Tuesday, July 16, 2013- Packer Day

Active trade on slaughter steers & heifers today with the market trading mostly steady to firm compared to last week.  Steers topped at 125.00.

Cow & bull buyers continue to be aggressive in securing numbers for their packing plants.  Cow top was 91.75 and bulls topped at 110.25!

Slaughter Steers

55 head

Choice 2-4

121.50-123.75

   High Yielding

124.00-125.00

   Low Yielding

120.25-121.00

Mixed Select/Choice 2-3

113.50-117.00

Select 1-2

114.00/down

Slaughter Heifers

52 head

Choice 2-4

120.75-123.75

   High Yielding

124.00-124.50

   Low Yielding

117.00-120.00

 Several fed hfrettes 

98.50-115.50

Mixed Select/coice 2-3

113.50-117.00

Select 1-2

115.00/down

Holstein Steers

18 head

   Choice 

107.00-111.25

Select & Choice

102.00-102.50

Select

98.00/down

 

Slaughter Cows

 

 

 

48 head

High Yield

Avg. Yield

Low Yield

Breakers 1300-1800#

87.00-90.25

84.00-85.75

80.00/down

Boners - 1200#-1600#

84.00-91.75

76.00-82.75

70.75/down

Lean 1000-1400#

80.00-82.00

69.50-72.00

65.00/down

 

Slaughter Bulls

High Yield

Avg. Yield

Low Yield

13 head

103.75-110.25

94.00-98.75

90.00/down