12 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 5,1978 Oklahoma Cattle August 3,1978 Thursday Feeder cattle auction and weekly sum mary Estimated receipts 9600, same day last week 8534 Fairly active, Feeder cattle and calves 1 00-2 00 lower, majority receipts Choice 450-800 lb Feeder steers and 400-650 lb Feeder heifers, Moderate at tendance of buyers FEEDER STEERS Choice, few Prime 300-400 lb 72.75-76.00, 400-500 lb 68 25- 72.75 , 500-600 lb 63.50-65.50, near one load reputation 553 lb. at 69 15; 600-700 lb. 59 75- 63.00 ; 700600 lb. 57 2560 25, part load 723 lb 62.30; 800- 900 lb 56 5060 00; mixed Good and Choice 300-500 lb 62.5064 00, 500600 lb. 58 25- 63 00; 600-700 lb 56.25-59 75, 700-800 lb 56.50-58 50; small lot 901 lb at 56 00, Good 500- 850 lb 51 75-55 25; few Good 500625 lb Holstein steers 49.25-52 00, small lot 387 lb at 35 50. FEEDER HEIFERS Choice 300-500 lb 57.5060 25; package 411 lb at 61 30, 500- 600 lb 54 75-59 00, mostly 57 00-58 00, Few 600-725 lb 55 00-56 25, mixed Good and Choice 300-500 lb 55.00-56.75, 500-700 lb 52 00-54 75; Good 300-500 lb 48 00-54 25; 500650 lb 49 75-53 25 For the week Compared to late last week feeder cattle and calves closed 1.00- 2 00 lower; slaughter cows closed 1 50-3.00 lower, late sales Utility and Com mercial 2-3 33 50-38 25, Cutter 1-3 29 50-35.75; Bulls closed near steady, late sales yield grade 1-2 1000- 1600 lb 40 50-46 75 Salable receipts near 27,100 head, compared to 22,983 head last week and 24,200 head the same week a year ago Cows and bulls near 15 per cent of cattle receipts, feeders near 85 per cent of the total Market courtesy of USDA Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa August 1,1978 CATTLE 248 Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers Good 52 50- 56 25, Standard 48 00-52 50, Utility 45 00-48 00 Choice slaughter heifers 50 00-53 85, Good 45 00-50 00, Standard 42 00-45 00, Utility 38 00- 42 00 UtihU & Commercial slaughter cows 38 00-41 85, one at 42 75 Cutters 36 00- 40 75 Cannon &. Ixiw Cutter 34 00-36 00 Shells down to 10 00 (hone slaughter bullocks 50 00-51 85 Good 48 00-50 (X) 5 leld Grade «1 1200-1085 lbs ,iaughtei bulls 46 00-52 85 Meld grade <*2 800-1200 lbs 42 50-47 00 Good 100-700 lbs feeder steus 58 00-67 00 (. \I V LS U 7 Prime sealers 78 00-82 50, Choice 70 00-78 00, Good 65 00-70 00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs 60 00-70 00, 90-110 lbs 52 00- GO 00, 70-90 lb<- 35 00-52 00 Farm calves, holsten bulls 95-115 lbs 60 00-78 00, holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 70 00-89 00 HOGS 593 i Monday, Jul> 31, 1978) US No 1-2 200-230 lbs barrows & gilts 48 25- 49 35, No 2-3 230-250 lbs 47 50-48 00, No 2-3 250-300 lbs 43 5047 00 US No 1-3 Livestock market an 300650 lbs sows 38 00-41 75, No 2-3 34 50-37 75 Boars 200- 740 lbs 32 00-36 75 FEEDER PIGS 203 US No 1-3 10-20 lbs feeder pigs 20 00-30 00 per head, No 1-3 2040 lbs 30 004 5 00, No 1-3 4060 lbs 45 00-55 00 per head SHEEP 14 Few Choice spring slaughter lambs 52 00-55 00, Good 45 00-52 00. Slaughter ewes 16 00-25 00 Market courtesy of PDA. Western Maryland Market Western Maryland Stockyards, Inc. Hagerstown, Pa. July 25,1978 BUTCHER CATTLE Light run, mostly cows Fat Steers few offered, Good 45 00-51 50, Standard 40.00- 45.00. Cows, active bidding prices slightly higher Good Cows, 40 0042 85; Standard & Utility 37 0040.00, Can ners 36 00-37 50; Shelly 36 00 down; Bulls few offered, Top 47 75 BUTCHER HOGS $lOO lower Top Hogs 46 60; Bulk 200-225 lbs 46 0046 60; 230- 260 lbs 45 0046 00; 170-190 lbs 44 00-45 50; Heavy weights to 39 00, Sows to 39 00 VEAL CALVES Good run, light calves $5 00 lower, Big calves mostly steady Tops, to 77 00, Good-Choice 70 00-77 00; Standard 60 00- 70 00, Light Calves 40 00- 60 00, Weak & Rough 40 00 down, Farm calves to 99 00 LAMBS: None STOCK CATTLE. Good run, active bidding. Stock Steers, 40 00-60 00, few fancy to 65 75, Stock Heifers 32.00- 50 00, fancy to 56 50; Stock Bulls 40 00-51 00 PIGS AND SHOATS Large run, slightly higher, By the head 20 00-40 00, shoats to 53 00, By the lb to 49 00 Joliet Cattle Joliet, Illinois August 3,1978 Friday through Wed nesday’s salable receipts 5,600, 5 dayls last week 6,227, same period last year 7,449 Trading slow for the week Mixed high Choice and Prime steers mostly 50 lower Good to Average Choice steers mostly 50, instances 1 00 lower Heifers mostly 25 to 50, instances 100 lower Cows 1 00-2 00 lower SIa\UGHTEH STEERS Mixed High Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-1300 lbs 55 50- 56 00, some 55 00-55 50 Choice 2-4 1050-1250 lbs 53 50-55 50 mostly 54 00- 55 00 Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs 50 00-54 50 Load Choice Holstems 2-3 1500 lbs 40 00 Monday Few Good Holstems 2-1 1100 lbs 47 50 Monday SIjMJGHTER HEIFERS Mixed Choice and Prime 3-4 950-1100 lbs 52 50-53 00, 2 loads 53 25 Monday Choice 2-4 900-1050 lbs 51 50-53 00 Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs 48 00-52 00 COWS Utility and Commercial 1-3 37 004 0 00 Monday, 36 00-38 00 Wed nesday Market courtesy of USDA Shenandoah Valley Auction July 29,1978 HOGS 52- Top weight 46 25, butcher sows 35 00- 40 50 VEAL 156- good 180-240 lbs , 54 0061 25. LAMBS 203 - Prune & Choice 90-120 lbs, 56 75, prime and choice 80-90 lbs 52 85 Feeder lambs good 55 00-56.00, slaughter ewes 10 00-23.25. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 143 - Utility and comm cows 39 0044 00, canner & cutter cows 35 00-39 25, utility and comm bulls 40.5041 50 STOCK FEEDER CAT TLE: 211 - 300-500 lbs good steers 68.00-72.50, medium 65 0068 00, common 57.00- 60.00, good heifers 53.00- 56.75, medium 50 00-53 00, common 45 0048 00, 500-750 lbs good and choice steers 58.0061 00, medium 55 00- 58.00, common 47 00-50.00. Good and Choice heifers 52.00-54 50, med heifers 47 00-52.00, common 40 DO -45 00 MR. DAIRYMAN ... -♦ A* ( I / -,r i f - : ,1 1 /.ft ( I) ‘ - -V , \ ’-•• Model DKE 400 Gal thru 5000 Gal Capacity ; f]* I ~T r V-*\ I - Choice of Copelamatic or x Tecumseh Compressors THERMA*STOR IS DOING A VERY SATISFACTORY JOB ON DIESEL OPERATED 11^3, BULK MILK TANKS. ASK FOR AN APPOINTMENT m aim oht TO SEE A NUMBER ? 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