Livestock market an
East Coast
Carlot Meats
Princeton, New Jersey
June 7,1978
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: leading very light
-through midweek on most
classes. No comparison on 2
loads steer beef. Prime
special fed veal steady to
weak. Good and choice
boning veal steady. Spring
lamb compared to last week
trading very limited test
weak on 55 lbs. down. Fresh
pork cuts slow.
STEER BEEF
2 Loads
Choice 3-: 600-700 lbs. 95.50
selected.
BEEF CUTS
Choice 3
3 Loads
FORES: 130-210 lbs. 81.50
load.
ARMCHUCKS: 90-130 lbs.
71.50-73,50, weak.
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Choice and Prime 3-4
ILoad
55 lbs. down 131.00 load.
HIND SADDLES: 20-30
lbs. 142.00-load.
VEALCARCASS
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PRIME (Special fed) 180-
240 lbs. 160.00-170.00, steady
to weak, bulk 165.00.
GOOD AND CHOICE
BONING TYPE:
Northeastern Suppliers 65-
75 lbs. 92.00, LTD 93.00-94.00,
all steady; 55-64 lbs. 90.00,
LTD 91.00-92.00; 45-54 lbs.
88.00, LTD 89.00-90.00; 35-44
lbs. 86.00, LTD 87.00-88.00; 34
lbs. down 84.00, LTD 85.00-
86.00.
Midwest and West Coast
Suppliers 70-80 lbs. 94.50, all
steady; 60-70 lbs. 92.50; 50-60
lbs. 90.50; 4050 88.50; 30-40
lbs. 86.50.
FRESH PORK CUTS
BUTTS: 4-8 lbs. 90.00 load.
CURED AND
PROCESSED MEATS
8 Loads
SKINNED HAMS: 16-19
lbs. 82.00.
BONELESS HAMS: 13-17
lbs. 129.00.
NO. 1 SLICED BACON
VACUUM PACK: 114.00.
FRANKS 70 Beef, 30 Pork
No. 1 packB3.oo,
BOLOGNA 70 Beef, 30
Pork No. 1 pack 91.00.
BONELESS BEEF
90 per cent chemical lean,
fresh 104.50 load.
85 per cent chemical lean,
fresh 95.00 load.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
4 Loads
50 per cent chemical lean,
fresh 61.00-62.00.
Joliet
Cattle
Joliet, HI.
June 8,1978
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday salable receipts
7100; 4 days last week 6089;
same period last year 10,182.
Trading slow for the week.
Slaughter steers 2.00-2.50
lower than Wednesday of
last week. Heifers 1.50-2.00
lower. Cows 1.50-2,00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed high choice and prime
34 11.00-13.00 lbs. 59.50-60.00
on Monday. Choice 24 1050-
1250 lbs. 58.00-59.00. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 1000-1200
lbs. 56.00-58.00. A few good
and mixed good and choice
1140-1460 lbs. holsteins 50.00-
52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and mixed choice and
prime 24 950-1100 lbs. 57.00-
58.50. 2 loads at 58.50 on
Monday. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 55.50-
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57.50. Good 2-3 800-950 lbs.
54.50-55.50.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 36.50-39.50.
Carlisle
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
June 6,1978
CATTLE 186. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market;
Choice slaughter steers
57.75-60.00, Good 52.75-58.60,
Standard 49.50-54.00, Utility '
40.00- Good slaughter
heifers 49.7553.25, Standard
44.00- Utility 38.75-
45.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 41.50-45.00,
one at 46.75, Cutters 37.50-
42.00. Canner & Low Cutter
30.50-38.00, Shells down to
28.00. Good slaughter
bullocks 48.00-50.50, Stan
dard 39.7544.57.
CALVES 110. Choice
vealers 69.00-81.50, Standard/
& Good 90-110 lbs. 55.50-70.00{
70-90 lbs. 36.00-56.00, Utility
27.50-38.00;-
HOGS 280. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 51.00-
52.35, No. 1-3 195-240 lbs.
48.50-51.50, No. 2-3 185-250
lbs. 41.5049.00. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 42.0045.50,
No. 2-3 300650 lbs. 35.00-
41.50. Boars 36.75-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 215. US
JNo. 1-3 3045 lbs. feeder pigs
30.00-38.50 per head, No. 1-3
4065 lbs. 42.0050,00 per
head.
SHEEP 15. Good spring
slaughter lambs 60.00-70.00.
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St. Louis
Cattle
National Stockyards
June 8,1978
Receipts this week 6,400:
week ago 5,300: year ago
9.000.
Compared last week’s
close, slaughter steers and
heifers 2.00-3.00 lower. Cows
1.00-1.50 lower. Bulls weak to
mostly 1.00 lower. Slaughter
supply mainly choice and
mixed choice and prime
1050-1250 lb. steers, about 25
percent heifers and 15
percent cows.'
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed choice and prime 2-4
1050-1250 lbs. mostly 58.50-
59.25, load and part load
59.50 on Monday. Choice 24
950-1250 lbs. 56.00-58.50.
Mixed good and choice 24
950-1150 lbs. 54.00-56.00. Good
2-3 900-1150 lbs. 50.00-54.00.
Few lots good and choice 2-3
1100-1350 lb. holsteins 50.00-
52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed choice and prime 24
900-1025 lbs. 56.50-57.00, load
900 lbs. 57.50 on Monday.
Choice 24 800-1000 lbs. 54.00-
56.50. Mixed good and choice
2-3 700-975 lbs. 52.00-54.50.
Good 2-3 700-950 lbs. 48.00-
52.00.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 24 36.0040.00, late
36.00-39.00. Boning utility 1-2
mostly 39.5040.00, few 40.50-
41.00 early monday. Cutter 1-
2 34.00-38.50, mostly 34.00-
38.00. Canner and low cutter
1-230.00-34.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1800 lbs. mostly 44.00-
47.00. few yield grade 1 1600-
1800 lbs. 48.0048.50. Few
yield grade 1-2 900-1000 lbs.
42.0044.00.
FEEDERS; Including
around 900 at Thursday’s
auction feeder steers
generally 1.00-2.00 lower.
Feeder heifers uneven.
Choice under 500 lb. firm to
1.00 higher, other grades and
weights weak to 2.00 lower.
Demand light to moderate
for the reduced supply. Bulk
of supply mixed good and
choice 500-700 lb. steers and
400-600 lb. heifers, with
choice both classes rather
scarce.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 375-500 lbs. 63.00-
05.00, small lot 245 lbs. 67.75;
500-600 lbs. 60.50-63.50; 600-
700 lbs. 58.50-61.25; 700-850
lbs. 55.0058.25. Mixed good
and choice 500-700 lbs. 55.50
59.00. Few lots good 400-600
lbs. 53.0056.75. Small lot
standard and good 397 lb.
Holsteins 51.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 325-450 lbs. 56.50
60.25, small lot 270 lbs. 61.00;
500675 lbs. 51.0054.00. Mixed
good and choice 400600 lbs.
50.0054.25. Few lots good
550600 lbs. 45.00-47.50.
Small lot choice stock now
and calf pairs 432.50 per
pair.
Peoria
Cattle
Peoria, Illinois
June 8,1978
CATTLE: Receipts this
week: 4300. Last week: 4700.
Year ago: 5600.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers 1.50
2.50 lower. Slaughter Heifers
1.00- lower. Cows mostly
1.00- lower. Bulls 1.00
lower. Receipts about 65 per
cent slaughter steers, 30 per
cent slaughter heifers,
balance mostly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4 1160
1300 lbs. 58.50-60.00, at mid
week 59.5060.00; Choice 24
950-1275 lbs. 57.5059.50,
Wednesday 58.50-59.50;
Mixed Good and Choice 24
90O13fl(r'lbs. 57.0058.50;
Good 2-3 52.50-57.00:
Holsteins 51.25-51.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 34 900
1100 lbs. 57.5058.00; Choice
24 8501075 lbs. 54.5057.50,
late 55.5057.50; mixed Good
and Choice 24 7501100 lbs.
53.5055.50; Good 2-3 49.00
53.50; Standard and Good 2-3
48.0049.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 36.50-38.50;
high-dressing utility 39.00,
early 40.5041.00; cutter 1-2
33.50-36.50; canner 32.00-
33.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2-
11001700 lbs. 41.0049.00.
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