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Grain is high, and the grass is greening up. The cow calf pairs were plenty strong last night.

Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - Packer Day/Breeding Stock Sale

The April cow sale was met with a good crowd of enthusiastic buyers looking for additional numbers to add to their herds. Sale features were two groups of well managed two year old pairs that commanded the highest prices of the sale. Total numbers selling included 168 pairs, 280 bred cows and 26 breeding bulls. Top on bulls was a pair of three year olds selling for $3600.00 each. 34 pairs topped that category selling from $2400.00 to $2550.00. Third period bred cows topped at $1800.00

Pairs

High end $2275.00 to $2550.00

Middle end $1750.00 to $2125.00

Smaller/Older pairs $1650.00 & Down

Bred Cows 3rd period

Best $1500.00 to $1800.00

2nd Cut $1225.00 to $1450.00

Smaller/older cows $1175.00 & Down

Bred Cows 2nd period

Best $1100.00 to $1300.00

Rest $1075.00 & Down



325 slaughter cattle includin 89 head of fed steers and heifers sold ahead of the replacement cow sale tonight! All classes
were received with very good demand as all buyers seemed intent on gathering numbers. Fed top was 125.00 on a
package of steers weighing 1490 lbs.

Slaughter cows & bulls sold mostly 3.00-4.00 higher with some individual higher than that.
Slaughter steers & heifers
Choice 2-4119.50-123.75
Colored Choice119.50-122.50
High yielding124.25-125.00
Low Yielding115.00-118.00
Mixed Select/Choice 2-3112.00-116.00
Select 1-2114.00/down
Several fed heiferettes85.00-95.00
Slaughter CowsHigh YieldAvg. YieldLow Yield
Premium Whites---
Breakers -1300-1800#72.00-75.5067.00-71.0065.00/down
Boners - 1200-1600#72.50-77.0065.00-71.5064.00/down
Lean - 1000-1400#70.00-76.0063.00-69.0062.00/down
FancyGoodRest
Young Cows returning to farm89.00-99.0079.00-87.0075.00/down
for feed
High YieldAvg. YieldLow Yield
Slaughter Bulls94.00-97.0084.50-90.0082.00/down
individual 2065# @ 104.00
 
High young pair today was 1600
She had 2 calves on her!

Bunches of pairs went from 1000 to 1500
The hfr pairs brought a LOT of money. After that it gets cloudy. I sold mrkt cows in the morning. They brought from .65 to .78. I saw a 2 rwf 7 yr old cows with 1 month old calves, they brought $1,500. But they weighed 1,795lbs. = .83
The packers are really holding the floor right now.
 
Dovers magazine had a good article on finished steer price ratio vs cutouts/boxed beef prices, packer historical margins.
To sum it up, finished cattle live weight price should be .17 higher (1.36 not 1.19)
and that of course translates to kill cow prices should be higher too.
 
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Dovers magazine had a good article on finished steer price ratio vs cutouts/boxed beef prices, packer historical margins.
To sum it up, finished cattle live weight price should be .17 higher (1.36 not 1.19)
and that of course translates to kill cow prices should be higher too.
Because they can...
 

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