fr—Lancaatar Farming, Saturday, Oct 4, 1975 Local Livestock Auction News Omaha Oct. 2,1975 Weekly 51 - CATTLE - Compared with the previous weeks close - closing prices Slaughter Steers and Heifers 25-50 cents lower, instances 75 cents lower in reflection of depressed carcass trade. Most downward pressure on High-Good and Choice 950- 1050 lbs. Steers and 750-900 lb. Heifers. High • Utility and Commercial cows firm to 50 cents higher but others weak to 50 cents lower. Bulls steady. FOUR DAY RECEIPTS 14,100 as compared 14,800 previous week and 14,000 a year ago. Slaughter steers approximately 32 pet. weeks total. Heifers 29 pet. cows 14 pet. and Feeders for Friday auction short 25 pet. HEIFERS: Monday’s supply included large per centage Good and Low - Choice but on later days a fair percentage of Choice although many Steers fell in the 950-1050 lb. weight bracket while most buyer interest centered on heaview weights. STEERS: Two loads high - choice and prime 1246-1254 lbs. Yield Grade 3-4 for Eastern shipment 53.50, part load same grade 1150 lbs. 52.50. At midweek, five loads Choice and Prime 1127-1208 lbs. Yield Grade 3-4 51.50- 51.60. Choice 1150-1250 lbs. in Carlisle Carlisle, Penna. Sept. 30,1975 CATTLE 291. Compared HOGS 213. US No. 1-2 200 with last Tuesday’s market: 230 lbs. barrows and gilts Choice slaughter steers 64.60d5.00, lot at 65.50, No. 1- 47.0048.25, Good 41.25-43.75, 3 190.245 lbs. 64.3564.50, No. Standard 33.50-39.50, Utility 2-3190240 lbs. 59.7563.00. US 28.5031.00. Good slaughter no. 1.3 325-500 lbs. sows heifers 41.0043.50, Standard 51.5055.00, No. 26 300600 34.5066.25, Utility 25.50- lbs. 45.0046.00. Boars 43.75- 30.25, Utility and High 43.35. Dressing Cutter slaughter FEEDER PIGS 443. US cows 22,6024.60, one at 26.25, No. 16 2060 lbs. feeder pigs C n U^c 2 . o -^f 2 ;? o, 9 ame ? 18-5024.00 per head, N 0.16 19.25-20.50, Shells down to 30-45 lbs. 36.0044.00, No. 16 16.35-16.60. One Good 59.70 lbs. 44.50-61.00 per slaughter bullock at 34.50, head. Standard 27.72-29.85. SHEEP 25. Good 70-90 lbs. CALVES 193. Good vealers spring slaughter lambs 37.00- 50.00-53.50, Standard 38.00- 33.00, Utility 26.00-28.50. 45.00, Utility 110-130 lbs. Auction limited supply Yield Grade 2-4 mainly 49.00-50.00, load M 1200 lbs. 50.50, Choice 950 1150 lbs. Yield Grade 2-4 48.00- some mostly Choice 950-975 lbs. 47.50 47.75. Mixed Good and Choice 950-1200 lbs. 46.00 48.00. Good 41.00-45.50. Standard and Low - Good 38.00- The average of LS-214, detailed quotations, for Choice 900-1100 lb. Steers this week 48.95, Choice 1100-1300 lbs. 50.20. HEIFERS: Modest volume Choice and Prime 884-1026 lbs. Yield Grade 3-4 47.50- Fourloads at latter price. Choice 900-1025 lbs. Yield Grade -4 45.50 47.00. Choice 750-875 lbs. Yield Grade 2-4 44.00-46.00. Mixed Good and Choice 750- 975 lbs. 43.00-45.00. Good 36.50- Small lots Standard and Good 32.50 35.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 21.50-24,00, a few 24.50-25.00. Canner and Cutter 15.50-21.00, Mixed Cutter and Low - Utility 21.25-22.00. Sheller Canner 10.00-14.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1400-1800 lbs. 23.00-28.00, a few Yield Grade 128.50-30.00. Short load Good 1300 lb. Bullocks Yield Grade 1-2 27.00. Auction 28.0066.00, 7065 lbs. 16.00 26.00. Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. feeder bulls 20.25-23.00. Sept. 30,1975 CALVES 184. Vcalcrs $4 to CATTLE 344. Compared $5 lower. One Prime vealcr with last Tuesday’s market, at 58.50, Choice 48.00-56.00, slaughter steers grading Gqod 39.00-50.00, Standard Standard tk Good 50 centa to 30.00-37.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. $1.75 lower. Slaughter cows 24.00-28.00, 70-85 lbs, 20.50 grading Utility, High 23.50. Farm calves, Holstein Dressing Cutter 75 cents to bulls 90-110 lbs. 25.00-28.00; $1.50 higher, Canner & beef cross bulls & heifers 75- Cutter steady to 25 cents 110 lbs. 22.00-40.00. higher. One Choice slaughter HOGS 313. Barrows & Gilts steer at 45.35, Good 39.25- 25 cents to 50 cents higher. 44.75, Standard 32.00-38.00, US No. 1-2 210-230 lbs. Utility 25.00-29.50. Few Good barrows & gilts 65.40-66.10, & Choice slaughter heifers No. 1-3 220-240 lbs. 64.50 35.00- one Standard 65.00, No. 2-3 230-240 lbs. 29.75, Utility 24.00-28.75 . 63.60-64.10. Few US No. 1-3 Utility & High Dressing 300-500 lbs. sows 53.5065.00. Cutter slaughter cows 23.85- Boars 42.50-48.25. 26.00, couple at 26.60, Cutters FEEDER PIGS 117. US 21.25- Canners 18.50- No. 1-3 15-25 lbs. feeder pigs 21.00, Shells down to 14.50. 25.00-38.50 per head, No. 1-3 Few Good slaughter bullocks 35-50 lbs. 46.50-52.00, Utility 35.25- Utility 24.50- 40-80 lbs. 26.00-50.00 per 27.00, Yield Grade No. 11250- head. 1575 lbs. slaughter bulls SHEEP 12. Few Choice 80 25.00- Few Medium 600- 90 lbs. spring slaughter 850 lbs. feeder steers 19.75- lambs 42.00-44.00, few Good 20.50; few Good 375-450 lbs. 65-75 lbs. 30.0041.00. Martinsburg Auction Martinsburg, Pd. Sept. 29,1975 CATTLE 232. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows uneven, Utility SO cents to $1 higher, Canner & Cutters steady to 50 cents lower. Couple Choice slaughter steers 48.10 and 49.10, Good 42.00-47.10, few Standard 33.75-42.25, few Utility 22.25-24.25. Choice slaughter heifers 38.85-43.25, few Good 35.60-37.75, few Standard 28.75-30.25. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 23.50-26.10, few Commercial 27.00-35.25, Cutters 21.00-23.50, Canners 17.85-21.50. Shells down to 15.00. One Choice slaughter bullock at 42.00, few Good 34.00-36.50, few Standard 26.00-29.25, Utility 18.50- 24.75, Yield Grade No. 11135- 1800 lbs. slaughter bulls 28.00-32.10; Couple yield grade No. 2 1150-1530 lbs. slaughter bulls 22.60 and 26.60. CALVES 343. Vealers $3 to $7 lower. Couple Prime vealers 58.00 and 60.00, Choice 50.00-55.00, Good 40.00-49.00, -Standard 30.00- 40.50, Utility 90-110 lbs. 20.00- 27.00, 70-85 lbs. 18.0042.50. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 24.50-33.00. HOGS 389. Barrows & Gilts fully 50 cents higher. US No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 64.30-64.80, No. 2-3 190- 250 lbs. 63.00-64.40, No. 2-4 270300 lbs. 57.00-60.25. US No. 13 300-570 lbs. sows 53.50-58.10. Boars 360320 lbs. 40.00- 155-275 lbs. 49.00- 51.85. FEEDER PIGS 70. US No. 13 2035 lbs. feeder pigs 21.00- per head, No. 13 35-50 lbs. 43.00-54.00 per head. SHEEP 11. Few Good & Choice 100-105 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 38.00-40.00. Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, PA Sept. 30,1975 CATTLE 279. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers about steady. Slaughter cows steady to $1 lower. Few Good & Choice slaughter steers 45.75-49.00, Good 41.5047.00, Standard 32.00-41.75, few Utility 26.10-28.10. Few Good slaughter heifers 35.00-37.50, few Standard 24.50-31.10. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 23.00- 26.25, Cutters 20.00-23.25, Canners 17.00-20.75, Shells down to 12.00. Good slaughter bullocks 30.85- 34.25, Standard 26.35-30.60, few Utility 24.25-26.25. Yield Grade No. 1 1285-1520 lbs. slaughter bulls 27.10-32.85. Few Good 800-860 lbs. feeder steers 32.00-36.00, Medium 650-840 lbs. 22.75-25.85; Medium 450-700 lbs. feeder heifers 15.00-17.25. CALVES 280. Vealers $6 to $lO lower. Couple Choice vealers 50.00 and 55.50, Good 41.00- Standard 30.00- 41.00, Utility 110-130 lbs. 25.00- 90-110 lbs. 20.50- 26.00; 70-85 lbs. 17.00-22.50. Farm calves, holstein bulls 95-115 lbs. 23.50-28.00; beef cross bulls & heifers 80-100 lbs. 25.00-31.50. SHEEP 26. Choice 75-90 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 35.00- Good 75-105 lbs. 32.00- Pa. Auction Summary Week Ending Sept. 2d, 1875 CATTLE 8895, Compared with 8048 head last week, and 5182 head a year ago, slaughter steers mostly steady, spots 50 cents higher. Slaughter heifers steady th 81.50 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 50 cents lower. Slaughter bullocks mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady to $1 higher. STEERS: High Choice Sc Prime 53.00-55.75, Choice 47.00- Good 40.00-47.50, Standard 32.00-41.00, Utility 23.00- HEIFERS: Choice 38.00-45.00, Good 33.50- Standard 25.00 33.00. Utility 22.00-27.00. COWS: Utility & High Dressing Cutter 22.75-25.50, Cutters 20,00-23.00, Canners 17.00- Shells down to 13.00. BULLOCKS; Choice 37.00- Good 30.00-38.00, Standard 26.00-32.00, Utility 23.00- BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2000 lbs. 26.50- yield grade No. 2 900-1600 lbs. 24.00-29.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Good Sc Choice 300800 lbs. feeder steers 24.0085.00, Medium 300800 lbs. 18.00-24.50; Good 300800 lbs. feeder heifers 22.50- Medium 300-550 lbs. 18.00-21.00; Good 275-800 lbs. feeder bulls 20.00-27.00, Medium 300-900 lbs. 15.00 22.00. CALVES 5169. Compared with 5169 head last week, and 3799 head a year ago. Vealers grading Standard to READ LANCASTER FARMING FOR FULL MARKET REPORTS CONGRATULATIONS Choice steady to $2 lower, Utility mostly steady. VEALERS: Few Prime 60.00- Choice 50.00- 60.00, Good 38.00-53.00, Standard 30.00-42.00, Utility 110-130 lbs. 27.0085.00, 90120 lbs. 24.0034.00, 7085 lbs. 18.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-130 lbs. 27.0037.00, HOGS 8144. Compared with 7340 head last week, and 6072 head a year ago. Barrows & Gilts strong to $1.50 higher. BARROWS & GILTS: US No. 1-2 200235 lbs. 64.50 65.00, No. 1-3 200250 lbs. 63.5064.50, No. 2-3 190260 lbs. 62.7583.75, No. 2-4 250 325 lbs. 55.0063.00, No. 18 110-170 lbs. 55.0080.00. SOWS: US No. 18 275870 lbs. 50.0059.75, No. 28 300650 lbs. 47.0082.00. Boars 39.00 50.00, FEEDER PIGS 1638. Compared with 1725 head last week, and 1326 head a year ago. US No. 18 2085 'lbs. feeder pigs 20.0038.00 per head. No. 18 35-50 lbs. 32.0053.00, No. 18 5085 lbs. 48.0089.50, Utility 1585 lbs. 16.0083.00 per head. SHEEP 815. Compared with 751 head last week, and 786 bead a year ago. Spring slaughter lambs mostly steady. Choice 70100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 40.00 45.00, Good 60100 lbs. 32.00 41.00, Utility 5075 lbs. 20.00 26.50, Slaughter ewes 7.00 16.00,
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