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October 2025 10/07/25 11:02:00 AM
10-28-2025
We have had a beautiful stretch of weather here again the past 10 days. The highs are up to the low 70’s or upper 60’s and lows in the upper 40’s with a killing frost last Thursday overnight. I sure was glad that would help slow the flies and bugs down and kill some nasty weeds that have been tough to handle all summer! We are cloudy today and have a chance of rain this afternoon. We could use some rain, but it’s sure been nice weather to feed calves and get them new cattle started. Harvest is wrapping up with nearly everything completed. A few fields of corn left and very few beans.
Saturday had 300 hogs again. The fat hog market was strong on good outside locker hogs selling at $0.90 to $0.98! Sows fell lower at only $0.62 to $0.68 on the better kind. Feeder pigs sold steady at a dollar per pound for all weights.
The sheep and goat sale had close to 500 head. The 50lb lambs brought up to $3.00, 80lb to 95lb lambs sold at $2.30 to $2.47. Fat lambs weighing over 100lb brought $2.28 to $2.35 per pound. Ewes sold at $1.00 to $1.25. The goats weighing 40lb to 80lb would sell as high as $3.00 to $3.35 per pound. Nannies sold at $1.17 to $1.30 per pound and big billies sold at $2.10 per pound.
The hay market was strong on a short supply of small square bales that ranged from $4.00 to $11.00 per bale. The big square sold from $25.00 to $40.00. Big round bales sold from $20.00 to $45.00 per bale. The wasn’t a big run of round bales this week either. Several miscellaneous items kept the outside team busy through the noon hour.
The cattle sale had close to 300 head of everything. The better light calves sold at $1000 to $1300 per head. A handful of feeder cattle saw 327lb bwf bulls at $5.05, some 448lb bull calves sold at $4.50,610lb blk bulls brought $3.55 and 3 head of blk steers weighing 622lb sold at $3.75. Some 415lb blk heifers sold at $4.50 and a blk heifer weighing 640lb brought $3.40. The weigh cow market was steady to higher. The bulk of the cows brought $1.65 to $1.75. The top cows brought $1.91. Heiferettes and turnout cows sold at $2.50 to $3.00 per pound. The big bull top was $2.15.
The crew did a great job without Becky and I around! We attended the World Hereford Conference in Kansas City, MO. We had a good time and saw people from 20 different countries, besides the American breeders who were in attendance.
We attended educational meetings for 2 days and the annual membership meeting on Saturday morning. We ran into Savannah, the young lady who interned here three years aga. We went into Pierpoints at Union Station on Thursday evening. We had a great visit and sure enjoyed the evening with Savannah catching up.
Friday evening we attended the Gala at Arrowhead Stadium. It was a short bus ride from the hotel where nearly 600 of us attended. The stadium was all lite up that evening and some of the cheerleaders and KC Wolf (the Chiefs mascot) were there. It was a fun evening with the crowd from all over the world!
This week’s feeder cattle run will feature some of the areas very best calves and yearlings! We will host our annual BBQ and customer appreciation sale. We sure invite everyone here to enjoy lunch and watch the sale!
Have a dandy week!
10-15-2025
Fall seems to be speeding right along, as we have already arrived at the middle of October! We have had a very pretty week of fall weather. A couple little rain showers have cleaned and freshened everything. The grass has greened up some, the leaves are beginning to change and the crop is coming out very quickly. Our temperatures have stayed in the 70’s for the highs and mostly upper 50’s for the lows. Humidity is sure higher the last few days and a big fog set in here Saturday night! The forecast looks like a few more light showers into the weekend with temperatures steady through that time. There should be cooler by mid next week with lows in the 40’s and highs up in the low to mid 60’s.
Saturday’s sale had a big run of feeder pigs again. The 28lb pigs sold at $36.00 per head, 58lb pigs sold at $60.00, 85lb pigs brought $75.00 and 110lb pigs sold at $81.00. The fat hogs topped at $0.93 with the bulk of them at $0.80 to $0.85. Sows sold at $0.70 to $0.80.
The sheep and goat market was very steady this week with just an average run. Kid goats were mostly $3.00 to $3.40 for up to 70lb kids, 90lb to 110lbv wethers brought $2.80 to $3.10. Nannies brought $1.20 to $1.50 per pound. Big billies sold at $2.00 to $2.70 per pound.
Lambs brought $3.10 per pound for 54lb lambs. The 60lb to 70lb lambs brought $2.25 to $2.45 and the heavier lambs brought $2.00 to $2.15. Ewes sold by the pound brought $1.00 to $1.35. Bucks sold at $1.20 to $1.35. Two head of Katahdin breeding bucks brought $2.40 per pound.
The outside sale had small squares selling from $2.00 to $5.50 with the exception of some fuzzy foxtail bales bringing $15.00 to $20.00 per pile. The big rounds were generally $25.00 to $45.00 and big squares sold from $40.00 to $50.00. There is enough demand for the hay we are selling, but not much extra just yet! There were all kinds of items in the miscellaneous sale. Colonel Derek and Colby had a large crowd and worked through the sale fairly quick this week.
The cattle sale had baby calves selling from $550.00 to $1025.00. One 170lb sold at $1300.00. Cow/calf pairs sold at $4500.00 to $5200.00 for younger 4-8 yr old cows for older or smaller types they brought $3600.00 to $4200.00. The spring bred small packages of middle aged and older cows sold at $2800.00 to $3600.00. There was good and solid interested noted in the sale.
The weigh cows market was pretty steady. The top end cows sold from $1.70 to $1.80. Heiferettes, feeding cows and etc brought $2.00 to $2.35. The big bulls topped at $2.10. This market is holding up relatively well, for the middle of October!
I went to Macomb, IL to the LCC Hereford sale last Sunday They offered a fancy set of show heifers that sure sold strong with a $43,000 top to a Michigan buyer. There was very active internet bidding as several buyers were sitting in combines! It was an awful strong sale for the family that sure knows how to market good cattle. Congratulations to all of them!
We took Hereford sale catalog pictures last week for our own sale in December. I was short handed the day before and was directed towards Kirkwood community College and Bubba had 3 volunteers here the next morning by 8 o’clock! They did a great job and I really appreciated their help!
We are expecting a good run of feeder cattle for this Saturday’s special sale.
Have a dandy week!
10-7-2025
We have been extra warm the past week and very dry again. The temperatures got into the mid to upper 80’s in the afternoon and allows in the 60’s at night. This morning we received a very welcome 3 tenths of rain! The temperatures are to cool off the next few days to move to October type weather! The highs are said to be in the lower to middle 60’s and lows into the mid 40’s at night. I’m ready for a frost anytime! The dang flies, gnats and ticks sure need to begone for the year!
Saturday was warm but not bad with the humidity only in the 30 percent range. The hog sale had sows at $0.75 to $0.80 on a handful of better sows. It was $0.65 to $0.75 on a couple or three light weight gilts. The fat hog market was very aggressive with the bulk of them bringing $0.80 to $0.92. The outside colored red or black crossbred hogs selling at the high end of the market. The feeder pigs holding that dollar per pound mark for 35lb to 70lb, bigger pigs weighing up to 100lb brought $0.90 to $0.95. There weren’t much for boars at the sale.
The sheep and goat run was lighter. The market is sure holding steady on lambs and kids and slightly lower on ewes and nannies. The 50lb to 70lb lambs ranged from $2.00 to $2.85. The lambs weighing over 100lb sold from $2.10 to $2.25. The ewes sold at $0.65 to $0.90. Bucks were not tested. The 40lb to 60lb kids sold by the pound sold from $2.90 to $3.40 for fleshy meat type kids. Nannies sold at $1.00 to $1.35.
The outside sale was not as big on hay this week. The round bales sold from $7.50 on some rough smaller bales to $40.00 on a few of the better bales. The bulk of the market was $25.00 to $30.00.
Derek was back to handle the auction duties out front again this week. They had a lot of merchandise to work through this week. Small squares sold from $1.00 to $4.00 per bale and there sure wasn’t a big run this sale. The value of merchandise and the vast scope of what is brought in out there every week is sure astounding! Mums were beautiful and brought $15.00 to $30.00 for the better ones. A JD 350 sickle mower sold at $750.00. There was a good-sized crowd out front for the 2 hours work of the sale!
The cattle sale had a few short of 900 head. The baby calf market hit new highs with a couple at $1350 to $1400 for week old nice calves. Calves in the 200lbs sold at $1700 to $1800 by the head. The 300lb calves sold at $6.00 per pound. The 400lb steers through the 600lbs all had values that producers have not seen in their lifetime. Futures have sure bounced around and boxes have fell off the highs but demand for high quality feeder cattle has held extremely good as low feed costs and good fat cattle markets face demand. There were 110 head of weigh cows and bulls this week. The cows mostly sold at $1.60 to $1.70. The cows going home sold at $2.00 to $2.15 on higher yielding kind. The crew finished up getting all the calves weaned and got the first load of 5G heifer calves in the last week. The rye we drilled after chopping has come up and looks incredibly good. We have a little dab of corn to shell yet and a field of beans to cut. We hope to get cover crop on those acres as soon as it comes out. These calves that are coming in and weaning up sure looks good running on the pretty rye this fall!
Last Saturday afternoon tragedy hit our small town. Kelly Osborne, a young man just 37 yrs old, lost his life when a car that we was working on, shifted some way and pinned him under it. The Osborne family has been in the station for many years and are dang sure good folks. We express our heart felt sympathy and prayers for their entire family, as they navigate this very difficult time.
Saturday is a scheduled cow and pair sale. There are a few pairs consigned for the sale, however, demand is way past and exceeding our numbers consigned. So, if you have some you’re thinking of selling, it might be the right week! Give me a call and we can discuss it.
Have a dandy week!
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