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: July 17th, 2019
Total receipts: 880
Cattle receipts: 804

Slaughter steers and heifers traded 3.00-4.00 higher on high choice and 2.00 higher on low choice and selects.  Holstein steers 1.00 higher on high choice and unevenly steady on low choice and selects.  Feeder steers & heifers traded 6.00-8.00 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 on unvaccinated, unweaned / short weaned calves and medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady on better cows and 1.00 higher to 2.00 lower 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: 113.00-116.00, High yielding: 116.00-119.00, Prime lots: 119.00-121.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 113.00-116.00, High yielding: 116.00-119.00, Prime lots: 119.00-121.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 104.00-110.00, Low yielding: 102.00-107.00, Selects: 90.00-105.00
Few return to feed: 83.00-95.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 80.00-85.00, High yielding: 86.00-92.00, Prime lots: 93.00-100.00
Choice & Select Holstein steers: 72.00-80.00, Selects: 60.00-70.00

Baby calves per head: Small: 10.00-25.00, Med-Large: 40.00-80.00,  Weaned: No test

Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs. 70.00-85.00, 400-600 lbs. 65.00-80.00, 600-1100 lbs. 55.00-70.00 thin 350-700 lbs. 40.00-65.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 140.00-182.00, 300-400 lbs. 140.00-185.00, 400-500 lbs. 135.00-160.00, 500-600 lbs. 130.00-165.00, 600-700 lbs. 110.00-140.00, 700-800 lbs. 90.00-120.00
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. 140.00-187.00, 300-400 lbs. 135.00-182.00, 400-500 lbs. 120.00-160.00, 500-600 lbs. 110.00-130.00, 600-700 lbs. 85.00-120.00,  700-800 lbs. 85.00-95.00.
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: 500.00-800.00 Large & Young: 800.00-1000.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: No test Large & Young: 900.00-1100.00

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 59.00-68.00, High yielding up to: 69.00
Boners: 59.00-68.00, High yielding up to: 70.00
Lean: 49.00-61.00,  High yielding up to: 65.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 10.00-40.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes: 80.00-90.00
Slaughter bulls: Low dressing: 75.00-86.00, High yielding: 89.00-99.00, Individual: 100.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 76 
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. Summer slump has arrived sheep & goat market will vary week to week. Demand for thin & weaker slower sheep & goats  is very poor.

Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 150.00-200.00, 80-100 lbs. 160.00-182.50 100-135 lbs. 150.00-165.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 120.00-150.00, 65-90 lbs. 100.00-130.00
Slaughter Ewes: 125-170 lbs. 45.00-80.00 Thin: 10.00-25.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 200.00-255.00 70-100 lbs. 180.00-250.00 Dairy: 150.00-180.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 130.00-160.00, Thinner: 100.00-130.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 100.00-140.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 90.00-150.00 Thin: 10.00-50.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 100.00-130.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. no test