—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 5, 1977
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Livestock market and miction news
Chambersburg
Chambersburg, Pa.
February 24,1977
CATTLE 386. Compared
with last Thursday’s market,
slaughter cows mostly 50
cents to $1 higher. Good and
Choice slaughter steers
35.00- Standard 32.00-
35.50. Choice slaughter
slaughter heifers 34.00-37.00,
Standard 28.00-32.00. Utility
and High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 29.00-30.75,
Cutters 26.00-29.25, Canners
22.00- Shells down to
20.00. Yield Grade No. 1,
1200-1800 lbs. slaughter bulls
34.00- Yield Grade No.
2, 900-1500 lbs. 30.00-34.00.
CALVES 685. Prime
vealers 70.00-76.00, Choice
58.00- Good 45.00-55.00,
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 36.0045.00, 90-110 lbs.
34.00- Standard 70-90
lbs. 28.00-33.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 40.00-52.00; Holstein
heifers 85-115 lbs. 40.0042.00.
HOGS 84. US No. 1-3 200-
240 lbs. barrows and gilts
40.5040.70. US No." 1-3 300-575
lbs. sows 25.00-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 50. US No.
1-3 2040 lbs. feeder pigs
14.00- per head.
SHEEP 13. Good and
Choice 75-100 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 40.00-55.00.
Slaughter ewes 6.00-18.00.
Baltimore
USDA
CLOSE
CATTLE 500: Slaughter
steers and heifers $l.OO
lower, cows firm to 50 cents
higher bulls 50 cents lower.
Supply 40 per cent slaughter
steers and heifers, 45 per
cent cows, balance few
feeders and bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 2-4 1000-1200 lbs.
37.00-38.00; Good & Choice 2-
4 950-1200 lbs. 36.00-37.00;
Good 2-3 950-1300 lbs. 32.00-
36.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few high Good & Choice 24
930-935 lbs. 33.75-34 00; Good
750-1000 lbs. 29.10-32.00
COWS: Utility 2-3 25.50-
29.75; Cutter 24.50-27.85;
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1085-2025 lbs. 31.50-34 00
FEEDER CATTLE- few
Choice steers 410475 lbs.
37.00-37.50
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Des Moines
March 2,1977
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: Fresh Pork cut trade
moderate, demand
moderate. Fresh Loin steady
to 3.00 higher, picnics
steady, Boston Butts no
comparison available,
skinned hams steady to 2.00
lower, bellies steady to 2.00
lower, bellies steady to 1.00
higher
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins 14-dn lbs. 75.50-75.75;
78.00-80.00 export 14-17 lbs.
74.50-74.75 steady to 3.00
higher 17-20 lbs. 70.00; couple
loads 70.75 20 & up lbs. 64.75.
Picnic 4-8 lbs. 41.00 steady
Boston Butt 4-8 lbs. 55.25-
56.25
Spareribs 2-3 lbs. 80.00
trimmed 3-5 lbs. 71.00
trimmed
‘ Skinned Hams 14-17 lbs.
78.00; 17-20 lbs. 75.00-76.00,
late 75.00 1.00-2.00 lower; 20-
26 lbs. 74.00 26 & UP lbs. 71.00
stcsdy
Bellies, SDLS 10-12 lbs.
45.50; 42.50 frozen steady!2-
14 lbs. 46.5047.50, load 48.00
steady to 1.00 Higher; 14-16
lbs. 45.5046.00 steady to 50
higher; 16-18 lbs. 45.00
steady; 18-20 lbs. 45.00
steady
BNLS CT BUTT 3-6 lbs.
88.25-88.50; 1 Vz-6 lbs. 90.00
export
Pork Trim 80 pet lean 48.00
fresh; 49.00 frozen
Offal & Variety Melts
10.00; liver 30’s 13.50-14.25,
load 16.50; Check meat
59.00; chitterlings select
30.00; hearts 29.00-29.50;
head meat 43.00
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: Beef trade closed
moderate. Demand
moderate. Steer Beef steady
to 1.00 higher. Heifer Beef
HOGS 700: Compared with
Thursday Barrows & Gilts
$l.OO lower
US 1-3 200-240 lbs. 40.25-
40.50; 100 head 40.75; US 2-3
230-260 lbs. 39.2540.25
SOWS: 50 cents higher
US 1-3 300-600 lbs. 29.50-
31.50
VEAL & CALF AUCTION
100: Choice 200-290 lb
Vealers 59.00-66.50; Good
145-255 lbs 42.00-55.50;
Standard 70-190 lbs. 30.50-
37.00; calves returned to
farm 30.00-41.00; Good
calves 275-385 lbs 28 50-35.00
steady to 1.50 higher. Primal
Beef cuts forequarters 25-
1.75 higher. No comparable
cow Beef sales. Sales on 52
loads steer and heifer beef
confirmed. 2 loads cow beef
confirmed.
STEER BEEF
31 LOADS CONFIRMED
Choice 3 600-800 lbs. 56.00-
57.00 steady to 1.00 higher;
Choice 2-3 500-900 lbs. 55.25
holstein type; Choice 4 600-
800 lbs. 54.25 1.00 higher;
Good 2-3 600-800 lbs 53.00-
54.00 steady to 1.00 hgiher;
Good 2-3 500-900 lbs. 54.25
holstein type
HEIFER BEEF
21 LOADS CONFIRMED
Choice 3 500-700 Is. 54.75-
55.25 steady to 50 higher;
Choice 4 500-700 lbs. 52.75-
53.75; Good 2-3 500-700 lbs.
51.75-53.25 steady to 1.50
higher
COW BEEF
2 LOADS CONFIRMED
Utility (BNG) 2-3 49.00
Canner & Cutter 53.50-
54.50.
CHOICE 3&4
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
11 LOADS CONFIRMED
Fores 130-210 lbs. 45.75-
47.50 25-1.75 higher; rounds
(STR) 70-95 lbs. 71.00; Short
plates 22.00
GOOD PRIMAL BEEF
CUTS 1 LOAD CONFIRMED
Arm Chucks 75-120 lbs.
42.00
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, Feb. 25,1977
feeder cattle
272
Today
Last Friday 246
TREND: Market not fully
tested. Few lots feeder
steers and heifers steady,
around 100 head unsold.
FEEDER STEERS: Part
load Choice 650 lb. 39.60;
mixed Good & Choice 575-820
lb. 34.00-36.50; one lot Good
935 lb. 32.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Part load Choice 600 lb. 30.25,
couple lots Choice 420-550 lb.
28.25-29.25; one lot Good 640
lb. 23.85.
Peoria Auction
March 3,1977
CATTLE; Receipts this
week: 5000 last week: 6100
Year ago: 5700
Compared with last week’s
close, Slaughter Steers 50-
LOO lower. Heifers 50-75,
instances 1.00 lower. Cows
1.00-2.00, Instances .50
higher. Bulls steady.
Receipts about 70 per cent
slaughter steers, 20 per cent
slaughter heifers, balance
mostly cows. Slaughter
steers and heifers moved
sharply lower the fore-part
of the week following the
dressed trade. Some
recovery at Mid-week but
not enough to recover the
early loss.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 34 750-
1325 lbs. 37.00-38.00, Wed
nesday 37.50-38.00, couple
loads 38.25-38.50; Choice 24
950-1300 36.00-37.50, closing
Joliet
March 2,1977
CATTLE: 2700 trading
slow. Slaughter steers and
heifers steady with Mon
day’s close. Supply mostly
Choice steers and heifers,
slaughter steers; Some high
Choice and Prime 3-4 1100-
1350 lbs. 38.00-38.50. Choice 2-
4 1000-1350 lbs. 36.50-38.00,
Mostly 36.50-37.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 900-1250
lbs. 35.00-36.50. SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS: High
Choice and prime 3-4 900-1125
lbs. 36.00-36.50. Choice 24
850-1050 lbs. 35.00-36.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 3 700-
1000 lbs. 34.00-35.00.
MarchS, 1977
CATTLE: Friday through-
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 6,915, 5 days last
week 8,475, same period last
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36.50- load 1000 lbs. 2-3
Monday 38.00; and load 1400
lbs. 36.50; Mixed Good and
Choice 24 900-1300 lbs. 35.50-
36.50; Good 2-3 33.50-35.50;
load good 2-3 Holsteins 33.50;
few Standard and Good 2-3
31.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 344 900-
1075 lbs. 35.00-36.00, 53 35.50-
36.00, load 36.50; Choie 24;
850-1050 lbs. 34.00-35.50,
closing 34.50-35.50; mixed
Good and Choice 24 800-1100
lbs. 33.50-34.50; Good 2-3
31.00- Standard and
Good 2-3 29.50-31.00.
COWS: UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 25.50-
27.00; High-Dressing Utility
27.50- Few Yield Grade
128.25-28.75; Cutter 1-2 23.50-
25.50; 34 20.50-23.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1100-1800 lbs. 9.00-33.50; few
yield grade 1 34.00-35.00.
Cattle
year 8,176. Slaughter Steers
and Heifers unevenly steady
to 50 lower, instances 75
lower. Supply mainly choice
sheers and heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS.
High Choice and Prime 34
1150-1375 lbs. Opened 38.50-
39.00 Monday, some late
Monday and Wednesday
37.75-38.50. Choice 24 1000-
1350 lbs. opened Monday
37.00-38.50, closed Monday
and all Wednesday 36.50-
38.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 900-1250 lbs. 35.00-
36.50, up to 37.00 Monday.
Mixed Standard and
Good Holsteins 2 1100-1350
lbs. 31.00-33.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
900-1125 lbs. 36.00-36.50, 2
loads 36.75 Monday. Choice
24 850-1050 lbs. 35.00-36.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
700-1000'lbs. 34.00-35.00.
Dewart
Dewart, Pa.
February 28,1977
CATTLE 215. Compared
with Monday’s market, two
week’s ago, Few Choice
slaughter steers 2-4, 950-1150
lbs. 35.00-38.85, Good 33.60-
35.25, Standard 30.75-33.60,
Utility 27.00-31.00. Few Good
slaughter heifers 29.00-32.10,
few Standard 26.50-30.85.
Utility and High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 27.00-
30.35, couple to 30.75, Cutters
25.00- Canners 23.50-
26.25, Shells down to 21.00.
Few Good slaughter bullocks
34.60-35.60, few Standard
30.75-33.10. Yield Grade No.
1, 900-1700 lbs. slaughter
bulls 30.50-34.50. Few Good
500-800 lbs. feeder steers
30.00-
CALVES 207. Few Prime
vealers 72.00-78.00, Choice
58.00- Good 40.00-55.00,
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 36.0040.00, 90-105 lbs.
30.00- Standard 70-85
lbs. 27.50-30.00, few Utility
50-70 lbs. 22.00-28.00.
HOGS 378. US No. 1-2 190-
220 lbs. barrows and gilts
40.70-41.50, one small lot to
42.00, No. 1-3 190-240 lbs.
40.00-40.80, No. 2-3 230-245
lbs. 36.85-38.50, No. 1-3 ISO
-175 lbs. 34.85-38.30. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 27.50-31.00.
Boars 18.00-28.00.
B'EEDER PIGS 140. US
No. 1-3 30-55 lbs. feeder pigs
23.50-33.00 per head, lot No.
1-3 100 lbs. 40.00 per head,
Utility 50-75 lbs. 19.00-24.00
per head.
SHEEP 12. Few Mixed
Good to Low Choice 80-90 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
45.0048.00. Few Yearlings
18.00-30.00.