Livestock market and auction news
Des Moines
October 20,1976
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: beef trade moderate,
demand moderate to good.
Choice steer beef YG 3 50-
1.00 higher, good steer beef
50-1.50 higher. Choice heifer
beef YG 31.00 higher. Choice
YG 3 steer hinds steady to
1.00 higher, heifer hinds
steady, arm chucks 1.00
lower. No sales reported on
cow beef.
STEERBEEF
Choice 600-900 lb. YG 3
57.50-59.50; mostly 59.00-
59.50 50-1.00 higher; 600-800
lb. YG 4 54.75-56.50; mostly
56.00-56.50; 800-900 lb. YG 4
5M5-55.50; mostly 55.00-
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55.50. Good 600-900 lb. YG 3
56.50-57.50 50-1.50 higher.
HEIFER BEEF
Choice 500-700 lb. YG 3
56.75-58.75; late 58.75 1.00
higher; 500-700 lb. YG 4 54.75-
56.00. Good 500-700 lb. YG 3
55.00.
COW BEEF
No sales reported.
CHOICE PRIMAL BEEF
CUTS YIELD GRADE 3
Hinds (Steer) 145-190 lb.
71.50-72.50 Steady to 1.00
higher. Hinds (Heifer) 120-
170 lb. 68.75 Steady. Arm
Chucks 75-120 lb. 45.00-46.00
1.00 lower.
BEEF TRIMMINGS 50
per cent Chemical lean
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1741 Valley Forge Road, Worcester, Pa 19490 /
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Frozen 24.00; 90 per cent
Chemical lean Fresh 64.50.
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: fresh pork cut trade
rather slow, moderate on
late session. Loins 14-17 lb.
unevenly steady to 1.00
lower; skinned hams steady
to 1.00 higher; seedless
bellies steady to 3.00 higher,
except 12-16 lb. 3.00-5.00
higher. Other-cuts not well
established.
FRESH PORK CUTS
Loins 14 down lb. 71.75-
72.75, load 73.00 Frozen
Export; 14-17 lb. 70.75-72.00
Unevenly steady-1.00 lower;
17-20 lb. 65.50-06.75; 20 & up
lb. 58.75.
Boston Butts 4-8 lb. 45.00.
Spareribs 2-3 lb. 71.50-
72.00; 3-5 lb. 58.25.
Skinned Hams 14-17 lb.
69.50 Steady to 50 higher; 17-
20 lb. 61.50-62.50 Steady to 50
higher; 20-26 lb. 58.50 1.00-
1.25 higher; 26 & up lb. 50.00-
51.00 1.00 higher.
Bellies, Seedless 10-12 lb.
42.00 2.00 higher; 12-14 lb.
42.50-43.00; Weekend
Shipment 44.00-46.00 2.50-5.00
higher; 14-16 lb. 43.00 3.00-
4.00 higher; 16-18 lb. 40.50
1.50 higher; 18-20 lb. 38.50,
part load 38.00 Steady to 50
higher.
Boneless CT Butt 1%-3 lb.
77.00.
Boneless Picnic Meat 55.00
Frozen.
Pork Jowls 90 lb. 19.00
Frozen.
Chitterlings 31.50.
Offal & Variety - Pork
Kidney 11.00 Frozen.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
AD!
Leesport Auction
Leesport, Pa.
October 20,1976
CATTLE 404. Supply in
cluded 206 he'hd feeder
cattle. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to 25
cents lower, spots $2 lower.
Slaughter cows $1 to $2
lower. Choice 2-3, 950-1275
lbs. slaughter steers 37.00-
38.00 individual at 38.60,
Good 34.75-37.35, Standard
30.00-34.60 Utility and Low
Standard 25.00-30.00. Choice
slaughter heifers 33.75-35.75,
Good 30.25-34.00, Standard
28.75-31.75, few Utility 25.00-
28.00, Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 24.75-26.75, individual
at 27.25, few Commercial
24.25-27.50, Cutters 23.00-
24.85, Canners 20.85-23.25,
Shells down to 16.25. Two
Choice slaughter bullocks
37.85 and 38.00, one Standard
at 28.00, few Utility 26.00-
27.50. Few Yield Grade No. 1
1310-1950 lbs. slaughter bulls
28.85-33.60. Choice 350-700
lbs. feeder steers 35.50-40.00,
individual at 41.50, Good 275-
835 lbs. 29.00-35.00, Medium
300-750 lbs. 24.75-31.00. Good
and Choice 300-630 lbs.
feeder heifers 26.25-29.00,
few 33.50, Medium 400-800
lbs. 24.00-26.00. Good and
Choice 350-725 lbs. feeder
bulls 28.50-32.50.
CALVES 172. Vealers
grading Good mostly $1
higher, Standard and Good
70-110 lbs. $2 to $4 lower. Few
Prime vealers 50.50-63.00,
two Choice 54.00 and 64.00,
Good 42.00-52.00, Standard
and Good 110-130 lbs. 32.00-
38.00, 90-110 lbs. 28.00-32.00,
Standard 70-90 lbs. 25.00-
30.00, Utility 55-110 lbs. 15.00-
26.50.
'HOGS 154. Barrows and
gilts $2 to $2.25 lower. US
No. 1-2 183-220 lbs. barrows
and gilts 34.60-35.00, few at
35.50, No. 1-3 185-250 lbs.
34.00- few No. 2-3 250-
270 lbs. 32.50-35.00. US No. 1-
3 300-485 lbs. sows 28.00-30.00,
individual at 30.75, No. 2-3
275-605 lbs. 25.50-28.25. Boars
20.00- individual at
31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 158.
Feeder pigs strong to mostly
$4 higher per head. US No. 1-
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct. 23,1976
3 10-25 lbs. feeder pigs 14.00-
16.00 per head, No. 1-3 25-35
lbs. 16.00-24.00, No. 1-3 35-45
lbs. 24,00-29.00, lot 55 lbs. at
33.00, few Utility 20-25 lbs.
8.00-13.00 per head.
SHEEP 9. Few Choice 65-
95 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 46.00-58.00, few Good
70-85 lbs. 29.00-37.00.
Joliet Cattle
Joliet Cattle
October 21,1976
Friday through Wed
nesday’s salable receipts
9,285, 5 days last week 9,127,
last year 7,513. Slaughter
Steers under 1200 lbs. 50 to
1.00 lower than last Friday.
Steers over 1200 lbs. 1.00 to
2.00 lower. Heifers 50 to 1.00
lower. Supply mostly Choice
Steers and Heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-5
1250-1400 lbs. 35.50-38.00, 4
and 5 1300-1450 lbs. 33.50-
35.50 Wednesday, Mostly 5
1400-1500 lbs.. 31.50-33.50
Wednesday. Choice 2-4 1000-
1250 lbs. 38.50-39.50 Monday,
38.00- Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1000-1200 lb. 36.50-38.00, up to
38.50 Monday. Good
Holsteins 2-3 1200-1409 lbs.
33.00- Monday.
SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS: Choice, Few
Prime, 2-4 850-1100 lb. 36.50-
37.50 Monday, load 38.00;
36.00- Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
750-1000 lb. 35.00-36.50
Monday, 34.50-36.00 Wed
nesday. Good 2-3 750-950 lbs.
33.00-
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Carlisle
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
October 19,1976
CATTLE 168. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market;
slaughter cows weak to $1
lower. Few Good slaughter
steers 36.00-37.50, few Utility
25.25-28.00. Two Choice
slaughter heifers 35.00 and
35.50, individual Good at
30.00, few Standard 26.25-
28.00, Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 25.00-26.75, Cutters
22.85-25.00, Canners 21.00-
23.00, Shells down to 17.75.
One Good slaughter bullock
at 31.50, one Standard at
28.00, two Utility 24.75 and
25.75.
CALVES 153. Vealers
unevenly. Few Choice
vealers 49.00-58.50, Good
41.00-49.00, Standard and
Good 110-130 lbs. 33.00-39.00,
90-110 lbs. 30.50-34.50,
Standard 70-85 lbs. 25.00-
30.50.
HOGS 158. Barrows and
gilts 25 cents to $1 lower.
Few US No. 1-2 200-220 lbs.
barrows and gilts 34.75-35.50,
No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 33.85-.,
34.25, lot at 34.75, No. 2-3 195-'
260 lbs. 32.50-34.00. Few US
No. 1-3 300-400 lbs. sows
26.50- few No. 2-3 490-
585 lbs. 20.00-27.00. Few
Boars at 20.00.
FEEDER PIGS 212. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
7.50- per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 15.00-20.00, lot at
24.00, lot 70 lbs. at 41.00 per
head.
SHEEP 15. Good and
Choice 70-95 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 35.00-39.00,
individual at 39.00.
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