Market Reports

If the top 1% pay over 40% of all income taxes and the bottom 90% pay less than 29%, why so much noise about the 1% not paying their fair share? Markets pretty steady throughout. Top dairy cows today 1650 with several Jerseys up to 1300. Many good milk cows 900- 1300. Decent springing heifers 950- 1275. Small or blemished heifers discounted sharply. Open Holstein heifers 75- 95. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 10- 50. Holstein breeding bulls 750- 1100. Top Angus bull 1050 lbs @ 1600. Market bulls 75- 93. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 1.11- 1.18. Beef steers up to 121.50. Holstein feeder steers 90- 1.15. Light weight beef cross steers up to 1.50. Holstein bull calves 70- 125. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 150- 240. 25% of market cows 52- 68.50. 50% sold 40- 51.50. Second and third crop 3x3x8 grass mix hay 65- 67.50. Third crop Alfalfa 85. Again over 100 consignors. A special thank you to all buyers and sellers, truckers, and staff!!

Who knew so many people are in the market for a bridge?! I wish more people were in the market for dairy cows, still a buyer's market. Top cows 1500- 1850. Lots of plainer cows 900 and down. Springing Holstein heifers mostly 800- 1300. Open heifers 75- 95. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 10- 25. Breeding bulls 900- 1500. Market bulls 75- 92. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 1.08- 1.20. Holstein feeder steers 80- 110NT. Holstein bull calves much lower 30- 85. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 100- 145. 20% of market cows 50- 66.50. 50% 40- 49.50 3rd crop 3x3x8 Alfalfa and grass mix 55- 85. 1st crop rounds 25- 40. Small squares grass $2. Thank you for your patronage!!

Making low budget memories. Pitched our tents on the lawn, had mountain pies for supper, played corn hole till way past dark, (that's what lanterns are for) made scrumptious breakfast over an open fire (couldn't tell if it was a heavy mist or a light rain for awhile), played a little more corn hole and called it a family vacation! Oh yes, a few of the more ambitious ones got up early and went fishing on the Water shed. By their say-so they caught 114 fish in an hour... catch and release of course. Once again, it's all about quality, better cattle sell for more money! Many good cows 1400- 1850. Top 2000 Larry Brubacker Jr, Stratford. Springing Holstein heifers still a buyer's market. Good springers 1000- 1350. Had an excellent run of open heifers mostly selling 80- 92. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 15- 50/ hd. Holstein breeding bulls 750- 1100. Market bulls up to 80.50. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 110- 118. Cross breds up to 118. Holstein feeder steers 89- 1.15NT. Cross bred up to 1.30. Holstein bull calves 70- 145. Beef cross bull and heifer calves up to 260. Sold 90 market cows. Top high yielding cows 70- 74.50. Individual young fleshy cow 94. 20% sold 50- 61. Balance of cows much lower 36- 49. Same story in the hay market, top quality sold higher, everything else lower. Another load from Jeff Severson topped the sale with 3x3x8 Alfalfa 85 and 3x3x8 grass mix 3rd crop 82.50. Rounds grass 27.50- 50. Small squares grass 2nd crop $2.00.

No, I don't believe the government is trying to kill you or injecting a tracking chip with covid vaccinations but hey, if you think they are, I'd like to talk to you about a bridge for sale in Brooklyn. 618 head consigned by 133 people that chose to sell here today. Also had 68 individual buyers plus a boat load of free food eaters! Top dairy cows 1500- 1850. Many good cows 1050- 1475. No supreme top springing Holstein heifers. Good quality springers are still a buyer's market 900- 1200. Open Holstein heifers 65- 90/lb. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 10- 65 per head. 17 bulls. Holstein breeding bulls 1000- 1450. Top Angus bull 990 lbs @ $1650. Market bulls 79- 87. Choice and prime Holstein steers and heifers 1.08- 1.20. Crossbreds up to 1.20 331 feeder cattle. Representative sales, 20 Black strs 730 lbs @ 157.50. 11 black strs 876 lbs @ 1.42, 4 red strs 773 lbs @ 1.42, 4 red hfrs 793 lbs @ 1.47, 16 black hfrs 719 lbs @ 1.34, 13 Black hfrs 804 lbs @ 1.28, 9 Hol strs 392 lbs @ 1.10, 9 Hol strs 45 lbs @ 1.09, 17 Hol strs 711 lbs @ 1.02, 9 Hol strs 442 lbs @ .99, 18 Angus cross strs 633 lbs @ 1.23. Holstein bull calves 65- 140. Cross bred bull and hfr calves lower, 135- 250 per head. Market cows lower. 25% sold 52.50- 67.50. Top 70. 50% sold 42.50- 52. 3rd crop 3x3x8 Alfalfa $80/bale. 3rd crop grass mix squares up to 75. Rounds grass 27.50- 45. Rounds and squares good quality straw 22.50- 35. Small squares of wheat straw $2.00. Thanks for all the continued support!!

Perfectly clear and a fascinating meteor shower. The psalmist was right, The Heavens declare the glory of God... We had a nice herd dispersal today and overall dairy cows sold higher. Top 2000 Dan Krekelberg, Leseur MN. 1800 Larry Brubacker, Edgar. Many good cows 1150- 1750. Good springing Holstein heifers 1050- 1350. Plain or smaller springers 650- 850. Open Holstein heifers 70- 95 CWT. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 25- 85. Holstein breeding bulls 1200- 1500. Market bulls 73- 85. Choice and prime Holstein steers and heifers 1.08- 1.20. Top 121.50 Stephen High, Neillsville. Beef steers and heifers up to 1.25. Conrad Smith, Loyal. Holstein feeder steers 88- 1.18NT. Beef feeders up to 1.60NT. Holstein bull calves 60- 125/ head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 215- 240. Sold 98 market cows. Better cows 60- 78. Top Holstein 79 Jim Johnson, Colby. Bulk of cows 40- 59. 3x3x8 grass mix 2nd crop 65. Rounds first crop 40- 55. Large squares wheat straw 30- 35. Small square second crop grass 2.75. 97 consignors, 46 individual buyers, and 125 registered bidders. We keep selling quite a few cattle online at CattleUSA.com including 15 milking dairy cows that went to Tennessee this week. Thanks for your continued support!!

The boys were shooting clay birds the other night. An awful lot of them didn't break up. Maybe some steel ones mixed in? Continued buyer's market. No supreme top cows today. Good Holstein milk cows 850- 1400. Jersey cows dispersal, many good cows 650- 1300. High quality springing Holstein heifers 1100- 1400. Mid- grade springers 800- 1075. Open Holstein heifers 70- 85. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 40- 70. Breeding bulls 700- 1200. Market bulls 80- 90NT. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 11.05- 1.12. Beef cross 1.10- 1.20NT. Holstein feeder steers 85- 1.20NT. Holstein bull calves 85- 135. Beef cross calves 160- 250/head. Sold 100 market cows. Better cows 68.50- 75. Main run Holsteins 50- 66.50. Large run of hay & straw. 42 lots. Prices a little softer. 2nd crop 3x3x8 grass mix 55- 75. 1st crop grass rounds 30- 50. Rounds oat straw 25-30. Large squares wheat straw 35- 40. Small squares oat straw 3.00. Hope to see you next week. If you can't make it, we do order buying. Thanks for your business!!

Went to PA for a family reunion last weekend. Had an enjoyable time but it's still a long way to drive! No extreme top cows today. Many good cows 950- 1600. Springing Holstein heifers 850- 1200. Open heifers 75- 95. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 10- 65. Holstein breeding bulls 850- 1350. Market bulls 79- 92. Choice and prime Holstein steers and heifers 108- 116.50. cross bred steers and heifers 110- 119. Holstein feeder steers 80- 110NT. Calves sold sharply higher! Holstein bull calves100- 145/ head. Beef cross calves 170- 275. Market cows steady. 20% sold 60.50- 72. Top 77. 50% sold 49- 59.50. 3- 750 lb sows $88 / CWT. 2nd crop Alfalfa large squares $225- $250 / ton. 2nd crop large squares grass mix 65-85/ bale. Round bales grass 45- 65. Rounds oat straw 30- 35/ bale. Had 99 individual consignors and 44 individual buyers. Believe me, we appreciate every one of your patronage!!

Fried zucchini and tomato sandwiches for supper, we eat extremely well out of the garden this time of year! Same story just one week later. It's all about quality! Top dairy cows 2100, 1900, 1875 Wilson Brubacker, Stratford. Most good dairy cows 900- 1500. Springing heifers 850- 1300NT. Open Holstein heifers 75- 90. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 10- 30 per head. Fancy R&W Holstein bull 695 lbs @ $1050. Market bulls up to 83. Choice and prime Holstein steers 112.50- 114.50 with only 1 Holstein steer under 107.50 today. Cross breds up to 117. Holstein feeder steers mostly 83- 92. Cross breds up to 132.50. Bull calves lower. Holsteins mostly 45- 85. Beef cross calves 150- 225. Market cows higher. 20% sold 67- 73. 45% sold 51- 66.50. We sold a lot more hay this week and the market was sharply higher! Second crop 3x3x8 grass/ clover mix 105- 110 per bale. 2nd crop large squares grass 60- 75. First and second crop grass rounds 45- 60. Thanks for your business and hope to see you all again next week!!

We dabble in buying and selling houses. It sure is a lot easier to sell properties right now than it is to buy. Call me if you know one for sale not listed on MLS. Any condition. Top dairy cows today 1800, 1800, 1700 Barry Richardson, Milladore. Many good cows sold 1100- 1600. Plain, older or blemished cows 1000- market. Springing Holstein heifers mostly 850- 1300NT. Open Holstein heifers 70- 95NT. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 15- 65 per head. Breeding bulls 675- 1525. Market bulls 80- 89. Choice Holstein steers 102- 108. Cross breds up to 1.11. Sold 88 market cows. Market lower. 22% sold 52.50- 67.50. 50% sold 42- 52. Hay market continues relatively strong. Second crop grass/ clover mix large squares 75- 77.50. First crop rounds and squares 40- 55. Yes we DO appreciate your business!!

There's a quote in John 18:38 that would apply to a lot of things in society today and another one that would hardly apply at all. Had a few supreme top cows today and overall the market was a little stronger than the last few weeks. Top cows 2250, 2100 Wilson Brubacker, Stratford. Better Holstein cows 1100- 1800. Consignment of fancy registered Jerseys 1100- 1425. Holstein springers 900- 1200. Fancy Jersey springers 800- 1050. Holstein opens 70- 90. Package 12 head Jersey heifers 435 lb at 485 per head. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 10- $60. Sold 20 bulls today. Top Holstein bull 1305 lbs @ $1800 Paul Oberholtzer, Loyal. Top Hereford bull 1100 lbs @ $1750 Walter Piskow, Granton. Top Angus bull 1200 lbs @ $1725 David Oberholtzer, Colby. Market bulls 80- 90. Choice and prime Holstein steers mostly 109.50- 114.50 with no Holsteins under 1.05. Crossbred steers up to 122.50. 82 calves. Holstein bull calves 60- 125. Cross bred bull and heifer calves 185- 280. 81 Market cows. Top 71.50. 20% sold 57- 69.50. 45% sold 50- 57.50. First crop rounds and squares grass 47.50- 57.50 Large squares grass 2nd crop 60- 75. Small squares 1st crop grass 2.85. Over 100 registered bidders today again. Thank you for participating in the only true form of price discovery!!

Been trying to eat healthy with lots of fruit lately. Strawberry pie, Strawberry Shortcake, fresh Strawberries and ice cream.... Dairy cows sold mostly steady. Still a buyer' market. No supreme top cows today. The bulk of good cows 900- 1450. Springing Holstein heifers mostly 900- 1200. Open Holstein heifers a little higher 70- 95 with a few higher. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 30- 60 per head. No test on bulls today. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 1.05- 1.10NT. Choice beef cross steers and heifers up to 1.08. Holstein bull calves sharply higher 90- 165. Beef cross calves 190- 265. Market cows lower on a holiday market. 20% sold 52.50- 63.50. 60% sold 37- 47. 3x3x8 grass mix first crop 50- 60. Thanks for your business! We always have order buying available!!

Good advice on a church sign... build a bridge and get over it!! 620 head consigned today by 145 consignors. 170 Dairy cows. Market steady to stronger. Better fresh cows 1400- 1900 with the bulk of good cows selling 900- 1250. 116 dairy heifers. Very much a buyer's market in the springing heifer division. Many good heifers 950- 1150. Small and plain heifers 850 and down. Open Holstein heifers 68- 90/ lb with a few fancy up to 1.05. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 5- $30 per head. 13 bulls. Holstein breeding bulls 650- 1300. Market bulls 85- 92. 40 Fats, 70 feeders, 114 calves. Choice and Prime Holstein steers and heifers 97- 109 with cross breds up to 114. Holstein feeder steers mostly 84- 95. Beef steers up to 1.15. Holstein bull calves lower, 40- 125. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 170- 255. 107 Market cows. Sold lower. 33% sold 55- 67. 33% 47- 54. 3x3x8 new crop grass mix 50-75. Alfalfa up to 80/ bale. 3x4x8 wheat straw 50- 52.50 Counting buyers, sellers, truckers, staff, and spectators we had contact with roughly 300 people. Thank you for choosing to participate in our market!

I have no idea how they measure these things but I saw a study that said waking up one hour earlier can lower your likelihood of severe depression by 25%. Would waking up 2 hours earlier lower it by 50% Very warm. Lots of heat stress on cattle and people. Dairy cows sold steady to a little stronger. Top cows, 1800 Harry Keim, Willard. 1700 Sam Hershberger, Cashton. 1700 Tracey Horkan, Reedsburg. Lots of good cows 1100- 1500. Late lactation, older, smaller & blemished cows 1000- market. Fancy springing heifers 1550, 1400 Allard Meverden, Wittenberg. Common springers 850- 600. Open Holstein heifers 70- 95 NT. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 10- 60 per head. Holstein breeding bulls 700- 1300. Market bulls 86- 94. 43 fat cattle. Choice and prime Holstein steers mostly 110- 114.50 with no Holstein steers under 104.50. Crossbreds up to 116.50. Several nice packages Holstein feeder steers 88- 114. Load private treaty Holsteins 330 lbs @ 1.28. Good Holstein bull calves 85- 135/ head. Sold 20 crossbred bull and heifer calves 175- 290. 104 market cows. 25% sold 72.50- 79.50. 50% sold 60- 69.50. 3x3x8 new crop grass 65-67.50. Thunderstorm last night dropped the temperature 25 degrees and gave us a nice shot of rain! Thank you for reading. If you're reading this and not doing business with us.... well we'd sure be glad if you did!

And what is so rare as a day in June? Tremendous amount of high quality hay got made this week. Tremendous amount of people were not at the dairy sale this week making it a buyer's market. Definitely glad for our online crowd as we sold more cattle than ever that way. Quality was on the average side overall today. Top dairy cows 1500- 1700 with many cows selling 800- 1200. Mid grade springing heifers 800- 1200. Open Holstein heifers 65- 90 per pound. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 20- 70 per head. Breeding bulls 600- 1500. Two market bulls 92.50 & 94.50. No test on feeder or fat cattle today. Holstein bull calves 80- 125. Crossbred bull and heifer calves 185- 295. 20% of market cows sold 70- 74. 50% sold 57- 67. Hay market steady. Semi load 3x3x8 new crop grass/ clover 77.50- 85. Rounds baleage 35. Rounds grass Alfalfa mix $45. 3x4x8 wheat straw $50. As always, if you can't make the sale, we do offer order buying. Thanks for your continued support!!

He was 80 if he was a day. A little crippled up, bent over and walking with a cane. The young c-store clerk dutifully asked him for ID before selling him a pack of smokes. Kinda amusing. Sold 505 head today. It continues to be a buyer's market. Many good cows selling 1050- 1750. Top 1825 Todd and Stacy Leiding, Fountain, MN. Plain, small, late lactation & blemished cows 900 and down. Springing heifers 850- 1300. Open Holstein heifers 70- 90/ lb. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 15- 60 per head. Holstein breeding bulls 650- 1300. Angus 1625. Registered milking Shorthorn 790 lbs @ $1750. Adam Luchterhand, Granton. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 98.50- 104.50. Beef cross steers 106.50- 110. Holstein feeder steers 80- 113. Package fancy Fleckveih steers 20 head 744 lbs @ 1.22, 17 head 887 lbs @ 120.50. Holstein bull calves 50- 140. Beef cross bull and heifer 165- 310. 29% of market cows sold 60- 67. 46% sold 50- 59.50. Semi load second crop 3x3x8 grass/ clover 75-80. First crop Alfalfa large squares 45- 65. Semi load 3x4x8 western wheat straw 52- 58. Thank you to all the buyers, sellers, and truckers that continue to support our market!! We really appreciate your business!!

Had a beautiful, beautiful million dollar land rain! Definitely a buyer's market today. Many cows sold 850- 1300. Supreme fresh cows 1700- 2000NT. Springing heifers 1000- 1250. Top 1500 Allard Meverden, Wittenberg. Open Holstein heifers mostly 70- 90/lb. Package 725 lbs. at $750/hd. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 35- 65. Breeding bulls 700- 1100. 990 lb Angus @ $1700. Market bulls 76- 87. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 101.50- 106.50. Beef cross to 107. Holstein feeder steers 77- 97. Beef cross to 115. Holstein bull calves 85- 155. Beef cross calves 180- 315. 38% of market cows sold 60.50- 66. Extreme top 77. 42% sold 51.50- 59.50. Round bales first crop grass 32- 37.50. Rounds baleage 30- 37.50. Semi load second crop 3x3x8 grass mix 80- 82.50. Thanks again for all your continued support!!

Helped play ball at the school picnic. I'm not as fast as I used to be but I was fast enough to get my face in front of a wicked bouncer. Probably time for new glasses anyway and the black eye made a nice conversation starter. Excellent quality dairy cows today again. Top 2700 Swiss, 2000 Lamar Weaver, Unity. 2200, 2175 James Weaver, Colby. 2150 Cleon Weaver, Colby. 2075, 2000 Harry Keim, Willard. 2025, 2000 Jim Flemming, Westby. Many good cows 1300- 1900. Medium quality springing heifers 800- 1200. Open Holstein heifers 70- 95 per lb. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 40- 90 per head. Top Holstein breeding bulls 805 lbs Red and White @ 1500. 710 lbs @ 1450. 1360 lbs @1075. Market bulls 70- 82 NT. Sold 72 fat cattle. Choice beef steers107.50- 110. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 99.50- 106.50. Holstein feeder steers 76- 95.50. Cross breds up to 1.21. Holstein bull calves 75- 150. Cross bred bull and heifer calves 225- 270. 30% of market cows sold 60- 66, top 67.50. 40% sold 52- 59.50. Very limited supply of hay this week. Round bales first crop $35. Semi load 3x3x8 second crop grass/clover 80- 87.50. Feed grade wheat straw 3x4x8 50- 52.50. Thank you for your business, we really appreciate it!!

You can now watch our auctions live on CattleUSA.com!! Top dairy cows today 2200 Joseph Hochstetler, Auburndale. 2175, 2075, 2000 Srnka Farms, Algoma WI. Better fresh cows 1300- 1800. Many decent cows 900- 1250. Plain and blemished cows 875 and down. Springing heifers 950- 1200. 2 head @1450 Allard Meverden, Wittenberg. Plain and small springers 850 and down. Open Holstein heifers 75- 95 per pound. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 15- 75 per head. Breeding bulls 700- 1700. Market bulls 70- 80 per pound. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 95- 99.50. Holstein feeder steers 75- 1.10NT. Holstein bull calves mostly 80- 175 per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 160- 280. Market cows lower. 33% sold 56- 62.50. Top 66. 33% sold 44- 55. Short run of hay today, prices higher. Second crop grass rounds up to 85. First crop 45- 70. Rounds baleage 40- 60. Rounds corn stalks 17.50. Rounds oat straw 25. 3x4x8 wheat straw $50. Smaller buying crowd today. Farming is going full bore this week. Be careful out there and we look forward doing business with you again next week!

The cattle were being contrary. The trucker and the farmer were saying bad words by the bushel. All to no avail. I considered telling them to recite the 23rd Psalm or the Gettysburg Address see if that works any better. It certainly wouldn't have worked any less. Excellent buying opportunities on good dairy cows. Top cows 1700- 2000 with many good cows 950- 1600. Number one springing heifers 1100- 1400. Small, plain, or blemished heifers 700- 950. Open Holstein heifers 70- 95 per pound. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 25- 45 per head. Breeding bulls 650- 1650. Market bulls 70- 82. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 97.50- 103.50 with 10 head 105- 108. Beef cross up to 111. Holstein feeder steers 85- 103 with crossbreds up to 130. Sold 70 calves. 65% of Holstein bull calves sold 150- 215 /head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves mostly 235- 305. Top 320. 50% of market cows sold 61- 68, top 69.50. 35% sold 51- 60.50. Dairy quality 3x3x8 Alfalfa/ grass 87.50. Large square second crop grass 55-75. Round and squares first crop 35-60. Corn stalks 17.50- 20. 3x3x8 oat straw 20- 25. We had 107 individual consignors today and a nice size buyer crowd considering it was weather to be farming. Once again, thank you for choosing to do business with us. We really appreciate it!!

Well that was worth opening the doors. 109 consignors, 617 cattle cattle, 94 buyers. Thanks to everyone that participated! If you weren't any of the above, I think you should be. Top dairy cows 2175, 2050 Hodgson Holsteins, Ridgeway WI. Sold a lot of cows from 1000- 1600 with a small percentage above that. Bred beef cows 900- 1300. Number one Holstein springing heifers 1150- 1500. Top 1600 Lois VonHaden, Tomah. Open Holstein heifers75- 95/lb. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 30- 60 / hd. Breeding bulls 700- 1375. Market bulls 70- 90NT. Choice and prime Holstein steers and heifers 98-105NT, beef to 112NT. Holstein feeder steers 91- 117. Beef feeders 120- 157.50. Holstein bull calves mostly 105-185. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 210- 305/head. Market cows lower. 35% sold 60-66, 35% sold 55-59.50. Thanks for doing business here and hope to see you again next week!!

Large crowd and good cattle today!! 58 cow herd dispersal averaged $1515. Many good cows 1600- 2200. Top 2250 Burnell Martin, Fennimore. Later lactation and smaller cows 1000- 1500. Excellent run of number one springing heifers 1250- 1575. Top 1700 Joseph Hoover, East Earl, PA. Open Holstein heifers 75-95/ lb. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 20- 75 per head. Breeding bulls 800- 1350. Market bulls 80- 90. High yeilding choice and prime Holstein steers and heifers 102- 107.50. Choice 93-99. Beef steers and heifers 110- 112. Holstein feeder steers 85- 115 NT. Holstein bull calves 90- 155. Beeef cross bull and heifer calves 185- 290. 40% of market cows sold 63- 68.50. Top 71. 45% sold 55- 62.50. Hay market steady to stronger. Dairy quality 3x3x8 85- 105/ bale. Baleage up to 65. Second and third crop rounds and squares 60- 75. First crop grass 25- 35. 3x4x8 wheat straw 52.50. Rounds bean stubble 15- 22.50. Corn stalks 15- 20. Small squares 2.50- $4. As Always, we really appreciate your business!!

Read an interesting quote on a business postmortem. The death certificate said covid but underlying condition was Amazon. Sold 240 dairy cattle on a steady market today. 25% of the cows sold 1600- 1900. Still a buyer's market with many good cows 900- 1500. Good quality springing heifers 1050- 1400. Open Holstein heifers 80- 95 per pound. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 50- 100 per head. Holstein breeding bulls 800- 1200. Market bulls 85- 1.00. Choice/prime Holstein steers and heifers 1.00- 1.05. Holstein feeder steers 86- 1.10. 10 head beef steers 662 lbs @ 1.42. Holstein bull calves mostly 85- 135. Crossbred bull and heifer calves 190- 255. Market cows steady to stronger. 33% sold 64- 72.50. 50% sold 54- 63.50. Dairy quality 3x3x8 Alfalfa mix 80- 100/ bale. Second crop grass mix rounds and squares 50- 70. First crop grass rounds 25- 35. Small squares grass 2- 3.50. Wheat straw 25-32.50. Feed grade wheat straw 50/bale. Thank you for all your business, we really appreciate it!! If you can't make the sale we also do order buying.

Sold over 600 dairy cattle the last 10 days. Definitely some excellent buying opportunities on good cattle! Better fresh Holstein cows 1700- 2100, top 2150 Roger Books, Maiden Rock, WI. Top Procross cows 1900- 2300. Many good dairy cows 1000- 1600. Number one Holstein springing heifers 1250- 1650. Most bred heifers 850- 1100. Jersey springers 600- 950. Open Holstein heifers 70- 85 per pound. Jersey open heifers 70- 1.25 per pound. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 20-$90 per head. Holstein breeding bulls 600- 1600. Jerseys 600- 900. Mrket bulls 82- 86. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 95- 102.50. Holstein feeder steers 80- 110 NT. Holstein bull calves mostly 95- 170. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 180- 270. 20% market cows sold 58- 65. Top 67. 62% sold 50- 57.50. Hay sold steady to stronger. Dairy quality grass mixed hay 70- 85. Second crop grass rounds and squares 45- 65. First crop rounds grass 25- 35. Baleage 30- 55. Rounds straw $35. Corn stalks 15- 22.50. Small squares grass 1.50- 4.00. Thanks again for all your business!!

Best part of my job? I get to meet a lot of nice people! Dairy cows trending lower. Large supply available and buyers are very selective on quality. Better fresh cows 1800- 2400. Top 2600 Magnuson Mini Acres, Neillsville. Bulk of good cows 900- 1500. High quality registered springing heifers 1400- 1825. Most springing heifers 850- 1250. Open Holstein heifers 75- 95 cents per pound. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 50- 105/hd. Dairy bulls 700- 1300 per head. Market bulls mostly 82- 88. Sold 20 bred beef cows 1125- 1375. Sold 56 fat cattle. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 94- 1.00. Holstein feeder steers 89- 1.07. Crossbreds up to 1.25. Holstein bull calves much higher, mostly 100- 180 per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 2.10- 3.15/ lb. 101 market cows. 28% sold from 60- 66, top 72. 50% sold 53- 59.50. Dairy quality 3x3x8 Alfalfa/ grass 80- 95. Second crop grass rounds and squares 50- 72.50. Rounds first crop grass 25- 40. Baleage 25- 50. Rounds corn stalks 15-20. Square bales bean stubble 17.50-22.50. Small squares grass 1.50- 4.00. We appreciate your business very much!!

Spring it is!! Dairy cows still trending a little lower overall. Top Holstein cows 1600- 1800. Top Jersey cows 1800- 2000. Many good quality cows 900- 1400. Mid- grade springing heifers 850- 1200. Open Holstein heifers 75- 90 cents per pound. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 35- 50 dollars per head, top $95. Holstein breeding bulls 800- 1400. Market bulls mostly 84- 88. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 94- 101.50. Swiss steers 102- 104. Holstein feeder steers 88-1.15. Sold 72 calves, market higher. Holstein bull calves mostly 85- 135 per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 140- 230. 20% of market cows sold 60- 67. 60% sold 50- 59.50. Top quality grass 3x3x8 mix $85/ bale. Dairy quality alfalfa mix baleage $75. First crop grass rounds and squares 30- 45. Most baleage 20- 30. Large squares oat straw 27.50. Bean stalks $20. Rounds corn stalks 12.50- 25. Thank you for your business!!

Just because we don't understand something, does that automatically make it wrong?! No herd dispersal today and no supreme top cows. Overall dairy cow market considerable softer than it's been the last while. Many respectable quality cows 950- 1600. Springing heifers1150- 1275. Open Holstein heifers 75- 95 per lb. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 15- 50 per head, one at 95. Good 1300 lb Holstein breeding bulls 1150- 1250. Market bulls 85- 90. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 90- 95. Beef cross 98- 1.01. Holstein feeder steers 87.50- 105.50. Package of 26 reputation Holstein steers 502 lbs @ 105.50. Beef cross up to 132.50. Holstein bull calves mostly 50- 115, top 135. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 150- 250/ head. 20% of the market cows sold 58- 65. 50% sold 48.50- 57.50. Premium 3x3x8 grass 95/ bale. Premium rounds Alfalfa/ grass baleage $70. Most rounds and squares 30- 40. most baleage 22.50- 35. Rounds cornstalks 20- 25. 3x3x8 wheat straw 37.50. Yes we DO appreciate your patronage!!

March Fourth! If you plan to start or do anything notable, today would be as good a day as any. Top dairy cows 2150 Larry Brubaker, Colby. 2100, 2000 Jonas Stutzman, Milladore. Many good cows 1100- 1975. Medium quality springing heifers 700- 1100. Open Holstein heifers 70- 95/lb. Holstein heifer calves 10- $40 per head. Breeding bulls 1000- 1675/ head. Market bulls 75- 82.25. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 91-95. Crossbreds up to 99. Holstein bull calves mostly 55- 110. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 190- 220. 20% of market cows sold 57.50- 64.50. 60% sold 47.50- 56. Our largest hay, straw, and firewood sale to date. Sold 67 lots on a lower market. 3x3x8 dairy quality mixed hay $80/ bale. Good quality mixed grass rounds and squares 50- 77.50. First crop rounds grass 22.50- 35. Baleage 22.50- 45. Rounds bean stubble 20-25. Rounds corn stalks 20- 30. 3x4x8 straw $60. Small squares grass 1.75- 4.50. Spreader loads firewood 75- 100. Thank you for your business!!

Riddle me this. What do the Deep state, Bitcoin, and Santa Claus have in common? Another nice run of cattle today. We sold 174 dairy cows, 58 dairy heifers, 110 cull cows, 28 fats, 77 feeder cattle, 4 dairy bulls, 11 market bulls, 70 bull calves, 10 heifer calves. Top dairy cows 2200 Joseph R Miller, Coloma. 2200 Nolan Garman, Colby. Top Jersey 2000 Eli Beiler, Platteville. Better cows 1700- 2100. Many good cows 900- 1600. Of course last weeks tops were 2700- 3500. Top springers 1100- 1450. Open Holstein heifers 80- 1.10 /lb. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 25- 65/hd. Dairy bulls 700- 1650. Market bulls mostly 74- 85. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 90- 95.25, crossbreds 100.oo- 106.50. Holstein feeder steers 91- 1.06. Crossbreds 1.01- 1.15. Holstein bull calves 40- 110. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 170- 250 /hd. Market cows lower . 20% sold 52- 62.50. Top 65.50. 60% sold 44-51. Hay market steady to lower. Rounds first crop grass 35- 55. Large squares second crop grass mix 70- 80. Baleage 25- 35. 1900 lb rounds Alfalfa baleage 75- 85. Small squares grass mix 3- 4.50.   Thanks again for all your business!! Next sale March Fourth!!

We found out good cattle still sell well. Nolan and Ruth Metzger complete herd dispersal of excellent quality cows topped at $3500. 25 cows sold from 2100- 3000 with 86 cows averaging $1915. Top cow from the second herd dispersal $2100 Randolph Kafka, Athens. Many good quality cows sold 1500- 1950. Metzger heifer dispersal also sold extremely well on excellent quality cattle! Extreme top was a Rager red bred to Rubles red due May 28th sold for 3900. Many bred heifers 1400- 1725. Four head 1925- 2400. Open heifers mostly 1.25- 1.55 per pound with several groups of light weights 2.10- 2.60 per pound. Extreme top 290 lbs at $925/head and a 2 month old heifer calf at $1000. Other commercial open Holstein heifers 85- 1.10 per pound. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 25- 55 per head. 2 breeding bulls both polled, red and white, Rex sons 775 lbs @ $2400 and 1045 lbs @2200! Market bulls 77- 86.50. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 98- 103.75. Holstein feeder steers 86- 1.10. Holstein bull calves 70- 120 per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 175- 245 per head. 28% of market cows sold 60- 68.50. 34% sold 55- 59.50. 3x3x8 dairy quality Alfalfa 95/bale. Second and third crop rounds and squares 60- 75. Dairy quality baleage 40- 75 per bale. High quality rounds corn stalks 25- 35. 3x4x8 wheat straw $60. Spreader loads firewood $110. We had 100 bidding numbers out and 80 individual buyers. If you weren't here this week we'd be happy to have next week or the next! Thank you for all your support, greatly, greatly appreciated!!

Had a weather market today. Snow and wind! Top cows were a little lower but overall the market was steady. Many good cows sold 1100- 1750. Top 1825 Jonathan Shirk, Colby. Sprining heifers 850- 1250. Open Holstein heifers mostly 75- 90 cents per pound. Several groups extra fancy 1.05- 1.20. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 15- 65 per head. Breeding bulls 1000- 1300/ head. Market bulls up to 77.50. Strong fat cattle market! Choice and prime Holstein steers and heifers 95- 98.50. Crossbreds up to 103.50. Holstein feeder steers 75- 1.05 NT. Holstein bull calves mostly 55- 110 per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 160- 225. 36% of market cows sold 56.50- 65. Top 67 Warren Burkholder, Loyal. 48% sold 50- 56. Sold 40 lots hay, straw, and firewood. Market steady. Large round baleage up to $90. First crop grass 40- 60. Small squares grass/ alfalfa mix 3- 4.25. Beanstalks 17.50- 20. Rounds cornstalks 25- 35. Spreader load firewood 75- 115. Once again, Thank You for all your business!!

According to some reports Tesla is a really big deal. I see they delivered nearly 500,000 vehicles last year. Wonder if I'm the only person left that has never yet seen one? Dairy market steady. Better fresh cows 1700- 2000. 2000 Arlin High, Loyal. 2000 Srnka Farms, Algoma. Many good cows selling 1250- 1650. Springing heifers mostly 900- 1325. Open heifers 60- 90 cents per pound NT. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 25- 55 dollars per head. We sold 8 Holstein breeding bulls mostly 800- 1200 per head. Top was a 915 lb, polled, red and white Firefox son $2000 Lamar Weaver, Unity. 880 lb Hercules son $1600 Colby. Market bulls 65- 76. Choice Holstein steers and heifers mostly 93.50- 97.50. Holstein feeder steers 75- 95. Crossbreds up to 1.30. Holstein bull calves lower, mostly 20- 70 per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 180- 270. 20% of market cows sold 58- 63. 40% sold 53- 57.50. Hay, straw, and firewood steady. Dairy quality baleage up to $90. Good grass mix rounds and squares 50- 65 per bale. Over mature first crop rounds 27.50- 30. Small squares grass/ Alfalfa mix 3- $5 per bale. Large round corn stalks up to $35. Bean stalks 15- 22.50. Feed grade Canadian wheat straw 3x3x8 $45, 3x4x8 $63. 2 spreader loads $80 each. Thanks to all of you for your patronage!! We have several extremely high- quality dairy herds selling the next couple weeks, hope you can be here!!

NOW can we just move on and get along for the next four years?! Sold 144 dairy cows today. Better cows 1500- 2200. Top 2400 Kyle Schmitt, Cadott. Many cows 1100- 1475. Buyers selective on quality. Limited selection of heifers today. Top springer 1400. Open Holstein heifers 65- 85 cents per pound. Swiss heifers up to $1.00 a lb. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 15- $35 per head. Holstein breeding bulls up to $1200. Most market bulls 71- 82 cwt. Choice Holstein steers 88.50- 94. Holstein feeder steers 85- 1.05 NT. Good Holstein bull calves 55- 110. Crossbred bull and heifer calves 165- 275 per head. 45% of market cows sold 52- 59. 37% sold 44.50- 51.75. Hay steady to lower. Good grass mix hay rounds and squares 40- 65 per bale. Lower quality grass 25- 35. Dairy quality baleage 35- 55 with one lot at 85. Small squares Alfalfa 3.50. Feed grade Canadian wheat straw 40- 45. Rounds corn stalks 20- 27.50. Bean stubble 17.50- 22.50. 2 spreader loads firewood 80 and 120. Thanks again to all buyers, sellers, and truckers!! Remember, if you can't make the sale we offer order buying services. Also we milk cows everyday and can care for your cows before and after the sale.

Consider our weather locally the last whole year and tell me climate change is a bad thing! Better fresh cows again 1700- 2400. Top 2425 Melvin Sauder, Colby. Mid-Grade cows 1000- 1500. Fancy mid lactation Jersey cow 885 lbs, $1600. Number one springing Holstein heifers 1250- 1475. Open Holstein heifers 65- 80 cents per pound. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 35- 85 per head. Breeding bulls 900- 1275. Market bulls up to .78. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 88- 91. Holstein feeder steers mostly 77- 1.01. Holstein bull calves 50 -120 per head. Crossbred bull and heifer calves 135- 200. Sold 111 market cows. 30% sold 50- 57. Top 61. 50% sold 44- 49.50. Sold 45 lots hay, straw, and firewood. Large round 3rd crop Alfalfa baleage 95/bale. Most mixed grass baleage 35- 60. Second and third crop grass rounds and squares 50- 75. First crop rounds grass 30- 40. Small squares first crop grass 2-$3. Rounds corn stalks 20- 30. Feed grade wheat straw 45- 50. Several spreader loads firewood 75- 85. Thanks so many times over for all your support!!

Amazing how two people can look at the exact same event and see a completely different happening. Better dairy cows 1600- 2000. Top 2100 Marlin Weaver, Unity. Mid-grade Holstein springing heifers 900- 1250. Open Holstein heifers mostly 60- 80 cents/ lb. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 40- 85 per head. Holstein breeding bulls 1000- 1250. Top 1125  lbs @ 1525 Kenneth Yoder, Spencer. Market bulls 71- 78. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 85- 93.50. Holstein feeder steers 90- 1.05 NT. Holstein bull calves 45- 125. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 125- 185. Sold 90 market cows. 25% sold 52 to 56.50. 50% sold 41- 51. Sold 35 lots hay, straw, and firewood. Alfalfa baleage 35- 70. Mixed grass second and third crop large squares and rounds 50 - $70/ bale. First crop grass $40. Small squares grass and alfalfa 3- $4. Large squares Canadian wheat straw 40- 45. Rounds corn stalks 20- 22.50. Bean stubble 12.50- 17.50. Spreader load of firewood $80. Thanks again to everyone that participated in our auction this week!! Even if you don't need cattle you should stop by for the food! Seems like the ribs are always gone before I get some, and if you don't like their fries I don't know what's wrong with you.

Had a flat tire today. That's the second one in six months since I bought these new tires. Holiday week, light test on all classes. Dairy cow market steady. Good cows 1600- 2300. Top 2350, 2300 Burnell Martin, Fennimore. Springing heifers 1000-1250. Open Holstein heifers 65- 90 cents per pound. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 15- 35 per head. No test on Holstein steers. Good Holstein bull calves 75-110 per head, beef cross calves up to 200. 75% of market cows sold 42.50- 50. First crop grass hay 35- 55 per bale. Third crop 50- 65. Baleage up to 45. Feed grade Canadian wheat straw 37.50 per bale. Corn stalks 15- 22.50. Hope to see you all on the 31st. Large run of excellent quality cattle consigned. Also some equipment and special items. This will be a customer appreciation sale including free food!!

Would to God we were all as pure, sweet, and sincere as the 2 year old praying, Now I lay me down to sleep.. No herd dispersal today but high quality dairy cows sold 1650- 2300. Top cow $2300 Jeff Hoogland, Catawba,WI. Many good cows 900- 1500. Good quality springing heifers 900- 1325. Top 1400 Clarence Spates, Bonduel,WI. Open Holstein heifers 55- 85 cents per pound. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 20- $35/ head. Holstein breeding bulls up to $1350. Market bulls up to $.70. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 87- 93. Holstein feeder steers 87- 1.06. Holstein bull calves 60- $110 per head. Beef cross calves 160- 175. 30% of market cows sold 49- 56.50, top 60. 50% sold 41- 48.50. Hay market steady to stronger. Second and third crop grass mix rounds and squares 65- 75/ bale. First crop grass rounds 30- 40. Baleage 30- 50. Small squares grass and Alfalfa 2- 4.50. Feed grade Canadian wheat straw 40- 44/ bale. Rounds corn stalks 17.50- 25. Bean stubble 12.50- 20. Blessings on you and yours at Christmas and as you start the New Year!

Here is your market report for the Hoffman dispersal from Mount Hope WI Tuesday Dec. 15th. We had a nice size crowd and once again saw strong demand for high quality dairy cattle! 79 cows averaged $1735. Top cows $2600, 2500, 2500, 2450 with 20 cows selling 2000 and up. Also sold 16 bred heifers, mostly 1150- 1550. Top 1600. As always we greatly appreciate your patronage!! Feel free to give us a call with any marketing questions, also if you are not able to make our sale, we offer order buying service.

Here's your market report for the Colors of the Season Select Sale. Cattle were consigned from 6 different states and sold into 6 states!! We had a standing room only crowd plus 238 registered bidders on Cowbuyer.com! Top 25 head averaged $2437, top 50 averaged $1988! Some highlights were; Registered Avalanche heifer due in March to Sidekick sold at $5300. Consigned by Leland Zimmerman, Curtis.  Fresh 2 year old Doorman $3400 Wesley Vomastic, Mosinee. 3 year old Topgun Red fresh in September, $3300. Her Unstoppable heifer calf brought $1250. Consigned by Oberholtzer Dairy Cattle, Loyal. Fresh 2 year old Supersire consigned by Clover Hill Genetics, Hartford, WI sold at $3,000. Guernsey heifer due January, $2800 consigned by Dominic Pritzl, Reedsville. Red and White Diamondback heifer due March to Journey, 2750 consigned by Brandon Freeland. March 2020 Jersey heifer sired by Venetian, $2600 MD Pride Jerseys, Watertown. Fresh 2 year old Doorman 2500 Mike Snyder, Ashley IL. Jersey yearling sired by Joel, 2500 Tyler Waughtal, Marshfield. Fresh Corvette 2500 Mary Franz, Northfield, MN. Diamondback heifer due in March to King Doc $2500 Mike Snyder. Fresh Swiss cow 2300 Chalee Line, Fennimore. Fresh Guernsey cow 2300 and her 2 month old heifer calf 1200, David and Donna Anderson, Lester Prairie, MN. 4 day old Swiss heifer calf $1600 Ron Kelm, Markesan, WI. Top Ayrshire bred heifer 1300 Hannah Zinke, Lyndon, IL. Top Milking Shorthorn bred heifer 1200 Michelle Upchurch, Monroe WI.   12/10/20 Report  Every experience God gives us, every person he puts into our lives, is the perfect preparation for the future that only he can see. Better dairy cows 1700 -2000. Extreme top 2500 Srnka Farms, Algoma. Top springing heifer 1400. Medium quality bred heifers 850- 1100. Open Holstein heifers 70- 95 cents per lb. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 20- 35 dollars per head. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 90- 94.25. Holstein feeder steers 95- 1.17.  15 hd 462 lb Holsteins 1.15.  4 hd 484 lb 1.1350. Colored feeder steers and heifers mostly 1.20 to 1.42.  4 Ang steers 651 lbs. 1.28, 4 Ang heifers 609 lbs. 1.21. 5 Ang/Holstein steers 486 lbs. 1.36. 4 Ang/Holstein heifers, 504 lbs. 1.20. Market bulls 62- 66. Holstein breeding bulls 900- 1200. 30% of market cows sold 50- 57.50. 35% sold 41- 48.50. Semi load dairy quality Alfalfa 3x3x8 bales 92.50/ bale. Dairy quality 2nd, 3rd, and 4th crop grass and mixed hay 55- 80. First crop round bales 25- 35/ bale. Semi load feed grade Canadian wheat straw $40/ bale. Good quality corn stalk round bales 17.50- 25. Small squares grass and mixed hay 3- $4.50. 2 spreader loads firewood $75 each. See you at our next sale Tue December 15th!!

Several members of the family shot deer including 3 nice buck! Had a short run of dairy cows today but as usual excellent quality!! Top cows 2700, 2650, 2500, 2500, 2400 Nolan Metzger, Wonewoc. Medium-Quality springing heifers up to 1300. Open heifers 70-90 cents/lb. On a very light test. Holstein heifer calves 20-40 dollars per head. Holstein bull calves sharply higher, mostly 100 to $120 per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 120 - 175/hd. Good market cows sold higher. 30% sold from 57-63.50. 30% sold 50-56. 3rd crop grass hay 57.50 - 77.50 per bale bale. Feed grade wheat straw $40. Happy Thanksgiving, and good luck hunting!! As always, we really appreciate all your business!!

Temperatures in the mid 50's late November? Works for me! Got the last of our corn off. We have some high moisture corn for sale now. Dairy cow market steady today. Top end fresh cows 1600-2300. 2300, 2100 Matt Hartwig, Edgar. 2100 Marlin Horst, Thorp. Lots of good quality cows 1100 to 1550. Limited test on heifers today. Mid- grade springers 900 to 1100. Open Holstein heifers 60-85 cents a pound. Single birth heifer calves 15 to $50 per head. Apparently no one wanted to put in calves 2 days before deer season. Good Holstein bull calves mostly 30 -$75  per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 100 - 145 per head. Sold 68 fat cattle today. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 91 - 94.75. Low choice and select 86- 90.75. Choice beef steers 96-98. Market bulls 65 - 73.50. 20% of market cows 47- 56. Top 56.50. 50% sold 41-46.50. Hay market steady overall. First crop round bales 25 -35. Second crop rounds and large squares 40- 55/ bale. Good quality second crop baleage 40  to 50. Top consignment excellent quality large squares grass $90 a bale. 3x3x8 feed grade Canadian wheat straw 40 -45. Small squares grass mix hay 3.50 - 3.85 a bale. Happy hunting and be safe! Hope to see you the day before Thanksgiving, dairy and hay sale.

Tuesday 11-10-20 Took me a little over 8 months to get an appointment with a neurologist at UW-Madison. Yup, she said, you have Parkinson's and whether you like it or not that condition typically just trends from bad to worse. Not much of a happy spin on that. At least I didn't win the election. Dale Pederson herd from hayward sold well. 16 cows over $2000. Top 3250, 2700, 2700, 2600, 2600, 2500. Herd springing heifers 1200- 1750. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 93-95, top 97.50 Adin Stutzman, Granton. 30% of market cows 56 to 61.50. Thursday 11-12-20 We're expanding our parking lot again. Seems there's no end of places to spend money to improve operations. No herd dispersal today but lots of nice consigned cows. Better cows 1400 - 2000. Top 2100 Dukestead Acres, Abbotsford. Good springing heifers 1100 to 1400. Top 1450 Sheldon Zimmerman, Unity. Open Holstein heifers mostly 70 to 85 cents per pound. Extreme top 1.05. Single birth Holstein heifer calves $25 to $65 per head. Holstein breeding bulls 85-95 cents per pound. Market bulls 65-80. Beef feeder steers and heifers $1 to $1.36. Holsteins mostly 80 to 1.05. 836 lb Hol steers .99,  818 lb Hol steers $1.00. Holstein bull calves lower, 40 -100 per head. Good beef cross bull and heifer calves 110-170 per head. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 92 to 98. Choice beef steers and heifers 92-99.  30% of market cows 50 - 60.50. 35% 45- 49.50. Hay market lower. First crop rounds grass 25-35 per bale. Second and third crop large squares Alfalfa/grass 45 to 70. Third crop large squares fancy grass $80. Bean stubble bales 20 -25. Small squares grass 3-$4. Large squares western wheat straw 40-45 per bale.  Expecting another semi load of Canadian wheat straw this week, 11-19. Thanks for your patronage!!

Another fine harvest day. Smaller buying crowd. More excellent, excellent quality cattle today!! Better fresh cows 1800 - 2400. Top $2600. 2600, 2200, 2150 Weaver, Colby. 2400 Michael Martin, Colby. 2400, 2150 Lamar Weaver, Unity. 2300 Nathan Nolt, Greenwood. 2300 Weaver Zimmerman, Stanley. 2300, 2200 Matt Hartwig, Edgar. 65 consigned cows averaged $1867! Top 50 cows averaged $1928!! Good springing Holstein heifers1150 - 1475. Open Holstein heifers 65- 90 cents a lb. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 25- $60 Holstein breeding bulls 900 - $1000 per head. Market bulls no test. Holstein bull calves 40 - 105 per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 90 - 125 per head. Very good fat cattle market today. Choice and prime Holstein steers and heifers 93.75 - 96. Select and low choice 85 - 91. Choice beef cross steers 92 -95. Market cows lower. Bulk of good cows 46 - 56. Top 58. Hay market steady. Third and fourth crop large squares alfalfa /grass 70 - 80 per bale. Second and third crop round bales 55 - 70 . First crop grass 30 - $40 per bale. Excellent quality Canadian wheat straw $45 per bale. Rounds soybean stubble 20 - $30. As always, thanks so much for your support!!

Did you know some people come to our sales just for the food? You should try it too!! We had 149 consignors, 83 individual buyers and our largest one-day headcount ever at 818. We also had 35 degrees and rain most of the day. Unpleasant. Not as many top end cows today. Overall the market was lower on most classes dairy and feeder cattle. Top dairy cows 1600- 2150. 2150, 1950 Swiss, Jeff Hermansen, Cushing WI. 2000 Clair Weaver, Edgar. 2000,1900 Isaac Lamar Wenger, Colby. 1950, 1900 Harold Chapman, Denison IA. 36% dairy cows sold from 1000 to 1500. Blemished cows sharply discounted. Good quality springing heifers 1100- 1575. Top 1775. Light test on opens. 70 to 90 cents a pound. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 25 to 55 per head. Dairy breeding bulls 800 - 1200. Beef bulls up to 1450. Holstein market bulls 70 - 76. Holstein feeder steers 65- 1.10. Beef steers up to 1.40. Good Holstein bull calves 40 - 95 per head. Beef cross calves 125 - 220 per head, extreme top 270. Sold 73 fat cattle on a strong market! 70% of Holstein steers 94 - 98 with a top of a 1.00. Choice beef steers 92 -97. Sold 126 market cows. 30% sold 53 - 60. Top 68.50. 37% sold 46-52. 5 ewes 170 lbs @ $.55.  4 lambs 103 lbs @ $1.55 / lb. 830 lb boar @ .14. Due to rain we had a shorter run of hay. Prices higher. First crop round bales 35 to 45 per bale. Second crop grass mix up to $90. Small squares 3rd crop grass/alfalfa $3 a bale. Semi load Canadian wheat straw $37.50/ bale. Round bales soybean stubble 20- 27.50. Thank you for your business, hope to see you again next week!!

What sense does it make to say we love capitalism and yet the minute there is 'free' government money available we push and shove and squeal like socialist hogs at the trough to be sure we get ours?! (can you say PPP etc.)? We had another nice run of quality cows today. Better cows 1500 to 2250. Top 2250, 2150, 2000 Willard Brubacker, Edgar. Many respectable smaller or late lactation cows 900-1450. Fancy springing Holstein heifers 1300-1625. Top 1800. Plainer heifers 1100 and down. Open heifers 75-1.05 per lb. Single birth heifer calves 25-65 per head. Holstein breeding bulls up to 1350 per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 145-225 per head. Choice and prime Holstein steers heifers 90-96. Select 85-89. Low grade and under finished 83 and down. 20% of market cows sold 56-63.50. 50% sold 48-55. Third and fourth crop grass and alfalfa large squares 70 - 80 dollars a bale. Second crop grass 40 - 55. First crop round bales bales grass 25 - 35. Oat straw 22 - 30. Bean stalks 25 - 30. Small squares grass 3 - $4 per bale. We will have a semi load of fancy Canadian wheat straw for next weeks sale!! Thank you for participating in our auctions!! Be careful out there during harvest.

A recent Saturday poll of yard signs had Biden running 3rd locally. Behind Trump and Garage sales! Sold 609 head today on our special dairy and feeder sale. Better dairy cows again $1500 to $2100. Also many decent cows 950 to 1450. Top $2100 Robert See, Athens. Springing heifers 1200-1600. Open Holstein heifers 72 to 90 cents a pound. Holstein heifer calve 25 to 70 dollars per head. Beef feeder steers up to 1.61 /lb. Most Holsteins 87 to 1.14/ lb. Bred beef cows 850 to 1150. Market bulls 75-86. We sold 79 fat cattle with 75% selling from 92 to 96 cents/ lb. Sold 77 market cows. 35% sold 55 to 61. Top 63.50. Better quality hay sold higher. 3rd and 4th crop large squares grass and alfalfa 75 to 87.50 per bale. Round bales 2nd crop grass 45-65. First crop rounds 27.50 to 35 per bale. Soybean stubble $35. Small squares grass 3.50 per bale. Once again, a big THANK YOU from all of us for choosing to do business here!!

Overheard on school van. We have a spelling test today and all the words are at least 10 letters long and nobody even has any idea how to pronounce them! There's just no point in all that! Thought to myself, some things just never change. Standing room only crowd, nearly 120 bidding numbers out and 83 individual buyers. As usual, Quality Sells!! Top fresh cows 1800 to 2600. Extreme top 2900 consigned by Tom Utecht, Fremont. Dry cows up to 2200. 114 dairy cows, including 9 blemished cows, averaged $1488. Sold 173 heifers on a stronger market. Number one springers 1300 to 1675. Extreme top bred heifer 2300 consigned by Jared Stillman, Arpin. Open Holstein heifers .75 to 1.10 per lb depending on quality. Registered heifers up to 1.65 per pound. Holstein heifer calves 25 to $75 per head. Average quality breeding bulls 850 to 1300. Choice Holstein steers .90-.96. Holstein bull calves lower, mostly 65 to 120 per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves 135 to $190 per head. Market cows lower. Sold 80 head with 80% selling .46 to .59. Top .61. Hay prices steady. Lots of excellent quality today! Small squares grass/alfalfa mix 3.50 to 4.50 per bale. Rounds bean stubble 37.50. First crop rounds grass 30 to 40 per bale. 3rd crop mix rounds and squares 50 to $75 per bale. Top load 77.50 consigned by Jeff Severson, Osseo. A special Thank You to our buyer crowd for the active and generous bidding on items donated and sold for Stillman cancer benefit!! Cheese boxes brought $400 each and large flower planters $200 a piece. With a nice framed picture $225. Also sold completely out of the donated cheese curds at the food stand. Thanks again to all of you for choosing to do business here!!

If my children kept bickering the way the political parties do I'd want to take both of them to the woodshed. And no, I don't care who started it you both know better! Dairy cow market steady with buyers still very selective on quality. Top fresh cows 1600 to $2200. Many decent quality cows 1050 to $1400. Top 2200, 2150 Nolan Garman, Colby. No real test on heifers today. Expecting 250 heifers next week! Holstein breeding 875 to 1075. Beef bulls up to 1450 with market bulls up to $0.89. Choice Holstein steers and heifers 92-99. Top 99.75 Dorcas Raber, Spencer. Holstein feeder steers 94-1.06. 6 head 828 lbs @ 1.01.  477 lbs @ 1.06. Crossbred steers 588 lbs @ 1.39. Good Holstein bull calves mostly 90-130 per head. Crossbred bull and heifer calves 145-220 per head. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 60-70 per head. 10% of market cows 65-67.50. Another 50% of cows 50-62. Hay market stronger today. Round bales oat straw $25. First crop round bales grass 30-$40/bale. Third and fourth crop grass alfalfa mix rounds and squares 60-75. Top large square grass $80 cosigned by Virgil Martin, Athens. Large Runs of cattle and hay coming the next several weeks, hope to see you all there!!

Apparently we have it backwards. We rejoice when a child is born and sorrow when people die. A very wise man said, the day of death is better than the day of one's birth. We sold 487 head today for 128 consignors. Very active market over all with good buyer support. Continued strong market on better dairy cows. Many good fresh cows 1400 to $1900. Top, $2050 consigned by Matthew Z Martin, Loyal. Light test on heifers. Bred heifers mostly 900 to $1050, open heifers 70 to 90 cents per lb. Single birth heifer calves 30 to $75 per head. Holstein breeding bulls 700 to $1300 per head. Top Angus 945 lbs at $1400. Market bulls .77 to .88. Sold 44 beef cows today. Pairs 1100 to $1675. Bred cows 1000 to $1200. Older, small and dairy cross cows lower. Holstein feeder steers representative sales; 238 lbs @ $1.20.   403 lbs $1.11   458 lbs @ $1.09   612 lbs @ .96     726 lbs @ .95     812 lbs @ .94     1038 lbs @.92    667 lbs @ .88     1190 lbs @ .86   1197 lbs @ .78  Crossbred feeder steers 420 lbs @ 1.34   535 lbs @ 1.28  645 lbs @ 1.14    Heifers   390 lbs @ 1.22     625 lbs @ 1.13     671 lbs @ 1.06      745 lbs @ .93 Fat Holstein steeers mostly 86 to .93, top .96 Stephen High, Neillsville. Fleckvieh cross steers up to .97. Good Holstein bull calves 80 to $130 per head. Beef cross calves 165 to $230. 25% of market cows sold from 55 to 65 cents, top 67. 35% sold 50 to 54.50. First crop rounds grass 30- $35. Second crop grass mix rounds and squares $40 to $62.50. Nice 3rd cutting grass alfalfa mix 70 to $75. Fancy 2nd crop small squares $3.50. Rounds straw $30. All hay sold per bale. Thank you for choosing to do business with us!!

I don't know if it's possible to have nicer weather than we've had most of this year as far as crop production goes. Blessings on your harvest season. Once again we saw how much difference quality makes in prices and we sure had a lot of quality cattle today!! Better dairy cows 1500 to $1950. Extreme top $2600 consigned by Jared Stillman, Vesper,WI. Mid-grade or later lactation cows 1100 to $1450. Main run of good springing heifers 1200 to $1350. Several 3 months bred, Registered heifers from the Stillman herd sold from 1600 to $1900!! Open holstein heifers mostly .85 to 1.10 per lb. Holstein heifer calves 25 -$65 per hd. Had several highlight registered calves. Registered 280 lb milking Shorthorn calf sold for $675 and registered 455lb Swiss heifer brought $1475!! Had 8 breeding bulls selling from 800 to $1200 per head. The better bulls brought from .95 to $1.40 per lb. Market bulls up to 83.50 per lb. Choice Holstein steers and heifers a little lower today. Mostly 88 to 93 cents. Holstein feeder steers 99 to1.1750. Crossbred feeders 1.11 to 1.17. Black steers 840 pounds 1.13 and 705lb 1.17. Sold 75 calves today, good Holstein bull calves 80 to $115 per head. Angus cross bull and heifer calves 160 to $230 per head. Market cows a little lower going into the holiday weekend. Top 305 sold 58 to 67.50. Hay market steady. First crop squares and rounds grass 27.50 to $35. Second crop grass50 to 67.50. 3x4x7 oat straw $50. Small squares second crop grass $4. All hay is sold by the bale. Thanks again all buyers and sellers we really appreciate your support!!

In the last 2 days I was dealing with 2 people that each had 2 boats and were having trouble making ends meet financially. Hmm.... Very strong market on good dairy cattle again today. Many cows 1500 to $2000. Top fresh cow $2200 consigned by Andy Hershberger, Westby. Dry cows up to $1800. Mid-grade springing heifers 1000 to $1300. Open Holstein heifers 75 to 95 cents per pound. Holstein heifer calves 25 to $75 per head. No test on bulls today. Choice and prime Holstein steers and heifers 91 to 96.50. Individual Holstein ,1640 lbs @ $0.99 consigned by Stephen High, Neillsville. Holstein feeder steers .91 to 1.07. Good Hol bull calves mostly 85 to $125 per head. Beef cross bull and hfr calves 165 to $245 per head. Nearly 100 butcher cows. 33% sold from 60 to 67.50 with 33% selling 51 to 59.50. Better hay sold a little higher today. First crop rounds and squares 25 to $40. Second crop 55 to $70. Round bales straw $40. Small squares 2nd crop grass $3.75. All hay sold by the bale. Thanks again all buyers and sellers for your support!!

In patience possess ye your souls. Luke 21:19 Had a nice run of high quality cows today. They consistently brought 1400 to $2000. The two top cows were consigned by Nolan Garman, Colby, 2000 and 1925. Mark Martin, Unity also had a cow at 1925. Springing heifers were a little stronger. Mostly 1000 to $1300. Open hfrs mostly 70 to 95 cents a lb. Single birth hfr calves 25 to $75 dollars per head. We had 10 breeding bulls today selling from 700 to 1475. Top bull weighed 1015 @ 1475 consigned by Marlin Zeiset, Thorp. Choice and prime Hol steers 88.50 to 92. Beef cross steers up to 100.50. Holstein feeder steers 90 to 1.16. Good hol bull calves mostly 80 to 125 per head. Beef cross bull and hfr calves 165 to $225 per head. 30% of Market cows sold 62 to 68.50. Another 50% sold 51 to 61.50. First crop large square bales 30 to $40 , second crop up to $67.50 per bale. Thanks for all your support, we really appreciate it!!

People practically always guess me to be older than i am. Maybe it's from the stumble-bum way I walk from my Parkinson's or maybe people are generally just bad at guessing age. Either way I find it amusing ...till the other day a 90 year old thought I must be close his age!   Pretty much the same story again, Quality is everything! No extreme top Holstein cows today, bulk of the good cows brought 1100 to 1500. Sold 30 Jersey cows today with the better cows selling 1200 to 1600. Extreme top $2300 consigned by GM Sandhill Jerseys, Unity.   Mid grade Holstein springers 950 to 1250. Open Hol hfrs 70 to 90 cents a lb. Holstein hfr calves 60 to $65 per head. Holstein breeding bulls up to $1400. 2 Angus breeding bulls 1200 lbs at $1675 ea. Sold 70 market cows. 25% of the cows sold 61 -66.50, 50% sold 52.50 to 60.50. Hay market was steady. Second crop large squares grass mix up to 67.50. First crop grass 30 to $40. Round and square straw 35 to $45 per bale. Have a great week! Hope to do business with you again soon!!

I can't wait til random people come up to me and start talking about what they read in thier Bible today instead of exposing their political bent view on mask mandates. Had a shorter run of top-end Dairy cows but market consistent with the last few weeks. Many decent cows selling $1,100-$1,600. Average quality springing heifers $950 to $1,250. Small or plain heifers discounted. Fancy open Holstein heifers up to $.90/lb on 860lbs. Single birth Holstein heifer calves $35 to $85 per head. Holstein breeding bulls $850 to $950 top $1,100 on 875 lbs. Top Angus breeding bull 1130 lbs @ $1,700. Holstein market bulls $.80-$.9225. We sold 82 head of fat cattle on a strong and steady market. Choice & Prime Holstein steers & heifers $.88to $.9575. Top $.96 Dorcas Raber, Spencer. Good Holstein bull calves mostly $65-$110/head. Top $125. Beef cross bull & heifer calves $140-$240. Holstein feeder steers $.90- $1.15. Market cows a little lower than last Thursday. 40% of cows sold $.60-$.6950. 37% sold from $.50-$.5950. Haymarket steady. Large rounds grass $40 to $50/bale. Large squares 2nd crop grass mix $50 to $67.50/bale. Grass squares first crop $35. Rounds straw $42.50. Thanks for choosing to do business with us!

Had about 800 miles on 4 brand new tires when one of them blew on I-65 north of Indianapolis. Not the best time to find out the spare is nearly flat too... Beautiful haying weather and a smaller crowd today but market was steady to stronger on all classes. Better Dairy cows $1,600 to $2,000. Extreme top $2,250. Many good cows sold from $1,100 to $1,575. Plain or blemished cows $900 and down. Jersey cows up to $1,200. No top fancy Springers today. Common Holstein springers $950 to $1,200. Open heifers mostly $.75 to $1.05/pound. Single birth heifer calves $25 to $75 per head. Fancy 1175 lb Holstein jumper bull $1075. Market bulls $.91 to $.94/lb. Choice & Prime Holstein steers & heifers $.88 to $.94. Extreme top $.9625 Mahlon Yoder, Loyal. Holstein feeder steers $.88 to $1.15 with crossbreds up to $1.24. Holstein bull calves mostly $60 to $110/head. Top $120. Beef cross bull & heifer calves $160 to $220/head. Top 185 lbs @ $350/head. 33% of Market cows sold $.62 to $.75 with 35% from $.56 to $.61. Top Holstein market cows 1590 lbs @ $.75 Consignment, Thorp. 1385 lbs @ $.75 Steven Hoover, Neillsville. 3x3x7 Grass/Clover 2nd crop $50-$65/bale. First crop grass $30-$40/bale. 3x3x7 nice roto cut wheat straw $45/bale. Yes, we really DO appreciate your business!!

Saw a Church sign I liked. Shelter in Faith. Dairy cattle market was steady with the last few weeks. Top fresh cows again $1,500-$2000. Many respectable cows $100-$1,450. Plain & blemished cows lower. Very much a buyer's market on springing heifers, $850- $1,100. Open heifers $.65 to $1.06/lb. Holstein heifer calves $25 to $55 per head. Very active feeder cattle market today on Holstens. 12 head 360lbs @$1.14. 10 head 425 lbs @ $1.14. 8 hd 655 lbs @ $1.01. 6 hd 662 lbs $1.00. 933 lbs @ $.93. Holstein bull calves mostly $65 to $115/head. Top $125. Crossbred bull & heifer calves $150 to $230 per head. Holstein breeding bulls up to $1,150 per head. Market bulls up to $.85/lb. Choice Holstein steers $.88 to $.9250. Crossbreds up to $.9425. 30% of Market cows sold $.56 to $.66. 40% sold $.46 to $.5550. 3x3x7 2nd crop grass $50 to $60/bale. Alfalfa grass mix up to $67.50. First crop grass rounds $35 to $45/bale. Thanks for your business!!

Yesterday I was at a place and a person there took the liberty to tell me I should have a mask on. I didn't say anything one way or the other, but I wondered how it would have went over if I told them what I thought of how they were dressed?! Sold 139 Dairy cows. Continued strength on better cows but still very selective on quality. Top $2,000 Nolan Garman, Colby. Good fresh cows $1,600 to 2,000. Many good quality mid and late lactation and dry cows $1,150 to $1,550. Plain or blemished cows lower. Springing heifers $1000-$1,250. Open holstein heifers $.70 - $.95/lb. Holstein heifer calves $50-$85/head. Registered Guernsey heifer dispersal, open heifers $1.35 to $2.85/lb. Top opens 350 lbs @ $1000 per head. Springing Guernsey heifer $1,600. Breeding bulls up to $1,125/head. Market bulls up to $.8650/lb. Market cattle lower today. Sold 75 head cows, and 64 head fats. Choice Holstein steers $.84-.8925. Crossbreds up to $.9475. Holstein feeder steers $.87 to $1.01. Good Holstein bull calves $85 - $140/head. Crossbred bull & heifer calves $150 - $250/head. Top $225. Hay market was steady with grass hay $50 to $55 per bale. Alfalfa mix $67.50/bale. Had a large crowd again today, and as always, we really appreciate every one of you, buyers and sellers!!

We're having a trade war with the Chinese? According to reports we spent a billion dollars on fireworks this year, mostly coming from China. That'll teach'em we're serious about this! Dairy cows sold lower today. Many good quality cows $1,250 to $1,600. top cow of the day was a 2 year old Registered Jersey @ $1,900 consigned by Brandon Stensen, Augusta.  Medium quality springing heifers mostly $100 to $1,200. No test on open heifers today. Good quality single birth Holstein heifer calves $55 to $100 per head. High Choice & Prime Holstein steers sold higher today. $.88-$.9375. Select & choice steers and heifers $.8250-$.8750. Holstein feeder steers $.83-$1.0650. Good Holstein bull calves $80 - $145/ head. Beef cross bull & heifer calves $180-$200/head. 33% of market cows sold $.60-$.6950. Top $.7050. 45% sold $.52-$.5975. Pouring down rain during our hay sale today. Hay sold lower. First crop grass, rounds & squares $35 to $52.50/ bale. Thanks again for your business, hope to see you next week!!

Someone said, it's not the heat it's the humidity. Whatever it is, it sure makes the sweat roll by the by the buckets full and corn grow gangbusters! Continued trend of good fresh cows selling very well, $1,500- $2,000. Top cows today $2000 Ralph Peterscheim, Viroqua. $1,950 Matt Hartwig, Edgar. Good mid lactation and smaller cows $1,100 to $1,475. Medium grade springing heifers $900 to $1,300 Open Holstein heifers$.65 to $.85 per pound. Holstein heifer calves $40 to $80 per head. Top Holstein breeding bull 1035 lbs, $1,500. Common breeding bulls $650 to $1,000. Choice Holstein steers $.85 to $.8750. Top $.9025 Stephen High, Neillesville. Market bulls up to $.8450. Very competitive calf market. Most good Holstein bull calves sold from $90 to $140 per head. Good, 80-110 lb, beef croos bull calves $200-$250/hd. Top $255 Logan Vieth, Westby. Market cows held up very well 2 days before the Holiday weekend. 44% of cows sold from $.55 to $.66 per Pound. 33% sold from $.44 to $.54. 3x3x7 1st crop grass $55 to $70 per bale. 1st crop grass small squares $1.50 to $2.00 per bale. Thank You all Buyers and Sellers!!

I'm sure it's none of my business, but when I see an individual driving down the road, in vehicle by themselves, still dutifully wearing a mask, I wonder what their thought process is. Top Dairy cows $1,600-$1,900 today with many good cows $1,100-$1,500. Springing Holstein heifers $1,050 to $1,300 with a top of $1,425. Open heifers mostly $.70 to $.95 per pound. Holstein heifer calves $20 to $95 per head. Holstein bull calves mostly $90 to $130 per head. Beef cross bull & heifer calves $180 to $245 per head. Holstein feeder steers mostly $.84 to $1.16/lb. Feeder bulls $.79 to $.9650. Bred beef cows up to $1,050, breeding bulls up to $2000. Choice Holstein steers $.83 to $.88. Individual Holstein up to $.9075. Market bulls up to $.79. 40% of market cows $.62 to $.72. Individual top $.7550. Round bales grass hay $20 to $40 per bale. 3x3x7 Dairy quality alfalfa $82.50/bale. Thanks so much for your business!!

Here we are at the longest day of the year already. Bought a rolling chicken coop at an auction, 350 bucks. The chickens better really lay eggs now! A large crowd and very active market. Good dairy cows were once again higher. Top cows $2,100, 2000, Lavon & Sarah Martin, Spencer. $2000 Swiss cross James Weaver, Colby. $1,900 William McCluskey, Glenwood City. Top Swiss cow $1,700 Kyle Schmitt, Cadott. Top cows $1,500 to $2,100. Good cows $1,150 to $1,450. Springing heifers mostly $850 to $1,200. Open heifers $.80 to $.90/lb. Single birth Holstein heifer calves mostly $50 to $90 per head. 85% of good Holstein bull calves sold $70 to $120 per head. Top $125. Crossbred bull & heifer calves $150 to $210/head. Holstein breeding bull 1295 lbs @ $1,400. Slaughter bulls up to $.79. Choice Holstein steers and heifers $.83 to $.88 with Dairy crosses up to $.96. Select and overweight steers $.75 to $.8250. 50% of market cows sold $.59 to $.6950. Top Holstein $.73. Hay market was lower with more new crop hay coming in. Grass rounds and squares $40 to $50 per bale. 3x3x7 dairy quality $77.50 per bale. Thanks for your business!!

Another week of excellent growing weather. Corn is looking good and quite a bit of top quality hay came off this week. 378 head consigned today. Very good run of better quality cows with a continued firm undertone on quality. Many good cows $1,400-$1,600, extreme top $1,900 consigned by Joe Stransky, Owatonna MN. Mid lactation or smaller cows $850 to $1,200. Holstein springing heifers $850 to $1,100, top $1,250. Open heifers mostly $.65 to $.85 per pound. Smaller and lower quality heifers discounted. Single birth Holstein heifer calves $30 to $65 per head. Good Holstein breeding bulls $800 to $1,100 per head. Hereford and Char pairs $1,200 to $1,300. Up to $1.38 per pound. Feeder cattle market very active! Good Holstein steers mostly $.83 to $1.03/lb. Crossbred  738 lb heifers $1.14. Holstein bull calves mostly $70 to $125 per head, beef cross up to $200. Sold 79 head fat cattle today. Choice Holstein steers $.81 to $.87. Top $.8775. Crossbreds up to $.98. Select Holstein steers and heifers $.75 to $.81. 33% of Market cows sold $.57 to $.68. 33% sold $.50 to $.5650. Holstein Market bulls up to $.7650. Short run hay today. 3x3x7 new crop grass mix $65 per bale. Large round second crop grass $72.50/bale. Thanks for your patronage! We REALLY appreciate it!

Someone help me connect these dots. A big city police officer two states away, by all appearances, killed a man. So to even the score we should go out and loot and burn the neighborhood Mom-n-Pop corner store? Really!? Millk futures and cheese prices march higher. It's shaping up exactly like the experts predicted 6 weeks ago, no? Perfect haying weather and a smaller crowd today. Better cows sold very well. $1,400 to $1,800 with a top of $2,100 consigned by Nolan Metzger, Wonewoc. Many respectable $850 to $1,250. Springing Holstein heifers $900 to $1,200 per head. Open heifers mostly $.75 to $.85/lb Single birth heifer calves $35 to $150/head. Good Holstein bull calves $85 to $155 per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves $150 to $235 per head. Holstein $.85 to $.93/lb. Cull cows mostly $.48 to $.60. 50 lb feeder lambs $1.85 per pound.3x4x8 alfalfa $125 to $135/bale. Grass rounds $35 to $70 per bale. Thanks again for your support!!

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 bidders. Dairy cows sold higher today. It's still all about quality!! Extreme top was $1,800 on a Jersey cross from Rueben Miller, Cashton. Second highest @ $1,700 Jersey cow from Burr Oak Dairy, Bloomfield IA. 50 cow consignment of fancy crossbreds from Burr Oak dairy averaged $1,145/hd or $116.90/cwt. Good springing Holstein heifers $1,000 to $1,200. Very few opens today but we'll have a nice selection next Thursday on the Special Heifer Sale. Single birth Holstein heifer calves mostly $15 to $65 today. Holstein bull calves sharply higher. 75% of calves $100 to $150 each. Crossbred heifer and bull calves $165 to $185. Holstein breeding bulls mostly $900 to $1,200. Jersey breeding bull $1000. Choice Holstein steers & heifers $.75 to $.82. Holstein feeder steers mostly $.88-$.94/lb, with crossbreds up to $1.45. Market bulls $.75 to $.8550. Market cows lower 67% sold from $.40 to $.49. Top $.53. Dairy quality alfalfa 3x4x8 up to $155 per bale. Rounds & squares grass $60- $75. 3x3x7 2nd crop grass up to $100/bale. As always, Thank You for your support!!  

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, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Juncos. And the more common birds, Mourning doves, Red Wing blackbirds, and Sparrows. Plus greatly unwelcome Starlings. Had a little shorter run, not our regular sale date. Mostly medium or lower quality cows today. Lots of smaller crossbred cows mostly selling $700 to $1,200. Open Holstein heifers $.60 to $.75/lb. Holstein Dairy bulls $.70 to $.90/lb. Good Holstein bull calves mostly $50 to $105 per head. Top $110. Single birth Holstein heifer calves $20 to $85 per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves $120 to $180 per head. Choice Holstein sters and heifers a little lower, $.79 to $.8350. Choice beef steers $1.01 to $1.05. Most good market cows$.43 to $.55. 20% of cows $.38 and down. Good grass hay squares and rounds $65 to $85, Top $105 per bale. Large square alfalfa up to $105 per bale. As always, Thanks for your support!

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 prices today. We sold 385 head for 110 consignors. 77 registered bidders. Better dairy cows 1300 to 1600. Many decent cows 850-1100. Springing Holstein heifers up to 950. Good open Holstein heifers 70 to 85 cents per lb. Single birth Holstein heifer calves 30 to $70 per head. Sold 153 feeder cattle on a steady to stronger market. Holstein steers 77-1.03. Beef cross steers and heifers $0.90- $1.42/lb. Holstein bull calves sold mostly 40-100 per head with beef cross bull and heifer calves 130 to $215 per head. Market cattle much higher today. Choice and Prime steers and heifers $82 to $90. Market bulls 75.50 to 88.50. 64% of market cows sold from 50 to 60. Sold 18 lots of hay. No dairy quality Alfalfa today. Large round and squares quality grass hay 70 to 82.50 per bale. 28 large round bales, supreme quality grass, 140 to 145 per bale. Lower quality hay 25 to $50 per bale.

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 $1,250 with top cows up to $1,400. Good Holstein springers $800 to $1000. No supreme close ups today. Open Holstein heifers mostly $.60 to $.75/pound. Single birth heifer calves $15 to $55 per head. Holstein bull calves mostly$60 to $95 per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves $120 to $185/ head. Holstein feeder steers $.75 to$.90 per pound. Beef cross feeders up to $1.25. Hay market continued strong. Dairy quality Western alfalfa 3x4x8 up to $150/bale, and fancy 4th crop 3x3x7 up to $120/bale. Good grass hay, rounds & squares $50 to $85 per bale. Baleage $25 to $60 pe bale. Small squares straw & grass hay $2.50 to $3.75/bale.

Only 2 more weeks of home school and this term will be finished!! Very much a buyer's market today in the dairy cow division. Extreme top was $1,400 but you could buy a lot of good cows for $800 to $1,100. Good Holstein springers$800 to $1,100. Open heifers$.50 to $.85/lb. with a few up to $.95. Single birth heifer calves $15 to $45 per head. Sold 115 feeder cattle. Holstein steers mostl $.65 to $.90/lb. Again no test on fat cattle with producers in wait-and-see mode hoping packing plant issues and prices straighten out. Cull cow market continues to be unsettled averaging about a dime lower than last week. Most cows between $.38 and $.48 top $.4950. Hay prices continue strong. Several semi loads western alfalfa 3x4x8 all sold $145-$175/bale. Good grass hay rounds and 3x3x8 squares all sold $55 to $90/bale. Large square straw $50 to $60/bale. Small squares straw & grass $3 to $4.50/bale. We sure are glad for everyone of our consignors & buyers!!

The story is the same as it has been, quality makes the biggest difference! Lot of good cows selling from $1000 to $1,450 with top cows the last 2 weeks being from $1,500 to $1,800. Good quality springing heifers $950 to $1,200. High quality short-bred heifers were really a buyer's market today selling from $600 to $750 per head. Open heifers $.55 to $.70 per pound, and single birth  Holstein heifer calves $15 to $45 per head. We did not have any High choice Holstein steers today but the market is still in that $.73- $.77 range. Holstein feeders $.65 to $1.15/lb. Good quality Holstein bull calves mostly $35 to $95 per head with a few up to $105. Beef cross calves up to $220/head. Cull cows were considerable higher today. 45% sod from $.50 to $.57, with 55% from $.38 to $.4950. We sold 42 lots hay & straw. 3x4x8 western alfalfa $165/bale. Round & square grass hay $45 to $90/bale. Rounds & squares baleage $30 to $70/bale. Large squares straw up to $65. Bedding hay $20 to $30. Small squares Alfalfa grass $3.50 to $5.50/bale. One other thing that hasn't changed either, we are very very glad for every bit of your business!! If you can't make the sale, we do order buying as well.

Here's your market report for Thursday April 9th. Very variable weather today, anything from bright sunshine to blizzard snow condition! We had a very good selection of execellent quality cows today! Dairy cow price is still holding considerably well considering the uncertainties in the milk futures and cull cow market. Better quality cows sold from $1,200 to $1,800. Extreme top, $2,100 consigned by Jeremy Oberholtzer, Neillsville. Many good usable cows sold from $800 to $1,100. We didn't have a very good selection of heifers today. Average quality springers$700 to $1,100. Open heifers$.48 to $.65/lb Single birth Holstein heifer calves $15 to $50/head. Good Holstein bull calves mostly $30 to $85/head. Beef cross calves up to $135. Very active market and good selection on Holstein feeder steers! 32 head averaged 298 lbs @ $1.15, 406 lbs @ $.9750, 638 lbs @ $.9350, 802 lbs @ $.8150. Swiss market bull 1885 lbs @ $.7550. We recommended people hold on to their fat cattle till the market settles out a little, so we didn't have any market steers today. Hay sold higher today. Dairy quality 3x4x8 alfalfa $150/bale. 3x3x7 grass $60-$115. Large rounds grass mostly $40 to $75/bale. Large squares straw up to $65.

Here's your market report for Thursday April 2nd, 2020. The better end of the dairy cows brought$1,200 to $1,600 today with an extreme top of $1,700. Many respectable mid lactation or smaller cows $900 to $1,150. No real test on heifers today. Had over 300 heifers last week with better springers bringing $1,250 to $1,450 and opens $.70 to $.90/lb with a few groups over a dollar/lb. Good Holstein heifer calves $10 to $50 per head. Holstein bull calves mostly $30 to $80 per head. Top $95. Beef cross bull and heifer calves $120 to $200 per head. The slaughter markets are extremely unsettled the last 2 weeks. Slaughter steers and cull cows mostly 15 to 20 cents per pound lower than last week. Holstein steers $.70 to $.80/lb with cross breds up to $.8650. Good cull cows $.40 to $.47 cents. Market bulls $.75 to $.80/lb. Top dairy hay 3x4x8 $140/bale. 3x3x7 grass $55 to $90. First crop rounds grass $30 to $45/bale. Baleage $30 to $55. Thank You for your continued support as we work thru these challenging Markets!!

Sold 715 head on a very active market! Many quality cows $1,300 to $1,575 with several $1,600 to $1,875. Small, plain, or blemished cows lower. Sold over 300 heifers on a strong market. Good quality springers $1,150 to $1,450. Open heifers mostly $.73 to $.85/lb. Several fancy groups of 500-600 lbs $.94 to $1.08/lb. Holstein heifer calves $35 to $160 per head. Holstein bull calves were higher, mostly $65 to $120 per head. Beef cross bull and heifer calves $160 to $210. Choice Holstein steers and heifes $.86 to $.92. Extreme top $.94 consigned by Steven Martin, Thorp. Sold 140 cull cows. Bulk of good market cows $.56 to $.64 with several up to $.66. Holstein market bulls$.75 to $.84/lb. Fancy 1300 lb dairy bull $1,450. Hay sold steady to higher today. Dairy quality 3x4x8 alfalfa up to $150/bale. Grass rounds $35 to $70 per bale. We sold cattle for 113 consignors today. Thanks again so much for trusting us to market your cattle!!

Considering how we're in unprecedented situation with the Coronavirus, I felt we had a very good sale! Most of the markets could called nearly steady with last week. Good quality Dairy cows $1,300 to $1,600. Extreme top today $1,800, consigned by Nolan Garman of Colby. Good springing Holstein heifers mostly $800 to $1,100. Top $1,225 on a short run today. Open heifers $.60 to $.75 per pound, again on a small test. Holstein heifer calves $20 to $50 per head. Choice Holstein steers & heifers $.82 to $.88, Beef steers $.92 to $.99/lb. Holstein feeder steers $.71 to $.82. Holstein bull calves mostly $35 to $ 85 per head. Top $110. Beef cross up to $180 per head. Cull cows were a little lower than last week . 32% of cows sold between $.56 and $.64 with another 47% from $.46 to $.5550. We didn't have any high yielding bulls today, but what we did have sold $.62 to $.7350. Hay market was steady to lower. 3x4x8 Western alfalfa $150 to $155/bale. Large round second crop grass, stored inside, $55 to $65 per bale. Good Quality baleage $35 to $50, top $80. Rounds 1st crop stored outside, $25 to $35. Rounds corn stalks $10 to $40 according to quality. 3x4x8 wheat straw $95 per bale. Again, you have no idea how much we appreciate your trust in doing business with us!!

Heres the combined market report for Thursday March 5th and March 12th auctions. Somehow I don't get why Coronavirus should make milk prices lower. Surely it didn't kill that many people and the rest still have to eat. Better dairy cows $1,400 to $2,000 with an extreme top of $2,800. Many decent quality cows $950 to $1,300. Top Jerseys up to $1,400. High quality herd dispersal springing heifers $1,200 to $1,475. Other quality springing heifers $850 to $1,150. Small, plain, or blemished springers sharply lower. Open Holstein heifers $.65 to $.80 per pound. Good Holstein heifer calves $30 to $50 with several $85 to $95 per head. Good Holstein bull calves mostly $30 to $70 per head couple up to $100. Beef cross calves up to $185. Sold 155 head feeder cattle. Holstein steers mostly $.64 to $.85 per pound with a few Fleckvieh cross up to $1.06. Beef cross steers up to $1.2750. Jersey & Jersey cross steers $.42 to $.60 per pound. Choice Holstein steers & heifers $.87 to $.9350. Market bulls $.76 to $.82. 66% of Market cows $.53 to $.67 several up to $.70.

Another nice size crowd and a fairly active market. Even with milk futures dropping quite a bit lately the overall attitude of the crowd, at least in our barn, seems fairly positive. Sold 160 cows today. Many good cows from $1,350 to $1,975. Extreme top was $2,800. Plain, small, and some late lactation cows $750 to $1,100. We sold 94 heifers today. Open Holstein heifers mostly from $.62 to $.82/ lb. Average quality springing heifers $875 to $1,100. High quality Holstein springers out of herd dispersal $1,200 to $1,475. Choice Holstein steers $.86 to $.93. Extreme top $.9350. Holstein feeder steers $.70 to $.84. Holstein bull calves $25 to $85, crossbred calves up to $185 per head. Single birth Holstein heifer calves $30 to $80 per head. Cull cow market was steady. 53% of the cows sold from $.50 to $.6350. Extreme top $.70. Hay market was steady with last week. Top dairy hay up to $110 per bale. Round bales grass $30 to $60 per bale. Straw up to $65, corn stalks mostly $30- $47.50

Here's the market report for our Tuesday March 3rd sale, Kronebusch Registered herd dispersal. We sold cattle to four states today. Again, repeat after me, IT's ALL ABOUT QUALITY!! Extreme top cow brought $3,450. That's not a typo, $3,450!! Top 60 averaged $1,736. Top 100 averaged $1,702. Top 225 averaged $1,472 Springing heifers sold extremely well with top of $1,525 and 30 head averaging $1,425. We sold 74 fat cattle today. Choice Holstein steers were mostly $.86 to $.92. Crossbred steers up to $1.07. Had a very active cull cow market! 25% of cows brought $.61 to $.6750 with another 50% from $.50 to $.60. As always, we really appreciate your business!!

The boys got a new jump rope and with a little practice got up to 500-600 consecutive jumps. I discovered outta shape, 50 something, white males are majorly out of puff by the time they get to 45 jumps! Main run of Dairy cows $1,200 to $1,600. Many mid lactation bred back cows $900 to $1,200. Good springing heifers mostly $800 to $1,200. Open Holstein heifers $.60 to $.75/lb. Holstein heifer calves $30 to $55 per head. Holstein bull calves $40 to $95 per head. Holstein feeder steers $.65 to $.8750 cross breds up to $1.3250/lb. Choice Holstein steers & heifers $.88 to $.94. Beef cross steers up to $1.05. Market cows were lower this week. 66% of cows sold $.47 to $.58 top $.60. Hay prices steady to stronger. Dairy quality baleage $45 to $70/bale. Extreme top dry alfalfa $120/bale. Corn stalks $35 to $42.50. Barley straw $50. Rounds grass $35 to $65. As always, we really appreciate your business!!

We sold 81 dairy cows, very much a buyer's market today. Extreme top $1700 consigned by Willard Brubacker, Stratford. Many very good quality dairy cows sold from $900 to $1,300. Better springing heifers still mostly $900 to $1,200. Good open heifers $.55 to $.70 a pound. Feeder cattle were higher today. Holstein steers mostly $.70- $.85 @ pound, top 745 lbs @ $.87. Beef cross steers up to $1.27/ lb. Quality Holstein bull calves $40 to $125 per head, top $127.50. Holstein heifer calves $10 to $50 per head. Very competitive fat cattle market today! Many choice Holsteins $.91 to $.9525. Extreme top $.9675 consigned by Joe Zimmerman, Dorchester. Choice beef steers $1.10 -$1.13/lb. 50% of cull cows sold from $.55 to $.6950. Extreme top $.7050/lb. Hay market nearly steady with last week. Round bales grass $40-$60. Dairy quality baleage up to $85 with dairy quality dry hay up to $120/bale. Oat straw up to $90 per bale. Rounds corn stalks $30 to $50/bale.

562 head consigned. Below-zero temps with a brutal wind chill. Still had 67 bidding numbers out and 49 individual buyers! Can't say enough good about our barn crew in making the sale run smooth and efficient even in less-than-ideal conditions. Also another big thank you to all our consigners and buyers! Dairy cows did not top quite as high but held in that 950 to 1300 range all day. Springing heifers mostly $850 to $1,200. Open heifers stronger, mostly $0.65 to $0.85. Package 10 head 745 lb @ .92. Hfr calves $10-30/hd. Feeder cattle market was stronger. Holstein steers $0.62 to $0.92. Beef steers up to $127.50. Holstein bull calves $50 to $90 per head. Choice Holstein steers topped @ 95.50 consigned by John Yoder, Spencer. Choice beef steers up to 110. Cull cows higher. 45% sold from 54 to 68.50, top Holstein cull cow 1875 lbs @ .70. Hay still trending lower. Round bales grass 35 to 60. Dairy quality 3 by 3 by 7 up to $120. Corn stalks 30to $50 per bale.

Gotta kinda like this weather for February in Wisconsin! 360 head consigned today. Same story as we've had lately, it's all about quality! Top dairy cows $2050, $1900 consigned by Nolan Garman, Colby. Also one other consigned cow at $2000. Many respectable milk cows still selling from that 900 to 1300. Springing heifers still very much a buyers market, mostly selling from 850 to 1200. Open heifers mostly sold $0.60 to $0.75 per pound. Holstein heifer calves $10 to $35 per head with one 90 pounder at $70. Good Holstein bull calves were a little higher, $40 to $90 per head. 15% sold from $100 to $110 per head. Beef cross calves up to $150/head. Top Holstein breeding bull, 940 lb, $1,485 consigned by Charles Nolt, Boyd. Good market bulls $0.65 to $0.77 per pound. Choice Holstein steers and heifers $0.87 to $0.95. Top $0.96 Herman Miller Jr., Spencer. Top dairy cross $106.00 Dorcas Raber, Spencer. Six head black feeder heifers, 543 lb at $116.00. Market cows steady. 40% sold from 51 to 65.50. 45% from 40 to 50 cents. Our largest run of hay ever. Hay market a little lower. Top quality grass hay $55 to $75 per bale. Lower quality $30 to $60. Top dairy hay 3 by 3 by 4 $120. Wheat straw up to $65 per bale. Excellent quality corn stalks up to $55.

Had a shorter run of dairy cows but still excellent quality! Definitely a little more of a buyers market today with very good cows selling from $1150 to $1600. Top cow $1950 consigned by Larry Brubaker Jr of Stratford. Springing heifers mostly sold from $850 to $1100. Good opens $.58 to $.70/lb. Holstein bull calves mostly $35 to $75 per head with a top of $100. Heifer calves $20 to $45. Market cows a little lower but still selling quite well. Bulk of good cows brought $.47 to $.60/lb. Top $.6650. Choice Holstein steers $.88 to $.95 with a top of 3 hd @ $.9575. We had more good colored fat steers than ever before and a very strong market! Choice steers $1.09 to $1.17 with a top of $1.1825. A consignment of 29 hd averaged 1365 lbs @ $1.1575. Market bulls brought $.84 to $.88/lb. Hay market steady. Rounds and squares grass $45-$90. Square bales dairy quality up to $135/bale. Rounds bean stubble $35, excellent quality corn stubble up to $52.50. If you have any marketing questions, never hesitate to call 715-255-9600!

Had a snow day today but still had 345 head and a nice crowd. Jason Brubaker by Thorp had the top dairy cow at 2000 also R Green Acres, Pepin $2,000. A very nice run of drive ins today with good quality selling in that 13 to $1700 range. Plenty of late lactation and older cows that were still worth the money selling from 700 to 1100. Cull cows were sharply higher today on a very active market. Main run of cows 45 to 64 cents. With a top of 6650. Choice Holstein steers this week 88 to 96 cents. Good quality Holstein bull calves mostly 45 to $75 per head. Top 100. Hay market steady. Round bales grass 40 to $70 per bale. Extreme top 3+3+7 dairy hay $140 per bale and 3+4+8 at $170. Excellent quality corn stalks 4+5 rounds $55 per bale.

Another run of excellent quality dairy cows today. Market was steady with last week. 25% of dairy cows sold from $1550 to $1850. Another 25% sold from $1300 to $1500. No Supreme quality springers today. Most good springers sold from $850 to $1150. Open heifer market continues to show good strength with the bulk of heifers selling from 60 to 85 cents per pound. Lightweight heifers were lower today with 200lb Holsteins selling from $75 to $150 per head. Had our best run of fat steers ever! Over 85% of Holsteins sold from $.89 to $.9325 with extreme dairy cross at $1.09! Choice beef steers up to $1.15. 50% of market cows sold $.40 to $.59. Good Holstein bull calves mostly 40 to $85 per head.

Nice winter weather. Shorter runs of dairy cows but still good quality! Top dairy cows 1500-1800. Dairy heifers again sharply higher most good opens .68 to $0.90. Extreme top package 808 lbs @ $745 each. Beef feeder steers up to 1.20/lb. 400 lb Holsteins 91.50 Choice hol strs up to 92.50. Dairy quality Alfalfa 3 by 4 by 8 175/bale.

Well, we ended the year on a good note! Easily our best sale of the last 2 years. Was a jam packed standing room only crowd to the point some people really couldn't see what was going on in the ring which is always unfortunate, but as I told one fellow, just keep bidding, you can see what you got when you get her home!! I have a number of observations I'd like to share with you in here but they charge me so much a column inch for writing stuff. I don't begrudge the papers their living, but we're going to start doing my notes and market report a different way. It will be on our website or you can receive a direct email. We will also have a toll free number where you can call in and listen to the report. Top dairy cows; $2,700 LR Zimmerman, Greenwood. $2,400, $2,350 Moser, Westby. $2,300, $1,850 Sam Hershberger, Cashton. $2,200, $2,100, $2,000 Roger Books, Maiden Rock. $2,100 Colby. $2,100, $2,000, $2,000, $2,000, $1,900, $1,900, Kronebusch, Altura, MN. $2,000, $2,000 Norman Martin, Stanley. $1,850 Randall Martin, Withee.

As always, the Bible is true. We are in... A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. Deuteronomy 11:12. We sold 487 head. 227 milk cows, 137 market cows plus hfrs, bulls, fdrs, fats and calves. Top consignment of 10 cows averaged $1,650. 52 free stall cows average $1,435. Had a good crowd and good Market throughout on quality cattle. Blemished cattle severely discounted. Hay market again lower. Extreme top Dairy quality $140 a bale.

Despite the snow and less than ideal roads, we still had a nice run of cattle and a good sized buying crowd. Over 70 people present and 48 individual buyers! Top quality cows continue to sell well. $2,100, $2,000, $1,900, $1,900, $1,800, $1,800, Davidson Herd, Hixton. $2,000, Ron Unseth, Genoa. $1,700, Michael Martin, Colby. $1,700, Sheldon Zimmerman, Unity. Many cows selling from $1000-1600. High cell count and long days in milk cows still heavily discounted. Beef feeder steers mostly $1.05 to $1.35. Holsteins mostly $.60 to $.85. Hay market was softer again this week. Most round bales grass sold for $45-75/ bale. Good grass squares up to $160/ bale.

Always be on the lookout for opportunities to do good to others! Continued strong demand on high quality cows with top cows every week lately $1,800 to $2,400. Good Jersey cows $1,100 to $1,300. Choice Holstein steers up to $.92. Good Holstein Bull calves up to $100. Hay prices lower overall this week but still $170/ bale on top quality grass squares. 38 lots of hay sold.

One of my many nieces got married Saturday. Not the nicest weather, but we had a good time together as most of my siblings from PA were also able to be there. The boys had a good week of deer hunting. I lost track of how many total, but they each got some which means there'll be some venison in my future, and I like that! We didn't have sale this week, but markets are definitely trending up on quality Dairy cattle. Most people I've talked with got over $20 a hundred for milk with some high testing Holstein herds up to $24. That just flat out makes the better cows we're selling worth more! As always, if you can't make the sale, we do order buying. Still taking consignments of top- end cows for our Holiday Select Sale on December 26th. Thank You for your business!!

That letter I got about a relative in London with 9 million dollars was all just a scam. They wanted me to send them money. Well that didn't happen! If any one ever needs high quality, engineered, wood roof trusses, call Precision Truss 715-229-9191. Another week but the same story. It's all about quality! We are now taking Consignments for our third annual Holiday Select Sale, looks like we'll have our best group yet!! Top dairy cows this week 2400, 2400, 2200 Allen Weaver, Colby. 1900 Tom Kearn, Gays Mills. 1875 Heather Metzler, Viroqua. Many decent quality cows 700-1300. Had 24 lots of hay, firewood & bedding. 3+3+7 dairy quality grass and Alfalfa 120-150/ bale, top 180. Round bales first crop grass 65-85.

Good luck and happy deer hunting! Just in case that doesn't work out, we can get you good meat in a very similar looking package for probably less money, here on the 5th. 418 head this week. Top dairy cows $1,725, $1,600 Vonhaden, Fall Creek. $1,675, Jacob Troyer, Cashton. $1,550 Menno Hershberger, Loyal. Quality Holstein feeder steers mostly $.70-.84. Choice Holstein steers $96.50, $96.00 John Yoder, Spencer. $95.00 Kenneth Yoder, Spencer. Dairy quality dry hay and baleage $120-150/bale.

Then it got cold! Then we got 587 cattle on our Special Heifer Sale. Then, we made more pen space. Not quite the ideal order for things, but now it should go smoother for the next big sale. Sheldon Zimmerman, Unity sold 3 Fancy springers, $1,300-$1,325, but most springers $750-950. Top open heifers $.70/lb. Lots of light flesh, plain, opens coming off pasture $.38-.60/lb. Choice Holstein steers $88-95, top lot ave 1640 lbs @ $.96. 530 lb crossbred steers & heifers $1.10-1.24. Holstein bull calves up to $85/hd. Dairy quality grass & alfalfa hay $110-140/bale. Baleage up to $90.

Well my lucky day! I got a letter in the mail stating a distant relative of mine in London died of cardiac arrest in 2009 and just now they tracked me down as the next of Kin. The poor old bloke left a cool 9.47 million in his account. All I need to do to claim it is sign to verify who I am. I will of course have to wire funds for closing costs and a few incidentals, but still!! Quality, Quality, Quality. It's all about Quality and we had quality in Spades today! Top Dairy cows 2250, 1750, 1700 Stanley Halligan, Athens. $2000, $1850 Keith Horning, Greenwood. $2000, $1850, $1800 Tony Knorn, Casco. $2000, $1800 Allard Meverdan, Wittenberg. $1900, $1900 Lamar Weaver, Unity. $1900 Leonard Ray Zimmerman, Greenwood. $1800 Levi Bieler, Boscobel. Top Market steer 1615 lbs @ $.94. Market cows considerable higher than last week. 2 top cows $.5825. Hay market continues strong. Large squares dairy quality hay $130- $150 a bale.

It's always something. Finally, got our parking lot enlarged. Now we really do need more pen space. Had 797 head consigned on our special feeder and dairy sale. Our largest sale to date by about 250 head! Thanks to our excellent barn and office crew  we got through it okay. Good buyer support throughout but very selective on quality. Holstein steers mostly $65-80. Beef steers 599 lbs @ $1.35. 668 lbs @ $1.29. 475 lbs @ $1.38. 900 lbs @ $1.18. As always, thanks for your support!! And don't forget, if you can't make the sale we do order buying.

Another large run of Dairy cows with a large dispersal of 300 cows and one smaller dispersal. The highlight of the day being the Jersey and Jersey cross cows. Many of them selling for $1,100 to $1,400. Good quality Holstein cows up to $1650. Many decent cows selling from $850 to $1,100. Springing heifers up to $1,150. Cull cows slightly lower. Top $.6450. Sold 104 head cull cows. Appreciate everyones business and hope to see you next week at our large Special Feeder Sale!!

Our family went to the Milwaukee Zoo on Saturday. Very interesting seeing the different animals. As always, the monkeys were the highlight of the day. Some of them looked so familiar... The free admission day was pretty good to! Lots of fieldwork going on and a smaller crowd, but markets were pretty much steady this week across the board. Open heifers were considerably higher. We have order buying available if you cant make it to the sale. Sure appreciate everybodys patronage!!

...swear not at all... Matt 5:34. Dairy cows a little softer today. Top $1,500 Brian Zimmerman, Loyal. The calf market is such a fickle thing, but definitely stronger today. Good Holstein bull calves 30 to $70, heifer calves $50 -110. Sold 121 cull cows on a stronger market, top $67.50. Consignment 13 Holstein steers, Loyal, averaged 1478 lbs @ 92.00, top 94.75. Dairy quality 3+3+7 hay 135/bale.

It felt like my foot is broken so I finally went to a foot Doctor. Podiatrist he called himself. He poked and prodded around at my foot and finally took an X-ray. Sure enough, my foot is broken. But he doesn't think that is where the pain is coming from. REALLY!!? Now him and I have what is called a difference of opinion. Milk prices are trending higher, which is a good thing. Good milk cows also higher than they were 2 months ago with tops consistently hitting $1700 to $1800 and a small percentage over the $2000 mark. Bulk of dairy cows still selling $850 to $1350. Good cull cows higher this week. 7 Limo cows averaged 1719 lbs @ 72.75 with a top of .74 consigned by Conrad Smith, Loyal. Top Holstein cow 1745 lbs @ .71 consigned by Doug Cox, Loyal. Top Holstein steers, 4 head averaged 1469 lbs @ 93.50 Dorcas Raber, Spencer. Bring us your cattle and see the difference!!

Here's an odd statistical quirk. I read that 95% of drivers rate themselves as better than average, that's nearly identical to the number of people that think their cattle are worth more! Top dairy cows this week, $1,725, Merle Ray Oberholtzer, Colby. $1,700, $1,700, $1,650, Alan Kolb, Blanchardville. Top springer $1,300. Cull cows up to $.6750. Choice Holstein steers 5 head @ $.9150. Large squares hay up to $150 @ bale.

Quality, Quality, Quality. Again, its all about Quality! We are so blessed to have good farmers consigning high quality cattle week after week. Also blessed to have discerning buyers, with integrity, patronizing our business. And a high quality, competent, workforce to make our operation run as smooth as possible. Top end Dairy cows this week, 2200, 2200, 2000, 1900, 1900, Tony Knorn, Casco WI. Good cows were steady to lower. Many cows sold from 800 to 1300. Holstein bull calves mostly 25 to 85 per head. Holstein feeder steers mostly $.65 to $.85 @ lb, top $.98. Beef yearlings $1.20 to $1.29 @ lb. Cull cows lower. Top $.6450. Good alfalfa hay 3+3+7 bales $135 a bale. Grass hay rounds & squares $55 to $95. Next Thursday we will have 24 bales Canadian alfalfa 2nd crop and 16 bales 3rd crop grass/alfalfa mix. Super, Super fancy hay good enough for sheep & goats!!

So I'm probably biased, but I think I grill pretty serious pork chop. Yesterday I saw a guy eating one of them with ketchup and mustard on it. Now that just seems wrong! Save your ketchup and mustard for your ice cream and angel food cake but not on my good pork chops!! Quality, Quality, Quality, its all about Quality and we have it coming through our barn week after week. Sold 340 head to 57 buyers for 93 consignors. Well over a hundred people in attendance. Top dairy cows $1,950, $1,900, $1,750, $1,700, $1,700, $1,650, $1,600, $1,600, Sunset Farms, Allenton, WI. $1,875, $1,750 Jim Mlsna, Hillsboro, WI. $1,650, Dennis Anderson, Hager City, WI. $1,600, $1,600 Jonathon Shirk, Colby,WI. 26 cows sold over $1,500! Choice Holstein steers topped at $93.75 on 9 head from Mervin Hoover, Curtis, WI.

Remember Christians, ALL things work together for good and NOTHING can happen to you without God allowing it. More high quality cattle through our ring today. I got out of the prediction business a while ago, seeing I was so wrong for so long, but with all the heifers that have gone into feedlots and all the cows that are being bred to beef, it seems heifer prices just HAVE to turn around. Had our largest sale ever at Oberholtzer's this week with 560 head. Can't say enough of Thank Yous to all our consignors, buyers, barn help, office staff and truckers who help make this happen! Dairy cows mostly steady today, heifers still very much a buyer's market. Excellent quality dairy hay, $130-150/ bale

On Saturday our whole family went to a park for a picnic lunch. It included grilled steak, pork chops, and chicken breast besides all the fixings and other complementary foods. Yes, I ate more than I absolutely needed for sustenance, but I bet you would have too! After 3 weeks of selling dairy cows sharply higher we had a market correction this week. Extreme top cows still bring $1,500-1,800, this week $1,000-1,400 stopped most good cows. Had a shorter supply the last few weeks but I expect another flood of cattle coming on the market in the next 60 days. Choice Holstein steers topped at $93.25 on five head from John Yoder, Spencer. Please call with any marketing questions. We have order buying available. And same as always, we really appreciate your business more than you think!!

Put on quite a few miles in several States the last two weeks. Sure saw a lot of good looking crops. These low 50s temperatures early mornings make a person think of Frost. Had 442 head consigned this week. Top selling Dairy cow was a registered, fresh 2 yr old Aftershock consigned by Muenster Homestead Farms, Seymour @ $1,550. Many good dairy cows selling from $900 to $1,300. Holstein feeder cattle were mostly $.70 to $.85, top fancy lightweights up to 1.05. Beef heifers 800 lbs @ $1.19. Choice Holstein steers up to $92.75 and dairy crosses up to $.9950. Top market cow 1940 lbs @ 75.50, second high was $.74, both consigned by Conrad Smith, Loyal. Conrad also had top bull, 2060 lbs @ $.8950. Yes, we do have a very competitive market! Also lower overall selling costs than some others.

Had more high quality cattle today again! Top Dairy cows $1850,1750 Alvin Martin, Unity. $1725, Michael Martin, Colby. Another nice run of good cows from $1200- 1500. Bull calves sold higher. Main run good Holstein bull calves $45 to $100. Top $125. Springing Holstein heifers mostly $850 to $1200. Open heifers 50 to 68 cents per pound. Choice Hol steers .90 to .9625, dairy cross up to $1.03. Nice run of Holstein feeder cattle mostly .75-.85 up to .95 on light weights. Continued good cull cow market. Thanks again for your continued support!!

Quality is Everything!! Market again sharply higher today on high quality dairy cows. Top cow was a fancy McCutchen out of a Gold Chip and fresh one day. Sold at $2,100. Consigned by Sam Hershberger, Cashton. Did I mention quality is everything?! Most good cows 950 to 1600. Good springing heifers 850-1300. Open heifers still very much a buyers market mostly .55-.85 a pound. Cull cows higher. Top 69.50 with many cows selling in mid 50s to upper 60s. Choice Holstein fed steers up to 93.25.

Shorter run on dairy cows today but we sure had quality! Overall market considerable stronger. Top cow $1,550 Levi Hershberger; Loyal. Many good cows from $900 to $1,400. Lower end cows were still discounted considerably. Had a very nice run of feeder cattle that sold quite well. We keep getting more feeders in and sure appreciate every one of them! Also had a beef cow/calf dispersal of Limosiune and Simmentals. Pairs sold from $1,200 to $1,500 with 120-250 lb calves at side. Holstein Feeders: 950 -1200 lb $.78 to $.85.  500-850 lb  $.76 to $.89. Lighter weights up to $1.02 @ lb. Fed Cattle: High Choice $.88 to $.92. Select $.8250 to .$88  Market cows: Mostly $.54 to $.60. Several cows $.62 to $.6950.  WANTED: More cull cows and Fed cattle! Thanks for your support have a GREAT weekend!!