By Steve Carruthers
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BQA Applies to fat cattle customers only if you haven’t given us a copy of your BQA certificate please bring one so we can put with our records any questions contact Steve @ 618-322-0385 or Gene @ 217-331-3930

We highly recommend you get certified if you are fat cattle producer it will make a difference on your bottom line.

Sale results for: June 12th, 2019
Total receipts: 718
Cattle receipts: 661

Slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher on high choice and steady on low choice and selects.  Holstein steers traded 1.00 higher on high choice and unevenly steady on low choice and selects.  Feeder steers & heifers traded unevenly steady 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 7.00-10.00 lower on unvaccinated, unweaned / short weaned calves and medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher on better cows and 1.00 higher on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00-3.00 higher.

Prices quoted are only some representative sales & do not reflect all sales.

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 113.00-118.00, High yielding: 119.00-121.00, Prime lots: 121.00-125.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 113.00-118.00, High yielding:118.00-120.00, Prime lots: 120.00-122.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 105.00-110.00, Low yielding: 105.00-111.00, Selects: 100.00-107.00
Few return to feed: 85.00-100.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 80.00-85.00, High yielding: 86.00-90.00, Prime lots: 90.00-95.00
Choice & Select Holstein steers: 73.00-80.00, Selects: 65.00-72.00

Baby calves per head: Small: 20.00-30.00, Med-Large: 20.00-50.00,  Weaned: no test

Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs.80.00-90.00 , 400-600 lbs. 70.00-80.00, 600-1100 lbs. 60.00-88.00 thin 350-700 lbs. 55.00-75.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 150.00-170.00, 300-400 lbs. 150.00-175.00, 400-500 lbs. 140.00-160.00, 500-600 lbs. 130.00-150.00, 600-700 lbs. 105.00-125.00, 700-800 lbs. 100.00-120.00.
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. 135.00-145.00, 300-400 lbs. 130.00-145.00, 400-500 lbs. 120.00-140.00, 500-600 lbs. 115.00-130.00, 600-700 lbs. 90.00-125.00, pkg. vaccinated 645 lbs 135.00, 700-800 lbs. 80.00-95.00.
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: 450.00-700.00 Large & Young: 700.00-900.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: no test Large & Young: 1200.00-1500.00

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 58.00-70.00, High yielding up to: 70.00
Boners: 62.00-70.00, High yielding up to: 70.00
Lean: 49.00-64.00,  High yielding up to: 70.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 10.00-45.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes: 80.00-100.00
Slaughter bulls: Low dressing: 75.00-84.00, High yielding: 84.00-80.00, Individual: 95.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 57
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. Demand for thin & weaker slower sheep & goats  is very poor.

Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 160.00-202.50, 80-100 lbs. 160.00-192.50 100-135 lbs. 150.00-182.50
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 120.00-150.00, 65-90 lbs. 110.00-130.00
Slaughter Ewes: 125-170 lbs. 50.00-80.00 Thin: 15.00-35.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 210.00-260.00 70-100 lbs. 190.00-230.00 Dairy: 140.00-170.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 150.00-200.00, Thinner: 100.00-130.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 100.00-140.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 80.00-90.00 Thin: 30.00-70.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 100.00-117.50, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 150.00-170.00