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Livestock market and auction news
November 10,1976
CATTLE: 3300. Trading
moderately active.
Slaughter Steers and heifers
opening 25 to mostly 50
lower. Supply mostly Choice
Steers and heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Average Choice to low Prime
3-4 1075-1200 lbs. 39.50-40.00.
Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs. 38.50-
39.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 37.00-
38.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice few Prime 2-4 900-
1100 lbs. 37.00-38.00. Load 3
1055 lbs. 38.25. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 750-1050 lbs.
35.50-37.00.
November 11,1976
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 10,338, 5 days last
week 9,317, last year 9,418.
St. Louis Cattle
November 11,1976
Receipts This Week 9,000
Week ago 9,000
Year Ago 9,000
As compared to last weeks
close, Slaughter Steers and
Heifers 50-1.00 higher. Cows
50-1.00 higher. Bulls steady.
Supply mainly Choice 2-4
1000-1150 lb Steers with
several loads Choice and
Prime 3-4, around 25 percent
Heifers and 10 percent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
1025-1175 lbs. 39.00-40.00,
closing 39.00-39.75; 34 1075-
1300 lbs. 38.50-39.50; couple
part loads 4-5 1200-1275 lbs.
37.00 and 37.25. Choice 24
950-1300 lbs. 38.5040.00,
closing 38.50-39.50 Load 2-3
1050 lbs. at 39.75 on Tuesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 24
27.00-39.00. Good 2-3 35.00-
37.00. Standard to Good 2-3
Hostems 975-1400 lbs. 31.00-
33.50. Few Standard 1-3 925-
1100 lbs. 30.00-31.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
875-1025 lbs. 37.00-37.50
Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 35.00-
37.00, several 35.50-37.00.
Scattered lots 700-800 lbs.
34.50-35.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 33.50-
35.50. Good 2-3 32.00-33.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 20:50-23.00,
few Utility 1-2 1200-1500 lbs.
23.50 Scattered lots Com
mercial 5 20.00-21.00. Canner
and Cutter 18.50-22.00. Low
Dressing Canner 16.00-19.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1000-1600
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Slaughter Steers 50 to 1.00
lower than last Friday.
Heifers 25 to 50 lower. Supply
mostly Choice Steeers and
Heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
High Choice and Prime 3-5
1200-1400 lb. 37.50-39.00,4 and
5 1300-1450 lbs. 35.50-37.50
Wednesday. Choice 2-4 950-
1250 lbs. 39.0040.50 Monday,
38.50-40.00 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
900-1200 lbs. 37.00-38.50, up to
39.00 Monday. Mixed Good
and Choice Holsteins 2-3
1100-1400 lbs. 33.50. Good
Holsteins 2- 1100-1300 lbs.
31.00-33.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
High Choice and Ldw Prime
34 950-1100 lbs. 38.0038.25, 2
loads 38.50 Monday. Choice
2-4 900-1100 lb. 37.0038.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 23
750-1050 lb. 35.50-37.00.
lbs. 26.00-28.00, Few YG 1
1100-1700 lbs. 29.00. Some 900-
1050 lbs. 25.00-26.00.
FEEDERS: Including
around 2700 at Thursday
auction. Feeder Steers and
Heifers 1.00-2.00 Higher.
Demand Good. Buyer At
tendance normal. Supply
mostly Choice and Mixed
Good and Choice 400-700 lb.
Steers and Heifers. Overall
quality improved somewhat
over that of last week.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-500 lbs. 35.00-
38.50; 500-800 lbs. 35.25-37.75.
Mixed Good and Choice 350-
600 lbs. 32.25-35.50; 600-800
lbs. 33.75-35.50. Few lots
Good 400-650 lbs. 30.00-32.50.
Couple lots Standard 525-700
lb. Holsteins 25.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 375-500 lbs. 28.00-
30.50; 500-600 lbs. 28.50-32.50;
600-725 lbs. 30.50-32.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 350-500 lbs.
25.00-28.00; 500-700 lbs. 27.00-
29.00. Good 300-500 lbs. 23.00-
26.00.
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November 11,1976
Thursday Feeder Cattle
Auction
Estimated Receipts 10,500
Same day last week 9,527
Moderately active, Feeder
Steers over 600 lb. steady to
50 lower, offerings under 600
lb. 50-1.00 lower; Feeder
Heifers over 500 lb. generally
steady to weak; Heifer
Calves 50-1.00, instances 1.50
lower; majority receipts
Mixed Good and Choice and
Choice 400-750 lb. Feeder
Steers and 350-650 lb. Feeder
Heifers; fairly large at
tendance.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 35.00-38,00;
500-600 lb. 33.75-35.50, three
part loads 547-560 lb. 37.00-
38.00; 600-700 lb. 33.50-36.00,
load 684 lb. at 36.40; 700450
lb. 33.75-35.10, near three
loads 775-844 lb 35.40-36.10;
Mixed Good and Choice 300-
500 lb. 31.50-34.50; 500-600 lb.
31.50-34.50; 600-1019 lb. 32.00-
34.00; Good 400-500 lb 30.50-
32.25; 500-900 lb 29.75-32.50.
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FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 380-500 lb 27.75-29.05;
500-750 lb. 29.0030.80; Mixed
Good and Choice 300-500 lb.
25.50-27.50; 500-750 lb 26.75-
29.00; Good 300-500 lb. 23,00-
26.00; 500-700 lb. 26.00-26.75.
For the week: Compared
to late last week, Feeder
Steers over 600 lb. steady to
50 lower, decline on offerings
below Choice; Steers under
600 lb. 50 to 1.00 lower with
thin fleshed offerings holding
up best; Feeder Heifers over
500 lb. steady to weak;
Heifer Calves 50-1.00 lower
instances 1.50 lower on Good
Grade. Cows numbered near
4,000 head and 1.00-2.00
higher with approximately
50 percent of these going
bad; to the country; Bulls
unevenly steady; salable
receipts near 31,200 head
compared to 22,526 last week
and 31,445 the same week a
year ago. Cows comprised 13
percent of the cattle
receipts; Feeders 86 percent
of the'
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November 11,1976
- SLAUGHTER STEERS
and Heifers lost much of an
early price advance. Steers
closed steady compared with
limited trade late last week
or steady to 25 cent higher
than last Wednesday.
Heifers closed steady
compared with the previous
midweek. Cows were under
good demand early and fair
but closed steady to weak
under more narrow - late
demand. Bulls were steady
to firm.
STEERS: load Choice, end
of Prime, mainly 3 1174 lbs.
39.75. Early, five loads 1100-
1225 lbs. 39.75-40.00, Choice
2-4 975-1300 lbs. closed 38.00-
39.50, many 38.50-39.00, those
39.25-39.50, mainly Yield
Grade 3. Choice with End
Prime 3-51250-1325 lbs. 37.25-
38.25, few loads 1418-1669 lbs.
34.00-36.00, some 3-41500-1570
lbs. 37.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 950-1225 lbs. 37.25-
38.00. Good 2-3 950-1250 lbs.
33.50-37.00. Standard and
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Average of LS-214,
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Choice 900-1100 lb. Steers this
week 38.95, Choice 1100-1300
lbs. 38.92. Average weight
Steers first three days 1142
lbs. as compared 1134 Ibs.
previous week. Average
weight Heifers first three
days 986 lbs. compared 995
lbs. previous week.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 875-
1075 lbs. 36.50-38.00, largely
37.00-37.75, to 38.50 early,
some Choice, End of Prime,
3-4 975-1075 lbs. 37.00-37.75,
load 1201 lbs. mainly 4 early
35.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 850-1000 lbs. 33.50- (“1
36.50. Good 2-3 32.50-35.00, 7
few Standard and Good 31.00-
32.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial closed 20.00-
22.00, few High-Dressing
Yield Grade 1 24.00. Canner
and Cutter 16.00-29.50.
BULLS; 1-2 1400-1800 lbs.
24.00-28.00, several Yield
Grade 1 28.50-29.00, in-
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