Market Report for week of April 22-25, 2024
Market Reports Updated Daily
Head Count – 4211
MARKET COWS
Trending: Steady to Lower
Selling every Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs
High Yielding Cows – 116-125 Top 132
Most Market Cows – 95-115
Low Yielding Cows – 94 and Down
Certified Organic Market Cattle: Trending: Steady/Lower
Selling Organic Market Cattle Mondays & Tuesdays!
High Yielding Cows – 145-176
Low Yielding Cows – 144 and Down
Certified Organic Steers – No Test
Market Bulls
Trending: Steady
Selling Every Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
High Yielding Bulls – 130-148 Top 153
Plainer Quality Bulls – 129 and Down
Dairy Cattle
Trending: Steady
Date: 4-24-24
375 Dairy Cattle sold, with 4 herds. Most top loads of fresh cows $2200-2800. Herds averaged $2000-2400. Thank you for your business!
Dairy Cows and Heifers
Top Quality Holstein Dairy Cows – 2350-3150
Good Quality Holstein Dairy Cows – 1850-2325
Lower Quality Holstein Dairy Cows – 1825 and Down
Top Quality Holstein Springing Heifers – 2100-2950
Common Springing Heifers – 2075 and Down
Thursday One Owner Herd Dispersal – 400 head
Bulk of the cows 2500-3500! Top 300 cows averaging right at $2600! Top Springing Heifers 2800-3300!
Dairy Bulls
Breeding Bulls – $2800
Special Monthly Dairy Heifer Auction
April 23, 2024
550 head of dairy heifers sold. VERY STRONG demand.
Springing Heifers – 2000-3100
Common Springing Heifers – 1975 and Down
Holstein Short Bred Heifers – 1800-2450
Holstein Open Heifers – 300#-500# – 500-1350
Holstein Open Heifers – 500#-700# – 750-1450
Holstein Open Heifers – 700#-850# – 1150-1900
Dairy Heifer Auction Representatives
Open Heifers
755#-$1525=$2.02
912#-$1600=$1.75
946#-$1900=$2.01
696#-$1550=$2.23
490#-$1100=$2.24
467#-$1050=$2.25
410#-$950=$2.32
636#-$1400=$2.20
745#-$1400=$1.88
666#-$1400=$2.10
436#-$1200=$2.75
245#-$550=$2.24
828#-$1550=$1.87
688#-$1500=$2.18
591#-$1300=$2.20
307#-$700=$2.28
685#-$1400=$2.04
528#-$1350=$2.56
593#-$1450=$2.45
808#-$1700=$2.10
700#-$1450=$2.07
617#-$1375=$2.23
758#-$1400=$1.85
JERSEY Open Heifers
671#$1300-$1.94
541#-$1000=$1.85
394#-$850=$2.16
Hay/Straw Market
Wednesdays at 9:30 AM
All Hay & Straw sold by the bale!
Trending: Steady
Date: 4-24-24
Large Square Alfalfa 85-125
Large Square Mix 75-110
Large Square Grass 70-90
Baleage – 25-55
Rounds 70-95
Small Square Hay 2-3
Large Square Straw 45-65
Corn Stalk/Fodder and Soybean Stubble 15-25
Small Square Straw 2.50-7.50
Organic Hay 65-125
Fed Market Steers and Heifers
Trending: Steady to Lower
Selling every Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs
High Choice and Prime Holstein Steers- 157-167 Top 169
Low Choice & Select Holstein Steers – 145-156
Choice Beef Steers & Heifers – 165-183
Low Choice & Select Beef Steers & Heifers – 164 and Down
Choice Dairy Beef X Steers/Heifers – 165-180
Under Finished & Mixed Grading – 144 and Down
Baby Calves
Trending: Steady
Selling every Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs
Beef, Black Dairy Cross Calves – 475-900 Top 950
Most Holstein Bull Calves – 400-570 Top 590
Holstein Heifer Calves (Single Birth) 200-370
Light and Off Quality Calves – 200 and Down
Feeder Cattle
New start time for Special Feeder Cattle Auctions, the 1st 3 Tuesdays of each month! 10:00 A.M.
Trending: Lower
Date 4-16-24
590 Head of feeder cattle sold, market was lower, still great demand! Mostly smaller groups sold.
Beef Str 200#-400# – 225-330
Beef Str 400#-600# – 200-295
Beef Str 600#- 900# – 180-255
Beef Hfr 200#-400# – 215-320
Beef Hfr 400#-600# – 200-270
Beef Hfr 600#-900# – 175-250
Dairy Beef X Str 200#-400# – 215-330
Dairy Beef X Str 400#-600# – 195-250
Dairy Beef X Str 600#-900# – 170-225
Dairy Beef X Hfr 200#-400# – 200-290
Dairy Beef X Hfr 400#-600# – 175-235
Dairy Beef X Hfr 600#-900# – 160-195
Holstein Str 200#-400# 150-255
Holstein Str 400#-600# – 165-245
Holstein Str 600#-900# – 150-215
Holstein Hfr 200#-900# – 100-175
Please Note ~ This market report covers 85% of what we sell.
Odd, Singles, Plain, Barny, Thin and Novelty Breeds may bring less than quoted!
Next special Feeder Cattle sale Tuesday May 7, 2024
Beef Steers/Bulls
292#-$310
350#-$330
371#-$275 bulls
383#-$280
400#-$295
482#-$250
520#-$275
540#-$250
557#-$280
576#-$260
583#-$260 bulls
600#-$255
678#-$240
732#-$237
793#-$225
818#-$232
850#-$212
860#-$216
1037#-$190
1061#-$190
Beef Heifers
290#-$320
300#-$280
402#-$270
425#-$240
475#-$255
501#-$260
555#-$240
608#-$245
641#-$245
655#-$230
675#-$230
687#-$250
838#-$210
871#-$205
949#-$185
1110#-$187
Beef / Dairy Cross
330#-$290 heifer
350#-$330
400#-$250
449#-$240
485#-$245
486#-$255
600#-$225
600#-$195 heifer
715#-$185 heifer
778#-$188 heifer
830#-$185
Holstein Steers
275#-$257
378#-$255
416#-$235
485#-$245
638#-$215
722#-$175
1003#-$155
Beef Cows/Heifers & Breeding Bulls
Trending: Steady
Cow/Calf Pairs – Up to 3200
Bred Beef Cows and Heifers (Per Head) – Most 1600-2400
Beef Breeding Bulls – No Test
Swine, Sheep & Goats
Thursday at 11:00 am
Date: 4-25-24
Swine – Trending: Steady
Butcher Hogs (sold by the lb.) 50-60
Market Sows (sold by the lb.) 36-52
Market Boars (sold by the lb.) 15-18
Sheep – Trending: Stronger
Feeder Lambs 40-65# (sold by the lb.) 210-310
Feeder Lambs 75-110# (sold by the lb.) 220-240
Finished Lambs 110# to 150# (sold by the lb.) 175-200
Market Ewes (sold by the lb.) 80-105
Market Rams (sold by the lb.) 80-105
Goats – Trending: Stronger
Dairy Kid Goats 40-65# (sold by the lb.) 210-340
Boer Kid Goats 40-65# (sold by the lb.) 385-510
Dairy Kid Goats 70-100#(sold by the lb.) 200-295
Boer Kid Goats 70-100#(sold by the lb.) 250-370
Nanny Goats (sold by the lb.) 50-165
Billy/Weather Goats (sold by the lb.) 175-240
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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