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)

Pasture Ready Breeding Stock Special
Saturday April 30th @ 11am

Sale results for: April 27th, 2022
Total receipts: 793
Cattle receipts: 664

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

Slaughter steers and heifers steady on high choice and steady to 1.00 higher on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded 5.00-6.00 higher on high choice and 3.00 higher on low choice and selects.  Feeder steers & heifers traded 5.00-10.00 higher 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 2.00-5.00 higher on medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 higher on better cows and 3.00-4.00 higher on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded unevenly steady.

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 141.00-145.00, High yielding: 146.00-148.00, Prime lots: 149.00-151.00
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: 130.00-140.00, Selects: 120.00-133.00
Heavy wts:1625-1850 lbs. 125.00-140.00 Few return to feed: 90.00-120.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 115.00-120.00, High yielding: 120.00-130.00, Prime lots: 130.00-138.00
Low Choice & Select Holstein steers: 105.00-110.00, Selects: 95.00-110.00

Baby calves per head: Small: no test, Med-Large: 50.00-70.00

Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs. 110.00-120.00, 400-600 lbs. 110.00-130.00,  600-1100 lbs. 85.00-110.00, thin 350-700 lbs. 50.00-75.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 170.00-214.00, 300-400 lbs. 160.00-210.00, 400-500 lbs. 160.00-210.00,
 500-600 lbs. 140.00-185.00, 600-700 lbs. 130.00-160.00, 700-800 lbs. 115.00-140.00
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. 150.00-80.00, 300-400 lbs. 160.00-192.00, 400-500 lbs. 150.00-186.00, 500-600 lbs. 135.00-180.00, 600-700 lbs. 110.00-140.00, 700-800 lbs. 100.00-130.00. 
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: 1000.00-1350.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 1000.00-1350.00 Large & Young: 1400.00-1775.00

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 80.00-90.00, High yielding up to: 91.00
                                 Boners: 81.00-94.00, High yielding up to: 96.00
                                 Lean: 70.00-80.00, High yielding up to: 84.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 41.00-65.00
                                 Premium Whites & heiferettes: 95.00-120.00
Slaughter bulls:  Low yielding & small: 85.00-100.00, High yielding: 105.00-112.00 Individual: 115.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 129 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. Market is very active on the good ones.
Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 300.00-340.00,  80-100 lbs. 285.00-315.00 100-150 lbs. 250.00-275.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 250.00-315.00, 65-110 lbs. 200.00-300.00
Slaughter Ewes: 90-170 lbs. 85.00-155.00 Thin or Heavy wool: 70.00-110.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 300.00-365.00 70-100 lbs. 280.00-310.00 Dairy: 250.00-300.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 220.00-300.00, Thinner: 170.00-250.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 200.00-300.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 165.00-245.00 Thin: 100.00-150.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 150.00-215.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 200.00-250.00