Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady with a couple instances of 2.00 higher, heifers fully steady, Holstein steers fully steady. Demand just moderate for this nice offering of hard fed steers and heifers. 7 full loads of steers, 2 full loads of heifers, balance part loads and small packages. Weighing conditions ranged from full cattle that were hauled in this morning to those that were in a nice, fair condition as they were hauled overnight. Estimated dressed cost ranged from 156.00-160.00. Boxed beef values were lower again today as the daily cattle slaughter has reached up to 121,000 for the second consecutive day this week. Slaughter cows steady 2.00 lower, bulls steady compared to last Wednesday's sale.
Slaughter lambs mostly steady, feeder lambs not well compared but a higher undertone was evident, slaughter ewes steady to 5.00 lower with the full decline on the Utility ewes. Demand was moderate to good for slaughter lambs, good demand for feeder lambs, only moderate demand for slaughter ewes.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,774 | 89.02 | 1,579 | 13 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,690 | 79.00 | 1,335 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,536 | 67.96 | 1,044 | 92 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,297 | 63.27 | 820 | 54 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,325 | 50.82 | 673 | 11 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,469 | 84.48 | 1,241 | 89 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,273 | 95.47 | 1,216 | 201 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,480 | 97.76 | 1,447 | 370 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,286 | 93.68 | 1,204 | 25 |
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,220 | 92.00/cwt | 92.00–92.00 | 1,122 | 19 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,690 | 79.00/cwt | 79.00–79.00 | 1,335 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,351 | 50.10/cwt | 45.00–57.00 | 677 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,060 | 58.00/cwt | 58.00–58.00 | 615 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,514 | 68.75/cwt | 63.50–72.50 | 1,041 | 68 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,624 | 62.99/cwt | 56.00–65.50 | 1,023 | 17 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,532 | 72.39/cwt | 72.00–74.00 | 1,109 | 7 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,309 | 65.02/cwt | 60.00–69.00 | 851 | 32 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,255 | 58.47/cwt | 54.00–61.00 | 734 | 18 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,385 | 70.91/cwt | 70.00–73.00 | 982 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,738 | 88.61/cwt | 85.00–91.50 | 1,540 | 12 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,205 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 2,073 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,469 | 84.48/cwt | 82.50–85.50 | 1,241 | 89 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,184 | 102.50/cwt | 102.50–102.50 | 1,214 | 4 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,305 | 92.00/cwt | 92.00–92.00 | 1,201 | 21 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,539 | 97.86/cwt | 96.50–100.00 | 1,506 | 186 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,421 | 97.65/cwt | 95.00–99.00 | 1,388 | 184 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,279 | 95.83/cwt | 92.25–98.00 | 1,226 | 182 |
Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady with a couple instances of 2.00 higher, heifers fully steady, Holstein steers fully steady. Demand just moderate for this nice offering of hard fed steers and heifers. 7 full loads of steers, 2 full loads of heifers, balance part loads and small packages. Weighing conditions ranged from full cattle that were hauled in this morning to those that were in a nice, fair condition as they were hauled overnight. Estimated dressed cost ranged from 156.00-160.00. Boxed beef values were lower again today as the daily cattle slaughter has reached up to 121,000 for the second consecutive day this week. Slaughter cows steady 2.00 lower, bulls steady compared to last Wednesday's sale.
Slaughter lambs mostly steady, feeder lambs not well compared but a higher undertone was evident, slaughter ewes steady to 5.00 lower with the full decline on the Utility ewes. Demand was moderate to good for slaughter lambs, good demand for feeder lambs, only moderate demand for slaughter ewes.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 19 | — | 1,220 | 92.00 | 92.00 |
| 182 | — | 1,279 | 92.25–98.00 | 95.83 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,690 | 79.00 | 79.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 10 | — | 1,351 | 45.00–57.00 | 50.10 |
| 1 | — | 1,060 | 58.00 | 58.00 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 68 | — | 1,514 | 63.50–72.50 | 68.75 |
| 17 | — | 1,624 | 56.00–65.50 | 62.99 |
| 7 | — | 1,532 | 72.00–74.00 | 72.39 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 32 | — | 1,309 | 60.00–69.00 | 65.02 |
| 18 | — | 1,255 | 54.00–61.00 | 58.47 |
| 4 | — | 1,385 | 70.00–73.00 | 70.91 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,738 | 85.00–91.50 | 88.61 |
| 1 | — | 2,205 | 94.00 | 94.00 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 89 | — | 1,469 | 82.50–85.50 | 84.48 |
| Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,184 | 102.50 | 102.50 |
| Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | — | 1,305 | 92.00 | 92.00 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 186 | — | 1,539 | 96.50–100.00 | 97.86 |
| 184 | — | 1,421 | 95.00–99.00 | 97.65 |