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: Mar 16th, 2022
Total receipts: 734
Cattle receipts: 617

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

Slaughter steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher on high choice and steady to 1.00 higher on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded unevenly steady on high choice and 2.00-3.00 lower 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 4.00-8.00 higher on better cows and 3.00-7.00 higher on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded unevenly steady.

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 135.00-141.00, High yielding: 142.00-143.00, Prime lots: 143.00-145.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 135.00-141.00, High yielding: 142.00-144.00, Prime lots: 145.00-148.00
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: 110.00-117.00, High yielding: 118.00-125.00, Prime lots: 126.00-130.00
Low Choice & Select Holstein steers: 104.00-109.00, Selects: 90.00-104.00

Baby calves per head: Small: no test, Med-Large: 40.00-75.00 Beef: 200.00

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. 140.00-165.00, 600-700 lbs. 130.00-150.00, 700-800 lbs. 115.00-150.00
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. 120.00-155.00, 500-600 lbs. 115.00-150.00, 600-700 lbs. 100.00-145.00, 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: 500.00-900.00 Large & Young: 900.00-1375.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 700.00-1000.00 Large & Young: no test

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 83.00-95.00, High yielding up to: 96.00
                                 Boners: 85.00-96.00, High yielding up to: 97.00
                                 Lean: 70.00-82.00, High yielding up to: 87.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 45.00-65.00
                                 Premium Whites & heiferettes: 85.00-115.00
Slaughter bulls:  Low yielding & small: 82.00-100.00, High yielding: 110.00-122.00 Individual: 125.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 117 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. Market is very active on the good ones.
Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 350.00-420.00,  80-100 lbs. 300.00-385.00 100-150 lbs. 255.00-300.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 300.00-350.00, 65-110 lbs. 200.00-300.00
Slaughter Ewes: 90-170 lbs. 130.00-225.00 Thin or Heavy wool: 60.00-100.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 330.00-385.00 70-100 lbs. 300.00-370.00 Dairy: 300.00-350.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 250.00-320.00, Thinner: 170.00-280.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 200.00-300.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 135.00-260.00 Thin: 100.00-150.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 180.00-250.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 200.00-300.00