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August 2026 08/05/26 2:09:00 PM
8-5-2026
The past week has been warm, but not horrible. Temperatures are mostly staying in the 80’s for highs and 60’s overnight. We are starting to pick up some much needed rain. We had 0.75 inch last Friday night and then 1.4 inches on Wednesday morning. So far it’s all came nice and easy and its really doing a lot of good. The corn and beans look very good here at this time. The corn should be over the hump on moisture for the summer. The beans will need some more towards the last half of August to finish them up. The pastures and hay will truly benefit from this early August moisture and will help get us on into early fall in awfully good shape. We are thankful for that!
Saturday had a decent run of hogs to kick things off again. The fat hogs selling from $0.65 to $0.75 on the better kind of outside hogs. The sows were slightly better at $0.52 to $0.56 on over 500lb and lighters sows were at $0.40 to $0.50. Big boars were at $0.07 and butcher hogs were at $0.38 to $0.45. A couple nice sets of pigs all selling over $1.00 per pound.
The sheep and goat auction had a very good quality offering. The lambs were from 60lb to 80lb were at $2.90 to $3.30. Fat lambs sold at $2.75 to $3.00. Culle ewes were mostly $0.80 to $1.10. Goats weighing 50lb to 80lb brought $3.50 to $4.10. Nannies were mostly $1.50 to $1.80. Big billies sold from $2.20 to $2.50 per pound. Feeder goats ranged from $85.00 to $160.00 per pound for some weighing under 40lb. Some of these were needing a health care plan.
The outside sale had small squares at $1.50 to $4.50 and straw at $1.00 to $2.50 per bale. It all had plenty of rain on it. The big rounds sold at $37.50 to $60.00 and big square at $45.00 to $60.00. Not as much hay in the sale this week. The miscellaneous sale had a big run and a terrific crowd out there again this week. The rabbits got up to $12.00 to $15.00, the foremost 150 chute brought $5250 and the older powder river chute brought $2000. Really good interest in all the outside merchandise this week.
The cattle sale had baby calves bringing from $600 to $1400. There was no test on head cows. The feeder market was stronger on about 120 head. The weigh up cows and bulls were steady to slightly stronger this week. The big fed 3-5yr old cows going as high at $2.20. There were lots of good fleshed cows selling at $1.80 to $1.90 this week. The bulls topped at $2.54 on good yielding 2100lb lean heavy muscled bull. I would expect the market to remain very good through August. Generally, this month will be the high and it will ease up after Labor Day. If you have cows to market I would watch it and be ready to move them. Cull cows add a substantial income to a cow/calf producers bottom line when marketed on time. Letting cows go too long in the herd can sure take income out of the enterprise!
Curt and Lauren are getting ready to add a new member to the family this week! I’m sure Lauren is ready and Dad and the kids are excited as well!
I got a little anxious and went to mowing hay Sunday. When I started I thought the forecast was good until Wednesday evening and we would be okay to get it baled dry. It was grass and clover and 50 acres of 3rd cutting alfalfa. The alfalfa was starting to have some yellow leaves and was shrinking up in full bloom. It was sure needing mowed. Monday the forecast changed and was calling for rain Tuesday night. We went ahead and baled it wet and wrapped the alfalfa.
It’s a cow sale this Saturday. We are expecting over 100 head and a nice 2 year old angus bull.
We are having a feeder expecting coming next week August 15th!
Have a dandy week.
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