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 3rd, 2019
Total receipts: 890
Cattle receipts: 676
Slaughter steers and heifers traded 1.00 lower on high choice and 1.00-1.50 lower on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded 1.00 lower on high choice and 1.00-3.00 lower on low choice and selects. Feeder steers & heifers traded 2.00-4.00 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 unevenly steady on unvaccinated, unweaned / short weaned calves and medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 higher on better cows and 1.00 higher slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher.

Prices quoted are only some representative sales & do not reflect all sales.
Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 123.00-127.00, High dressing: 127.00-131.00, Prime lots: 131.00-134.00

Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 12.300-127.00, High dressing:127.00-130.00, Prime lots: 130.00-134.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 113.00-120.00, Low dressing 112.00-120.00, Selects: 100.00-112.00

Few return to feed: 85.00-105.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 80.00-86.00, High dressing: 86.00-95.00, Prime lots: 96.00-100.00
Choice & Select Holstein steers: 75.00-80.00, Selects: 68.00-78.00

Baby calves per head: Small: 35.00-50.00, Med-Large: 50.00-85.00, Weaned: No test
Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs. 70.00-90.00, 400-600 lbs. 75.00-90.00, 600-1100 lbs. 60.00-83.50 thin 350-700 lbs. 50.00-65.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 170.00-191.00, 300-400 lbs. 160.00-186.00, 400-500 lbs. 160.00-185.00, 500-600 lbs. 145.00-166.00, 600-700 lbs. 110.00-145.00, 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. 140.00-174.00, 300-400 lbs. 140.00-172.00, 400-500 lbs. 135.00-161.00, 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: 300.00-500.00 Large & Young: 750.00-1050.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 800.00-1050.00 Large & Young: No test

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 44.00-55.00, High dressing up to: 56.00
Boners: 45.00-56.00, High dressing up to: 60.00
Lean: 37.00-50.00, Low dressing: 27.00-41.00 High dressing up to: 51.00
Low yielding & thin: 10.00-30.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes: 75.00-90.00
Slaughter bulls: Low dressing: 65.00-75.00, High dressing: 75.00-83.00, Individual: 90.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:00 pm or after fats.
Total 213 Sheep & Goats sell by cwt.
The lamb market has dropped considerably if have lambs & goats to sell please contact Steve @ 618-322-0385

Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 150.00-175.00, 80-100 lbs. 130.00-152.50, 100-135 lbs. 110.00-137.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 130.00-170.00, 65-90 lbs. 110.00-130.00
Slaughter Ewes: 125-170 lbs. 40.00-70.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 180.00-252.5 70-100 lbs. 175.00-210.00 Dairy: 150.00-200.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 150.00-170.00, Thinner: 100.00-130.00 Dairy & Pygmy: 100.00-120.00
Nannies: 50-150 lbs. 130.00-145.00 Thin: 50.00-80.00
Billies: 70-150 lbs. 100.00-120.00, Weathers: 100-180 lbs. No test