By Steve Carruthers
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Annual Registered Bull & Female Sale Sat March 13th 10am

We will sponsor along with Illinois Beef Association a BQA certification
meeting Thurs March 25th 5:30 pm registration with meal & meeting to start at
6:00 pm to RSVP call 217-787-4280
Any questions call Steve@618-322-0385

Sale results for: Mar 10th, 2021

Total receipts: 1028
Cattle receipts: 944

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

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

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 109.00-112.00, High yielding: 113.00-114.00, Prime lots: 115.00-117.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 109.00-113.00, High yielding: 113.00-114.00, Prime lots: 115.00-118.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 103.00-110.00, Selects: 95.00-105.00
Heavy wts:1625-1850 lbs. 91.00-115.00 Few return to feed: 75.00-90.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 86.00-92.00, High yielding: 92.00-93.00, Prime lots: 93.00-95.00
Choice & Select Holstein steers: 80.00-85.00, Selects: 72.00-80.00

Baby calves per head: Small: 30.00-40.00, Med-Large: 50.00-60.00

Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs. 60.00-80.00, 400-600 lbs. 50.00-80.00, 600-1100 lbs. 50.00-70.00, thin 350-700 lbs. 40.00-60.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 130.00-160.00, 300-400 lbs. 145.00-170.00, 400-500 lbs. 130.00-160.00, 500-600 lbs. 120.00-140.00, 600-700 lbs. 110.00-135.00,  700-800 lbs. 90.00-115.00
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. 110.00-140.00, 300-400 lbs. 120.00-142.00, 400-500 lbs. 120.00-136.00, 500-600 lbs. 110.00-130.00, 600-700 lbs. 90.000-110.00, 700-800 lbs. 85.00-100.00. 
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: 400.00-750.00 Large & Young: 750.00-1100.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 700.00-900.00 Large & Young: 1000.00-1200.00

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 62.00-74.00, High yielding up to: 75.00
                                 Boners: 62.00-74.00, High yielding up to: 76.00
                                 Lean: 50.00-65.00, High yielding up to: 73.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 35.00-50.00
                                 Premium Whites & heiferettes: 70.00-90.00
Slaughter bulls:  Low yielding: 75.00-84.00, High yielding: 88.00-100.00 Individual: 104.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 84 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. Market very active going into Easter season. Next week will be the pick week for Easter lambs if any push. Then Greek Easter will be in about a month

Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 300.00-340.00,  80-100 lbs. 265.00-325.00 100-150 lbs. 210.00-280.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 160.00-240.00, 65-110 lbs. 170.00-200.00
Slaughter Ewes: 90-170 lbs. 65.00-150.00 Thin or Heavy wool: 30.00-70.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 300.00-370.00 70-100 lbs. 290.00-320.00  Dairy: 160.00-200.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 200.00-310.00, Thinner: 130.00-160.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 150.00-200.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 175.00-280.00 Thin: 70.00-110.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 200.00-290.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs.  200.00-300.00