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October 2025 10/07/25 11:02:00 AM
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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