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: Aug 17th, 2022
Total receipts: 770
Cattle receipts: 698

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

Slaughter steers and heifers 3.00-4.00 higher on high choice and 1.00-3.00 higher on low choice and selects. Holstein steers 2.00 higher on high choice and 1.00 higher on low choice and selects.  Feeder steers & heifers traded 6.00-10.00 higher on medium-large 1-2 (Market quotes are on mostly unvaccinated cattle) and unevenly steady on medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady on better cows and 1.00-3.00 lower on slower cows. Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 145.00-150.00, High yielding: 151.00-153.00, Prime lots: 153.00-155.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 145.00-150.00, High yielding: 151.00-152.00, Prime lots: 153.00-155.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 135.00-145.00, Selects: 125.00-135.00
Heavy wts:1625-1850 lbs. 132.00-148.00 Few return to feed: 95.00-115.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 118.00-122.00, High yielding: 123.00-128.00, Prime lots: 129.00-135.00
Low Choice & Select Holstein steers: 110.00-115.00, Selects: 100.00-110.00

Baby calves per head: Small: 35.00-50.00 Med-Large: 50.00-90.00

Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs. 105.00-120.00, 400-600 lbs. 110.00-130.00, 600-1100 lbs. 100.00-128.00, thin 350-700 lbs. 70.00-95.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 165.00-200.00, 300-400 lbs. 175.00-202.00, 400-500 lbs. 160.00-200.00,
 500-600 lbs. 160.00-188.00, 600-700 lbs. 139.00-168.00, 700-800 lbs. 125.00-155.00
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. 150.00-180.00, 300-400 lbs. 155.00-185.00, 400-500 lbs. 145.00-175.00, 500-600 lbs. 135.00-168.00, 600-700 lbs. 120.00-170.00, 700-800 lbs. 110.00-130.00. 
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: 1000.00-1300.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 700.00-900.00 Large & Young: 1200-1675.00

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 85.00-95.00, High yielding up to: 100.00
                                 Boners: 88.00-98.00, High yielding up to: 100.00
                                 Lean: 65.00-85.00, High yielding up to: 90.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 45.00-60.00
                                 Premium Whites & heiferettes: 95.00-130.00
Slaughter bulls:  Low yielding & small: 80.00-100.00, High yielding: 105.00-115.00 Individual: 120.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 72 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. Market this was stronger this week
Slaughter Lambs: 40-55 lbs. 170.00-255.00, 60-80 lbs. 150.00-255.00 80-150 lbs. 130.00-200.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-50 lbs. 120.00-160.00, 65-80 lbs. 100.00-150.00
Slaughter Ewes: 90-170 lbs. 80.00-115.00 Thin or Heavy wool: 40.00-60.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 270.00-350.00 70-100 lbs. 250.00-305.00 Dairy: 230.00-270.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 200.00-250.00, Thinner: 130.00-200.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 170.00-240.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 155.00-250.00 150-200 lbs.  100.00-135.00 Thin: 70.00-135.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 170.00-250.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 180.00-250.00