| The market was 2-3 lower on calves this week. The futures tried to make a comeback this week but the corn market came back for some big gains and drove cattle futures down again. The packers are not doing us any favors with fat cattle trading at 1.12 and the box beef is at record highs and still going up. The calf market was softer on all classes with several fleshy new crop calves coming now, as well. The thin fleshed calves and light yearlings definitely have the most demand just, there is just not many of them showing up now. The feeder cattle were 2-4 lower mainly due to futures and high grain prices. Some of these feeder cattle are getting close to be having a 1.20 cost of gain going into the yards. The stock cows were steady and the packer cows were 1-3 lower on fleshy cows. Prices were steady on lean cows.
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| 5-7-21 |
| 1245 head |
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| Feeder Steers |
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#2 & #3 |
#1 |
| 200-300 lbs. |
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180-120 |
| 300-400 lbs. |
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180-200 |
| 400-500 lbs. |
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150-170 |
| 500-600 lbs. |
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140-160 |
| 600-700 lbs. |
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135-145 |
| 700-800 lbs. |
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130-140 |
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| Feeder Heifers |
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#2 & #3 |
#1 |
| 200-300 lbs. |
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160-180 |
| 300-400 lbs. |
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140-150 |
| 400-500 lbs. |
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130-150 |
| 500-600 lbs. |
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120-138 |
| 600-700 lbs. |
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120-135 |
| 700-800 lbs. |
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120-130 |
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| #2’s and #3’s on Feeder steers and heifers will be 15-25 off of the #1’s |
| Slaughter Bulls, Yield Grade # 1 & # 2, 1200-2050 lbs: 70-103 |
| Slaughter Cows, #1’s: 50-75 |
| Cutter: 35-45 |
| Stocker Cows PG’d Tested 3 – 9 yrs: |
| Large Frame |
900-1200 |
Medium Frame |
600-800 |
| Cow/Calf Pair with Calves under 250 lbs: |
| Large Frame |
1100-1400 |
Medium Frame |
700-1000 |
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| Baby Holstein Calves: n/a |
Cross Bred Calves: 125-250 |
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