Saturday, February 20, 2016 - Wean.Vac Sale

2338 head of feeders were offered to an eager group of buyers and were sold out by 8:15 after a 12:00 start. There were no weak spots as there were several buyers for all weights and classes.

The better light steers up to 400# brought $210 to $237.50 and heifers $180 to $213. 400#-500# steers topped at $226.50 averaging $209 and heifers had a $197 top with a $186 average. The 5-6 weight cattle had a $208 top for steers and an average of $187 with heifers topping at $180 on a $172 average. 700# to 800# steers had a 174.50 top averaging $166 and the handful of heifers showed a $150.75 top with an average of $146. 8-weight steers had $158.00 for the top and averaged $149. 9-wt steers brought $144 for the best and ranged downward quickly for less than the best. Very few 8 and 9 weight heifers were offered.

Fleshy cattle and those with minimal eye appeal continually brought less than the quoted average for all weights. There were seven full 50,000# load lots of yearling steers in the offering and cattle feeders were in hot pursuit.

Loads: (713#--$174.50) (774#--$166.50) (781#--$168.00) (812#--$150.00) (844#--$151.00) (886#--$147.00) (917#--$144.00)

Reminder…Tuesday March 1 at 5:00 is our next replacement cow special and will feature a lot of calved out heifers with very good calves at side along with several nice cows. Watch for the listing on our web page, or give Jake (309)224 2226, Ray (309) 337 6029, or Bob G (309) 696 9798 a call.