Market Report for week of October 21-24th, 2024
Market Reports Updated Daily
Last Week Head Count – Over 3100 head!
Fed Market Steers and Heifers
Trending: Stronger
Selling every Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs
Choice Beef Steers & Heifers – 185-193
Low Choice & Select Beef Steers – 170-184
Choice Dairy Beef X Steers/Heifers – 175-190
High Choice and Prime Holstein Steers – 165-176
Low Choice & Select Holstein Steers – 156-164
Under Finished & Mixed Grading – 155 and Down
MARKET COWS
Trending: Steady
Selling every Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs
High Yielding Cows – 120-136
Most Market Cows – 90-119
Low Yielding Cows – 89 and Down
Certified Organic Market Cattle: Trending: Steady
Selling Organic Market Cattle Mondays & Tuesdays!
High Yielding Cows – 148-165
Low Yielding Cows – 147 and Down
Certified Organic Steers/Bulls – No Test
Market Bulls
Trending: Steady
Selling Every Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
High Yielding Bulls – 140-160
Plainer Quality Bulls – 139 and Down
Baby Calves
Trending: Steady
Selling every Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs
Beef, Black Dairy Cross Calves – 600-960
Most Holstein Bull Calves – 400-710
Holstein Heifer Calves (Single Birth) 200-585
Lighter and Off Quality Calves – 250 and Down
Feeder Cattle
Feeder Cattle Auctions 10:00 A.M.
Trending: Stronger
Date 10-15-2024
550 Feeder cattle sold, on a stronger market. Big run of new crop calves. Light test on Holstein abd Beef Cross and Dairy Crosses. We appreciate your business.
Beef Str 200#-400# – 275-345
Beef Str 400#-600# – 245-335
Beef Str 600-900# – 210-276
Beef Hfr 200#-400# – 240-360
Beef Hfr 400#-600# – 200-295
Beef Hfr 600#-900# – 185-245
Dairy Beef X Str 200#-400# – 250-350
Dairy Beef X Str 400#-600# – 210-320
Dairy Beef X Str 600#-900 – 200-250
Dairy Beef X Hfr 200#-400# – 210-330
Dairy Beef X Hfr 400#-600# – 185-275
Dairy Beef X Hfr 600#-900# – 175-235
Holstein Str 200#-400# – 225-325
Holstein Str 400#-600# – 185-290
Holstein Str 600#-900# – 170-240
Holstein Hfr 200#-900# – 120-210
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 – NT
Bred Beef Cows and Heifers (Per Head) – Most 1400-2000 – Light Test Today
Beef Breeding Bulls – Up to 3000
Dairy Cattle
Trending: Strong!
Date: 10-16-24
Over 135Head of Dairy cattle sold. Market was extremely strong! Many top loads of fresh cows averaging $3000-3350! One load of springing heifers averaged $3050! 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 – 2750-3100
Common Springing Heifers – 2700 and Down
Dairy Bulls
Breeding Bulls – 2350
Special Monthly Dairy Heifer Auction
September 24, 2024
485 head of dairy heifers sold. Very strong market, extremely good demand! Next special heifer sale October 22nd!
Springing Heifers – 2200-3150
Common Springing Heifers – 2175 and down
Holstein Short Bred Heifers – 1800-2700
Holstein Open Heifers – 300#-500# – 750-1600
Holstein Open Heifers – 500#-700# – 1000-1750
Holstein Open Heifers – 700#-850# – 1400-2200
Dairy Heifer Auction Representatives
Open Holstein Heifers
200#-$750=$3.75/lb
286#-$900=$3.15/lb
291#-$900=$3.09/lb
346#-$1000=$3.49/lb
462#-$1300=$2.81/lb
546#-$1300=$2.38/lb
555#-$1600=$2.88/lb
589#-$1300=$2.21/lb
680#-$1550=$2.80/lb
692#-$1750=$2.53/lb
733#-$1550=$2.11/lb
736#-$1650=$2.24/LB
818#-$1800=$2.20/lb
821#-$2200=$2.68/lb
837#-$1800=$2.15/lb
866#-$1650=$1.91/lb
905#-$1900=$2.10/lb
905#-$3300 Registered Red & White
985#-$1850=1.88/lb
992#-$1950=$1.97/lb
Swine, Sheep & Goats
Thursday at 11:00 am
Date: 10-17-2024
Swine – Trending: Steady
Butcher Hogs (sold by the lb.) 60-70
Market Sows (sold by the lb.) 60-70
Market Boars (sold by the lb.) 20-25
Sheep – Trending: Steady
Feeder Lambs 40-65# (sold by the lb.) 175-230
Feeder Lambs 75-110# (sold by the lb.) 160-180
Finished Lambs 110# to 150# (sold by the lb.) 140-160
Market Ewes (sold by the lb.) 80-115
Market Rams (sold by the lb.) 80-100
Goats – Trending: Steady
Dairy Kid Goats 40-65# (sold by the lb.) 175-230
Boer Kid Goats 40-65# (sold by the lb.) 230-300
Dairy Kid Goats 70-100#(sold by the lb.) 125-170
Boer Kid Goats 70-100#(sold by the lb.) 175-225
Nanny Goats (sold by the lb.) 70-130
Billy/Weather Goats (sold by the lb.) 175-205
Hay/Straw Market
Wednesdays at 9:30 AM
All Hay & Straw sold by the bale!
Trending: Steady
Date: 10-16-24
Large Square Alfalfa 85-105
Large Square Mix 65-80
Large Square Grass 30-70
Baleage – No Test
Rounds 25-65
Small Square Hay 2.50-5
Large Square Straw 45-55
Corn Stalk/Fodder and Soybean Stubble 20-30
Small Square Straw – 2-7.50
Organic Hay – No Test
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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