Livestock market an
Omaha
Cattle
June 8,1978
Weekly 51 - Cattle -
compared with the previous
week’s close - closing prices
on slaughter steers were
2.25-2.50 lower and heifers
were 1.50-2.25 lower. Cows
closed 1.00-2.00 lower and
bulls were steady. Four day
receipts 14,900 as compared
15,100 previous week and
20,400 a year ago.
For the first tune in six
weeks, prices on fed steers
and heifers were lower than
at the end of the previous
week. The severe downturn
was enforced on Monday in
reflection of the combined
effects of liberal
marketings, a depressed
carcass trade and the week
end closing of a major
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slaughterer; only a mild
price recovery was made as
supplies were sharply
curtailed after the initial
session. Receipts were quite
poorly distributed over the
trading period with nearly 60
per cent of the four-day total
arriving on Monday. Most
buying interests came into
the period in need of cattle
for near-term requirements
and there was a good
demand for cattle to be
slaughtered outside the
immediate Omaha area, but
trading was still charac
terized by a general air of
bearishness and caution.
There was a fairly liberal
volume of choice steers and
a modest volume choice and
prime; much of the heifer
supply was good to average
choice.
STEERS: At midweek
high time, three loads choice'
Babcock's B-300V:
in Pennsylvania Random Sample Testing.
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4
and prime 3-4 1053-1251 lbs.
60.50- load choice and
prime 3-4 1306 lbs. with
sizable percentage 4 60.25.
Choice 24 1000-1300 lbs.
closed 58.50-60.25, load 1175
lbs. 60.50. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 975-1250 lbs. 57.25-
58.75. Good 2-3 975-1275 lbs.
52.50- Small lots
standard and good 2-3 48.50-
51.00.
Average of LS-214,
detailed quotations, for
choice 900-1100 lb. steers this
week 58.75; choice 1100-1300
lbs. 59.18. Average weight
steers this week 1139 lbs. as
compared 1144 lbs. previous
week. Average. Weight
heifers this week 976 lbs. as
compared 982 lbs. previous
week.
HEIFERS: At the close,
choice 24 875-1050 lb. 55.75-
57.50, part loads with end
prime 941-1132 lbs. 57.75-
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STRAIN 3 '
BABCOCK B-300V
HISEX
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SHAVER SX-288
HUBBARD
58.25. Mixed good and choice
2-3 850-1000 lbs. 54.00-55.50.
Good 2-3 47.50-53.50. Small
lots standard and good 2-3
42.50-45.00.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 2-4 36.00-38.00.
Cutter 34.50-36.00. Canner
and cutter 31.00-34.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1300-2000 lbs.
44.00-50.00.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Junes
Reported receipts of 322
calves, 137 cows, 88 hogs, 40
heifers, 8 sheep, 2 lambs, 40
bulls, and 10 steers. Cattle
market stronger and calf
market steady.
Veals 70.00-79.00; bobs, 90-
HEN
HOUSED
PRODUCTION
lOFCC 1
6.41
265.9
263.6
6.24
5.91
264.5
5.90
259.3
244.5
5.23
1 Combined results, cage and floor, 20th Pennsylvania Random Sample Test.
2
Multiple Performance Testing . . . ask your Babcock representative for test
results.
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110 lbs. 60.00-68.00; bobs, 80
lbs. and down 40.00-55.00;
grassers and feeders 45.00-
60.50; lambs 48.00-52.00;
sheep 20.00-33.00; hogs, 200-
250 lbs. 48.00-51.50; sows
38.00- boars 32.00-39.50;
pigs 30.00-38.00; heifers
42.00- steers, good
58.00- steers, common
48.00- bulls 44.00-51.00;
cows, good 42.00-44.75; cows,
medium 37.00-39.00; cows,
poor or small 34.00-37.00;
small horses 225.00-250.00;
ponies 25.00-50.00; goats
18.0040.00.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, June 7
Reported receipts of 113
cows, 146 heifers, and 10
bulls. Market stronger than
last week’s market.
% LARGE 1
LBS. FEED/ 1
LBS. EGGS
XLARGE
99.0
2.35
96.9
2.49
95.5
2.51
100.0
2.44
93.4
2.46
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10,1978
BODY 1
WT. LBS.
%
MORTALITY 1
2.05
5.60
2.55
4.10
6.60
Load of Pa. springers 680-
905; load of Pa. fresh 580-
875; load of N.Y., purebreds
and grades, fresh 725-1175;
springers 775-1650; load of
Butler Co., fresh 535-1025,
springers 625-900; local cows
475-900; grade springing
heifers 510-800; purebred
springing heifers 825-1000;
open heifers 240-475; bulls
290-490; herd dispersal of 32
head in all stages of lactation
425-880.
SHELL
BREAKING
STRENGTH LBS.
9.5
4.1
8.5
4.1
4.2
8.7
8.9
4.7
NA
4.4
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