Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 1.00 higher, heifers steady to instances of 3.00. Holstein steers not tested last week for comparison. Moderate to good demand for this lighter offering of high quality grading steers and heifers. The market was fairly active, especially for those black hided, high Choice steers and heifers. A slight premium for no implant cattle this week. 6 full loads of steers, balance part loads and packages. Estimated dressed cost ranged from 291.00-294.00. Slaughter cows mostly steady, bulls not well tested.
Slaughter lambs 10.00 to 15.00 lower, too few feeder lambs for comparison, slaughter ewes mostly steady. Demand only moderate for slaughter lambs, the quality was attractive and there were many large bunches, the market was just under pressure this week. Light demand for slaughter ewes, however good demand for ewes in good enough shape to return back to the country as there are plenty of buyers willing to buy them and take them home.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | High | 1,629 | 108.90 | 1,774 | 5thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,600 | 114.01 | 1,824 | 20 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,612 | 98.20 | 1,583 | 10 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,452 | 95.72 | 1,389 | 38 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,235 | 80.55 | 995 | 43 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,611 | 153.08 | 2,466 | 18 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,391 | 183.88 | 2,558 | 166 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,315 | 175.50 | 2,308 | 18 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,528 | 183.02 | 2,797 | 377 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,406 | 181.77 | 2,556 | 73 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,402 | 173.00 | 2,425 | 22 |
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,397 | 186.19/cwt | 174.00–188.50 | 2,601 | 47 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,375 | 179.00/cwt | 179.00–179.00 | 2,461 | 22 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,558 | 182.62/cwt | 177.00–184.00 | 2,845 | 226 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,402 | 173.00/cwt | 173.00–173.00 | 2,425 | 22 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,423 | 173.78/cwt | 172.50–175.00 | 2,473 | 26 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,460 | 184.00/cwt | 184.00–184.00 | 2,686 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,390 | 183.88/cwt | 180.00–186.00 | 2,556 | 163 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,315 | 175.50/cwt | 175.50–175.50 | 2,308 | 18 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,467 | 185.22/cwt | 185.00–186.00 | 2,717 | 100 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,533 | 184.00/cwt | 184.00–184.00 | 2,821 | 6 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,543 | 183.00/cwt | 183.00–183.00 | 2,824 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,468 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,541 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,675 | 76.00/cwt | 76.00–76.00 | 1,273 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,068 | 59.13/cwt | 57.50–65.00 | 632 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,260 | 91.24/cwt | 83.00–96.00 | 1,150 | 21 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,600 | 114.01/cwt | 112.00–115.00 | 1,824 | 20 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,266 | 74.56/cwt | 67.50–84.00 | 944 | 16 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,670 | 180.45/cwt | 179.00–182.50 | 3,014 | 19 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,611 | 153.08/cwt | 150.00–156.00 | 2,466 | 18 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,605 | 100.67/cwt | 97.00–105.00 | 1,616 | 9 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,336 | 95.46/cwt | 88.00–101.00 | 1,275 | 12 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,508 | 95.08/cwt | 84.00–113.00 | 1,434 | 24 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,495 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,794 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,750 | 109.00/cwt | 109.00–109.00 | 1,908 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,575 | 103.25/cwt | 101.00–106.00 | 1,626 | 2 |
Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 1.00 higher, heifers steady to instances of 3.00. Holstein steers not tested last week for comparison. Moderate to good demand for this lighter offering of high quality grading steers and heifers. The market was fairly active, especially for those black hided, high Choice steers and heifers. A slight premium for no implant cattle this week. 6 full loads of steers, balance part loads and packages. Estimated dressed cost ranged from 291.00-294.00. Slaughter cows mostly steady, bulls not well tested.
Slaughter lambs 10.00 to 15.00 lower, too few feeder lambs for comparison, slaughter ewes mostly steady. Demand only moderate for slaughter lambs, the quality was attractive and there were many large bunches, the market was just under pressure this week. Light demand for slaughter ewes, however good demand for ewes in good enough shape to return back to the country as there are plenty of buyers willing to buy them and take them home.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 47 | — | 1,397 | 174.00–188.50 | 186.19 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 22 | — | 1,375 | 179.00 | 179.00 |
| 226 | — | 1,558 | 177.00–184.00 | 182.62 |
| Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 22 | — | 1,402 | 173.00 | 173.00 |
| Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 26 | — | 1,423 | 172.50–175.00 | 173.78 |
| Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 100 | — | 1,467 | 185.00–186.00 | 185.22 |
| 6 | — | 1,533 | 184.00 | 184.00 |
| 4 | — | 1,543 | 183.00 | 183.00 |
| Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 19 | — | 1,670 | 179.00–182.50 | 180.45 |
| Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,460 | 184.00 | 184.00 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 163 | — | 1,390 | 180.00–186.00 | 183.88 |
| Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 18 | — | 1,315 | 175.50 | 175.50 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,468 | 105.00 | 105.00 |
| 12 | — | 1,336 | 88.00–101.00 | 95.46 |
| 24 | — | 1,508 | 84.00–113.00 | 95.08 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,675 | 76.00 | 76.00 |
| 9 | — | 1,605 | 97.00–105.00 | 100.67 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,068 | 57.50–65.00 | 59.13 |
| 21 | — | 1,260 | 83.00–96.00 | 91.24 |
| 16 | — | 1,266 | 67.50–84.00 | 74.56 |
| Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 20 | — | 1,600 | 112.00–115.00 | 114.01 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 18 | — | 1,611 | 150.00–156.00 | 153.08 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,495 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| 2 | — | 1,750 | 109.00 | 109.00 |
| 2 | — | 1,575 | 101.00–106.00 | 103.25 |