Livestock market an
Omaha Cattle
March 11.1*71
Weekly 61 • Cattle -
compared with the previous
weeks close:
Slaughter steers were 25-60
cents higher and heifers firm
to 2S cents higher through
midweek but late demand
narrowed with supplies
insufficient to reflect the
bearishness. Cows were 1.00-
IJO higher and bulls steady.
Four Day Receipts 16,500
as compared 14,200 previous
week and 16,900 a year ago.
Steers approximately 39 pet.
weeks total and heifers 40
pet., fairly good percentage
Choice and moderate supply
Choice and Prime. Cows 12
pet. and feeders for Friday
auction 8 pet
STEERS: Several loads
Choice and Prime 3-4 1105-
1234 lbs. 36.75-37.00, load 1358
lbs. 35.00 on Monday, two
loads 3-4 1107 lbs. carrying
heavy coating of mud 35.25.
Choice 2-4 975-1275 lbs. closed
35.50-37.00, several loads
good and choice 2-3 1025-1325
lbs. for Canadian shipment
37.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 950-1225 lbs. 35.00-
36.00. Good 2-3 33.50-35.00.
Standard and Good 2-3 32.00-
33.00.
Average of LS-214,
detailed quotations, for
Choice 900-1100 lb. steers this
week 36.45, Choice 1100-1300
lbs. 36.15. Average weight all
steers this week 1134 lbs.
average weight all heifers
985 lbs.
HEIFERS: Moderate
volume Choice and Prime 3-4
944-1088 lbs. 35.00-35.50.
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it: Adjustable from
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IS
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Summary
Week Ending
MarchS, 1176
CATTLE 6255. Compared
with 6660 head last week, and
6005 head a year ago.
Compared with last week's
market slaughter steers &
heifers mostly steady to $1.50
lower. Slaughter cows strong
to $1 higher. Slaughter bulls
steady to strong.
STEERS: High Choice St
Prime 38.25-40.75, Choice
36.00- Good 33.5037.00,
Standard 30.00-35.00, Utility
28.00- HEIFERS:
Choice 32.00-37.50, Good
30.0034.50, Standard 28.00-
31.00, Utility 25.00-29.00.
COWS: Utility Sc High
Dressing Cutter 27.5031.00,
Cutters 25.00-29.00, Canners
22.00- Shells down to
19.00, BULLOCKS: Few
Choice 37.00-40.00, Good
33.00- few Standard
30.0034.00, few Utility 28.00-
31.00, BULLS: Yield Grade
No. 1 1000-2000 lbs. 30.50-
36.00, few to 39.00; yield
Choice 2-4 875-1100 lbs. 34.25-
35.50, load 2-3 944 lbs. 36.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-4
800-1000 lbs. 33.25-34.50. Good
2-3 31.00-33.00. Small lots
standard and good 2-3 29.00-
31.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24- 27.00-30.00,
few 30.50-31.00. Canner and
Cutter 21.50-27.00, mixed
Cutter and utility 27.35-28.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 & 2
1400-1800 lbs. 29.00-35.00, few
Yield Grade 1 36.0037.00.
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grade No. 2 900-1600 lbs.
29.00-35.00. Choice 350-650
lbs. feeder steers 37.00-43.00,
Good St Choice 300-750 lbs.
28.0037.00, Medium 300-900
lbs. 20.00-32 00; Good St
Choice 250-750 lbs. feeder
heifers 25.0035.00, Medium
250-700 lbs. 20.00-28.50; Good
300350 lbs. feeder bulls 25.00-
34.00.
CALVES 4594. Compared
with 4789 head last week, and
4107 head a year ago.
Vealers firm to XL higher.
VEALERS; Prime 72.00-
78.00, Choice 60.00-72.00,
Good 48.0031.00, Standard
37.00-50.00, few to 58.00,
Utility 110-130 lbs. 30.00-
40.00, 90-115 lbs. 25.0035.00,
65-85 lbs. 20.00-27.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 28.00-44.00; holstein
heifers 90-120 lbs. 30.00-48.00.
HOGS 8452. Compared
with 8624 head last week, and
7623 head a year ago.
Barrows St Gilts weak to $2
lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 48.50-
49.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
47.50-49.00, No. 2-3 190-260
lbs. 46.00-48.00, No. 2-4 250-
325 lbs. 43.50-47.00, No. 1-3
ISt 190 lbs. 40.0046.00.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-560
lbs. 39.0045.00, No. 2-3 300-
650 lbs. 37.0040.00. Boars
30.0043.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1079.
Compared with 1060 head
last week, and 1123 head a
year ago. Feeder Pigs
mostly weak to $3 lower per
head. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs.
feeder pigs 20.0040.00 per
head. No. 1-3 35-60 lbs. 28.00-
50.00, No. 1-3 50-125 lbs. 42.00-
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auction news
Leb. Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, PA
March 1,1171
CATTLE 243. Compared
with last Tuesday's market,
slaughter steers steady to
50c higher. Slaughter cows
steady to 50 cents higher.
Slaughter bulls |1 higher.
Few Prime No. 5, slaughter
steers 38.5039.35, Choice 950-
1200 lbs. No. 2-3, 37.50-40.35,
Good 35.10-37.50, Standard
32.10-34.50, few Utility 29.10-
32.10. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 36.60-37.75, few
Standard 31.00-32.85. Utility
and High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 29.25-31.50,
few to 32.60, Cutters 27.00-
29.10, Canners 25.00-27.10,
Shells down to 24.50. Few
Good and Choice slaughter
bullocks 35.00-38.00, few
Standard 33.25-34.85, few
Utility 29.25-32.25. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1200-2000 lbs.
slaughter bulls 34.25-37.85.
CALVES 191. Vealers -
grading Utility steady to
mostly $4 to $5 higher. Few
Choice vealers 68,00-71.50,.
Good 55.00-65.00, few
Standard 33.0045.00, Utility
90-110 lbs. 30.0035.00, 7085
lbs. 25.00-32.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls and
heifers 100-115 lbs. 35,00-
45.00.
60.00, few Utility 20-25 lbs.
12.00- per head.
SHEEP 421. Compared
with 637 bead last week, and
509 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs unevenly
steady. Choice 50-85 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 55.00-
67.00, Choice 75-125 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
45.00- Good 50-80 lbs.
35.00- few Utility 40-70
lbs. 17.00-25.25. Slaughter
ewes 6.00-19.00, few to 31.00.
WL 311
WL 305
WL 318
Resistant to
Anthracnose and
Bacterial Wilt
High Yielding-
Excellent Stand Persistence
Rapid growing Dark green
color fine stems
Excellent seedling vigor and stand establishment
Developed by Waterman Loomis Co., specialized
alfalfa breeders.
WL 318—Resistant to phytophtora
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Lancaster Farming. Saturday, March 13,1976
Leesport
March 10,1V71
CATTLE 202. Supply in
cluded 43 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday's market, slaughter
steers mostly |1 higher.
Slaughter cows active, fully
|1 higher, spots 12 higher.
Choice slaughter steers
37.5040.75, Good 36.25-38.50,
Standard 31.00-36.75. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
36.7537.75, few Good 33.00-
35.50, Standard 30.00-34.00,
few Utility 29.3530.50. Utility
& High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 30.00-32.00,
one at 32.75, Cutters 27.60-
30.00, Canners 25.00-28.10,
Shells down to 20.00. Couple
Choice slaughter bullocks
34.75 and 36.25, Good 35.75-
36.25, Standard 32.2535.25,
few Utility 26.7531.25. Few
Yield Grade No. 1 1395-1780
lbs. slaughter bulls 3335-
35.00, Feeder cattle slow,
Good 330-560 lbs. feeder
steers 32.50-38.00, few
Medium 530330 lbs. 28.00-
32.50, couple 42.00; few
Medium & Good 300-400 lbs.
feeder heifers 32.5034.50;
Good 360-700 lbs. feeder bulls
29.5034.50, few Medium 450-
775 lbs. 26.25-28.50.
CALVES 157. Vealers
mostly $1 to $3 higher. One
Prime vealer at 74.00, few
Choice 68.00-71.00, Good
57.00-63.00, Standard 47.00-
57.00, Utility & Low Standard
110-135 lbs. 32.00-44.50,
Utility 90-110 lbs. 32.0035.00,
7035 lbs. 25.5033.00, few 55-
65 lbs. 23.50-28.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-115
lbs. 32.00-43.00; few holstein
heifers 90-105 lbs. 34.00-45.00.
HOGS 267. Barrows & Gilts
uneven. One lot US No. 1-2
215 lbs. barrows & gilts 48.75,
No. 13 200-245 lbs. 47.75-
48.35, No. 23 185-250 lbs.
47.25-48.00, No. 2-4 250330
lbs. 45.75-27.50, one at 49.00,
!f cows could talk
they’d ask for
WL ALFALFAS
AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL SEED DEALER
Shiremanstown, PA 17091
Belleville
Belleville, Pa.
March 10,1978
CATTLE 182. Compared
wl£h last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows $1.50
to (2 higher. Few Standard
slaughter steers 32.00-33.10.
Few Utility slaughter hellers
29.10-32.75. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 28.75-31.60, Cutters
28.50-28 60, Canners 24.75-
26.75, Shells down to 23.00.
One Standard slaughter
bullock at 33.50, few Utility
30.75-32.00. Few Yield Grade
No. 1 slaughter bulls 1500-
1700 lbs. 34.60-35.30.
CALVES 189. Vealers
grading Utility $4 to (8
higher. Few Choice vealers
70.00- Good 48.0002.00,
Standard 37.00-46.00, Utility
90-110 lbs. 33.00-36.50. 70-85
lbs. 27.00-32.50. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
34.00- few Holstein
heifers 95-110 lbs. 40.00-55.00.
HOGS 163. Barrows & Gilts
50 cents to $1 lower. US No. 1-
2195-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
47.1047.80, few to 48.00, No.
1-3 200-240 lbs. 46.6047.10,
few lots No. 2-3 240-255 lbs.
45.0045.70. Few US No. 1-3
400-500 lbs. sows 37.00-40.50.
Few Boars 29.7544.75.
FEEDER PIGS 133. US
No. 1-3 2540 lbs. feeder pigs
40.5048.50 per head, No. 1-3
50-65 lbs. 52.50-56,00 per
head.
few No. 1-3 160-170 lbs. 45.25-
46.75. US No. 1-3 300460 lbs.
sows 38.0041.50. Boars 33.00-
40.50.
FEEDER PIGS 29. Few
US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder
pigs 27.00-34.00 per head, few
No. 1-3 3545 lbs. 34.0042.00
per head.
SHEEP 4. Few Slaughter
ewes 17.00-23.00.
GOATS 4. Few Kids 21.00-
26.00 per head.
TEST RESULTS
0 4 yrs PA type climates)
Wl 305 out yielded Vernal by
10 9%
Wl 311
out yielded Vernal by
12 69% and Saranac
by 10 26%
out yielded Vernal by
113%
|(Wean annuo) yield* lest data available
W 311
7
on request)