Livestock market and auction news
USDA Report
Dec. 8,1975
CATTLE 400. Slaughter
steers 8c heifers steady,
Cows|l lower; Bulls weak to
|1 lower; Feeder Cattle
steady. Supply 30 percent
slaughter steers & heifers,
50 percent cows; 15 percent
feeder cattle, balance bulls.
STEERS: Few Choice
yield grade 2-4 1000-1225 lbs.
45.35-46.85, Good St Choice
1100-1275 lbs. 44.50-45.00,
Good 950-1200 lbs 38.25-44.50,
Standard St Low Good 950-
i 295 lbs. 30.00-36.75.
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Cochranville, PA
215-593 5280
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Hickory Hill, PA . New Holland
215 932-2615 717-354 4191
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717-367-3590
HEIFERS: Few Good St
Choice yield grade 2-4 875-
1000 lbs. 40.00-41.00, Good
33.00456.00. COWS: Utility
21.00- several 24.75-
25.00. Cutters 17.50-21.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 14.50-
17.50. BULLS: Yield Grade
No 1 1000-1750 lbs. 25.00-
29.00. FEEDER CATTLE;
Choice steers 635-930 lbs.
36.75-39.75, Good 580-725 lbs.
29.00- package 510 lbs.
Good & Choice 32.25; few -
Choice heifers 450-465 lbs.
23.50-24.75, Good 450-500 lbs.
21.00-
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Manheim
717-665-2271
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Lancaster
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Westchester
215 696-2990
Dec. 11,1975
Cattle
Weekly 51 - Cattle -
compared with the previous
weeks close -
Slaughter steers mostly
steady with previous mid
week, some instances 25
cents higher. Heifers closed
steady to 25 cents higher,
cows steady to 50 cents
lower, best demand for
utility und commercial
Bulls steady
Four day receipts 19,500 as
compared 18,900 previous
week and 22,300 a year ago.
Steers approximately 35 pet
weeks total, heifers 30 pet,
cows 16 pet and feeders for
Friday auction 17 pet. Fed
cattle trade followed a stable
course under a generally
good demand even in the
face of an unresponsive
early carcass trade.
Most interest were in need
of cattle for immediate
requirements forepart of
week and there was a fairly
good demand for cattle to be
slaughtered outside the
immediate Omaha area
although late demand lagged
somewhat as needs for the
immediate future were
filled. Many cattle carried an
increasing amount of mud
with feedlot conditions
deteriorating and dressing
percentages often uncertain.
Steer supply predominantly
good to average - choice. A
fair percentage choice
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Omaha
Cattle
heifers and several loads
choice and prime included
STEERS. A few loads and
part loads choice with end
prime 1125-1200 lbs yield
grade 3-1 46.75-17.00 during
week. Choice 1025-1250 lbs.
yield grade 2-4 closed 45.00-
46.50. Choice 950-1000 lbs.
mainly yield grade 3 44.50-
45.25. Mixed good and choice
950-1200 lbs. 44.00-45.25. Good
40 00-44 50. Standard and
low-good 36.50-38.50.
The average of LS-214,
detailed quotations, for
choice 900-1100 lb. steers this
week 45.50, choice 1100-1300
lbs. 46.12.
HEIFERS- Modest
volume choice and prime
907-1050 lbs. yield grade 3-4
45.00- late sales 45.25
and above. Choice 875-1025
lbs. yield grade 2-4 44.00-
45.00. Choice 800-875 lbs.
yield grade 3 43.00-44.00.
Mixed good and choice 750-
975 lbs. 41.50-43.50. Good
37.00- Small lots
standard and good 31.00-
35.00.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 19.00-22.50, a few
23.00- cannerand cutter
15.00- Mixed cutter and
low-utility 20.00-20.50. Shelly
canner 12.00-15.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1&2
1400-1800 lbs. 23.00-26.00, a
few yield grade 1 26.50-27.00.
FEEDERS; Load good
stock cows 21.50.
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Dec 13,1975
Dewart Auction
Dcwart, Pa.
Dec. 8.1975
CATTI-E 187. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows steady to 50
cents lower Good slaughter
steers 42 75-46 50, Standard
33.50- 00, few utility 28.75-
32.50. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 36.75-41 50, few Good
31.75-35 50. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 22.00-24 50, couple to
26.75, Cutters 21.00-23.00,
Canners 18.50-21.25, few
Shells down to 15.00. Few
Good slaughter bullocks
35.00- few Standard
28.50- Yield Grade No. 1
1275-1950 lbs. slaughter bulls
25.60-31.50.
CALVES 234. Vealers
steady to $2 higher. Few
Prune vealers 56.00-62.00,
Choice 50.00-57.00, Good
41.00- Standard 30.00-
42.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 24.00-
28.50. 70-85 lbs. 21.00-24.00.
Farm calves, few beef cross
bull calves 26.00-27.00.
HOGS 154. Barrows & Gilts
50 cents to II higher. US No.
1-2 210-230 lbs. barrows &
gilts 55.50-56.10, No. 1-3 190-
235 lbs. 54.00-55.30, one lot
No. 2-3 270 lbs. 52.00. US No.
1-3 350-575 lbs. sows 45.00-
48.00, few No. 2-3 400-600 lbs.
42.00- Few Boars 35.00-
43.50.
FEEDER PIGS 280. US
No. 1-3 10-15 lbs. feeder pigs
11.50- per head, No. 1-3
20-30 lbs. 26.00-33.00, few lots
No. 1-3 35-45 lbs. 39.00-51.00
per head.
SHEEP 31. Few Choice
100-105 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 46.0046.50. Slaughter
ewes 14.00-18.00.
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CATTLE 333. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to $1
higher. Slaughter cows 75
cents to $2 lower. Choice
slaughter steers 46.10-W.35,
Good 40.60-46.10, Standard
32.00- Utility 23.85-
30.85. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 40.00-42.10, few Good
30.00- Standard 25.25-
30.25, few Utility 21.50-26.10.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 22.50-
24.10, one at 25.10, Cutters
20.75-22.85, Canners 16.50-
20.10, Shells down to 12.00.
Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 39.25-40.00, Good
31.25-37.25, Standard 26.00-
31.00, few Utility 23.35-25.75.
Few Yield Grade No. 1 1250-
2100 lbs. slaughter bulls
26.85-30.75; few yield grade
No. 2 1150-1400 lbs. 26.00-
26.75. Few Good 750-800 lbs.
feeder steers 31.25-38.25; few
Choice 500-600 lbs. feeder
heifers 25.10-30.00, few
Medium 500-550 lbs. 18.00-
20.25; few Medium 650-775
lbs. feeder bulls 19.75-23.25.
CALVES 262. Vealers
strong to $4 higher. One
Choice vealer at 56.50, Good
45.00- Standard 34.00-
42.50, Utility 110-125 lbs. 26.-
5031.50, 90-110 lbs. 22.00-
27.00, 70-85 lbs. 16.50-23.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls
90-110 lbs. 24.00-30.00.
SHEEP 12, Few Choice 75-
95 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 47.50-49.00, few Good
50-75 lbs. 36.00-41.00.
Chambersburg
Chambersburg, PA
Dec. 4,1975
CATTLE 393. Compared
with last market 2 weeks
ago, slaughter steers
grading Utility & Standard
75 cents to $1.50 lower.
Slaughter cows 25 cents to 50
cents lower. Good slaughter
steers 38.7543.75, one at
44.35, Standard 32.25-38.00,
Utility 26.50-31.50. One
Choice slaughter heifer at
38.75, few Good 33.50-36.25,
few Utility 23.60-26.85. Utility
& High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 22.50-25.10,
few to 26.00, Cutters 21.00-
23.10, Canners 18.50-21.25,
Shells down to 14.50. Few
Good slaughter bullocks
31.50-35.25, few Standard
27.00- few Utility 26.50.
28.00. Yield Grade No. 11100-
2200 lbs. slaughter bulls
27.10-30.85. Medium & Good
350-650 lbs. feeder heifers
18.00-
CALVES 492. Vealers
grading Choice $2 lower,
Utility to Good $2 to $6
higher. One Prime vealer at
70.00, Choice 55.00-65.00,
Good 43.00-57.00, Standard
33.50- Utility 90-115 lbs.
26.50- 70-85 lbs. 22.00-
26.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 100-115 lbs. holstein
bulls 28.00-34.00.
HOGS 76. Barrows & Gilts
25 cents to 50 cents lower. US
No. 1-2200-230 lbs. barrows &
gilts 52.50-53.35, lot No. 2-4
270 lbs. 29.75. US No. 1-3 300-
450 lbs. sows 38.0046.00.
FEEDER PIGS 100. US
No. 1-3 20-30 lbs. feeder pigs
17.00-25.00 per bead, No. 1-3
10-60 lbs. 34.00-38.50 per
head.
SHEEP 26. Few Choice 80-
95 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 44.50-47.50, Utility
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