Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - Packer Day
After last week's continued weakness in the live cattle futures and a slightly negative cattle on feed report, slaughter steers & heifers sold sharply lower compared to last week. Top today was 114.00 compared to 119.00 a week ago!| Slaughter Steers | 118 head | ||
| Choice 2-4 | 108.00-111.50 | ||
| High Yielding | 112.25-114.00 | ||
| Low Yielding | 104.00-107.75 | ||
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | 103.50-107.50 | ||
| Select 1-2 | 103.75/down | ||
| Few selects returning | |||
| to farm 900--1100# | 106.00-124.00 | ||
| Slaughter Heifers | 54 head | ||
| Choice 2-4 | 107.50-110.75 | ||
| High Yielding | - | ||
| Low Yielding | 102.00-107.25 | ||
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | 103.50-107.00 | ||
| Select 1-2 | 104.75/down | ||
| Few hfretts - | 90.00-105.00 | ||
| Slaughter Cows - 50 head | High yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield |
| Premium White | 91.00-97.00 | 85.00 | |
| Breakers-1300-1800# | - | 75.50-78.00 | 73.50/down |
| Boners 1200-1600# | 78.00-84.50 | 74.50-77.00 | 73.50/down |
| Lean 1000-1400# | 74.50-77.00 | 68.00-72.00 | 63.50/down |
| Slaughter Bulls - | High yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield |
| 18 head | 100.00-100.50 | 95.00-98.50 | 95.50/down |
| Fancy butcher bull Y61 | 1420# @ 102.00 |