By Steve Carruthers
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Illinois Beef Association BQA certification course Thursday Dec 10th @6pm 
hosted by & held at Greenville Livestock Auction 
Anyone that raises fat cattle and hasn’t been BQA certified
or was certified in 2017 or before and needs too renew
please RSVP 217-787-4280.

Meal will be provided

Sale results for: Oct 28th, 2020

Total receipts: 727
Cattle receipts: 630

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

Slaughter steers and heifers traded 1.00-2.00 lower on high choice and 2.00 lower on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded 2.50 higher on high choice and 1.00 higher 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 5.00-6.00 lower on unweaned and medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower on better cows and 1.00-3.00 lower on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher.

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 101.00-105.00, High yielding: 105.00-107.00, Prime lots: 108.00-110.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 101.00-105.00, High yielding: 105.00-107.00, Prime lots: 108.00-110.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 93.00-99.00, Selects: 90.00-97.00
Heavy wts:1625-1850 lbs. 96.00-104.00 Few return to feed: 84.00-92.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 84.00-87.00, High yielding: 88.00-90.00, Prime lots: 90.00-92.00
Choice & Select Holstein steers: 77.00-82.00, Selects: 70.00-80.00

Baby calves per head: Small: 30.00-40.00, Med-Large: 70.00-100.00 Beef: 140.00-160.00

Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs. 70.00-100.00, 400-600 lbs. 60.00-75.00, 600-1100 lbs. 60.00-80.00 thin 350-700 lbs. 50.00-70.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 135.00-160.00, 300-400 lbs. 130.00-155.00, 400-500 lbs. 130.00-150.00, 500-600 lbs. 125.00-140.00, 600-700 lbs. 105.00-130.00, 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. 120.00-145.00, 300-400 lbs. 120.00-140.00, 400-500 lbs. 115.00-135.00, 500-600 lbs. 110.00-130.00, 600-700 lbs. 100.000-120.00, 700-800 lbs. 90.00-110.00. 
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: 500.00-800.00 Large & Young: 800.00-1000.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 750.00-950.00 Large & Young: no test

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 55.00-65.00,High yielding up to: 68.00
                                 Boners: 57.00-67.00,High yielding up to: 70.00
                                 Lean: 43.00-55.00,High yielding up to: 61.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 5.00-40.00
                                 Premium Whites & heiferettes: 65.00-80.00
Slaughter bulls:  Low yielding: 65.00-80.00, High yielding: 85.00-94.00 Individual: 96.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 97 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. 

Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 210.00-230.00,  80-100 lbs. 200.00-230.00 100-150 lbs. 200.00-222.50
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 160.00-190.00, 65-110 lbs. 150.00-170.00
Slaughter Ewes: 90-170 lbs. 50.00-77.50 Thin or Heavy wool: 30.00-60.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 250.00-302.50 70-100 lbs. 250.00-280.00  Dairy: 170.00-225.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 170.00-230.00, Thinner: 100.00-160.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 120.00-157.50
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 140.00-250.00 Thin: 70.00-110.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 160.00-200.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 180.00-240.00