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: March 20th, 2019
Total receipts: 822
Cattle receipts: 756

Slaughter steers and heifers traded 1.00-2.00 higher on high choice and unevenly steady on low choice and selects.  Holstein steers traded steady on high choice and .50 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 steady on unvaccinated, unweaned / short weaned calves and medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 lower on better cows and 1.00-3.00 lower slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded 5.00-12.00 lower.

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

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 124.00-126.00, High dressing: 127.00-131.00, Prime lots: 131.00-136.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 123.00-126.00, High dressing:127.00-131.00, Prime lots: 131.00-135.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 112.00-120.00, Low dressing 110.00-120.00, Selects: 103.00-110.00
Few return to feed: 85.00-105.00

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 81.00-87.00, High dressing: 88.00-95.00, Prime lots: 95.00-105.00
Choice & Select Holstein steers: 75.00-81.00, Selects: 68.00-78.00

Baby calves per head: Small: 15.00-30.00, Med-Large: 40.00-70.00, 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. 160.00-175.00, 300-400 lbs. 155.00-175.00, 400-500 lbs. 150.00-165.00, 500-600 lbs. 135.00-156.00, 600-700 lbs. 110.00-135.00, 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. 130.00-154.00, 300-400 lbs. 130.00-152.00, 400-500 lbs. 130.00-145.00, 500-600 lbs 120.00-140.00, 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: 300.00-500.00 Large & Young: 750.00-900.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 800.00-925.00 Large & Young: 1000.00-1400.00

Slaughter cows: Breaker: 54.00-65.00, High dressing up to: 69.00
Boners: 54.00-64.00, High dressing up to: 71.00
Lean: 45.00-57.00, Low dressing: 27.00-49.00 High dressing up to: 65.00
                                 Low yielding & thin: 15.00-40.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes: 75.00-90.00
Slaughter bulls: Low dressing: 65.00-75.00, High dressing: 75.00-85.00, Individual: 90.00

Sheep & Goat sale every Wednesday 12:00 pm or after fats.
Total 66
Sheep & Goats sell by cwt. 

Slaughter Lambs: 50-70 lbs. 210.00-280.00, 80-100 lbs. 192.50-220.00, 100-135 lbs. 155.00-200.00
Feeder Lambs: 25-65 lbs. 170.00-200.00, 65-90 lbs. 150.00-190.00
Slaughter Ewes: 125-170 lbs. 45.00-120.00
Slaughter Kids: 40-70 lbs. 200.00-250.00 70-100 lbs. 200.00-230.00 Dairy: 150.00-200.00
Feeder Kids: 15-50 lbs. 150.00-190.00, 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