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: Jan 26th, 2022
Total receipts: 580
Cattle receipts: 555

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

Slaughter steers and heifers traded steady 1.00 higher on high choice and steady on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded 1.00-2.00 higher on high choice and steady on low choice and selects.  Feeder steers & heifers 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 traded steady to weak on medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 higher on better cows and 1.00-2.00 higher on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 132.00-139.00, High yielding: 140.00-144.00, Prime lots: 145.00-148.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 132.00-139.00, High yielding: 140.00-144.00, Prime lots: 145.00-150.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 120.00-130.00, Selects: 110.00-125.00
Heavy wts:1625-1850 lbs. 110.00-135.00 Few return to feed: 90.00-110.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 104.00-111.00, High yielding: 112.00-118.00, Prime lots: 120.00-130.00
Low Choice & Select Holstein steers: 92.00-100.00, Selects: 90.00-100.00

Baby calves per head: Small: 10.00-20.00, Med-Large:430.00-90.00

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

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 150.00-171.00, 300-400 lbs. 150.00-180.00, 400-500 lbs. 150.00-170.00,
 500-600 lbs. 140.00-160.00, 600-700 lbs. 130.00-160.00, 700-800 lbs. 110.00-145.00
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. 130.00-150.00, 300-400 lbs. 130.00-150.00, 400-500 lbs. 120.00-150.00, 500-600 lbs. 115.00-150.00, 600-700 lbs. 100.00-145.00, 700-800 lbs. 90.00-120.00. 
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: 400.00-800.00 Large & Young: 900.00-1250.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 700.00-1000.00 Large & Young: no test

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 70.00-81.00, High yielding up to: 84.00
                                 Boners: 70.00-83.00, High yielding up to: 86.00
                                 Lean: 65.00-77.00, High yielding up to: 80.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 40.00-60.00
                                 Premium Whites & heiferettes: 70.00-100.00
Slaughter bulls:  Low yielding & small: 85.00-100.00, High yielding: 105.00-115.00 Individual: 117.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 25 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. Market is very active on the good ones.
Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 325.00-370.00,  80-100 lbs. 300.00-350.00 100-150 lbs. 295.00-340.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 225.00-300.00, 65-110 lbs. 180.00-250.00
Slaughter Ewes: 90-170 lbs. 120.00-190.00 Thin or Heavy wool: 60.00-100.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 380.00-430.00 70-100 lbs. 330.00-4000.00 Dairy: 280.00-340.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 275.00-320.00, Thinner: 170.00-250.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 200.00-250.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 217.50-370.00 Thin: 150.00-200.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 200.00-300.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 240.00-300.00