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: June 5th, 2019
Total receipts: 417
Cattle receipts: 360

Slaughter steers and heifers traded 1.00-3.00 lower on high choice and steady to 1.00 lower on low choice and selects.  Holstein steers traded 1.00 higher on high choice and 1.00-2.00 lower on low choice and selects.  Feeder steers & heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower 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 7.00-10.00 on unvaccinated, unweaned / short weaned calves and medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-4.00 higher on better cows and 1.00-2.00 higher 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: 114.00-118.00, High yielding: 118.00-120.00, Prime lots: 120.00-123.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 114.00-118.00, High yielding:118.00-120.00, Prime lots: 120.00-121.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 105.00-110.00, Low yielding: 105.00-112.00, Selects: 100.00-107.00
Few return to feed: 85.00-100.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 80.00-83.00, High yielding: 85.00-90.00, Prime lots: 90.00-100.00
Choice & Select Holstein steers: 73.00-80.00, Selects: 65.00-72.00

Baby calves per head: Small: 30.00-50.00, Med-Large: 50.00-70.00,  Weaned: no test

Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs.85.00-100.00 , 400-600 lbs. 70.00-80.00, 600-1100 lbs. 60.00-80.00 thin 350-700 lbs. 55.00-75.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 160.00-180.00, 300-400 lbs. 150.00-170.00, 400-500 lbs. 140.00-160.00, 500-600 lbs. 135.00-150.00, 600-700 lbs. 105.00-125.00, 700-800 lbs. 100.00-120.00.
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. 135.00-150.00, 300-400 lbs. 135.00-150.00, 400-500 lbs. 125.00-145.00, 500-600 lbs. 120.00-135.00, 600-700 lbs. 90.00-120.00,  700-800 lbs. 80.00-95.00.
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: 450.00-800.00 Large & Young: no test
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: no test Large & Young: no test

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 56.00-70.00, High yielding up to: 71.00
Boners: 60.00-70.00, High yielding up to: 72.00
Lean: 47.00-60.00,  High yielding up to: 66.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 10.00-40.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes: 80.00-100.00
Slaughter bulls: Low dressing: 70.00-83.00, High yielding: 83.00-87.00, Individual: 90.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:000 pm or after fats.
Total 57
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. Demand for thin & weaker slower sheep & goats  is very poor.

Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 150.00-175.00, 80-100 lbs. 150.00-170.00, 100-135 lbs. 130.00-150.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 120.00-150.00, 65-90 lbs. 110.00-130.00
Slaughter Ewes: 125-170 lbs. 40.00-60.00 Thin: 10.00-30.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 200.00-250.00 70-100 lbs. 190.00-230.00 Dairy: 140.00-170.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 150.00-200.00, Thinner: 100.00-120.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 100.00-130.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 100.00-135.00 Thin: 30.00-70.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 110.00-135.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 150.00-170.00