Livestock market an
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
May 3,1978
CATTLE 138. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows
steady. One Choice
slaughter steer #5, at 47.60,
one Standard at 42.75. Few
Good and Choice slaughter
heifers 43.25-47.60, Standard
36.00-42.25. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
36.50-40.60, Cutters 34.50-
37.00, Canner and Low
Cutters 30.85-34.50. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1155-2075 lbs.
slaughter bulls 43.85-47.35,
one at 50.10, individual Yield
Grade No. 2, 1015 lbs. at
41.50. Few Good 445-695 lbs.
feeder steers 47.00-53.50.
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Few Good 320-700 lbs. feeder
heifers 42.5547.50.
CALVES 139. Vealers
grading Good and Choice
fully steady, standard strong
to $5 higher. One Prime
vealer at 83.00, Choice 72.00-
81.00. few Good 60.00-69.50,
Standard and Good 110-125
lbs. 60.00-68.50, 90-110 lbs.
55.00- 60-85 lbs. 45.00
55.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
bulls 90-115 lbs. 60.0070.50;
Holstein heifers 85-115 lbs.
61.00-
HOGS 252. Barrows and
gilts $3-$4 higher. US No. 1-2
220-240 lbs. barrows and gilts
50.50-51.50, No. 1-3 200-245
lbs. 48.70-50.30, No. 2-3 210-
255 lbs. 46.0049.00, No. 2-4
270-325 lbs. 38.0042.00, few
No. 1-3 160-195 lbs. 44.50-
45.00. Sows mostly $2 higher.
US No. 1-3 265-620 lbs. sows
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38.CC-43.50, few No. 2-3 320
480 lbs. 33.00-36.50. Boars
29.00-
FEEDER PIGS 226. US
No. 1-3 30-35 lbs. feeder pigs
34.00- per head, No. 1-3
3545 lbs. 39.00-51.00, No. 1-3
60-90 lbs. 51.0063.50 per
head.
SHEEP 52. Choice 35-110
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
68.0080.00. Slaughter ewes
9.5027.00.
Oklahoma
Cattle
May 4,1978
Thursday feeder cattle
auction.
Estimated Receipts 6700
Same Day Last Week 10964
ACTIVE: Feeder Steers
under 500 lb. 2.00-3.00 higher,
feeder steers over 500 lb.
1.00-2.00 higher, feeder
heifers under 500 lb. .50-1.00
higher, feeder heifers over
500 lb. steady to weak with
moderate amount of receipts
arriving from wheat
pasture; fairly large at
tendance of buyers;
majority of receipts choice
350050 lb. feeder steers and
350650 lb. feeder heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300400 lb. 65.5072.25;
400500 lb. 63.5069.00; 500600
lb. 56.00-60.00, few part loads
530542 lb. 61.4063.40; 600700
lb. 54.2047.25, part load 601
lb. at 57.90; 700-800 lb. 53.70
55.75, part load 770 lb. at
56.40; 800900 lb. 54.0055.50,
part load 950 lb. at 51.25;
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mixed good and choice 300-
500 lb. 56.50-61.00; 500-750 lb.
52.00-54.00; part load 819 lb.
52.00; good 300-550 lb. 50.00-
53.50; few good 400-800 lb.
holstein steers 45.0049.25,
package 293 lb. at 55.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 270400 lb. 55.00-57.00;
400-500 lb. 52.00-55.50, small
lot 429 lb. at 57.30; 500-600 lb.
50.75- 600-710 lb. 50.00-
52.00; mixed good and choice
300-600 lb. 48.50-50.25 600-750
lb. 48.0049.50; good 300-600
lb. 47.2549.00.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to late last week
feeder calves under 500 lb.
2.00-3.00 higher, feeder cattle
over 500 lb. 1.00-2.00 higher;
slaughter cows closed
mostly 1.00 lower, late sales
utility and commercial 2-3
35.75- cutter 1-3 33.50-
35.75; bulls closed 1.00-2.00
lower late sales yield grade
1-2 1000-1700 lb. 42.0047.00;
salable receipts near 15,700
head, compared to 23,137
head last week and 20,388
head the same week a year
ago. Cows and bulls near 13
per cent of cattle receipts,
feeders near 87 per cent of
the total.
Pa. Auction
Summary
May 6,1978
Report of 17 Auction Reports
Compared to 8134 last
week and 8864 a year ago.
CATTLE 7776. Compared
with last week’s market,
slaughter steers 50 cents to
$1.50 higher. Slaughter
heifers grading good and
choice. $l-3 higher.
Slaughter cows mostly $l-2
lower. Slaughter bullocks
and Slaughter bulls unevenly
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 6,1978
steady. Feeder cattle
unevenly steady. High
Choice and Prime YG 34,
slaughter steers 55.00-57.75,
Choice YG 24 52.00-56.50,
Good 48.00-52.50, Standard
44.0048.75, few Utility 39.00-
44.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 49.00-52.50, Good
45.0049.00, standard 37.00-
44.50, few Utility 35.00-39.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 37.0041.00,
few 43.50, Cutters 34.50-39.00,
Canners 32.00-37.00, Shells
down to 24.00. Choice
slaughter bullocks 47.00-
50.50, Good 44.0048.00 few
Standard 42.0045.00, few
Utility 38.00-42.00. Yield
Grade No. 1 1000-2300 lbs.
slaughter bulls 44.0049.00,
few to 52.00, Yield Grade No.
2 900-1600 lbs. 39.0045.50.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Choice and Good 300-800 lbs.
steers 46.00-59.00, Good and
choice 300-750 lbs. heifers
42.0049.00. Good and choice
300-800 lbs. bulls 40.00-52.00,
CALVES 3345. Compared
to 3473 last week and 3991 a
year ago. Vealers $l.OO-2.00
higher, spots $5.00 higher.
Prime vealers 78.00-83.50,
few 95.00, Choice 70.00452.00,
few to 85.00, Good 60.00-75.00,
Standard & Gd. 110-130 lbs.
58.00- 90-110 lbs. 52.00-
60.00, Standard 65-90 lbs.
40.00- few Utility 50-110
lbs. 35.00-50.00.
FARM CALVES; Hoi.
bulls 90-120 lbs. 55.00-73.00,
Holstein heifers 85-130 lbs.
57.00- few to 90.00.
HOGS 6718. Compared to
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A young moose is so dependent on its mother that she
has to drive it away in spring when she is ready to bear
her next young.
Bulk
$ 94.00
122.00
149.00
108.50
116.50
133.00
TERMS CASH
Prices sudjkl*. <,j mange without notice.
8559 last week and 6630 a
year ago. Barrows and
gilts $l.OO to $1.50 higher. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows
ahd gilts 48.00-51.75, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 46.5049.00. No. 2-
3 200-265 lbs. 45.0048.50, few
No. 24 230-300 lbs. 41.50-
46.00, few No. 1-3140-190 lbs.
38.0044.00. SOWS mostly
$l.OO higher. US No. 1-3 300-
575 lbs. sows 38.0043.50, No.
2-3 300-650 lbs. 34.00-39.00.
BOARS 26.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1011.
Compared to 1178 last week
and 1866 a year ago. Steady
to $l.OO lower. US No. 1-3 20-
35 lbs. feeder pigs 24.00-39.50
per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
34.00-51.00, few No. 1-3 50-35
lbs. 51.0063.50.
Graded feeder pigs 2381.
Compared to 2945 last week
and 1662 a year ago. Mostly
$5.00 to 8.00 higher, spots
$12.00 to 25.00 higher on #l-2,
30 to 40 lbs. All sales per
hundredweight.
1- 30-40 lb. 135.00-171.00;
40-50 lb. 117.00-133.00; 50-75
lb. 91.00-125.00.
2- 30-40 lb. 130.00-147.00;
40-50 lbs. 110.00-129.00; 50-80
lb. 83.00-113.00.
3 30-50 lb. 123.00-135.00.
SHEEP 560. Compared to
2487 last week and 496 a year
ago. Spring slaughter lambs
mostly steady. Choice 45-110
lbs. 68.00-88.00, few to 94.00,
Good 50-100 lbs. 40.0068.00.
Slaughter ewes 12.00-27.00,
few down to $B.OO.
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Bag
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129.00
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123.50
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