Business

Peggie Tisch-Rollins, owner/broker of Tisch Real Estate is pleased to announce that Melissa Kemper rejoined the company as managing broker.
Kemper has had a successful career in real estate since 2004 and has weathered the storm of the slow market.

June 8, 2011
This week: 384
Last year: 618

Compared to the previous sale: No comparison due to holiday. Record temperatures curtailing livestock movement coupled with hay harvesting in full swing.
Slaughter cows were 5 percent of the supply; slaughter bulls 1 percent; replacement cows 2 percent; and feeders 90 percent. The feeder supply included 35-percent steers, 42-percent heifers and 10-percent feeder bulls. Forty-nine percent of the supply weighed over 600 lb.
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%: 1,000-1,160 lb. $75-77; 1,255-1,505 lb. $72-77; 1,365-1,550 lb. $80-83.

Compared to the previous Wednesday sale, slaughter cows were $1 to $2 lower; slaughter bulls steady to $1 higher; and feeder steers and heifers $1 to $5 lower, full decline on calves under 700 lb.
Slaughter cows were 12 percent of the supply, slaughter bulls 4 percent, replacement cows 2 percent and feeders 82 percent. The feeder supply included 27-percent steers, 27-percent heifers and 17-percent feeder bulls. Forty-one percent of the supply weighed over 600 lb.

This week: 393
Last week: 1,009
Last year: 707
Compared to the previous Wednesday: slaughter cows $2 to $5 higher; slaughter bulls steady; feeder steers $2 to $4 higher; and feeder heifers steady to $3 higher, except 400-600  lb., $2 to $5 lower.
Slaughter cows were 8 percent of the supply; slaughter bulls 3 percent; replacement cows 2 percent; and feeders 87 percent. The feeder supply included 35-percent steers, 43-percent heifers and 10-percent feeder bulls. Thirty-five percent of the supply weighed over 600  lb.