Compared to last week: Fed steers steady to 3.00 lower, heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Holsteins to few to make a meaningful comparison. Demand for this light offering of slaughter cattle was good. Program cattle showed a good premium this week. Only a couple semi loads of fed cattle offered along with some small packages. The majority of today's offering was call cows. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.
Traditional weight slaughter lambs 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand for this eye catching offering was good. 70 lbs - 90 lbs lambs sold with higher undertones. Slaughter lambs weighing over 120 lbs seemed to be in highest demand today. Slaughter ewes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,792 | 122.42 | 2,194 | 15 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,513 | 124.35 | 1,881 | 72 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,412 | 112.85 | 1,594 | 86 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,264 | 92.85 | 1,173 | 116 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,697 | 158.50 | 2,690 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,361 | 179.09 | 2,437 | 66 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,441 | 185.38 | 2,671 | 274 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,300 | 178.50 | 2,320 | 8thin |
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,593 | 114.67/cwt | 110.00–118.50 | 1,827 | 9 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,330 | 102.64/cwt | 97.00–107.00 | 1,365 | 51 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,184 | 110.37/cwt | 109.00–111.00 | 1,307 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,347 | 89.74/cwt | 80.00–95.00 | 1,209 | 23 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,116 | 70.24/cwt | 50.00–78.00 | 784 | 29 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,382 | 133.63/cwt | 130.00–135.00 | 1,847 | 14 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,473 | 179.65/cwt | 178.00–180.00 | 2,646 | 28 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,335 | 182.00/cwt | 182.00–182.00 | 2,430 | 4 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,310 | 194.00/cwt | 194.00–194.00 | 2,541 | 41 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,654 | 155.00/cwt | 155.00–155.00 | 2,564 | 6 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,345 | 181.88/cwt | 180.00–184.00 | 2,446 | 48 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,276 | 180.00/cwt | 180.00–180.00 | 2,297 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,697 | 158.50/cwt | 158.50–158.50 | 2,690 | 7 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,264 | 175.00/cwt | 175.00–175.00 | 2,212 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,428 | 184.65/cwt | 183.00–186.50 | 2,637 | 163 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,525 | 184.14/cwt | 182.00–186.00 | 2,808 | 32 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,828 | 182.00/cwt | 182.00–182.00 | 3,327 | 10 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,600 | 101.29/cwt | 100.00–105.00 | 1,621 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,281 | 120.55/cwt | 119.00–124.00 | 1,544 | 8 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,535 | 123.47/cwt | 119.00–129.00 | 1,895 | 49 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,411 | 112.96/cwt | 108.00–118.00 | 1,594 | 72 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,801 | 127.08/cwt | 124.00–133.00 | 2,289 | 9 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,779 | 115.43/cwt | 107.00–121.00 | 2,053 | 6 |
Compared to last week: Fed steers steady to 3.00 lower, heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Holsteins to few to make a meaningful comparison. Demand for this light offering of slaughter cattle was good. Program cattle showed a good premium this week. Only a couple semi loads of fed cattle offered along with some small packages. The majority of today's offering was call cows. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.
Traditional weight slaughter lambs 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand for this eye catching offering was good. 70 lbs - 90 lbs lambs sold with higher undertones. Slaughter lambs weighing over 120 lbs seemed to be in highest demand today. Slaughter ewes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 1,593 | 110.00–118.50 | 114.67 |
| 14 | — | 1,382 | 130.00–135.00 | 133.63 |
| 49 | — | 1,535 | 119.00–129.00 | 123.47 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 51 | — | 1,330 | 97.00–107.00 | 102.64 |
| 13 | — | 1,184 | 109.00–111.00 | 110.37 |
| 23 | — | 1,347 | 80.00–95.00 | 89.74 |
| 29 | — | 1,116 | 50.00–78.00 | 70.24 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,600 | 100.00–105.00 | 101.29 |
| 8 | — | 1,281 | 119.00–124.00 | 120.55 |
| 72 | — | 1,411 | 108.00–118.00 | 112.96 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 28 | — | 1,473 | 178.00–180.00 | 179.65 |
| 163 | — | 1,428 | 183.00–186.50 | 184.65 |
| 32 | — | 1,525 | 182.00–186.00 | 184.14 |
| 10 | — | 1,828 | 182.00 | 182.00 |
| Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,335 | 182.00 | 182.00 |
| Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 41 | — | 1,310 | 194.00 | 194.00 |
| Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,264 | 175.00 | 175.00 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,654 | 155.00 | 155.00 |
| 48 | — | 1,345 | 180.00–184.00 | 181.88 |
| Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,276 | 180.00 | 180.00 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,697 | 158.50 | 158.50 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 1,801 | 124.00–133.00 | 127.08 |
| 6 | — | 1,779 | 107.00–121.00 | 115.43 |