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Peoria
Auction
Peoria, Illinois
Decembers, 1977
CATTLE: Receipts this
week: 6000 Last Week: 7700
Year Ago; 6900
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers stea
dy to 50 higher. Slaughter
Heifers 1.00 higher. Cows SO
LDO lower. Bulls weak to 50
lower. Receipts about 65 per
cent Slaughter Steers 30 per
cent Slaughter Heifers,
balance mostly Cows.
Slaughter Steers and Heifers
worked sharply higher at
mid-week due to weather
curtailed receipts.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 34 1100-
1225 lbs. 42.2543.50; Couple
Loads at mid-week 44.25-
44.75; Choice 24 950-1200 lbs.
41.0042.25, Late 42.5043.25;
Mixed Good and Choice 24
900-1250 lbs. 39.5042.50;
Good 2-3 38.00-39.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice and Prime 34 900-
1050 lbs. 39.5040.25, Load
40.75; on. Wednesday 41.50-
42.00; Choice 24 850-1050 lbs.
38.00-39.50; Closing 40.00-
41.50; Mixed Good and
Choice 24 750-1000 lbs. 37.00-
40.00 Good 2-3 33.50-37.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 21.00-23.50;
Few 24.00-24.50; Cutter 1-2
19.00- Canner 17.00-
19.00; Few Lightweight
15.00-
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1100-1700 lbs. 27.00-30.00;
Few Yield- grade 1 31.00-
31.50; Few 1000-1100 lbs.
24.00-26.00.
Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
December 6,1977
CATTLE 317. Compared
with last Tueday’s market,
slaughter steers: Choice
43.5045.35. Good 38.5043.50,
Standard 35.00-38.50, Utility
32.00- Good slaughter
heifers 38.0042.60, Standard
34.00- Utility 25,00-
34.00, Utility and Com
mercial slaughter cows
24.00- few to 27.00,
Cutters 23.00-24.30, Canner
and Low Cutter 20.00-23.00,
Shells down to 15.00. Good
slaughter bullocks 35.75-
39.25, Standard 32.50-35,75,
Utility 30.00-32.50. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1000-2000 lbs.
slaughter bulls 34.00-39.60,
Yield Grade No, 2, 900-1600
lbs. 30.00-33,75,
CALVES 255. Prime
vealers 70.00-74.50, Choice
60.00- Good 55.00-60.00,
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 38.00-55.00, 90-110 lbs.
32.00- Standard 70-90
lbs. 30.00-32.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 100-
115 lbs. 45.00-53.00.
HOGS 618. US No. 1-2 200-
230 lbs. barrows and gilts
44.00- No. 2-3 190-250
lbs. 43.0044.00, No. 24 200-
300 lbs. 42.5043.10. US No. 1-3
390-505 lbs. sows 30.00-38.75,
No. '2-3 230-240 lbs. 22.00-
28.00. Boars 400-750 lbs.
24.00- few at 26.00.
FEEDER PIGS 253. US
No. 1-3 15-20 lbs. feeder pigs
13.00-22.00 per head, No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. 22.00-33.00, No. 1-3
40-60 lbs. 34.0040.00 per
head.
SHEEP 0.
East Coast
Carlot Meats
Princeton, New Jersey
December, 7,1977
Compared to Tuesdays
close: Demand and com
mitment moderate on beef,
good on fresh pork loins.
Choice 3 steer beef steady to
.50 higher. Prime special fed
veal fully 1.00 higher. Good
and Choice boning Veal
steady to 2.00 higher. Lamb
compared to last week
steady to 2.00 higher. Fresh
pork loins 3.00-3.25 higher.
Steer Beef
17 Loads
Choice 3 selected 600-700 lbs.
70.75-71.25 steady; 3 600-800
lbs. 70.25-70.75 steady to .50
higher; 4 600-900 lbs. 67.50
late yeasterday steady.
Cow Beef
3 Loads
Utility brkg. 34 part load
46.00; Utility bng. 1-2 450 lbs.
up load 51.00; Canner-Cutter
1-2 400 lbs. up 49.00-54.50.
Choice 3,
Primal Beef Cuts
9 Loads
Steer Hinds 145-190 lbs. 81.00-
82.00; Arm Chucks 90-130 lbs.
53.75-55.50 generally steady;
Arm Backs 100-150 lbs. 70.00-
70.50; Rounds, steer 60-85
lbs. 78.00-80.00.
Lamb Carcass,
Choice and Prime 34
19 Loads
Compared to last week; 55
lbs. down 109.00-112.00- bulk
110.00 steady to 2.00 higher;
55-65 lbs. 105.00-106.00;
steady to .50 higher; 65-75
lbs, 102.00-103.001.00 higher.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins 14 lbs. down 91.00; 14-
17 lbs. 90.00 load 91.00 3.00-
3.25 higher. Skinned Hams 26
lbs. up load 86.00.
Cured and Processed Meats
9 Loads
Semi-boneless hams 121.00;
Boneless hams 13-17 lbs.
135.00; Franks 70 beef, 30
pork No. 1 pack 62.00;
Bologna 70. beef, 30 pork No.
1 pack6B.oo.
Boneless Beef
3 Loads
90 per cent chemical lean,
frozen 76.00-77.00; 85 per
cent chemical lean, fresh
69.00 load.
Veal Carcass
Hide On
Prime (Special fed) Mixed
_ kosher and non-kosher 180-
250 lbs. 109.00-111.00 1.00
higher. Good and Choice
boning type Northeaster
suppliers 65-75 lbs. 50.00 ltd
48.00 all generally steady;
55-64 lbs. 48.00 ltd. 46.00; 45-
54 lbs. 46.00 Its. 42.00; 35-44
lbs. 44.00 ltd. 42.00; 34 lbs.
down 42.00 ltd. 40.00.
Midwest and west coast
suppliers 70-80 lbs. 54.00-
56.00; all steady to 2.00
higher; 60-70 lbs. 52.00-54.00;
50-60 lbs. 50.00-52.00 ; 40-50
lbs. 48.00-50.00; 30-40 lbs.
46.00-48.00.
Oklahoma
Cattle
Decembers, 1977
Thursday Feeder Cattle
Auction.
Estimated receipts 7500,
same day last week 7973.
Fairly active; feeder
cattle over 600 lb. steady,
offerings under 600 lb.
steady to .50 lower; majority
of receipts choice 350-750 lb.
feeder steers and 350-600 lb.
feeder heifers; moderate
attendance of buyers.
FEEDER STEERS;
Choice 300-500 lb. 44.0047.25;
500-600 lb. 42.00-44.75; 600-700
lb. 40.00-42.50, part load 610
lb. at 43.30; 700-800 lb. 39.25-
41.50; part load 822 lb. at
39.90; Mixed Good and
Choice 300-500 lb. 39.00-43,75;
500-600 lb. 39.0041.50; two
part loads 600-652 lb. 39.25-
39.50; Good 300-500 lb. 35.00-
37.25; 500-850 lb. 35.00-36.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300-600 lb. 35.00-38.00,
part load 509 lb. 38.50; 600-
750 lb. 34.75-36.25, small lot
641 lb. at 37.70; Mixed Good
and Choice 300650 lb. 33.50-
35.00, Good 300-775 lb. 30.00-
33.00.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to late last week
feeder cattle over 600 lb.
closed firm to .50 higher,
instances $l.OO higher;
feeder cattle under 600 lb.
closed steady to weak in
stances .50 lower; cows
closed firm to .50 higher, late
sales utility and commercial
2-3 23.75-27.50, cutter 1-3
21.50-24.50; bulls closed near
steady: late sales yield
grade 1-2 1000-1700 lb. 28.00
33.00; salable receipts near
19,300 head, compared to
21,103 last week and 21,185
the comparable week a year
ago. Cows and bulls num
bered near 2600 head and
comprised 13 percent of
cattle receipts, feeders near
87 percent of total.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
December 6,1977
CATTLE 340. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows grading
Utility and Commercial $1.25
to $2 lower, Canner and
Cutter steady to $1.50 lower.
Couple High Choice
slaughter steers at 46.50,
Choice 975-1275 lbs. 24,
slaughter steers 42.7545.50,
few High Good to Low Choice
41.7542.75, Good 37.8541.25,
few Standard 33.25-37.35.
Choice slaughter heifers
37.25- few High Choice
and Prime 40.8541.60, Good
34.25- few Standard
32.50-33.75. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
22.85-25.75, couple to 26.35,
Cutters 23.00-25.50, Canner
and Low Cutter 20.25-23.50,
Shells down to 16.75. Few
Good slaughter bullocks
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Lancaster Farming. Saturday
32.60-37.00, few Standard
30.50-32.85, few Utility 28.10
30.00. Few Yield Grade No.
1, 1150-1650 lbs. slaughter
bulls 32.00-35.85.
CALVES 303. Vealers
grading Standard and Good
70-110 lbs. $1.50 to $4 lower.
Individual Prime vealer at
69.50, Choice 56.00-65.00,
Good 40.50-50.00, few
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 38.00-43.00, 90-100 lbs.
28.00-35.00, Standard 70-85
lbs. 21.00-28.50, Utility 50-100
lbs. 10.00-20.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 32.50-44.00, Holstein
heifers 85-100 lbs. 25.0040.00,
few 115-125 lbs. 42.00-57.00.
HOGS 510. Barrows and
gilts $3 higher. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. barrows and gilts
45.5046.10, lot 46.25, No. 1-3
200-245 lbs. 45.0045.85, No. 2-
3 240-260 lbs. 43.1044.10. US
No. 1-3 300575 lbs. sows
33.0035.75, couple 37.25.
FEEDER PIGS 50. US No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. feeder pigs
20.00-28.50 per head.
SHEEP 9. Few Choice 100-
120 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 50.00-56.50. Few
Slaughter ewes 12.00-17.00.
St. Louis
Cattle
National Stockyards
December 8,1977
Receipts this week 8,500:
week ago 8,400; year ago
8,500.
Compared to last weeks
close, slaughter steers and
heifers .50-1.00 lower. Cows
steady to .50 lower. Bulls
steady. Supply near 40%
slaughter steers, 20% heifers
and fully 20% cows, balance
mainly feeders. x
Larger than normal
receipts on Monday were
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December 10.1977
followed by reduced
numbers thereafter, the
result of a heavy and blow
ing snowstorm over much of
the area late Monday.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
1050-1225 lbs. on Monday
42.00- mostly
42.50- part load 43.00.
Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs.
40.5042.50, bulk 40.5042.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 24
900-1225 lbs. 39.0041.00, Good
2-3 900-1200 lbs. 35.50-39.00.
Scattered loads and lots of
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1125-1325 lb. Holsteins
36.00- Standard to Good
2-3 975-1275 lb. Holsteins
34.00- few Standard
32.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
8754025 lbs. 39.5040.00, part
load 40.25, load 1025 lbs.
40.50. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs.
38.00- Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs.
36.50- Good 2-3 700-975
lbs. 33.50-36.50.
COWS: Utility and Com
mercial 24 23.00-24.50. Bon
ing Utility 1-2 24.50-25.00.
Cutter 1-2 21.00-24.00, mostly
21.50- Canner and low
Cutter 1-218.00-21.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1700 lbs. 26.00-29.00.
FEEDERS: Including
around 2,000 at regular
Thursday auction. Feeder
steers 1.00-2.00 lower, in
stances 3.00 lower on weights
under 500 lbs. Feeder heifers
.50-1.00 lower. Buyer atten
dance smaller than normal
due to adverse weather and
icy road conditions. Supply
mostly Choice and mixed
Good and Choice 400-800 lb.
steers and 300-600 lb. heifers.
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