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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 2,1978—13
Livestock morket
and auction news
East Coast
Carlot
August 30,1978
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: demand moderate for
carcass beef and prime cuts
as reported by USDA. Choice
4 steers steady with last
week in limited test. Choice 3
heifers steady to 1.00 higher
than last week. Good heifers
steady with Tuesday’s close.
Prime special fed veal
generally steady. Good and
Choice bonmg veal steady to
1 0C lower. Spring Lambs 65
lbs. down 5.00-3.00 higher.
Boneless beef 85 chem lean
compared to last week
generally steady.
Steer Beef
13 Loads
Choice 3 700-900 lbs. 83.50,4
600-900 lbs. 77.25, load; Good
2-3 500-600 lbs 76.50 load; 2-3
500-800 lbs. 76.75 load; 2-3
600-800 lbs. trimmed 78.00.
Heifer Beef
7 Loads
Choice 3 550-700 lbs. 81.25;
Good 2-3 550-750 lbs. 73.50,
steady.
Cow Beef
Canner-Cutter 1-2 350 lbs.
up Northerns 74.00 load.
Choice 3
Beef Cuts
8 Loads
Steer hinds, 145-190 lbs.
part loads 101.00; arm
chucks 90-130 lbs. 67.50-68.50;
arm backs 100-150 lbs. 80.00
load; rounds, steer 60-85 lbs.
87.50 load.
Spring Lamb Carcass
Choice & Prime 3-4
4 Loads
Compared to last week 55
lbs. down 123.00-126.00, few
122.00, 5.00-8.00 higher; 65
lbs. down 122.00,
higher.
Veal Carcass
Hide On
Prime (special fed) 180-240
lbs. LTD 150.00, generally
steady. Good and Choice
boning type; Northeastern
Suppliers:
65-75 lbs. 90.00, all steady
to 1.00 lower; 55-64 lbs. 88.00;
45-54 lbs. 86.00; 3544 lbs.
84.00; 34 lbs. down 82.00.
Midwest and West Coast
Suppliers:
70-80 lbs. 93.00, all steady;
60-70 lbs. 91.00; 50-60 lbs.
89.00 ; 40-50 lbs. 87.00 ; 30-40
lbs. 85.00.
Cured & Processed Meats
5 Loads
No. 1 sliced bacon vacuum
pack, 107.00 load; franks 70
beef, 30 pork 1 lb, pack 82.00,
weak; bologna 70 beef, 30
pork 1 lb. pack 89.00, weak.
Boneless Beef
4 Loads
Compared to last week 90
pet chem lean, fresh 104.50
load; 85 pet chem lean,
fresh; part loads 96.00-97.00,
generally steady.
St. Louis
Cattle
National Stockyards
August 31,1978
Receipts this week 6,800;
week -ago 6,000; year ago
6,500.
Compared with last week
close, slaughter steers and
heifers weak to 1.00 lower,
most decline on average
Choice and Prime. Cows
mostly 1.00 lower bulls
steady. Slaughter supply
mainly Choice and mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1000-
1250 lbs. steers with several
loads and lots 3-4’s, around
35 per cent heifers and 15 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1050-1250 lbs. 51.50-52.00;
Several loads and lots 3-4
1050-1300 lbs. 50.50-51.00.
Choice 24 950-1300 lbs. 50.50-
51.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 24 900-1225 lbs. 49.50-
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