Compared to last week: Slaughter steers Choice 2-3 steady to 1.00 lower, Choice 3-4 2.00 to 4.00 lower, heifers 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein steers 5.00 lower. Moderate demand for this nice offering of hard fed cattle. We saw 3 loads of cattle weighing in the 1600lb range. CME Live Cattle Futures slightly higher at the time of this report. CME Corn lower again today, fair amount lower this week. Slaughter Cows Boner steady to 1.00 lower, Lean 1.00 to 3.00 lower, Breaker to few to make a meaningful comparison. Bulls to few to make a meaningful comparison.
Traditional weight sheep down 6.00 to 13.00. Demand for this large offering of market ready sheep was moderate. Some packers are having a hard time finding people to work and run the facility at full capacity. Ewes Good 2-3 2.00 to 8.00 lower, Good 4-5 steady to 3.00 lower, Utility 5.00 to 6.00 lower, cull to few to make a meaningful comparison.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 2,116 | 87.90 | 1,860 | 9thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,585 | 91.24 | 1,446 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,564 | 77.64 | 1,215 | 13 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,397 | 65.62 | 917 | 32 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,258 | 52.81 | 665 | 67 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,475 | 111.58 | 1,646 | 28 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,352 | 122.03 | 1,650 | 60 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,245 | 111.00 | 1,382 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,510 | 124.41 | 1,878 | 403 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,261 | 123.14 | 1,553 | 79 |
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,236 | 51.77/cwt | 45.00–54.00 | 640 | 26 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 950 | 35.58/cwt | 31.00–45.00 | 338 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,339 | 57.15/cwt | 56.00–60.00 | 765 | 34 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,585 | 91.24/cwt | 89.00–99.00 | 1,446 | 6 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,374 | 117.00/cwt | 117.00–117.00 | 1,608 | 11 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,245 | 111.00/cwt | 111.00–111.00 | 1,382 | 9 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,237 | 120.48/cwt | 117.00–124.25 | 1,490 | 41 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,403 | 66.10/cwt | 64.00–67.50 | 927 | 29 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,510 | 124.82/cwt | 122.50–127.50 | 1,885 | 128 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,287 | 126.00/cwt | 126.00–126.00 | 1,622 | 38 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,561 | 131.00/cwt | 131.00–131.00 | 2,045 | 7 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,634 | 124.42/cwt | 123.25–125.00 | 2,033 | 110 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,475 | 111.58/cwt | 110.00–113.50 | 1,646 | 28 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,421 | 123.77/cwt | 122.00–125.50 | 1,759 | 158 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,347 | 123.16/cwt | 120.00–125.00 | 1,659 | 49 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,548 | 72.51/cwt | 72.00–73.00 | 1,122 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,565 | 68.60/cwt | 68.00–69.00 | 1,074 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,568 | 80.79/cwt | 80.00–85.00 | 1,267 | 9 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,339 | 61.00/cwt | 61.00–61.00 | 817 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,115 | 92.57/cwt | 92.00–93.00 | 1,958 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,116 | 86.57/cwt | 84.00–89.00 | 1,832 | 7 |
Compared to last week: Slaughter steers Choice 2-3 steady to 1.00 lower, Choice 3-4 2.00 to 4.00 lower, heifers 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein steers 5.00 lower. Moderate demand for this nice offering of hard fed cattle. We saw 3 loads of cattle weighing in the 1600lb range. CME Live Cattle Futures slightly higher at the time of this report. CME Corn lower again today, fair amount lower this week. Slaughter Cows Boner steady to 1.00 lower, Lean 1.00 to 3.00 lower, Breaker to few to make a meaningful comparison. Bulls to few to make a meaningful comparison.
Traditional weight sheep down 6.00 to 13.00. Demand for this large offering of market ready sheep was moderate. Some packers are having a hard time finding people to work and run the facility at full capacity. Ewes Good 2-3 2.00 to 8.00 lower, Good 4-5 steady to 3.00 lower, Utility 5.00 to 6.00 lower, cull to few to make a meaningful comparison.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 26 | — | 1,236 | 45.00–54.00 | 51.77 |
| 7 | — | 950 | 31.00–45.00 | 35.58 |
| 34 | — | 1,339 | 56.00–60.00 | 57.15 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,585 | 89.00–99.00 | 91.24 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 29 | — | 1,403 | 64.00–67.50 | 66.10 |
| 3 | — | 1,339 | 61.00 | 61.00 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,548 | 72.00–73.00 | 72.51 |
| 2 | — | 1,565 | 68.00–69.00 | 68.60 |
| 9 | — | 1,568 | 80.00–85.00 | 80.79 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,374 | 117.00 | 117.00 |
| 49 | — | 1,347 | 120.00–125.00 | 123.16 |
| Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 1,245 | 111.00 | 111.00 |
| Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 41 | — | 1,237 | 117.00–124.25 | 120.48 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 128 | — | 1,510 | 122.50–127.50 | 124.82 |
| 158 | — | 1,421 | 122.00–125.50 | 123.77 |
| Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 38 | — | 1,287 | 126.00 | 126.00 |
| Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,561 | 131.00 | 131.00 |
| Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 110 | — | 1,634 | 123.25–125.00 | 124.42 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 28 | — | 1,475 | 110.00–113.50 | 111.58 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 2,115 | 92.00–93.00 | 92.57 |
| 7 | — | 2,116 | 84.00–89.00 | 86.57 |