Livestock market and auction news Omaha Cattle Jan. 27,1977 Closing prices on Slaughter Steers mostly steady, Heifers steady to 25 cents lower. Cows fully 1.00 lower, Bulls steady. Four day receipts'ls,4oo as compared 13,000 previous week and 13,000 a year ago. The Feed Cattle trade again followed an uneven pattern during the week. Prices advanced moderately on the initial session, but the early upturn was offset on later days in generally bearish trading, and most interests were not particularly aggressive for numbers. Marketings were slightly expanded over the previous week, but were well distributed over the trading period. The overall finish of the Steer and Heifer run was only moderately attractive most days with an increasing volume of Good and Low Choice, and some cattle carried a modest amount of mud. Steers made up ap proximately 39 and Heifers 38. Cows comprised 17 and Feeders 5. STEERS: The fore part of week, several loads Choice and Prime 3-4 1095-1235 lbs. $39.00-39.25, load 4 1326 lbs. $36.50 and three loads 4-5 1521-1725 lbs. $33.00-34.00. At close two loads Choice 31134- 1290 lbs. $38.40-38.50, load Choice and Prime 3-4 1242 lbs. $38.25. Choice 2-4 975- 1300 lbs. closed $37.00-33.00, few predominantly 3 $38,25. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs. $36.25-37.00. Good 2-3 $32.50-36.00. Standard and Good 2-3 $30.50-31.50. Average of LS-214, detailed quotations, for Choice 900-1100 lb. Steers this week $37.72: Choice 1100-1300 lbs. $37.85. Average weight Steers this week 1134. Compared 1135 lbs. previous week. Average weight Heifers this week 995 lbs. as compared 992 lbs. previous week. HEIFERS: Early, a dozen loads Choice and Prime 3-4 970-1109 lbs. $37.50-38.00. At close, Choice 2-4 875-1050 lbs. $35.50-36.75, a few to $37.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 850-1000 lbs. Closed $34.50- 36.00. Good 2-3 $30.50-34.00. Small lots Standard and Good 2-3 $29.00-30.00. COWS: Utility • and Commercial 2-4 $21.50-23.00, few to $23.50. Canner and Cutter $17.00-21.50, Mixed Cutter and Utility $21.75- 22.00. BULLS: 1-2 1400-1800 lbs. $28.00-31.00, individual 1 $31.50-32.50. Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. January 25,1977 CATTLE 404. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers steady to 75c lower. Slaughter cows weak to $1.50 lower. Few High Choice and Prime Nos. 3-4, 1000-1355 lbs. slaughter steers 38.60-41.25, Choice 2-4, 950-1350 lbs. 38.10-39.85, Good & Low Choice 35.0(W8.75, Standard 32.00-35.00, Utility and Low Standard 26.85- 31.75. Two Choice slaughter heifers 35.35 and 38.25, Good 29.75- Standard 27.50- 29.75, Utility & Low Standard 25.75- Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 26.75-28.10, few to 30.35, Cutters 24.75-27.25, Canners 22.00- Shells down to 17.25. Two Choice slaughter bullocks 37.50 & 37.75, few Good 33.35-35.00, Standard 30.00- Few Yield Grade No. 1,1380-1660 lbs. slaughter bulls 35.85-36.85, one Yield Grade No. 2, 1220 lbs. at 36.25. CALVES 236. Vealers grading Good &i Choice $1 to $3 higher, Standard & Good Joliet January 26,1977 CATTLE: 3900. Trading moderate. Slaughter Steers and Heifers opened 50 to 75 lower. Supply mostly Choice Steers and Heifers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice, few Prime, 2-4 1050- 1350 38.00-39.75, mostly 38.50- 39.50. 1 load 40.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1250 36.50-38.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice, few Prime 2-4 850- 1050 36.00-37.00, load 37.25. Load Choice 3 1262 37.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 750-1000 35.00-36.00. January 27,1977 Friday through Wed nesday’s salable receipts 8,656,5 days last week 7,815, last year 8,344. At mid-week Slaughter Steers steady to instances 25 higher than last Friday. Heifers steady with last Friday. Supply mostly Choice Steers and Heifers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice, few Prime, 24 1000- 1350 lbs. 38.7540.00, load 40.25, load 40.50 Monday, 38.00-39.75 Wednesday, load 40J90, load 40.25, load 40.50 Monday, 38.00-39.75 Wed- FORTY-TWO YEARS OF SERVICE ... to the farmer, to the dealer and to the packer. May we serve you? S. K. SHOTZBERGER. INC. LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION Gene Zwally, President Marvin Johns, Secy-Treasurer P-O. Box 925, Lancaster. PA 17604 Phone: 393-4641 (day or night) Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Jan. 29,1977 70-130 lbs. steady. One Prime vealers at 72.00, Choice 64.50- 72.00, Good 49.50-57.50, Standard & Good 110-135 lbs. 40.0048.00, 90-110 lbs. 34.00- 40.00, Standard 70-90 lbs. 30.00- Utility 50-110 lbs. 15.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs. 37.5049.00, HOGS 340. Barrows and gilts $2 to $2.75 lower. US No. 1- 200-240 lbs. barrows and gUts 39.7540.35, few to 41.00, No. 1-3 200-230 lbs. 38.50- 40.10, No. 2-3 190-260 lbs. 37.25-39.10, lot No. 24 260 lbs. at 35.10, lot No. 1-3185 lbs. at 35.00, Few US No. 1-3 380495 lbs. sows 28.25-30.25, few No. 2- 285460 lbs. 22.75-28.75. Few Boars 18.00-20.00. FEEDER PIGS 73. US No. 1-3 30-40 lbs. feeder pigs 16.00-18.00 per head, No. 1-3 40-65 lbs. 20.50-25.50 per head, Utility 35 lbs. at 16.00 per head. SHEEP 3. Individual Choice 85 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs at 58.50. Two Slaughter ewes 15.00 and 15.50. Cattle nesday, load 40.00 Wed nesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1250 lbs. 37.50- 38.75 Monday, 36.50-38.00 Wednesday. Few Mixed Standard and Good Holsteins 2 900-1200 lbs. 29.00-31.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice, few Prime, 2-4 850- 1050 lbs. 36.50-37.50; load 37.75 Monday, 36.50-37.25 Wednesday. Load Choice 3 1262 lbs. 37.00 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 750-1000 lbs. 35.50-36.50 Monday, 34.50-36.00 Wed nesday. Baltimore USDA January 24,1977 CLOSE CATTLE 400: Moderately active, slaughter steers 50-75 cents lower, heifers steady with 2 weeks ago, cows weak to 75 cents lower, few bulls 50 cents lower, few feeders steady. Supply 40 per cent slaughter steers & heifers, 45 per cent cows, 10 per cent feeders, balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4 1075-1175 lbs. Martinsburg Martinsburg, Pa. January 24,1977 CATTLE 417. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers mostly 50 cents to $1 lower. Slaughter cows 50 cents to $1 lower, spots $2 lower. Choice slaughter steers 37.50-40.25,- Good 34.50-38.00, Standard 31.00- Utility 27.50- 31.00, Good slaughter heifers 33.00- Standard 28.50- 31.00, Utility 25.00-28.00. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 27.75- 30.00, Cutters 25.00-27.00, Canners 24.00-26.00, Shells down to 20.00. Good slaughter bullocks 34.50- 38.00, Standard 32.00-35.00. Yield Grade No. 1 1500-2000 slaughter bulls 33.50-37.75; yield grade No. 2 900-1500 lbs. 29.50- Medium & Good 500-600 lbs. feeder steers 28.00- Medium & Good 500-600 lbs. feeder heifers 22.50- few Medium & Good 500-600 lbs. feeder bulls 24.00- CALVES 528. Vealers strong to mostly $2 higher. Choice vealers 65.00-72.00, Good 55.50-65.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 40.00-54.00, 90-110 lbs. 31.50-42.50, Standard 70-90 lbs. 25.00- 30.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 38.50-45.00. HOGS 248. Barrows & Gilts $1 to $2 lower. US No. 1-2 200- 230 lbs. barrows & gilts 41.50- 42.50, No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. 40.00-42.00, No. 1-3 150-175 lbs. 28.00-34.00. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 27.50-34.00. Boars 16.50-18.50. FEEDER PIGS 50. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. SHEEP 21. Few Choice 90- 110 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 50.00-54.00. 38.75-40.50; Good & Choice 2- 4 985-1200 lbs. 38.00-38.75; Good 2-3 900-1300 lbs. 32.85- 37.50; Standard & Good Holsteins 2-3 1090-1275 lbs. 31.50-32.00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 950-1000 lbs. 36.00- 37.00; Good 2-3 785-1050 lbs. 30.00-32.00 COWS; Utility 2-3 24.00- 28.60; Cutter 22.50-26.75; Canner & low Cutter 19.00- 22.50 BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1025-1465 lbs. 28.35-34.75 FEEDER CATTLE: High Good & Choice steers 765-950 lbs. 32.50-35.00; few Good 800-1000 lbs. 28.25-32.00; package Standard 850 lbs. 26.85; several Good steer calves 430-535 lbs. 32.00- 34.00; couple Choice heifers 220-495 lbs. 30.50-33.00; several Good 535-650 lbs. 22.25-26.50 HOGS 600: Compared with Thursday Barrows & Gilts 50 cents higher US 1-3 200-230 lbs. 41.50- 40.5041.50, US 24 250-280 lbs. 38.5040.50. SOWS: Uneve, under <OO lbs. steady to $l.OO lower, over 400 lbs. steady to 50 cents higher US 1-3 300400 lbs. 30.00-31.50, 400-600 lbs. 31.50-32.50. VEAL & CALF AUCTION 100: Several Prune Vealers 180-250 lbs. 71.00-75.00; Choice 140-260 lbs. 57.00- 68.50; Good 115-280 lbs. 44.50- 58.00; Standard 75-105 lbs. 7
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