—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 23,1978
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Livestoc
Des Moines
Carlot
September 20,1978
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: Beef trade moderate;
demand moderate-light.
Choice steer beef steady,
mostly packer to packer
sales. Choice heifer beef no
comparison available.
Boning Utility cow beef
steady. Sales reported on
45V« loads of carcass beef.
Steer Beef
30 Loads
Choice 3 600-600 lbs. 82.00,
steady; Choice 2 600-800 lbs.
83.00, steady; Choice 3 550-
650 lbs. 83.00 trmd/slctd;
Choice 4 600-900 lbs. 74.75;
Good 2-3 600-800 lbs. 77.00;
Good 2-3 600-700 lbs. 77.50
trmd/slctd.
Heifer Beef
10% Loads
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 79.75-
80.00; Choice 4 500-70Q_lbs.
73.25.
Cow Beef
4*4 Loads
Util>ty (brkg) (nrthn) 3-4
450 & up lbs. 70.50-71.50,
mostly7l.so; Utility (bng) 2-
3 400 & up lbs. 73.50-75.00,
mostly 75.00, steady.
Choices
Primal Beef Cuts
8% Loads
Fores 130-210 lbs. 71.25-
72.00, steady-75 higher; arm
chucks 75-120 lbs. 67.50; ribs
24 & up lbs. 104.00; rounds
(steer) 6W9 lbs. 89.00;
briskets 46.00.
Boneless Processing
Beef/Beef Trimmings
15 Loads
85 pet chem lean fresh
100.00-101.50; 75 pet chem
lean fresh 86.00; 50 pet chem
lean fresh 50.00-53.50; 50 pet
chem lean frozen 52.00-56.00.
Compared to Tuesday’s
Close: Fresh pork trade
moderate; demand light to
moderate. Fresh pork loms
14-17 lbs. steady-2.75 lower,
mostly 2.50 lower; 17-20 lbs.
1.00 higher in early trading.
Picnics steady. Boston butts
4-8 lbs. steady-50 higher; 8
lbs. up 1.00 lower. Skinned
hams uneven 17 lbs. down,
steady-1.00 higher; 17-26 lbs.
1.00 lower; 26 & up 1.50-2.50
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higher than Tuesday. Bellies
1.00-2.00 lower. Sales
reported on 72 loads of pork
items.
Fresh Pork
14-17 lbs. 1.02.50-103.50,
steady 2.75 lower; 17-20 lbs.
98.50, 1.00 higher late
Tuesday; 20 & up lbs. 88.25
part load trimmed.
Picnics: 4-8 lbs. 58.00,
steady.
Boston Butts; 4-8 lbs. 76.00-
78.00, mostly 77.00-77.50,
steady-50 higher; 8 & up lbs.
74.50.1.00 lower.
Skinned Hams: 14/dn lbs.
112.00-11.300 frozen, steady
-1.00 higher; 14-17 lbs. 93.00,
steady; 17-20 lbs. 87.00-88.00,
50-1.00 lower; 20-26 lbs. 85.50-
96.00, steady-75 lower; 26-30
lbs. 84.50, 2.00 higher than
Tuesday; 26 & up lbs. 84.00,
1.50-2.50 higher than
Tuesday.
Bellies, sdls: 10-12 lbs.
54.5D7frozen exports; 12-14
lbs. 58.00-59.00, 1.00-2.00
lower than Monday; 14-16
lbs. 58.00, 2.00 lower Mon
day; 16-18 lbs. 57.25-58.00,
1.25-2.00 lower Tuesday; 18-
20 lbs. 53.00, 1.00 lower
Tuesday.
Bnls Butts: 1-4% lbs.
107.50. '
Pork Trim; pet lean
72.00 frozen; 80 pet lean 81.00
frozen.
Offal & Variety: Melts
9.50-10.00; Cheek meat 94.00;
neck bones 25.00.
East Coast
Carlot
September 20,1978
Carcass steer beef very
slow early as reported by
USDA. Choice 3 steers late
yesterday steady, Choice 3
heifers weak. Prune special
fed veal generally steady.
Good and Choice boning veal
compared to Monday 1.00-
8.00 higher, most advance on
weights under 55 lbs. Spring
lambs compared to early
last week 5.00 lower. Fresh
pork loms weak to 3.00 lower.
Steer Beef
13 Loads
Choice 3 600-750 lbs. 85.50;
Choice 3 600-800 lbs. 85.50-
STAUFFER
DIESEL INC.
312 W. MAIN ST.
NEW HOLLAND. PA.
PHONE: (717)354-4181
k market and
86.00 late yeaterday, steady;
Choice 4 600-900 lbs. 78.50.
Heifer Beef
2 Loads
2 late yesterday formulas,
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 84.25-
84.75, late yesterday weak;
Choice beef cuts 72.50 load,
fores 130-210 lbs.
Veal Carcass
Hide On
Good and Choice Boning
type; Northeastern Sup
pliers compared to Monday:
65-75 lbs. 96.00-98.00, bulk
98.00, mostly 1.00 higher; 55-
64 lbs. 94.00-96.00, bulk 96.00,
mostly 1.00 higher; 45-54 lbs.
90.00-94.00, bulk 94.00, mostly
5.00 higher; 35-44 lbs. 88.00-
92.00, bulk 92.00,6.00 higher;
34 lbs. down 86.00-90.00, bulk
90.00. B.oo,higher.
Midwest and West coast
Suppliers: 7080 lbs. 101.00-
102.00, all 2.00-3.00 higher;
60-70 lbs. 99.00-100.00; 50-60
lbs. 97.00-98.00; 40-50 lbs.
95.00-96.00; 3040 lbs. 93.00-
94.00.
Spring Lamb Carcass
Choice & Prime 3-4
6 Loads
Compared early last
week: 55 lbs. down 122.00-
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auction news
125.00, 5.00 lower, pt Ids
124.00-125.00; 55-65 lbs. few
121.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
20 Loads
Loins 14-17 lbs. 104.00 load
107.00; trimmed loins 14-17
lbs. 114.00; bellies, sdls 12-14
lbs. 61.50-62.50, 14-16 lbs.
61,50,16-18 lbs. 60.50-61.00.
Cured & Processed
Meats
5 Loads
Pork Trimmings 50 pet
chem lean, frozen 55.00 load;
sknd hams 16-19 lbs. 96.00
load firm; #1 sliced bacon
vacuum pack load 83.00,
steady; frank 70 beef, 30
pork #1 pk load 89.00, steady;
bologna 70 beef, 30 pork §1 pk
load 89.00, steady.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Special
Market
September 12,1978
Special Slaughter
Cattle Sale
Courtland, Va.
There were 21 head sold.
All cattle were graded bv
BEACON
Representatives of VDACS’s Choice steers 965-1230 lbs.
Division of Markets, 51.75-54.00. Good Steers 785-
Livestock Section on USDA 1035 ibs. 51.00-53.00. Choice
standards and sold by the Heifers 880-970 lbs. 46.00-
hundredweight. 52.00.
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