Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle – Apr 24, 2024
Summary:
The bulk of the slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower while high dressing breakers and boners sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The quality of the slaughter bulls was above average with the top selling bull bringing 187.00/cwt. The top bred cows brought 2350.00/head. The USDA released its Cold Storage Report today and reported the total pounds of beef in freezers were down 3 percent from the previous month and down 10 percent from last year.
Supply included (percentages are rounded): 63% Slaughter Cattle (18% Bulls, 82% Cows); 37% Replacement Cattle (22% Cow-Calf Pairs, 58% Bred Cows, 19% Stock Cows, 0% Bulls);
Slaughter Cattle
Bulls – 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Cows – Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Cows – Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Cows – Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Replacement Cattle
Cow-Calf Pairs – Medium 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Cow-Calf Pairs – Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Cow-Calf Pairs – Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Cow-Calf Pairs – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Bred Cows – Small and Medium 2-3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Bred Cows – Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Bred Cows – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Bred Cows – Medium 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Bred Cows – Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Stock Cows – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Stock Cows – Medium 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Stock Cows – Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Bulls – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Original report date was 2024-04-24
Original publish date was 2024-04-24
This report was generated on 11-17-2024 15:58.