Edmonton Livestock Market
Jan. 13, 2009
Receipts: 2,747
Comparison: Steers: Steady-$1 higher; Heifers: Steady-$2 higher; Slaughter Cows: Steady; Slaughter Bulls: $1-$2 lower.
Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $105-$110; 300-400 lbs. $105-$115; 400-500 lbs. $98-$112; 500-600 lbs. $92-$100; 600-700 lbs. $91-$94; 700-800 lbs. $86-$92; 800-900 lbs. $86-$90; 900-1000 lbs. $81-$85. Medium and Large 2: 200-300 lbs. $95-$100; 300-400 lbs. $102-$105; 400-500 lbs. $85-$94; 500-600 lbs. $92-$96; 600-700 lbs. $88-$92.
Large 3 Holsteins: 300-400 lbs. $55-$58; 400-500 lbs. $55; 500-600 lbs. $55; 600-700 lbs. $57-$60; 700-800 lbs. $55.
Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $100-$112; 400-500 lbs. $95-$112; 500-600 lbs. $87-$95; 600-700 lbs. $81-$85.
Bulls Medium and Large 2: 300-400 lbs. $80-$92; 400-500 lbs. $83-$86.
Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $92-$100; 300-400 lbs. $92-$95; 400-500 lbs. $86-$90; 500-600 lbs. $86-$91; 600-700 lbs. $85-$87; 700-800 lbs. $81-$84; 800-900 lbs. $78-$80; 900-1000 lbs. $67. Medium and Large 2: 300-400 lbs. $88-$92; 400-500 lbs. $84-$85; 500-600 lbs. $81-$84; 600-700 lbs. $80-$83. Small 1: 400-500 lbs. $73-$78.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1000-1700 lbs. $41-$45, Low Dressing $38-$40; Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1700 lbs. $38-$40, High Dressing $43; Lean: 85-90% lean 850-1400 lbs. $30-$37, High Dressing $40, Low Dressing $20-$28.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1300-2000 78-79 carcass boning percent $52-$56, High Dressing $57; Yield Grade 2: 1300-1800 lbs. 76-77 carcass boning percent $47-$50.
Barren River Livestock
Bowling Green
Jan. 13, 2009
Receipts: 638 head.
Comparison: Steers: $4-$6 higher under 500 lb., Steady over 500 lbs. Heifers: $2-$3 higher; Slaughter Cows: $1 lower; Slaughter Bulls: Light Test.
Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $113; 300-400 lbs. $108-$112; 400-500 lbs. $104-$108; 500-600 lbs. $86-$97; 600-700 lbs. $80-$86. Medium and Large 3: 300-400 lbs. $89-$95; 400-500 lbs. $81-$88; 500-600 lbs. $78-$82. Small 1: 300-400 lbs. $78.50; 500-600 lbs. $63-$71; 600-700 lbs. $64-$70. Small 2: 600-700 lbs. $57.
Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $108-$109; 400-500 lbs. $99-$104; 500-600 lbs. $84-$97.50; 600-700 lbs. $82.50-$87.50; 700-800 lbs. $74.50.
Bulls Small: 500-600 lbs. $71; 600-700 lbs. $70.
Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $93.50-$101.50; 300-400 lbs. $85-$95; 400-500 lbs. $85-$91; 500-600 lbs. $80.50-$83; 600-700 lbs. $75-$80; 700-800 lbs. $74. Medium and Large 3: 300-400 lbs. $79; 400-500 lbs. $71-$75; 500-600 lbs. $70.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1060-1860 lbs. $40.50-$44, High Dressing $43.50-$47; Boners: 80-85% lean 985-1775 lbs. $37-$42; Lean: 85-90% lean 875-1395 lbs. $31-$38; Lean & Crips: Low Dressing $18-$30.50.
Bred Cows: Medium-Large Frame Cows 18 mos.-8 years old 1-8 months bred $400-$710. Medium Frame Cows 8-10+ years old 3-8 months bred $340-$550.
Cows & Calves: Medium-Frame Cows 7-10+ years old with 125-175 lb. calves by side $600-$635.
Head Calves: Dairy: $15-$20; Beef: $30-$110; Weaned: $80-$130.
Groups of 20 or more head:
Bulls: 38 head 524 lbs. $97.50 Blk.
Heifers: 22 head 451 lbs. $91 Blk; 26 head 515 lbs. $83; 30 head 582 lbs. $81.75.
Farmers Livestock Market
Glasgow
Jan. 12, 2009
Receipts: 2,584, for the week: 2,731
Comparison: Steers: Steady to $2 higher; Heifers: Steady to $1 higher; Slaughter Cows: Steady; Slaughter Bulls: Steady.
Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $111-$117; 300-400 lbs. $105-$110; 400-500 lbs. $104.50-$112.75; 500-600 lbs. $101.50-$102.50; 600-700 lbs. $81-$93.50; 700-800 lbs. $84.25-$92.90; 800-900 lbs. $78. Medium and Large 2: 200-300 lbs. $103-$108; 300-400 lbs. $101; 500-600 lbs. $91.75. Small 1: 200-300 lbs. $93-$96; 400-500 lbs. $89.50.
Large 3 Holsteins: 300-400 lbs. $30-$35; 400-500 lbs. $50-$56; 500-600 lbs. $54.50-$57; 700-800 lbs. $52.75.
Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $105.50-$112.50; 400-500 lbs. $104.25-$111.10; 500-600 lbs. $92.60-$101.75; 600-700 lbs. $80-$82.50; 700-800 lbs. $71.50-$75.50.
Bulls Medium and Large 2: 300-400 lbs. $90-$95; 400-500 lbs. $91; 500-600 lbs. $81.75-$83.
Bulls Small: 300-400 lbs. $78-$81; 400-500 lbs. $76; 500-600 lbs. $74.50.
Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $90-$92; 300-400 lbs. $92-$97; 400-500 lbs. $88.50-$93.60; 500-600 lbs. $81.25-$91.25; 600-700 lbs. $81.25-$84; 700-800 lbs. $80-$85.50. Medium and Large 2: 200-300 lbs. $86-$90; 300-400 lbs. $85.75-$88; 400-500 lbs. $82.50-$85; 600-700 lbs. $75-$77.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1000-1700 lbs. $44.50-$47.50, High Dressing $49-$51, Low Dressing: $38.50-$40; Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1700 lbs. $41-$44, Low Dressing $37-$40; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1400 lbs. $34-$41, Low Dressing: $25-$32.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1700-2300 lbs. 77-78 carcass boning percent $56.50-$59, High Dressing $60-$60.50; Yield Grade 2: 1400-2300 lbs. 76-76 carcass boning percent $52-$55, High Dressing $43.50-$47.
Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1: Cows 4-8 years old and 4-8 months bred $610-$840 per head. Small and Medium 1-2 4-8 years old 4-8 months bred $370-$600 per head.
Cows & Calves: Medium and Large 1: Cows 4-8 years old with 100-300 lbs. calves at side $760-$860 per pair; Small and Medium 1-2 4-8 years old with 100-300 lbs. calves at side $545-$710 per pair.
Stock Bulls: No Test.
Head Calves: Dairy: $10-$20; Beef: $40-$100; Weaned: $100-$200.
Groups of 20 or more head:
Steers: 32 head 524 lbs. $101.50 Mixed; 20 head 584 lbs. $92 Blk; 45 head 602 lbs. $93.50 Mixed; 20 head 676 lbs. $86 BBB; 65 head 683 lbs. $87.10 Mixed; 66 head 742 lbs. $92.90 Mixed; 21 head 753 lbs. $84.25 Mixed; 46 head 790 lbs. $86.60 Mixed.
Bulls: 26 head 368 lbs. $111.50 Blk; 20 head 434 lbs. $104.25 Mixed; 73 head 437 lbs. $111.10 Blk; 49 head 511 lbs. $101.75 BBB; 29 head 582 lbs. $83 Mixed; 38 head 580 lbs. $92.60 Blk; 31 head 659 lbs. $82.20 Blk; 20 head 727 lbs. $75.50 Mixed; 23 head 441 lbs. $91 Mixed; 20 head 593 lbs. $81.75 Mixed.
Heifers: 49 head 366 lbs. $97 Blk; 25 head 354 lbs. $85.75 Mixed; 68 head 431 lbs. $93.60 Blk; 32 head 438 lbs. $88.50 Mixed; 38 head 438 lbs. $82.50 Mixed; 100 head 505 lbs. $86.85 Blk; 41 head 505 lbs. $82.75 Mixed; 45 head 516 lbs. $76.50 Mixed; 38 head 502 lbs. $87 Mixed; 62 head 586 lbs. $81.25 Blk; 36 head 519 lbs. $91.25 Blk; 59 head 654 lbs. $84 Mixed; 56 head 673 lbs. $83.90 Mixed; 141 head 702 lbs. $85.70 Blk.
Agriculture
Livestock Report January 12-13
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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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