Livestock market and auction news
Middleburg
Auction
September 13,1977
„ „„„ , 36 00-37.25, few Good 32.50-
CATTLE 318. Compared *T few ’ utility 28.50-30.00.
with last Tuesday s market, utility & Commercial
slaughter cows $1 to $2 slaug jJ ter cows 24.85-27.25,
lower. High J^ 01ce Pr ™ e Gutters 24.00-26.00, Canner &
No- J-3 ns°-1350 lbs. Low Cutter 21.50-24.00, Shells
slaughter steers 39.00-41.75, down t 0 ig.75. Good & Choice
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one at 42.25, Choice No. 24
900-1250 lbs. 38.5040.50, High
Good to Low Choice 38.00-
39.00, Good 35.50-38.25,
Standard 32.00-34.75, few
Utility 30.00-31.50. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
slaughter bullocks 36.00-
38.00. Yield Grade No. 1 900-
1200 lbs. slaughter bulls
30.00- Mixed Good &
Choice 275450 lbs. feeder
steers & bulls 36.25-39.50,
couple at 42.00; few Good
300475 lbs. feeder heifers
32.00-
CALVES 161. Vealers
grading Standard & Good 70-
110 lbs. $2 to $4 higher. Few
Prime vealers 62.50-67.00,
Choice 56.00-63.00, Good
42.00- few Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 37.00-39.00,
90-110 lbs. 34.00-37.00,
Standard 70-85 lbs. 30.00-
34.00. Farm calves holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 35.0043.00,
couple to 48.50.
HOGS 537. (Monday
September 12, 1977).
Barrows & Gilts $3.50 to $4
lower. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs.
barrows & gilts 42.1043.30,
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 40.00-
42.20, No. 2-3 200-280 lbs.
36.25-39.20, few Lots No. 1-3
150-180 lbs. 35.00-38.00. US
No. 1-3 300475 lbs. sows
33.00- Boars 25.75-31.25.
FEEDER PIGS 194. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
18.00-28.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-55 lbs. 26.00-34.50 per
head.
SHEEP 3. One Choice 100
lbs. spring slaughter lamb at
50.00.
Dewart
Auction
CATTLE 291. Compared
with 2 weeks ago market;
Choice No. 24 1000-1200 lbs.
slaughter steers 39.5041.85,
High Good to Low Choice
38.75-39.75; Good 35.75-38.75,
Standard 32.85-35.85, few
Utility 29.00-31.50. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
36.50-37.60, few Good 31.50-
33.00, few Standard 29.00-
32.00, Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 24.85-29.25,
couple to 29.50, Cutters 24.75-
27.75, Canner & Low Cutter
22.85-25.85, few Shells down
to 15.50. Yield Grade #1 900-
1600 lbs. slaughter bulls
30.00- Few Medium &
Good 350-700 lbs. feeder
heifers 27.25-32.00; few Good
350600 lbs. feeder bulls 30.00-
33.75.
CALVES 186. Few Prime
vealers 58.5065.50, Choice
53.00- Good 43.0063.00,
few Standard & Good 110-130
lbs. 38.0042.50, 90-110 lbs.
32.00- Standard 7065
lbs. 30.00-32.00, few Utility
Utility 60-75 lbs. 25.00-28.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls
90-120 lbs. 33.0044.00, couple
t 051.00.
HOGS 266. US No. 1-2 190-
220 lbs. barrows & gilts 42.10-
43.50, No. 1-3 190-230 lbs.
41.5042.00, No. 2-3 200-300
lbs. 38.2540.20. US No. 1-3
450600 lbs. sows 34.75-37.50,
No. 2-3 400650 lbs. 31.75-
34.50. Boars 23.00-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS 212. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
20.00- per head, No. 16
4060 lbs. 36.00-36.50 per
head.
SHEEP 15, Few Choice 75-
115 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 50.50-51.00, few
Utility 70-90 lbs. 30.00-37.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 17,1977
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
September 14,1977
CATTLE 148. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows 50
cents to $1.50 lower. One
Good slaughter steer at
35.25, few standard 31.00-
33.50. Couple Choice
slaughter heifers 34.60 and
35.75, couple Good at 33.50.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 24.00-27.00,
couple at 28.85, Cutters 23.00-
26.35, Canner & Low Cutter
21.50-23.50. Few Yield Grade
#1 1450-1950 lbs. slaughter
bulls 33.8565.35, few 950-1175
lbs. 27.7562.60.
CALVES 212. Choice
vealers 60.5065.00, Good
45.0066.00, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 38.0045.00,90-110
lbs. 33.0067.00, Standard 70-
85 lbs. 25.0063.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 35.0046.50.
HOGS 203. Barrows & gilts
steady to 50 cents lower. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 42.7043.10, No. 16 195-
235 lbs. 41.1042.80, No. 26
230-265 lbs. 38.9040.00. US
No. 16 350650 lbs. sows
32.5065.50, few No. 26 400-
800 lbs. 30.5063.50. Few
Boars 21.00-29.25.
FEEDER PIGS 733. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
18.50-27.50 per head, No. 1-3
3565 lbs. 25.0068.50 Utility
20-35 lbs. 11.50-20.00, 35.50
lbs. 18.00-28.00 per head.
SHEEP 45. Mixed Good &
Choice 70-130 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 44.00-49.50,
few Utility 40-70 lbs. 21.00-
31.00. Slaughter ewes 12.50-
22.00.
Oklahoma
Cattle
Oklahoma City, Okla.
September 15,1977
Thursday feeder cattle
auction: estimated receipts
10,000. Moderately active,
feeder cattle and calves near
steady; majority receipts
Choice 400-800 lb. feeder
steers and 350-650 lb. feeder
heifers; moderate at
tendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 42.50-45.00,
part load 400 lb. at 49.00; 500-
600 lb. 40.0043.25; 600-700 lb.
38.0040.00; 700-800 lb. 37.75-
39.75; 800-875 lb. 37.75-38.50;
mixed Good and Choice 300-
500 lb. 38.7543.00; 500-800 lb.
37.00- few 800-925 lb.
36.25-37.00; Good 300-700 lb.
35.00- few 700-875 lb.
35.75-36.75; part load 968 lb.
Good Holstein steers at 29.30.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 33.25-37.75;
500-700 lb. 33.75-37.00, part
load fleshy 803 lb. at 35.60;
mixed Good and Choice 300-
600 lb. 32.00-33.50; Good 300-
700 lb. 28.00-32.75.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to late last week,
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