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: May 25th, 2022
Total receipts: 1079
Cattle receipts: 858

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 1.00 lower on high choice and steady 2.00 lower on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded 1.00-2.00 higher on high choice and unevenly steady on low choice and selects.  Feeder steers & heifers traded unevenly steady on medium-large 1-2  (Market quotes are on mostly unvaccinated cattle) and 5.00 lower on medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady  on better cows and 1.00-3.00 lower slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 140.00-143.00, High yielding: 144.00-147.00, Prime lots: 148.00-150.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 140.00-145.00, High yielding: 146.00-147.00, Prime lots: 148.00-151.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 134.00-140.00, Selects: 125.00-136.00
Heavy wts:1625-1850 lbs. 132.00-140.00 Few return to feed: 90.00-110.00

Holstein cross: 125.00-140.00
Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 110.00-115.00, High yielding: 118.00-122.00, Prime lots: 122.00-130.00
Low Choice & Select Holstein steers: 105.00-114.00, Selects: 100.00-110.00

Baby calves per head: Small: no test, Med-Large: 80.00-130.00 Beef: 150.00-200.00

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. 150.00-170.00, 300-400 lbs. 140.00-170.00, 400-500 lbs. 140.00-160.00,
 500-600 lbs. 135.00-155.00, 600-700 lbs. 110.00-140.00, 700-800 lbs. 110.00-135.00
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. 140.00-160.00, 300-400 lbs. 130.00-155.00, 400-500 lbs. 125.00-140.00, 500-600 lbs. 120.00-1500.00, 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: 1000.00-1525.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 800.00-1075.00 Large & Young: 1200.00-1675.00

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 82.00-90.00, High yielding up to: 93.00
                                 Boners: 85.00-95.00, High yielding up to: 96.00
                                 Lean: 70.00-82.00, High yielding up to: 86.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 50.00-70.00
                                 Premium Whites & heiferettes: 95.00-120.00
Slaughter bulls:  Low yielding & small: 70.00-90.00, High yielding: 100.00-116.00 Individual: 119.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 221 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. Market is very active on the good ones.
Slaughter Lambs: 40-55 lbs. 300.00-335.00,  60-80 lbs. 270.00-300.00 80-150 lbs. 250.00-300.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-50 lbs. 220.00-310.00, 65-80 lbs. 200.00-250.00
Slaughter Ewes: 90-170 lbs. 80.00-140.00 Thin or Heavy wool: 60.00-90.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 320.00-415.00 70-100 lbs. 300.00-375.00 Dairy: 270.00-310.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 240.00-320.00, Thinner: 170.00-250.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 200.00-250.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 155.00-275.00  150-200 lbs.  115.00-155.00 Thin: 100.00-150.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 170.00-280.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 240.00-300.00