Tues., January 23, 2018 - Packer Day
With the February board swinging back to its November highs, the live market has pushed higher also. Today's top was 128.00 on 249 fed steers & heifers.
Cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with not a lot of high yielding cows in the mix. Bulls were active and also sold 2.00 higher!
| Slaughter Steers | 135 head | |
| Choice 2-4 | 122.00-125.75 | |
| High Yielding | 126.50-128.00 | |
| Low Yielding | 119.00-121.75 | |
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | 118.00-121.75 | |
| Select 1-2, | 119.00/down | |
| Slaughter Heifers | 114 head | |
| Choice 2-4 | 122.00-126.00 | |
| High Yielding | 126.50-127.25 | |
| Low Yielding | 115.00-121.50 | |
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | 119.00-121.50 | |
| Select 1-2 | 117.00/down | |
| Few agey appearing hfrs | 115.00-119.50 |
| Slaughter Cows-108 head | High Yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield |
| Premium Whites | 91.00-102.00 | ||
| Breakers-1300#-1800# | 60.50-65.00 | 57.00-59.50 | 55.00/down |
| Boners - 1200-1600# | 61.50-66.00 | 56.00-60.50 | 55.50/down |
| Lean 1000-1400# | 58.50-61.50 | 52.00-55.50 | 50.00/down |
| Young cows returning to | Fancy | Good | Rest |
| farm for more feed | 89.00 | 62.00-70.00 | |
| Slaughter bulls | High Yield | Avg/Low Yield | |
| 19 head | 85.00-89.00 | 77.50-84.00 | 76.50/down |