GLASGOW —
Farmers Livestock Market
Glasgow
Aug. 9, 2010
Receipts: 2,223; For The Week: 2,288; Last week: 2,085; Year Ago: 1,431
Compared to Last Week: Feeder steers, steady-$2 lower. Feeder heifers, Steady-$2 higher. Yearling steers steady-$1 lower. Yearling heifers, mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls, steady.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 1 head 210 lbs. $140; 10 head 300-400 lbs. $130-$131; 50 head 400-500 lbs. $121-$124; 66 head 500-600 lbs. $116-$120.50; 25 head 600-700 lbs. $113.50-$117, 70 head 600-700 lbs. $117.75 load, 81 head 600-700 lbs. $116.75-$120 part loads; 11 head 700-800 lbs. $109.25; 44 head 700-800 lbs. $107 part loads; 26 head 800-900 lbs. $101-$104.50; 2 head 913 lbs. $100.50. Groups 20 head or more: 29 head 518 lbs. $120.50 blk, 47 head 636 lbs. $120 blk, 34 head 677 lbs. $116.75 blk, 70 head 692 lbs. $117.75 mixed, 44 head 777 lbs. $107 mixed, 24 head 855 lbs. $104.50 mixed.
Feeder Steers Large 1: 56 Head 700-800 lbs. $116.10 part loads.
Feeder Steers Large 2: 1 head 290 lbs. $121; 7 head 400-500 lbs. $105-$108; 2 head 500-600 lbs. $102.50; 2 head 600-700 lbs. $106.
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3: 10 head 400-500 lbs. $86-$89.75; 5 head 500-600 lbs. $79-$85.50; 1 head 960 lbs. $81.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 10 head 200-300 lbs. $120-$126; 27 head 300-400 lbs. $116.50-$122.50, 63 head 300-400 lbs. $119.75 part loads; 53 head 400-500 lbs. $109-$119.75, 102 head 400-500 lbs. $114.25 part loads; 94 head 500-600 lbs. $104-$114.50, 172 head 500-600 lbs. $110.75-$115.85 part loads; 39 head 600-700 lbs. $99-$109.75, 81 head 600-700 lbs. $112 load, 49 head 600-700 lbs. $106 part loads; 22 head 700-800 lbs. $96.75-$101.25; 28 head 800-900 lbs. $91.75-$97.85. Groups 20 head or more: 63 head 389 lbs. $119.75 blk, 102 head 455 lbs. $114.25 blk, 41 head 475 lbs. $119.75 blk, 82 head 516 lbs. $110.75 blk, 32 head 521 lbs. $108.50 mixed, 52 head 548 lbs. $115.85 blk, 38 head 594 lbs. $113.25 blk, 81 head 648 lbs. $112 blk, 49 head 666 lbs. $106 mixed.
Feeder Heifers Large 2: 1 head 215 lbs. $105; 21 head 300-400 lbs. $100-$113; 17 head 400-500 lbs. $105-$106; 29 head 500-600 lbs. $96-$103; 12 head 600-700 lbs. $94.50-$95; 4 head 700-800 lbs. $82-$87.
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 15 head 200-300 lbs. $135-$154; 58 head 300-400 lbs. $126.50-$128.75; 21 head 400-500 lbs. $116.75, 69 head 400-500 lbs. $118 part loads; 76 head 500-600 lbs. $103.50-$112.50, 42 head 500-600 lbs. $115.50 part loads; 17 head 600-700 lbs. $99.50-$100.50; 6 head 700-800 lbs. $91; 5 head 800-900 lbs. $88.50. Groups 20 head or more: 44 head 378 lbs. $128.75 blk, 69 head 443 lbs. $118 blk, 21 head 459 lbs. $116.75 mixed, 42 head 507 lbs. $115.50 blk, 30 head 583 lbs. $108 blk.
Feeder Bulls Large 2: 4 head 200-300 lbs. $109-$122; 17 head 300-400 lbs. $100-$121; 9 head 400-500 lbs. $105-$108; 10 head 500-600 lbs. $100-$102; 6 head 600-700 lbs. $97.50.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers:75-80% lean 1000-1700 lbs. $55-$62, High Dressing: $63-$67.50, Low Dressing: $52.50-$54.50; Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1700 lbs. $53-$58, High Dressing: $59-$61.50, Low Dressing: $48.50-$51; Lean: 85-90% lean 850-1400 lbs. $44.50-$49, High Dressing: $51-$53, Low Dressing: $39.50-$43. Shelly Low Dressing: 750-1000 lbs. $24-$36.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1300-2200 lbs. 78-80 carcass boning percent, $68-$71, High Dressing: $72.50-$75.50; Yield Grade 2: 1200-2000 lbs. 76-77 carcass boning percent $62-$67.50.
Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 4-8 years old, 4-8 months bred $775-$1030 per head. Small and Medium 1-2 4-8 years old, 4-8 months bred 560-$730 per head.
Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2 2-8 years old with 100-300 lbs. calves at side, $990-$1200 per pair. Small and Medium 1-2 4-8 years old with 100-300 lbs. calves at side $695-$890 per pair.
Head Calves: Baby Dairy: $10-$40; Beef: $100-$180. Weaned: $215-$240 per head.
Agriculture
Livestock Report, Aug. 9
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Chamber visits cattle farm
A local beef cattle farmer had the chance to show off his farm operation recently when a group from the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce chose his farm as their quarterly agribusiness visit.
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Community shares gardens
The auditorium of the Barren County Cooperative Extension Service was crowded with flowers, vegetables, house plants and seeds Saturday afternoon as garden enthusiasts and other member of the community gathered for the first Plant and Seed Swap through the extension office.
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Auction competition draws crowd
Farmers Livestock Market of Glasgow hosted an overflow crowd Monday as people from across the country flocked to the stockyard for the first quarterfinal round of the 2012 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship.
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Farm Bureau works for farmers
The Barren County Farm Bureau Federation met Saturday night at the Trojan Academy for its annual meeting, to review the past year and form a consensus on agriculture policy resolutions the group will push to the state level.
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Japanese student embraces local culture
A Barren County family is spending a month sharing their American culture with a Japanese foreign exchange student through a 4-H-based program.
- Ag extension offers homegrown potluck
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Ag committee discusses hot topics
The Kentucky Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture met Wednesday at Farmers Livestock Market in Glasgow to discuss two difficult issues that have been especially close to the hearts of local farmers — the Eastern Livestock bankruptcy case and dead animal disposal.
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Farmers feel punished by H-2A regulations
Local tobacco farmers feel like they’re being penalized for using legal foreign workers to help them during the tobacco season.
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Allen receives ag award
A Barren County man has been recognized by the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy for his work as an outstanding agriculture leader.
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Livestock farmers have stake in bill
Efforts to compensate for losses from the bounced checks and bankruptcy litigation of Eastern Livestock Inc. are continuing. This time, hopefully, with the help of new legislation in the Kentucky congress.
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