—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. August 6, 1977 12 Livestock market St. Louis Cattle National Stock Yards August 4,1977 Recipts this week 6,300: Week ago 5,000: Year ago 7,700 as compared with last weeks close, slaughter steers 1.00-1.50 lower. Slaughter heifers 1.00-1.50 lower. Cows 50-1.00, instances 1.50 lower. BULLS 1.00 lower. Supply mainly Choice 2-4 1050-1200 lb. steers, 25 per cent heifers, 10 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1225 lbs. 39.00-40.00, closing sales mostly 39.00, part load late 39.50; 3-41100- 1250 lbs. 38.50-39.50, closing 30.5039.00. Choice 2-4 950- 1275 lbs. 37.5039.50, elating 37.50-39.00, several 38.00- 39.00; 3-41125-1275 lbs. 38.25- 38.75 early, not tested late. Scattered loads and lots Choice with few loads 23 900- 950 lbs. 37.5038.50, closing 37.56-38.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs. 36.00- 38.50. Good 23 900-1200 lbs. 33.5036.50. Few Standard to Good 23 975-1200 lb. Holsteins 31.00-33.50 part loads Good 34.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 900-1025 lbs. 37.25-38.00. closing 37.2537.75, mostly 37.50. Choice 2-4 800-1050 lbs. 35.50-37.50, closing sales mostly 36.00-37.25. Mixed Good and Choice 23 70037$ lbs. 34.0036.25. Good 23 700- 950 lbs. 31.5034.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 2-4 22.50-25.00, closing mostly 22.50-24.00. Boning Utility 1-2 24.00-25.00, closing 24.00 to mostly 24.50, Few 25.00. Canner and Cutter 1-2 21.00-24.00, closing mostly 21.00-23.50. Low dressing Canner 18.00-21.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1000 lbs. 29.0032.00, closing 29.00- 31.00, few YG 1 1400-1700 lbs. at 33.00 early. YG 1-2 900-1050 lbs. 27.0030.00, closing 27.00- 29.00. FEEDERS: (Including around 1200 at Thursday auction.) Feeder steers firm to 2.00 higher, mostly 1.00- 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Overall quality slightly improved with percentage of choice offerings increased com pared to past several weeks. FEEDER STEERS: Choice 4N4» lbs. 4LM 42.75; 700-750 lbs. 39.5041.00, scattered lots fleshy 675-900 lbs. 37.25-30.50, mixed Good and Choice 400-675 lbs. 37.25- 40.00. Good 350000 lbs. 36.00- 39.25. Several lots Utility and Standard 300-600 lb. Holsteins 24.00-30.00. FEEDER HEIFERS; Choice 400-650 lbs. 34.00- 36.25. Mixed Good and Choice 350000 lbs. 31.25- 34.00. Good 350000 lbs. 29.25- 32.00. Oklahoma Cattle Oklahoma City August 4,1977 Thursday feeder cattle auction. Estimated receipts 10,200. Same day last week 11,189. Fairly active, feeder cattle and calves generally steady; majority receipts Choice 450- 800 lb. feeder steers, 400-650 lb. feeder heifers; moderate attendance buyers. FEEDER STEERS: Choice 400-500 lb. 41.5044.50, small lot 42$ lb. 47.00; 500- lb. 39.0043.50, three part loads 517-563 lb. 43.8044.30; 600-700 lb. 38.2542.00, two part loads 615 lb. to 654 lb. 43.104125; 700400 lb. 37.25- 40.80; few 000-900 lb. 36.75- 3100, small let fleshy M 3 lb. 36.10; mixed Good and Chafe*3so-000 lb. 37.7540.50; 600-700 lb. 36.75-3125; Good 570-769 lb. 36.0037.00. i WE HAVE MORE THAN A TRUCK TRANSMISSION | WE HAVE AN ON-THWO POWER SHIFT TRANSMISSION | ★HO POWER mss WITH CASE PQWERSHIFT ★NO FREE WHEELING ★ BUILT TO LAST IF YOUR 4-WHEEL DRIVE NEEDS A P.T.O. SHAFT OUR CASE 2670 HAS IT BEFORE YOU BUY A 4-WHEEL DRIVE COMPARE CASE - CALL US NO FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 400-500 lb. 35.75-38.00, two part loads 403497 lb. 38.60-38.70; 500400 lb. 35.75- ' 37.50, package 516 lb. 39.10; 600-700 lb. 35.75-37.00; part Disc small irregular fields load 734 lb. 36.00; mixed as well as large acreages Good and Choice 400-650 lbs. with the new mounted disc 32.50-34.75; Good 400-630 lb. harrows from Massey -29.7542.50. Ferguson. Three-point pick- FOR THE WEEK: up permits discing Into tight Compared to late last week, corners. feeder cattle and calves Two models are available, closed firm to 1.00 higher, Die MFI2O fold over version instances 1.50 higher, ad- v ™ ce 2M» head, compared nnder 700 lb._Oow» doae*^s^ lf cents to mosfly 1.00 towe* iu*d comparable tat sate UUUty and Com, we# a rat ago. Cows and mercial 2*3 21.56-24.06;- feili 2JOO head and Cutter 1-3 BaH* »s^llpercent closed mostly fiO cents Sranear tate sales YG hi 1000-180* Ifc 57 ptfte^thetotaL 30.00-32-00. Salable receipt * WHAT'S NEW MOUNTED DISC HARROWS ♦■WHEEL STEERING FOR HILLSIDE FARMING has a flexible frame and a working width from six feet four indies to nine feet-six inches. Model MF 220 has rigid frame construction and a working width from six feet-four inches to a nine feet-six indies. Both models can be used behind tractors with up to 70 horsepower equipped with Category I three-point hitch. Keavy-duty ruaged construction Mi mm engineered Mo those disc harrows. Both msdSs offer seven inches, nine faMfC or combination nino ftiehoo front and serin inch— rear blade spacing to moot osact field roqolfßlHU '
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