Farmers Livestock Market
Glasgow
June 22, 2009
Farmers Livestock Market will be closed June 29 for the July 4 holiday.
Receipts: 1,964. For the week: 2,089. Last week: 1,557.
Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers $2-$4 higher; Slaughter Cows and Bulls: $3-$5 higher.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 3 head 300-400 lbs. $110.50; 120 head 400-500 lbs. $100.50-$110.75; 87 head 500-600 lbs. $99.50-$108.75; 79 head 600-700 lbs. $90-$103.75; 5 head 700-800 lbs. $93; 116 head 800-900 lbs. $97.25 Fancy. Groups: 101 head 495 lbs. $110.75 mixed; 55 head 568 lbs. $108.75 blk; 70 head 648 lbs. $103.75 blk; 116 head 804 lbs. $97.25 bbwf.
Feeder Steers Large 2: 15 head 700-800 lbs. $82.75.
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3: 27 head 500-600 lbs. $66.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 4 head 200-300 lbs. $106; 60 head 300-400 lbs. $93.50-$99; 124 head 400-500 lbs. $90.50-$101.75; 252 head 500-600 lbs. $86.25-$99.40; 68 head 600-700 lbs. $85.75-$92.75; 20 head 700-800 lbs. $84-$86; 10 head 800-900 lbs. $83.50. Groups: 20 head 373 lbs. $99 bbwf; 29 head 372 lbs. $93.50 mixed; 48 head 433 lbs. $95.25 bbwf; 48 head 438 lbs. $91.75 mixed; 56 head 515 lbs. $92.75 blk; 21 head 449 lbs. $101.75 blk; 56 head 515 lbs. $92.75 blk; 48 head 525 lbs. $90.80 mixed; 79 head 548 lbs. $99.40 mixed; 28 head 582 lbs. $88 mixed; 22 head 589 lbs. $86.25 mixed; 32 head 630 lbs. $92.75 blk.
Feeder Heifers Large 2: 5 head 300-400 lbs. $84; 17 head 400-500 lbs. $79.50-$86; 8 head 500-600 lbs. $84.25.
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 21 head 200-300 lbs. $117; 47 head 300-400 lbs. $105-$111.25; 98 head 400-500 lbs. $98.50-$103; 111 head 500-600 lbs. $92.75-$99.50; 40 head 600-700 lbs. $84.50-$91.50; 31 head 700-800 lbs. $86.75. Groups: 21 head 295 lbs. $117 mixed; 22 head 346 lbs. $105 mixed; 61 head 436 lbs. $103 blk; 28 head 439 lbs. $98.50 mixed; 23 head 510 lbs. $99.50 blk; 31 head 519 lbs. $94.50 mixed; 29 head 571 lbs. $93.50 blk.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $50-$53, High Dressing $55, Low Dressing $47-$49.50; Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $52-$55, Low Dressing $48-$50; Lean; 85-90% lean 800-1400 lbs. $45-$48.50, High Dressing $48.50-$52.50, 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 $61-$64.50, High Dressing $67.50; Yield Grade 2: 1100-2000 lbs. 75-76 carcass boning percent $55-$59.50.
Stock Cows: Medium-Large 1-2: 4-8 years old 4-8 months bred $650-$900 per head.
Stock Cows: Small and Medium 1-2 4-8 years old 4-8 months bred $585-$620 per head.
Stock Cows and Calves Medium and Large 1-2: 3-8 years old with 100-400 lb. calves at side $820-$1090 per pair.
Stock Cows Small and Medium 1-2 4-8 years old with 100-300 lb. calves at side $670-$820 per pair.
Stock Bulls: No Test.
Calves: Baby Dairy: $25-$55; Beef: $110-$155; Weaned: $110-$185 per head.
Barren River Livestock
Bowling Green
June 23, 2009
Receipts: 326 head
Comparison: Steers: $2 lower; Heifers: $1 lower; Slaughter Cows: $2 higher; Slaughter Bulls: Light Test.
Steers: Medium and Low 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $116; 400-500 lbs. $98-$101.50; 500-600 lbs. $101.50-$107; 600-700 lbs. $92.50; 700-800 lbs. $76.50-$77.50. Medium and Large 3: 500-600 lbs. $87-$94. Small 1: 500-600 lbs. $84; 600-700 lbs. $70.50. Small 2: 300-400 lbs. $84; 500-600 lbs. $77.
Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $101; 400-500 lbs. $98; 500-600 lbs. $88-$101.50; 700-800 lbs. $71.50. Bulls Small: 600-700 lbs. $62.
Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $110-$113; 300-400 lbs. $90-$96; 400-500 lbs. $92.50-$94; 500-600 lbs. $87-$93; 600-700 lbs. $82.25-$84. Medium and Large 3: 400-500 lbs. $77-$83; 500-600 lbs. $80-$81.50. Small 1: 500-600 lbs. $77; Small 2: 300-400 lbs. $76; 600-700 lbs. $68.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1015-1430 lbs. $44-$47.50, High Dressing $47-$55; Boners: 80-85% lean 970-1570 lbs. $40-$44.50; Lean; 85-90% lean 805-1210 lbs. $35.50-$41.50
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1360-1990 lbs. 76-78 carcass boning percent $57-$59, High Dressing $59.50-$63.50.
Bred Cows: Medium-Large Frame Cows 3-10 years old 3-8 months bred $485-$700.
Cows & Calves: Medium-Large Frame Cows 18 months-10+ years old with 75-405 lb. calves by side $520-$870.
Stock Bulls: Angus- Blk XB Bulls 15 months-22 months 1005-1175 lbs. $560-$730.
Head Calves: Beef: $70; Weaned: $170.
Edmonton Livestock Market
June 23, 2009
Edmonton Buying Station will be closed next week for July 4.
Receipts: 1,054. Last week: 1,513.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers: Steady to $2 lower; Slaughter cows $2-$4 higher. Slaughter Bulls not fully tested.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 19 head 200-300 lbs. $121; 40 head 300-400 lbs. $110-$120; 39 head 400-500 lbs. $98-$105; 47 head 500-600 lbs. $96-$102; 55 head 600-700 lbs. $93-$97; 38 head 700-800 lbs. $87-$95; 31 head 800-900 lbs. $82-$88; 2 head 900-1000 lbs. $80-$81.
Feeder Steers Large 2: 11 head 300-400 lbs. $88-$105; 5 head 400-500 lbs. $88-$90.
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3: 1 head 100-200 lbs. $70; 2 head 200-300 lbs. $65; 5 head 300-400 lbs. $63-$69; 2 head 400-500 lbs. $64-$72; 16 head 500-600 lbs. $68-$73; 2 head 600-700 lbs. $70; 1 head 705 lbs. $65.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 21 head 200-300 lbs. $98-$105; 30 head 300-400 lbs. $95-$104; 25 head 400-500 lbs. $91-$95; 104 head 500-600 lbs. $84-$94; 96 head 600-700 lbs. $84-$87; 22 head 700-800 lbs. $80-$83; 71 head 700-800 lbs. $87.75 Fancy; 5 head 800-900 lbs. $80-$81. Groups: 71 head 697 lbs. $85.15 mixed; 71 head 743 lbs. $87.75 mixed.
Feeder Heifers Large 2: 3 head 300-400 lbs. $88-$92; 15 head 400-500 lbs. $82-$85.
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 23 head 400-500 lbs. $86-$98; 26 head 500-600 lbs. $90-$97; 15 head 600-7000 lbs. $80-$90; 9 head 700-800 lbs. $80-$83.
Feeder Bulls Large 2: 11 head 500-600 lbs. $82-$88.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $48-$53, High Dressing $54-$57; Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $47-$50; Lean: 85-90% lean 800-1400 lbs. $43-$46, Low Dressing $30-$41.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2: 1200-1800 lbs. 76-77 carcass boning percent $58-$60.
Agriculture
Livestock Report June 22-23
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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.
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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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