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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England. Week begins sunn\ and warm then heavy showers
in north midweek, latter part shoveerv in south
Greater New York-New Jersey Cloudv and eool at first, then
showers, week ends parth sunnv
Middle Atlantic Coastal First part ot week rainv, then clearn b
and becoming hot moderating over weekend
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Carlisle
Carlisle, Pa,
July 6,1976
CATTLE 170. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows unevenly
steady. Few Choice
slaughter steers 37.00-37.75,
few Good 35.00-36.50,
Standard 31.85-34.75, few
Utility 28.10-30.00. Standard
slaughter heifers 27.75-31.35,
Utility 20.85-25.25. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 29.25-31.25,
one at 32.00, few Commercial
27.85-29.35, Cutters 26.10-
28.60, Canners 23.50-26.00,
Shells down to 20.25. Few
Standard slaughter bullocks
27.72-28.50. One Yield Grade
No. 11665 lbs. slaughter bulls
at 36.25; few yield Grade No.
2 1020-1400 lbs. 31.60-34.75.
Medium & Good 300-865 lbs.
feeder steers 24.75-35.25.
CALVES 169. Vealers
steady, Utility $2 to $3.50
higher. One Choice vealer at
Peoria Auction
Peoria
July 8,1976
CATTLE; Receipts this
week 4700; last week 5400;
last year 5700.
Compared with last week’s
close, Slaughter steers
mostly 1.00, instances 1.50
lower. Slaughter Heifers 50-
LOO lower. Cows weak to 50
lower Bulls weak. Receipts
about 70 pet. slaughter steers
25 pet. slaughter heifer and
the balance mamly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-
Choice and Prime 3-4, 1150-
1325 lbs. 37.00-38.00; 1285-1390
lbs 35.75-37.00; few loads YG
4-5, 1350-1535 lbs 34.00-36.00
Choice 2-4,950-1250 lbs. 37.00-
38.50; late 37.00-38 00; load
early 39.00 Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4, 900-1300 lbs. 36.00-
37.00 Good 2-3, 35.00-36.00.
Standard and Good 2-3,
holsteins 33.50-34 00; one
load 35.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS-
Choice and Prune 3-4, in
cluding some 5, 900-1100 lbs.
36.00-37.00. Choice 2-4, 850-
1050 lbs 36.50-38 00, late
10, 1976
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Auction
57.00, Good 45.00-48.50,
Standard 41.00-45.00, Utility
110-130 lbs. 33.0040.00, 90-110
lbs. 29.00-32.50, 65-85 lbs.
25.00-28.50.
HOGS 199. Barrows & Gilts
steady, 25 cents to fifty cents
higher. US No. 1-2 205-230 lbs.
barrows & gilts 52.85-53.50,
No. 1-3 210-235 lbs. 52.00-
52.75, No. 2-3 210-240 lbs.
50.10-51.35, No. 24 240-260
lbs. 49.00-50.35, No. 1-3 155-
190 lbs. 40.50-50.10. Few US
No. 1-3 335-570 lbs. sows
39.0041.00, few No. 2-3 390-
545 lbs. 35.00-37.00. Boars
33.00-35.50.
FEEDER PIGS 156. US
No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs
23.00-35.50 per head, No. 1-3
35-55 lbs. 37.5040.25, Utility
10-15 lbs. 6.00-14.00 per head.
SHEEP 10. Few Good 85-90
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
3 7 .00-40.00. Lot Slaughter
ewes at 12.00.
36.50-37.00 750-850 lbs. 36.00-
36.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4,750-1100 lbs. 35.00-
36.50. Good 2-3, 34.00-35.00.
Standard and Good 2-3,32.00-
34.00.
COWS- Utility and
Commercial 2-3, 27.00-28.00.
Cutter 2-3, 24.50-27.00.
Canner 21.00-24.50
BULLS: YG 1-2, 1100-1800
lbs. 30.00-36.50.
FEEDERS: (including
around 1000 at Thursday’s
auction) Feeder Steers and
heifers firm to 1.00 higher.
Supply largely good and
choice 400-800 lb. steers and
300-800 lb heifers.
FEEDER STEERS.
Choice 400-600 lbs 38.75-
40.25 ; 700-800 lbs. 37.50-38.75,
lot 736 lbs 39 75. Mixed Good
and Choice 325-000 lbs. 34.50-
36.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 400-625 lbs. 32.00-
34 00, scattered lots 700-750
lbs. 33.00-34.50 Mixed Good
and Choice 300-600 BS 29.50-
32 00. Good 325-500 lbs 28 00-
30.00.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, July S
Compared with the
previous week’s close
closing prices on slaughter
steers for the aggreviated
trading period were mostly
50 lower, and heifers were 50-
75 lower. Cows were firm to
50 higher, and bulls firm to
I. higher Four Day
Receipts for holiday period
11, as compared 17,700
previous week and 17,600 a
year ago.
STEERS. Load 2-3 1207
lbs. 40.00. Choice 2-4,
predominantly 3 975-1225 lbs.
38.50- Choice 34 1200-
1325 lbs. 37.00-38.50, some
Mixed Choice and Prime
included at 38.00-38.50.
Modest volume Choice and
Prime 4-5 1250-1400 lbs.
during week 34.00-36.50.
Mixed good and Choice 2-3
950-1225 lbs. 37.50-38.50. Good
2-3 35.00-37.50, Holsteins
34.25-35.00. Standard and
low-good 2-3 33 50-34 50.
Average of LS-214,
detailed quotations *for
Choice 900-1100 lb. steers this
week 38.00; choice 1100-1300
lbs. 38.12. Average weight of
steers this week 1156 lbs. as
compared 1140 lbs. previous
week. Average - weight of
heifers this week 972 lbs. as
compared 971 lbs. previous
week.
HEIFERS: Load Choice 3
946 lb. mixed steers and
heifers half and half 39.50.
Choice 24 900-1050 lbs. 37.75-
39.00, some predominantly 4
1025-1080 lbs. 37.00-37.50, part
load 1102 lbs. 36.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 800-1000 lbs.
36.50- Good 2-3 34.50-
36.50. Standard and Good 2-3
32.50-
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-4 26.00-28.00,
few 28.50-29.00. Canner and
Cutter 23.00-26.00, mixed
cutter and utility 26.25-26.50.
BULLS: 1-2 1400-1800 lbs.
32.00- few individuals 1
37.00-
St. Louis
July 8
Receipts This Week 6200
Week Ago 7100
Year Ago 8500
As compared to the
previous week’s close,
slaughter steers unevenly SO
LDO lower; slaughter heifers
steady to 50 higher. Cows
and bulls steady. Supply
mainly Choice 2-4 1000-1175
lb. slaughter steers, around
30 percent heifers and 10
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Mixed Choice and Prune 2-4
1075-1200 lbs. 38.00-38.25,
couple loads 3-51260-1375 lbs.
36.00-36.45. Choice 2-4 950-
1225 lbs. 37.00-38.50, mostly
37.25-38.25. Part load 4-5 1540
lbs. 35.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 900-1175 lbs. 36.00-
37.50. Good 34.00-36.00.
Standard to Good Holsteins
2-3 975-1300 lbs. 34.00-35.75.
Few Utility and Standard
30.00-32 50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
925-975 lbs. 37.00-37 50,
mostly 37.00-37.25. Choice 24
800-1050 lbs. 36.00-37.50 ; 700-
800 lbs. 35.00-36.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 700-950
lbs 34.00-36.50. Good 33.00-
34 00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 26.50-28.50;
1-21200-1900 lbs 29 00. Cutter
24.00-27 00. Canner and low
Cutter 22.00-24.00. Low
dressing canner 18.00-22,00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1900
lbs. 30.00-34.00 ; 950-1050 lbs.
27.00-30.00.
Middleburg
Middleburg, Pa.
July 6,1976
CATTLE 209. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows steady to 50
cents higher. Few Choice No.
2-3 slaughter steers 975-1275
lbs. 37.60-38.35, Good 34.10-
37.35, Standard 33.75-36.00,
few Utility 29.35-33.75.
Couple Choice slaughter
heifers at 34.00, couple Good
4,700 HEAD
IN
VIRGINIA’S SPECIAL SUMMER
FEEDER CATTLE SALES
PLACE DATE TIME SEX NO HEAD MARKET TELEPHONE
Rockingham
Harrisonburg July 20 700 p m Steers Heifers 1 000 Livestock Mkt 703-434 6765
Culpeper
Culpeper (Madison Co ) July 22 100 p m Steers Heifers 700 Enterprises 703 825 9188
Fauquier
Marshall July 22 700 p m Steers Heifers 1 500 Livestock Mkt 703 364 1566
” Farmers Live
Winchester July 23 100 p m Steers Heifers 1 000 stock Exchange 703 667 1023
Dublin Live
* Dublin Tel 0 Auction July 26 730 pm Steers Heifers 500 stock Market 703 674 5311
• Angus, Black Baldies, Heieford, Charolais-Cross
•Sale Includes Steers and Heifers (Mostly Steers)
• All Cattle State Graded
• Weighing Mostly 600 to 1,000 Pounds
• Heifers Eligible for Interstate Shipment
* DUBLIN The sale scheduled at Dublin on July 26 will be conducted by Tel-O-
Auction procedures with the cattle graded into load lots and remaining on the farms.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT
THE LIVESTOCK MARKET OR:
REGGIE B. REYNOLDS CHARLES POTTER, JR.
Exec. Sec., Va. Beef Cattle Assoc. Fieldman, Va. Beef Cattle Assoc.
P.O. Box 176, Daleville, Va. Route 3, Lexington, Va.
Tel.: 703-992-1009 (Office) Tel.: 703-463-3639
703-992-2852 (Home)
32.85 and 33.50. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 28.50-31.25,
Cutters 26.50-28.50, Banners
23.75-26.50,, few Shells down
to 20.00. Few Choice
slaughter bullocks 36.60-
38.50, few Good 35.00-37.75.
Yield Grade No. 1 1050-1550
lbs slaughter bulls 31.00-
37.25. Few Good 350450 lbs.
feeder heifers 27.50-29.25;
few Good 400-700 lbs. feeder
bulls 30.75-35.50, few Medium
450-550 lbs. 26.00-29.50.
CALVES 192. Vealers
grading Good & Choice about
HUNTER'S SALE BARN, INC.
ROUTE 276, Rising Sun, Maryland
Sale Every Monday - Livestock 7 P.M.
Poultry, Egg, Produce at 7:00 P.M.
Antiques & Household 6:30 P.M.
Fanners & Flea Market open 3:00 P.M.
(We can handle any type sale - indoors or out, our
grounds or yours. Specializing in; farm sales, herd
dispersals, antique & household sales.) '
CaU now for Sale Planning
TRI-STATES LARGEST AUCTION FACILITIES
HUNTER SALE BARN, INC.
Phone 301-658-6400
Sale Mgr., Auctioneer - Norman E. Hunter, Pres.
steady; Utility $2 to $4 lower.
Choice vealers 46,00-56.00,
Good 41.00-47.00, few
Standard 32.00-36.00, Utility
90-110 lbs. 25.00-31.00, 70-85
lbs. 20.00-25.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90-125 lbs.
28.00-39.00.
FEEDER PIGS 93. US No.
1-3 25-40 lbs. feeder pigs
27.50-37.00 per head, one lot
No. 1-3 60 lbs. 44.00 per head.
SHEEP 15. Few Good &
Choice 80-90 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 40.00-46.00
Few Slaughter ewes 9.00-
14.50