Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers steady to 1.00 lower, Holstein steers 1.00 lower. Good demand for this very attractive offering of hard fed, high quality grading steers and heifers. All packer buyers participated and the market was fairly active. Estimated dressed cost ranged from 158.00-162.00, few to 165.00. 14 full loads of steers, 6 full loads of heifers, balance part loads and small packages. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls steady.
Traditional slaughter lambs 10.00 lower, lambs under 100 lbs sold sharply lower. Slaughter ewes 15.00 to 30.00 lower. Feeder lambs not well tested last week for comparison. Demand on slaughter lambs this week was much lighter, the market was not near as active as a week ago as there were fewer buyers participating and those that did were intent on buying lambs at lower money. Demand for slaughter ewes was also much lighter than last week, only moderate. Good demand for feeder lambs.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,781 | 90.46 | 1,611 | 24 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,573 | 70.69 | 1,112 | 61 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,341 | 65.96 | 884 | 49 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,163 | 59.97 | 697 | 19 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,491 | 86.57 | 1,291 | 134 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,349 | 85.00 | 1,147 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,322 | 99.61 | 1,317 | 352 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,486 | 99.83 | 1,484 | 420 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,431 | 99.17 | 1,419 | 102 |
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,447 | 99.79/cwt | 99.00–101.00 | 1,444 | 193 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,551 | 96.50/cwt | 96.50–96.50 | 1,497 | 11 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,433 | 106.00/cwt | 106.00–106.00 | 1,519 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,518 | 100.04/cwt | 98.50–100.75 | 1,519 | 216 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,410 | 97.26/cwt | 96.50–98.00 | 1,371 | 39 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,318 | 99.37/cwt | 98.00–103.00 | 1,310 | 339 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,444 | 100.35/cwt | 96.75–107.00 | 1,449 | 63 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,491 | 86.57/cwt | 85.00–87.50 | 1,291 | 134 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,349 | 85.00/cwt | 85.00–85.00 | 1,147 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,191 | 62.62/cwt | 55.00–67.50 | 746 | 9 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,102 | 52.07/cwt | 49.00–54.00 | 574 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,219 | 70.45/cwt | 69.50–71.00 | 859 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,538 | 69.37/cwt | 64.00–72.50 | 1,067 | 35 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,634 | 76.18/cwt | 73.50–80.50 | 1,245 | 18 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,586 | 64.15/cwt | 63.00–65.00 | 1,017 | 8 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,314 | 68.11/cwt | 63.00–71.50 | 895 | 38 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,433 | 58.54/cwt | 52.00–66.00 | 839 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,750 | 90.51/cwt | 86.00–93.50 | 1,584 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,922 | 97.38/cwt | 95.00–101.00 | 1,872 | 9 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,548 | 74.78/cwt | 69.00–85.00 | 1,158 | 4 |
Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers steady to 1.00 lower, Holstein steers 1.00 lower. Good demand for this very attractive offering of hard fed, high quality grading steers and heifers. All packer buyers participated and the market was fairly active. Estimated dressed cost ranged from 158.00-162.00, few to 165.00. 14 full loads of steers, 6 full loads of heifers, balance part loads and small packages. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls steady.
Traditional slaughter lambs 10.00 lower, lambs under 100 lbs sold sharply lower. Slaughter ewes 15.00 to 30.00 lower. Feeder lambs not well tested last week for comparison. Demand on slaughter lambs this week was much lighter, the market was not near as active as a week ago as there were fewer buyers participating and those that did were intent on buying lambs at lower money. Demand for slaughter ewes was also much lighter than last week, only moderate. Good demand for feeder lambs.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 193 | — | 1,447 | 99.00–101.00 | 99.79 |
| 11 | — | 1,551 | 96.50 | 96.50 |
| 216 | — | 1,518 | 98.50–100.75 | 100.04 |
| Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 39 | — | 1,410 | 96.50–98.00 | 97.26 |
| Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 63 | — | 1,444 | 96.75–107.00 | 100.35 |
| Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 1,433 | 106.00 | 106.00 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 339 | — | 1,318 | 98.00–103.00 | 99.37 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 134 | — | 1,491 | 85.00–87.50 | 86.57 |
| Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,349 | 85.00 | 85.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 1,191 | 55.00–67.50 | 62.62 |
| 7 | — | 1,102 | 49.00–54.00 | 52.07 |
| 3 | — | 1,219 | 69.50–71.00 | 70.45 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 35 | — | 1,538 | 64.00–72.50 | 69.37 |
| 18 | — | 1,634 | 73.50–80.50 | 76.18 |
| 8 | — | 1,586 | 63.00–65.00 | 64.15 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 38 | — | 1,314 | 63.00–71.50 | 68.11 |
| 11 | — | 1,433 | 52.00–66.00 | 58.54 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,750 | 86.00–93.50 | 90.51 |
| 9 | — | 1,922 | 95.00–101.00 | 97.38 |
| 4 | — | 1,548 | 69.00–85.00 | 74.78 |