Farmers Livestock Market
Glasgow
Oct. 12, 2009
Receipts: 1,607. For the week: 1,646. Last week: 1,412.
Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers: Steady-$2 lower; Slaughter Cows: Steady to $1 higher; Slaughter Bulls: Steady.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 3 head 200-300 lbs. $104-$106; 3 head 300-400 lbs. $106; 10 head 400-500 lbs. $88-$94; 118 head 500-600 lbs. $84-$89.50; 25 head 600-700 lbs. $82-$89; 87 head 700-800 lbs. $75-$88.15. Groups: 47 head 528 lbs. $89.50 blk; 32 head 569 lbs. $87.75 blk; 61 head 781 lbs. $88.15 blk.
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3: 16 head 500-600 lbs. $65.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 20 head 300-400 lbs. $85.50-$88; 67 head 400-500 lbs. $81.50-$85; 83 head 500-600 lbs. $78.50-$87.25, 60 head 500-600 lbs. $86 Part Loads; 67 head 600-700 lbs. $79.25-$82.25; 13 head 700-800 lbs. $77. Groups: 50 head 442 lbs. $85 blk; 60 head 521 lbs. $86 blk; 39 head 581 lbs. $83.75 blk; 28 head 643 lbs. $79.25 mixed; 31 head 649 lbs. $80.10 blk.
Feeder Heifers Large 2: 3 head 300-400 lbs. $81; 21 head 400-500 lbs. $76.25; 31 head 500-600 lbs. $70-$76; 8 head 600-700 lbs. $72.50. Groups: 21 head 430 lbs. $76.25 mixed; 30 head 521 lbs. $76 mixed.
Feeder Heifers Small 1: 1 head 390 lbs. $73; 6 head 400-500 lbs. $71; 3 head 500-600 lbs. $62.
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 2 head 200-300 lbs. $100-$105; 11 head 300-400 lbs. $100.50-$104.50; 39 head 400-500 lbs. $86-$88.75; 20 head 400-500 lbs. $98.75 Fancy; 102 head 500-600 lbs. $78.50-$83; 52 head 600-700 lbs. $77.75-$79; 14 head 700-800 lbs. $75.50. Groups: 20 head 430 lbs. $98.75 blk; 52 head 517 lbs. $80.75 blk; 25 head 594 lbs. $80.75 blk; 31 head 664 lbs. $78.60 blk.
Feeder Bulls Large 2: 12 head 300-400 lbs. $83.50-$91.50; 13 head 400-500 lbs. $80.50-$83.50.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $42-$46, High Dressing: $46.50-$47, Low Dressing $38-$41; Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $41-$44, High Dressing $46, Low Dressing: $37-$39.50; Lean: 85-90% lean 800-1400 lbs. $37.50-$42, Low Dressing $34-$36.50; Shelly/Low Dressing: 750-1000 lbs. $27-$30.50.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1100-2200 lbs. 78-80 carcass boning percent $53.50-$56.50; Yield Grade 2: 1100-2000 lbs. 75-76 carcass boning percent $49-$52.50.
Stock Cows: Medium Large 1-2: 4-8 years old 4-8 months bred $690-$790 per head.
Stock Cows: Small and Medium 1-2 4-8 years old 4-8 months bred $410-$660 per head.
Stock Cows and Calves Medium and Large 1-2: 3-8 years old with 100-400 lb. calves at side $800-$940 per pair.
Stock Cows: Small and Medium 1-2: 4-8 years old with 100-300 lb. calves at side $610-$750 per pair.
Stock Bulls: No test.
Calves: Baby Dairy: $20-$45; Beef: $95-$150; Weaned: $150-$210 per head.
Edmonton Buying Station
Oct. 13, 2009
Receipts: 1,206. Last week: 1,323.
Compared to last week: Feeder Steers 300-400 lbs. $1-$3 higher, 500-800 lbs. $1-$3 lower; Slaughter Cows: Steady to $1 higher; Slaughter Bulls not previously tested.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 3 head 200-300 lbs. $106-$110; 28 head 300-400 lbs. $99-$108; 29 head 400-500 lbs. $88-$95; 75 head 500-600 lbs. $83-$90; 23 head 600-700 lbs. $76-$86; 21 head 700-800 lbs. $81-$83; 6 head 800-900 lbs. $79-$81; 5 head 900-1000 lbs. $75-$77.
Feeder Steers Large 2: 1 head 340 lbs. $90.
Feeder Steers Medium 2: 2 head 300-400 lbs. $75-$80.
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3: 4 head 300-400 lbs. $63-$64; 7 head 500-600 lbs. $62-$65; 12 head 700-800 lbs. $63-$64; 1 head 820 lbs. $62; 1 head 955 lbs. $56.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 25 head 300-400 lbs. $84-$90; 100 head 400-500 lbs. $77-$84; 128 head 500-600 lbs. $70-$80; 34 head 600-700 lbs. $73-$78; 18 head 700-800 lbs. $72-$74.
Feeder Heifers Large 2: 12 head 300-400 lbs. $70-$78; 29 head 400-500 lbs. $70-$75; 1 head 570 lbs. $71; 1 head 680 lbs. $68.
Feeder Heifers Medium 2: 1 head 385 lbs. $68; 4 head 400-500 lbs. $65-$66; 1 head 535 lbs. $64; 1 head 655 lbs. $60.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2: 29 head 400-500 lbs. $83-$88; 100 head 500-600 lbs. $76-$83; 40 head 600-700 lbs. $69-$78; 14 head 700-800 lbs. $67-$74.
Feeder Bulls Large 2: 4 head 400-500 lbs. $74-$75; 5 head 500-600 lbs. $73-$75
Feeder Bulls Medium 2: 5 head 400-500 lbs. $70.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1000-1600 lbs. Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $42-$44, High Dressing $47, Low Dressing $37-$40; Lean: 85-90% lean 800-1400 lbs. $37-$42, Low Dressing: $33-$36; Shelly/ Low Dressing 750-1000 lbs. $27-$32.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1100-2200 lbs. 77-78 carcass boning percent $53-$54; Yield Grade 2: 1100-2000 lbs. 75-76 carcass boning percent $45-$47.
United Producers of Bowling Green
Oct. 13, 2009
Receipts: 525 head.
Comparison: Steers: $3 lower; Heifers: $2-$3 lower; Slaughter Cows: $1 lower; Slaughter Bulls: $1 lower.
Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $97-$107; 300-400 lbs. $97-$101; 400-500 lbs. $86-$90; 500-600 lbs. $81.50-$87.50; 600-700 lbs. $76-$78. Medium and Large 3: 300-400 lbs. $83-$91; 400-500 lbs. $70-$87.50. Small 2: 300-400 lbs. $75.
Large 3 Holsteins: 200-300 lbs. $62.50; 800-900 lbs. $57.
Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $76-$100; 400-500 lbs. $93; 500-600 lbs. $78-$85.50; 600-700 lbs. $72-$75; 700-800 lbs. $73.
Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $90-$97.50; 300-400 lbs. $80-$85; 400-500 lbs. $80-$83.75; 500-600 lbs. $76-$82; 600-700 lbs. $74-$77; 700-800 lbs. $75.50. Medium and Large 3: 400-500 lbs. $74-$77; 500-600 lbs. $73-$75. Small 2: 300-400 lbs. $67.50; 400-500 lbs. $67.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1205-1510 lbs. $41.50-$44, High Dressing: $43.50-$45. Boners: 80-85% lean 935-1655 lbs. $37-$42; Lean: 85-90% lean 875-1020 lbs. $33-$37; Lean & Crips 640-1140 lbs. $14-$32.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1405-2130 75-78 carcass boning percent $48-$50, High Dressing $50-$52.50; Yield Grade 2: 1340-1730 lbs. 72-75 carcass boning percent $44.50-$48.
Bred Cows: Medium-Large Frame Cows 2-8 years old 1-8 months bred $350-$570.
Cows & Calves: Medium-Large Frame Cows 9-10+ years old with 75-425 lb. calves by side $425-$770.
Stock Bulls: Angus Bulls: 2-3 years old 1050-1410 lbs. $640-$840.
Head Calves: Beef: $95-$100.
Groups of 20 or more head:
Bulls: 25 head 595 lbs. $78 blk; 20 head 510 lbs. $79 chxb-blk.
Heifers: 24 head 373 lbs. $85 blk; 23 head 449 lbs. $83.75 blk; 31 head 522 lbs. $82 blk.
Agriculture
Livestock Report, Oct. 12-13, 2009
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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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