JWO Notes and Market Report for 4-14-22

Thank you for doing business with us! We had our biggest week ever. Sold 1154 head, over 600 dairy animals.

Always enjoyable selling high quality cattle and we had a lot of them this week! Top dairy cows 3050, 3000 with 54 of 85 cows selling 2000- 2900, Dan & Dawn Van Haden, Fall Creek.

Bred heifers 900- 1625. Springers 1550- 2000. Most opens 90- 110. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 10- 75. Van Haden herd 15 heifer calves 1 week to 4 months old sold 250- 500/ head.

Breeding bulls 975- 1850. Market bulls 90- 115.

Choice Holstein steers 120- 128NT. Low choice and Select 111- 117. Beef cross steers and heifers up to 130. Holstein feeder steers 89- 119. Beef feeder steers up to 188. Package (25) black steers 568 lbs @ 170. (27) black strs 687 lbs @ 164. (15) black strs 673 lbs @ 162. (14) black strs 673 lbs @ 150. (19) black strs 850 lbs @150. (30) black hfrs 559 lbs @ 145. Holstein bull calves higher. 60% sold 105- 205. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 270- 425.

30% of market cows sold 79- 88. Top Holstein 1930 lbs @ 89 Michael Garman, Colby. 50% sold 72- 78.

Dairy quality 3x4x8 Alfalfa 170- 190. 3x3x8 Alfalfa grass 75- 95. Grass rounds and squares 50- 70. First crop rounds 20- 35. Rounds corn stalks 50. 3x4x8 wheat straw 70- 85. Dairy quality baleage 25- 50.