Light Calf Price ?

[denvermartinfarms]

Yep, corn down a limit, and feeders up a limit, was sure a nice switch.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Today 225 to 300lb steers brought up to 2.31, 450lbs steers were up to 1.95, and there was some nice long time weaned black steers that weighed 620lbs bring 1.68.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Today 200 to300lb steers are 2.30 to 2.48.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

200lb to 300ln steers were 1.95 to 2.10 today, and light heifers were about 1.65 at the highest. Holsteins were off about 10$ also.

 

[machslammer]

200lb to 300ln steers were 1.95 to 2.10 today, and light heifers were about 1.65 at the highest. Holsteins were off about 10$ also.

Wish your market was here...

300-400# steers 1.57
Heifers 1.37

500-600# steer 1.375
Heifers 1.20

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Yep, and those prices today were a lot cheaper than they have been in a while. Your 5wt price really gets me, I hauled 55 calves in today for a guy I know and they were complete junk, but some of them that weighed 550lbs brought 1. 58 and they were a year and a half old and walked like Holsteins.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Also, baby beef calves off of old cows were 310$ to 380$ for bulls or heifers, and they were all less than 2 weeks old. Don't think I would want 480$ or 500$ in getting a baby weaned and it still only weighing about 200lbs, think I would just as soon pay 2.35 a pound for s 200lb calf like it was a few weeks ago and be getting better calves to feed.

 

[machslammer]

Yeah no kidding. Ours will wean the 500-650 mark at 5-6.5 month mark. But the prices are crazy.we had a1 550 steers that Brought 1.37 that a year ago would have hit 1.60-80 mark here. Feed still up, calf prices down, weight cows holding their own, and bred stock cows still 1000-1400 mark.

 

[jasonleonard]

Feeders were up almost the limit today on the CME. Yesterday 3 wt steer and bull calves in Eastern VA topped out at $170 a cwt, heifers struggled to get above $130 a cwt. I watched a good looking flowery shorthorn steer( 460 lb) only bring $68 a cwt over the weekend. Large number of holstein heifer calves now showing up at feeder sales in central PA, they are really cheap $50 to 60 acwt in 300 to 500 wt small groups. There must not be any interest in these from backgrounders or feedlots. I'm thinking these excess heifers are a result of all the dairies using sexed semen??

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Feeders were up almost the limit today on the CME. Yesterday 3 wt steer and bull calves in Eastern VA topped out at $170 a cwt, heifers struggled to get above $130 a cwt. I watched a good looking flowery shorthorn steer( 460 lb) only bring $68 a cwt over the weekend. Large number of holstein heifer calves now showing up at feeder sales in central PA, they are really cheap $50 to 60 acwt in 300 to 500 wt small groups. There must not be any interest in these from backgrounders or feedlots. I'm thinking these excess heifers are a result of all the dairies using sexed semen??

Sounds like your market has improved some, our highest 3wt steer was 2.12 last week. For a while there a couple months ago it seemed there was a 1.00 a pound difference from out there to around hear.

 

[AllForage]

Wish we could get those MO prices up here.

Here is my best out 3 local "barns"

http://livestock.equitycoop.com/market_ ... MarketID=7

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Wish we could get those MO prices up here.

Here is my best out 3 local "barns"

http://livestock.equitycoop.com/market_ ... MarketID=7

If that was my best market I would be moving.

 

[HDRider]

1.20/lb?

If I know Hook, he'd probably agree to that....

we might be cousins. :cowboy:







If you let him guess the weight.

:lol2: :lol2: :lol2:
I've got a long lost relative who's last name was stein somethin or other
No offense to anyone.

 

[HDRider]

Deleted.. by me

 

[Stocker Steve]

Wish we could get those MO prices up here.
Here is my best out 3 local "barns" quote]
If that was my best market I would be moving.

My dream is to haul cattle west in the fall and then hunt my way home to MN. :cowboy: What do you think of that business trip?

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Wish we could get those MO prices up here.
Here is my best out 3 local "barns" quote]
If that was my best market I would be moving.

My dream is to haul cattle west in the fall and then hunt my way home to MN. :cowboy: What do you think of that business trip?

Sounds fine to me.