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As 2018 comes to an end, the cattle market has never shown more disparity. The difference is significant. Far out in front in the price range are the weaned, vaccinated, and top quality cattle. Next in line are the un-weaned and untouched cattle at a significant drop in price regardless of quality. At the bottom come the lower quality groups and some of them bring very, very little. It pays big time to buy good bulls, vaccinate your calves, cut your bulls, and don’t get them overly fleshy. We say this because we work with buyers every day and know what they want. To get top dollar, proper management is vital. It puts money in the pocket well above any and all vet costs, bull prices and time spent to doing it.

632 cattle sold today. Representative prices on a run of very mixed quality with most under 700#:

Steers
	Wt Range
	300-400#	155.00	to	170.00
	400-500	150.00	to	170.00
	500-600#	112.00	to	172.00
	600-700#	130.00	to	155.50

Feeder Bulls	300-400#	115.00	to	152.00
	400-500#	120.00	to	146.00
	500-600#	125.00	to	140.00
	600-700#	98.00	to	114.00

Heifers	300-400#	138.00	to	150.00
	400-500#	120.00	to	145.00
	500-600#	128.00	to	141.50
	600-700#	118.00	to	131.00

There were too few cattle above 700# for a market test.

This was the last sale for 2018. We will be back on Thursday, January 3^rd with our weekly sale. Then on Saturday, January 5^th is the annual CAB feeder sale. It will be a big one with a barn full of top Black and black crossed cattle all weaned and vaccinated. On Tuesday, January 8^th is the 1^st slaughter sale of 2019 at 10 AM followed by a bred cow sale that evening at 5:00

Please note:
The market report is reflective of the majority of classes and grades of livestock offered for sale. There may be instances where some sales do not fit within reporting guidelines and therefore will not be included in the report. Prices are reported on a per cwt. basis, unless otherwise noted