—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 23,1978
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Livestock market an
Lancaster
Weekly
(Continued from Page 2)
115 lb. weights 2.00-4.00
higher.
VEALERS: Prime 265-360
lb. 95.00-103.00, couple 105.00-
109.00; Choice 160.00-230 lb..
88.00- 120-160 lb. 82.00-
95.00; high Good and low
Choice 120-260 lb. 74.0085.00,
90-115 lb. 67.00-76.00,60-90 lb.
58.00-
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-115 lb. Holstein bulls
74.00-92.00, several 100-120
lb. 92.00-102.00; 30 head 90-
115 lb. Holstein heifers 74.00-
75.00.
Oklahoma
Cattle
December 21,1978
Estimated receipts 2000,
same day last week 4119.
Moderately active; feeder
cattle and calves steady to
weak instances .50-1.00 lower
due to small receipts and
buyers unable to fill orders;
majority receipts Choice 300-
800 lbs. feeder steers and 300-
600 lbs. feeder heifers;
moderate attendance of
buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-500 lbs. 79.50-
84.75; few 280-335 lbs. 88.50-
89.50; 500-600 lbs. 74.29-79.75;
600-700 lbs. 68.00-72.50; 700-
800 lbs. 65.50-70.00; 800-900
lbs. 62.55-66.50, part load 801
lbs. 67.30; two part loads 981-
991 lbs. 60.10-62.10; mixed
Good and Choice 300-500 lbs.
75.00-82.75; 500-600 lbs. 68.50-
72.00; 600-700 lbs. 64.50-66.75;
700-800 lbs. few 700-885 lbs.
57.75- small lot Good
930 lbs. holstein steers 57.30.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300-500 lbs. 68.00-
74.50; 500-600 lbs. 64.0067.00;
600-700 lbs. 63.50-64.50; mixed
Good and Choice 300-500 lbs.
65.75- small lot 578 lbs.
64.20; Good 300-500 lbs. 62.75-
64.00; two small lots 622-674
lbs. 54.5054.75.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to late last week
feeder cattle and calves
closed mostly steady;
slaughter cows closed firm
to .50 higher late sales Utility
and Commercial 2-3 43.50-
47.50; Cutter 1-3 41.0044.50;
Bulls 1.00-1.50 higher week
sales YG 1-2 1000-2000 lbs.
50.5057.50; salable receipts
near 8000 head compared to
12,014 head last week and
4987 head the same week a
year ago; cows and bulls
near 21 percent of cattle
receipts, feeders near 70
percent of the total.
Omaha
Cattle
December 21,1978
Cattle - compared with
previous week’s close -
slaughter steers closed firm
to 50 cents higher and heifers
50-75 cents higher cows 50
cents higher, instances 1.00
higher and bulls were firm.
Four day receipts this
week 15,500, last week 17,800,
year ago 15,100.
Fed cattle prices advance
sharply on the week’s
opening session, but a part of
the upturn was eroded in
midweek trading even on
small supplies. There was an
aggressive early demand,
but most interests were
number-counscious on the
late rounds, looking toward
the approaching long non-
slaughter weekend. The
overall finish of the steer and
heifer supply was fairly
attractive with a rather
liberal percentage choice,
but many consignments
carried a substantial coating
of mud; often mud and yield
grade were primary price
determining factors.
Slaughter steers made up
approximately 36 per cent
and heifers 31 per cent. Cows
comprised 12 per cent
and feeders 8 per cent.
STEERS: Early, load and
part load Choice and Prime
3-4 1194-1231 lbs. 57.50, ten
loads same grade 1100-1239
lbs. 57.25. Choice 2-4 1000-
1250 lbs. closed 55.25-56.50
under rather narrow
demand, load 1250 lbs. with
large share 4 55.00 Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1000-
1250 lbs. 54.25-55.00. Good 2-3
50.00-54.00.
Average of LS 214, detailed
quotations for Choice 900-
1100 lb. steers this week
56.12; Choice 1100-1300 lbs.
56.08 Average.
Heifers this week 989 lbs.
as compared 1010 lbs.
previous week.
HEIFERS: Four loads and
part load Choice and Prime
34 1000-1050 lbs. 56.00,
moderate volume same
grade 34 975-1059 lbs. 55.50-
55.75. Choice 24 900-1075 lbs.
closed 54.0055.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 850-1000
lbs. 52.50-53.75. Good 2-3
49.0052.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 41.0043.00,
few 43.5044.00. Cutter 39.50-
41.50. Canner and Low-
Cutter 37.5040.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1400-2000 lbs.
46.0051.0, individual 1 52.00-
53.00.
Leesport
Auction
Lee sport, Pa.
December 20,1978
CATTLE 116. Supply in
cluded 12 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers steady to strong.
Slaughter cows $3 to $5
higher. Few Choice
slaughter steers 56.25-57.25,
Good 53.75-56.50, Standard
50.00- few Utility 49.00-
49.60. Few Choice 900-1275
lbs. slaughter heifers 54.00-
56.50, few Standard 46.00-
47.85. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 46.00-48.35,
few to 49.50, one at 52.50,
Cutters 46.00-47.10, Canner &
Low Cutter 41.00-45.25. Few
Good slaughter bullocks
53.00- one Standard
50.00. Few Yield Grade #1
1030-1720 lbs. slaughter bulls
49.25-55.25.
CALVES 126. Vealers
grading Standard & Low
Good steady to $4 higher.
Few Good & Choice vealers
86.00- Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 72.00-83.00, 90-
110 lbs. 65.00-72.00, 70-85 lbs.
55.00- Utility 90-100 lbs.
30.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
79.00- few holstein
heifers 95-115 lbs. 76.0082.50.
HOGS 201. Barrows & gilts
$2.75 to $3.25 higher. US No.
1-2 195-230 lbs. barrows &
gilts 55.75-66.25, No. 1-3 200-
250 lbs. 54.60-55.50, few No. 2-
3 245-280 lbs. 53.25-54.50, few
No. 1-3 175-180 lbs. 54.00-
54.25. US No. 1-3 320-515 lbs.
sows 44.00-48.00, one at 49.50,
few No. 2-3 425-585 lbs. 39.75-
41.50. One Boar at 38.00.
FEEDER PIGS 160. US
No. 1-3 35-45 lbs. feeder pigs
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104.00-114.00 cwt., few No. 1-3
50-55 1b5.90.00-94.00, few No.
1-3 90-100 lbs. 51.00-60.00, few
Utility 25-45 lbs. 75.00-87.00
cwt.
SHEEP 13. Choice 60-115
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
60.00-70.00. Few Slaughter
ewes 25.00-32.50.
Chambersburg
Chambersburg, Pa.
December 21,1978
CATTLE 193. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, slaughter cows
$3.00-6.00 higher. Few Good
53.85-54.25. High Good &
Choice 34.85-57.85 few
standard 49.85-52.85; Choice
si. heifers individual 56.00;
few Good 50.50-54.75; few
Standard 48.00-50.00 few
Utility 45.00-47.85. Utility &
Commercial si. cows 44.85-
51.50 few to 54.75; Cutters
46.00- Canner St L.
Cutter 42.85-48.50, Shells
down to 38.25. Few Yield
Grade #1 1000-1700 lbs. 49.85-
56.85.
CALVES 317. Vealers
uneven, about steady. Few
Prime vealers 116.00-120.00,
Choice 94.00-113.00; Good
80.00- Standard St Good
90-110 lbs. 73.00-77.00; 70-85
lbs. 63.00-74.00, Utility 50-100
lbs. 40.060.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90-125 lbs. 75.00-104.50;
few Hoi. Heifers 100-120 lbs.
100.00-
HOGS 14. Barrows and
gilts lot US No. 1-2 205 lbs.
barrows St gilts 56.85; few US
No. 1-3 300450 lbs. sows
39.2546.75; few Boars 33.50-
35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 52. Few
US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder
pigs 26.00-32.00 per head, No.
1-3 4065 lbs. 38.5048.00; No.
1-3 1 lot No. 1-3 90 lbs. 52.50
per hundred weight.
SHEEP 11. Spring or
wooled si. lambs few Choice
60-130 lbs. 56.0067.50, few
slaughter ewes 16.00-23.00.
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St. Louis
Cattle
December 21,1978
National Stockyards
Receipts this week 5,600:
week ago 6,800: year ago
6,300 As compared to the
previous weeks close,
slaughter steers firm to
mostly .50, instances 1.00
higher. Slaughter heifers SO
LDO higher. Cows mostly
1.00, instances 1.50 higher.
Bulls 1.00 higher. Slaughter
supply mainly choice 24
1000-1200 lb. steers, around
30 percent heifers and 15
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1050-1250 lbs. 54.50-55.50,
closing mostly 54.50; scat
tered lots 3-4 1050-1150 lbs.
54.00. Choice 2-4 950-1275 lbs.
53.50- closing mostly
53.50- Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs. 52.50-
54.50. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
51.00- Standard to Good
2-3 1050-1400 lb. Holsteins
48.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
875-1050 lbs. 53.50-54.50,
closing 53.50-54.00; scattered
lots 34 950-1050 lbs. 53.00.
Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 52.00-
53.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 50.00-
52.00. Good 2-3 700-950 lbs.
47.00-
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 24 38.5043.00.
Boning Utility 1-2 42.0045.00,
closing 43.0045.00. Cutter 1-2
36.5042.50. Canner and low
Cutter 1-2 33.50-37.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1800 lbs. 46.00-52.00,
closing 47.00-52.00. Yield
Grade 1 1350-1750 lbs. 52.00-
53.00, closing mostly 53.00.
FEEDERS: (Including
around 1,000 at the regular
Thursday auction.) Feeder
steers and heifers steady to
2.00 higher. Overall quality
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not as attractive as a week
ago with mixed Good and
Choice Kinds making up a
much larger percentage of
the supply. Demand con
tinued good.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 375-500 lbs. 72.50-
81.25; 500*600 lbs. 68.00-74.00;
Fleshy 800-950 lbs. 56.00-
58.00. Mixed Good and
Choice and some Choice
compact 300-500 lbs. 68.00-
75.50. Few lots Standard and
Good 400-625 lb. Holsteins
55.25-59.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300-500 - lbs. 64.00-
68.25 ; 500-650 lbs. 59.25-62.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 500-
GOO lbs. 55.00-60.00.
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New Holland Sales Stables
Reported receipts of 166
cows and 92 heifers, Market
stronger than last week’s
market.
Load of Pa. fresh 960-1125;
load of N.Y. purebreds and
grades, fresh 1150-1900,
springers 975-1380; load of
Pa. fresh 900-1070; load of
Md. fresh 850-1250, springers
780-1125; local cows 675-1525;
springing heifers 675-990;
open heifers 325-580; herd
dispersal of 27 Guernseys in
all stages of lactation 315-
525; herd disperal of 36
Holsteins in all stages of
lactation 520-1475.
New Holland
Dairy
Wed., December 20
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