Prices,Prices,Prices

[Stocker Steve]

I really like the charX calves to feed. They just outgrow the blacks I can get here.

True everywhere I have been.

 

[skyhightree1]

that's not bad.. those who paid two grand for bred heifers I feel for them. I need more cattle so cheap breeds would do me justice. apparently states dry so some I spoke too either feeding hay or close to it. that's another strike.

 

[skyhightree1]

the char x heifer I bought is packing on the pounds and growing well.

 

[Stocker Steve]

You all wont believe it but a good amount of pairs and 3n1's were going from 1400 for pairs to 1700 for 3n1's with nice sized calves by the mamas side yesterday

I don't believe it.
Why don't they split $1400 pairs? :idea:

 

[skyhightree1]

You all wont believe it but a good amount of pairs and 3n1's were going from 1400 for pairs to 1700 for 3n1's with nice sized calves by the mamas side yesterday

I don't believe it.
Why don't they split $1400 pairs? :idea:

I couldn't tell you. if you are free on Mondays you can watch the sale on internet. I am guess some specific directions were given to sell as pairs.. they usually will split them.

 

[Nesikep]

I just sold a bunch today, a 435 lb steer went for $3.71 CAD, or about $3 USD.. pretty happy with that... cull cows brought $1.28CDN or about $1.05 USD, that could have been a little better

 

[Supa Dexta]

Yeah cull cows have slipped quite a bit around here, not much to report on feeder prices, until another week or so when the fall feeder sales start.

 

[bird dog]

Buying the old bred cows or broke mouths ain't goin to work for a while

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Buying the old bred cows or broke mouths ain't goin to work for a while

Why is that?

 

[bird dog]

Just seems to me with winter coming on and cull prices falling along with the softening prices in calves, it will be tougher to make them work. I don't like this import beef coming in either. This will put a lid on prices in my opinion.
I'm sure like always, if you can buy them right, you will do OK, it just may be a little more risky.

 

[Ojp6]

Bought 10 old cows this week bred 6+ to 8 for 94 cents a pound. When kill prices go down old bred cows tend to follow. Cost around $1225 weighing about 1300.

 

[Stocker Steve]

Yeah cull cows have slipped quite a bit around here,

Going to make it tempting to retain more old girls.

How will heifer retention be effected ?

 

[Nesikep]

I think part of the factors affecting butcher cow prices around here is the general feed shortage/drought which is putting culling pressure on the herds.. On a local level I think good yearling and bred heifers may do well in the spring... same goes for bulls, there might be a lot of middle aged and older bulls going to market this fall, and it could be good for bull prices next year.

 

[Supa Dexta]

We're down 285k animals over last year, so we're not in rebuilding mode like the US. Heifers are gonna be in demand a while yet, and also our low dollar is helping to keep our feeder prices higher.

 

[skyhightree1]

Going down down down

 

[Lazy M]

Looks like it really pays to castrate or band

 

[skyhightree1]

Looks like it really pays to castrate or band

I got half steers and half bulls that need to go however at these prices i'm considering heavily to keep them till spring I got plenty of grass and hay. I stopped banding because earlier this year it was only a .05 cent difference between steers and bull calves.

 

[ddd75]

been steady here..

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 305 267.50 267.50
1 350-400 375 258.00 258.00
1 350-400 380 263.00 263.00 Fancy
6 400-450 431 220.00-249.00 231.19
3 400-450 415 253.00 253.00 Fancy
16 450-500 475 223.00-234.00 228.51
15 500-550 530 215.00-220.00 217.31
16 500-550 516 227.00-232.50 231.04 Value Added
7 550-600 582 205.00-217.50 212.42
14 600-650 623 201.00-212.00 206.19
13 600-650 604 215.00-217.25 216.64 Value Added
4 650-700 656 205.00-210.00 207.24
14 650-700 677 215.00 215.00 Value Added
7 700-750 715 202.00-203.00 202.72
5 750-800 761 201.00 201.00
2 800-850 820 186.00-192.00 189.04
109 900-950 930 184.00-187.25 184.68
1 950-1000 955 181.00 181.00
Groups of 20 head or more:
23 head 900 lbs 187.25 BLK-CHAX
85 head 938 lbs 184.00 MIXED

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 340 222.50-225.00 223.75
1 350-400 355 229.00 229.00
3 400-450 433 221.00-223.00 221.68
3 450-500 477 207.00-217.00 211.62
1 500-550 530 210.00 210.00
1 600-650 610 190.00 190.00
1 650-700 650 195.00 195.00
2 700-750 702 187.00 187.00
1 750-800 785 180.00 180.00
1 800-850 840 175.00 175.00
5 900-950 918 175.00 175.00

Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 425 175.00 175.00
2 450-500 492 180.00 180.00

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 250-300 285 235.00-239.00 237.98
1 300-350 305 232.00 232.00
5 350-400 382 225.00-241.00 232.07
10 400-450 422 204.00-235.00 219.73
10 450-500 478 204.00-215.00 208.38
11 500-550 527 195.00-215.00 204.84
11 550-600 567 195.00-209.00 202.31
44 600-650 647 185.00-209.00 194.94
4 600-650 647 194.00 194.00 Fancy
80 600-650 621 215.25 215.25 Gaunt
3 650-700 670 176.00-192.00 182.25
8 650-700 679 194.00-198.00 195.62 Fancy
18 650-700 651 198.50 198.50 Value Added
2 700-750 715 176.00-187.00 181.58
75 700-750 713 205.00 205.00 Value Added
62 750-800 755 198.00 198.00

 

[skyhightree1]

 

[Nesikep]

Hard to get a good idea of prices and averages when they're only selling 1 of a kinds.

This is based on 3500 head for the week
STEERS HIGH AVG HEIFERS HIGH AVG
300-399 377.50 340.62 300-399 355.00 263.69
400-499 350.00 328.94 400-499 320.00 300.08
500-599 320.50 301.00 500-599 295.50 278.21
600-699 289.50 277.73 600-699 264.00 241.08
700-799 282.75 265.23 700-799 260.00 229.57
800-899 271.50 261.72 800-899 233.00 222.37
900 + 251.50 239.11 900 + 224.00 200.09

I think if a few of my steers were a couple pounds heavier I'd have taken the top price.. Some of them were *just under* a division mark but got a better price than the high of the next higher group

Prices according to the sheets are down about $.12 /lb, but I got the feeling it was more like 20... on a light, tan/whiteface steer I got $3.71/lb for a 385 lb steer, this week a black 385 lb steer went for 3.58.