Omaha Cattle
Thursday, September 23
Compared with last weeks
close closing prices on slaughter
steers were steady, instances
strong to 25c higher on high
choice and prime late. Heifers
closed 25c higher. Cows were 25-
50c higher and bulls steady.
Feeder cattle and calves
brought fully steady prices.
Four day receipts 19,800 as
compared 21,400 previous week
and 24,300 a year ago. Slaughter
steers and heifers made up ap
proximately 75 percent of sup
ply, about equally divided. Cows
10 percent, and feeders 12 per
cent. Steer supply predominantly
good to average-choice 1000-1150
lbs forepart of week but num
erous loads high-choice ' and
prime steers and heifers includ
ed on lowa T-bone special for
Thursday trade. Overall finish
of heifers fairly attractive with
liberal percentage choice and
moderate volume high-choice and
prime during week. Fed cattle
trade Showed considerable
stability as prices on carcass
beef at the wholesale _ level
showed little net change.
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 31.93 average
weight 1081 lbs as compared
32.32 and 1094 lbs previous week
and 28.77 and 1090 lbs a year
ago.
Market Steers
Steers Two loads Prime
XJ.S. 3-4, 1165-1200 pounds, 34.75-
34.85; High-Choice and Prime,
1054-1256, 33.25-34.25; Choice
24, 950-1250, 31.75-33.25; Mixed
Good and Choice, 950-1225, 31.25-
32.25; Good, 28.25-31.50; Hol
steins 2-3, 28.25-28.50; Standard
and Low-Good, 26.50-28.25.
Heifers—Load Prime U.S. 34,
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For the week ending Thursday, September 23
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Hay Market
Friday, September 17
Four loads hay, including:
couple loads Timothy, 37.00-
41.00; one load Mixed hay,
36.00.
One load straw, 37.50.
Three loads ear corn, 43.00-
44.00.
1039 pounds, 32.75; High-Choice
and Prime, 950-1100, 32.00-32.35;
Choice 24, 825-1025, 30.50-32.00;
Mixed Good and Choice, 775-975,
29.50-30.75; Good, 26.00-29.50;
Standard and Low-Good, 25.00-
26.00.
Cows Utility and Commer
cial, 21.00-23.00; Utility Dairy
breds, 23.25-23.50; Canner and
Cutter, 19.00-21.25; Mixed Cut
ter and Low-Utility, 21.50-22.00
Bulls Utility, Commercial
and Good, 25.00-27.00; Commer
cial, 27.25-27.50; Cutter and Low-
Utility, 23.00-25.00.
A modest Feeder supply was
fully steady under a fairly good
demand. Supplies were mainly
Steer and Heifer Yearlings with
outshipments of approximately
1500 head as compared 2,500
previous week.
Steers Load Choice and
Prime, €72 pounds, 37.50; Three
loads Choice, 753-776, 34.50-
35.00; 826-966. ,31.40-33.50; 958-
1197, 31.00-32.15; Good and
Choice, 930-1030, 30.50-31.25.
Heifers Load Choice, 338
pounds, 35.00; Two loads Choice,
449, 33.75;505-639, 32.85-3400;
Good and Choice, 666-749, 28.50-
30.00.
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CATTLE
498,000*'
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506,000-
487,000
Feeder Steers
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SHEEP
HOGS
1,395,000' 166,000
, 1,379,000 168,000
1,293,000 168,000
Oklahoma ©Mr
Thursday, September 23
Estimated receipts 6,500
Same day last week 11,078
Same day last year 5,221
Active, compared to last
Thursday, feeder cattle and
calves fully 50c higher, in
stances 1.00 higher. Majority re
ceipts good and choice 350-750
lb offerings with quality below
the average of the past several
Thursday. Salable receipts cur
tailed due to the recent showers
over a fairly large portion of
the marketing area. Fairly
large attendance buyers.
Sales as of 12:30 P.M.
Feeder Steers: Choice, few
prime, 300-500 lb 37.0042.50,
two small lots 237-284 lb 44.75-
45.00 and part load 311 lb at
46.75; 500-690 lb 34 75-38.00, part
load 603 lb 37.25; 650-750 lb
33.50-35.00, small lot 639 lb at
35.30; few 750-807 lb 33.85-34.60;
good and choice 350-500 lb 35.50-
38.00, 500-650 lb 33.50-34.75; few
650-880 lb 31.75-32.50, small lot
662 lb at 33.40; good 350-500 lb
33.75-35.50; 500-650 lb 31.00-
33.25; few 700-910 lb 29.25-31.25;
Standard to mostly good largely
Holsteins 500-750 lb 27.25-29.50;
750-1060 lb 26.75-27.75.
Feeder Heifers: Choice, few
prime 300-450 lb 33.00-36 25, few
287-377 lb 38.00-38.50; 450-625
lb 30.50-33.00, small lot 472 lb
at 33.60; good and choice 300-
450 lb 31.50-33.00; 450-700 lb
29.75-31.00; good 400-500 lb
30.00-31.25; 450-600 lb 27.75-29.50.
Others: Good and choice bull
calves 34.00-40.50. \
Yearling
Feeder Sale
ORANGE. VIRGINIA
Tuesday, September 21
There were 816 head sold. All
cattle state graded and sold by
the hundredweight.
STEERS: Choice and Fancy,
405-500 lbs., 39.25-40.50; 505-600
lbs., 36.00-38.00; lbs., 35.25-
37.00;. Good, 300-400 lbs., 39.25-
40.75; 405-5001b5., 38.75-40.25 ; 505-
600 lbs., 35.25-37.75. Medium, 300-
400 lbs., 35.00-36.50; 405-500 lbs.,
36.00-37.25; 505-600 lbs., 33.50-
36.50. Short, 375-504 lbs., 34.50-
35.75.
HEIFERS: Choice and Fancy,
300-450 lbs., 30.50-32.00, ■ 450-550
lbs., 30.25-32.75. Good, 300-450
lbs., 30.00-31.25; 450-550 lbs.,
29.50-31.50. Medium, 300-450 lbs.,
30.00 31.25 ; 450-550 lbs., 30.25-
30.75.
HARRISONBURG, VA.
Tuesday, September 21
There were 297 head sold. All
cattle state graded and sold by
the hundredweight.
Choice & fancy steers, 405-500
lbs., 37.25-40.00; 505-600 lbs., 37.-
00-38.75. Good steers, 300-400
lbs., 38.25-41.25; 405-500 lbs.,
36.50-39.25; 505-600 lbs., 35.25-
36.00. Medium steers, 300-400
lbs., 33.75-37.00; 405-500 lbs.,
34.00-35.75.
Choice & fancy heifers, 300-
400 lbs., 31.00-33.25; 405-500 lbs.,
31.25-32.00; 505-600 lbs., 29.50-
33.00. Good heifers, 300-400 lbs.,
30.50-33.25; 405-500 lbs, 31.25-
33.00.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Market, Iric.
I mile east of
Fredericksburg
along Route 222
Phone Jonestown
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday at 1:30
P.M. starting with feeder
cattle and pigs
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 25,1971
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, September 23)
October
November
December
February ’72 31.80 20.05
March
April
May
June
July
August
Trend Cattle are stronger, Hogs are stronger, Potatoes
are stronger and Eggs are stronger.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Karketc provided by Commodity XoyaoMa a Company
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, September 22
Reported receipts of 144 head of
cattle, 13 heifers, eight bulls;
market lower than last weeks
market.
Load Canadian cows, fresh,
350-410; springers, 340-465.
Load Canadian and Franklin
County cows, fresh, 375-540;
springers, 490-535.
Load Canadian cows, fresh,
405-480; springers, 425-640.
Load New York cows, fresh,
360-550.
Load Vermont cows, fresh, 405-
515.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
380-550.
Load Canadian cows, fresh,
460-550; springers, 375-505.
Locally consigned cows, 245-
500.
Heifers, 325-475,
Bulls, 155-425.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
Wednesday, September 23
There were 1,598 head sold.
All state graded and sold by
the hundredweight.
Choice & fancy steers 300-400
lbs., 40.50; 400-500 lbs., 38.75-39.-
75; 500-600 lbs., 37.25-40.00; 600-
679 lbs., 35.00-37.00.
Good steers 300-400 lbs., 40.-
00; 400-500 lbs., 38.00-40.25;*500-
600 lbs., 36.50-37.50; 600-650 lbs.,
35.00-36.25.
Medium steers 300-400 lbs.,
37.00- 400-500 lbs., 37.00-
37.50; 500-600 lbs., 33.00-37.25.
630 lbs., 32.75. -
Choice & fancy heifers 300-
400 lbs., 32.75-33.00; 400-500 lbs.,
33.00- 500-600 lbs., 29.75-
33.50.
Good heifers 300-400 lbs., 32.-
25-32.50; 400-500 lbs., 32.75-33.-
50; 500-600 lbs., 31.00-32.50.
Medium heifers 300-400 lbs.,
31.50-32.25; 400-500 lbs., 28.00-
32.00; 500-600 lbs., 29.75-30.00.
ABINGDON, VA.
Tuesday, September 21
There were 1,101 head sold.
All cattle state graded and sold
by the hundredweight.
Choice & fancy steers, 500-700
lbs., 34.20-35.75; 705-800 lbs., 32.-
90-33.00; 805-1000 lbs., 30.00-32.-
20.
Good steers, 500-700 lbs., 33.-
SPECIAL PRICES ON ELEVATORS
24 - 28 - 32 Ft.
Also Gravity Grain Boxes.
MILLER'S REPAIRS
8 Miles East of Lancaster
|R. D. 1, Bird-in-Hand, Pa. Phone 717-656-7926
Chicago Chicago New Tork Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
32.20 19.52
31.90 20.90
31.30 21.42 3.32
31.07 23.65
23.70
31.00 22.85
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, September 21
235 Head of Cattle
Steers: Choice (few), 34.25-
36.10; Good, 31.25-33.50; Stand
ard (few), 27.85-30.25; Utility
(few), 26.10-27.75.
Heifers: Good (few), 29.00-
29.50.
Cows: Utility (individual),
23.60-24.60; Cutter, 22.50-23.60;
Canner, 20.60-22.50; Shells
down to 18.00.
Bulls: Good, 29.00-31.25; Uti
lity and Commercial, 27.75-29.-
35; Cutter, 24.10-27.75.
286 Head of Veal Calves
Choice (few), 53.00-54.00;
Good, 49.00-52.00; Standard, 45 -
0048.00; Utility, 41.00-44.00;
'Cull 90-120 pounds, 34.0040.-
00; Cull 70-85 pounds, 28.00-33.-
00. . . ,
Farm Calves; Bulls 80-110
pounds, 34.0042.00; Heifers 85-
120 pounds, 38.00-49.00.
223 Head of Hogs
U.S. 2-3 195-250 pounds, 19.75-
20.50; 24 185-260 pounds (few),
19.60-20.00.
Sows: U.S. 1-3 300-500 pounds,
14.75-15.50; 2-3 300-600 pounds,
14.00-14.75.
Boars; 13.35-13.60.
20 Head of Sheep and Lambs
Ewes: 5.00-8.00.
My Neighbors
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“Watch where you’re go
ing, can’t you, you clumsy
bird brain!”
50-35.30; 705-800 lbs., 32.75-33.-
10; 805-1000 lbs., 28.50-32.10.
Medium steers, 500-700 lbs.,
33.70-35.00; 705-800 lbs., 32.10-
32.30; 805-1000 lbs., 26.00-29.00.
Common steers, 500-700 lbs.,
31.00-32.00; 705-800 lbs., 28.40;
805-1000 lbs., 24.50-26.60.
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