MARKET REPORT FOR OCTOBER 29, 2020
700 West Fifth Street Delta, Colorado 81416 DAN & HOLLY VARNER
O: 970-874-4612 • H: 970-874-3605
UPCOMING SALES: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12TH- BABY CALVES, BRED COWS, PIGS, SHEEP & GOATS ONLY. NO FEEDERS CALVES! FEEDERS WILL SELL ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14TH.
Another good sale this week. Weigh cows steady to $2 higher, butcher bulls steady. BRED COWS RESULTS: Top YOUNG Cows @$1150.; Top SOLID Mouth Cows @$850.-950. ; BROKEN mouth Cows Weigh price to $100.00. SPECIAL SHEEP SALE RESULTS: Top Lambs: 1.50-1.82 a lbs.; Top Ewes: .60-.80 high of 100. a lb. FAT GOATS: 2.25-2.75 a lb.; FAT NANNIES: $130.-190. Per head; FAT BILLIES: $ 250.-350. Per head
FEEDER SALE RESULTS FROM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH. 300-400# ................................... 1.60-1.85 400-500# ................................... 1.30-1.60 500-600# ................................... 1.22-1.38 600-700#.................................... 1.20-1.30 700-800#.....................................1.19-1.23 800-900#.....................................1.19-1.23 TOP BULLS ........................................74-.81 .................................................................... MEDIUM COWS................................ .46-.51
300-400# ..................................1.25-1.50 400-500# .................................. 1.30-1.41 500-600# .................................. 1.14-1.28 600-700#................................... 1.14-1.20 700-800# .................................. 1.10-1.18 800-900# .................................. 1.10-1.15 MEDIUM BULLS...............................65-.73 TOP COWS...................................... .52-.57 LOW-YIELD COWS .......................45 DOWN
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14TH – FEEDER CALVES ONLY. STARTING @ 10:30 A.M 40 MIXED FEEDERS – 600# HIGH ALTITUDE , SOUTH DEVON – SELLING AS ONE GROUP. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19TH – SPECIAL SHEEP & GOAT SALE. ALONG WITH BABY CALVES, BRED COWS, PIGS. NO FEEDER CALVES! FEEDERS WILL SELL SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21ST. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21ST. -FEEDER CALVES ONLY. STARTING @ 10:30 A.M. NO SALE NOVEMBER 26TH! THANKGIVING NEXT SPECIAL HORSE SALE SATURDAY DECEMBER 5TH.
Next week: Thursday November 5th – Regular sale. Selling all classes of cattle. NO SATURDAY SALE THIS NEXT WEEK. 4 head of feeders, 20 feeder steers, 14 feeder heifers, 14 mixed feeders, 12 butcher cows, 5 butcher bulls. Along with our usual dock run of 300-400.
A sale every Thursday until Thanksgiving.
For market & upcoming sales information, visit us online at: deltasalesyard.com We work to get the best market for you! 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.