Livestock mo
East Coast
Carlot
February 7,1979
Prime special fed veal
poorly tested, however weak
tone indicated. Good and
Choice boning veal steady to
5.00, higher, most advance on
inshipped. Lamb poorly
tested early generally
steady with last week.
Boneless beef steady to 3.00
higher compared to last
week.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prime 3-4
4% Loads
(including lastyesterday)
55 lbs. down 145.00, few
146.00; 60Jbs. down 142.00;
55-65-lbs. 135.00, few 138.00.
VEAL CARCASS
Hide-On
Prime (Special Fed); 180-
240 lbs. Not enough sales
reported to establish quotes.
BONING TYPE
Good and Choice
Northeastern Suppliers:
65-75 lbs. 124.00-130.00, all
steady to 2.00 higher; 55-64
lbs. 122.00-128.00; 45-54 lbs.
120.00- 35-44 lbs.
118.00- 34 lbs. down
116.00-
Midwest and West Coast
Suppliers: 70-80 lbs. 130.00,
all 4.00-5.00 higher; 60-70 lbs.
128.00; 50-60 lbs. 126.00; 40-50
lbs. 124.00; 30-40 lbs. 122.00.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
8 Loads
Skinned hams 16-19 lbs.
95.00; Semi bids hams 14-17
lbs. 114.00; 17-20 lbs. 118.00,
early March delivery; No. 1
sliced bacon vacuum pack
118.00; Franks 70 Beef, 30
Pork 1 lb. pack 89.00;
rket and
Bologna 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1 lb.
pack 91.00. ,
BONELESJS BEEF
7 Loads
Compared to last week, 90
pet chem lean, fresh 142.00-
148.0 Q, 2.00-3.00 higher,
mostly 142.00-143.00; 85 pet
chem lean, fresh 133.00,
steady-firm.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Peoria
Livestock
February 8,1979
Estimated receipts this
week 5200; actual receipts
last week 4500; actual
receipts last year 3800.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers 50-
1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers
50-1.00 lower. Cows 1.00
higher. Bulls 1.00-2.00
higher. Receipts about 70
slaughter steers, 25
slaughter heifers and the
balance mostly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice & Prime 34,1150-1220
lbs. 63.00-64.50, mostly 63.50
64.00, few 64.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 24, 900-1425 lbs.
60.00-63.00. Good 2-3, 59.00
62.00. Good 2-3 holsteins,
57.50-59.00; load Good and
Choice 2-3, early 60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice & Prime 34, 900-1050
lbs. 62.5063.00; half load
63.25 and load 63.00. Choice 2-
4, 8501075 lbs. 61.0062.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 24,
8001050 lbs. 59.0061.00. Good
2-3,57.0059.00. Standard and
Good £3,53.5057.06.
COWS: Utility and
auction news
Commercial 1-3, 48.00-51.50.
High dressing Utility 52.00-
53.00; load 54.00. Cutter 1-2,
45.0049.00. Canner 41.00-
45.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2,
1100-1900 lbs. 54.00-63.00.
Couple Yield Grade 1 65.00-
66.50.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Joliet
Cattle
February 8,1979
CATTLE; Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 4,900, 5 days last
week 5,722, same period last
year 6,534. Trading
moderately active Monday,
turned slow Wednesday.
Slaughter steers closed the
week steady to 50 higher
than last Wednesday.
Slaughter heifers 25 to 50
lower. Cows closed the week
1.00-1.50 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed high Choice and 1
Prime 3411501300 lbs. 65.00,
1 load 65.25 Wednesday, load
65.50 Monday. Choice 24
10001300 lbs. 63.50-64.75.
Mixed Good and Choice 24
10001250 lbs. 62.5063.50, load
Good holsteins 1200 lbs.
58.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 34
9501100 lbs. 64.0064.25, 1
load 64.50 Monday, 63.50
63.75, 2 load string 64.00
Wednesday. Choice 24 900
1050 lbs. 63.00-64.00 Monday,
62.50-63.50 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 24
800-1000 lbs. 62.00-63.00
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 10,1979
Monday, 61.50-62.50 Wed
nesday.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 49.00-51.25
Monday, 49.50-52.00 Wed
nesday.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
February 5,1979
CATTLE 148. Compared
with last week’s market:
High Choice and Prime
slaughter steers 66.00-69.75,
Choice 64.00-68.50, Good
63.50- Standard 62.50-
66.00, UtiUty 56.00-62.00.
Choice slaughter steers
65.00- Good 63.00-66.00,
Standard 60.00-64.00, Utility
55.00- Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
53.50- few to 57.00,
Cutters 52.50-55.00, Canner
and Low Cutters 49.50-53.50,
Shells down to 45.00. Few
Choice slaughter bullock to
68.00, Good 62.00-65.50. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1000-1950 lbs.
slaughter bulls at 67.75, No.
2,900-1200 lbs. 60.00-63.00.
CALVES 273. Choice
vealers 110.00126.50, Good
90.00112.00, Standard and
Good 90110 lbs. 75.0090.00,
7090 lbs. 76.0080.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bulls 90
120 lbs. 106.00130.50;
Holstein heifers 85-130 lbs.
95.00132.50.
HOGS 318. US No. 1-2 200
240 lbs. barrows and gilts
54.75-56.25, No. 1-3 190230
lbs. 54.0055.25, No. 2-3 260
270 lbs. 52.00-54.00, No. 1-3
130-185 lbs. 45.00-50.00. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
50.00- No. 2-3 300-000
lbs. 48.00-51.00. Boars 33.00-
43.00. <
FEEDER PIGS 37. US No.
1-3 . 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
27.00- per head, few No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. 35-50 lbs. at 50.00
per head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Carlisle
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
February 6,1979
CATTLE. Steers higher.
Cows steady. Steers - Choice
63.00-65.60; Good 61.75-63.50;
Standard 57.5061.00. Cows -
Utility & Commercial 48.75-
53.10; Cutter 44.50-49.00;
Canner & Low Cutter 40.00-
45.00. Bullocks - Good &
Choice 58.7560.25
CALVES. Vealers Choice
100.00-116.00; Good 87.50-
105.00; Standard & Good 110-
130 lbs. 70.00-90.00; Holstein
bulls 113.00-129.50.
HOGS. Barrows & gilts US
No. 1-2 55.00-56.50; US No. 1-3
49.5054.85.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 46.75-
52.00.
FEEDER PIGS. US No. 1-
3 20-35 lbs. 33.00-36.50 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 42.00-
47.50.
SHEEP. Slaughter lambs
Good 68.50-73.50.
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