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.

Feeder Special Saturday September 7th 10am

Sale results for: September 4th, 2019
Total receipts: 713
Cattle receipts: 604

Slaughter steers and heifers traded 2.00-4.00 lower on high choice and 3.00 lower on low choice and selects.  Holstein steers traded unevenly steady on high choice and steady on low choice and selects.  Feeder steers & heifers traded 6.00-10.00 lower 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 10.00-15.00 lower on unvaccinated, unweaned / short weaned calves and medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 lower on better cows and 2.00-3.00 lower on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded unevenly steady.

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

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 103.00-107.00, High yielding: 107.00-110.00, Prime lots: 110.00-111.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 101.00-107.00, High yielding: 107.00-108.00, Prime lots: 108.00-110.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 90.00-100.00, Low yielding: 95.00-102.00, Selects: 85.00-90.00
Few return to feed: 75.00-90.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 80.00-86.00, High yielding: 87.00-90.00, Prime lots:92.00-100.00
Choice & Select Holstein steers: 70.00-80.00, Selects: 60.00-70.00

Baby calves per head: Small: 10.00-20.00, Med-Large: 20.00-40.00,  Weaned: No test

Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs. 60.00-80.00, 400-600 lbs. 60.00-80.00, 600-1100 lbs. 50.00-80.00 thin 350-700 lbs. 40.00-65.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 145.00-160..00, 300-400 lbs. 145.00-156.00, 400-500 lbs. 140.00-160.00, 500-600 lbs. 130.00-150.00, 600-700 lbs. 120.00-135.00, 700-800 lbs. 90.00-110.00
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. 120.00-140.00, 300-400 lbs. 120.00-146.00, 400-500 lbs. 120.00-140.00, 500-600 lbs. 110.00-130.00, 600-700 lbs. 95.00-120.00,  700-800 lbs. 85.00-100.00. 
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: 550.00-800.00 Large & Young: 850.00-1000.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 800.00-1100.00 Large & Young: no test

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 56.00-67.00, High yielding up to: 70.00
Boners: 56.00-68.00, High yielding up to: 70.00
Lean: 48.00-64.00,  High yielding up to: 70.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 10.00-40.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes: 80.00-95.00
Slaughter bulls: Low dressing: 70.00-85.00, High yielding: 85.00-95.00, Individual: 99.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 109 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. 

Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 130.00-150.00, fancy 170.00-205.00 80-100 lbs. 120.00-162.50 100-135 lbs. 125.00-140.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 100.00-150.00, 65-90 lbs. 90.00-130.00
Slaughter Ewes: 125-170 lbs. 50.00-70.00 Thin: 15.00-45.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 180.00-225.00 70-100 lbs. 170.00-220.00 Dairy: 140.00-160.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 120.00-160.00, Thinner: 100.00-130.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 100.00-140.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 70.00-135.00 Thin: 10.00-50.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 100.00-140.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 150.00-200.00