1,166 | 55.00–62.50 | 58.29 |