Market Report for week of April 21st – 24th
3163 Head Sold this Week
Market Report Updated Daily
Fed Market Steers and Heifers
Trending: Steady
Selling every Mon & Tues
Choice Beef Steers & Heifers – 205-223
Low Choice & Select Beef Steers – 190-204
Choice Dairy Beef X Steers/Heifers – 190-205
High Choice and Prime Holstein Steers – 180-190
Low Choice & Select Holstein Steers – 170-179
Under Finished & Mixed Grading – 169 and Down
MARKET COWS
Trending: Steady
Selling every Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs
High Yielding Cows – 130-158
Most Market Cows – 100-129
Low Yielding Cows – 99 and Down
Certified Organic Market Cattle
Trending: Stronger
Selling Organic Market Cattle Mondays & Tuesdays!
High Yielding Cows – 135-194
Low Yielding Cows – 134 and Down
Certified Organic Steers/Bulls – 209
Market Bulls
Trending: Steady
Selling Every Mon & Tues
High Yielding Bulls – 150-198
Plainer Quality Bulls – 149 and Down
Baby Calves
Trending: Steady
Selling every Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs
Beef, Black Dairy Cross Calves – 900-1300
Most Holstein Bull Calves – 600-995
Holstein Heifer Calves (Single Birth) 400-775
Lighter and Off Quality Calves – 300 and Down
Feeder Cattle
Trending: Stronger
Date: 4-15-25
570 Head of feeders sold in a competitive market. Light test on Holstein and Crossbred cattle. There is a lot of enthusiasm in the market – especially in the grass cattle.
Beef Str 200#-400# – 300-560
Beef Str 400#-600# – 290-425
Beef Str 600-900# – 190-330
Beef Hfr 200#-400# – 325-490
Beef Hfr 400#-600# – 265-370
Beef Hfr 600#-900# – 195-290
Dairy Beef X Str 200#-400# – 295-450
Dairy Beef X Str 400#-600# – 285-350
Dairy Beef X Str 600#-900 – 200-310
Dairy Beef X Hfr 200#-400# – 250-375
Dairy Beef X Hfr 400#-600# – 200-335
Dairy Beef X Hfr 600#-900# – 185-265
Holstein Str 200#-400# – 250-400
Holstein Str 400#-600# – 210-275
Holstein Str 600#-900# – 185-255
Holstein Hfr 200#-900# – 120-220
***This market report covers 85% of what we sell. Odd, Singles, Plain, Barny, Thin and Novelty Breeds may bring less than quoted!
Feeder Cattle Representative Sales
Beef Steers
230# – 560
340# – 410
395# – 400
405# – 425
460# – 380
495# – 355
504# – 355
517# – 370
546# – 330
585# – 340
607# – 310
625# – 322
638# – 315
640# – 330
666# – 300
680# – 300
715# – 290
719# – 292
805# – 267
813# – 260
837# – 257
853# – 250
945# – 240
985# – 225
995# – 227
1000# – 217
1045# – 220
Beef Heifers
277# – 490
335# – 390
387# – 380
405# – 345
421# – 370
445# – 370
493# – 320
516# – 315
540# – 330
545# – 312
547# – 285
635# – 280
673# – 290
708# – 275
731# – 275
900# – 230
908# – 227
920# – 222
Holstein Feeders
250# – 400
371# – 340
375# – 320
470# – 275
560# – 265
571# – 270
640# – 245
674# – 255
895# – 185
1085# – 200
Beef Cows/Heifers & Breeding Bulls
Trending: Stronger
Date: 4-15-25
Light test this week. Market report includes lastweek’s 70 head complete herd dispersal of black and red Angus that averaged over $3500 each.
Bred Beef Cows and Heifers (Per Head) – 2000-4350
Beef Breeding Bulls – up to 3850
Dairy Cattle
Trending: Strong
Date: 4-23-25
135 head of dairy cattle sold. Highlighting the sale was a 60-cow tiestall herd dispersal, which averaged an impressive $3,100 per head!
Dairy Cows – Wednesday
Top Quality Holstein Dairy Cows – 3250-4300
Good Quality Holstein Dairy Cows – 2200-3225
Lower Quality Holstein Dairy Cows – 2175 and Down
Top Quality Holstein Springing Heifers – 2800-4000
Common Springing Heifers – 2700 and Down
Dairy Bulls
Breeding Bulls – Up to 2900
Special Monthly Dairy Heifer Auction
Date: 4-22-25
447 Head sold on our Special Diary Heifer Auction. With extremely high demand, the trade was very strong! Loads of heifers were bought and shipped all over the country!
Next special Heifer Auction is Tuesday, May 27th
Top Quality Springing Heifers – 2800-4000 (Organics up to 4800)
Common Springing Heifers – 2000-2775
Holstein Short Bred Heifers – 2000-3500 (Organics up to 4600)
Holstein Open Heifers – 300#-500# – 900-1850
Holstein Open Heifers – 500#-700# – 1200-2000
Holstein Open Heifers – 700#-850# – 1500-2200
Open Heifers Representative Sales
Holstein Heifers
851# – 2200 | $2.59/#
719# – 2150 | $2.99/#
708# – 2050 | $2.90/#
803# – 2000 | $2.49/#
700# – 2000 | $2.86/#
674# – 1900 | $2.82/#
610# – 1900 | $3.11/#
500# – 1850 | #3.70/#
678# – 1800 | $2.65/#
840# – 1800 | $2.14/#
718# – 1700 | $2.37/#
516# – 1550 | $3.00/#
575# – 1500 | $2.61/#
530# – 1500 | $2.83/#
606# – 1500 | $2.48/#
548# – 1450 | $2.65/#
504# – 1300 | $2.58/#
461# – 1300 | $2.82/#
350# – 1200 | $3.43/#
355# – 1200 | $3.38/#
Swine, Sheep & Goats
Thursdays at 11:00 am
Date: 4-24-25
Swine – Trending: Steady
Butcher Hogs (sold by the lb.) 52-60
Market Sows (sold by the lb.) 42-48
Market Boars (sold by the lb.) 15-17
Sheep – Trending: Weaker
Feeder Lambs 40-65# (sold by the lb.) 150-250
Feeder Lambs 70-110# (sold by the lb.) 150-220
Finished Lambs 110# to 150# (sold by the lb.) 125-200
Market Ewes (sold by the lb.) 70-100
Market Rams (sold by the lb.) 70-105
Goats – Trending: Weaker
Dairy Kid Goats 40-65# (sold by the lb.) 250-300
Boer Kid Goats 40-65# (sold by the lb.) 300-350
Dairy Kid Goats 70-100#(sold by the lb.) 200-250
Boer Kid Goats 70-100#(sold by the lb.) 250-300
Nanny Goats (sold by the lb.) 40-100
Billy/Weather Goats (sold by the lb.) 150-220
Hay/Straw Market
Wednesday at 9:30 AM – All Hay & Straw sold by the bale
Trending: Steady
Date: 4-23-25
Large Square Alfalfa – 45-95
Large Square Mix – 40-60
Large Square Grass – 30-50
Baleage – 5-25
Rounds – 17-50
Small Square Hay – 3-4
Large Square Straw – 35-45
Corn Stalk/Fodder and Soybean Stubble – 25-35
Small Square Straw – 2-7.50
Organic Hay – 25-35
Thank you to all of our sellers, buyers, employees and livestock truckers, it’s all a team effort!!!
Please keep in mind we always have private treaty dairy cattle available at all times off the farm.
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