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)

Sale results for: Dec 15th, 2021
Total receipts: 1026
Cattle receipts: 811

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

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

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 133.00-138.00, High yielding: 139.00-145.00, Prime lots: 146.00-150.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 133.00-138.00, High yielding: 139.00-145.00, Prime lots: 146.00-150.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 123.00-132.00, Selects: 110.00-125.00
Heavy wts:1625-1850 lbs. 120.00-136.00 Few return to feed: 85.00-110.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 100.00-107.00, High yielding: 108.00-112.00, Prime lots: 113.00-116.00
Low Choice & Select Holstein steers: 92.00-100.00, Selects: 90.00-97.00

Baby calves per head: Small: 10.00-20.00, Med-Large: no test

Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs. 90.00-120.00, 400-600 lbs. 80.00-100.00, 600-1100 lbs. 70.00-90.00, thin 350-700 lbs. 50.00-75.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 160.00-180.00, 300-400 lbs. 150.00-180.00, 400-500 lbs. 150.00-180.00,
 500-600 lbs. 140.00-165.00, 600-700 lbs. 140.00-160.00, 700-800 lbs. 110.00-149.00
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. 130.00-160.00, 300-400 lbs. 130.00-155.00, 400-500 lbs. 130.00-150.00, 500-600 lbs. 125.00-150.00, 600-700 lbs. 100.00-140.00, 700-800 lbs. 90.00-130.00. 
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: 400.00-900.00 Large & Young: 1000.00-1250.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 900.00-1500.00 Large & Young: 1500.00-1900.00

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 56.00-65.00, High yielding up to: 70.00
                                 Boners: 55.00-67.00, High yielding up to: 71.00
                                 Lean: 52.00-62.00, High yielding up to: 65.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 35.00-50.00
                                 Premium Whites & heiferettes: 70.00-90.00
Slaughter bulls:  Low yielding & small: 70.00-85.00, High yielding: 88.00-100.00 Individual: 102.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 97 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt.
Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 240.00-280.00,  80-100 lbs. 220.00-270.00 100-150 lbs. 185.00-250.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 165.00-220.00, 65-110 lbs. 150.00-200.00
Slaughter Ewes: 90-170 lbs. 120.00-165.00 Thin or Heavy wool: 70.00-100.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 270.00-340.00 70-100 lbs. 260.00-330.00  Dairy: 220.00-260.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 215.00-275.00, Thinner: 170.00-200.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 160.00-220.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 180.00-260.00 Thin: 60.00-100.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 185.00-225.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 200.00-250.00