Livestock market and auction news (Continued from Page 12) BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050-1800 lbs. 37.00-43.00. FEEDERS: Including around 3,000 at Thursday’s Auction feeder steers uneven, Choice thin weighing under 600 lbs. firm to 2.00 higher. Other grades and weights steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder Heifers uneven, Choice weighing under SOO lbs. higher, others steady to'l.oo lower. Demand Good for thin fleshed kinds, only moderate for-fleshy offering. Receipts mainly Choice and mixed Good and Choice 400-700 lb. steers and 30W300 lb. heifers. FEEDERSSTEERS: Couple lots thin 250-335 lbs. 65,00-68.00. Choice 325-500 lbs. 55.0002.00, mostly 56.00- 58.75; 500600 lbs. 53.00-57.25; 600-700 lbs. 49.50-54.25. Scattered lots 700-850 lbs. 47.00-51.00. Mixed Good and Choice and some Choice compact 4004500 lbs. 50.00- 54.00. Couple lots standard 400-550 lb. Holsteins 43.25- 45.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 300-500 lbs. 47.50- 52.00; 500-600 lbs. 45.0049.50; 600-700 lbs. 44.0045.75. Mixed Good and Choice 400-500 lbs. 43.0046.00; 500-700 lbs. 41.50- 44.25. Oklahoma Cattle March 30,1978 Thursday Feeder Cattle Auction Estimated Receipts 8,800 Same day last week 11,160 Fairly active, feeder steers .50 to 1.00 lower, in stances 1.50 lower; feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 lower, in stances 2.50 lower; majority receipts Choice 400-800 lb. feeder steers and 350-700 lb. feeder heifers; moderate attendance buyers. FEEDER STEERS; Choice 300-400 lb. 61.75-65.50; 400-500 lb. 59.50-65.00; 500-600 lb. 54.00-58.25, small lot 512 lb. at 59.25; 600-700 lb. 53.00- 55.50, part load 608 lb. at 58.30; 700-800 lb. 52.50-55.25; 800-920 lb. 50,75-53.00; Mixed Good and Choice 300-500 lb. 57.50-60.75; 500-700 lb. 51.50- 54.00; few good 400-650 lb. 49.00-50.00; few Good 500-705 lb. Holstein Steers 48.50 50.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 300400 lb. 53.00-56.25, small lot 286 lb. at 56.50; 400 500 lb. 49.75-54.00; 500-600 lb. 49.00-50.00, part load 502 lb. at 51.90; 600-700 lb. 47.50 49.50; package fleshy 729 lb. at'46.10; mixed Good and Choice 300-500 lb. 48.25-50.50; 500-600 lb. 47.0049.00; few 600-775 lb. 46.2547.50; few Good 400-700 lb. 43.0045.00. FOR THE WEEK: Compared to last last week, feeder cattle and calves closed steady to 1.00 lower, most decline noted on of ferings over 600 lb; slaughter cows closed 1.00 2.00 higher, late sales utility and commercial 2-3 35.25- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 1,1978 37.75, cutter 1-3 31.00-33.75; bulls closed 1.00-2.00 higher, late sales YGI-2 1000-1700 lb. 39.7542.50. Salable receipts near 19,200 head compared to 27,436 head last week and 12,042 head the same week a year ago. Cows and bulls near 9 per cent of cattle receipts, feeders near 91 per cent of the total. Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. March 29,1978 CATTLE 307. Supply in cluded 57 feeder cattle. Compared with last Wed nesday’s market, slaughter steers $2 to $3 higher. Slaughter cows $2.50 to $3.50 higher. Choice 9001350 lbs. slaughter steers 51.0054.25, one at 54.75, Good 46.00-52.00, Standard 42.00-46.25. Choice 950-1200 lbs. slaughter heifers 43,00-46.75, few to 51.00, few. Good 39.0043.10. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 35.85-38.75, Cutters 34.00-36.50, few Conner & Low Cutter 29.00- 34.60, Shells down to 24.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks 44.75-48.25, few Standard 43.25-44.00. Few Yield Grade #1 1035-2060 lbs. slaughter bulls 43.25-46.85; few yield grade § 1100-120 lbs. 41.50- 42.10. Few Good & Choice 600-900 lbs. feeder steers 46.0048.25; Few Good & Choice 350-700 lbs. feeder heifers 40.5043.50. CALVES 173; Vealers $3 to $6 higher. Few Prime vealers 75.00-83.00, Choice (Turn to Page 14) 13
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