—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10,1978
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Livestock market and auction news
Oklahoma
Cattle
Oklahoma City
June 8,1978
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
7,800. Same day last week
12,132. Moderately active at
best: Feeder cattle and
calves steady to firm:
MAJORITY RECEIPTS
Choice 450-800 lb. feeder
steers and 400-650 lb. feeder
heifers; moderate at
tendance of buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 66.00-71.00,
two small lots 272-409 lb.
73.40-74.00; 500600 lb. 59.25-
64.00, few part loads 521-570
lb. 66.0067.40; 600700 lb.
57.75- three part loads
600621 lb. 62.3062.60; 700
800 lb. 58.0059.50; 800900 lb.
56.75- Mixed Good and
Choice 300500 lb. 64.5065.50;
500600 lb. 55.5058.75; 600800
lb. 55.2567.50; few 800850 lb.
55.7566.50; Good 300500 lb.
58.0060.75; 500710 lb. 49.25-
55.00; Few Good 600825 lb.
Holstein steers 49.2561.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300500 lb. 56.0069.50;
500600 lb. 53.5066.75; 600700
lb. 53.0065.75, Package 609
lb. at 56.40; Part load 700 lb.
at 53.90; Mixed Good and
Choice 300500 lb. 52.25-55.50;
500700 lb. 52.0063.75; Few
700750 lb. 51.5062.75; Good
300650 lb. 49.0061.75.
For the Week: Compared
to late last week feeder
cattle and calves closed 50C
51.00 lower, instance $l.OO
- lower; slaughter cows
closed $l.OO-2.50 lower, late
sales utility and commercial
26 34.0038.50, cutter 16
31.5035.50; bulls closed
$1,001.50 lower, late sales
yield grade 1-2 10001700 lb.
40.75-48.00; salable receipts
near 22,100 head, compared
to 24;i18 head last week and
24,540 head the same week a
year ago. Cows and bulls
near 17 per cent of cattle
receipts, feeders near 83 per
cent of the total.
Indiana
Livestock
Indiana, Pa.
Jane 8,1978
CATTLE 259. Compared
with last week’s market.
Slaughter cows $l.OO-2.00
lower. Slaughter bulls
unevenly steady. Slaughter
steers 2 good at 53.00, 55.50
few standard 47.00-50.75, few
utility 41.00-45.00. 2 choice
slaughter heifers at 50,00-
56.25, few good 45.7547.00,
few standard 41.2544.50,
2 Utility at 37.00, 37.75.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 38.0042.00,
Cutters 36.50-39.50, Canner &
L. Cutter 34.00-38.00, Shells
down to 30.00. 1 choice
slaughter bullock 50.75, few
Good 46.7548.00, few stan
dard 42.0044.25. Yield Grade
H, 1200-1800 lbs. 47.50-50.75.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Choice 300-800 lbs. steers
50.00-54.75, Med. and good
350-700 lbs. 38.5047.25. Good
and choice 300-675 lbs.
heifers 46.00-50.50, Med. 300-
650 lbs. 38.0044.50. Med. 400-
800.42.0046.00.
CALVES 162. Vealers
grading standard unevenly
steady, choice 68.5073.00,
good 60.0070.00, standard &
good 90110 lbs. 55.0064.00,
7090 lbs. 47.0056.00, Utility
55-130 lbs. 38.0046.50.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 90120 lbs. 63.0070.00.
Holstein heifers 80120 lbs.
52.0067.00.
HOGS 155. Barrows and
gilts steady.
Barrows & gilts No. 1-3 200
235 lbs. 49.5050.00, No. 2-3
195-255 lbs. 48.75-49.25, few
No. 24 250620 lbs. 43.00
47.25, few No. 1-3130170 lbs.
45.0046.75. SOWS US No. 1-3
300500 lbs. sows 42.0044.00,
No. 26 295600 lbs. 38.50
41.25. BOARS 32.0034.50.
FEEDER PIGS 28. US No.
1-3 3540 lbs. feeder pigs
33.0064.00 per head, No. 16
4065 lbs. 39.0040.00, 1 lot,
No. 16 75 lbs. at 52.
SHEEP 8. Spring
slaughter lambs few good 90
100 lbs. 48.5059.00.
Western Maryland
Stockyards, Inc.
Westminster, Md.
June 6,1978
BUTCHER CATTLE; Fat
Steers Good run, mostly
steady; Top 57.25, few choice
offered; Good-Choice 50.00-
57.25; Standard 42.0049.00;
Heifers, Top 56.00; Cows
Medium run, mostly steady.
Good Cows, 41.5044.85;
Standard & Utility 38.00-
41.00; Canners 36.00-38.00;
Shelly 36.00, down; Bulls
good demand, no top bulls
offered; Medium to 49.85.
BUTCHER HOGS: 25
cents lower. Top Hogs 50.50;
Bulk 200-225 lbs. 50.00-50.50;
230-260 lbs. 49.00-50.00; 170-
190 lbs. 46.0048.00; Heavy
Weights to 45.85; Sows to
43.50.
VEAL CALVES: Good run
Heavy calves 2.00-5.00 lower.
Tops, to 79.00. Good-Choice
65.00-79.00; Standard 60.00-
67.00; light calves 45.00-_
63.00; Weak & Rough 44.00,
down; Farm Calves to 71.50.
STOCK CATTLE: Smaller
run, mostly steady few
choice offered. Stock Steers
45.00- Stock Heifers
40.00- Stock Bulls 40.00-
62.00.
.PIGS AND SHOATS: Good
run $2.00-5.00 lower. By the
head 22.0043.00, to
54.00; By the lb. to 56.00.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, Junes
Reported receipts of 424
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market steady with
last week’s market.
Load of riding and driving
horses out of Tennessee,
riding 410-650; driving 370-
700; local driving horses 225-
1000; riding horses 200-375;
better horses 425-975;
lightweight killers 29-35;
heavyweight killers 3942;
mares ponies 15-55; colts 10-
20; geldings 15-50; larger
pomes 75-225.
T lots of three or less. Six lots
in graded sales sold in lots of
Feeder Cattle 10 or more, 1.00.1.50 lower.
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, Jane 2,1978
Feeder Cattle
359
427
514
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Market not fully
tested, bulk of supply sold in
FEEDER STEERS: Load
Choice 835 lb. 60.35, five lots
Choice 835-1025 lbs. 58.35-
59.25; one mixed Good and
Choice 980 lb. 55.25; couple
Standard and Good 700-900
lb. Holsteins 44.10-45.50, one
lot 1215 lb. 49.10.