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: September 11th, 2019
Total receipts: 666
Cattle receipts: 572

Slaughter steers and heifers traded 5.00-7.00 lower on high choice and 6.00-8.00 lower on low choice and selects.  Holstein steers traded 2.00-5.00 lower on high choice and  3.00-4.00 lower on low choice and selects.  Feeder steers & heifers traded 2.00-3.00 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 steady to higher on unvaccinated, unweaned / short weaned calves and medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher on better cows and unevenly steady on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded unevenly steady.

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

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 97.00-101.00, High yielding: 101.00-103.00, Prime lots: 103.00-106.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 95.00-101.00, High yielding: 101.00-103.00, Prime lots: 103.00-104.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 87.00-95.00, Low yielding: 90.00-96.00, Selects: 75.00-85.00
Few return to feed: 75.00-85.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 78.00-83.00, High yielding: 83.00-84.00, Prime lots:84.00-86.00
Choice & Select Holstein steers: 70.00-77.00, Selects: 60.00-70.00

Baby calves per head: Small: 10.00-20.00, Med-Large: 50.00-80.00,  Weaned: No test

Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs. 60.00-80.00, pkg vac 390 lbs 122.00 400-600 lbs. 60.00-80.00, 600-1100 lbs. 50.00-80.00 thin 350-700 lbs. 40.00-65.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 150.00-171..00, 300-400 lbs. 150.00-170.00, 400-500 lbs. 140.00-165.00, 500-600 lbs. 130.00-155.00, 600-700 lbs. 120.00-135.00, 700-800 lbs. 90.00-110.00
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. 125.00-155.00, 300-400 lbs. 120.00-158.00, 400-500 lbs. 125.00-140.00, 500-600 lbs. 110.00-137.00, 600-700 lbs. 95.00-120.00,  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: 550.00-800.00 Large & Young: 850.00-1150.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 700.00-850.00 Large & Young: 1100.00-1350.00

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 57.00-66.00, High yielding up to: 68.00
Boners: 57.00-65.00, High yielding up to: 67.00
Lean: 46.00-64.00,  High yielding up to: 65.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 10.00-40.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes: 70.00-85.00
Slaughter bulls: Low dressing: 65.00-80.00, High yielding: 80.00-92.00, Individual: 95.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 94 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. 

Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 140.00-152.50,  80-100 lbs. 140.00-150.00 100-135 lbs. 135.00-145.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 100.00-140.00, 65-90 lbs. 100.00-130.00
Slaughter Ewes: 125-170 lbs. 50.00-60.00 Thin: 15.00-45.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 200.00-240.00 70-100 lbs. 200.00-240.00 Dairy: 140.00-170.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 120.00-180.00, Thinner: 100.00-130.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 100.00-140.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 90.00-145.00 Thin: 10.00-50.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 100.00-145.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. no test