Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - Packer Day
Slaughter steers & heifers sold mostly steady compared to last week. Top on both steers heifers was 139.00/cwt. The select grading cattle were 1-2 lower as the choice/select spread continues to widen as more new crop calves enter the market.| Slaughter Steers | 57 head | ||
| Choice 2-4 | 135.00-136.75 | ||
| High Yielding | 137.50-139.00 | ||
| Low Yielding | 133.00-134.25 | ||
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | 130.00-133.00 | ||
| Select 1-2 | 128.00/down | ||
| Slaughter Heifers | 75 head | ||
| Choice -4 | 134.50-136.75 | ||
| High yielding | 137.50-139.00 | ||
| Low Yielding | 131.50-133.00 | ||
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | 129.25-132.00 | ||
| Select 1-2 | 128.25/down | ||
| Few choice hfrs agey | 126.00-129.00 | ||
| Holstein steers | |||
| Choice | 87.50-95.50 | ||
| Select & Choice | - | ||
| Select | 85.50/down | ||
| Slaughter Cows - | High yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield |
| Premium White | 81.50-83.50 | ||
| Breakers-1300-1800# | 73.00-76.50 | 66.50-71.00 | 65.00/down |
| Boners 1200-1600# | 71.50-76.00 | 65.00-70.50 | 64.50/down |
| Lean - 1000-1400# | 65.50-67.50 | 61.50-64.50 | 60.00/down |
| Fancy | Good | Rest | |
| Young cows returning | 90.00-106.00 | 72.00-80.00 | |
| to farm for more feed | |||
| Slaughter Bulls - | High yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield |
| 29 head | 90.00-97.50 | 85.00-89.00 | 84.00/down |
The below market report is reflective of the majority of classes and
grades of livestock offered for sale. There may be instances
where some sales do not fit within reporting guidelines and
therefore will not be included in the report. Prices are
reported on a per cwt. basis, unless otherwise noted