MARCH 18, 2026
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Market Report
Seedstock Report
Greenville Livestock Auction March 14, 2026 Total: 153 Replacement: 178 (100.0%) Notes: Special breeding stock sale, Callan Farms
Upcoming Sales
Musgrave Angus 31st Annual Spring Sale Griggsville | 3.21.26 Adcock Land & Livestock Online Heifer & Embryo Sale SC Online | 3.26.26
Fairview Sale Barn March 12, 2026 Total: 1,3087 Feeder: 1,308 (100.0%) Trade: Traded lower
Sauk Valley Angus Bull & Female Sale Rock Falls | 3.28.26 Wildberry Farms Annual Production Sale Hanover | 3.28.26
United Producers March 10, 2026 Total: 323 Feeder: 17 (5.3%) Slaughter: 215 (94.7%) Breeding: 0 (0.0%) Notes: Sale Report Sourced from UPI
Tree Lane Farms Online Female Sale SC Online | 3.30.26 Andras Stock Farm The Andras Kind Red Angus Bull Sale Manchester | 4.4.26
Illinois Weekly Summary March 16, 2026 Total: 2,224 Feeder: 1,308 (58.8%) Slaughter: 763 (34.3%) Replacement: 153 (6.9%)
Prairie View Farms Spring Production Sale Gridley | 4.10.2 SEND SALES REPORTS AND UPCOMING SALE INFORMATION TO DEVIN@ILLINOISBEEF.COM
SALES REPORTS SOURCED FROM USDA AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICES
ILLINOIS FARM FAMILIES VENTURES OFF THE FARM AND ONTO THE ICE
by Devin Bollman
Illinois Beef Association is one of six farm groups At the booth, volunteers played ‘Farm Four’, a game in the Illinois Farm Families coalition. Together, similar to Connect Four, however each game piece IBA, Illinois Corn, Illinois Soybean, Illinois Farm has a unique Illinois farm fact on it. During game, Bureau, Illinois Pork, and Midwest Dairy work to volunteers also handed out IFF activity books, with increase consumer confidence in farmers and QR codes that send visitors back to the IFF website farming practices by connecting shared values and for kids, which features word searches, puzzles, enhancing understanding of agriculture - specifically and coloring images all with farm-focused facts and in the Chicagoland region. tidbits. The booth also displays a variety of Illinois products, like sweet corn, field corn, soybeans, Last weekend, the Chicago Wolves hockey team steaks, and milk which have scannable codes to faced off against the Grand Rapids Griffins for an drive visitors back to blog posts focused on farm incredible win, both in the barn (a.k.a. on the rink) commodities. and at the Illinois Farm Families booth, where many attendees stopped by to visit with farmer volunteers. In person events, such as the Chicago Wolves The evening was the last of a five-game partnership partnership, are just one of the many promotions IFF where IFF set up a booth and had farmers handing uses to target Chicagoland parents and residents with out activity books, educational resources, playing farm friendly messaging. Through the power of social ‘Farm Four’ and engaging with parents and media, IFF also connects with Chicago audiences consumers throughout the game. via Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, and the campaign’s WatchUsGrow.org website. In addition, Throughout the three periods of the hockey game, IFF launched a Farmer Ambassador program three volunteers dressed in this season’s IFF Chicago years ago, where six Illinois farmers teamed up as Wolves special edition jersey, encouraging attendees agriculture’s brand ambassadors, trained to be minito sign up for the Illinois Farm Families monthly email farm-influencers, to share educational content and to newsletter for a chance to win a jersey themselves! share their own farm stories on social media outlets, as well as through the IFF channels. IBA has helped The Chicago Wolves hosted an IFF trivia contest several young farmers join this program, including during the game, where one lucky fan was selected Trevor Maiers of Payson, Lena Head of Blue Mound, at random to answer questions on Illinois farm facts and currently, Rebecca Walker of Altamont. for a chance for their entire row to win the custom IFF jerseys as well.
Producer Events Knox County Cattlemen’s Association Annual Banquet When: March 21, 2026 Where: The Vault, Galesburg Woodford County Beef Improvement Association Annual Meeting & Banquet When: March 24, 2026 5:30 PM Where: The Outpost Banquet Room, Eureka Henry County Beef Association Banquet When: March 28, 2026 5:00 PM Where: Lavender Crest Winery, Colona Adams County Cattle Association Beef Bonanza When: March 28, 2026 5:30 PM Where: The Ambiance, Quincy
LOOKING FORWARD
Membership Award Nominations Your nominations for the Illinois Beef Association Member Awards are critical to recognize those individuals who “give their all” to make our industry the best it can be. Nominations can be made for your operation or on behalf of another producer. The winners will be recognized at the IBA Annual Meeting. We are very proud of the contributions made by the producers in our industry. This is an opportunity to recognize them both personally and professionally. Nominations close Friday, March 27 https://www.illinoisbeef.com/membership/awards Illinois Junior Beef Tour The Illinois Junior Beef Association is hosting the Illinois Junior Beef Tour May 27-28, visiting a variety of stops to highlight different career paths in the beef industry. Applications and more information can be found at https://www.illinoisbeef.com/ijba/programs-events/illinois-junior-beef-tour Applications close April 29. Save the Date - IBA Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony Tuesday, June 2 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois More information on sessions and schedule coming soon.