~SH~ since the border opening local calf contracts for Oct-Nov delivery are off $15 cwt-- $50- 100 per head-- Top ends sold here in late June for $1.28+ at 640-- $824- today top ends ( within 50 miles of each other)were 630 at $1.14- $720 ... Culls are down $5-10 cwt-- $60- $100 dollars ......Much of the holdoff from buyers is on speculation of more border opening.......Spent the afternoon talking with two buyers that buy a huge percentage of the local calves and cows- both I have known for years and trust...Both say that an announcement of the border opening for OTM beef ( which they feel is where USDA is headed) will result in a $10- 15 cwt further cull price drop- and possibly as much as 50%....And if USDA loses all common sense ( which they have shown lately), and opens the border to OTM live cattle the effect on cull prices will be disastrous......