JWO Notes & Market Report 5-28-2020

The other day I got a check from the United States Treasury for $3,566.15. The memo said Economic Impact Payment. They must have a crazy good formula if they nailed my economic situation right down to the last $0.15! We sold 336 head for 110 consignors. 72 registered...

JWO Notes & Market Report May 19th, 2020

My 11 yr old son Elvin is a big fan of bird watching. He has a variety of bird feeders outside our window and it’s interesting to see what all shows up. Hummingbirds, Baltimore Orioles, Orchard Orioles, Hairy Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Goldfinch, Indigo Bunting,...

JWO Notes & Market Report

Well that ended kinda quick. One day we’re not allowed to do a lot of things, next day it’s 100 MPH, wide open, go wherever you want, virus or no virus. Milk futures have been making a nice run upward which in turn put a little support in the dairy cow...

JWO Notes & Market Report 5-07-2020

We planted all our corn. Tome will tell whether that was a wise thing to do with temperature’s dropping into the mid twenties. Continues to be a buyer’s market in the Dairy cow division. Lots of good cows $850 to $1,300 with tops up to $1,400. Fancy 1245...

JWO Notes & Market Report 4-30-2020

Beautiful weather today! Yesterday I was in Minnesota and there was lots of field work being done there and it looked really fit. Dairy cow market a little stronger today but it’s still a buyer’s market overall. Many good dairy cows sold from $850 to...