Livestock market an
Indiana
Auction
July 6,1978
CATTLE 144. Compared
with last Thursdays market,
slaughter cows mostly 2.00
higher, instances 2.50
higher. Good 51.00-52.00, few
Standard 43.75-45.50. A few
Choice slaughter heifers
48.2549.00, a few Good 44.75-
46.75. A few Standard 43.00-
43.25. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 39.5043.50,
Commercial 4-5 37.0040.00,
Cutters 38.0041.00. Canner &
Light Cutter 35.00-39.50,
Shells down to 30.00. A few
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Good 46.75-48.75, one
Standard 44.00. Yield Grade
#1,1200-1675 lbs. 48.00-51.50.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Medium and Good 500-900
lbs. 44.75-52.00. Medium and
Good 500-650 lbs. 41.5049.50.
Medium and Good 400-790
lbs. bulls 42.00-51.50.
CALVES 166. Prime
vealers grading standard
unevenly steady. A few
Choice 68.00-70.50. A few
Good 62.00-69.00. Standard &
Good 90-120 lbs. 54.00-64.50,
70-90 lbs. 49.00-55.00. A few
Utility 55-95 lbs. 40.0047.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 90-120 lbs. 60.00-86.00.
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Holstein Heifers 80-120 lbs.
64.00- beef cross
bulls and heifers. 90-120 lbs.
62.00-
HOGS Barrows and
gilts mostly .25 higher some
instances .50 higher. No. 1-3
200-235 lbs. 47.0048.25, No. 2-
3 200-250 lbs. 46.0047.50, few
No. 24 250-300 lbs. 43.50-
44.75. A few No. 1-3 140-175
lbs. 44.0045.00. sows: US No.
1-3 350-530 lbs. sows 39.00-
40.25, few No. 2-3 250-610 lbs.
37.00- A few BOARS at
25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 10. A few
US No. 1-3 3540 lbs. feeder
pigs 34.00 per head.
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SHEEP4S.
Spnng/or/Wooled slaughter
lambs Choice 80-90 lbs. 56.00
62.50, Good 60-90 lbs. 51.00
55.00, a few Utility 50-70 lbs.
37.00- Slaughter ewes
12.00-
Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
July 5,1978
CATTLE 195. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers $2
to $2.50 higher. Slaughter
cows $1.50 to $2.50 higher.
Choice 920-1300 lbs.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 8,1978
slaughter steers 54.25-56.35,
few to 57.35, Good 51.00-55.00,
Standard 48.50-51.00, few
Utility 45.00-46.25. Choice
750-1000 lbs. slaughter
heifers 50.00-53.50, one' at
54.25, few Good 42.0049.10,
one Utility at 39.00. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows
41.0043.00, few to 43.35,
Cutters 38.2541.10, Canner &
Low Cutter 35.00-37.35, Shells
down to 32.00. One Choice
slaughter bullocks at 53.25,
few Good 51.25-53.25, few
Standard 48.0049.75, few
Utility 46.5048.00. Few Yield
Grade #1 920-1730 lbs.
slaughter bulls 47.5049.75,
one at 52.85.
CALVES 134. Vealers
grading Good & Choice
steady to weak. Standard &
Low Good 50 cents to $1.50
higher. One Prime vealer at
78.00, Choice 71.50-76.00,
Good 69.00-72.00, few
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
67.00- 90-110 lbs. 63.50
67.00, 70-85 lbs. 55.00-63.50,
few Utility 55-95 lbs. 34.00
53.00, Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 69.00-81.00;
few holstein heifers 100-145
lbs. 65.00-72.00, one at 84.00.
HOGS 312. Barrows & gilts
$1 to $1.25 higher. US No. 1-2
200-235 lbs. barrows & gilts
49.2549.60, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 48.6049.25, No. 2-3 200
255 lbs. 46.7548.35, few No. 2-
4 250-280 lbs. 45.5047.10, few
No. 1-3 165-185 lbs. 44.50
48.00, Sows steady to $1
higher. US No. 1-3 350-520
lbs. sows 40.0041.25, few to
42.25, few No. 2-3 350-620 lbs.
38.25-39.25. Few Boars 30.25-
31.50, few light weights at
41.00,
FEEDER PIGS 196. All
prices cwt. Few US No. 1-3
20-30 lbs. feeder pigs 110.00-
115.00, No. 1-3 35-65 lbs. 89.00
97.00, few No. 1-3 70-95 lbs.
71.00- cwt.
SHEEP 41. Choice 55-90
lbs spring slaughter lambs
Cl.oo-71.00, few to 80.00, few
Good 65-75 lbs. 45.0060.00,
few Utility 35-55 lbs. 42.00
55.00, Few Slaughter ewes
20.0021.50.
St. Louis
Cattle
National Stockyards
July 6,1978
Receipts this week 3,300
Week ago 2,700
Year ago 5,000
Compared to the previous
weeks close, slaughter
steers mostly 3.00-3.50, in
stances 4.00 higher.
Slaughter heifers unevenly
.50-1.50 higher. Cows 3.00-
3.50 higher. Bulls fully
steady. Slaughter supply
mainly choice 2-4 1000-1150
lbs. steers, around 40 per
cent heifers and 15 per cent
cows.
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Feeder Pigs
delivered subject to
buyers approval.
Vet inspected.
Reasonable Prices.
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Umonville, Tenn
615-294-5102
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed choice and prime 24
1050-1250 lbs. 55.00-56.00,
closing 55.50-56.00, two loads
56.25. Choice 2-4 975-1250 lbs
-53.00-55.50, closing sales
mostly 54.00-55.50. Mixed
good and choice 2-4 900-1200
lbs. 51.00-54.00. Mixed good
and choice 2-3 1150-1325 lb.
Holsteins 48.50-50.00. Good 2-
3 900-1175 lbs. 49.00-52.00.
Standard to good 2-3 1050-
1300 lb. holsteins 46.0049.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed choice and prime 24
875-1050 lbs. 52.00-53.00,
closing 52.50-53.00. Choice 24
800-1050 lbs. 50.00-52.50,
closing sales 50.50-52.50.
Mixed good and choice 2-3
709-975 lbs. 48.50-59.50. Good
2-3 700-950 lbs. 46.0049.00.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 2-4 36.00-40.00.
Boning Utility 1-2 39.00-41.00.
Cutter 1-2 34.00-39.00. Canner
and low cutter 1-2 30.00-35.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1100-1800 lbs. 41.0044.00.
Few yield grade 1 1500-1750
lbs. 45.00. Few 900-1050 lbs.
38.0040.00.
FEEDERS: Including
around 500 at Thursday’s
feeder cattle auction. Light
supply feeder steers 2.004.00
higher. Feeder heifers 1.00
3.00 higher in a limited price
test.
FEEDER STEERS: Few
lots choice 475-575 lbs. 60.50
61.50; 700925 52.75-56.50. Lot
standard and good 540 lb.
holsteins 50.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS; Few
Choice 300325 lbs. 57.00
58.00; 450525 lbs. 54.25-55.25;
few lots 780-800 lbs. 50.00
53.50. Few lots good 400-500
lbs. 45.5050.25.
Lot good and choice 5-9
year old stock cows with
calves at side 406,00 per pair.
Western Maryland
Stockyards
Westminster, Md.
July 4,1978
BUTCHER CATTLE:
Small sale due to holiday. Fat
Steers none. Heifers, Top
Standard to 39.00. Cows light
run prices higher. Good
Cows, to 42.25. Standard &
Utility 37.00-40.00. Canners
35.50-37.50. Shelly 36.00
down. Bulls few offered, top
48.75.
BUTCHER HOGS: Light
run slightly lower. Top hogs -
No top hogs offered. Bulk
200-225 lbs. 47.00-47.50, 230-
260 lbs. 46.00-47.50, 170-190
lbs. 42.00-46.00. Heavy
weights to 41.75. Sows to
38.00.,
VEAL CALVES: Good run
prices steady. Tops, to 78.50,
Good-Choice 70.00-78.50,
Standard 60.00-70.00, Light
Calves 55.00-70.00, Weak &
Rough 54.00 down. Farm
Calves to 76.00.
LAMBS: Feeders by the
head 28,00.
STOCK CATTLE: Light
run mostly steady. Stock
Steers to 54.50, Stock Heifers
to 41.00, Stock Bulls to 45.00.
PIGS & SHOATS; Light
run, mostly steady. By the
head to 35.00. By the lb.
None.
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