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: April 10th, 2019
Total receipts: 776
Cattle receipts: 578

Slaughter steers and heifers traded 1.00-1.50 lower on high choice and 2.00 lower on low choice and selects.  Holstein steers traded unevenly steady on high choice and 1.00 lower on low choice and selects.  Feeder steers & heifers traded 5.00-8.00 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 6.00-7.00 higher on unvaccinated, unweaned / short weaned calves and medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded 4.00-8.00 higher on better cows and 1.00-4.00 higher slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00-2.00 higher.

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

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 121.00-125.00, High yielding: 125.00-128.00, Prime lots: 128.00-130.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 121.00-125.00, High yielding:125.00-129.00, Prime lots: 129.00-132.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 110.00-118.00, Low yielding: 110.00-120.00, Selects: 90.00-110.00
Few return to feed: 85.00-95.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 80.00-85.00, High yielding: 85.00-91.00, Prime lots: 92.00-100.00
Choice & Select Holstein steers: 75.00-80.00, Selects: 65.00-75.00

Baby calves per head: Small: 35.00-50.00, Med-Large: 50.00-110.00, Weaned: no test
Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs. 80.00-110.00 , 400-600 lbs. 80.00-100.00, 600-1100 lbs. 60.00-80.00  thin 350-700 lbs. 55.00-75.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 180.00-220.00, 300-400 lbs. 170.00-205.00, 400-500 lbs. 160.00-180.00, 500-600 lbs. 145.00-160.00, 600-700 lbs. 110.00-140.00, 700-800 lbs. 95.00-115.00.
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. 150.00-190.00, 300-400 lbs. 150.00-190.00, 400-500 lbs. 140.00-160.00, 500-600 lbs 130.00-150.00, 600-700 lbs. 95.00-125.00,  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: 575.00-800.00 Large & Young: 900.00-1200.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: no test Large & Young: no test

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 50.00-60.00, High yielding up to: 65.00
Boners: 50.00-62.00, High yielding up to: 67.00
Lean: 40.00-53.00,  High yielding up to: 60.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 10.00-35.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes: 75.00-90.00
Slaughter bulls: Low dressing: 68.00-78.00, High yielding: 80.00-87.00, Individual: 91.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:00 pm or after fats.
Total 198
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. 

Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 170.00-230.00, 80-100 lbs. 130.00-150.00, 100-135 lbs. 110.00-140.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 150.00-190.00, 65-90 lbs. 110.00-130.00
Slaughter Ewes: 125-170 lbs. 35.00-50.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 190.00-252.50 70-100 lbs. 175.00-237.50 Dairy: 140.00-170.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 150.00-190.00, Thinner: 100.00-120.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 100.00-110.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 40.00-117.00 Thin: 30.00-70.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 100.00-120.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. 120.00-150.00