—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 22,1978
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Livestock market an
East Coast
Carlot Meats
Princeton, New Jersey
April 19,1978
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: Trading only
moderate on beef as
reported by USDA. Choice 3
steers steady on 7 loads.
Prime special fed veal firm.
Good and choice boning veal
steady to 2.00 lower for first
market decline since March
21. Spring Lamb 55 lbs. down
compared to last week 3.00-
4.00 lower m limited test.
Fresh Pork loins weak.
Boneless beef 90 chemical
lean 1.00-3.00 higher in
limited test.
STEERBEEF
8 Loads
CHOICE: 3 selected 600-
700 lbs. 87.50 load, steady; 3
600-750 lbs. 87.00, steady.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
Choices
10 Loads
ARM CHUCKS: 90-130 lbs.
70.00-71.00, steady.
ARM BACKS: 100-150 lbs.
load 81.00, steady.
ROUNDS, STEER: 6085
lbs. 90.50.
FULL PLATES: 55.50-
56.50.
FLANKS, UNTRIMMED:
48.50.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice and Prime 3-4
Compared to last week 55
lbs. down, load 127.00.
SPRING LAMB
CARCASS
Choice and Prime 3-4
4 Loads
55 lbs.' down 127.00-128.00,
part load 130.00, 3.00-4.00
lower.
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
PRIME: (Special Fed)
180-235 lbs. ltd 130.00-135.00,
firm.
Good and Choice Boning
Type:
Northeastern Suppliers:
65-75 lbs. 84.00-88.00, bulk
86.00, all steady to 2.00
lower; 55-64 lbs. 82.00-88.00,
bulk 84.00; 45-54 lbs. 80.00-
84.00, bulk 82.00; 3544 lbs.
78.00-82.00, bulk 80.00;34 lbs.
down 76.00-80.00, bulk 78.00.
Midwest and West Coast
Suppliers; 7080 lbs. 86.50-
88.00, all weak; 60-70 lbs.
84.5086.00, 5060 lbs. 82.50
84.00; 4050 lbs. 80.5082.00;
30-40 lbs. 78.5080.00.
FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS: 14 lbs. down 89.75;
14-17 lbs. 88.75, weak.
CURED AND
PROCESSED MEATS
5 Leads
SKINNED HAMS: 16-19
lbs. 77.00, steady.
SEMI BONELESS HAMS:
17-20 lbs. 93.00, steady.
NO. 1 SLICED BACON
VACUUM PACK: 119.00.
BONELESS BEEF
5 Loads
Compared to last week: 90
per cent chemical lean, fresh
104.50-106.00, 1.00-3.00
higher.
75 per cent chemical lean,
fresh 87.50, frozen 87.00.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
3 Loads
50 per cent chemical lean,
fresh 58.50-59.00.
Peoria
Livestock
Peoria, Illinois
April 20,1978
CATTLE: Receipts this
week: 4600 Last week: 5000
Year ago: 5100. Compared
with last week’s close,
slaughter steers 1.00-1.50
higher. Slaughter heifers
1.00-2.00 higher. Cows 50-1.00
higher. Bulls 1.00-2.00
higher. Receipts about 65 per
cent slaughter steers, 30 per
cent slaughter heifers,
balance mostly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-
1300 lbs. 54.50-55.50; Choice
2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 53.00~54.50;
900-1050 lbs. 52.00-53.00;
Mixed Good and Choice 24
900-1300 lbs. 49.50-53.00;
Holsteins 48.0048.50; Good 2-
346.5049.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 34 900-
1100 lbs. 53.0053.50; load
54.00; Choice 24 850-1075 lbs.
51.0053.00; 800-900 lbs. 50.00
51.00; mixed Good and
Choice 24 7501075 lbs. 48.00
51.00; Good 2-3 44.5048.00;
Standard and Good 2-3 41.50
44.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 35.5038.50;
Higlnlressing Utility 39.00
39.50; several4o.oo; Cutter 1-
2 34.0036.00; Canner 30.00
34.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
11001800 lbs. 38.0042.00;
several Yield Grade 1 43.00
45.50; Individual 46.00.
auction news
G&M Livestock
Market
Duncanville, Pa.
April 17,1978
Dairy cows: 300.00-880.00.
Steers: Standard to good
43.0049.00.
Heifers: Good to choice
43.0047.00; standard 35.00-
43.00.
Feeder Steers; Good to
choice, 300-500 lbs. 52.00-
58.00; 500-700 lbs. 48.00-52.00;
standard to good 40.0048.00.
Bulls: 1000-2152 lbs. 46.00-
48.50; 900-1200 lbs. 42.00-
46.00.
Cows: High choice to
prime 41.0043.85; Utility
35.0041.00; cutters 32.00
35.00; canners down to 30.00.
Calves: High to choice
75.0082.00; good to choice
60.0078.00; standard to good
40.0062.00; utility 15.00
40.00; farm bull calves, 90
120 lbs. 55.0070.00; farm
heifer calves, 90120 lbs.
50.00-80.50.
Hogs: 200240 lbs. 47.00
48.35; 170260 lbs. 38.0046.00.
Sows: 36.0041.00.
Boars: 25.00-35.00.
Feeder Pigs; 3045 lbs.
25.00-50.00 per head.
Sheep: 16.0022.00; lambs,
medium 56.00-60.00.
Special Feeder
Cattle Sale
Lynchburg, Va.
April 13,1978
There were 1628 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDAC’s Division of Markets,
livestock Section on VDAC
standards and sold by the
hundredweight.
Choice: 300400 lbs. 62.50-
70.25, mostly 70.25; 405-500
lbs. 55.75-63.50, mostly 62.75-
63.50; 505-600 lbs. 58.0060.25;
605-700 lbs. 52.00-54.25; 705-
800 lbs. 47.50-53.00; 805-900
lbs. 46.75-52.25.
Good: 300400 lbs. 58.75-
67.00, mostly 67.00; 405-500
lbs. 59.75-62.00; 505-600 lbs.
56.00-59.25; 605-700 lbs. 52.00-
53.75; 705-800 lbs. 49.00-52.75.
Short: 400-500 lbs. 51.50-
53.50; 505-600 lbs. 49.25-50.75.
Medium: 300400 lbs. 54.00-
55.75; 405-500 lbs. 57.00-66.00,
mostly 59.00-66.00; 505-600
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lbs. 49.50-55.00; 605-700 lbs.
48.50-49.75.
HEIFERS
Choice: 300-400 lbs. 47.00-
49.25; 405-500 lbs. 49.25-50.75;
503-600 lbs. 44.5047.00; 605-
700 lbs. 44.0044.25,
Good: 300400 lbs. 45.25-
4.00; 405-500 lbs. 45.00-50.00;
505-600 lbs. 42.2544.25; 605-
700 lbs. 42.25-45.25.
Short: 400-550 lbs. 38.75-
46.75.
Medium: 300400 lbs. 42.00-
44.50; 405-500 lbs. 43.5044.25;
505-600 lbs. 38.0041.00; 605-
700 lbs. 36.75-39.00.
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