—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dec. 4, 1976
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livestock market and auction news
Des Moines
Dec. 1,1976
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: beef trade fairly
active, demand good. Steer
& heifer beef 1.00-2.00 higher,
instances 2.50 higher for
Choice 4 steer beef. Choice 3;
forequarters 1.25 higher,
rounds 1.00-2.00 higher. Cow
beef 50-1.00 higher.
STEER BEEF
Choice 600-900 lb. YG 3
63.50 1.00 higher; 600-600 lb.
YG 4 61.00 1.00-2.50 higher;
800-900 lb. YG 4 Part Load
58.75; 900-1000 lb. YG 4 Part
Load 57.75; 600-800 lb. YG 3
59.50-60.00 1.00-2.50 higher.
HEIFER BEEF
Choice 500-700 lb. YG 3
61.75- 1.00-1.50 higher;
500-700 lb. YG 4 Couple loads
58.75- Good 500-700 lb.
YG 3 58.50-59.25 1.75-2.00*
higher.
COW BEEF
Utility (Bng) YG 2-3 46.00
1.00 higher; Canner & Cutter
47.50-48.00 50-1.00 higher.
CHOICE PRIMAL BEEF
CUTS YIELD
GRADE 3
Huids (Steer) 145-190 lb.
73.50; Fores 130-210 lb. 54.00
1.25 higher; Arms Chucks 75-
120 lb. Load 49.50; Ribs 24-40
lb. 95.00; Rounds (Steer) 70-
95 lb. 75.00 1.00-2.00 higher;
Rounds (Heifer) 60-85 lb.
75.00 1.00-2.00 higher.
Baltimore USDA
Nov. 29,1976
CATTLE 300: Limited
sales slaughter steers steady
and few heifers weak to $l.OO
BEEF TRIMMINGS
50 Percent Chem Lean
Fresh 23.75-24.00; 50 Percent
Chem Lean Frozen 24.50.
’ Compared to Tuesday’s
close: Fresh pork cut trade
fairly active, demand
uneven, moderate to light.
Fresh pork loins 17-20 lb.
stead to 1.00 higher, other
weights no comparison
available; picnics B&up lb.
1.00 lower; boston butts B&up
lb. steady. Spareribs not
Skinned hams
1.004.25 lower, except 26&up
lb. 2.00 higher; bellies steady
to 2.00 lower.
FRESH PORK CUTS
Loins 14-down lb. 65.75;
part load 67.75; load 68.50
TRIMMED; 14-17 lb. 63.75;
part load 65.75; 17-20 lb.
57.00-58.00 Steady to 1.00
higher; 20&up lb. 50.25.
Picnics 6-8 lb. Load 29.75
1.00 lower; B&up lb. 28.751.00
lower.
Boston butts B&up lb. 35.75
Steady.
Spareribs NO SALES
Skinned Hams 14-17 lb.,
86.00 4.25 lower than early'
Tuesday; 17-20 lb. 82.00 1.00
lower; 20-26 lb. 78.00-81.00,
late 78.00 2.00 lower; 26-30 lb.
69.00 ; 26&up lb. 65.50-67.00
mostly 66.00-67.00 2.00
higher.
Bellies, Seedless 10-12 lb.
Couple Loads 39.75-40.00
steady; 12-14 lb. 39.00-39.75
mostly 39.00-39.50 load 41.50
1.50 lower; 14-16 lb‘. 38.00
1.50- lower; 16-18 lb. 37.00
Steady to 25 lower; 18-20 lb.
32.50- mostly 33.00-
34.00; 20-25 lb. 28.50-28.75
1.50- lower.
Jowls, Frozen 17.00.
Neck Bones, Frozen 11.00,
OFFAL & VARIETY
Cheek Meat, Frozen 44.50.
lower, though market was
scarcely tested, Cows 50-1.50
higher than last Monday.
Few bulls and cattle
steady. Supply 25 per.-cent
slaughter steers & heifers, 50
per cent cows, 20 per cent
feeder cattle, balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER - STEERS:
few Choice 34 1095-1150 lbs.
39.0040.00; package Good 2’s
965 lbs. 36~0O; Standard 2-3
1100-1300 lbs. 27.50-30.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 34 950-1035 lbs. 34.00-
35.85; few Good 2-3 700-1000
lbs. 31.00-33.10
COWS: Utility 2-3 22.00-
25.85; Commercial 3-5 21.60-
23.50; Cutter 21.00-24.75;
Canner & low Cutter 18.00-
21.00
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1080-2060 lbs. 28.00-31.50
FEEDER CATTLE: few
Good & Choce steers 635-750
lbs. 31.50-33.50; several Good
heifers 330-560 lbs. 22.25-24.25
HOGS 700: Receipts near
300 head below estimate.
Compared with last Monday
Barrows & Gilts firm to 25
cents, instances 50 cents
higher. U.S. 1-3 200-230 lbs.
35.25-35.75; several lots
36.00; U.S. 2-3 230-250 lbs.
34.00- U.S. 24 250-280
lbs. 32.50-34.00. SOWS: weak
tb 50 cents lower; U.S. 1-3
300-600 lbs. 24.00-25.50;-few
25.75.
VEAL & CALF AUCTION:
50: few Choice Vealers 165-
230 lbs. 47.00-56.50; Good 120-
230 lbs. 36.0044.00; Standard
& low Good 100-180 lbs. 27.00-
33.50; Standard 70-100 lbs.
20.00- few Good calves
280-500 lbs. 26.25-29.00;
several Choice 265-295 lbs.
36.0040.00
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# V
New Holland Horse
Reported receipts of 272 driving horse 175 - 400; riding
horses, mules, and ponies, horses 150 - 225; lightweight
Market stronger than last 18 -21; heavyweight 25 - 27;
week’s market. mares 10 - 35; colts 5 - 20;
Local work horses 475 - geldings 10 - 35; larger
740; better horses 275 - 600; ponies 50 - 80.
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