Tues., March 31, 2020 - Packer Day

468 slaughter cattle today including 250 fed steers & heifers.  Unfortunately everything that we put on the cattle market last week was taken off today!

Extreme top today was 115.25 compared to 124.50 last Tuesday.  As frustrating as it is to watch this market yo/yo up & down, this trend may continue until the Covid-19 situation becomes "old news."

Cull cows & bulls also sold lower by 6.00-8.00 with the overall cows & bull quality not as attractive as the last couple of weeks.

Slaughter steers & heifers      
  Choice 2-4  108.00-112.50    
  Colored Choice  105.00-109.00    
    High Yielding 113.00-115.25    
    Low Yielding 102.50-108.00    
Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 105.00-108.00    
Select 1-2 103.00/down    
Few agey fed heifers 99.50/down    
       
       
Slaughter Cows High Yield Avg Yield Low Yield
  Premium Whites  - - -
   Breakers - 1300-1800# 64.50-67.50 59.00-63.50 58.00/down
  Breakers - 1300-1800# 60.00-64.50 55.50-59.50 54.50/down
  Lean - 1000-1400# 56.00-59.00 49.00-54.50 48.00/down
       
  Fancy Good Rest
Young cows returning to      
  farm for more feed  - 77.00-86.00 69.00/down
       
  High Yield Avg Yield Low Yield
Slaughter Bulls --- 81.50-90.00 80.00/down
  couple pkgs of fed bulls 85.00-92.50    


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