12 —Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 3,1977 Livestock market amt auction news - Oklahoma Cattle December 1,1977 Thursday Feeder Cattle Auction. Estimated receipts- 8400 same day last week Holiday. Active; Feeder Cattle and Calves steady; majority of receipts Choice 350-750 lb. Feeder Steers and 350-600 lb. Feeder Heifers. Moderate attendance of buyers. FEEDER STEERS; Choice and Prime 295-357 lb. 49.50- Choice 300-400 lb. 44.50- 400-500 lb. 44.50- 46.50, part load 405 lb. 47.80; 500-600 lb. 42.5046.00; 600-700 lb. 40.2542.50; 700-800 lb. 39.0040.25, two part Loads 823-880 lb. 39.00-39.50; Mixed Good and Choice 300-500 lb. 40.0043.75; 500-600 lb. 38.75- 42.75; 600-800 lb. 38.75-39.50; small lot 824 lb. at 37.70; few Good 500-800 lb. 35.00-37.75; small lot 871 lb. 36.05. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice and Prime, part load 486 lb. 38.00; part load 589 lb. at 38.30; Choice 300-500 lb. 35.25-37.75;- 500-600 lb. 35.00- 37.50, part load 567 lb. 37.90; 600-700 lb. 34.7546.75; Mixed Good and Choice 300-500 lb. 33.7544.75; few 500400 lb. 33.2543.75; Good 300400 lb. 29.0043.00. For the Week: Compared to the Holiday shortened week last week feeder cattle and calves closed ,5041.00 higher; instance $1.50 higher; cows closed $l.OO - higher; late sales Utility and Commercial 24 23.25- 27.25, Cutter 14 21.50-23.50; Bulls .50-$l.OO higher late sales yield grade 1-2 1000- 1800 lb. 31.2544.25; salable receipts near 21,000 head, compared to 7,640 head the Holiday shortened week last week and 20,453 the com parable week a year ago. Cows and bulls numbered near 2600 head and com prised 12 percent of cattle receipts, feeders near 88 percent of the total. WEDNESDAY IS mgf DAIRY fexx DAY AT NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. New Holfend, PA If you need 1 cow or a truck load, we have from 100 to 200 cows to sell every week at your price Mostly fresh and close springing Holstems Cows from local farmers and our regular shippers including Marvin Eshleman, Glenn Fite, Kelly Bowser, Bill Lang, Blame Hotter, Dale Hostetler, H.D. Matz, and Jerry Miller SALE STARTS 12;30 SHARP Also Every Wednesday, Hay, Straw & Ear Corn Sale 12:00 Noon All Dairy Cows & Heifers must be eligible for Pennsylvania Health Charts. For arrangements for special sales or herd dispersals at our barn or on your farm contact Abram Diffenbach, Mgr. 717-354-4341 Norman Kolb 717-397-5538 V s * | Peoria Auction Peoria, Illinois December 1,1977 Estimated receipts this week 5700; 4 days last week 3500; and last year 5800. Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers weak to 50 lower. Slaughter heifers 50-1.00 lower. Cows 50-1.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 higher. Receipts about 60 percent slaughter steers, 35 pet. slaughter heifers and the balance mainly cows. Choice and Prune steers over 1150 Ibsrremam scarce. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice and Prime 34, 1150- 1260 lbs. 43.0044.00; late, 43.0043.50; load 1290 lbs. Monday 44.50. Choice 24, 1050-1265 lbs. 41.5043.50; load 1085 lbs. 43.75; late, 41.5043.00. Mixed Good and Choice 24,900-1250 lbs. 39.00- 41.50. Good 24, 37.50-39.00. Standard and Good 24, Holsteins 34.0046.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Prime 34, 900- 1050 lbs. 40.5042.00. Load 42.25; on Wednesday 40.50- 4100. Choice 24,850-1050 lbs. 38.5041.50, closing 38.50- 40.50; 800-900 lbs. 37.5049.00. Mixed Good and Choice 24, 750-1000 lbs. 36.0048.50. Good 24.33.0086.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 24, 22.00-24.50. High Dressing Utility 25.00- 25,75. Cutter 1-2, 20.00-22.00. Canner 18.00-20.00. BULLS: YG 1-2, 1100-1700 lbs. 27.0040.50, few YG 1, 31.0041.50. St. Louis Cattle December 1,1977 National Stockyards Receipts this week 8,700: week ago 4,000: year ago 9,000. Compared with last weeks close, slaughter steers generally steady. Slaughter heifers fully .50 lower. Cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 higher. Supply mainly Choice 24 1000-1200 lb. steers, around 25% heifers and 20% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1000-1200 lbs. 42.75-43.25, load and part load Monday 43.50. Choice 2-4 975-1275 lbs. 41.00-43.00, closing sales mostly 41.00-42.50, Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 9004225 lbs. 39.50-42.00, closing 39.50- Few loads mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1200-1325 lb. Holsteins 36.50- Good 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 36.0040.00. Standard to Good 2-3 1000-1225 lb. Hols tems 34.50-36.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prune 24 875-1000 lbs. 40.5041.50, clos ing sales 40.50. Choice 24 800-1075 lbs. 38.5041.00, clos ing 38.5040.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 37.00- closing 37.00- Good 2-3 700-975 lbs. 34.00-38.00, closing 34.00- COWS: Utility and Com mercial 24 23.50-25.50. Bon ing Utility 1-2 25.00-26.00. Cutter 1-2 21.40-25.00. Canner and low Cutter 18.50-22.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050-1600 lbs. 26.00-29.00. FEEDERS: Including around 3000 at Thursday auction. Feeder steers firm to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher. De mand moderate to good. Supply mainly Choice and mixed Good and Choice 3 00-700 lb. steers and 300-600 lb. heifers. FEEDER STEERS: Choice 300-900 lbs. 41.0043.00, lot High Choice and Prime 375 lbs. 45.50. Choice 500-600 lbs. 40.50-42.50; 600-700 lbs. 39.2542.75, lot 800 lbs. 39.50. Mixed Good and Choice 400-550 lbs. 37.7541.75. Good 400-725 lbs. 34.00-37.25. Lot Standard and Good 425 lb. Holsteins 30.00. Few lots Standard 360-625 lb.. Hols teins 26.25-27.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 325-500 lbs. 31.25-34.25; 500-675 lbs. 32.50-34.75. 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