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 23rd, 2022
Total receipts: 655
Cattle receipts: 145

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

Slaughter steers and heifers unevenly steady on high choice and steady to 2.00 lower on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded 4.00-6.00 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 steady on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded steady.

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 135.00-140.00, High yielding: 141.00-142.00, Prime lots: 143.00-144.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 135.00-140.00, High yielding: 141.00-142.00, Prime lots: 143.00-147.00
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: 112.00-119.00, High yielding: 120.00-124.00, Prime lots: 125.00-127.00
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

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. 150.00-170.00,
 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: 600.00-1000.00 Large & Young: 1000.00-1550.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 800.00-1200.00 Large & Young: 1300.00-2200.00

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 83.00-93.00, High yielding up to: 95.00
                                 Boners: 84.00-94.00, High yielding up to: 95.00
                                 Lean: 70.00-80.00, High yielding up to: 85.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 45.00-65.00
                                 Premium Whites & heiferettes: 85.00-115.00
Slaughter bulls:  Low yielding & small: 82.00-105.00, High yielding: 110.00-120.00 Individual: 122.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 145 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. Market is very active on the good ones.
Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 300.00-380.00,  80-100 lbs. 275.00-325.00 100-150 lbs. 245.00-290.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 250.00-340.00, 65-110 lbs. 200.00-300.00
Slaughter Ewes: 90-170 lbs. 140.00-215.00 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