By Steve Carruthers
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BQA Applies to fat cattle customers only if you haven’t given us a copy of your BQA certificate please bring one so we can put with our records any questions contact Steve @ 618-322-0385 or Gene @ 217-331-3930

We highly recommend you get certified if you are fat cattle producer it will make a difference on your bottom line.

Sale results for: October 9th, 2019
Total receipts: 848
Cattle receipts: 763

Slaughter steers and heifers traded 2.00-3.00 higher on high choice and 2.00 higher on low choice and selects.  Holstein steers traded 2.00 higher on high choice and  1.00 higher on low choice and selects.  Feeder steers & heifers traded unevenly steady 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 6.00 lower on unvaccinated, unweaned / short weaned calves and medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 higher on better cows and 3.00 higher on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 higher

Prices quoted are only some representative sales & do not reflect all sales.

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 102.00-108.00, High yielding: 107.00-110.00, Prime lots: 110.00-114.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 102.00-107.00, High yielding: 107.00-110.00, Prime lots: 110.00-115.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 90.00-95.00, Low yielding: 93.00-100.00, Selects: 80.00-85.00
Few return to feed: 75.00-90.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 80.00-84.00, High yielding: 84.00-87.00, Prime lots: 87.00-91.00
Choice & Select Holstein steers: 70.00-75.00, Selects: 60.00-70.00

Baby calves per head: Small: 15.00-35.00, Med-Large: 40.00-55.00,  Weaned: No test

Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs. 60.00-80.00, 400-600 lbs. 60.00-90.00, 600-1100 lbs. 60.00-85.00 thin 350-700 lbs. 30.00-45.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 135.00-150.00, 300-400 lbs. 135.00-160.00, 400-500 lbs. 130.00-145.00, 500-600 lbs. 120.00-140.00, 600-700 lbs. 100.00-120.00, 700-800 lbs. 85.00-100.00
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. 125.00-150.00, 300-400 lbs. 120.00-145.00, 400-500 lbs. 115.00-135.00, 500-600 lbs. 105.00-125.00, 600-700 lbs. 90.00-110.00, 700-800 lbs. 80.00-101.00. 
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: 350.00-600.00 Large & Young: 650.00-900.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: no test Large & Young: no test

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 54.00-60.00, High yielding up to: 61.00
Boners: 52.00-61.00, High yielding up to: 63.00
Lean: 45.00-59.00,  High yielding up to: 60.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 28.00-48.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes: 65.00-85.00
Slaughter bulls: Low dressing: 55.00-72.00, High yielding: 74.00-84.00, Individual: 87.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 85 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. 

Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 140.00-165.00,  80-100 lbs. 130.00-162.50 100-135 lbs. 120.00-142.50
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 100.00-140.00, 65-90 lbs. 100.00-130.00
Slaughter Ewes: 125-170 lbs. 50.00-70.00 Thin: 15.00-42.50
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 170.00-220.00 70-100 lbs. 160.00-200.00 Dairy: 130.00-160.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 100.00-150.00, Thinner: 90.00-130.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 100.00-140.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 80.00-102.50 Thin: 10.00-60.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 100.00-125.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. no test