IS— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 4,1978
Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Auction
Summary
January 27,1978
CATTLE 6500. Compared
with6oBl head last week, and
7524 head a year ago.
Compared with last Friday’s
market, slaughter steers
grading High Choice &
Prime steady to $1 lower,
Standard and Good steady to
$2 higher; slaughter heifers
50c-$2 lower; slaughter cows
mostly weak to $1 lower;
slaughter bullocks steady to
strong; slaughter bi’Us
uneven. STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 45.75-
48.50, Choice 2-4, 42.0047.85,
Good 38.0043.00, Standard
34.00- few Utility 29.00-
35.00, HEIFERS: Choice
37.0042.00, Good 33.00-38.00,
Standard 28.00-33.00, few
Utility 26.00-30.00. COWS.
Utility & Commercial 28.50-
32.85, few 33.50, Cutters
27.00- Canner and Low
Cutter 24.00-28.50, few Shells
18.00- BULLOCKS:
Few Choice 38.5042.50, Good
36.0040.00, few Standard
31.00- BULLS; Yield
Grade No. 1, 1000-2200 lbs.
35.00- few 41.75; Yield
Grade No. 2, 900-1600 lbs.
32.00- FEEDER
CATTLE: Good & Choice
300-700 lbs. steers 32.00-40.00,
medium & Good 400-900 lbs.
28.00-37.00; Good & Choice
300-700 lbs. heifers 25.00-
33.50; Good & Choice 400-700
lbs. bulls 27.0038.00.
CALVES 4215. Compared
with 3759 head last week, and
4987 head a year ago.
Vealers mostly $2-$3 lower.
VEALERS; Few Prime
74.00-88.50, Choice 65.00-
75.00, few 83.00, Good 52.00-
68.00, Standard & Good 110-
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130 lbs. 43.00-60.00,90-110 lbs.
39.0047.00, Standard 70-90
lbs. 30.0041.00, few 45.00,
Utility 50-95 lbs. 19.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 42.00-58.00;
few Holstein heifers 85-115
lbs. 42.00-50.00.
HOGS 7585. Compared
with 7175 head last week and
6656 head a year ago.
Barrows & gilts mostly 25c
$1 lower. BARROWS &
GILTS: US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 47.5049.00, few 50.00, No.
1-3 200-250 lbs. 46.0047.75,
No. 2-3 190-260 lbs. 43.00-
46.00, few No. 24 260-325 lbs.
38.0043.00, No. 1-3 140-190
lbs. 36.00-42.00. SOWS
MOSTLY STEADY. US No.
1-3 300600 lbs. 35.0042.00,
No. 2-3 300650 lbs. 29.00-
37.00, BOARS 22.00-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1383.
Compared with 1508 head
last week, and 1394 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs
mostly steady to $1 higher.
US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 13.00-
26.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50
lbs. 24.00-32.00, No. 1-3 50-85
lbs. 29.00-34.50, Utility 25-75
lbs. 10.00-23,00 per head.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS
1634. Compared with 1508
head last week. ALL SALES
PER HUNDREDWEIGHT.
Feeder pigs were uneven,
extremes $7 higher to $4
lower. US No. 1-2 30-50 lbs.
77.50- lot 95.00, 50-65 lbs.
67.50- lot 99.00, 65-95 lbs.
56.00- No. 2-3 30-45 lbs.
63.00- 45-60 lbs. 46.00-78;
Utility 25-50 lbs. 45.00-50.00.
SHEEP 316. Compared
wtih 274 head last week, and
453 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs mostly*
steady. LAMBS: Choice
70-115 lbs. 57.00-65.00, Good
60-100 lbs. 50.00-60.50.
Slaughter ewes 15.00-25.00.
EXTRA NET PROFIT: UP TO 50* EXTRA NET PROFIT PER HEN PER YEAR!
200-250 lbs. 45.00-45.50, No. 1-
3 140-190 lbs. 42.50-44.50. US
No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows
36.00-38.00. Boars 36.00-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS 27. Few
lots US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs.
feeder pigs 16,00-20.00 per
head.
SHEEP 5. Few Choice 60-
100 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 47.50-60.50.
Omaha
Cattle
February 2,1978
CATTLE: Compared with
the previous week’s close.
Closing prices on
slaughter steers were
unevenly firm to 50c higher,
and heifers closed 25-50 c
higher. Cows were firm to
50c higher, and bulls firm,
instances 50-1.00 higher.
Four day receipts 13,000 as
compared 14,100 previous
week and 12,300 a year ago.
Weather was a dominating
factor in the livestock trade
during the week under
review. Paralyzing snow
storms in the mideast and
eastern sections of the
country virtually halted
movement of carcass beef
into eastern terminals for a
time, and the resulting
shortage of rolling stock
slowed kill rates early. Local
slaughter supplies were still
of modest proportions, but
the overall finish was not
particularly attractive most
days. There was a
predominance of good to
average - choice and a
modest showing choice and
prime. Slaughter steers
made up approximately 40
per cent and heifers 39 per
cent. Cows comprised 11 per
cent and feeders 8 per cent.
STEERS: Three loads
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choice with few prime 2-3
1293-1530 lbs. 45.25-45.50,
highest locally since late
December. Eight loads
choice and prune 3-4 some
with moderate amount of
mud 44.25-44.75, load mostly
4 with end 5 1293 lbs. 44.50.
Choice 2-4 975-1350 lbs.
closed 43.50-44.50, those at
43.50-43.75 often carrying
considerable mud. Mixed
good and choice 2-4 975-1250
lbs. 42.50-43.50. Good 2-3
38.5042.50. Standard and
good 2-3 37.00-38.00.
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Average of LS-214,
detailed quotations, for
choice 900-1100 lb. steers this
week 43.78; choice 1100-1300
lbs. 44.02, Average weight
first three days 1139 lbs. as
compared 1137 lbs. previous
week. Average weight
heifers first three days 992
lbs. as compared 982 lbs.
previous week.
HEIFERS; Eight loads
and part loads choice and
prime 34 975-1112 lbs. 43.25-
43.35, a few head 43.50.
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Phone: 717-656-2677
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Choice 2-4 875-1100 Ibi
dosed 41.50-43.00. Mix
good and choice 850-1000 Ibi
40.50-41.75. Good 2-3 36,
40.00. Standard and good
34.00-35.50.
COWS: Utility and con
mercial 2-4 28.50-30.00, fe'
30.50-31.00. Canner an
cutter 25.00-28.50, som
mixed cutter and utilit
28.75-29.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1300-2000 lb:
32.00-36.00, several ir
dividual 137.00-38.00.
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