Compared to last week's extremely limited test: Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady. Moderate to good demand for this very large offering of attractive, hard fed, high quality grading steers and heifers. Many full loads of steers and heifers, a large volume of steers greater than 1600 lbs and heifers greater than 1450 lbs. Weighing condition was attractive to buyers as the majority of the cattle were in overnight ahead of today's snow storm. Estimated dressed cost ranged from 175.00 -180.00. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher compared to Monday, bulls no comparison available.
Slaughter lambs steady to 3.00 higher, feeder lambs no comparison available, slaughter ewes sold with steady to higher undertones compared to last weeks limited test. Demand on slaughter lambs was good, feeder lambs and slaughter ewes very good. An active market, however the most activity was seen on slaughter ewes.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,830 | 79.37 | 1,452 | 10 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Low | 1,612 | 66.14 | 1,066 | 20 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,654 | 61.29 | 1,014 | 70 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,318 | 56.06 | 739 | 26 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,243 | 47.13 | 586 | 39 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,567 | 91.18 | 1,429 | 72 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,446 | 89.99 | 1,301 | 37 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,405 | 108.65 | 1,527 | 572 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Low | 1,270 | 102.63 | 1,303 | 40 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,580 | 109.93 | 1,737 | 847 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,434 | 109.09 | 1,565 | 75 |
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,747 | 106.18/cwt | 103.00–108.50 | 1,855 | 85 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,404 | 108.93/cwt | 107.00–111.50 | 1,529 | 506 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,545 | 108.00/cwt | 108.00–108.00 | 1,669 | 17 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,311 | 101.00/cwt | 101.00–101.00 | 1,324 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,228 | 104.25/cwt | 104.25–104.25 | 1,280 | 20 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,450 | 53.00/cwt | 53.00–53.00 | 769 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,785 | 52.06/cwt | 44.00–55.00 | 929 | 20 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,644 | 108.38/cwt | 106.25–109.75 | 1,782 | 236 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,559 | 110.76/cwt | 108.25–111.85 | 1,727 | 301 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,620 | 66.83/cwt | 65.00–72.00 | 1,083 | 19 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,250 | 45.08/cwt | 38.00–48.50 | 564 | 30 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,528 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,604 | 12 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,658 | 104.25/cwt | 104.25–104.25 | 1,728 | 13 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,311 | 48.62/cwt | 45.00–51.00 | 637 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,274 | 64.05/cwt | 63.00–66.00 | 816 | 7 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,758 | 68.41/cwt | 68.00–68.50 | 1,203 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,584 | 64.60/cwt | 58.00–66.00 | 1,023 | 45 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,178 | 60.00/cwt | 60.00–60.00 | 707 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,233 | 52.26/cwt | 49.00–54.00 | 644 | 7 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,343 | 54.72/cwt | 51.00–60.00 | 735 | 14 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,458 | 101.00/cwt | 101.00–101.00 | 1,473 | 5 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,567 | 91.18/cwt | 90.00–94.25 | 1,429 | 72 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,446 | 89.99/cwt | 88.00–91.00 | 1,301 | 37 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,482 | 113.00/cwt | 113.00–113.00 | 1,675 | 26 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,236 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,298 | 25 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,411 | 111.75/cwt | 111.75–111.75 | 1,577 | 16 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,405 | 110.70/cwt | 108.00–111.50 | 1,555 | 51 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,379 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,379 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,923 | 84.24/cwt | 77.00–87.00 | 1,620 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,612 | 68.00/cwt | 60.00–77.00 | 1,096 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,477 | 111.99/cwt | 110.00–112.75 | 1,654 | 194 |
Compared to last week's extremely limited test: Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady. Moderate to good demand for this very large offering of attractive, hard fed, high quality grading steers and heifers. Many full loads of steers and heifers, a large volume of steers greater than 1600 lbs and heifers greater than 1450 lbs. Weighing condition was attractive to buyers as the majority of the cattle were in overnight ahead of today's snow storm. Estimated dressed cost ranged from 175.00 -180.00. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher compared to Monday, bulls no comparison available.
Slaughter lambs steady to 3.00 higher, feeder lambs no comparison available, slaughter ewes sold with steady to higher undertones compared to last weeks limited test. Demand on slaughter lambs was good, feeder lambs and slaughter ewes very good. An active market, however the most activity was seen on slaughter ewes.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 85 | — | 1,747 | 103.00–108.50 | 106.18 |
| 236 | — | 1,644 | 106.25–109.75 | 108.38 |
| Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 1,545 | 108.00 | 108.00 |
| 7 | — | 1,379 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 301 | — | 1,559 | 108.25–111.85 | 110.76 |
| 5 | — | 1,458 | 101.00 | 101.00 |
| 194 | — | 1,477 | 110.00–112.75 | 111.99 |
| Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 26 | — | 1,482 | 113.00 | 113.00 |
| Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 51 | — | 1,405 | 108.00–111.50 | 110.70 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 506 | — | 1,404 | 107.00–111.50 | 108.93 |
| 12 | — | 1,528 | 105.00 | 105.00 |
| 25 | — | 1,236 | 105.00 | 105.00 |
| Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 20 | — | 1,311 | 101.00 | 101.00 |
| 20 | — | 1,228 | 104.25 | 104.25 |
| Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 1,658 | 104.25 | 104.25 |
| Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 16 | — | 1,411 | 111.75 | 111.75 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,450 | 53.00 | 53.00 |
| 19 | — | 1,620 | 65.00–72.00 | 66.83 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 20 | — | 1,785 | 44.00–55.00 | 52.06 |
| 5 | — | 1,758 | 68.00–68.50 | 68.41 |
| 45 | — | 1,584 | 58.00–66.00 | 64.60 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 30 | — | 1,250 | 38.00–48.50 | 45.08 |
| 2 | — | 1,178 | 60.00 | 60.00 |
| 7 | — | 1,233 | 49.00–54.00 | 52.26 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,311 | 45.00–51.00 | 48.62 |
| 7 | — | 1,274 | 63.00–66.00 | 64.05 |
| 14 | — | 1,343 | 51.00–60.00 | 54.72 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 72 | — | 1,567 | 90.00–94.25 | 91.18 |
| Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 37 | — | 1,446 | 88.00–91.00 | 89.99 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,923 | 77.00–87.00 | 84.24 |
| 3 | — | 1,612 | 60.00–77.00 | 68.00 |