Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013- Packer Day & Bred Cow Sale

A nice quality run of slaughter steers & heifers with the top end of the choice consignments selling .50 to 1.00 higher and the select grades steady to weak.  Top price was 135.00 cwt.

Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady to 3.00 higher with some top end cows 4-6 higher.  Bulls were also 3-5 higher!

 

Slaughter Steers

81 head

Choice 2-4

129.50-133.75

   High Yielding

134.00-135.00

   Low Yielding

127.50-129.50

  Few lower 1565#-1780# 

118.00-128.00

Mixed Select/Choice 2-3

122.75-127.50

Select 1-2

120.00/down

 

 

Slaughter Heifers

74 head

Choice 2-4

129.50-133.75

   High Yielding

134.00-135.00

   Low Yielding

127.00-129.25

Mixed Select/choice 2-3

122.00-125.50

Select 1-2

120.00/down

 

 

Holstein Steers

 

Choice

109.00-115.25

Select & Choice

-

Select

104.25/down

 

 

 

Slaughter Cows

 

 

 

199 head

High Yield

Avg. Yield

Low Yield

Premium Whites

89.50-97.00

 

 

Breakers 1300-1800#

80.00-85.00

74.00-79.75

73.00/down

Boners - 1200#-1600#

80.50-87.50

72.00-80.00

71.00/down

Lean 1000-1400#

73.75-81.50

65.00-70.75

63.00/down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slaughter Bulls

High Yield

Avg. Yield

Low Yield

22 head

94.75-101.00

87.00-92.00

86.00/down

 

 

 

 


233 Cows sold in the monthly bred cow sale.  This included 37 cows/calf pairs.

Pairs

 

   Young, front end

$2000-$2600

   Rest

$1600-$1900

Heifers

 

   Fancy

$1925-$2050

   Medium

$1500-$1850

   Small/thin/lower quality

$1050-$1400

Cows

 

   Very few young black front end cows

 

Most of the better young black cows in

 

the offering.

$1450-$1850

   Because of age, condition, and quality

 

the rest brought less