Big enough to make a difference, Small enough to care!!
When I look at our monthly payroll I think, horrors!! That can’t be right.
When I see the friendly comradery and how much work gets done by our team with so little managing/bossing… well it leaves a good feeling.
This was a worthwhile week. Sold well over 1000 head of livestock at auction plus some private treaty and 30 lots of hay and straw.
Sold 209 dairy cows. 55 cows from 2000- 3000.
RANDY & SARA MIKSHOWSKY COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL AVERAGED $2142.00!!
Top cows in Mikshowsky herd 3000, 2900. Top cows in Petzel herd Henderson MN 2400, 2100. Top cows in Simonson herd from Humbird, 2400, 2350. Jim Bunkleman, Athens 2350, 2200.
Springing Holstein heifers 1400- 2200. Opens 95- 125. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 40-90/hd.
Breeding bulls 950-1500. Market bulls 116-124.
Choice Holstein steers 136-148. Crossbreds up to 158. Monday & Wednesday in Thorp top crossbreds 160-170. Holstein feeder steers 105-159. Beef & crossbreds 130- 190. Black bull 590 lbs @ 1.90. 5 Blk cross steers 612 lbs @ 1.88. 2 Hereford bulls 495 lbs @ 1.85. 2 blk hfrs 575 lbs @ 1.79. 3 Hol strs 522 lbs @ 1.59. 14 Hol strs 673 lbs @ 143. 6 Hol strs 610 lbs @ 141.
75% of Holstein bull calves sold 150-265. Top 290 Harlan Weaver, Colby. Beef cross bull and heifer calves mostly 400-485. Top 495 LaVerne Lepak, Custer WI.
Market cows trending lower. 20% sold 94-102. 50% sold 81-93.
3x4x8 Alfalfa 165-210. 3x3x8 Alfalfa 85. Rounds grass 35-65. 3x3x8 Grass mix 65- 80. 3x4x8 wheat straw 80. 3x3x8 corn stalks 37.50. Small squares grass 3.25. 3x3x8 straw 55. Small squares straw 2.50
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