Farmers Livestock Market
Glasgow
Jan. 11, 2010
Receipts: 1,456. Last week: 3,416.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers, steady to $2 higher; Slaughter Cows and Bulls: $2-$3 higher.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 3 head 300-400 lbs. $117; 17 head 400-500 lbs. $106.50-$112.50; 112 head 500-600 lbs. $90-$107.75; 89 head 600-700 lbs. $86-$97.60; 90 head 600-700 lbs. $93.25 Load; 28 head 700-800 lbs. $83.50-$87.75; 136 head 700-800 lbs. $88.50-$89.10 Load; 40 head 900-1000 lbs. $80.50-$83.50. Groups: 20 head or more: 45 head 530 lbs. $107.75 mixed; 22 head 554 lbs. $106.50 blk; 23 head 598 lbs. $90 blk; 90 head 657 lbs. $93.25 mixed; 23 head 656 lbs. $89 mixed; 27 head 689 lbs. $95.25 blk; 26 head 703 lbs. $87.75 mixed; 67 head 762 lbs. $89.10 mixed; 69 head 763 lbs. $88.50 mixed; 28 head 975 lbs. $80.50 mixed.
Feeder Steers Large 2: 3 head 400-500 lbs. $94.
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2: 4 head 700-800 lbs. $79.
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3: 4 head 400-500 lbs. $63-$64; 2 head 600-700 lbs. $56.50.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 5 head 200-300 lbs. $97; 13 head 300-400 lbs. $93.25-$94.50; 52 head 400-500 lbs. $85.50-$96.25; 101 head 500-600 lbs. $80-$87.75; 43 head 500-600 lbs. $89 Part Loads; 94 head 600-700 lbs. $79-$82.75; 74 head 600-700 lbs. $82.85 Load; 29 head 700-800 lbs. $76-$79. Groups: 20 head or more: 36 head 441 lbs. $93.75 blk; 43 head 553 lbs. $89 mixed; 35 head 519 lbs. $87.50 blk; 28 head 593 lbs. $81 blk; 34 head 611 lbs. $82.50 mixed; 74 head 637 lbs. $82.85 mixed; 24 head 694 lbs. $82.25 mixed.
Feeder Heifers Large 2: 5 head 300-400 lbs. $84; 4 head 400-500 lbs. $78; 3 head 500-600 lbs. $73.50; 9 head 600-700 lbs. $74.50.
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 27 head 300-400 lbs. $116.50-$120.50; 26 head 400-500 lbs. $97-$107; 66 head 500-600 lbs. $89-$100.70; 23 head 600-700 lbs. $79-$86.50; 6 head 700-800 lbs. $74.50. Groups: 20 head or more: 41 head 524 lbs. $100.70 blk.
Feeder Bulls Large 2: 2 head 500-600 lbs. $84.50; 3 head 600-700 lbs. $74.50.
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2: 3 head 300-400 lbs. $102
Slaughter cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1000-1700 lbs. $43-$47.50, High Dressing $48.50-$51, Couple $56, Low Dressing $40-$42.50; Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1700 lbs. $42-$46, High Dressing $47-$9, Low Dressing $39-$40; Lean: 85-90% lean 850-1400 lbs. $41-$45, High Dressing: $45.50-$46.50, Low Dressing: $36-$39.50; Shelly/ Low Dressing 750-1000 lbs. $23-$32.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1300-2200 lbs. 78-79 carcass boning percent $59-$62, High Dressing $63; Yield Grade 2: 1400-2000 lbs. 76-77 carcass boning percent $55-$57.
Stock Cows; Medium and Large 1-2: 4-8 years old 4-8 months bred $640-$830 per head; Two year old black heifers, 8 months bred $920 per head.
Stock Cows: Small and Medium 1-2: 4-8 years old 4-8 months bred $460-$590 per head.
Stock Cows and Calves: Medium and Large 1-2: 2-8 years old with 100-300 lbs. calves at side $800-$900 per pair.
Stock Cows and Calves: Small and Medium 1-2 4-8 years old with 100-300 lbs. calves at side $500-$610 per pair.
Calves: Baby Dairy: $5-$27.50; Beef: $50-$130; Weaned: $130-$185 per head.
UPI of Bowling Green
Jan. 12, 2010
Receipts: 344 head
Comparison: Steers: $2-$3 higher; Heifers: $2 higher; Slaughter Cows: $3 higher; Slaughter Bulls: $2 higher.
Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $118; 400-500 lbs. $106.50-$112; 500-600 lbs. $94.50; 600-700 lbs. $80-$88; 700-800 lbs. $84. Medium and Large 3: 600-700 lbs. $73-$78. Small 1: 400-500 lbs. $90.
Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $116-$117; 400-500 lbs. $102-$106.75; 500-600 lbs. $84-$93; 600-700 lbs. $77.50-$79; 700-800 lbs. $74.50.
Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $87-$92; 400-500 lbs. $86-$95.75; 500-600 lbs. $83-$89.50; 600-700 lbs. $77.50; 700-800 lbs. $76. Small 2: 400-500 lbs. $64.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1065-1695 lbs. $43.50-$46, High Dressing $45.50-$56; Boners: 80-85% lean 1105-1575 lbs. $40-$44; Lean: 85-90% lean 800-1020 lbs. $36.50-$40.50; Lean and Crips: 850-920 lbs. Low Dressing $30-$36.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1185-1735 lbs. 76-79 carcass boning percent $56-$60, High Dressing $60.50-$61.
Bred Cows: Medium-Large Frame Cows 2-8 years old 1-8 months bred $470-$680. Medium-Large Frame Cows 8-10+ years old $230-$510.
Cows & Calves: Medium-Large Frame Cows 2-10+ years old with 70-225 lb. calves by side $550-$855.
Stock Bulls: Angus Bulls 18 months-2 years old 1085-1160 lbs. $540-$620.
Edmonton Buying Station
Jan. 12, 2010
Receipts: 1,769. Last week: 2,050.
Compared to last week: Feeder Steers: Steady to $2 higher; Feeder Heifers: $2-$3 higher; Slaughter Cows: Mostly Steady; Slaughter Bulls not tested.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 1 head 290 lbs. $116; 20 head 300-400 lbs. $106.75-$116; 17 head 400-500 lbs. $95-$106; 67 head 500-600 lbs. $92-$105; 50 head 600-700 lbs. $88-$94; 94 head 700-800 lbs. $87-$91; 83 head 800-900 lbs. $80-$89; 44 head 900-1000 lbs. $82-$85.
Feeder Steers Large 2: 10 head 400-500 lbs. $86-$93; 13 head 500-600 lbs. $81-$90; 5 head 600-700 lbs. $78-$86.
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3: 4 head 200-300 lbs. $62; 4 head 500-600 lbs. $63.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 5 head 200-300 lbs. $90-$96; 19 head 300-400 lbs. $88-$96; 37 head 400-500 lbs. $82-$90; 104 head 500-600 lbs. $80-$88; 89 head 600-700 lbs. $78-$85; 64 head 700-800 lbs. $77-$84; 39 head 800-900 lbs. $76-$81.
Feeder Heifers Large 2: 4 head 300-400 lbs. $75-$78; 1 head 590 lbs. $78.
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 4 head 300-400 lbs. $102-$110; 2 head 400-500 lbs. $98-$108; 34 head 500-600 lbs. $82-$90; 18 head 600-700 lbs. $76-$83.50; 8 head 700-800 lbs. $71-$73.
Feeder Bulls Large 2: 8 head 400-500 lbs. $82-$89; 7 head 500-600 lbs. $75-$85.
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2: 1 head 455 lbs. $82.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $43-$47, High Dressing $49-$50; Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $41-$45; Lean: 85-90% lean 750-1100 lbs. $39-$43, Low Dressing $33-$38.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2: 1200-1800 lbs. 77-78 carcass boning percent.
Agriculture
Livestock Report, January 11-12, 2010
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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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