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We work to get the best market for you! 700 West Fifth Street Delta, Colorado 81416
DAN & HOLLY VARNER
O: 970-874-4612 • H: 970-874-3605 NEXT WEEK:
80 – 700# feeders (pending), 60 mixed feeders, 10 mixed feeders, 5 feeder hiefers, 8 feeder steers, 2 bred cows, 6 butcher cows, 4 butcher bulls. Along with our usual dock run of 300-400. February 16th – 5 loads of mostly feeder heifers. Next Special Horse Sale April 1st. Call Dan (970-874-4612) for more information. Next Special Sheep & Goat Sale February 23rd. Special Feeder Sale March 2nd – 200 feeder steers Special Feeder Sale March 9th – 170 feeder heifers
UPCOMING SALES:
February 16th - Buetler Charolais Bulls February 23rd - Hidden Valley Angus Bulls March 11th - Western Colorado Angus Association Bulls March 23rd - Bob Black Charolais Bulls April 6th - 2 Trails Meet Limousin/Limflex Bulls April 13th - All Breeds open consignment Bull Sale (Make sure that you have current semen & Trich test for this sale)
MARKET REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2, 2017 BIG SALE THIS WEEK. LIGHT FEEDER CATTLE - $2-5 HIGHER; HEAVY FEEDERS - $2-7 LOWER. WEIGH COWS STEADY. BUTCHER BULLS $5 HIGHER.
TOP BULLS.....................................................80-.88 MED BULLS................................................... .74-.79 YOUNG COWS................................................70-.90 TOP COWS.....................................................56-.65 MEDIUM COWS..............................................49-.55 SPECIAL SHEEP & GOAT SALE RESULTS: FAT GOATS LOW YIELDING COWS .............................. .48DOWN – 1.85-2.15 A POUND; LAMBS – 1.30-1.40; FAT EWES WEIGH COWS AND BULLS START AT 10:00 A.M. FOL.60-.70 HIGH OF .90. LOWED BY SHEEP & GOATS AT 11:00. BABY CALVES, 200-400#STEERS..................................... 1.60-1.80 PIGS AND BRED COWS STARTING AT 11:00-11:30. 200-400#HEIFERS.................................... 1.35-1.52 We will not be stopping for lunch. Weigh 400-500#STEERS..................................... 1.50-1.70 cows and bulls start at 10:00 a.m. followed 400-500#HEIFERS.................................... 1.30-1.47 by sheep & goats at 11:00. Baby calves, pigs 500-600#STEERS.................................... 1.45-1.67 and bred cows starting at 11:00-11:30. 500-600#HEIFERS................................... 1.25-1.42 • Please remember it is getting dark sooner. 600-700#STEERS..................................... 1.25-1.35 So please try to have your cattle in before 600-700#HEIFERS.....................................1.21-1.29 dark so we are able to sort them and do a 700-800#STEERS..................................... 1.25-1.33 good job for you. 700-800#HEIFERS.....................................1.15-1.24 • 800-900#STEERS..................................... 1.20-1.28 Please remember that bred cows need to be 800-900#HIEFERS.....................................1.12-1.22 in the yard by Monday or Tuesday before 900-1000#STEERS....................................1.15-1.24 noon. This in order to be preg checked by 900-1000#HEIFERS...................................1.05-1.15 our Vet.
Call Dan (970-874-4612) for more information.
Please have butcher cattle in by 9:30 or bring them in the day before. Most of the time they will be sold by 12:30 on Thursday. Sheep must be unloaded into our yard by 10:00 OR bring them in the day before. Please have bred cows in by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday for our vet to preg check.