Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower, few instances of steady. Holstein steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand only moderate this week. The overall quality was very attractive as the cattle were hard fed, high quality grading, clean hided, in an average weighup but packers were not interested in chasing the market. Estimated dressed cost ranged from 168.00-172.00. Boxed beef values continue to rise, reaching 231.00 this morning but packers were determined to cheapen up. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, bulls 2.00 lower.
Slaughter lambs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder lambs 5.00 lower. Slaughter ewes 10.00 to 20.00 higher, except the fat ewes, Good 4-5, were steady. Moderate to good demand for slaughter lambs. Good demand for another large offering of feeder lambs including a string of 550 light fleshed lambs. Good to very good demand for slaughter ewes.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,914 | 86.04 | 1,647 | 9thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,682 | 79.77 | 1,342 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,464 | 64.46 | 944 | 21 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,379 | 60.71 | 837 | 11 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,248 | 57.22 | 714 | 39 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,439 | 94.20 | 1,356 | 91 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,285 | 90.00 | 1,157 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,309 | 104.59 | 1,370 | 186 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,288 | 107.69 | 1,387 | 40 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,508 | 105.52 | 1,591 | 529 |
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,288 | 107.69/cwt | 104.75–112.00 | 1,387 | 40 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,470 | 105.55/cwt | 104.75–107.25 | 1,552 | 303 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,559 | 105.48/cwt | 105.00–106.50 | 1,644 | 226 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,316 | 104.74/cwt | 103.00–106.75 | 1,378 | 176 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,195 | 102.00/cwt | 102.00–102.00 | 1,219 | 10 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,682 | 79.77/cwt | 76.00–84.00 | 1,342 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,251 | 58.65/cwt | 53.00–62.00 | 734 | 33 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,234 | 49.34/cwt | 40.00–52.00 | 609 | 6 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,453 | 67.45/cwt | 63.00–70.00 | 980 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,481 | 59.61/cwt | 56.00–62.00 | 883 | 8 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,309 | 64.04/cwt | 62.00–66.00 | 838 | 7 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,501 | 54.87/cwt | 49.00–59.00 | 824 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,285 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 1,157 | 6 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,439 | 94.20/cwt | 91.00–95.25 | 1,356 | 91 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,962 | 86.76/cwt | 82.50–89.00 | 1,702 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,745 | 83.51/cwt | 83.00–84.00 | 1,457 | 2 |
Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower, few instances of steady. Holstein steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand only moderate this week. The overall quality was very attractive as the cattle were hard fed, high quality grading, clean hided, in an average weighup but packers were not interested in chasing the market. Estimated dressed cost ranged from 168.00-172.00. Boxed beef values continue to rise, reaching 231.00 this morning but packers were determined to cheapen up. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, bulls 2.00 lower.
Slaughter lambs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder lambs 5.00 lower. Slaughter ewes 10.00 to 20.00 higher, except the fat ewes, Good 4-5, were steady. Moderate to good demand for slaughter lambs. Good demand for another large offering of feeder lambs including a string of 550 light fleshed lambs. Good to very good demand for slaughter ewes.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 40 | — | 1,288 | 104.75–112.00 | 107.69 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 303 | — | 1,470 | 104.75–107.25 | 105.55 |
| 226 | — | 1,559 | 105.00–106.50 | 105.48 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 176 | — | 1,316 | 103.00–106.75 | 104.74 |
| 10 | — | 1,195 | 102.00 | 102.00 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,682 | 76.00–84.00 | 79.77 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 33 | — | 1,251 | 53.00–62.00 | 58.65 |
| 6 | — | 1,234 | 40.00–52.00 | 49.34 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 1,453 | 63.00–70.00 | 67.45 |
| 8 | — | 1,481 | 56.00–62.00 | 59.61 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,309 | 62.00–66.00 | 64.04 |
| 4 | — | 1,501 | 49.00–59.00 | 54.87 |
| Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,285 | 90.00 | 90.00 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 91 | — | 1,439 | 91.00–95.25 | 94.20 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,962 | 82.50–89.00 | 86.76 |
| 2 | — | 1,745 | 83.00–84.00 | 83.51 |