Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
Monday - Wednesday
June 21 - June 23
Compared last Friday, slaugh
ter steers steady to 50c higher,
slaughter heifais steady to 25c
lower, cows steady, bulls 25c
-50c higher.
Most of the upturn in
slaughter steers centered
around Choice kinds as numer
ous loads 1050-1150 lbs. were
purchased to fill futures con
tract deliveries Meanwhile,
other grades and weights also
met with a slightly improved
demand and registered small
advances.
Receipts 77 per cent slaugh
ter steers, 20 per cent heifers,
balance mainly cows Overall
finish of slaughter steers about
like last week with near 20 per
cent Prime and 70 per cent
Choice, compared with 25 per
cent Prime and 66 per cent
Choice last year. Heifer supply
mainly High Good to Low
Prime weighing 800-1050 lbs.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1200-1375 lbs. Yield
Grade 3 and 4 33.50-34.00, five
loads at latter price. High
Choice and Prime 1075-1350 lbs.
33.00-33.50, Choice 950-1350 lbs.
Yield Grade 2 to 4 32 00-33.25,
largely 32.50-33.00 on Wednes
day, Mixed Good and Choice
31.25-32.25, Good 28.00-31.25,
Standard and Low Good 26.00-
28.00.
Wednesday, June 23
Reported receipts of 88 head of
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS - steady lithlS mark6t
High Choice and Prime 950- Susauehanna Countv
1075 lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 4 pur e b ? ed cows fresh 430 850
32.50-33.00, Choice 800-1025 lbs. svri n °er S ’ ’
YfeM G«<i e 2 to 4
Mixed Good and Choice 30.25- fresh 440-555
30.25-31.25 late, Good 27.00-31.- Franklin County herd disper
sal, all stages of production, 260-
COWS Utility and Com- 475.
mercial 22.00-23.75, High Dress- Load Canadian cows, fresh,
ing Utility 24.00-24.50, Canner 310-490; springers, 375-475.
and Cutter 20.50-23.00. Locally consigned cows, 295-
610.
BULLS Late, Utility and Heifers, 295-405.
Commercial 26 00-28 75. Bulls, 85-230.
Green Dragon
Dairy Cattle
Friday, June 18
The Gieen Dragon market re
ported receipts of 152 head of
cattle, poor attendance, prices
steady
Consignments included-
Load Canadian cows, fresh,
380-555, springers, 380-540
Load Canadian cows, fresh
382.50-525, spnngeis, 380-590
Load Canadian cows, mostly
springers, 380-600, one Red Hol
stein fresh cow, 725
Load Pennsylvania cows, 272-
50-370.
Load Pennsylvania cows, 385-
475.
Local heifers, 227-440,
Colored cows, 240-445.
Beef Cows
Beef sale and Feeder market
active with prices steady.
Beef cows: Cutters, 22 00-26 -
00; Fat cows. 21 00-22.00; Utility,
19.00-21.00.
Stocker market: Holstein Stoc
ker bulls, 24.00-27.00; Beef bred
bulls, 26.00-30.00; Steers, 26.00-
34 00
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Omaha Cattle
Thursday June 24
Compared with last weeks
U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
dose Closing puces on slauffh- p or ending Thmsday, June 24
tei steei s weie stiong to 50c
higher and heifeis weie steady
to 25c higher Cows closed 25-
50c high'i and bulls were fmly Week to date
steadj The small feeder simply Same penod last week
sold at geneiallv steady prices Same penod last jear
Four da\ leceipts 20,600 as
compared 21,100 pievious week
and 19 800 a yeai ago Slaugh- ■
ter steers approximately 47 per
cent, and heifeis 35 percent
Predominance good to average
choice most days with a mod-
erate volume high choice and
prime cows 9 per cent, feeders
5 per cent Price on slaughter
steers and heifers pointed up-
ward on initial session, but early July
aggressiveness replaced by mid-
week bearishness as wholesale August
carcass trade failed to justify .
upturn in live prices Most buy- pmD r
ing interests entered the week October
with minimal inventories on
hand and were forced to com- November
pete for sufficient numbers to -
maintain slaughter quotas Buy- Decem “ er
ers noticable cautious and selec- ~
tive on late rounds.
Average cost slaughter steers March
first three days 31.70 average
weight 1122 ibs as compared I "**
31.76 and 1122 lbs previous week , w
and 30.39 and 1133 lbs a year y
ago,
Market Steers
Steers—Load High Choice and
Prime, U S 34, 1075 pounds.
33 50, three loads U S. 34, 1108-
1253. 33 25-33 35. 1125-1311,
32.75-33.15; 1300-1350. 32.25-
32 50, Choice, U.S 2-4, 975-1300.
31 25-32 50, Mixed Good and
Choice, 950-1250, 30 75-31 50,
Good, 27 50-3100, Holstems.
27.50-28 00; Standard and Low-
Good, 26 00-27 50
Heifers Eight loads High
Choice and Prime, U S 34, 917-
1082 pounds, 32 25-32 35; U.S
2-4 889-1037, 31 85-32 10; Choice
US. 2-4, 850-1025, 30.25-31 75;
Mixed Good and Choice, 800-975,
29.50-30.75, Good, 26.00-29 50;
Standard and Good, 25.00-26.00
Cows Utility and Commer
cial, 2150-23 00; few Utility,
23 25-23 50; Canner and Cutter,
19 00-21 50. Mixed Cutter and
Utility, 21 75-22 00
Bulls —Utility, Commercial and
Good, 26 00-28 00, Commercial,
28 25-29 25. Cutter and Low-
Utility, 24 00-26 00
Feeder Steers
Small feeder supply generally
steady, consist largely High-Good
and Choice fleshy two-way steers
and moderate showing Choice
heifer calves Outshipments
1,000 head as compared 1,200
previous week
Steers Choice, 538 pounds,
34 75, High-Good and Choice,
860-1106, 29 75-31 00
Heifers Choice, 404-474
pounds, 32 50-34 00, 504-512,
31 00 32 50
New Holland
Horse Auction
Two loads
Monday, June 28 norses, 85-160
Reported receipts of 427 head Load Oklahoma registered
of horse, maiket steady with last quarter hoises, 185-370 .
wee jj Locally consigned work horses.
Load lowa riding horses, 125- 110-175; riding horses, 105-200,
275. diiving horses, 115 300, few bet-
Load Ohio riding horses, 125- ter horses, 215-300, mules, 105-
360. 150
Kansas riding horses.
Load
150-210
Load lowa riding horses, 110-
WHITE WASHING
with
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• DRIES WHITE
• DOES NOT RUB OFF
• NO WET FLOORS
• IS COMPATIBLE WITH DISINFECTANT
MAYNARD L. BEITZEL
Witmer, Pa. 392-7227
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 26,1971 —3
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Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Fedeial Inspection.
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as Thursday, June 24)
February ’72 30.95
June
July
Trend. Cattle are steady,
steady and Eggs are stronger.
a-asked b-bid nnommal
Karketa provided by Commodity 10opt., JCoynolds It Compaay
Oklahoma City
Thursday, June 24
Estimated receipts 9,000
Same day last week 8,637
Same day last year 14,188
Fairly active, feeder cattle
and calves steady to 50c higher,
bulk of offerings High Good
and Choice 400-750 lb., how
ever, several loads with moder
ate showing Prime. Fairly large
attendance buyers.
Sales As Of 12:30 P.M.
FEEDER STEERS- Choice,
some Prime 30(1-500 lb. 36 00-
42.00, Bulk 36 50-39.50, couple
lots 410-445 lb 40 10-40 25, 500-
650 lb 33 00-37 00, load 516 lb.
37 60; 650-750 lb 32 00-33 50, lot
655 lb. 34 30, 750 850 lb 30 75-
32 00, lot 755 lb 32 40 Good and
Choice 300-500 lb 34 50-37 00,
500-650 lb 32 25-33 50; 650-750
lb 30 50-32 00; 750-875 lb 28 80-
3100, Good 350-500 lb 32 50-
35 00, 500 650 lb 30 00 32 50;
650-750 lb 28 50-30.50 Standard
and Low Good 600-800 lb 25 GO
-27 00, lot 930 lb 25 70. Mostly
Standard, some Good 740-885
lb. 24 10-24 90.,
FEEDER HEIFERS Choice
350-450 lb 32 25-34 80, 450 650
375
Illinois
Mare ponies, 10 35; geldings,
10-25, colts, 5-12: larger ponies,
40-65, killers, 10-11
Cattle Hogs Sheep
432 000 1 175 000 146 000
474 000 1 291,000 152 000
461,000 987 000 156,009
Chicago Chicago New York Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Egg*
Potatoes
21.95
30.60
29.90 21.35
30.10 22.80
24.10
31.07 23.75 3.15
25.10
24.75
Hogs are steady, Potatoes are
lb 29.50-33.00 j mostly 30 50-32.-
50, lot 460 lb. 34 40 and load 475
lb. 33 60. Good and Choice 30tt»
450 lb. 30 50-32 50, 450-650 lb.
28.50-30.50
OTHERS' Good and Choics
bull calves 31.00-35.60
Locaf Grain
Thursday, June 17
These prices are made up dt
the average prices quoted b> si*
participating local feed and grain
concerns. It should lie noted,
however, that not every dealer
handles each commodity All
prices are per bushel, except for
ear corn which is per ton.
The local grain prices
quoted Thursday, June 17, 1971,
are as follows.
Bid* Offered*
Ear Com 4100 49 00
Shelled Corn 1.71 1.90
Oats (local) 76 90
Oats (western) 1 03 1.08
Barley 1.04 1.24
Wheat 161 184
*Bid is the price the dealer will
buy from the farmer delivered
to the mill Offered is the price
the dealer will sell for at his
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riding
Poultry Group to Meet
Gene Bailey, president of the
Pennsylvania Poultry Processors
Association, has called a meet
ing July 7 at Schindler’s Res
taurant, Camp Hill
The meeting will concern tieW
regulations for inspections for
wholesomeness and the new ap
proach to safety The safety issue
is far reaching and can he very
important to poultry dressing
plant operations, according to
E J Lawless Jr , secretary.
The meeting will start at 11-30
a m Following lunch, the group
will meet downstairs.
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39.50
38.50
2.67 40 65
2.94
3.66
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