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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 7,1977
Livestock market
MayS
Thursday Feeder Cattle
Auction 8,100
Same day last week 11,238
Fairly active, feeder cattle
and calves steady to firm;
Majority receipts mixed
good and choice and choice
400-850 ib feeder steers and
400-650 lb feeder heifers;
including moderate amount
of offerings from wheat
pasture.
Moderate at-
tendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-500 lb 44.50-49.50;
500-600 lb 41.2543.75; small
lot 537 lb at 44.50; 600-700 lb
41.5043.00; 700-800 lb 40.25-
42.00; 800-900 lb 40.0049.65;
Mixed good and Choice 490-
600 lb 40.5041.25; 600-700 lb
40.2541.50; 700-800 lb 39.75-
40.75; 800-900 lb 39.00-39.75;
Good 500-750 lb 38.5040.00
Few 800-910 lb 38.00-38.75;
small lot good 509 Holstein
steers 36.10.
FEEDER HEIFERS; SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Choice 350-500 lb 35.56-37.50; Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-
500-600 lb 35.50-37.25; 600-700 1300 lbs 42.00-42.75; late
lb 35.56-36.75; Mixed good 42.00-42.50; load 1450 lbs 34,
and choice 300-500 lb 34.75- 42.00. On Monday, near two
35.75; 500-700 lb 34.50-35.50; loads 43.00. Choice 24, 950-
Good 400-620 lb 32.00-34.50. 1275 lbs 41.2542.00; load 1000
For the week: Compared lbs. 2-3, 42.25. Mixed good
to late last week, feeder and choice 24, 900-1300 lbs
cattle and calves closed 50C 40.0041.50. Good 2-3, 37.50-
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Cattle
to 1.00 lower; cows closed
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steady to 50 C lower. Salable
receipts near 20,700 com
pared to 22,364 head last
week and 14,559 head the
comparable week a year
ago. Cows and bulls near 7
per cent of cattle receipts,
feeders near 91 per cent of
the total.
Peoria Auction
_ May 5
CATTLE: Receipts this
last year 3900. Compared
with last weeks close,
slaughter steers weak to 25,
instances 50 lower.
Slaughter hiefers weak to 25
lower. Cows steady to 50
higher. Bulls steady.
Receipts about 70 pet
slaughter steers, 25 pet
slaughter heifers and the
balance mostly cows.
Teejetr
BRIGGS &
STRATTON
ENGINES
2 to 16 HP.
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May 4.1977
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: demand and com
mitments light for beef with
both sides taking a wait and
see attitude Choice 3 steer
beef steady to firm in
limited test. Not enough cow
beef or boneless beef con
firmed to establish trends.
Fresh pork loins .50 to 3.00'
higher. High Standard to low
Choice veal in very good
demand 6.00 to 8.00 higher..
Spring lamb steady to 1.00
40.00. Good and Choice 2-3;
Holsteins 37.00-37.50. Few
standard and good 2-3, 35.00
36.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice and Prime 3-4, 900
1050 lbs. 40,56-41.00; several
loads 41.2541.50, Monday,
couple loads 41.7542.00.
Choice 24,850-1075 lbs 39.00-
40.50. Mixed good and choice
24, 800-1100 lbs. 38.00-39.00.
Good 2-3, 35.56-38.00. Stan
dard and good 2-3, 33.50-35.50
COWS; Utility and com
mercial 2-3, 26.50-27.50. Few
high dressing Utility 28.00-
28.50. Cutter 1-2, 24.00-27.00.
C’anner 20.50-24.00.
BULLS; YG 1-2, 1100-1800
lbs 30.50-35.50. Few YG 1,
36.00-37.00
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Carlot Meats
lower in stances 2.00 off.
Mixed old crop and spring
lamb steady to 3.00 higher.
STEER BEEP
6 LOADS CONFIRMED
CHOICE 3 600-700 lbs.
selected: 70.00 load.
CHOICES 600300%. 70.00
steady to firm.
CHOICE 4 600-900 lbs.
65.00.
COW BEEP
3 LOADS CONFIRMED
UTHITy.BRKG 3-5 550
lbs. up 48.50.
UTILITY BONING 1-3 500
lbs. up 55.50.
CANNEH-CUTTERI-2 350
lbs. up 57.00.
CHOICES
PRIMAL BEEP CUTS
2 WADS CONFIRMED
FORES 130-210 lbs. 50.50
51.00 weak.
ARMCHUCKS 90-130 lbs,
51.00 load.
HEIFER ROUNDS 6085
lbs. 60.00 load.
FULL PLATES LTD.
34.00-35.00.
FLANKS 30.5033.50.
SPRING LAMB CARCASS
CHOICE & PRIME 3-4
20 LOADS CONFIRMED
55 lbs. down 117.00-118,00,
bulk 118.00; steady to 1.00
lower, instances 2.00 off.
MIXED OLD CROP &
SPRING LAMB CARCASS
CHOICE & PRIME 34
11 LOADS
As compared to last week:
45-55 lbs. 115.00-117,00
steady to 2.00 higher; 55-65
lbs. 110.00-113.00 steady to
3.00 higher 65-75 lbs. 105.00
108.00 few 104.00 3.00 higher.
PRIME led) 180
250 lbs. 116.00-120.00; high
Standard to low Choice
northeastern suppliers 34
lbs. down 54.00-60.00, late
60.00, 6.0041.00 higher; 3544
lbs. 56,00-62.00, late 62.00,
6.00-8,00 higher; 45-54 lbs.
58.0064.00, late 64.00, 6.00
8.00 higher; 55-64 lbs. 60.00
66.00, late 66.00 r 6.00-8.00
higher; 65-75 lbs. 62.0068.00,
late 68.00, 6.00-8.00 higher.
Midwest and west coast
suppliers- 3040 lbs. mostly
part loads 58.0063.00, late
62.0063.00; 40-50 lbs. mostly
part loads 60.0065.00, late
64.00-65.00; 50-60 lbs. mostly
part loads 62.0067.00, late
66.0067.00; 60-70 lbs. mostly
part loads 64.0f1M69.00, late
68.0069.00; 70-80 lbs. mostly
part loads 66.0071.00, late
78.0071.00.
FRESH PORK CUTS
„ LOINS 14 lbs. down 78.00;
14-17 lbs. 76.0030.50 3.003.00
higher.
TRIMMED LOINS 14-17
lbs. 84.50.
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VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
INTERIOR
BUTTS M lbs. 58.00.
SKINNED HAMS 17-20 lbs
69.50. '
CURED & PROCESSED
MEATS
BACON ENDS 33.50.
BONELESS BEEF
1 LOAD CONFIRMED
90 PCX. chemical lean
fresh 76.50 LTD.; 85 PCT
chemical lean, fresh 73.50
LTD.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
2 LOADS CONFIRMED
50 PCT. chemical lean,
fresh 36.00.
Vintage
Feeder Cattle
Vintage Sales
Friday, April 30
400 - 600 lb. choice steers
41.00 - 46,00; 700-900 lbs.
heavy steers 40.00-44.00;
heifers 400-600 lbs. 30.00-
35.00; heifers 700-800, 32.00-
33.50.
Bulls 400 lb. 40.50; 700-900
lbs. 37.00-37.50.