Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 02, 1976, Image 11

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    Livestock market and auction news
IVoriu Auction
Srpt M
Hereipt* TKia Wwk
! Ast Week
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Com part'd with laid week'*
clew. Slalighter Steer* and
Heifer* moKtly idea cl > Cow*
2 00-2 50 lower Hull* 100-
1 50 lower Receipt* about 70
pet slaughter steer*. 25 pel
daughter heifer* and the
balance mainly cow* with
short receipt* early,
daughter steers and heifer*
worked higher, but lost the
early advance due to a lower
dressed beef trade
SUUGHTER STEERS
Choice and Prime 3, mostly
4. UOO-1W) lb* 34 'M-3i OU.
Ute 34 50-36 00 Choice 2-4.
950-1250 ib* 35 23-37 23. late
35 2M6 50 with load 37 00
Mixed Good and Choice 2-4.
900-1300 Iba 34 50-33 50 Good
2-3. 23 00-34 50 Ixiad mostly
Good 2-3. Hobrtelas Monday
13 00
5700
4100
Sl-AUGHTEH HEIFERS
Choice and i’nmc 3-4. 900-
1050 Iba early 35 50-36 00
Choice 2-4,850-1000 lbs 33 50-
35 50. Ute 33 50-35 00 Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4.800-1000
lbs 33 00-34 00 Good 2-3,
32 00-33 00
COWS Utility and Com
mercial 2-t. 20 50-23 00, few
Mlddlrburg. I’a
September 21,1974
t ATTIF 336 f ompared
with last Tuesday » market.
High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 37 50-40 50.
Choice 33 50-35 75, Standard
30 00-33 00. Utility 26 00-
29 75 Choice slaughter
heifers 32 50-38 25. Good
28 50-32 50. Standard 26 50-
23 50 Cutter 18 50-21 50
Canner 15 00-18 50
RULGS YG 1-2, 1100-1800
lbs 26 50-29 75, few 30 50-
31 00
BUUIXXTKS Choice
1100-1250 lbs 30 00-33 00
MiflcHchur"
28 50. Utility 22 50 16 >u
Utility it High Dressing
( utter slaughter row* 22 00-
24 25. ( utters 20 75 22 75.
fanners 15 00-19 50 Good
slaughter bullocks 32 50-
36 10. Utility 28 00 32 50
Yield tirade No 1 1200-1800
lbs slaughter bulls 28 00-
32 50, \icld grade No 2 950-
1200 lbs 20 10-25 75 Good
300-600 lbs feeder steers
27 50-35 75. Good 300-500 lbs
feeder heifers 22 50-27 00
CALVES 204 Prime
vealers 60 00-65 50, Choice
52 00-60 00, Good 42 00-50 00.
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs
35 00-42 00. 90-110 lbs 31 00-
35 00, Standard 70-00 lbs
26 00-32 00 Farm calves,
holstcm bulls 100-120 lbs
35 00-40 00
I*2.
HOGS 710 ( 9-27-76) US
No 1-2 200-230 lbs barrows &
gdts 38 20-39 50, No. 1-3 190-
240 lbs 37.10-38 00, No 2-3
240-275 lbs. 37.00-37.50, few
No. 2-4 275-310 lbs 35.50-
36.50. US No. 1-3 350-585 lbs.
sows 26.25-37.25. Boars 200-
600 lbs. 20.25-27.00
FEEDER PIGS 283. US
No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs
10.00-16.00 per head, No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. 18.00-28.00, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 28.00-37.50 per
head.
SHEEP 63. Good & Choice
spring slaughter lambs 38.50-
41.50. Slaughter ewes 12.00-
20.00.
Omaha Catth*
Omaha
Sept M. 1174
WeekU 51 ( attic
ram pa red with ’he previous
weeks close closing prices
t.n Slaughter Steers and
Heifer* were weak to 25
cents lower as a mild early
upturn more than offset, but
late supplies were in
sufficient to fully reflect the
effects of a bearish carcass
trade Cow* closed steady to
50 cents lower and Bull* 1 00-
2 00 lower
Four day receipts 13,000 as
compared 15,700 previous
week and 14,800 a >car ago
The fed cattle trade came
under sharp downward
pressure in reflection of a
dull carcass trade despite a
moderate reduction in
Federal Slaughter
STEERS on Tuesday,
load Choice and Prune 3-4
1174 lbs 37.25, several loads
same Grade 3-4 1045-1287 lbs
36 50-37 00 during week.
Choice 2-4 975-1275 lbs closed
mainly 35 50-36 50, oc
casionally 36.75-37.00 on
loadlots predominantly 3,
two loads Choice 4-5 1425-1450
lbs. 33.00-34.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 950-1225 lbs.
35.00- Good 2-3 31.50-
35.00, some Holsteins 31.00-
1225 lbs. 35.00-35.75. Good 2-3
31.50-35.00, some Holsteins
31.00- Standard and
low-good 2-3 29.5031.00.
Average of LS-214,
detailed quotations, for
Choice *O-1100 lb steers this
week U 33. Choice 1100-IXIO
lbs 36 15 Average weight
steers first three da)» 1112
lbs as compared htH lb»
previous week Average
weight heifers first three
da>s 986 lbs as compared
959 lbs previous week
HF.IFKRS few loads and
part loads Choice 3 900-960
lbs 36 40-36 75 Choice 2-4
875-1050 lbs dosed 34 50-
36 00, some Choice and
Prime 3-4 973-1025 lbs 35 75-
36 00 Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 825-975 lbs 33 50-
34 75 Good 2-3 30 00-33 00
Small lots Standard and
Good 2-3 29 00-30 00
COWS Utility and
Commercial 2-4 21 50-23 25,
Canncr and Cutter 17 00-
21 50, Mixed Cutter and
Utility 21 75-22 00 Shelly
Canner 15 00-16 50
BULLS. 1-2 1200-1800 lbs
26 00-30 00, few 1 31 0032 00