By Steve Carruthers
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Fat cattle producers if you took your BQA certification
in 2018 you will need to get it renewed it will expire on
the date you did your certification 3 years ago.
(most producers were certified July thru Dec of 2018)

Pasture Ready Breeding Stock Special
Saturday April 30th @ 11am

Sale results for: April 13th, 2022
Total receipts: 896
Cattle receipts: 758

If you have any questions on fat cattle market call Gene @ 217-331-3930 or Caleb @ 217-827-5818.

Slaughter steers and heifers 1.00 higher on high choice and steady on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded 1.00-2.00 lower on high choice and 3.00 lower on low choice and selects.  Feeder steers & heifers traded 5.00-7.00 higher on medium-large 1-2 (give us a call if you have weaned, vaccinated calves to move.) (Market quotes are on mostly unvaccinated cattle) and 2.00-5.00 higher on medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower on better cows and 2.00-4.00 lower on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded unevenly steady.

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 139.00-143.00, High yielding: 144.00-145.00, Prime lots: 146.00-147.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 138.00-143.00, High yielding: 143.00-145.00, Prime lots: 146.00-150.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 130.00-136.00, Selects: 120.00-133.00
Heavy wts:1625-1850 lbs. 120.00-141.00 Few return to feed: 90.00-120.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 108.00-115.00, High yielding: 116.00-117.00, Prime lots: 118.00-120.00
Low Choice & Select Holstein steers: 102.00-108.00, Selects: 95.00-105.00

Baby calves per head: Small: no test, Med-Large: 40.00-90.00

Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs. 90.00-120.00, 400-600 lbs. 110.00-135.00,  600-1100 lbs. 75.00-110.00, thin 350-700 lbs. 50.00-75.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 150.00-181.00, 300-400 lbs. 160.00-190.00, 400-500 lbs. 150.00-180.00,
 500-600 lbs. 140.00-165.00, 600-700 lbs. 130.00-150.00, 700-800 lbs. 115.00-140.00
Medium to Small 2-3 or bulls maybe 10.00-20.00 below quotes. The lower quality plainer feeders sell considerably lower and are not quoted. 

Beef feeder heifers: 200-300 lbs. 140.00-182.50, 300-400 lbs. 140.00-180.00, 400-500 lbs. 130.00-165.00, 500-600 lbs. 115.00-150.00, 600-700 lbs. 110.00-140.00, 700-800 lbs. 100.00-130.00. 
Medium to small 2-3 maybe 15.00-25.00 below quotes. The lower quality plainer feeders sell considerably lower and are not quoted.

Bred cows: Small-Aged: 600.00-1100.00 Large & Young: 1500.00-2300.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 1000.00-1600.00 Large & Young: 1900.00-2600.00

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 78.00-88.00, High yielding up to: 90.00
                                 Boners: 78.00-90.00, High yielding up to: 91.00
                                 Lean: 63.00-77.00, High yielding up to: 80.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 45.00-60.00
                                 Premium Whites & heiferettes: 95.00-115.00
Slaughter bulls:  Low yielding & small: 85.00-100.00, High yielding: 105.00-110.00 Individual: 117.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 138 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. Market is very active on the good ones.
Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 280.00-340.00,  80-100 lbs. 265.00-315.00 100-150 lbs. 240.00-285.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 260.00-305.00, 65-110 lbs. 200.00-300.00
Slaughter Ewes: 90-170 lbs. 100.00-150.00 Thin or Heavy wool: 70.00-110.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 330.00-375.00 70-100 lbs. 280.00-330.00 Dairy: 250.00-300.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 220.00-355.00, Thinner: 170.00-250.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 200.00-300.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 165.00-270.00 Thin: 100.00-150.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 150.00-215.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 200.00-250.00