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gilts 25 to 50 cents lower. No.
1-3 200-240 lbs. 45.75-46.35, 1
small lot at 47.00. SOWS US
No. 1-3 300-525 lbs. sows
37.00-39.75, 1 at 40.25. Few
BOARS 28.00-29.85.
FEEDER PIGS 48. US No.
1-3 35-45 lbs. feeder pigs
29.0041.00 per head. No. 1-3
50-60 lbs. 44.0044.50 per
head.
SHEEP 13. Spring lambs
Choice 70-95 lbs. 70.0036.00.
St. Louis
Cattle
National Stockyards
April 6,1978
Receipts this week 10,100
Week ago 8,100
Year ago 7,400
Compared to the previous
weeks close, slaughter
steers and heifers 1.00 to
mostly 1.50, instances 2.00
lower. Most decline on
strictly choice and mixed
choice and prime. Holstein
steers 50-1.00 lower. Cows SO
LDO higher. Bulls fully
steady. Supply mainly
choice 2-4 1050-1250 lb.
steers, around 25 per cent
heifers and 15 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed choice and prime 2-4
1050-1325 lbs. 49.50-51.00.
Choice 2-4 975-1300 lbs. 4850-
50.50, closing mostly 48.50
50.00. Mixed good and choice
2-4 900-1225 lbs. 47.0049.00.
Few lots mixed good and
choice 2-3 1100-1275 lb.
holsteins 43.5044.00. Good 2-
3, 900-1200 lbs. 43.0047.00.
Standard to good 2-3 1100-
1325 lb. holsteins 39.5043.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed choice and prime 24
875-1050 lbs. 47.0048.50,
closing mostly 47.5048.00.
Choice 24 800-1075 lbs. 45.50-
47.50, several 46.0047.50.
Mixed good and choice 2-3
700-1000 lbs. 43.0045.50. Good
2-3 700-975 lbs. 39.5043.00.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 2-4 33.50-37.00.
Boning utility 1-2 36.50-38.00,
closing 37.00-37.50, few 38.00.
Cutter 1-2 31.50-36.00. Canner
and low cutter 1-2 27.00-32.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1900 lbs. 37.0043.00.
Yield Grade 1 1400-1900 lbs.
43.5044.00.
FEEDERS: Including
around 3,500 at Thursday’s
auction. Feeder steers 1.00
3.00 lower. Feeder heifers
1.00 to mostly 2.00 lower.
Demand moderate for larger
supply. Receipts mainly
choice and mixed good and
choice 400-700 lb. steers and
350500 lb. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Lot
high choice and prime 564
lbs. 60.00. Choice 350-500 lbs.
54.0059.00, small lot 256 lbs.
59.50; 500500 lbs. 51.75-55.00;
600-700 lbs. 47.7550.00; 700
875 lbs. 46.2548.75. Mixed
Good and choice and some
choice compact 400500 lbs.
48.0053.00; 500600 lbs. 47.00
50.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS;
Choice 300500 lbs. 45.25-
49.50; 500600 lbs. 44.0047.50;
600700 lbs. 42.0046.75. Mixed
good and choice 300600 lbs.
42.0044.50. Few lots good
325425 lbs. 40.0041.50.
Small lot good and choice 4
and 5 year old stock cows
with small calves at side
325.00 per pair.
Joliet
Cattle
Joliet, m
April 6,1978
CATTLE; Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 5,500, 5 days last
week 5,349, same period last
year 5,839. Receipts continue
small. Trading slow on
Monday and turned
moderately active Wed
nesday.
SLAUGHTER STEERS 25
to 75 lower than Wednesday
of last week. Slaughter
Heifers 75 to mostly 1.00
lower than Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed High Choice and
Prime 341150-1350 lbs. 52.00-
53.50, load Wednesday 53.75.
Choice 24 1050-1250 lbs.
Unevenly 49.00-52.00, mostly
50.00-51.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 950-1150 lbs. 47.00-
49.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
950-1100 lbs. 50.00-50.25.
Choice 24 875-1000 lbs. 48.00-
49.00 Monday; 48.75-50.00
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 45.00-
48.00, mostly 46.0048,00.
auction news
Pa. Auction
Summary
April 7,1978
CATTLE 8777. Compared
with 8272 last week and 6275
a year ago, compared to last
week slaughter steers
uneven, 75 cents higher to $2
lower. Slaughter heifers $1 to
$2 higher. Slaughter cows $l
- higher, spots $3.
Slaughter bullocks steady to
$1.50 higher. Slaughter bulls
mostly steady to 50 cents
higher. High Choice and
Prime YG 3-4 slaughter
steers 52.75-54.25, Choice YG
2-4 48.50-54.00, Good 44.00-
49.00, Standard 38.0046.50, a
few Utility 35.00-39.00.
Choice YG 24 lbs. slaughter
heifers 43.0049.00, Good
39.0046.50, Standard 35.00-
41.00, few Utility 30.00-39.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 36.00-39.00,
few 41.00, Cutters 33.50-38.00,
Canners & low cutters 29.00-
35.00, shells down to 25.00.
Choice slaughter bullocks
44.50-50.75, Good 42.0046.00,
Standard 38.0042.00. Yield
Grade No. 1 1000-2200 lbs.
slaughter bulls 39.0046.50,
Yield Grade No. 2 900-1600
lbs. 37.0044.00.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Mostly steady, good and
choice 300-800 lbs. steers
42.0049.50, few 54.00, med.
300-750 lbs. 34.00-39.25. Good
& choice 300-750 lbs. heifers
37.0045.00, Med. 300-700 lbs.
29.0040.00, Good & choice
300800 lbs. bulls 39.0049.50.
CALVES 4306. Compared
to 4309 last week and 3896 a
year ago. Vealers mostly $2
to $7 higher. Prime vealers
76.00- choice 66.00-
80.00, Good 55.00-70.00,
Standard & good 110-130 lbs.
48.00- 90-110 lbs. 39.00-
50.00, Standard 70-90 lbs.
32.0040.00, Utility 55-100 lbs.
21.00-
FARM CALVES: Steady
to $5 higher. Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs. 43.00-65.00,
Holstein heifers 85-160 lbs.
40.0084.00.
HOGS 8123. Compared to
8097 last week and 7037 a
year ago. Barrows and gilts
50 cents to $1.50 lower. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows
and gilts 46.5048.50, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 45.5047.50, No. 2-
3 190-260 lbs. 43.0046.50, few
No. 24 280300 lbs. 38.00-
43.00, No. 1-3 140-190 lbs.
35.0043.00. SOWS uneven.
US No. 1-3 300570 lbs. sows
37.0041.00, No. 2-3 300650
lbs. 34.00-38.50. BOARS:
29,00-33.50.
FEEDER PIGS 1313.
Compared to 1263 last week
and 1574 a year ago. $1 to $5
higher. US No. 1-3 2035 lbs.
feeder pigs 24.0040.00 per
bead, No. 13 3550 lbs. 31.00-
55.00.
SHEEP 466. Compared to
274 last week and 5419 a year
ago. Spring slaughter lambs
mostly steady. Choice 40-100
lbs. 60.00-79.00, few to 86.00,
Good and Choice, 65-135 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
46.00- Slaughter ewes
12.00-
GRADED FEEDER PIGS
1519. Compared to 3062 last
week, and 1311 last year.
Mostly $1 to $8 lower.
)
1-2 3040 lb. 126.00-142.00;
40-55 lb. 114.00-136.00; 55-70
lb. 100.00-117.00.
2-3 3545 lb. 101.00-139.00;
45-65 lb. 108.00-117.00.
3 25401 b. 108.00-130.00; 40-
601 b. 105.00-127.00. '
Utility 20-35 lb. 80.00-95.00;
45-65 lb- 50.00-66.00
Des Moines
Carlot
April 5,1978
Compared to Tuesday’s
close fresh pork cut trade
moderate, demand
moderate. Fresh loins
2.00-2.75 higher, picnics
4.004.50 lower than last Mon
day, skinned hams .50-1.50
lower after being 1.25-2.50
lower early, bellies 12-14 lbs.
.50-1.00 higher after being
steady in early trade, other
cuts not established.
FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS: 14/DN lbs.
87.00- 14-17 lbs.
86.00- 1 loads Mon. ship
ment 88.00, 2.00-2.75 higher;
14-17 lbs. 87.25-88.00, trimm
ed; 17-20 lbs. 80.50; 20 & Up
lbs.
PICNIC: 4-8 lbs. 50.00, load
50.50.
BOSTON BUTT: No sales
reported.
SPARERIBS: No 'sales
reported.
SKINNED HAMS: 14-17
lbs. 69.00-71.50, mostly
70.00- .50-1.50 lower;
17-20 lbs, 68.00-70.00, mostly
69.00- .50-1.00 lower;
20-26 lbs. 67.25, load 68.25,
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