Compared to last week, Conventional and non-traditional slaughter steers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Demand good. Slaughter Holstein steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher on moderate demand. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher om good demand. Heifer quality overall better than recent sales. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with the movement on the Lean cows. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand moderate. Graded Holstein Bull calves traded mostly 20.00-60.00 higher with the exception of Number 3 calves weighing under 90 lbs and Utility calves which sold steady to 10.00 higher. Holstein Heifer calves traded steady to firm on another light test. Ag Market News LLC under the USDA-QSA-LMAR program graded 272 head for Thursday's sale. Offerings included 227 slaughter steers, 81 slaughter heifers, 381 slaughter cows, 31 slaughter bulls, 29 miscellaneous cattle, and 383 calves.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,425 | 78.78 | 1,123 | 23 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,701 | 66.43 | 1,130 | 50 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,275 | 62.25 | 794 | 83 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,136 | 51.80 | 588 | 67 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,553 | 88.21 | 1,370 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,664 | 79.75 | 1,327 | 16 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,444 | 79.56 | 1,149 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,218 | 111.79 | 1,362 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,225 | 111.71 | 1,369 | 17 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,510 | 113.51 | 1,714 | 60 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,656 | 110.78 | 1,835 | 11 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,436 | 109.36 | 1,570 | 26 |
| Class | Grade | Avg wt | Price | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | Number 2 | 106 | 112.65/cwt | 76 |
| Bulls | Number 1 | 115 | 83.27/cwt | 11 |
| Bulls | Number 3 | 96 | 59.05/cwt | 122 |
| Bulls | Utility | 85 | 23.00/cwt | 49 |
| Heifers | Number 1 | 103 | 53.28/cwt | 9 |
| Heifers | Number 2 | 89 | 41.88/cwt | 5 |
| Heifers | Number 3 | 84 | 18.75/cwt | 4 |
| Heifers | Utility/Non-Tubing | 79 | 12.51/cwt | 18 |
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Steers | — | SelectNon-Traditional | 1,362 | 115.51/cwt | 112.00–122.00 | 1,573 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,453 | 107.90/cwt | 100.00–111.00 | 1,568 | 21 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNon-Traditional | 1,493 | 115.31/cwt | 111.00–119.00 | 1,722 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,520 | 112.39/cwt | 111.00–115.00 | 1,708 | 37 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,570 | 115.77/cwt | 115.00–118.00 | 1,818 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight | 1,728 | 106.63/cwt | 105.00–108.50 | 1,843 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,212 | 108.93/cwt | 107.00–110.50 | 1,320 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,218 | 111.79/cwt | 111.00–112.50 | 1,362 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceNon-Traditional | 1,240 | 114.83/cwt | 111.50–117.50 | 1,424 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Bulls | — | — | 1,275 | 85.65/cwt | 85.00–87.00 | 1,092 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,285 | 67.56/cwt | 63.00–71.00 | 868 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,341 | 74.38/cwt | 71.50–79.00 | 997 | 9 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,436 | 80.59/cwt | 78.00–83.00 | 1,157 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,690 | 88.00/cwt | 88.00–88.00 | 1,487 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,875 | 94.84/cwt | 92.00–97.00 | 1,778 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,038 | 48.21/cwt | 45.00–52.00 | 500 | 30 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,102 | 42.05/cwt | 40.00–44.00 | 463 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,207 | 56.07/cwt | 51.00–59.00 | 677 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,259 | 58.14/cwt | 54.00–61.00 | 732 | 14 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,284 | 64.17/cwt | 62.50–69.00 | 824 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,284 | 63.04/cwt | 60.00–66.00 | 809 | 43 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,344 | 68.63/cwt | 67.00–74.00 | 922 | 17 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,508 | 55.48/cwt | 52.00–57.50 | 837 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,645 | 64.30/cwt | 61.50–66.00 | 1,058 | 14 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,757 | 69.16/cwt | 67.00–73.50 | 1,215 | 31 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,444 | 79.56/cwt | 78.00–82.00 | 1,149 | 8 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,524 | 83.55/cwt | 82.00–85.00 | 1,273 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,553 | 88.21/cwt | 87.00–89.00 | 1,370 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,896 | 73.41/cwt | 68.00–77.00 | 1,392 | 6 |
| Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers14 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Heifers | — | Utility/Non-Tubing | 72 | 10.00/cwt | 10.00–10.00 | 7 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | Number 3 | 75 | 15.00/cwt | 15.00–15.00 | 11 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Number 2 | 80 | 45.00/cwt | 45.00–45.00 | 36 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Number 3 | 83 | 20.00/cwt | 20.00–20.00 | 17 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Utility/Non-Tubing | 83 | 14.32/cwt | 10.00–15.00 | 12 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Number 1 | 85 | 50.00/cwt | 50.00–50.00 | 43 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Number 2 | 91 | 41.10/cwt | 30.00–55.00 | 37 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Number 1 | 93 | 47.43/cwt | 45.00–50.00 | 44 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Number 3 | 95 | 20.00/cwt | 20.00–20.00 | 19 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Utility/Non-Tubing | 95 | 10.00/cwt | 10.00–10.00 | 10 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Utility/Non-Tubing | 100 | 25.00/cwt | 25.00–25.00 | 25 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Number 1 | 102 | 56.56/cwt | 50.00–65.00 | 58 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Number 1 | 110 | 65.00/cwt | 65.00–65.00 | 72 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Number 1 | 120 | 50.00/cwt | 50.00–50.00 | 60 | 2 |
| Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Bulls | — | Utility | 70 | 12.00/cwt | 12.00–12.00 | 8 | 19 |
| Bulls | — | Number 3 | 73 | 21.72/cwt | 15.00–28.00 | 16 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | Number 3 | 84 | 40.60/cwt | 40.00–45.00 | 34 | 25 |
| Bulls | — | Utility | 84 | 29.00/cwt | 29.00–29.00 | 24 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | Number 2 | 89 | 75.00/cwt | 75.00–75.00 | 67 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | Number 3 | 94 | 58.32/cwt | 55.00–60.00 | 55 | 59 |
| Bulls | — | Utility | 94 | 30.00/cwt | 30.00–30.00 | 28 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | Number 2 | 97 | 122.29/cwt | 119.00–125.00 | 119 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | Number 1 | 98 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 98 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | Number 1 | 104 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 94 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | Number 2 | 106 | 119.20/cwt | 115.00–120.00 | 126 | 45 |
| Bulls | — | Number 1 | 114 | 82.00/cwt | 82.00–82.00 | 93 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | Number 2 | 115 | 97.00/cwt | 97.00–97.00 | 112 | 9 |
| Bulls | — | Number 3 | 115 | 85.83/cwt | 80.00–87.00 | 99 | 30 |
| Bulls | — | Utility | 115 | 32.00/cwt | 32.00–32.00 | 37 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | Number 2 | 124 | 87.00/cwt | 87.00–87.00 | 108 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | Number 1 | 125 | 77.00/cwt | 77.00–77.00 | 96 | 4 |
Compared to last week, Conventional and non-traditional slaughter steers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Demand good. Slaughter Holstein steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher on moderate demand. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher om good demand. Heifer quality overall better than recent sales. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with the movement on the Lean cows. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand moderate. Graded Holstein Bull calves traded mostly 20.00-60.00 higher with the exception of Number 3 calves weighing under 90 lbs and Utility calves which sold steady to 10.00 higher. Holstein Heifer calves traded steady to firm on another light test. Ag Market News LLC under the USDA-QSA-LMAR program graded 272 head for Thursday's sale. Offerings included 227 slaughter steers, 81 slaughter heifers, 381 slaughter cows, 31 slaughter bulls, 29 miscellaneous cattle, and 383 calves.
| Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 98 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| 2 | — | 104 | 90.00 | 90.00 |
| 4 | — | 114 | 82.00 | 82.00 |
| 4 | — | 125 | 77.00 | 77.00 |
| Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 89 | 75.00 | 75.00 |
| 45 | — | 106 | 115.00–120.00 | 119.20 |
| 13 | — | 97 | 119.00–125.00 | 122.29 |
| 9 | — | 115 | 97.00 | 97.00 |
| 5 | — | 124 | 87.00 | 87.00 |
| Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | — | 115 | 80.00–87.00 | 85.83 |
| 59 | — | 94 | 55.00–60.00 | 58.32 |
| 25 | — | 84 | 40.00–45.00 | 40.60 |
| 8 | — | 73 | 15.00–28.00 | 21.72 |
| Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 115 | 32.00 | 32.00 |
| 11 | — | 94 | 30.00 | 30.00 |
| 13 | — | 84 | 29.00 | 29.00 |
| 19 | — | 70 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 85 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| 1 | — | 110 | 65.00 | 65.00 |
| 2 | — | 93 | 45.00–50.00 | 47.43 |
| 2 | — | 120 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| 3 | — | 102 | 50.00–65.00 | 56.56 |
| Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 80 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| 4 | — | 91 | 30.00–55.00 | 41.10 |
| Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 75 | 15.00 | 15.00 |
| 1 | — | 95 | 20.00 | 20.00 |
| 2 | — | 83 | 20.00 | 20.00 |
| Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 95 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| 1 | — | 100 | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| 7 | — | 83 | 10.00–15.00 | 14.32 |
| 9 | — | 72 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | — | 1,275 | 85.00–87.00 | 85.65 |
| 5 | — | 1,436 | 78.00–83.00 | 80.59 |
| 2 | — | 1,875 | 92.00–97.00 | 94.84 |
| 2 | — | 1,690 | 88.00 | 88.00 |
| 3 | — | 1,285 | 63.00–71.00 | 67.56 |
| 9 | — | 1,341 | 71.50–79.00 | 74.38 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | — | 1,645 | 61.50–66.00 | 64.30 |
| 31 | — | 1,757 | 67.00–73.50 | 69.16 |
| 5 | — | 1,508 | 52.00–57.50 | 55.48 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | — | 1,284 | 60.00–66.00 | 63.04 |
| 17 | — | 1,344 | 67.00–74.00 | 68.63 |
| 23 | — | 1,207 | 51.00–59.00 | 56.07 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | — | 1,259 | 54.00–61.00 | 58.14 |
| 11 | — | 1,284 | 62.50–69.00 | 64.17 |
| 30 | — | 1,038 | 45.00–52.00 | 48.21 |
| 12 | — | 1,102 | 40.00–44.00 | 42.05 |
| Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | — | 1,212 | 107.00–110.50 | 108.93 |
| Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | — | 1,240 | 111.50–117.50 | 114.83 |
| Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | — | 1,218 | 111.00–112.50 | 111.79 |
| Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | — | 1,520 | 111.00–115.00 | 112.39 |
| Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | — | 1,493 | 111.00–119.00 | 115.31 |
| Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 1,570 | 115.00–118.00 | 115.77 |
| Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 1,728 | 105.00–108.50 | 106.63 |
| Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | — | 1,453 | 100.00–111.00 | 107.90 |
| Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 1,362 | 112.00–122.00 | 115.51 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | — | 1,524 | 82.00–85.00 | 83.55 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 1,896 | 68.00–77.00 | 73.41 |
| Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | — | 1,553 | 87.00–89.00 | 88.21 |
| Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | — | 1,444 | 78.00–82.00 | 79.56 |