Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Sept. 16
Receipts This Week 9,000
Week Ago
Year Ago
As compared to last weeks
close, Slaughter Steers
generally steady. Slaughter
Heifers steady to weak,
instances 25-50 lower. Cows
50-1.00 higher. Bulls fully
steady. Supply mainly
Choice 2-4 1000-1150 lb.
Slaughter Steers, around 25
percent Heifers and 10
percent Cows.
NOTE: A substantial
increase was noted in the
supply of 3-5 Slaughter
Steers and Heifers, plus
Steers over 1300 lbs. and
Heifers over 950 lbs.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime Z-4
1050-1150 lbs. 37.00-37.50, late
sales 37.00; 3-4 1100-1325 lbs.
36.00- closing 36.00-
36.50. Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs.
36.00- closing 36.00-
37.25; 3-4 1075-1325 lbs. 35.50-
36.50, closing 35.50-36.00.
Load 4-51400 lbs. 33.50. Load
4 to mostly 5 1505 lbs. 31.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
900-f2OO lbs. 35.00-36.75. Load
BEEFALO CALVES
- Produce tender, lean, full flavored meat,
without the fat and cholesterol which is
required for taste in regular beef.
- Tremendous amount of true hybrid vigor.
- Can be registered as Beefalo half blood
breeding stock for progression to a Purebred
herd.
- Good supply of Beefalo x Holstein dairy calves
on hand. (Calves healthy and vigorous when
sold).
- Bred heifers for Beefalo calving in Sept., Oct.
SEMEN MO PER AMPULE
(50 ampules or more)
WALNUT HOLLOW FARM
Creek Road, Pipersville, PA 18947
215-795-2452
Member American Beefalo Association
SAVE YOUR SELLING COST!
PENN PACKING BUYING STATION
2-3 1300 lb. Holstelns 34.00.
Good 2-3 33.75-35.75. Stan
dard to Good Holstelns 1000-
1250 lbs. 30.00-33.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
900-1025 lbs. 35.00-36.00,
closing 35.00-35.50; 3-4 950-
1050 lbs. 34.25-34.50. Choice 2-
4 800-1050 lbs. 34.00-35.75,
closing 34.00-35.00; 34 925-
1050 lbs. 34.00-35.00, closing
34.00-34.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-900 lbs. 33.00-
34.50. Good 2-3 30.50-33.50.
8,300
8,600
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 22.00-24.50.
Utility 1-2 24.50-25.00. Cutter
1-2 20.50-23.00. Canner and
Low Cutter 18.50-21.50. Low
Dressing Canner 16.00-19.00.
BULLS: Limited volume
YG 1-2 950-1600 lbs. 26.00-
30.00.
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Dewart Auction East Coast Cariot Meats
CATTLE 294. Compared
with 2 week’s ago market;
few High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 37.75-38.60,
Choice No. 2-4 950-1250 lbs.
36.50- Good 34.00-36.00,
Standard 31.00-33.35. Ffw
Choice slaughter heifers
30.50- few Good 30.00-
32.85, few Standard 30.00-
31.00, Utility 24.00-28.00.
Utility & Hieh Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 25.25-
27.75, couple at 29.25, Cutters
24.00-25.75, Canners 20.50-
24.00, few Shells down to
16.25. Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 36.35-37.50, few
Utility 28.50-31.75. Yield
Grade No. 1 850-1000 lbs.
slaughter bulls 27.50-29.50;
yield grade No. 2 1050-2050
lbs. 31.00-31.75. One lot Good
400-500 lbs. feeder steers
39.50, one lot Medium 600-700
lbs. 25.75; one lot Good 500-
500 lbs. feeder heifers 23.25.
CALVES 212. Prime
vealers 49.00-58.00, Choice
45.00- Good 38.0046.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
29.00- 90-110 lbs. 26.00
30.00, Standard 7085 lbs.
21.00- Farm calves,
holstein heifers 90-115 lbs.
27.00-
HOGS 200. US No. 1-2 200
235 lbs. barrows & gilts 42.90
43.70, No. 1-3 195-240 lbs.
42.7043.10, one lot No. 2-3 250
lbs. 41.70, one lot No. 2-4 300
lbs. 37.25. US No. 1-3 350550
lbs. sows 32.25-35.25, No. 2-3
500-650 lbs. 30.00-32.25. Boars
24.5032.50.
FEEDER PIGS 151. US
No. 1-3 12-15 lbs. feeder pigs
15.00-19.00 per head, No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. 22.50-33.50, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 25.00-37.00 per
head.
SHEEP 17. Few Mixed
Utility & Good 60-70 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 32.00-
34.00. Slaughter ewes 10,00-
18.00.
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Dewart, Pa.
September 13,1976
& Wed.
Sept. 15,1976
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: demand and com
mitment for beef moderate
as reported by USDA. Choice
Steer Beef generally steady,
no comparison on Goods.
Good Heifer Beef 1.00-1.50
lower. Cow Beef uneven,
BNG. Utility in limited test
weak, Canner and Cutter
steady to 2.00 higher. Spring
Lamb 75 lbs. down steady to
1.00 higher. Choice Beef arm
chucks .50 higher, no com
parison on other cuts. Fresh
pork: loins 4.00-5.50 lower;
spareribs .50 lower; SKD.
hams steady to .25 higher.
Steer Beef
Choice 2-3 600-700 lbs. 62.00
no comparison, 3 600-800 lbs.
61.50-61.75 generally steady,
4 600-800 lbs. 57.00 steady, 4
800-900 lbs. 56.00 steady;
Good 3 600800 lbs. 58.0058.75
no comparison.
Heifer Beef
Good 3 500700 lbs. 55.00
56.50 1.001.50 lower.
Cow Beef
Utility Bng. 1-2 600 lbs. up
Ltd 51.00 weak; Canner-
Cutter 1-2 350 lbs. up 52.00
54.00 steady to 2.00 higher.
Choices
Primal Bee! Cuts
Steer hinds 145-190 lbs.
74.00 no comparison; arm
chucks N 90130 lbs. 47.50 part
load 49.00 .50 higher; arm
backs 100150 lbs. part load
38.00 no comparison; ribs 25-
35 lbs. 82.0083.00 no com
parison; full plates 28.00 no
comparison; short plates
24.50 no comparison; flanks
trimmed 25.00-26.00 no
comparison.
Choice 4
Primal Beef Cuts
Arm chucks 90-130 lbs.
47.00.
Spring Lamb Carcass
Choice & Prime 3-4
55 lbs. down Ltd. 94.00 no
comparison; 75 lbs. down
92.00 few 93.00 steady to 1.00
higher.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Sept. 18,1976
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins 14 lbs. down 86.00
4.00 lower, 14-17 lbs. 84.00
85.00 4.50-5.50 lower; Picnics
4-8 lbs. 47.50 no comparison;
Spareribs 3 lbs. down 82.75
.50 lower; Skd. hams 17-20
lbs. 70.75 steady to .25
higher, 26 lbs. up 63.75 no
comparison.
Smoked Pork
Skd. hams 1020 lbs. 77.00
no comparison; Picnics 4-8
lbs. 58.00 no comparison; No.
1 sliced bacon vacuum pack
117.00 no comparison.
Boneless beef 90 per cent
chemical lean, fresh Ltd.
72.50 steady.
Boneless beef 85 per cent
chemical lean, fresh 68.50-
69.50 steady to 1.00 lower.
Beef trimming 50 per cent
chemical lean, fresh 27.00-
28.50 no comparison.
Joliet Cattle
September 16,1976
WEEKLY CATTLE
Friday through Wednesday’s
salable receipts 9,780,5 days
last week 8,485, last year
7,712. Slaughter Steers under
1250 lbs. 50 to 1.00 lower than
last Friday. Steers over 1250
lbs. unevenly 1.00-3.00 lower
than last Friday. Heifers
fully 1.00 lower. Supply
mostly Choice Steers and
Heifers, with a noticeable
increase in High Choice and
Prime 3-5 over 1250 lbs.
Steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1200-1300 lbs. 36.00-37.00, up
to 37.50 Monday, 4 and 51300-
1475 lbs. 34.00-36.00,2 loads 5
1475-1640 lbs. 32.50. Choice 24
1025-1250 lbs. 37.50-38.50
Monday, 37.00-38.00 Wed
nesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs.
36.00- up to 37.50
Monday. Mixed Good and
Choice Holstein 2-3 1200-1350
lbs. 32.75 Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice, few Prime, 2-4 900-
1050 lbs. 36.00-37.50 Monday,
35.00- Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
800-1000 lbs. 34.00-35.00, up to
36,00 Monday.
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PIG SALE
Wednesday, Sept. 15,1976
There were 2,833 head
sold. All pigs were graded by
Representatives of the
VDAC’s Division of Markets,
Livestock Section on USDA
standards and sold by the
hundredweight.
1 & 2; 3049 lbs. 64.25-75.00;
50-69 lbs. 56.5060.00; 70-99
lbs. 47.0060.25; 100-130 lbs
45.00.
No. 3; 30-49 lbs. 61.75-75.00;
50-69 lbs. 54.50-55.00; 70-99
lbs. 45.50-50.75; 100-130 lbs.
44.00.
Utility: 30-49 lbs. 59.00-
63.00.
No. 4: 3049 lbs. 56.50-64.50.
Light weight 25 lbs. 71.75.
Danville
Auction
Danville
Sept. 13,1976
STEERS: Good to Choice
36.00 to 37.85; Standard to
Good 32.20 to 35.50.
FEEDERSTEERS; Good
to Choice 32.00 to 36.00;
Standard to Good 28.00 to
32.00.
BULLS: 28.75 to 32.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 27.00 to 28.10; Good to
Standard 25.40 to 26.85;
Utility 22.00 to 24.80; Cutters
20.00 to 22.50.
CALVES: Good to Choice
50.00 to 54.00; Standard to
Good 24.00 to 36.00.
HOGS: 41.90 to 43.20.
SOWS: 33.25 to 38.00.
BOARS: 26.00 to 36.00.
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