Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - Packer Day-Breeding Stock Sale



A big crowd was on hand for tonight's cow sale and the bidding was active especially on the dispersal consiginments!  Majority of the cows were 2nd and 3rd periods with a good number of young cows in the offering.  The sale top was a nice group of 5 year olds that left the ring at $2500.  Several more packages traded from $1900 to $2475 with the next cut selling from $1625 to $1875.  Small groups and singles mostly found new homes from $1600 and down!

Bred Heiers topped at $2200 on a limited test alng with aout 36 pairs that also sold from $2200 and down!

427 slaughter cattle incuding 192 fed steers and heifers that sold with moderate demand on a top of 165.50.  Overall quality not as attrctive as last week's offering!

Slaughter cows and bulls on a heavy run sold mostly steady with condition more uneven than last couple weeks.


Slaughter Steers & Heifers
     
   Choice 2-4 158.00-163.00    
    Colored Choice  158.00-162.00    
     High Yielding 163.50-165.50    
   Low Yielding 151.00-157.00  
Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 145.00-150.00  
Select 1-2 144.00/down    
       
       
Slaughter Cows      
  High Yield Avg. Yield Low Yield
Premium Whites- 90.00-95.00 - -
Breakers - 1300-1800# 80.00-85.00 71.50-79.00 70.00/down
Boners - 1200-1600# 75.00-81.00 69.00-74.50 68.00/down
Lean - 1000-1400# 70.00-74.00 62.00-69.00 61.00/down
       
  Fancy Good Rest
       
  Young cows returning to 93.00-109.00 82.00-91.00 79.00/down
  farm for more feed       
       
  High Yield Avg. Yield Low Yield
Slaughter Bulls 105.00-109.00 93.50-101.50 92.50/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