Livestoc
Oklahoma
Cattle
March 29,1979
Thursday Feeder
Cattle Auction
Estimated receipts 6,600
Same day last week 5,596
Moderately active, feeder
steers under 800 lb. near
steady, feeder steers over
800 lb. 1.00-3.00 higher;
feeder heifers under 500 lb.
near steady, feeder heifers
over 500 lb. 1.00-2.00 higher;
majority receipts choice
400600 lb. feeder steers and
400-650 lb. feeder heifers;
moderate attendance
buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice, few prime 300-500 lb.
101.00- 500-600 lb.
89.75-99.00, few 100.00-102.00,
600-700 lbs. 84.75-89.25,
700-800 lb. 82.00-86.00, few
800-850 lb. 79.00-81.25; mixed
good and choice 300400 lb.
95.00- 400-500 lb.
89.00- 500-600 lb.
84.25-89.75, part load thin 561
lb. at 94.25, 600-700 lb.
81.50-84.25, 700-800 lb.
k market and
78.50- few 800-850 lb.
73.50- few good 300-500
lb. 85.25-89.00, few 500600 lb.
78.00-80.75, 600-800 lb.
73.0077.00, few 800970 lb.
68.5071.00, part load good
957 lb. holstein steers at
67.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice, few prime 300400 lb.
96.0098.25, package 357 lb. at
102.50, 400500 lb. 89.75-92.50,
500600 lb. 80.75-83.25, part
load 539 lb. 85.00; 600700 lb.
75.0079.50, part load 791 lb.
at 75.75; mixed good and
choice 300400 lb. 85.0089.00,
400-500 lb. 82.0086.50, 500600
lb. 75.50-80.50; 600700 lb.
72.75-74.25, small lot 762 lb.
72.30, few good 300-500 lb.
75.50-83.00, part load 595 lb.
at 73.75, few 700800 lb.
68.0069.00.
FOR THE WEEK; Com
pared to late last week,
feeder calves under 500 lb.
1.00-2.00 higher; 500-800 lb.
feeder steers steady, feeder
steers over 800 lb. 50 cents to
1.00 higher; feeder heifers
over 500 lb. 50 cents to 1.00
lower; slaughter cows dosed
50 cents to 1.00 higher, late
sales utility and commercial
2-3 55.5061.00, high dressing
62.30-62.50; cutter 1-3
51.0057.50; bulls closed near
steady, weeks sales con
sisted of YG 1-2 10001800 lb.
60.0070.00, one individual
YG 1, near 2,000 lb. at 72.00,
salable receipts near 18,650
head, compared to 17,548
head last week and 18,953
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.
G&M
Livestock
Duncans ville, Pa.
March 26,1979
Market report steady.
STEERS: Dairy Cows
410.00 to 1040.00; High Choice
and Prime 71 to 73.10; Choice
68.00 to 71.00; Standard to
Good 65.00 to 68.00.
HEIFERS; High Choice
and Prime 67.00 to 69.00;
Good to Choice 63.00 to 67.50;
Standard 58.00 to 63.00.
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FEEDERSTEERS; Good
to Choice 300 to 500 lbs. 85.00
to 96.00; 500 to 700 lbs. 75.00
to 85.00.
BULLS: 1200 to 1700 lbs.
63.00 to 69.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 61.00 to 63.00; Good
58.00 to 61.00; Utility 52.00 to
58.00; Canners down to 42.00.
CALVES: High-Choice
115.00 to 128.00; Good to
Choice 100.00 to 115.00;
Standard to Good 80.00 to*
100.00; Utility 60.00 to 80.00.
Farm Calves Holstein
Bulls 90.00 to 126.00.
Farm Calves Holstein
Heifers 175.00 to 214.00.
HOGS; 200 to 240 lbs. 47.50-
49.10; 170 to 260 lbs. 44.00 to
47.50.
SOWS: 40.00 to 45.50.
BOARS: 35.00t0 40.00.
Feeder Pigs 15 to 25 lbs.
32.00 to 39.00; 35 to 50 lbs.'
38.00 to 54.00.
LAMBS: 70.00 to 89.00.
SHEEP: 25.00 to 35.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 31,1979
Lancaster
Weekly
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1100-1430 lbs. 71.75-74.00, few
early part of week 74.00-
75.25; Choice mainly 2 1000-
1325 lbs. 73.50-75.00, few
early part of week 75.00-
76.00; Choice 2-4 1000-1400
lbs. 69.50-73.25; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 68.00-
70.50; Good 2-3 65.75-69.00;
Standard 1-2 62.00-66.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 875-1100 lbs. 67.00-
70.10, couple 72.50-74.50;
mixed Good and Choice 2-3
900-1100 lbs. 64.00-67.25;
Good 2-3 850-1075 lbs. 61.00-
65.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 54.00-57.50,
few 57.50-58.75; Cutter 1-2
53.00-55.50, few 55.50-57.50;
Canner and low Cutter 48.00-
52.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1350 lbs. 67.00-70.50; Good
1000-1275 lbs. 63.50-67.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1300-2100 lbs. 64.50-68.50 with
closing sales 68.50-71.50.
Individual 2245 lbs. 76.00.
Yield Grade 2 1000-1350 lbs,
62.75-68.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
5.00-10.00 lower after
Monday sales being fully
steady.
VEALERS: Prime 290-355
lbs. 118.00-129.00; Choice 120-
300 lbs. 100.00-117.00, few
early part of week 117.00-
122.00. 50 head lot 250-275 lbs.
132.00; high Good and low
Choice 120-250 lbs. 92.00-
105.00, 90-115 lbs. 82.00-92.00,
70-90 lbs. 70.0085.00, few 60-
80 lbs. 56.00-71.00. "
RETURNED TO FARM;
Bulk 95-120 lbs. holstein
heifers 120.00-138.00, few late
142.00- few 85-100 lbs.
90.00- bulk 90-125 lbs.
holstein bulls 105.00-119.00,
40 head 100-105 lbs. 121.00,
few 70-90 lbs. 80.00-100.00.
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
March 28,1979
CATTLE 145. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows
strong to $1 higher. Few
Good slaughter steers 63.75-
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heifers 65.50-69.00, few
Standard 60.50-62.00. Utility
and Commercial slaughter
cows 54.30-57.85, few to 59.35,
Cutters 52.85-56.35, Canner
and Low Cutters 48.50-53.00.
‘Few Yield Grade No. 1,1200-
1900 lbs. slaughter bulls
61.75-66.00. Few Good 350-600
lbs. feeder steers and bulls
70,00-85.50.
CALVES 198. Choice
vealers 106.00-118.00, few
Good 98.00-105.00, Standard
and Good 90-110 lbs. 88.00-
95.00, 70-85 lbs. 75.0065.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs. 92.00-129.00; few
Holstein heifers 90-110 lbs.
100.00-126.00.
HOGS 277. Barrows and
gilts $5.59*7 lower. US No. 1-
3 210-225 lbs. barrows and
gilts 43.8544.10, No. 1-3 200
250 lbs. 42.0043.85, few lots
No. 2-3 280-295 lbs. 38.75-
39.35. US No. 1-3 300450 lbs.
sows 35.0040.50. Few Boars
32.00-38.00.
FEEDER PIGS 328. US
No. 1-3 30-50 lbs. feeder pigs
43.50-54.50 per head, one lot
No. 1-3 80 lbs. at 56.00 per
head.
SHEEP 51. Few Choice 90
95 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 71.0075.00. Slaughter
ewes 30.00-39.00.
Valley Stockyards
Inc. Athens
March 26,1979
Hoi. hfr. calves to 206.00;
Veal Calves 90.00119.00;
Bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 100.00
145.00; Bobs, 80 and down
75.0090.00; Grassers &
Feeders 66.0097.00; Lambs
spring 125.00145.00; Sheep
25.0039.00; Hogs, 200 to 250
lbs. 43.0047.50; Sows 39.00
42.00; Boars 32.00*7.00; Pigs
20.0049.00; Heifers 54.50
60.00; Steers, good 68.00
70.25; Steers, feeder 26.50
87.00; Bulls 58.00-67.00;
Cows, good 55.00-57.00;
Cows, med. 50.0052.50;
Cows, poor or small 42.00
50.00; Cattle Market very
active. Calf Market strong;
Horses none; Ponies 35.00
55.00; Goats 11.0048.00.
Number of Head
118 Cows, 23 Bulls, 530
Calves, 23 Heifers, 16 Steers,
98 Hogs, 11 Lambs, 20 Sheep.
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