Compared to last week: Too few slaughter steers, heifers, and Holstein steers offered to make a good price comparison, lower undertones evident. Light demand, few packer buyers present. With the steep price decline last week only a few packages of cattle offered for sale this week as cattle feeders refuse to sell cattle at this price level. April Live Cattle again posting expanded limit gains today but the cash direct fat cattle market still maintains a very large positive basis. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, bulls not well tested.
Slaughter lambs not well tested to make a good price comparison, higher undertone evident. Slaughter ewes 10.00 to 20.00 higher, feeder lambs not well tested for comparison. Moderate demand for slaughter lambs, very good demand for slaughter ewes. Moderate demand for the few packages of feeder lambs offered.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,675 | 65.00 | 1,089 | 1thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,396 | 45.71 | 638 | 9thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,616 | 44.27 | 715 | 15 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,388 | 34.94 | 485 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,431 | 74.07 | 1,060 | 13 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,267 | 94.50 | 1,197 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,505 | 95.62 | 1,439 | 12 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,402 | 91.00 | 1,276 | 40 |
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,585 | 96.00/cwt | 96.00–96.00 | 1,522 | 5 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,402 | 91.00/cwt | 91.00–91.00 | 1,276 | 40 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,447 | 95.34/cwt | 94.50–96.00 | 1,380 | 7 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,267 | 94.50/cwt | 94.50–94.50 | 1,197 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,430 | 32.16/cwt | 27.00–38.00 | 460 | 7 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,431 | 74.07/cwt | 72.00–75.00 | 1,060 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,290 | 41.42/cwt | 40.00–42.50 | 534 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,622 | 42.82/cwt | 41.50–44.00 | 695 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,599 | 48.26/cwt | 43.50–53.00 | 772 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,401 | 46.17/cwt | 44.00–49.00 | 647 | 8 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,355 | 42.00/cwt | 42.00–42.00 | 569 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,675 | 65.00/cwt | 65.00–65.00 | 1,089 | 1 |
Compared to last week: Too few slaughter steers, heifers, and Holstein steers offered to make a good price comparison, lower undertones evident. Light demand, few packer buyers present. With the steep price decline last week only a few packages of cattle offered for sale this week as cattle feeders refuse to sell cattle at this price level. April Live Cattle again posting expanded limit gains today but the cash direct fat cattle market still maintains a very large positive basis. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, bulls not well tested.
Slaughter lambs not well tested to make a good price comparison, higher undertone evident. Slaughter ewes 10.00 to 20.00 higher, feeder lambs not well tested for comparison. Moderate demand for slaughter lambs, very good demand for slaughter ewes. Moderate demand for the few packages of feeder lambs offered.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,585 | 96.00 | 96.00 |
| 7 | — | 1,447 | 94.50–96.00 | 95.34 |
| Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 40 | — | 1,402 | 91.00 | 91.00 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,267 | 94.50 | 94.50 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,430 | 27.00–38.00 | 32.16 |
| 3 | — | 1,290 | 40.00–42.50 | 41.42 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,622 | 41.50–44.00 | 42.82 |
| 4 | — | 1,599 | 43.50–53.00 | 48.26 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 1,401 | 44.00–49.00 | 46.17 |
| 1 | — | 1,355 | 42.00 | 42.00 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 1,431 | 72.00–75.00 | 74.07 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,675 | 65.00 | 65.00 |