Big enough to make a difference, small enough to care!!
Hard to believe when you look outside now but my bold prediction is, in 100 days (mark your calendars) we’ll see corn tassels. And someone will be saying, “if this weather ever straightens out we could get our corn planted”.
Shorter run of dairy cows today. No supreme quality individuals. Good cows 1300- 1700. Top 1950 Jonathan Horst, Loyal
Definitely a buyer’s market in the springing heifer division today. Mostly 1300- 1725. Opens .95- 1.25/lb. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 15- 60.
Breeding bulls 700- 1100. Market bulls up to 1.04.
Choice Holstein steers 1.36- 1.48. Top 1720 lbs @ 148.50 consigned by Andy Y Miller, Chili. Beef cross steers up to 1.52. Holstein feeder steers 1.05- 1.30. Crossbreds up to 1.96 on Monday. Holstein bull calves 100- 230. Top 265 consigned by Curvin Martin, Dorchester. Crossbreds 200- 370. Top 380 Lester Martin Jr, Greenwood & Thomas Milz, Loyal.
20% of the market cows sold 94- 1.03. 50% sold 78- 93.
Butcher hogs 57- 68.
Another week of large volume and relatively strong prices in the hay sale. 3x4x8 Alfalfa 170- 215. 3x3x8 Alfalfa 75-100. Rounds grass 1st crop 45- 60. Rounds and squares 2nd and 3rd crop mixed hay 50- 75. Dairy quality baleage 55-75. Small squares grass 3.50- 4.25. 3x4x8 wheat straw 85- 95.
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