Livestock market St. Louis Cattle August 11,1977 Receipts this week 6900; week ago 6400: year ago 7000 As compared to last week close, slaughter steers 50- 1.00 higher, slaughter heifers firm to 50 higher. Cows 1.50- 2.50 higher, bulls fully steady. Supply mainly Choice and mixed Good and Choice 2-4 1025-1200 lb. steers, 25 per cent heifers and 10 per cent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1225 lbs. 39.5040.00; 34 1100-1275 lbs. 39.25-39.75. Choice 24 950-1275 lbs. 38.50- 40.00, closing mostly 38.50- 39.50. Mixed Good and Choice 24 900-1200 lbs. 37.00- 39.00. Good 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 34.00- Standard to Good 2-3 1050-1250 lb. Holsteins 32.00- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 875-1025 lbs. 37.50-38.50, closing 37.50-38.00. Choice 800-1050 lbs. 36.50-38.00. Closing 36.50-37.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-950 L & M FUR & WOOLEN ENTERPRISE s* —Quality Electrified Mountons & Furs 4 Tannery Direct Dist. - Wholesale & Retail Maw m Check our Quality, Price & Services' • Woolen Hosp. Pads - Natural & All Colors • Pa Largest Selection of Woolen Products • Sheepskin Coats at Reasonable Prices • See Us At Meadowbrook Market in Leola 117 W Summit St., Mohnton, Pa 215-777-2465 Hours. Mon - Fri. 9-8-30, Sal. 9-5 Tool up here for a great future in the hog business Producers planning to stay in the hog business are tooling up to squeeze more pork from their feed and their labor If you’re one of them, chances are you II appreciate the built-in feed and labor efficiency of AGSTAR equipment Sensible feed-saving design features like preci Sion TIP TOP feed flow adjustment on AGSTAR feeders o>' ' * “v V is t* >OWD ? v v -V> * V* •*” t *f****'*~ d k J- tT; B lbs. 34.50-37.00. Good 2-3 700- 950 lbs. 32.00-34.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 24 23.00-26.00, closing 24.50-26.50. Commercial 5’S 22.00-32.50. Boning Utility 1-2 24.50-27.00 closing 26.50-27,00. Canner and Cutter 1-2 21.50-25.50, Clsing 23.00-25.50. Low Dressing Canner 18.50-23.00, closing 20.00-23.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1600 lbs. 29.00-31.00, Few YG 1 1350-1700 lbs. 31.50-32.00. YG 1-2 900-1050 lbs. 26.00-29.00. FEEDERS: (Including around 1400 at Thursday auction.) Feeder steers firm to 1.00 higher, feeder heifers uneven, generally steady. Overall quality not much different than most recent weeks, with Choice kinds rather scarce. Supply mainly Good and mixed Good and Choice 400-800 lb. steers and 300-625 lb. heifers. FEEDER STEERS: Scattered lots Choice 350-575 lbs. 42.0043.50, lot 610 lbs. 41.25; 700-775 lbs. 39.5042.50, fleshy 700-900 lbs. 37.00-38.50. Mixed Good and Choice 400- 625 lbs. 38.0041.25; 700-800 V^‘V ! t A WE SELL, SERVICE AND INSTALL E. M. Herr Equipment, Inc. R.D. 3 Sprecher Road Willow Street, PA POUNI USDA CURRENT SITUATION CHARTS Fruit pies should be refrigerated. They can be reheated in a microwave oven or reheated in a moderate oven to warm or freshen them. lbs. 36.00-37.00. Good 350-600 lbs. 36.50-39.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 400-625 lbs. 34.00- 35.25. Mixed Good and Choice 375-625 lbs. 32.00- 34.25. Good 300-600 lbs. 29.00- 32.25. Great labor saving ideas like self cleaning watering cups with smooth Porcelamized Steel surface and fully automatic feeding and ventilation equipment We think you II also appreciate the ruggedness and durability of every piece of AGSTAR equipment You can buy AGSTAR equipment and install it in your own buildings Or, you can get it already installed and ready to use in one of our new factory built modular hog a ; U :sm E^r • MILK-FEED PRICE RATIO * 1.8 , ~ 1976 \ y “1977 _ 1975 “ * 1974 : L Wi--. 1... J^: 1.6 1.4 1.0 J, MAR. MAY. JUL SEPT. NOV. * POUNDS OF CONCENTRATE NATION EQUAL IN VALUE TO ONE FOUND OF MILK SOLD TO PLANTS. A, Mautator 24-lt wi<« t«o*w/ftO A fWatoft* twWWa®* • M»«y*ar 12 It *i«U ttWarin* * nut««iy fcaM)n»« C. i.«f or **»tun fountains 0 Hof Ist gates * a*rtsilaft» £ Heavy duty hog A eattl« wtatoaa F S