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—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.
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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. Mixed Good and
Choice 400-500 lbs.
29.00- Good 350-600 lbs.
26.00-
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