Calves sold well

[Till-Hill]

Sold today after I retained some heifers and 1 bull calf and a steer to eat.
23 head went as bawlers, 1 round of shots and an Iowa green tag in ear.

6 steers 591# $1.49
5 steers 453# $1.59
1 chrome steer 605# $1.11
steers were born from 3/22-4/22 and was 3 reds rest blacks, 1 black had some chrome they sorted single

Heifers went all as 1 bunch. They were born 3/22-4/26
11 head 527# $1.30

Happy at the end of the day, couldn't hold them any longer. No grass and no where to wean them so I'm at the mercy of the market this time of year.

Retained heifers weight per day of age was up .1# from last year and was happy with how they looked too!

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Looks like you did all right.
Next time you have a chromed up steer, you might take a picture and post on Craig's list or a show board for a show calf. Kids love that chrome.

 

[Till-Hill]

Not this one, attitude also! I would have kept him to eat but already kept one and I thought maybe he would sneak thru!

 

[HDRider]

Range...Avg. Range............Avg
575-598 585 127.00-139.50 136.71
450-493 471 134.00-144.00 139.47

 

[sstterry]

I have been watching our local sales and I would be tickled pink to get those prices. I can't hold my calves much longer and prices here are really low.

 

[Bright Raven]

You did well.

 

[snoopdog]

They did good, happy for ya

 

[Dave]

The lighter steers would do a bit better than that here. But other wise you were pretty much the same as our market.

 

[Silver]

Glad you are happy with how things went, it's good to get it done for sure. Up here if it's Simmie chrome they outsell the straight coloured.

 

[Stocker Steve]

So $881 for big steers and $720 for light steers, or $1.17/lb on the difference of 138 lbs..

When have you seen markets that discounted light cattle this much ?

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

My feedlot buyer pays me the highest price paid at local market, no matter what the weight was. And mine are always in the high 6's. This year, they averaged 724# - still got the high price.
Just checked back on the sale that my price was based on:
300-500# - $139
500-700# - $144
700+ - $120
So, buyers were willing to pay more for the medium heavy over the light weights.

 

[Till-Hill]

So $881 for big steers and $720 for light steers, or $1.17/lb on the difference of 138 lbs..

When have you seen markets that discounted light cattle this much ?

never in my life

 

[HDRider]

Sold 5 yesterday
153.38 Steers (3)
132.58 Heifers (2)

Avg. Weight 386#

 

[pricefarm]

Sold 5 yesterday
153.38 Steers (3)
132.58 Heifers (2)

Avg. Weight 386#

How come you sold calves so small? How old where they ?

 

[Dave]

Sold 5 yesterday
153.38 Steers (3)
132.58 Heifers (2)

Avg. Weight 386#

We would be buying a semi load at those prices.

 

[gcreekrch]

Sold 5 yesterday
153.38 Steers (3)
132.58 Heifers (2)

Avg. Weight 386#

We would be buying a semi load at those prices.

Unless they were southwestern exotics... aka Longhorns

380 weight steers bringing $2.35+ and heifers to $2.14 here.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Rider - at that weight/price, did it even cover the cost of the cows' yearly expense?

 

[Caustic Burno]

It is getting real close to time to quit cows with these margins. The packers have become organized crime.
IMO we should all hold our cattle for a month or two, not one cow through the barns. A little unity might wake up the government to looking into the antitrust. Four packers controlling 85% of the market.

 

[HDRider]

Sold 5 yesterday
153.38 Steers (3)
132.58 Heifers (2)

Avg. Weight 386#

How come you sold calves so small? How old where they ?

I did not want to carry them into winter. ~5 months

 

[HDRider]

Rider - at that weight/price, did it even cover the cost of the cows' yearly expense?

No.