date:May 26, 2015
$12.80/cwt.
Cattle slaughter this week totaled 566,000 head, down 0.5 per cent from the week before and down 6.4 per cent from the same week last year.
The average steer dressed weight for the week ending on May 9 was 870 pounds, up 5 pounds from the week before and up 31 pounds compared to the same week last year. Steer weights have been above the year-ago level for 48 consecutive weeks.
USDA rated 57 per cent of pastures in the 48 contiguous states as being in good or excellent condition