Omaha Cattle Chicago Cattle
Thursday, May 20 Weekly Review
Compared with last weeks Monday - Wednesday
close slaughter steers fully May 17 May 19
steady with late pievious week Cojnpared last Friday, slaugh
|nd heifers steady to 25c higher ter steers stead y, s i aught er
Cows strong to 25c higher and heifers str to 25 c hl |hei,
bulls fully steady Small feeder cows 25 hlgher , bulls fully
supply steady. 50c h her _
Four day receipts 18,600 as
compared 20,100 pervious week
and 20,900 year ago
Slaughter steers approximate
ly 41 percent, heifers 34 percent,
cows 11 percent and feeders
short. 10 percent. General finish
steers and heifers not particular
ly . attractive most days with a
predominance good to average
choice. Fed cattle trade followed
an uneven pattern despite re
duced marketings Prices on
steers and heifers forced down
ward on initial session under the
influence of a lower carcass
trade late previous week and a
rail labor strike which made
transportation facilities uncer
tain. Early downturns fully re
gained on later sessions as sup
plies dwindled Rain again
hampered livestock movement
somewhat at midweek
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 32 27 average
weight 1132 lbs as compared
32.58 and 1135 lbs previous
week and 29 19 and 1148 lbs a
year ago.
Market Steers
Steers Three loads High-
Choice and Prime, US. 3-4,
1095-1278 lbs, 34 00; 1154-1249
lbs, 33 60-33 85; Choice, US.
2-4, 975-1322 lbs, 32.50-33 50;
Mixed Good and Choice 950-
1250 lbs , 32 00-32 50; Good,
28 50-32 00; Holsteins, US 2-3,
1150-1325 lbs , 28 50-2900, Stand
ard and Low-Good, 27.00-28 50.
Heifers Seven loads High-
Choice and Prime, U S 2-4, 925-
1050 lbs , 33 35-33 50; 834-1133
lbs, 33 00-33.25; Choice, 825-
1050 lbs, 31 50-33 00; Mixed
Good and Choice, 775-1000 lbs,
31 00-32 00; Mixed Good and
Choice, 775-1000 lbs , 31 00-32 00,
Good, 27 00-31 00; Standard and
Low-Good, 25 50-27 00
Cows—Utility and Commercial,
21 50-23 50; Few Utility Dairy
bieds. 23 75, Chnner and Cutter,
19 50-21 50; Mixed Cutter and
Utility, 21 75-22 25
Bulls Utility, Commercial
and Good, 26 00-28 00, Commer
cial, 28 25-29 00, Cutter and Low-
Utihty, 24 00-26 00
Feeder Steers
Prices steady under generally
good demand, supplies laigely
fleshy two-way steers Outship
ments appioximately 1800 as
SPRING FEEDER
SALE SCHEDULE
Lancaster Union Stockyards
MAY 28
Sale Starts at 1 p.m.
All Grades and Weights of Steers, Heifers
and Bulls
SALE SPONSORED BY
LANCASTER LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE
and the
UNION STOCKYARD COMPANY
Door Prizes Grand Prize - Hamilton Watch
Declines late last week in
the wholesale dressed trade,
coupled with slightly expanded
marketings, appeared to be ma
jor factors contributing to a de
cline Monday in the slaughtei
steer trade. Another factor con
tributing to Monday’s down
turn was a railroad strike early
Monday which curtailed ship
ments of live cattle to East
Coast packers. This price de
cline was offset Wednesday by
an advance stimulated by re
duced receipts and a broader
demand after the rail strike
was halted late Tuesday.
Receipts 80 percent slaughter
steers, 17 pet heifers, balance
mainly cows. Overall finish of
slaughter steers not much the
same as last week with 17 pei
cent Prime and 70 percent
Choice, compared with 13 per
cent Prime and 72 percent
Choice last year. Heifer supply
mainly High Good to Low
Prime weighing 850-1050 lbs
SLAUGHTER STEERS
On Wednesday, Prime 1225-1350
lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 4 34.75-
35.25, six loads at latter price
High Choice and Prime 1125-
1350 lbs 34 00-34 75, Choice 950-
1350 lbs Yield Grade 2 to 4 33.-
00-34 00, Mixed Good and Choice
32 25-33 00, Good 28 25-32 25,
Standard and Low Good 26 50-
28 25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
On Wednesday, High Choice
and Prime 950-1050 lbs. Yield
Grade 3 and 4 33.75-34 00,
Choice 850-1025 lbs Yield Grade
2 to 4 32.50-33 75, Mixed Good
and Choice 3150-32 50, Good
27 50-3150.
COWS Late, Utility and
Commeicial 22 00-24 00, High
Dressing Utility 24 25 24 50,
Canner and Cutter 20 00-23 00
BULLS Throughout the
week, Utility and Commeicial
26 00-29 00.
compared less than 1000 pre
vious week
Steeis High Good and
Choice, 811-1110 lbs, 30 GO
-32 25, Mostly 31 00-3175, Three
loads Standaid and Good Hol
steins, 837 lbs , 28 00
Heifers Choice, 549-660
lbs , 31 00-32 50
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, May 18
357 Head of Cattle
Steei s High Choice and
Prime (few individual), 3210-
33 50, Choice, 32 10 33 50, Good,
29 25-3175, Standard (few), 27-
50-28 50
Heifers Choice (individual),
29 85, Good (few), 27 00-29 00;
Utility, 25.00-26 25.
Cows Utility (individual),
24 60 25.85; Cutter, 23 75-24 60,
Canner, 22 50-23 50, Shells down
to 2100 ' ‘ '
Bulls: Good, 29 25-32 25; Utili
ty and Commercial, 27 75-31 10.
171 Head of Veal Calves
Choice- (individual), 54 50,
Good, 48 00-51 00; Standard, 44.-
00-47 00, ' Utility, 40 00-44 00;
Cull 90-120 pounds (few), 29.50-
32 50 ’
Farm Calves Bulls 80-110
pounds, 35 00-40 00; Heifers 85-
120 pounds, 45 00-50 00.
298 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts U S 2-3
195-250 pounds, 19 75-20 10, U S
2-4 190-260 pounds, 19 00-19 60;
U S 3-4 250-350 pounds (few),
15 00-17 00
Sows U S 1 3 300-500 pounds
(few), 1425-14 50 US 2-3 300-
600 pounds, 13 60-13 85.
Boars 13 85-14 50.
11 Head of Feeder Pigs
US 1-3 20-35 pounds (few),
10 00.
33 Head of Sheep and Lambs
Choice 70-100 pounds, 33 50-
36.00; Good 65-85 pounds (few),
31.50.
Oklahoma City
Feeder Auction
Thursday, May 20
Estimated receipts 16,000
Same day last week 15,428
Same day last year 15,710
Tiading now fairly active,
compared to late last week,
yearling steers 500 650 lb
steady to 50c higher with thin
fleshed offeungs at the ad
vance, steers 650 lb and up
steady to weak, instances 50c
lower; feeder heifeis over 450
lb steady to 50c lower, steei s
under 500 lb and heifers under
450 lb very scai ce and not en
ough sold to make a test of the
trade Majouty receipts 500 800
lb offerings including numei
ous shipments fleshy cattle ai
rmng fiom wheat pastuies
Large attendance buyers
Sales As Of 1 P.M.
Feeder Steers
June
July
August
September '
October
November
December
February ’72 30.70 24.10
March
April
May
Trend Cattle aie highei, Hogs aie stionger, Potatoes are
stronger and Eggs are lower
Karketa provided by Commodity Dept., Reynold! Jc Company
U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Cattle Hogs Sheep
Week to date 466.000 1,366,000 146,000
Same period last wk 481,000 1,375,000 151,000
Same period last yr. 455,000 1,102,000 148,000
Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Federal Inspection.
Choice 470 lb 37 60; 500 650 lb 27 00-29 50, 650-950 lb 25 50-27.-
32 75 36 80, part load 519 lb 25
39 00, 650-750 lb 3150-32 60, Feeder Heifers Two Small
part load 650 lb 32 90, 750-900 Lots choice 357-445 lb 33 15-
lb 30 25-31 70; Good and Choice 33 60, 450-650 lb 29 25-31 75,
400-500 lb 34 50 37 00, 500 650 few 487-547 lb 32 40-32 80, Few
lb 31 75-33 50, 650-750 lb 30 50- Fleshy 675-715 lb 29 00 29 25;
, Good and Choice 290 450 lb 32.-
31 50, Good 500 650 lb 30 00-31 - 00.3325, 450 675 lb 28 00 29 25;
50, 650-750 lb 29 00-30 75, Stand- Good 375-450 lb 28 50-31 50, 450-
ard and Low Good 500 650 lb 675 lb 26 00 28 00
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Small lot
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 22,1971
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thmsday, May 20)
Chicago Chicago New York Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
32.90 21.35
31.15
30.20 22.40
30.00 23.50
30.75
b-bid n-nominal
a-asked
For week ending Thursday, May 20
22.85
22.95
2.80
3.13
3.30
3.87
3
ja
30.65
34.10
39.15