Preliminary San Antonio Sale Numbers
Jeff If you are up north and still wonder why show steers are such a big deal in Texas, the numbers listed below are for what most consider to the be the lower paying of the big three Texas major shows.
Based on information from preliminary sale data…
$1.5 million on 219 steers for an average of nearly $6,800/head, up nearly $100,000 over the previous year.
Median Sale Price by Placing
Champion - $7,500
Res. Champion - $6,750
1st – $4,300
2nd - $4,450
3rd - $3,925
4th - $3,500
5th - $4,000
6th - $3,050
Absolute worst place to finish in the show, 7th place in the 6th class of Chianinas. 6th place made the sale in the last spot and got $62,500. 7th walked out the gate.