Tues., June 4, 2019 - Packer Day-Breeding Stock

203 breeding bulls, cow/calf pairs and bred cows went before a very small
crowd.  The tractors are running everywhere and the farthest thing from any
farmer's mind right now is buying cows. The crowd was sparse at best and
at this time of year it wouldn't have been much better even without all the rain and late
planting as nearly all the cows presented were late calving from spring calving
producers. The spring calving period is over and its hard to find anyone who wants
to calve in the summer time heat and bugs. Not many cows were bred for true fall
calving.

 
 
 
 
Four brought $1780 to $2000 and the rest were $1400 and down.  Nearly
everyone has had his bull or a while and these sales were surprisingly
good considering.
38 cow/calf pairs brought $1175-$1470 for the best, average were $900-$1100
and the rest $850/down.
155 bred cows sold and the market for all was not much above slaughter
price for the reasons stated previously.  A small premium to slaughter price for the better ones was the word
of the day.  Very few brought over $1000 with the very best selling from
$1000-$1200.  Average quality and size brought $800-$975.  The low
 end in quality and size sold at $750/down.

315 slaughter cattle sold today.  Fed cattle were $2-$3 lower with buyers very conscious of grade as the spread has incresaed to $17.00 which is $4 great than a week ago. Cull cows were strong on all grades, $2-$3 higher in spots.  The slaughter cow run was large due to many of the cows intended for the bred sale in the evening didn't quality.  Several were open, some were way too fat or much too big, others had bad attitudes, faulty bags, or bad feet & were weighed for slaughter. Bulls were $4-$5 higher.

 

Slaughter Steers & Heifers      
Choice 2-4 115.50-118.00    
     High Yielding 119.00-120.00    
     Low Yielding 114.50/down    
   Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 113.50-115.00
  Select 1-2 112.50/down    
       

 

  High Yield Avg. Yield Low Yield  
Slaughter Cows        
   Premium Whites 84.00-91.00 70.00-80.00 69.00/down  
  Breakers -1300-1800# 65.00-68.00 60.00-64.00 59.00/down  
  Boners -1200-1600# 64.00-67.00 60.00-63.00 59.00/down  
  Lean -1000-1400# 61.00-65.50 55.00-60.00 54.00/down  
         
  High Yield Avg. Yield Low Yield  
         
Slaughter Bulls 94.00-96.50 88.00-93.00 84.00/down  
 
     
         
         

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday,  May 9, 2019 - Special Feeder Sale

 

2180 cattle sold at Fairview Sale Barn today to a large and aggressive crowd.  Steers conditioned for grass weighhing up to 700# were in demand and much more popular than comparable heifers which have a much lower demand for grazing than steers.  Low quality, overly fleshy, excessive muddy, and anything with a problem or blemish are not included in this recap.

Steers       
            Load Lots  
300-400# 180.00 to 200.00 Avg. 188.00 697# 159.00
400-500# 178.00 to 201.00 Avg. 181.00 706# 155.25
500-600# 164.00 to 180.00 Avg. 171.00 775# 145.50
600-700# 154.00 to 165.00 Avg. 158.00 795# 144.00
700-800# 147.00 to 155.25 Avg. 152.00 834# 140.75
800#-900# 125.00 to 141.00 Avg. 132.00 840# 141.00
900-1000# 110.00 to 138.50 Avg. 124.00 903# 138.50
   
Heifers           Load Lots  
300-400# 135.00 to 151.00 Avg. 139.00 773# 127.75
400-500# 133.00 to 150.00 Avg. 138.00    
500-600# 130.00 to 160.00 Avg. 137.00    
600-700# 128.00 to 148.00 Avg. 131.00    
700-800# 115.00 to 130.00 Avg. 121.00    
             

 

 

Please note:
The 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