Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - Packer Day
Hot, muggy weather brought fewer numbers to the sale today at 230 slaughter cattle were sold with moderate demand 414 slaughter cattle including 227 fed steers & heifers that sold with moderate demand. The market traded mostly 2.00 lower on the choice or better cattle and 3.00 lower on the more marginally finished steers & heifers. Several cattle in today's run needed more weight & finish.
Slaughter cows traded steady to weak on the breakers with boner & cutter grades steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady on 30 bulls.
| Slaughter Steers and Heifers | |||
| Choice 2-4 | 103.00-107.50 | ||
| Colored Choice | 102.00-104.50 | ||
| High Yielding | 108.50-110.00 | ||
| Low Yielding | 95.00-101.50 | ||
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | |||
| 1200# & up | 96.00-102.00 | ||
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | |||
| 1175#/down | 90.00-95.00 | ||
| Select 1-2 | 94.00/down | ||
| Fed agey fed heifers | 78.00-86.00 | ||
| Holstein Steers | |||
| choice | 90.00 | ||
| Slaughter Cows | High Yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield |
| Premium Whites | - | 72.00-74.00 | - |
| Breakers - 1300-1800# | 70.00-75.50 | 65.00-69.50 | 64.50/down |
| Boners - 1200-1600# | 70.50-75.00 | 63.00-69.00 | 62.50/down |
| Lean - 1000 - 1400# | 68.00-70.00 | 62.50-66.50 | 60.00/down |
| Fancy | Good | Rest | |
| Young cows returning to | |||
| farm for more feed | - | 73.50-78.50 | 62.50-67.50 |
| Slaughter Bulls | High Yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield |
| 95.00-99.50 | 87.50-93.50 | 86.50/down |