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)


Breeding Stock Special market reort 4-30-22 click to view

Sale results for: May 4th, 2022
Total receipts: 711
Cattle receipts: 582

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

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 140.00-144.00, High yielding: 145.00-147.00, Prime lots: 148.00-150.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 140.00-144.00, High yielding: 145.00-147.00, Prime lots: 148.00-151.00
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: 90.00-110.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 108.00-113.00, High yielding: 114.00-117.00, Prime lots: 118.00-120.00
Low Choice & Select Holstein steers: 100.00-110.00, Selects: 95.00-105.00

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. 100.00-120.00,  600-1100 lbs. 85.00-110.00, thin 350-700 lbs. 50.00-75.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 170.00-210.00, 300-400 lbs. 150.00-190.00, 400-500 lbs. 150.00-170.00,
 500-600 lbs. 140.00-160.00, 600-700 lbs. 110.00-140.00, 700-800 lbs. 110.00-136.00
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. 140.00-170.00, 300-400 lbs. 140.00-170.00, 400-500 lbs. 130.00-151.00, 500-600 lbs. 125.00-1500.00, 600-700 lbs. 110.00-135.00, 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: 600.00-950.00 Large & Young: 1000.00-1150.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 800.00-1075.00 Large & Young: no test

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 80.00-90.00, High yielding up to: 91.00
                                 Boners: 81.00-91.00, High yielding up to: 93.00
                                 Lean: 70.00-80.00, High yielding up to: 84.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 41.00-65.00
                                 Premium Whites & heiferettes: 95.00-115.00
Slaughter bulls:  Low yielding & small: 76.00-90.00, High yielding: 95.00-110.00 Individual: 111.00

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: 40-55 lbs. 250.00-305.00,  60-80 lbs. 310.00-350.00 80-150 lbs. 250.00-295.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-50 lbs. 280.00-325.00, 65-80 lbs. 200.00-260.00
Slaughter Ewes: 90-170 lbs. 80.00-95.00 Thin or Heavy wool: 60.00-90.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 320.00-385.00 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. 155.00-245.00  150-200 lbs.  115.00-140.00 Thin: 100.00-150.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 150.00-180.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 200.00-250.00