Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - Packer Day
Even though the live board has firmed up over the last 3 trading sessions, cattle buyers remained defensive as slaughter steers & heifers sold 2.00 lower than last week! Top today was 99.00.| Slaughter Steers | 74 head | ||
| Choice 2-4 | 96.50-98.25 | ||
| High Yielding | 98.50-99.00 | ||
| Low Yielding | 94.00-96.00 | ||
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | 92.00-95.50 | ||
| Select 1-2 | 92.00/down | ||
| YG 4-5 | 90.00-95.00 | ||
| Few heavy choice 1620-1815# | 86.50-90.00 | ||
| Slaughter Heifers | 38 head | ||
| Choice 2-4 | 95.00-97.50 | ||
| High Yielding | 98.50 | ||
| Low Yielding | 93.00-94.75 | ||
| Mixed Select Choice 2-3 | 92.50-94.50 | ||
| Select 1-2 | 91.00/down | ||
| YG 4&5 | 90.00-95.00 | ||
| Holstein Steers | |||
| Choice | 84.00-87.00 | ||
| Slaughter Cows - 56 head | High yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield |
| Premium White | 81.00 | 72.00-77.00 | |
| Breakers-1300-1800# | 64.50-66.50 | 60.00-61.00 | 58.00/down |
| Boners 1200-1600# | 61.00-63.50 | 57.50-59.50 | 55.50/down |
| Lean 1000-1400# | 61.50-66.00 | 56.50-59.50 | 55.50/down |
| Few young & fancy return to farm | 78.00-88.00 | ||
| Slaughter Bulls - | High yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield |
| - | 78 50-81.50 | ||