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Livestock market an
Western Md.
Market
Westminster, Md.
November 21,1978
BUTCHER CATTLE:
Medium run, very active.
Fat Steers Good demand,
Top 56.50; Good-Choice
48.00- Standard 44.00-
48.00; Heifers, Top 52.00;
Cows, very active $2.00
higher. Good Cows, 44.00-
46.50; Standard & Utility
40.00- Canners 38.00-
41.00; Shelly 40.00 Down;
Bulls Good demand. Top
50.25.
BUTCHER HOGS: Good
ran, prices lower. Top Hogs,
few at 50.00; Bulk 200-225 lbs.
47.00-48.50; 230-260 lbs. 47.00-
48.50; 170-190 lbs. 48.00-50.00;
Heavy Weights to 48.00;
Sows to 40.00, Bulk 37.00-
39.00.
VEAL CALVES: Good
ran, light calves $5.00 lower.
Tops, to 88.00; Good-Choice
75.0086.50; Standard 60.00-
75.00; Light calves 50.00-
60.00; Weak & Rough 50.00
Down; Farm Heifers to
129.00; Bulls to 75.00.
STOCK CATTLE: Medium
run, prices steady to higher;
Stock Steers 45.00-68.50;
Stock Heifers 42.0066.00,
lightweights to 74.00; Stock
Bulls 43.0058.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS:
Large run, prices steady; By
the head 15.0045.00; Shoats
to 54.00.
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
November 29,1978
CATTLE 127. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market; one Good slaughter
steers at 49.50. Couple
Choice slaughter heifers
51.75 and 52.85, few Utility
44.1047.10. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
39.5044.35, couple to 45.75,
Cutters 39.00-42.50, few
Canner & Low Cutter 37.85-
38.60, Shells down to 32.75.
Few Yield Grade #1 14002400
lbs. slaughter bulls 47.75-
5310.
CALVES 161. Choice
vealers 84.0085.00, Good
69.0080.00, Standard & Good
90110 lbs. 60.0067.00, 7085
lbs. 53.0060.00. Farm calves,
bolstein bulls 90120 lbs.
65.0076.00; few holstein
heifers 90120 lbs. 80.00
117.00.
HOGS 217. US No. 1-2 210-
235 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.75-
51.00, No. 1-3 215-240 lbs.
49.00-50.50, No. 2-3 240-260
lbs. 46.3547.25, US No. 1-3
300-650 lbs. sows 39.2542.50.
Few Boars 33.25-34.00.
FEEDER PIGS 377. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
25.50-38.00 per head, No. 1-3
3560 lbs. 33.0044.50, No. 1-3
60-75 lbs. 42.5049.00 per
head.
SHEEP 23. Good & Choice
70-110 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 52.00-63.00, Few
Slaughter ewes 14.00-30.00.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Shenandoah
Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
November 25,1978
Stocker, Feeder &
Slaughter Cattle; Good light
Steer Calves 68.00 to 72.50;
Medium 65.00 to 68.00; Plain
60.00 and down; Good Heavy
Steers 65.00 to 69.00; Medium
60.00 to 65.00; Plain 55.00 and
down; Holstein Steers 48.00
to 53.50; Good Slaughter
Steers Not enough to quote;
Good Light Heifer Calves
55.00 to 59.00; Medium 50.00
to 55.00; Plain 47.00 and
down; Good Heavy Heifers
50.00 to 54.25; Medium 47.00
to 50.00; Plain 45.00 and
down; Good Slaughter
Heifers Not enough to quote;
Slaughter Cows 40.00 to
44.75; Utilities 35.00 to 40.00;
Canners and Cutters 33.25
and down; Milk & 'Stock
Cows 400.00 am down; Stock
Bulls 37.50 to 55.50;
Slaughter Bulls 35.00 to 50.75.-
Calves: Veal Calves 86.00
and down; Baby Calves 82.50
and down.
Sheep and Lambs: Choice
Blue 0 60.25; Good Red 0
55.25; Feeder Lambs 64.00 to
67.50; Slaughter Ewes 20.00
to 22.00.
Hogs: Top Not enough to
quote; >Sows 35.00 to 46.00;
Butcher Hogs 49.00 and
down.
St. Louis
Cattle
National Stockyards
November 30,1978
Receipts this week 7,300:
week age 3,500: year ago
8,400 compared to the
previous weeks close,
slaughter steers 1.00, in
stances 1.50 higher.
Slaughter heifers 1.50-2.00
higher. Cows unevenly 1.00-
2.00 higher. Bulls mostly 1.00
higher. Slaughter supply
mainly Choice 24 1025-1200
lbs. steers, around 13 per
cent heifers and 15 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
1025-1200 lbs. 54.50-55.00.
Choice 24 975-1250 lbs. 52.50-
55.00. closing sales 52.50-
54.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 24 900-1200 lbs. 51.50-
53.50. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
49.5062.00. Standard to Good
2-3 1050-1325 lbs. holsteins
48.0060.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
875-1050 lbs. 52.5063.50, part
load early at 54.00; dosing
week sales 52.50-53.00,
couple part loads 53.50.
Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 51.00-
53.00. mostly closing sales
51.0062.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 49.00-
51.00. Good 26 700-950 lbs.
46.0049.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 37.0042.00.
Few Commercial s’s 36.00-
40.00. Boning utility 1-2 41.00-
43.00, closing 42.0043.00.
Cutter 1-2 36.0041.00. Canner
and low Cutter 1-2 33.00-
36.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1900 lbs. 45.00-50.00.
Few Yield Grade 1 at 51.00.
FEEDERS: (including
around 2,800 at the regular
Thursday auction). Feeder
steers 2.00-5.00 higher.
Fedder heifers 2.00-4.00
higher. Demand continued
very good. Supply mainly
Choice and Mixed Good and
Choice 400-700 lbs. steers and
300-600 lbs. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-400 lbs. 75.00-
80.00; 400-500 lbs. 72.70-78.25;
500-600 lbs. 70.00-74.00; 600-
760 lbs. 60.50-67.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 350-500 lbs.
68.00-74.00; 525-625 lbs. 61.75-
69.00. Couple lots Standard
and Good 650-865 lbs.
holsteins 53.50-56.00. Lot
Choice and Prime 310 lbs.
feeder steers 86.00 and load
410 lbs. A 3 75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 325-500 lbs. 61.00-
66.25, lot 230 lbs. 66.50; lot 195
lbs. 75.00; 500-600 lbs. 58.25-
64.75. Mixed Good and
Choice and few lots Choice
compact 300-500 lbs. 55.50-
62.75; 600-675 lbs. 52.50-54.75.
Joliet
Cattle
November 30,1978
CATILE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 6,500, 4 days last
week 5,696, same period last
year 9,124. Trading was slow
to moderate for the week.
Slaughter steers and heifers
closed the week 75 to 1.00
higher than Wednesday of
last week. Cows closed the
week 50 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed high Choice and
Prime 3-41150-1400 lbs. 55.75-
56.25 Monday, 56.00-56.50
Wednesday. Choice 24 1050
1250 lbs. 54.50-55.75 Monday,
55.00-56.00 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1000-1200 lbs. 53.50-54.50
Monday; 54.0fr55.00 Wed
nesday. Load mixed Good
and Choice holsteins 1300 lbs.
49.75 Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 34
950-1100 lbs. 53.75-54.25
Monday; 54.25-54.50 Wed
nesday. Choice 24 900-1050
lbs. 53.00-53.75 Monday;
53.50-54.25 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
800-1000 lbs. 52.00-53.00
Monday; 52.50-53.50 Wed
nesday.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 39.5041.00
Monday; 40.5042.00 Wed
nesday. Canner and Cutter 1-
3 38.0040.50 Wednesday.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Oklahoma
Cattle
November3o,l97B
Thursday Feeder Cattle
Auction & Weekly Summary
Estimated Receipts: 8000
Same Day Last Week:
Fairly Active; feeder cat
tle and calves steady, in
stances 1.00-2.00 higher on
offerings over 600 lbs.; ma
jority receipts choice 300-750
lb. feeder steers and 300-600
lb. feeder heifers; moderate
attendance of buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice, few prime 300-400 lb.
83.50- mostly
85.00- ; 400-500 lb.
82.00- 500-600 lb.
72.50- two part loads
519-537 lb. 80.50-80.80; few
fleshy offerings 70.00;
600-700 lb. 68.25-74.75, few
600640 lbs. 75.5077.20; few
fleshy offerings down to
64.50; 700-8001bs. 63.2568.50;
few 800930 lbs. 61.2564.00;
mixed Good and Choice 300
400 lbs. 75.0082.75; 400500
lbs. 72.75-78.75; 500600 lbs.
66.0070.25; 600700 lbs. 60.00
64.25; 700800 lbs. 59.5062.00;
700600 lbs. 55.0060.25; few
Good 600700 lbs. holstein
steers 59,002.00; 700875 lbs.
53.0055.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice, few prime 300400 lb.
73.00- 400-500 lb.
70,0076.50; 500-600 lb.
62.5069.25, two small lots
507666 lb. 73.75-76.25; 600700
lb. 61.0063.25; mixed good
and choice 300-500 lb.
63.50- 500600 lb.
60.7563.75; small lot 729 lb.
55.25; few good 300500 lb.
61.00- 500-600 lb.
55.2560.75.
FOR THE WEEK: Com
pared to late last week
feeder calves under 500 lbs.
5.0010.00 higher, offerings
over 500 lbs. 2.004.00 higher,
instances 5.00 higher;
slaughter cows closed
1.002.00 higher, late sales
utility and commercial 2-3
40.50- cutter 1-3
38.5040.25; bulls closed
1.002.00 higher, week sales
consited YG 1-210001700 lb.
45.7563.00; salable receipts
compared to 6530 head the
holiday shortened period last
week and 21103 head the
same week a year ago. Cows
and bulls near 9 per cent of
cattle receipts, feeders near
91 per cent of the total.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Carroll’s
Market
Felton, Delaware
November 24,1978
COWS: Utility 42.7545.25;
Cutter 41.0042.75.
STEERS: Choice 54.00
56.25; Good 50.0054.00;
Standard 45.0060.00.
BULLS: 44.0048.50.
VEAL CALVES: Prime
80.0089.00; Choice 70.00-
80.00; Good 60.00-70.00;
Standard 53.00-60.00;
Monkeys returning to farm
57.00-76.00.
LAMBS: 39.00-71.00.
HOGS: 48.75-49*75.
SOWS: 39.5043.00.
BOARS: 36.25-39.75.
Pigs sold between 16.00
65.00.
Holiday
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Lancaster, Pa.
FrL, November24,l97B
Feeder Cattle
Today 506
Last Friday 944
Last Year 461
TREND: Hardly enough of
auction news
any one class for a market
test with bulk of the supply
sold ki lots of three or less in
a clean up trade; few sales
feeder steers steady.
FEEDER STEERS: One
lot Choice 660. lbs. 68.50,
couple lots Choice 810900,
lbs. 57.3568.85; mixed Good
and Choice 500650 lbs. 65.25-'
67.25, 625-775 lbs. 59.0061.50,
780635 lbs. 55.5068.50, 900
1010 lbs. 53.0065.85; one lot
Good 1040 lbs. 52.85. -
Market courtesy of USDA.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wed., November 29,1978
Reported receipts of 147
cows, 82 heifers, and 2 bulls.
Market steady with last
week’s market.
Load of Canada, fresh
: 13001350, springers 7801240;
load of Pa,, fresh 975-1175;
load of N.Y., fresh, purebred
and grade 1050-1725,
springers 975-1475; load of
Pa., fresh 12501375; local
cows 6501360'; springing
heifers 725675, purebreds
9001100; bulls 430650; herd
dispersal of 100 head in all
stages of lactation 275-920.
Are your Christmas cards ready for mailing’ Linda Bird
Johnson-Robb While House wedding Dec 9, 1967 First quarter
of the moon Dec 6 - Average length of days for the week. 9
hours, 10 ir-nutes Albatross nesting now Pioneer 10 sent
back photos of Jupiter Dec 4, 1973 Whoever would he cured of ig
norance must first confess it
Not sure, but we recall a <ort of small-nosed bottle filled with rose petals.
Cinnamon, and sugar, with friends' names written an slip* of paper and
stuck inside Uncorked on special occasions, the perfume would fill a
room.
Home Hints, An old metal shower ring makes a sturdy key ring
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Cloudy and cold with light snow to midweek then
sunny and sery cold
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cold with scattered flurries to
midweek, then sunny and very cold
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Mild with heavy rain, then cloudy wi tff
light snow north for end of week
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Rainy and cold to start, then
partly sunny and very cold
Florida: Ram, heavy north for first of week, then clear with light
frost north
Upstate NY-Toronto & Montreal Snowy all week, heavy in
mountains
Greater Ohio Valley Week begins cold with light snow, partly
sunny for weekend
Deep South Clear and cold to start, then partly sunny, deep freeze
for remainder of week
Chicago & Southern-Great Lakes Verv cold with light snow most
of week, then clouds and mild
Northern Great Plains-Greaf lakes Partly sunns and mild in
west, c ea= '"a! e’s» some flurries
Central Great Plains Sunm and cold first ot weeK then rain
southeast and flumes west b'. weekend
Texas-Oklahoma Clouds with frost north of week then
ram
Rocky Mountain Week begins cold and sunny in south with light
snow north, light snow for weekend
Southwest Desert Sunny and warm west, cloudy east
cloudy with light showers bs weekend
Pacific Northwest Clouds and cold throughout week
California: Clear and warm to midweek, then light rain on coast
and snow east in mts
Monday, November27,l97B
Reported receipts of 427
calves, 142 cows, 136 hogs, 21
heifers, 20 bulls, and 11
steers. Cattle market strong
and calf market steady.
Veals 78.00-88.50; bobs, 90
to 110 lbs. 69.00-82.00; bobs,
80 lb. and down 48.50-95.50;
grassers and feeders 37.00-
46.50; hogs, 200 to 250 lb.
44.00 47.25; sows 28.00-44.00;
boars 26.00-33.00; pigs 13.00-
47.00; heifers” 38.50-56.00;
steers, good 50.50-56.00; bulls
44.00-53.25; cows, good 41.0O|ft
45.00; cows, medium 36.00-
41.00; cows,, poor or small
23.50-39.j80; horses ' 92.50-
302.50; ponies 28.00-41.00;
goats 21.00^38.00.
OLD
ME*
MAH&
DEC. 4-10, 1978
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