Market Report for week of November 18th-21st, 2024
Market Reports Updated Daily
Last Week Head Count – Over 3100 head sold!
Fed Market Steers and Heifers
Trending: Lower
Selling every Mon & Tues Only
Choice Beef Steers & Heifers – 170-185- Extreme Top 186-190
Low Choice & Select Beef Steers – 160-169
Choice Dairy Beef X Steers/Heifers – 160-175
High Choice and Prime Holstein Steers – 164-172
Low Choice & Select Holstein Steers – 155-163
Under Finished & Mixed Grading – 154 and Down
MARKET COWS
Trending: Lower
Selling every Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs
High Yielding Cows – 101-119
Most Market Cows – 80-100
Low Yielding Cows – 99 and Down
Certified Organic Market Cattle: Trending: Steady/Lower
Selling Organic Market Cattle Mondays & Tuesdays!
High Yielding Cows – 148-163
Low Yielding Cows – 147 and Down
Certified Organic Steers/Bulls – Up to 174
Market Bulls
Trending: Lower
Selling Every Mon & Tues Only
High Yielding Bulls – 120-153
Plainer Quality Bulls – 119 and Down
Baby Calves
Trending: Steady
Selling every Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs
Beef, Black Dairy Cross Calves – 650-1000
Most Holstein Bull Calves – 450-775
Holstein Heifer Calves (Single Birth) 200-450
Lighter and Off Quality Calves – 250 and Down
Feeder Cattle
Feeder Cattle Auctions 10:00 A.M.
Trending: Steady
Date 11-19-2024
475 Feeder cattle sold, mostly new crop, calves. Very light test on Holsteins, and Beef Dairy Cross.
Beef Str 200#-400# – 245-420
Beef Str 400#-600# – 210-345
Beef Str 600-900# – 195-260
Beef Hfr 200#-400# – 200-345
Beef Hfr 400#-600# – 200-265
Beef Hfr 600#-900# – 175-235
Dairy Beef X Str 200#-400# – 250-360
Dairy Beef X Str 400#-600# – 200-325 LT
Dairy Beef X Str 600#-900 – 170-210 LT
Dairy Beef X Hfr 200#-400# – 225-335
Dairy Beef X Hfr 400#-600# – 195-315
Dairy Beef X Hfr 600#-900# – 165-200 LT
Holstein Str 200#-400# – 175-300 LT
Holstein Str 400#-600# – 165-260 LT
Holstein Str 600#-900# – 145-210 LT
Holstein Hfr 200#-900# – 110-185
Please Note ~ This market report covers 85% of what we sell.
Odd, Singles, Plain, Barny, Thin and Novelty Breeds may bring less than quoted!
Beef Cows/Heifers & Breeding Bulls
Trending: Steady
Cow/Calf Pairs – No Test
Bred Beef Cows and Heifers (Per Head) – Most 1300-2000
Beef Breeding Bulls – Up to 2350
Dairy Cattle
Trending: Extremely Strong!
Date: 11-20-24
260 dairy cattle sold on Wednesday. Market was extremely strong! Auction featured a parlor/freestall herd and 2 certified organic herds. Both organic herds averaged $2800-2850. Thank you for your business! We appreciate all of our consignors, bidders, buyers and livestock truckers.
Dairy Cows and Heifers
Top Quality Holstein Dairy Cows – 3000-3950
Good Quality Holstein Dairy Cows – 2200-2975
Lower Quality Holstein Dairy Cows – 2175 and Down
Top Quality Holstein Springing Heifers – 2500-3600 Organic up to 4000
Common Springing Heifers – 2475 and Down
Dairy Bulls
Breeding Bulls – 2300
Special Monthly Dairy Heifer Auction
October 22, 2024
625 head of dairy heifers sold. EXTREMELY strong market, record setting prices! Yearling opens mostly 225-325# light weight over $400. Next special heifer sale Nov. 26th!
Springing Heifers – 2500-3450
Common Springing Heifers – 2475 and down
Holstein Short Bred Heifers – 2000-2900
Holstein Open Heifers – 300#-500# – 800-1750
Holstein Open Heifers – 500#-700# – 1250-1950
Holstein Open Heifers – 700#-850# – 1400-2750
Dairy Heifer Auction Representatives
Open Holstein Heifers
175#-$825=$4.71/lb
199#-$850=$4.27/lb
210#-$850=$4.05/lb
265#-$875=$3.30/lb
293#-$900=$3.07/lb
360#-$1050=$2.92/lb
417#-$1150=$2.76/lb
521#-$1400=$2.69/lb
588#-$1350=$2.30/lb
592#-$1750=$2.96/lb
627#-$1550=$2.47/lb
670#-$1950=$2.91/lb
695#-$1700=$2.45/lb
772#-$1950=$2.53/lb
790#-$2000=$2.53/lb
797#$1750=$2.20/lb
847#-$1950=$2.30/lb
851#-$2600=$3.05/lb
920#-$2750=$2.99/lb
925#-$1800=$1.95/lb
979#-$2500=$2.55/lb
995#-$2300=$2.31/lb
Swine, Sheep & Goats
Thursday at 11:00 am
Date: 11-14-2024
Swine – Trending: Steady
Butcher Hogs (sold by the lb.) 66-71.50
Market Sows (sold by the lb.) 58-62
Market Boars (sold by the lb.) 10-28
Sheep – Trending: Steady/Stronger
Feeder Lambs 40-65# (sold by the lb.) 125-250
Feeder Lambs 75-110# (sold by the lb.) 125-220
Finished Lambs 110# to 150# (sold by the lb.) 125-175
Market Ewes (sold by the lb.) 65-115
Market Rams (sold by the lb.) 80-110
Goats – Trending: Steady/Stronger
Dairy Kid Goats 40-65# (sold by the lb.) 150-220
Boer Kid Goats 40-65# (sold by the lb.) 225-300
Dairy Kid Goats 70-100#(sold by the lb.) 150-200
Boer Kid Goats 70-100#(sold by the lb.) 180-225
Nanny Goats (sold by the lb.) 80-135
Billy/Weather Goats (sold by the lb.) 150-200
Hay/Straw Market
Wednesdays at 9:30 AM
All Hay & Straw sold by the bale!
Trending: Steady
Date: 11-13-24
Large Square Alfalfa – 95-180
Large Square Mix 70-85
Large Square Grass 45-75
Baleage – No Test
Rounds 35-65
Small Square Hay 2-5.50
Large Square Straw 40-50
Corn Stalk/Fodder and Soybean Stubble 30-45
Small Square Straw – 2-7.50
Organic Hay – 50-65
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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