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14—lancasUrEhrmipc, Saturday, March 11,197 S
Livestock market and auction news
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, March 9
Compared with the
previous week’s close:
Three days of advancing
prices left closing levels on
slaughter steers mostly $l.OO
higher, and heifers closed
$.75-1.00 higher, instances
$1.25 up. Cows were $l.OO-1.50
higher and bulls firm to $l.OO
higher.
Four day receipts 14,300 as
compared 14,000 previous
week and 14,200 a year ago.
Most interests came into the
weds in need of cattle for
immediate requirements
and trading was active on
moderate marketings. The
recent upturns pushed prices
to the highest point since
early December 1975. Best
demand centered on Choice
and Prime relatively clean
1100-1300 lbs, steers and
same grade heifers 950-1100
lbs. which would command
the premium price for 700-
900 lbs. steer beef and 550-700
lb. heifer carcasses. The
overall finish for the week
was not particularly at
tractive, although the
midweek run included a
fairly liberal percentage
choice and several loads
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choice and prime. Steers
made up approximately 44
per cent and heifers 36 per
cent. Cows comprised 11 per
cent and feeders 8 per cent.
STEERS: At midweek,
four loads and part load
choice and prime 3-4 1180-
1395 lbs. 348.00-48.50. Choice
2-4 975-1275 lbs. $46.75-48.00,
mainly $47.00 and above,
some mostly choice but quite
muddy $46.50. Mixed good
and choice 2-3 950-1250 lbs.
$45.50-47.00, part load 1630 lb.
holsteins $41.00. Good 2-3
$43.50-46.00. Standard and
Good 2-3 $40.00-42.00.
Average of LS-214,
detailed quotations, for
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Choice 900-1100 lb. steers this
week $46.90; choice 1100-1300
lbs. $47.25. average weight
steers first three days 1131
lbs. as compared 1133 lbs.
previous week. Average
weight heifers first three
days 981 lbs. as compared
985 lbs. previous week.
HEIFERS: Three leads
choice and prime 3-4 1008-
1153 lbs. $45.75. Choice 2-4
875-1075 lbs. $44.25-45.75.
Mixed Good and choice 2-3
825-1000 lbs. $43.0044.50.
Good 2-3 $39.0043.00. Small
lots standard and good 2-3
$36.50-38.50.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 2-4 $31.00-33.50, few
$34.00-34.50. Conner and
Cutter $27.00-31.00, mixed
cutter and utility $34.00-
34.50.
BULLS: 1-2 1300-2000 lbs.
$38.00-41.00, individual 1
$41.5042.00.
FEEDERS: During-week,
several loads choice fleshy
1025-1050 lb. steers $46.00-
46.50.
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load of N.Y. fresh 730-!
load of N.Y. purebn
springers 875-1400; 1c
cows 510-1050; spring
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185-300; bulls 155-460; h
dispersal of 24 bead in
stages of lactation 450-930.
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