Farmers Livestock Market
Glasgow
June 8, 2009
Receipts: 1,486. For the week: 1,819. Last week: 1,815.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers: $2-$4 lower; Slaughter cows $2-$4 lower; Slaughter bulls, steady.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 4 head 300-400 lbs. $107.50-$115; 30 head 400-500 lbs. $104-$109; 86 head 500-600 lbs. $93-$105.50; 32 head 600-700 lbs. $92.75-$99; 4 head 700-800 lbs. $85.50; 3 head 700-800 lbs. $92.25 Thin; 11 head 900-1000 lbs. $84. Groups: 42 head 534 lbs. $105.50 bbwf; 20 head 600 lbs. $99 blk; 33 head 632 lbs. $87.75 blk; 22 head 910 lbs. $84 mixed.
Feeder Steers Large 2: 2 head 300-400 lbs. $98.50.
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2: 4 head 100-200 lbs. $114; 8 head 400-500 lbs. $94.50; 3 head 500-600 lbs. $89.50.
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3: 2 head 300-400 lbs. $60; 1 head 765 lbs. $58.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 39 head 300-400 lbs. $96-$103.50; 89 head 400-500 lbs. $94.50-$95; 219 head 500-600 lbs. $86-$94; 79 head 600-700 lbs. $82-$88.50; 5 head 700-800 lbs. $80; 68 head 700-800 lbs. $89.10 Load Thin. Groups: 46 head 442 lbs. $95 bbwf; 34 head 449 lbs. $94.60 mixed; 25 head 506 lbs. $91.25 mixed; 62 head 519 lbs. $93.75 bbwf; 20 head 522 lbs. $86 mixed; 56 head 577 lbs. $94 blk; 36 head 597 lbs. $89.75 mixed; 33 head 623 lbs. $87.75 blk; 20 head 643 lbs. $88.50 mixed; 68 head 735 lbs. $89.10 mixed.
Feeder Heifers Large 2: 3 head 300-400 lbs. $86-$91; 4 head 400-500 lbs. $85.50-$90; 2 head 500-600 lbs. $84.50.
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2: 3 head 300-400 lbs. $80-$85; 3 head 400-500 lbs. $83; 1 head 605 lbs. $78.
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 9 head 200-300 lbs. $115; 17 head 300-400 lbs. $105-$119; 37 head 400-500 lbs. $99.50-$106; 107 head 500-600 lbs. $93.75-$101; 23 head 600-700 lbs. $87.50-$90.25; 8 head 700-800 lbs. $83.50. Groups: 20 head 438 lbs. $106 blk; 33 head 508 lbs. $101 blk; 21 head 583 lbs. $95.25 bbwf.
Feeder Bulls Large 2: 3 head 300-400 lbs. $86-$95.
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2: 9 head 300-400 lbs. $93; 4 head 400-500 lbs. $91; 4 head 500-600 lbs. $86.50.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $43.50-$48, High Dressing $48.50-$50, Low Dressing $42-$43; Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $42-$46, High Dressing $48-$49.50; Lean: 85-90% lean 800-1400 lbs. $41-$45.50, High Dressing $46-$47, Low Dressing $35-$39; Shelly/ Low Dressing: 750-1000 lbs. $25-$31.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1100-2200 lbs. 77-78 carcass boning percent $59-$64; Yield Grade 2: 1100-2000 lbs. 75-76 carcass boning percent $55-$58.
Stock Cows: Medium Large 1-2: 4-8 years old 4-8 months bred $665-$830 per head.
Stock Cows: Small and Medium 1-2 4-8 years old 4-8 months bred $495-$620 per head.
Stock Cows and Calves Medium and Large 1-2 4-8 years old with 100-400 lbs. calves at side $830-$1015 per pair.
Stock Cows Small and Medium 1-2 4-8 years old with 100-300 lbs. calves at side $750-$840 per pair.
Stock Bulls: No test.
Calves: Baby Dairy: $35-$65, Large $90; Beef: $110-$160, Weaned: $140-$220 per head.
Edmonton Livestock Market
June 9, 2009
Receipts: 993.
Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers: $2-$4 lower; Slaughter Cows $2-$4 lower. Slaughter Bulls: Not tested.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 5 head 200-300 lbs. $114-$116; 32 head 300-400 lbs. $105-$112; 31 head 400-500 lbs. $102-$107; 79 head 500-600 lbs. $97-$105; 42 head 600-700 lbs. $90-$96; 12 head 700-800 lbs.. $86-$95; 5 head 800-900 lbs. $80-$83; 2 head 900-1000 lbs. $77-$78.
Feeder Steers Large 2: 4 head 300-400 lbs. $92-$98; 10 head 400-500 lbs. $83-$95.
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2: 2 head 200-300 lbs. $102-$105.
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3: 1 head 275 lbs. $70; 4 head 300-400 lbs. $60-$70; 6 head 400-500 lbs. $62-$70; 4 head 500-600 lbs. $57-$69; 9 head 600-700 lbs. $68; 5 head 700-800 lbs. $64-$66; 1 head 805 lbs. $52.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 17 head 300-400 lbs. $94-$100; 51 head 400-500 lbs. $90-$95; 120 head 500-600 lbs. $82-$94; 43 head 600-700 lbs. $81-$87; 19 head 700-800 lbs. $77-$80; 6 head 800-900 lbs. $77.
Feeder Heifers Large 2: 7 head 300-400 lbs. $82-$90; 8 head 400-500 lbs. $78-$83; 6 head 500-600 lbs. $75-$81; 7 head 600-700 lbs. $72-$78.
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2: 4 head 200-300 lbs. $95-$102.
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 13 head 400-500 lbs. $97-$100; 39 head 500-600 lbs. $90-$100; 8 head 600-700 lbs. $84-$88; 4 head 700-800 lbs. $80-$82.
Feeder Bulls Large 2: 4 head 400-500 lbs. $88-$94.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $42-$46, High Dressing $50; Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $40-$44; Lean: 85-90% lean 800-1400 lbs. $37-$45, Low Dressing $28-$36.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2: 1200-1800 lbs. 77-78 carcass boning percent No test.
Barren River Livestock
Bowling Green
June 9, 2009
Receipts: 577 head
Comparison: Steers: $3-$4 higher; Heifers: Steady; Slaughter Cows: $1 lower; Slaughter Bulls: Firm.
Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $107-$114; 300-400 lbs. $114.50; 400-500 lbs. $94-$106; 500-600 lbs. $93.50-$106; 600-700 lbs. $91; 700-800 lbs. $88.
Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $106-$109; 400-500 lbs. $98.50-$106.75; 500-600 lbs. $86-$97; 600-700 lbs. $91.25; 700-800 lbs. $85.
Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $107; 300-400 lbs. $104.50-$106.50; 400-500 lbs. $92.75-$96.75; 500-600 lbs. $89.50-$94.75; 600-700 lbs. $81-$83; 700-800 lbs. $75.50.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1175-2055 lbs. $40-$45.50, High Dressing $44.50-$49.50; Boners: 80-85% lean 845-1310 lbs. $34.50-$40.50; Lean: 85-90% lean 970-1125 lbs. $32-$37; Lean & Crips: 675-890 lbs. Low Dressing $26-$32.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1390-1810 lbs. 76-78 carcass boning percent $55.50-$57.50, High Dressing: $60-$61.50.
Bred cows: Medium-Large Frame Cows 4-8 years old 1-8 months bred $350-$770.
Cows & Calves: Medium-Small Frame Cows 5-10+ years old with 70-175 lb. calves by side $520-$760.
Stock Bulls: Simmental Angus-Charola Bulls 3 years old 1625-1800 lbs. $1000.
Head Calves: Dairy: $30-$90; Weaned: $125-$170.
Groups of 20 or more head
Steers: 20 head 523 lbs. $106 Blk.
Heifers: 34 head 513 lbs. $94.75 Blk; 20 head 581 lbs. $89.50 Redxb.
Agriculture
Livestock Report, June 8-9
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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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Agricultural investment grant funds available
Barren County has received $325,000 in agricultural development funds for a County Agricultural Investment Program.
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