12 —Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March IS, 1978 Livestock market and auction news Des Moines Carlot March 15,1978 Midwest carlot meat trade fob Missouri River Area as of 2:15 and close compared to Tuesday’s close pork cut trade moderate, demand moderate to light. Fresh loins no comparison available, sparenbs and Boston Butts steady, skinned hams steady - 1.00 lower, Bellies steady - 2.00 lower picnics not fully established. FRESH PORK CUTS LOINS: 14/dn lbs. 87.50- 87.75, 89.00-93.00 export; 14- 17 lbs. 86.50-86.75; 20 & up lbs. 78.50. PICNIC 4-8 lbs. load 46.50, load late Tues. 47.00. BOSTON BUTT: 4-8 lb. 72.00, steady SPAREREBS: 3/dn lbs. 101.00-102.00, steady; 2-3 lbs. 103.75-106.25; 3-5 lbs. load 95.00. SKINNED HAMS: 14-17 lbs. 77.50-78,50, steady 1.00 lower; 17-20 lb. 76.00, steady 50 lower; 20-26 lbs. 74.00,' load 75.00. BELLIES, SDIS: 12-14 lbs. 75.25-76.75, mainly 76.00, steady 2.00 lower; 76.75; 14-16 lbs. 75.00-75.75; 16-18 lbs. 72.50-73.50; 20-25 lbs. 67.00. PORK TRIM: 80 per cent lean 72.50-73.50 frozen. BNLS, PICNICS: 78.00 frozen. OFFAL & VARIETY HEAD MEAT 63.00. Compared to Tuesday’s close beef trade dosed slow. Demand light to moderate. Steer beef not well established. Choice 3 Heifer Beef 50-1.00 higher. Primal beef cuts arm chucks steady 1.75 higher, forequarters steady, canner/cutter cow beef 1.00 lower on limited sales. Sales reported on 32 loads of carcass beef. STEER BEEF 6Loads CHOICE 3: 500-700 lbs. 74.50-75.00, few loads. CHOICE 3: 700-800 lbs. 76.00 couple loads. HEIFER BEEF 24 Loads CHOICE 3: 500-700 lbs. 72.25-72.75, mostly 72.75 SO LDO higher. GOOD: 2-3 400-500 lbs. 62.75 COW BEEF 2 Loads UTILITY BNG: 2-3 67.00 late yesterday. CANNER & CUTTER NTHRN: 68.00,1.00 lower on limited trade. BONELESS PROCESSI NG BEEF: 85 per cent chemical lean frozen 86.00. ■ers Join your fellow pork producers in supporting pork promotion and pro duction research to keep hogs a profitable farm enterprise. Tell your market or buyer that you want 10 cents per market hog or 5 cents per feeder pig deducted to support these pro grams. Most markets and buyers will cooperate fully if you let them know. The PPPC was form ed and is funded and directed by producers. There is no Government Agency involved. For more informa tion, contact: HERBERT SCHKK, Secretary-Treasurer Kntztown, R.D. 2, Pa. 19530 Phone 215-285-6519 PRIMAL BEEF CUTS Choices 5 Loads FORES: 130-210 lbs. 65.25, steady. ARM CHUCKS: 75-120 lbs. 56.50-57.50, mostly 57.50, steady 1.75 higher. BEEF TRIMMINGS: 50 per cent lean fresh, 48.50- 49.50, mostly 49.50. BE ALERT BEEF ALOHYBRID CATTLE BRED BEEFALO FOR SALE - Rapid gains on grass and roughage. - 55-65 (b. Births - up to 1100 lb. yearling. - Visit our farm and see our animals. Instock SEMEN *l2 an ampule >/2 & V* Blood Bulls & Heifers BEEFALON&J 4270 Quakerbridge Rd. Princeton, NJ 08540 609-896-0336 Member World Beefalo Association
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