Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - Packer Day/Breeding Stock Sale

The April cow sale was met with a good crowd of enthusiastic buyers looking for additional numbers to add to their herds.  Sale features were two groups of well managed two year old pairs that commanded the highest prices of the sale.  Total numbers selling included 168 pairs, 280 bred cows and 26 breeding bulls.  Top on bulls was a pair of three year olds selling for $3600.00 each.  34 pairs topped that category selling from $2400.00 to $2550.00.  Third period bred cows topped at $1800.00

Pairs

High end $2275.00 to $2550.00

Middle end $1750.00 to $2125.00

Smaller/Older pairs $1650.00 & Down

Bred Cows 3rd period

Best $1500.00 to $1800.00

2nd Cut $1225.00 to $1450.00

Smaller/older cows $1175.00 & Down

Bred Cows 2nd period

Best $1100.00 to $1300.00

Rest $1075.00 & Down

 

325 slaughter cattle includin 89 head of fed steers and heifers sold ahead of the replacement cow sale tonight!  All classes
were received with very good demand as all buyers seemed intent on gathering numbers.  Fed top was 125.00 on a
package of steers weighing 1490 lbs.

Slaughter cows & bulls sold mostly 3.00-4.00 higher with some individual higher than that.

Slaughter steers & heifers      
  Choice 2-4 119.50-123.75    
  Colored Choice 119.50-122.50    
      High yielding 124.25-125.00    
      Low Yielding 115.00-118.00    
  Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 112.00-116.00    
   Select 1-2 114.00/down    
Several fed heiferettes 85.00-95.00    
       
Slaughter Cows High Yield Avg. Yield Low Yield
  Premium Whites - - -
  Breakers -1300-1800# 72.00-75.50 67.00-71.00 65.00/down
  Boners - 1200-1600# 72.50-77.00 65.00-71.50 64.00/down
  Lean - 1000-1400# 70.00-76.00 63.00-69.00 62.00/down
       
  Fancy Good Rest
Young Cows returning to farm 89.00-99.00 79.00-87.00 75.00/down
for feed      
       
  High Yield Avg. Yield Low Yield
Slaughter Bulls 94.00-97.00 84.50-90.00 82.00/down
individual 2065# @ 104.00