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Livestock market an
Oklahoma
Cattle
September 21,1978
Thursday feeder cattle
auction and weekly sum
mary:
Active, feeder cattle and
calves steady to 50 cente
higher; majority receipts
Choice 350-800 lbs. feeder
steers and 300-650 lbs. feeder
heifers; moderate at
tendance of buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 250-300 lbs. 78.00-
86.00; 300-500 lbs. 70.25-77.50,
package 335 lbs. 79.50; 500-
600 lbs. 65.25-68.00, part load
508 lb. at 71.50, few fleshy
570-597 lbs. 64.10-64.75; 600-
700 lbs. 63.75-66.00, part load
607 lb. at 67.10; 700-800 lbs.
62.5065.25; few 800-900 lbs.
61.5063,25, part load 839 lb.
64.50, few fleshy 851 lb. at
57.90; mixed Good and
Choice 300-500 lbs. 65.00-
70.25; 509600 lbs. 59.0063.75;
600-725 lbs. 58.2561.75; Good
300-500' lbs. 62.5064.00; 600-
700 lbs. 54.50-56.25; Few
Good 500-700 lbs. Holstein
steers 55.5069.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300-500 lbs. 60.00-
65.50, few 66.90-68.80; 500-600
lbs. 58.00-60.75; 600-700 lbs.
57.00-59.50; mixed Good and
Choice 300-500 lbs. 56.00-
60.50; 500-600 lbs. 56.00-57.50;
600-700 lbs. 54.75-56.25; Good
300-500 lbs. 53.75-56.00; 500-
700 lbs. 50.75-53.50.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to late last week,
feeder cattle and calves
closed steady to 1.00 higher;
slaughter cows 75 cents to
1.50 higher, late sales Utility
and Commercial 2-3 36.75-
40.25, Cutter 1-3 34.00-37.00;
Bulls closed steady, in
stances 50 cents to 1.00
higher, week sales consisted
YG 1-2 1000-1700 lbs. 42.00-
47.00, few Individuals 48.00-
48.50; salable receipts near
28,000 head, compared to
28,205 head last week and
25,454 head the comparable
week a year ago. Cows and
bulls numbered near 3500
head and comprised near 12
per cent of cattle receipts,
feeders near 88 per cent of
the total.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Indiana
Auction
Indiana, Pa.
September 21,1978
CATTLE 124. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, SI. cows 50 cents to
$l.OO higher, spots $2.00
higher. SI. steers Good 48.50-
51.50, Standard 47.25-48.25,1
Utility 40.00, Choice si.
heifers 49.00-51.00, Good
45.00-48.50, Standard 42.00-
43.25, Utility 35.75-39.00.
Utility & Commercial si.
cows 38.50-42.50, 1 at 43.50;
Cutters 36.5040.50, Canner &
L. Cutter 34.00-37.50, few
Choice si. bullocks 51.50-
54.00, few Good 47.7549.50,
few Standard 43.2544.75.
Yield Grade #1 1200-2105 lbs.
47.50-
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Good & Choice 350-800 lbs.
steers 50.00-65.00, few Good
& Choice 500-645 lbs. heifers
48.50-
CALVES 142. Vealers
grading Standard & low
Good $4.50-8.00 higher.
Choice 74.00-85.00, Good
68.00- Standard & Good
90-120 lbs. 65.00-73.50, 70-90
lbs. 61.00-70.50, few Utility
55-125 ibs. 48.00-53.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 70.00-75.00,
Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs.
67.00-
HOGS 51. Barrows & gilts
No. 1-3 200-230 lbs. 52.00-
52,75, 1 at 53.25; No. 1-3 160-
165 lbs. 45.00-50.25, US No. 1-3
375 lbs. sows at 42.50. Boars
28.00-32.75.
FEEDER PIGS 9. Few US
No. 1-3 25-30 lbs. feeder pigs
14.00-22.00 per head.
SHEEP 50. Spring or
Wooled si. lambs, Choice 65-
100 lbs. 60.0062.00,1 at 65.00;
Good 55-70 lbs. 56.00-58.09.
Slaughter ewes 15.00-24.00.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Green Dragon
Livestock
September 15,1978
HEIFERS: Good to Choice
48.00-52.00, Other 43.00-48.00.
FEEDER STEERS: Good
to Choice 60.00-65.00,
Standard to Good 55.0060.00,
Other 50.00-55.00. Stock Bulls
48.0062.00. Holstein Bulls
45.00-48.00.
BULLS: 52.0064.50, 48.00-
52.00.
COWS; Utility 41.50-42.50,
Cutters 38.5041.00, Canners
35.00-38.00.
CALVES; Back to farm
calves: 90-110 lbs. 65.00-
71.00. Small calves 35.00-
55.00.
DAIRY COWS: 54 head, 1
load of Butler Co. cows fresh
790-1020; first calf heifers
920-1020; 1 load first calf
fresh' small 440-515; local
cows 665-840.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, Sept. 20,1978
Reported receipts of 146
cows, 135 heifers, and 4 bulls.
Market stronger than last
week’s.
Load of Pa. fresh 710-1200;
load of Pa. fresh 660-960; two
loads of upstate fresh 620-
1400, springers 770-1080; two
loads of N.Y. and Conn.,
purebred and grade, fresh
875-1300, springers 960-3000;
load of Wisconsin fresh 1000-
1090; load of Canada fresh
900-1050, springers 875-1035;
local cows 500-1375;
springing heifers, grades
625-859, purebreds 725-1150;
open heifers 300475; bulls
520-670.
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Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Sept. 18,1978
Reported receipts of 485
calves, 123 cows, 67 hogs, 17
heifers, 32 sheep, 35 lambs,
14 bulls; and 23 steers. Cattle
market about steady and
calf market higher.
Veals 65.00-78.00; bobs, 90-
110 lbs. 60.00-70..00; bobs, 80
lbs. and down 55.00-58.00;
grassers and feeders 38.00-
50.00; lambs 50.00-61.50;
sheep 20.00-33.00; hogs 200-
240 lbs. 45.00-49.50; sows
38.0040.50; boars 30.00-31.00;
pigs 20.00-40.00; heifers
40.00- steers, good
47.00- steers, common
44.00- bulls 43.0049.00;
cows, good 38.5040.50; cows,
medium 36.00-37.00; cows
poor or small 28.00-34.00;
poinies to 57.50; goats 20.00-
41.00.
- Special
Market
September 14,1978
Roanoke, Va.
Special Yearling
Steer Sale
There were 2007 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on VDACS standards and
sold by the hundredweight.
STEERS:
Choice 500-600 lbs. 65.00-
66.00, 605-700 lbs. 63.75-
67.50, mostly 66.50-67.00;-705-
8&0 lbs. 61.75-66.50, mostly
66.00-66.50; 805-900 lbs. 58.75-
61.25; 905-1000 lbs. 55.00-
56.50; 1000-1100 lbs. 54.25-
55.50.
Good; 500-600 lbs. 66.00-
67.75, 605-700 lbs. 65.50-67.75,
705-800 lbs. 61.50-64.25, 805-
900 lbs. 57.00-60.75, 905-1000
lbs. 53.50-56.25.
Short: 500-600 ibs. 63.50-
63.75, 600-700 lbs. 63.50, 700-
800 lbs. 55.50-59.00.
Medium: 500-600 lbs. 64.25-
66.75, 605-700 lbs. 61.50-62.75,
705-800 lbs. 58 50-60.75, 805-
900 lbs. 56.00-57.00, 905-1000
lbs. 52.75-53.50.
Common; 600-700 lbs.
57.75-58.75, 705-800 lbs. 55.25-
56.00.
Phone:
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 23,1978-
auction news
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, Sept. 15,1978
Today
Last Friday
Last Year 1528
TREND: Feeder steers
1.00-3.00 higher. Supply
included 325 in graded sale,
with few lots of four to 10
head each; although bulk of
supply of non-graded feeder
cattle sold in lots of three or
less.
FEEDER STEERS: Load
Choice 435 lbs. 72.00, 870-970
lbs. 56.50-57.50; mixed Good
and Choice 500-510 lbs. 57.50-
58.00, 625-745 lbs. 60.75-63.25,
couple lots 870-945 lbs. 55.50-
56.60; couple lots Good 600-
630 lbs. 61.00-63.00, 850-900
lbs. 52.75-56.35.
FEEDER HEIFERS: One
lot Good 495 lbs. 55.25, few.
550-720 lbs. 50.75-53.00.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Special
Market
Special Feeder
Yearling Sale
September 15,1978
Monterey, Va.
There were 1165 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on VDACS standards and
sold by the hundredweight.
Choice & Fancy 500-700
lbs. 62.25-64.00, 705-800 lbs.
60.00- 805-1000 lbs.
55.00- Good 500-700 lbs.
63.00- lbs. 60.75-
62.75, 805-1000 lbs. 55.25-
58.50. Medium 500-700 lbs.
59.50-61.25.
HEIFERS
Choice & Fancy 605-700
lbs. 55.75-59.75. Good 500-600
lbs. 55.00-59.50, 605-700 lbs.
56.00-59.75.
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STEERS
Special
Market
Special Yearling
Steer Sale
, September 13,1978
Dublin, Va.
There were 873 head sold.
All steers were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on VDACS standards and
sold by the hundredweight.
Choice: 500-600 lbs. 68.50.
605-700 lbs. 63.25-64.50, 705-
800 lbs. 61.25-64.00. 805-900
lbs. 59.50-60.25, 905-1000 lbs.
56.00-56.50.
Good: 500-600 lbs. 67.00-
67.25, 605-700 lbs. 65.00, 705
800 lbs. 65.00, 805-900 lbs.
59.00-59.25, 905-1000 lbs.
54.25-55.00.
Medium: 500-600 lbs. 65.75-
67.25, 605-700 lbs. 63.01W4.75,
705-800 lbs. 60.2561.50, 805
900 lbs. 57.00-58.50, 9051000
lbs. 50.00-52.25.
Short: 500-600 lbs. 62.00,
605-700 lbs. 60.25, 800-900 lbs.
57.00.
Plain: 500-600 lbs. 59.50,
600-700 lbs. 55.25, 700-800 lbs.
56.50, 800-900 lbs. 53.00, 900-
1000 lbs. 51.75.
Special
Market
September 19,1978
Harrisonburg, Va.
Special Feeder
Yearling Sale
There were 1009 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on VDACS standards and
sold by the hundredweight.
STEERS
Choice and Fancy 500-700
lbs. 66.75-68.00, 705-800 lbs.
80.50-65.50, 805-1000 lbs.
55.00-59.75.
Good 500-700 lbs. 64.75-
68.75, 705-800 lbs. 59.00-62.75,
805-1000 lbs. 55.25-59.00.
Medium 500-700 lbs. 57.50-
64.50,705-800 lbs. 56.25-58.25.
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