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55-65 lb Births -up to 1100 lb yearling
Test data show 62 percent carcass dress out
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4270 Quakerbridge Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-896-0336
Member World Beefalo Association
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Weekly Summary
CATTIJC Receipts this
week 7500; Inst week: 8500;
year ago 5000.
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers 50-
1 00 lower Slaughter belters
closing 2 00-3 00 lower. Cows
50-1 00 higher Bulls steady
Receipts about 55 percent
slaughter steers, 25 percent
slaughter heifers, balance
mainly cows. Slaughter
steers and heifers were
lower this week under the
influence of a depressed
dress trade with most
decline on heifer beef. Cows
near 20 percent of the -
receipts about double.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice including few
Prune 1150-1250 lbs. Yield
Belleville Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Dec. 17,1975
CATTLE 163. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows $1.75
to $2.25 higher. Standard
slaughter steers 32.25-37.25,
few Utility 24.35-31.50.
Couple Good slaughter
heifers 34.25-40.50, one
Standard at 31.00. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 24.00-26.20,
one at 26.50, Cutters 22.00
23.75, Canners 19.25-21.70,
Shells down to 15.50. One
Choice slaughter bullock at
37.10, one Standard at 29.90.
Few Yield Grade No. 11100-
1375 lbs. slaughter bulls
25.75-28.90.
CALVES 217. Vealers
grading Utility $4 to mostly
*7 lower. Choice vealers
53.00-66.50, few Good 45.00
Thomasville Auction
Thomarville, Pa.
Dec. 17,1975
CATTLE 172. Compared
with last Wedensday’s
market, slaughter cows 50
cents to $1.25 higher. Choice
slaughter steers 43.00-45.10,
Good 38.00-43.60, Standard
27.60-37.75, few Utility 25.00-
29.00. Few Good & Choice
slaughter heifers 30.25-38.25,
few Standard 27.00-28.75, few
Grade 3-4 48 00-19 00, late
48 00-48.50; Choice Yield
Grade 2-4 44 50-17 50, late
44.50-47 00 mostly 44 50-
40 50; 950-2050 lbs 43 CO
-44. 50; Mixed Good and
Choice 900-1300 lbs 4100-
44 50; Good 35 00-41 00; load
Good Holstcins 37 00
SUVUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice and Prime 900-1050
lbs. Yield Grade 3-4 44 50-
45 25. closed 42 50-43.00, half
load 43 25, Choice 850-1000
lbs Yield Grade 2-4 43.50-
44.50, late 41 00-42.50; 750-850
lbs. 35.00-41.00; Mixed Good
and Choice 750-1000 lbs.
32.00-39.00; Good 28 00-34.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 18.00-22.00;
High-Dressing Utility 22.50-
23.50, few 24.00; Cutter 16.00-
20.50; Canner 11.00-16.00.
BULLS- Yield Grade 1-2
1100-1700 lbs. 23.00-27.00.
52.00, few Standard 26.00
38.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 16.00
25.00, 7085 lbs. 12.0015.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls
90115 lbs. 23.0033.00.
HOGS 303. Barrows & Gilts
$1 lower. US No. 1-2 205-225
lbs. barrows & gilts 50.60
51.40, No. 1-3 210240 lbs.
49.7050.50, No. 2-3 210250
lbs. 47.3049.60. Few US No.
1-3 300625 lbs. sows 42.50
44.50, few No. 2-3 350-575 lbs.
37.0041.00,
FEEDER PIGS 425. US
No. 1-3 25-45 lbs. feeder pigs
28.50-42.00 per head, No. 1-3
50125 lbs. 45.0056.00, Utility
20-35 lbs. 13.00-25.00 per
head.
SHEEP 28. Few Good 80
115 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 39.0043.00, few Utility
6070 lbs. 24.5029.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 7.0014.50.
Utility 22.50-26.50. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 22.85-24.35,
few 24.85-25.25, Cutters 21.00-
22.35, Canners 18.85-21.00.
Few Good slaughter bullocks
29.35- one Standard at
27.25. Few Yield Grade No. 1
1125-1510 lbs. slaughter bulls
27.35- few yield grade
No. 2 1090-1685 lbs. 29.10-
31.75.
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Oewart
Drwart, Pa.
Dec. 15 1975
CATTLE 191 Compared
with lust Monday's market,
slaughter steers grading
Standard & Good 75 cents to
)2 50 lower Slaughter cows
25 cents to $1 lower Good
slaughter steers 39 00-43 75,
Standard 32 75-38 50. Utility
28 00-31.75 Couple Choice
slaughter heifers 41 50 and
42.75, few Good 34 50-39 50,
few Utility 22,75-24 00 Utility
& High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 21.75-24 00,
Cutters 20.00-22.75, Conners
18 00-20 25, few Shells down
to 14 00. One Good slaughter
bullock at 36.00, few Stan
dard 28.00-29.75, few Utility
23 50-28.25. Few Yield Grade
No. 1 1125-1800 lbs. slaughter
bulls 27.50-31.50.
CALVES 179. Vealers
steady to 81 higher. Choice
vealers 50.00-58.00, Good
40.00-50.00, Standard 32 00-
39.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 25.00-
30.00, 70-85 lbs. 21.00-24.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls
85-115 lbs. 25.5036.00.
HOGS 331. Barrows Sc Gilts
$1.50 to $3 lower. US No. 1-2
190-230 lbs. barrows Sc gilts
52.50-52.90, No. 1-3 185-230
lbs. 52.40-52.60, No. 2-3 240-
Middleburg
Middleburg, I’a.
Dee. I«. 1975
CATTI.E 205. Compared
wlUi ln.nl Tuesday's market,
slaughter steers grading
Good $1 to $1 25 lower, Utility
& Standard about steady
Good slaughter steers 39 25-
43 75. Standard 32 00-38 00,
Utility 26 25-31 00. Few Good
slaughter heifers 30 00-36 00.
few Utility 24 00-28 00. Utility
St High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 23.00-26.00,
one at 26 75, few Cutters
20.75-23 00, few Canners
18 00-20 75, few Shells down
to 15 00 Few Standard
slaughter bullocks 27.50-
32 85. few Utility 24.50-28.25
Medium & Good 450-800 lbs.
feeder steers 28.00-35.00,
Common & Medium 300-600
lbs. 20.50-24.00
CALVES 122. Vealers
grading Utility steady to
mostly $2 50 to $4 lower. Few
Choice vealers 53.50-63.50,
few Good 40.50-53.50, few
Standard 33.0041.00, Utility
90120 lbs. 21.0028.00, 7085
lbs. 16.0019.00. Farm calves,
few holstein bulls 85-115 lbs.
20.5031.00.
260 lbs. 52.00-52.40. US No. 1-3
300-525 lbs. sows 35.5041.00.
Few Boars 32.25-46.00.
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