—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 15,1977
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Livestock market and
Oklahoma
Cattle
Oklahoma City
October 13.1977
Estimated receipts 13,000,
same day last week 12,202.
Moderately active at best,
feeder cattle and calves
weak to $l.OO lower, majori
ty receipts Choice 350-800 lb
feeder steers and 350-650 lb
feeder heifers; moderate at
tendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300400 lb. 41.0044.25,
small lot 46.25; 400-500 lb.
39 0042.00, part load 416 lb.
at 43.75; 500-600 lb.
38.0041.50, one load and two
part loads 502-550 lb.
42.00- 600-700 lb.
37.50-40.00; 700-930 lb.
37.00- part load 729 lb.
at 39.50; mixed Good and
Choice 400-600 lb. 36.50-38.50;
500-800 lb. 36.50-37.75, small
lot 852 lb. at 37.50; few Good
400-800 lb. 33.75-37.00, part
load Good 560 lb. Holstein
steers at 34.95.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 32.00-35.00;
500-650 lb. 32.00-34.00; mixed
Good and Choice 400-600 lb.
30.00- Good 300-720 lb.
26.00-
For the week; compared
to late last week, feeder cat
tle over 500 lb. closed
$l.OO-1.50 lower; feeder
calves under 500 lb. closed
$2.00-3.00 lower; cows
$l.OO-1.50 lower, late sales
Utility and Commercial 2-3
20.25-24 75; Cutter 1-3
19.00-21.00; bulls not well
tested, closed near steady,
late sales Yield grade 1-2
1000-1900 lb. 31.00-33.00.
Salable receipts near 35,300
head compared to 31,595
head last week and 26,069
head the comparable week a
year ago. Cows and bulls
near 13 percent of the cattle
receipts with cows number
ing over 4,000 head, this is
the largest weekly total to
date this year Over fifty
percent of the cows were
tested to go back to the coun
try. Feeders near 87 percent
of the total.
East Coast
Carlot Meats
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: commitments on beef
light as reported by the
USDA. No sales steer or
heifer beef reported. Prime
special fed veal weak to 1.00
lower. Good and choice
bomng veal 2.00 to 4.00
lower. Lamb 55 lbs down
3.00-5.00 higher than last
week. Fresh pork loins .75-
2.50 higher.
COW BEEF
Cutter and Utility hinds
150-175 lbs. part loads 5900-
6000, firm.
CHOICES,
BEEF CUTS (10
Loads Confirmed)
FORES; 130-210 lbs, 5900.
ROUNDS, STEER: 60-85
lbs. 8150.
FULL PLATES: 3400-
3600.
SHORT PLATES; LTD
3550.
BRISKETS: 4000.
FLANKS, UNTRIMMED:
2800-3200.
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
Prime (special fed)
mixed kosher and non
kosher, 180-250 lbs. 112.00-
114.00, bulk 114.00; weak to
1.00 lower.
Good and choice boning
type: northeastern supplies,
all 2.00-4.00 lower, 65-75 lbs.
5400-5800; 55-64 lbs. 5200-
5600; 45-54 lbs. 5000-5400; 35-
44 lbs. 4800-5200; 34 lbs.
down, 4600-5000.
Midwest and west coast
suppliers: all 2.00 lower, 70-
80 lbs 5900; 60-70 lbs 5700; 50-
60 lbs 5500; 40-50 lbs 5300; 30-
40 lbs 5100.
LAMB, CHOICE
AND PRIME
3-4 (25 Loads
Confirmed)
Compared to last week: 55
lbs down 112.00 4.00-5.00
higher; 75 lbs down 110.00-
112.00 mostly 3.00 higher;
bulk 110.00.
FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS; 14-17 lbs 8850-8950
.75-2.50 higher, 8650 late
October delivery.
BUTTS; 4-8 lbs load 6500.
SKINNED HAMS: 26-30
lbs load 7500; 26 lbs up load
7400,
auction news
BELLIES, SDLS: 12-14 lbs
5425,14-16 lbs 5425.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
(8 Loads Confirmed)
50 pet chem lean, fresh
3100-3400
Omaha
Cattle
Omaha, Neb.
October 13,1977
Weekly 51 - cattle - com
pared with the previous
weeks close.
Closing prices on
slaughter steers and heifers
were 25-50 cents lower. Cows
were 1.00-1.50 lower, in
stances 2.00 off and bulls
firm.
Four day receipts 14,900 as
compared 13,900 previous
week and 10,500 a year ago.
For the first time m four
weeks, closing prices on fed
cattle were lower than at the
end of the previous week.
The decline was registered
mainly on an increased
Monday supply and no
recovery was made in the
face of the sluggish carcass
trade at the wholesale level.
Most interests were in need
of cattle for current
requirements, but buyers
were often cautious and
selective with best demand
for loadlots Choice with a
minimal number of yield
grade 4. Supplies again were
not well distributed over the
trading period. Slaughter
steers made up ap
proximately 27 pet. of the
weeks total with a large
share good to average
choice; heifers comprised 32
pet. with a fairly liberal
percentage choice mcluded.
Cows contributed 7 pet. and
feeders little more than 30
pet.
STEERS: Four loads
Choice and Prime 3-4 1171-
1236 lbs. 43.35-43.50, several
loads Choice with end Prune
3-4 1099-1250 lbs. 43.10-43.25.
Choice 2-4 975-1300 lbs.
closed 41.75-43.00, load 4-5
1450 lbs. 40.25. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 950-1250 lbs,
41.00-42.00, load 1388 lb.
Holsteins 39.00. Good 2-3
37.50-40.50. Standard and
Good 2-3 35.00-36.50.
Average of LS-214,
detailed quotations, for
Cho.ice 900-1100 lb. steers this
week 42.25; Choice 1100-1300
lbs. 42.50. Average weight
steers first three days 1108
lbs as compared 1101 lbs
previous week. Average
weight heifers first three
days 963 lbs. as compared
951 lbs. previous week.
HEIFERS: Five loads
Choice and Prime 3-4 949-954
lbs. 41.65-41.75, several loads
same grade 950-1025 lbs.
41.25-41.50 later, some 3-4
1000-1080 lbs. 41.00. Choice 2-
4 875-1025 lbs. 39.75-41.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
850-1000 lbs. 38.50-39 50. Good,
2-3 34.50-37.50. Small lots
standard and Good 2-3 31.50-
33.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-4 24.00-25.50
late. Canner and cutter 20.50-
24.50.
BULLS: 1-2 1300-1800 lbs.
30.50-33.50, few individual 1
34.00.
Lebanon Co. Farmers’ Assn.
holds annual fall meeting
SCHAEFFERSTOWN
Members of the Lebanon
County Farmers Association
met Tuesday evening to
formulate policy recom
mendations, elect officers,
and hold their annual Fall
meeting.
Elected to a two-year term
of office on the board of
directors were Paul
Maulfair, Jonestown Rl;
Frank Grayfaill, Hershey
Rl; Joseph H. Schott, Jr.,
Lebanon R 4; Troy Moyer,
Lebanon R 4; and Charles
Doutnch, West Cornwall
Five policy recom
mendations were discussed
on which the members were
to vote. Those proposals
included recommending that
the Federal Government
require any imported meat,
meat product, or dairy
product be subject to the
same inspection standards
as U.S. commodities.
The Lebanon PFA
members also recom
mended that PFA support
the Storm Water
Management proposal for
Development Law as well as
advocate that more research 7,1
be done to develop different'
types of energy.
Littering was the target of
another pi oposal by the
group, who voted to put a
mandatory deposit on al’
glass bottles.
In an informative session
before the group, Tom
Hostetler, Annville R 2
chairman of Farm Citi
Week, spoke on the county's
upcoming mall exposition
According to Hostetter,
during the week of
November 21 through 2o
livestock and machines
displays as well as farm
demonstrations will fill the
Lebanon Valley Mall as the
Farmers Association and the
County Extension Service
reach out to promote un
derstanding between
producers and consumers.
The next board of direc
tors meeting will be held on
October 24.