Omaha
Cattle
February 8,1979
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SPRING SEEDING
ALFALFA’S
WL 311
Cert. Saranac AR
Cert. Apollo
Cert. Arc
Cert. Vernal
Buffalo
ROST SEED COMPANY
Finest Quality Seeds (Since 1925)
Mount Joy, Pa. 717-653-4121
Closing prices on
slaughter steers were weak
to 50 cents lower and heifers
closed 50-75 cents lower.
Cows were weak to 1.00
lower late, and bulls firm to
1.00 higher.
CLOVERS
Cert. Arlington
Cert. Pennscott
Medium Red
Alsike
TIMOTHY
Livestock market, and auction news
The fed cattle trade was
characterized by a general
air of caution despite modest
marketings and a marked
decrease in the daily rate of
slaughter. Carcass trading
w«ss under downward
pressure and most
slaughterers opted to reduce
the kill rate rather than
complete aggressively for
numbers in view of the un
favorable ratio between live
prices and carcass realiza
tions. The long period of
severe weather appeared to
be taking its toll on cattle
and slaughter results were
often disappointing. Mud
was still a trade factor, but
was somewhat less
prevalent than most recent
weeks. The run included a
fair percentage choice steers
and heifers and a few loads
choice and prime. Steers
made up approximately 43
per cent of the weeks total
and heifers 32 per cent cows
comprised 14 per cent and
feeders 9 per cent.
STEERS: At midweek,
load choice and prime 3 with
end 4 1164 lbs. 64.25,
moderate volume 1113-1184
lbs. 63.75-64.00 during week.
At close, choice 24 1000-1300
lbs. 63.00-64.00. Mixed good
and choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs.
62.00- Good 2-3
59.00- holsteins
58.00-
Average of LS-214, detail
ed quotations for choice
900-1100 lb. steers this week
63.38; choice 1100-1300 lbs.
63.30. Average weight steers
for this week 1140 lbs. as
compared 1157 lbs. previous
week. Average weight
heifers this week 978 lbs. as
compared 997 lbs. previous
week.
HEIFERS; Part load
choice and prime 341062 lbs.
63.00, load and part loads
same grade 10001103 lbs.
62.50-62.75. Choice 2-4
900-1075 lbs. closed
60.75-62.25. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 8501025 lbs.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 10,1979
59.50- Good 2-3
56.50-
COWS: Late sales high
cutter, utility and commer
cial 2-4 48.50-50.00, few high
dressing 50.50-52.00. Other
cutter __ 45.00-48.50, canner
and low-cutter 42.0045.00,
few light weight canner
40.0042.00.
BULLS: 1-2 14002000 lbs.
55.0062.00. individual 1
63.0065.00.
Market courtesy of USDA,
Westminster
Meat Cow Sale
Westminster Livestock
Auction •
Tues., January 23,1979
78 COWS. Average weight
1379 lbs.
Average per lb. $48.94
Average per head $674.88
High Yielding & Com
mercial - $50.00-52.50; Utility
& Commercial 48.00-51.00;
Cutters 48.00-50.00; Canners
& Low Cutters 45.0048.00.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, February 5
Reported receipts of 363
head‘of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market stronger
than last week’s market.
Local work horses, singles
900-1300; driving horses 250-
BOO; riding horses 275-375;
better horses 400-1175;
lightweight killers 225-325;
heavyweight killers 375-600;
mare ponies 15-55; colts 5-20;
geldings 15-50; larger ponies
100-250.
1960-First 72-inch flail
chopper introduced.
1966-Gehl sells first 3-row
forage harvester at
tachment.
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