Oklahoma City
Thursday, October 7
Estimated receipts 10,000
Same day last week 10,402
Same day last year 8,183
Active, feeder cattle and
calves steady to 50c higher, ad
vance largely on thin fleshed
offerings; majority receipts
Average Good and Choice 300-
650 lb. steers and heifers; fair
ly large attendance buyers.
Sales As Of 1 P.M.
FEEDER STEERS: Choice,
few Prime 300-475 lb. 37.50-42.-
50, few small lots 277-318 lb.
43.30-44.40; 500-650 lb. 35.00-38.-
25; 650-750 lb. 34.00-34.60; few
764-830 lb. 33.30-34.20; Good
and Choice 300-475 lb. 36.00-38.-
75; 500-650 lb. 33.25-34.50, part
load 528 lb. at 35.40; few 650-
706 lb. 33.00-34.40 and few 770-
913 lb. 31.75-32.75; Good 375-475
lb. 33.50-35.00; 500-650 lb. 31.00-
33.25, small lot 519 lb. at 34.00;
Standard and Low Good 500-957
lb. mostly Holstein steers 27 00-
28.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice,
few Prime 300-450 lb 33.25-37 -
25, small lot and part load 276-
343 lb. at 38.00-38.10; 450-650
lb. 31.00-33.50, few part loads
470-475 lb. 34.00-34.80 and part
load 470 lb. at 35.90; Good and
Choice 300450 lb. 31.75-33.25;
450-675 lb. 30.50-31.00.
OTHERS: Good and Choice
bull calves 32.25-40.25. Good
and Choice replacement cows
21.70-24.50.
Hay Prices
For Southeastern and
South Central Pennsylvania
Monday, October 4
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton).
Hay and straw steady.
Alfalfa .30.0040.00
Timothy hay ■ 22.00-30.00
Mixed bay 1 ' 25T00-38.00
Straw' 20.00-30.00-
few sales to 35.00'
12.00-15.00
Mulch
■•ported by linn of Karkata
- Fa. Dap*. of Affrlcnltura.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Market, Inc.
1 mfle east of
Fredericksburg
along Route 22E
Phone Jonestown
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday at 1:30
P.M. starting with feeder
cattle and pigs
SPECIAL FALL FEEDER SALE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, - 1:00 P.M.
All Grades All Breeds All Weights
LANCASTER FEEDER SALE SCHEDULE
OCTOBER 29 NOVEMBER 3-19
DECEMBER 3
Lancaster Union Stock Yards
AUCTION PAVILION
THE LANCASTER LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE AND UNION STOCK YARD COu
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, October 7
Compared with last weeks
close slaughter steers and heif
ers weak to 25c lower. Cows
fully 25c higher, instances 50c
higher. Bulls firm. Feeder cat
tle and calves steady Four day
receipts 19,000 as compared 19,-
300 previous week and 23,800 a
year ago.
Slaughter steers approximate
ly 32 percent, heifers 33 per
cent, cows 10 percent, feeders
22 percent including some 3500
consigned for Friday auction
Fed cattle prices forced slightly
downward under bearish in
fluence of declining carcass
trade. Buying interests general
ly cautious although most pack
ers were in need of cattle to
meet current slaughter quotas
and were forced to compete on
available supply. There was
good demand by shippers and
order buyers for cattle to be
slaughtered outside the imme
diate Omaha area. Large share
of steer supply Good to Aver
age-Choice 1000-1150 lbs. weight
somewhat less of a price deter
mining factor than a few weeks
ago. Moderate volume High-
Choice and Prime heifers with
rather - liberal percentage
Choice.
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 32.11 average
weight 1104 lbs. as compared
31.93 and 1096 lbs. previous
week and 28 62 and 1086 lbs a
year ago.
Market Steers
Steers Two loads Prime,
U.S. 3-4, 1344 pounds, 34 25;
Seven loads High Choice and
Prime, 3-4, 1139-1222, 33.35-33.-
65; 2-4, 1017-1355, 32.75-33 25;
Choice, 2-4, 950-1250, 31.50-32.-
50; Mixed Good and Choice, 950-
1225, 31.00-31.75; Good, 28.50-
31.00.
Holsteins, U.S. 2-3, 28.50-29 -
00; Two loads Good and Choice,
1350 pounds, 29.85; Standard
and Low-G00d,'27.00-28.50.
... HeiferssJSoui; .loads High-
Choice'and Prime, U.S. 3-4, 956-
1019"p0und5r,.31.85-32.00; 950-
1050, 31.60-31.75;' Choice, 2-4,
825-1025, 30.25-31.50; Mixed
Good and Choice, 800-975, 29.00-
30.25; Good, 26.00-29.00; Stand
ard and Good, 24.50-26.00.
Cows Utility and Commer
cial, 21.00-22.75; few Utility
Dairybreds, 23.00; Canner and
Cutter, 19.0tT21.50; Mixed Cut
ter and Low-Utility, 21.75-22.00.
Bulls Utility, Commercial
and Good, 25.00-27.00; Commer-
U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
For the week ending Thursday, October 7
Week to date
Same period last week 507,000 1,378,000 159,000
Same period last year 479,000 1,309,000 161,000
Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Federal Inspection.
,r.J££, S
Yearling
Feeder Sale
Abingdon, Virginia
Tuesday, October 5
There were 1,659 head steers
sold. All state graded and* sold
by the hundredweight.
Choice and Fancy, 500-700
pounds, 34 50-36 40; 700-800, 33.-
40-33.90; 800-1000, 30.00-32 10
Good, 500-700 pounds, 3410-
36.75; 700-800, 33.00-33 75: 800-
1000, 28 75-30.70.
Medium, 500-700 pounds, 32-
25-34.80; 700-800, 31 20-31 90;
800-1000, 26 50-28 60.
Common, 500-700 pounds 31 -
00-34.00; 700-800, 28 00-28 80;
800-1000, 25.00-26.75.
Tri-State, Virginia
Wednesday, October 6
There were 1,800 head steers
sold. All state graded and sold
by the hundredweight.
Choice and Fancy, 500-700
pounds, 34.70-36.25; 705-800, 33 -
00-33.50; 805-1000, 2950-32.25.
Good, 500-700 pounds, 34.20-
36.60; 705-800, 32.70-33.30; 805-
1000, 28.75-31.20.
Medium, 500-700 pounds, 33-
00-36.00; 705-800, 31.60-32.50;
805-1000, 27.50-30.00.
Common, 500-700 pounds, 32.-
00-24.20; 705-800, 28 00-30.25;
805-1000, 26.00-28.75.
Winchester, Virginia
Friday, October 1
There were 1,311 head sold. All
state graded and sold by the
hundredweight.
Steers—Choice and Fancy, 300
- 400 pounds, 42.50 - 43.25; 405 -
500, 39.75 - 46.00; 505 - 600, 39.75 -
41.00; 605 - 700, 37.00 - 40.50.
cial, 27.25-28.00;' Cutter and
Low-Utility, 23.00-25.00.
Feeder Steers
Prices fully steady under
good demand, supplies largely
Choice yearling steers and heif-
ers with several loads Choice
- and Prime steers. Outshipments
1600 from regular market trade
little changed from previous
week.
Steers Choice and Piime
500-696 pounds, 26.85-39 00;
Choice, 500-700, 33.50-37.50; 700-
925, 32.00-35.00; High-Good and
Choice Fleshy, 950-1087, 30 00-
31.50.
Heifers Choice and Prime,
541-565 pounds, 34.85-35 00;
Choice, 400-550, 32.00-3460,
Good and Choice, 737, 28.50.
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
495,000 1,279,000 160,000
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 9,1971
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, October 7)
October
November
December
January ’72
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Trend Cattle are stronger, Hogs are weaker, Potatoes are
steady, and Eggs are stronger.
a-asked b-bid n-nonnal
Markets provided toy Commodity Dept., Reynolds ft Company
Good, 300 - 400 pounds, 41.75 -
47.00; 405 - 500, 38.50 - 44.00; 505 -
600, 35.75 - 40.50; 605 - 700, 35.00 -
39.25.
Medium, 300 - 400 pounds, 35.50
- 44.00; 405 - 500, 35.50 - 40.50; 505 -
600, 33.50 - 35.75; Short, 350 - 487,
33.50 - 38.00.
Heifers Choice and Fancy,
300 -400 pounds, 31.50 - 34.25; 405 -
500, 33.25 - 35.25; 505 - 600, 32.00 -
34.75.
Good, 300 - 400 pounds, 33.50 -
37.25 ; 405 - 500, 30.25 - 35.50; 505 -
600, 32.00 - 34.00; 605 - 700, 28.00 -
33.25.
Medium, 300 - 400 pounds, 27.75
- 34.00; 405 - 500, 29.50 - 33.00; 505 -
600, 30.75 - 31.00; Short, 399 - 464,
31.00 - 33.00.
Green Dragon
Hay Market
Friday, October 1
Four loads hay, including: couple
loads Timothy, 32.00 and 43.00;
couple loads Mixed hay, 29.50 and
39.00.
Two loads straw, 32.50 and 33.50.
Two loads ear corn, 47.50 and
49.00.
New Holland
(Continued from Page 2)
SHEEP—lnsufficient volume
for a market test.
Monday, October 4
Hog Receipts 1011-Retail 22.10-
23.25; Wholesale 2s, 3s, 4s 21.60-
22.10; Heavyweights 20-21.60;
Sows 14-16.50; Boars 12-14.50.
Monday, October 4
Calf Receipts 120-Choice and
Prime 47.50-55; Standard 37-
41.50; Good and Low Choice 42-
47; Common 28-36.50.
Monday, October 4
Nine loads of Hay, Straw,
Alfalfa and Peanut Hulls sold as
follows: Alfalfa 47.50-48; Hay
20-45; Straw 31-46; Peanut Hulls
25.00.
ORDER YOUR FALL
SEED GRAIN NOW
- Cert. Pennrad Barley
-Pennrad Barley (not cert.)
- Cert. Arthur Wheat
- Timothy
- Cert. Climax Timothy
- Pennmead Orchard Grass
P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC.
Smoketown, Po.
Chicago Chicago New York Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
32.50 20.55
32.20 21.30
32.15 22.35
31.60 21.72 3.16
31.27 23.50
23.65
31.15
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, October 5
396 Head of Cattle
Steers: Choice, 32 85 - 33.85;
Good, 30.75 - 32.85, Standard,
27,75 - 29.10; Utility, 25.85 -
27.60.
Heifers: Good (few), 28 00 - 30.60;
Standard (few), 26.75 - 27.50;
Utility, 25.50 - 26.25.
Cows. Utility (individual), 22.60 -
23 50; Cutter, 21.00 - 22.25;
Canner, 19.50 - 21.00; Shells
down to 16.00.
Bulls: Good, 28.85 - 31.60; Utility
and Commercial, 26.60 - 29.60.
Cutter, 25.00 - 26.25.
235 Head of Veal Calves
Choice, 54.00 - 56.00; Good, 51.00 -
53.50; Standard, 45.50 - 48.50;
Utility, 42.00 - 44.50; Cull 90 -120
pounds (few), 34.00 - 46.00; Cull
70 - 85 pounds, 29.00 - 33.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls 80 - 110
pounds, 35.00 - 46.00; Heifers 85
- 120 pounds, 45.00 - 55.00.
195 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts • U.S. 1-2 200 -
240 pounds (few), 21.85 - 22.00;
2-3 190 - 250, 21.50 - 21.85 ; 2-4 190
- 260 (few), 19.85 - 20.60.
Sows: U.S. 1-3 300 - 500 pounds
(few), 15.75 - 18.50 ; 2-3 300 - 600
(few), 15.85 - 16.10.
Boars: (few) 13.60.
15 Head of Feeder Pigs
U.S. 1-3 20 -35 pounds (few), 8.50.
25 Head of Sheep and Lambs
Choice7o-110pounds (few), 27.00
- 27.50; Good 60 - Ho, 24.50 -
25 00.
COMPLETE
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of Stockers & Feeders
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livestock order buyer
Phone: (717) 397-7539
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John Bowman
Phone: (717) 872-5491
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- Tetra Petkus Rye
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