Lean: Slaughter cows expected to yield carcasses in the range of 85+% lean.15-.35 inches of backfat at the 12th rib. Boner: Slaughter cows expected to yield carcasses in the range of 80-85% lean.Breaker: Slaughter cows expected to yield carcasses in the range of 75-80% lean.The Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS) uses the following guidelines to grade slaughter cows: Slaughter cow grade is a function of age, weight, and condition of cows. for high dressing Breaker cows to a low of $91.80/cwt. which means that the prices would be expected to vary from a high of $120.74/cwt. The price of average dressing Boner cows in mid-September is $108.38/cwt. Table 1 shows the average percent difference in price of slaughter cows compared to a base of average dressing, Boner cows. With fall culling decisions approaching, producers should be aware of factors affecting cull cow value and consider opportunities to increase cull value. The current price of 90 percent lean beef is 17.3 percent higher year over year. The declining supply of lean beef is driving higher processing beef prices. Beef cow slaughter is falling more sharply in the second half of this year and may end the year down in the range of 15-17 percent from year earlier levels. Higher slaughter cow prices are the result of strong lean beef markets and the related growth in breeding demand for cows.īeef cow slaughter increased annually from 2015 – 2022 and, after rising sharply the past two years to the highest level since 1996, is declining year over year in 2023. As of mid-September, cull cow prices at Oklahoma auctions are an average of 33.1 percent higher year over year across all grades and dressing percentages.
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