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FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 400-500 lb. 45.50-47.75;
5004500 lb. 43.25-44.50, two
part loads 502-570 lb.
45.90-46.40; 600-700 lb. 42.00
44.00; 700-600 lb. 40.50-43.00;
few 800-950 lb. 41.00-42.75;
mixed Good and Choice
400-600 lb. 43.0045.75; few
500-910 lb. 40.0041.00; few
Good 500-700 lb. 36.7540.00;
' small lot Good 1038 lb. Hols
tein heifers at 35.90.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300500 lb. 37.25-39.00;
500600 lb. 36.50-38.00; mixed
Good and Choice 300650 lb.
35.25- few Good 350-730
lb. 34.25-35.25.
FOR THE WEEK: Com
pared to late last week
feeder steers closed steady
to $l.OO lower; feeder heifers
closed steady; cows closed
.50-$l.OO higher, late sales
Utility and Commercial 2-3
25.00-29.75; Cutter 1-3
23.25- bulls closed
steady to firm, instance .50
higher, week sales consisted
of Yield Grade 1-2 1000-1800
lb. 31.50-36.50; salable
receipts near 12,300 head,
compared to 15,001 last week
and 6731 head the com
parable week a year ago.
Cows and bulls numbered
near 1900 head and compris
ed near 15% of cattle
receipts; feeders near 85%
of the total.
St. Louis
Cattle
National Stockyards
January 12,1978'
Receipts this week 7,500:
Week ago 6,700: Year ago
4,550.
As compared to the
previous weeks close,
slaughter steers and heifers
50-1.00 higher. Cows 1.00-1.50
higher. Bulls firm to 1.00
higher. Supply mainlv
choice and mixed choice and
prime 2-41050-1250 lb. steers,
around 5 percent heifers and
15 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEEP 0
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-?
1050-1250 lbs. 43.00-44.50,
mostly 43.50-44.00. Choice 2-4
975-1275 lbs. 41.50-43.75,
closing sales 42.00-43.75.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1100-1275 lb. Holsteins 37.00
37.50. Good 2-3 900-1200 lb.
36.5040.50. Standard to Good
2-3 1025-1250 lb. Holsteins
33.50-37.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Scattered lots High-Choice
and Prime 24 950-1025 lbs.
42.0042.50. Mixed Choice
and Prime 24 875-1025 lbs.
41.0042.00. closing 41.50
42.00. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs.
39.5041.50. closing 40.00
41.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 38.00
40.00. Good 2-3 700-975 lbs.
34.00-
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 24.50-28.50.
Boning Utility 1-2 27.50-29.50,
closing sales mostly 29.00,
few 29.50. Cutter 2-3 23.50
27.50. Canner and Low
Cutter 1-2 20.00-24.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1000-1700 lbs. 28.00-33.00.
Yield Grade 1 1500-1950 lbs.
33.00-
FEEDERS: Including
around 2400 at Thursday’s
auction. Feeder Steers
uneven, weights under 500
lbs. weak to mostly 1.00
lower, over 500 lbs. steady.
Feeder Heifers steady.
Demand moderate. Supply
mainly Choice and Mixed
Good and Choice 400-700 lb.
steers and 400000 lb. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-500 lbs. 42.50-
45.75; 500-600 lbs. 42.0046.00;
600-700 lbs. 40.5043.75; 700-
850 lbs. 40.0041.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 375-600 lbs.
41.5043.75. Few lots Good
400-600 lbs. 40.0042.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 325-500 lbs. 35.00-
37.00; 500-700 lbs. 35.50-37.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 300-
5Q9 lbs. 33.00-35.75.
East Coast
Carlot Meats
Princeton, N.J.
Jan. 11,1978
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: Beef commitments
and demand Good as
reported by USDA. Choice 3
steer beef steady to firm.
Prime special fed veal
steady. Good and Choice
boning veal firm to 4.00
higher. Lamb compared to
’ast week 5.00-10.00 lower,
pork loins 2.254.00
higher.
STEER BEEF
27 Loads
Choice 3 600-800 lbs.
steady; 3 700-900 lbs. 7200
firm; 4 700-900 lbs. 68006825, ,
load 6650.
Good 3 600600 lbs. 6700.
HEIFER BEEF
Good 2-3 400-500 lbs. load
6175.
CHOICES
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
9 Loads
Arm Chucks 90-130 lbs.
57006800 .50-1.00 higher;
Rounds, Steer 60-85 lbs. 8600;
Full Plates 44004450.
LAMB CARCASS,
CHOICE AND PRIME 34
15 Loads
Compared to last week: 55
lbs. down 12300-12500, few to
12700 5.00 lower; 5565 lbs.
12000 6.006.00 lower; 65-75
lbs. 11700 7.00-10,00 lower.
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
Prime (special fed): 180
250 lbs. 11300-11400 steady.
CHOICE BONING TYPE
Northeastern Suppliers:
65-75 lbs. H640068Q0 all firm
to 4.00 higher; 5564 lbs. 6200
6600; 4564 lbs O 60006400;
3544 lbs. 58006200; 34 lbs.
down 56006000.
Midwest and West Coast
Suppliers: 70-80 lbs. Ltd.
6800-7000 all mostly 2.00
higher; 60-70 lbs. Ltd. 6600
6800; 5060 lbs. Ltd. 6400
6600; 4060 lbs. Ltd.
3O4olbs.Lbtd.& 106200.
FRESH PORK CUTS
Loins 14 lbs. down 9500
9575; 1-17 lbs. 94009475 2.25-
4.007 higher.
SKINNED HAMS 20-26 lbs.
Load 8200.
CURED AND
PROCESSED MEATS
2 Loads
SKINNED HAMS 16-19 lbs.
8300.
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
January 11,1978
CATTLE 140. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows $2 to
d
auction news
$3.50 higher. Couple Stan
dard slaughter steers 30.50
and 30.85. Few Good
slaughter heifers 33.85-35.75,
few Utility 29.60-32.75. Utility
and Commercial slaughter
cows 29.00-32.60, individual
at 32.85, Cutters 28.0030.50,
Canner and Low Cutter
26.50-38.00, Shells down to
23.00. Few Yield Grade No.
1, 1000-2200 lbs. slaughter
bulls 30.3535.10.
CALVES 155. Vealers
steady to $5 higher. Choice
68.00-79.00, in
dividual at 81.00, Good 56.00-
65.00. few Standard and
Good 110-130 lbs, 44.00-50.00,
90-110 lbs. 34.00-41.00,
Standard 7035 lbs. 27,00-
35.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 40.0031.00,
couple to 57.00.
HOGS 360 Barrows and
gilts mostly 75 cents $1.25
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. barrows and gilts 47.10-
47.60, No. 1-3 195-240 lbs.
45.10-46.70, No. 11-3 170-185
lbs. 38.60-40.60. US No. 1-3
350-675 lbs. sows 35.75-39.75.
Boars 23.0030.00.
FEEDER PIGS 220. US
No. 1-3 20-40 lbs. feeder pigs
10.50-26.00 per head. No. 1-3
60-150 lbs. 37.00-45.50 per
head.
SHEEP 17. Few Choice 95-
135 lbs. wooled daughter
lambs 48.5030.00, few Utility
60 lbs. at 49.00-54.00; few
slaughter ewes 10.50-19.00.
Middleburg
Auction
Middlebnrg,Pa.
January 10,1978
CATTLE 211. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows $1.50 to $2.50
higher. Choice No. 2-4 1000-
1200 lbs. slaughter steers
42.50-44.35, Good 38.25-42.00,
few Standard 33.5036.00.
Few Choice slaughter
heifers 36.75-40.85, few Good
34,5036.25, few Utility 29.50-
31.75. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 27.5030.00,
couple to 31.50, Cutters 26.50-
28.50, Canner & Low Cutter
24.00- Shells down to
23.00. Few Standard
slaughter bullocks 33.00-
34.85. Few Yield Grade HI
1350-1750 lbs. slaughter bulls
33.8535.10. Few Good 300-700
lbs. feeder steers & bulls
30.0035.00.
CALVES 152. Vealers
steady to $5 higher. Choice
vealers 66.00-73.00, one at
77.50, Good 56.00-66.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
45.0038.00. 90-110 lbs. 37.00-
45.00. few Standard 70-85 lbs.
30.0035.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
39.00-
HOGS 318. (Monday,
January 9, 1978). US No. 1-2
200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
47.0047.85, No. 1-3 190-250
lbs. 46.00-47.20, No. 2-3 240-
270 lbs. 43.1045.75, No. 1-3
180-200 lbs. 44.0045.50. HOG
108. (Tues. Jan. 10, 1978).
Barrows & gilts $3 higher.
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barrows & gilts 48.75-49.75,
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48.35-48.50. US No. 1-3 300-550
lbs. sows 34.00-37.75. Few
Boars 27.50-28.75.
FEEDER PIGS 230. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
12.50-20.00 per head, No. 1-3
45-60 lbs. 28.00-36.00, Utility
15-30 lbs. 7.00-10.00 per bead.
SHEEP 7. Few Choice 110-
140 lbs. . wooled slaughter
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Carlisle
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
January 10,1978
CATTLE 152. Compared
with the market last week;
Choice slaughter steers
42.6042.85, Good 36.50-39,85,
Standard 31.00-36.00. Good'
slaughter heifers 37.25-39.50,
Standard 33.1036.35, Utility
27.50-33.00. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
27.50-29.00, Cutters 24.25-
28.00, Calmer and Low
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