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)

Annual Registered Bull & Cow Sale 3-12.22 click to view results

Sale results for: Mar 9th, 2022
Total receipts: 666
Cattle receipts: 592

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

Slaughter steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 lower on high choice and 3.00-4.00 lower on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded 4.00 higher on high choice and 2.00 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 2.00-4.00 lower on medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady on better cows and 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded unevenly steady.

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 135.00-140.00, High yielding: 141.00-143.00, Prime lots: 143.00-148.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 135.00-140.00, High yielding: 141.00-143.00, Prime lots: 143.00-146.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 125.00-132.00, Selects: 115.00-130.00
Heavy wts:1625-1850 lbs. 115.00-130.00 Few return to feed: 90.00-110.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 112.00-120.00, High yielding: 121.00-125.00, Prime lots: 126.00-130.00
Low Choice & Select Holstein steers: 103.00-107.00, Selects: 90.00-102.00

Baby calves per head: Small: no test, Med-Large: 40.00-85.00 Beef: 180.00

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. 150.00-170.00, 400-500 lbs. 150.00-160.00,
 500-600 lbs. 140.00-160.00, 600-700 lbs. 130.00-150.00, 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. 90.00-130.00. pkg vac 764 lbs 151.00
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: 500.00-900.00 Large & Young: 900.00-1020.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 700.00-1000.00 Large & Young: 1100.00-1375.00

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 77.00-87.00, High yielding up to: 90.00
                                 Boners: 82.00-92.00, High yielding up to: 92.00
                                 Lean: 65.00-80.00, High yielding up to: 85.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 45.00-60.00
                                 Premium Whites & heiferettes: 85.00-115.00
Slaughter bulls:  Low yielding & small: 80.00-105.00, High yielding: 108.00-118.00 Individual: 119.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 74 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. Market is very active on the good ones.
Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 350.00-435.00,  80-100 lbs. 290.00-360.00 100-150 lbs. 255.00-280.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 300.00-350.00, 65-110 lbs. 200.00-300.00
Slaughter Ewes: 90-170 lbs. 120.00-190.00 Thin or Heavy wool: 60.00-100.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 350.00-43500 70-100 lbs. 300.00-380.00 Dairy: 300.00-350.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 300.00-350.00, Thinner: 170.00-250.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 200.00-300.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 170.00-240.00 Thin: 100.00-150.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 180.00-290.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 200.00-320.00