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February 2026 02/04/26 1:12:00 PM
2-4-2026
We have had a slight rise in temperatures from below zero to more in the teens and 20’s. Mostly cloudy the past 2 or 3 days, bit when the sun pops out it gets nice! The forecast looks better the next with highs into the 40’s or maybe even a 50! Its pretty darn nice for early February for sure! We have been able to get some lime and fertilizer spread and even cleaned up some manure this week!
Saturday was the last day of January and had a good run of all classes of stock and a big outside run of hay. The hog sale had over 300 head. The market is sure solid to better. The sows topped at $0.73 to $0.79 with a couple of locker sows bringing $0.82 to $0.83. The fat hogs sold from $0.80 to $0.90 on outside 300lb type butchers. The feeder pigs were back up to a dollar per pour or better for 70lb to 100lb pigs.
The sheep and goat market had 300 head also. The baby lambs and goats sold form $50.00 to $90.00 per head. The lambs sold at $3.40 to $3.70 per pound, while kid goats were $3.50 to $4.20 per pound. The weigh up ewes brought $1.10 to $1.60 per pound. The bred ewes sold at $360.00 to top. Ewes with lambs at side brought $150.00 counting noses. Nannies by the pound ranged from $1.60 to $2.10. There was good buyer participation on DV online auction!
The outside sale had a large run of hay. The small bales of hay sold from $3.00 to $7.00. Small bales of straw were mostly $3.00 to $4.50. The big rounds of better hay sold at $40.00 to $55.00. Smaller bales or plain quality hay sold from $17.50 to $35.00. Big round bales of straw sold at $35.00 to $45.00. The corn stalks sold at $30.00 to $40.00. Big squares of better alfalfa mix hay sold at $40.00 to $55.00. Grass mix big square bales brought $27.50 to $40.00. It seems as the winter is taking more hay and producers are taking advantage of the market to buy hay to make sure they are comfortable going into spring. Derek was on duty this week and had a good crowd outside in the cool temperatures. The firewood was a good seller bringing $15.00 on medium size piles and $75.00 to $90.00 on the bigger piles.
The cattle sale had baby calves selling from $1000.00 to $1200.00 on the nice end! The feeders had a noticeable stronger maker on a light supply. The weigh cows were fairly steady on the over 100 head again this sale. The slow cow pen had more in it and you could sure tell those ole things had been through some tough weather! There is a big difference in a cull cow check if we make the decision and get them sold before they deteriorate too bad! The top cows sold at $1.80 to $1.90 with the bulk of them bringing $1.70 to $1.80. The bulls sold from $2.10 to $2.20 on the lighter yielding bulls.
We are getting several calves everyday! We are very thankful to get them on the ground while it has warmed up! We had to hold up on tagging them in the cold, but we have been able to get caught back up this week.
Tomorrow is Ted and Rachelle’s day to bring new life into the world and add to their family! We hope and pray they get along good… and get back to work soon!!
The ground hog sure would not have seen his shadow in this country, so I’m good with just 4 weeks of winter left! They can have 6 weeks out east if he went back underground out there! They just as well get it, as they have had most of the nasty weather out there all winter anyway!
There is a good special feeder cattle sale this coming Saturday. Then next week on Valentines Day, there will be a cow and bull Sale!
Have a dandy week!
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