Oklahoma City
Thursday, September 30
Estimated receipts 10,500
Same day last week 6,450
Same day last year 10,699
Fairly active, feeder cattle
and calves steady to strong com
pared to last Thursday, in
stances 50c higher on thin flesh
ed Good Grade offerings. Ma
jority receipts Good and Choice
350-650 lb. offerings; fairly
large attendance buyers.
Sales As Of 12:30 P.M.
Feeder Steers: Choice, few
Prime 325-475 lb. 37.50-42.00,
two small lots 202-225 lb. 43 00-
45.00; 500-650 lb. 34.50-38.50,
load 547 lb. at 39.10; 650-725 lb
33.50-34.50; 750-875 lb. 32.75-33.-
60, part load 907 lb. fleshy at
31.60; Good and Choice 400-475
lb. 36.00-38.00; 500-650 lb. 33.50-
34.75; Gopd 375-475 lb. 33.25-35.-
00; 500-650 lb. 31.00-33.50; 650-
750 lb. 31.00-33.00, few 750-785
lb. 29.50-32.25; Standard and
Low-Good 575-650 lb. 29.00-30.-
00; few small lots and part
loads 800-900 lb. 28.00-28.80.
Feeder Heifers: Choice, few
Prime 300-450 lb. 33.75-37.75,
small lot and part load 323-335
lb. 38.60-39.25; 450-650 lb. 30.75-
33.50, few small lots 450-500 lb.
33.75-34.50; Good and Choice
350-450 lb. 31.75-33.00; 450-600
lb. 29.75-31.00; few Good 535-
650 lb. 28.00-29.00.
Others: Good and Choice bull
Calves 33.25-44.00, load 323 lb.
Vintage
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Fat Hogs and Feeder Pig Sale
Saturday, September 25
HOGS 886: Barrows & Gilts:
Mostly steady, spots 25c higher.
US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. 20.75-21.35,
lot 22.10 US No., 2-3 190-255 lbs,
20.10-20.60 US No. 2-4 260-280 lbs.
18.35-19.75 US No. 2-4 160-185 lbs.
15.75-18.60
Sows: US No. 1-3 315-565 lbs.
15.00-16.75
Boars: 14.00-15.25
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• Winch feeder adjustment
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systems
Green Dragon
Dairy Cattle
Friday, September 24
The Green Dragon market
reported receipts of 159 head of
cattle, fair attendance, prices
stronger.
Consignments included
Load Pennsylvania cows,
fresh, 352.50 - 400; springers, 245 -
390.
Herd Maryland cows, fresh, 390
- 710; springers, 415 - 650.
Load Canadian cows, fresh,
442.50 - 570; springers, 450 - 645.
Herd Virginia cows, fresh, 225 -
380; springers, 266 - 537.50;
milkers, 227.50 - 346.
Load fresh cows, 248 - 545.
Locally consigned cows, fresh,
220 - 256.
Beef Cows
Beef cows steady in active
market; feeder cattle stronger in
active market.
Beef cows: Cutter, 22.00 - 24.10;
Fat cows, 20.00 - 22.00; Utility,
18.00 - 20.00.
Stocker market: Beef bred
bulls, 25.00 - 31.50; Holstein bulls,
24.00-27.75; Feeder steers, 27.00 -
32.00.
at 47.25 and short load 270 lb. at
50.60. Numerous part loads
Choice, few Prime 403-509 lb.
heifers from reputation herds
37.00-40.25, part load 339 lb. at
41.40 and load 287 lb. at 42.75.
U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
For the week ending Thursday, September 30
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
First tour days 499,000 1,398,000 159,000
Same period last week 496,000 1377,000 162,000
Same period last year 460,000 1,312,000 160,000
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Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Federal Inspection.
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WE SELL, SERVICE AND INSTALL
E. M. HERR EQUIPMENT, INC
R. D, 1, Willow Street
Reported receipts of 152 head of
cattle, three bulls; market lower
on all cattle.
Load Canadian cows, fresh, 420
- 460; springers, 365 - 410.
Three loads Canadian
purebreds and grades, fresh, 485 -
860; springers, 460 - 750.
Load Canadian and New York
cows, fresh, 440 - 570.
Load Canadian and New York
cows, fresh, 480 - 610; springers,
350 - 550.
Load Canadian cows, fresh, 530
- 575; springers, 440 - 490. ,
Locally consigned cows, 265 -
510.
Omaha Cattle
Compared with last weeks
close slaughter steers weak to
25c lower, heifers 25-50 c lower.
Cows 25-50 c lower. Bulls steady.
Feeder cattle and calves steady
to strong.
Four day receipts 19,600 as
compared 19,800 previous week
and 23.300 a year ago. Slaughter
steers approximately 36 percent
of four day supply, heifers 40
percent, cows 11 percent, feed
ers 9 percent. A large share of
steer crop of Good to Average-
Choice Grade scaling 1000-1150
lbs. Moderate volume High-
Choice and Prime heifers with
• Flex auger feeders
• More uniform pullets
• Most advanced engineered chick
pullet system available
• Easy ventilated
• Greater cubic inch of bird area
• Start chicks directly on feeder
• Easy assembly
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, September 29
Bulls, 240 - 370.
Thursday, September 30
717-464-3321
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 2,1971
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday,JSeptembei 30)
October
November
December
January ’72
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Trend Cattle aie stionger, Hogs aie weakei. Potatoes aie
weaker and eggs are stronger.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided toy Commodity Sept., Reynolds k Company
fairly liberal percentage
Choice. The average weight of
heifer's for three days 28 lbs
heavier than the 913 lbs for
the week ended August 26
Fed cattle trade characterized
by an air of caution as buyers
sought to brink live prices in
line with a declining carcass
trade which was in turn a re
flection of continued large
slaughter Local marketings
poorly distributed over trading
period with fully 45 percent
of steer and heifer supply ar
riving on Monday.
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 31 96 Average
weight 1097 lbs. as compared
32.11 and 1087 lbs. previous
week and 28.33 and 1086 lbs a
year ago.
Market Steers
Steers Two loads High
Choice and Prime U.S 3-4, 1129
pounds, 33.50; 2-4, 1035-1254,
32.90-33.25; Choice, 975-1300,
31.75-32.75; Mixed Good and
Choice, 950-1225, 31 00-32.00,
Good, 28 50-31 00; Holsteins 2-
3, 28 50-29 00, Standard and
Low-Good, 27 00-28 50.
Heifers Two loads High-
Choice and Prime U S 3-4, 980
pounds, 32 25; 892-1075, 31 65-
32 00; Choice 2-4, 825-1025, 30-
25-31.50; Mixed Good and
Choice, 800-975, 29 25-30 50;
Good, 26 00-29 25; Standard and
Low-Good, 24 50-26 00
Cows Utility and Commer
cial, 21 00-22.50; Utility Dairy
breds, 22 75-23 00, Canner and
Cutter, 18 50-2100; Mixed Cut
ter and Low-Utility, 21 25-21 75
Bulls Utility, Commercial
and Good, 25 00-27 00; Commer
cial, 27 25-27.50; Cutter and
Low-Utility, 23 00-25 00
Feeder Steers
Prices steady to strong m
fairly active trading under good
demand. Supplies largely
Choice yearling steers, heifers
and heifer calves, including
number of loads Choice and
Prime. Outshipments approxi
mately 1,800 steers.
Steers Choice and Prime,
527-711 pounds, 37 00-39 25;
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Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
32.60 20.25
32.20 20.80
31.95 22.15
31.42 21.55
31.00 23.40
23.55
31.00 22.85
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, September 27
Reported receipts of 437 head of
horses; market lower on all
horses.
Load New York driving horses,
105 - 220.
Load New York driving horses,
215 - 310.
Load Kansas riding horses, 95 -
135.
Load Illinois riding horses, 80 -
360.
Locally consigned work horses,
135 - 165; riding horses, 90 - 200,
driving horses, 95 - 320, few
better horses, 230 - 300.
Mare ponies, 5 - 20; Geldings, 5 -
15, Colts, 2 -10; Larger pomes, 30
- 50; Killers, 6 - , 7
Choice, 450-650, 34 00-37 00, 650-
950, 32 00-34 50; High-Good and
Choice, 910-1025, 30 50-3150
Heifers Choice and Prime,
456-600 pounds, 34 50-36 00,
Choice, 405-625, 32 50-35 00,
Good and Choice, 516-794, 28 50-
3125.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Market, Inc.
1 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
32.70
2.75 35.70
36.50
35.30
3.02
3.23
3.74
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