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 30th, 2022
Total receipts: 947
Cattle receipts: 756

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

Slaughter steers and heifers 4.00-5.00 on high choice and 3.00-5.00 higher on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded unevenly steady on high choice and 2.00 lower on low choice and selects.  Feeder steers & heifers traded 2.00-4.00 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 unevenly steady on medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-5.00 higher on better cows and 3.00 higher on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded steady to higher.

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 140.00-145.00, High yielding: 146.00-148.00, Prime lots: 149.00-150.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 140.00-145.00, High yielding: 146.00-148.00, Prime lots: 149.00-150.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 130.00-136.00, Selects: 120.00-133.00
Heavy wts:1625-1850 lbs. 120.00-144.00 Few return to feed: 90.00-110.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 110.00-117.00, High yielding: 118.00-122.00, Prime lots: 123.00-136.00
Low Choice & Select Holstein steers: 104.00-109.00, Selects: 95.00-104.00

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. 150.00-165.00, 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: 600.00-800.00 Large & Young: 1000.00-1200.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 800.00-1000.00 Large & Young: 1200.00-1650.00
Dairy Dispersal: Milking cows: 1400.00-1800.00
Open Heifers: 80.00-92.00 per cwt

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 86.00-96.00, High yielding up to: 98.00
                                 Boners: 87.00-97.00, High yielding up to: 100.00
                                 Lean: 74.00-86.00, High yielding up to: 90.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 45.00-70.00
                                 Premium Whites & heiferettes: 95.00-115.00
Slaughter bulls:  Low yielding & small: 85.00-110.00, High yielding: 115.00-122.00 Individual: 125.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 191 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. Market is very active on the good ones.
Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 280.00-340.00,  80-100 lbs. 265.00-300.00 100-150 lbs. 250.00-270.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 250.00-340.00, 65-110 lbs. 200.00-300.00
Slaughter Ewes: 90-170 lbs. 100.00-160.00 Thin or Heavy wool: 60.00-100.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 330.00-370.00 70-100 lbs. 300.00-370.00 Dairy: 280.00-320.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 220.00-355.00, Thinner: 170.00-250.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 200.00-300.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 135.00-220.00 Thin: 100.00-150.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 180.00-215.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 200.00-300.00