Tues., September 17, 2019 - Packer Day
304 head of slaughter cattle today including 148 fed steers & heifers. Top was 108.50 compared to 106.00 last week. The overall trend was steady to 2.00 higher with the price with the better prices on steers & heifers weighing above 1300# with adequate finish!
Cull cows sold mostly 2.00 lower with bulls 3.00 lower. Although there weren't any high yielding bulls to test the upper limits of price.
| Slaughter Steers & Heifers | ||||
| Choice 2-4 | 100.00-105.00 | |||
| High Yielding | 105.50-108.50 | |||
| Low Yielding | 94.00-99.00 | |||
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | 92.00-99.50 | |||
| Select 1-2 | 92.00/down | |||
| Few plainer cattle steers & | ||||
| heifers from non-BQA | ||||
| certified farms | 83.00-90.00 | |||
| Slaughter Cows | High Yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield | |
| Premium Whites | -- | -- | -- | |
| Breakers-1300-1800# | 64.50-66.50 | 55.00-59.00 | 53.00/down | |
| Boners 1200-1600# | 60.00-65.00 | 55.00-59.00 | 54.00/down | |
| Lean 1000-1400# | 50.00-53.50 | 44.00-49.50 | 43.00/down | |
| Slaughter Bulls | ||||
| - | 67.00-74.00 | 65.00/down |
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