Tuesday, August 25, 2015 Packer Sale
The live cattle futures continue to spiral downward causing the fed cattle buyers to lower their sights as well! Today's market was lower by as much a 3.00 cwt.. Top was 148.75. First time our top has been under 150.00 since 2-25-2014.
Cull cows & bulls also sold 3.00 lower!
| Slaughter Steers | 152 head | ||||
| Choice 2-4 | 143.75-147.00 | ||||
| High Yielding | 147.75-148.75 | ||||
| Low Yielding | 140.00-144.00 | ||||
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | 142.50-144.25 | ||||
| Select 1-2 | 140.00/down | ||||
| Several returning to feedlot | 135.00-148.00 | ||||
| Slaughter Heifers | 77 head | ||||
| Choice 2-5 | 143.25-145.50 | ||||
| High Yielding | 146.00 | ||||
| Low Yielding | 140.25-143.00 | ||||
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | 140.00-143.00 | ||||
| Select 1-2 | 138.75/down | ||||
| Few returning to farm | 144.00-145.25 | ||||
| Holstein Steers | |||||
| Couple Choice | 1420# @ 129.00 | ||||
| Slaughter Cows - 93 head | High Yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield | ||
| Premium White | - | 125.50-134.00 | |||
| Breakers 1300-1800# | 112.00-113.00 | 106.50-110.50 | 105.50/down | ||
| Boners 1200-1600# | 112.00-118.50 | 107.00-111.50 | 105.50/down | ||
| Lean 1000-1400# | 107.00-111.00 | 101.00-105.00 | 98.00/down | ||
| Slaughter Bull - 8 head | -- | 128.50-136.00 | 127.00/down |