Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers were 3.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers steady. Not enough dairy steers for comparison. Several load lots and many smaller groups in the offering today. Demand was good throughout the sale.
Slaughter cows: Limited numbers of slaughter cows today. Not enough breaker or boner cows for comparison. Lean cows remain steady.
Slaughter sheep: Light numbers of slaughter lambs today, due to the holiday. Lambs in the 100 lb range were steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter ewes mostly steady to 5.00 higher, at times reaching 10.00 higher.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,630 | 90.00 | 1,467 | 1thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,204 | 67.90 | 817 | 42 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,718 | 152.00 | 2,611 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,435 | 173.59 | 2,491 | 212 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,257 | 169.53 | 2,131 | 24 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,514 | 173.17 | 2,622 | 180 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,328 | 170.09 | 2,259 | 14 |
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,630 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 1,467 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,289 | 77.25/cwt | 72.00–84.00 | 996 | 31 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,298 | 62.77/cwt | 60.00–67.50 | 815 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 772 | 29.45/cwt | 27.50–31.00 | 227 | 7 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,278 | 166.00/cwt | 166.00–166.00 | 2,121 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,456 | 173.47/cwt | 170.00–175.50 | 2,526 | 157 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,448 | 174.37/cwt | 173.50–175.00 | 2,525 | 81 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,628 | 173.23/cwt | 172.00–175.00 | 2,820 | 48 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,718 | 152.00/cwt | 152.00–152.00 | 2,611 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,328 | 170.09/cwt | 168.00–173.00 | 2,259 | 14 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,575 | 175.00/cwt | 175.00–175.00 | 2,756 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,253 | 170.23/cwt | 169.00–176.00 | 2,133 | 20 |
| Heifers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,376 | 173.93/cwt | 173.00–176.00 | 2,393 | 55 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,539 | 170.15/cwt | 168.00–172.50 | 2,619 | 23 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,444 | 170.48/cwt | 168.00–171.75 | 2,462 | 18 |
Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers were 3.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers steady. Not enough dairy steers for comparison. Several load lots and many smaller groups in the offering today. Demand was good throughout the sale.
Slaughter cows: Limited numbers of slaughter cows today. Not enough breaker or boner cows for comparison. Lean cows remain steady.
Slaughter sheep: Light numbers of slaughter lambs today, due to the holiday. Lambs in the 100 lb range were steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter ewes mostly steady to 5.00 higher, at times reaching 10.00 higher.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,630 | 90.00 | 90.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 31 | — | 1,289 | 72.00–84.00 | 77.25 |
| 4 | — | 1,298 | 60.00–67.50 | 62.77 |
| 7 | — | 772 | 27.50–31.00 | 29.45 |
| Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 1,278 | 166.00 | 166.00 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 157 | — | 1,456 | 170.00–175.50 | 173.47 |
| Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 20 | — | 1,253 | 169.00–176.00 | 170.23 |
| Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 55 | — | 1,376 | 173.00–176.00 | 173.93 |
| Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 81 | — | 1,448 | 173.50–175.00 | 174.37 |
| 10 | — | 1,575 | 175.00 | 175.00 |
| Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 48 | — | 1,628 | 172.00–175.00 | 173.23 |
| Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 14 | — | 1,328 | 168.00–173.00 | 170.09 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 23 | — | 1,539 | 168.00–172.50 | 170.15 |
| 18 | — | 1,444 | 168.00–171.75 | 170.48 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,718 | 152.00 | 152.00 |