Livestoc
St. Louis
Cattle
National Stockyards
May 18,1979
Weekly Cattle Review:
receipts this week 4,300:
week ago 4,Boo:,year ago
6,900. Compared to* the
previous weeks close,
slaughter steers and heifers
fully .50-1.0 Jower. Cows
closing 2.00-3.50 lower. Bulls
steady. Slaughter supply
mainly Choice and mixed
Choice and Prime 1000-1200
lbs. steers, around 35 per
cent heifers and 14 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: lower on steers weighing
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 under 500 lbs. Overall
1050-1300 lbs. 74.00-75.00, quality not as attractive as
closing 74.00-74.50. Choice 2-4 mostly recent weeks. Buyer
950-1275 lbs. 73.00-74.50, attendance rather small,
closing 73.00-74.00. Mixed FEEDER STEERS: Lot
Good and Choice 2-4 900-1225 Choice 210 lbs. 104.50. Choice
lbs. 72.00-73.50. Good 2-3 900- 300500 lbs. 88.00-97.00; few
1175 lbs. 69.00r72.00. Stan- lots 500-525 lbs. 88.75-96.25;
dard to Good 2-3 1050-1350 650-725 lbs. 71.75-77.00;
lbs, holsteins 65.00-68.50. scattered lots fleshy 800-1050
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: lbs. 70.Q070.50. Mixed Good
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 and Choice 325-500 lbs. 84.00-
875-1050 lbs. 72.00-73.00, 85.00. Lot Good and Choice
closing sales . 72.00-72.50. 495 lbs. holsteins 80.00; lot
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k market and
Choice 2-4 800-1050 lbs. 70.00-
72.00. closing 70.00-71.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
700-975 lbs. 69.00-70.50. Good
2-3 700-950 lbs. 67.00-69.00.
COWS: Late sales Utility
and Commercial 2-4 52.00-
56.00. Few Boning Utility 1-2
56.00- Cutter 1-2 52.00-
55.00. Canner and Low
Cutter 1-2 48.0062.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1800 lbs. 64.00-71.00.
Yield Grade 1 1400-1900 lbs.
71.00-
FEEDERS: (including
around 1,100 at the regular
Thursday auction.) Feeder
Steers and heifers 2.006.00
lower, instances 8.00-10.00
Jlk
725 lbs. holsteins 66.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Lot
Choice 275 lbs. 95.00; Choice
300400 lbs. 81.0088.50; 400-
500 lbs. 79.0084.00; 500-600
lbs. 73.0081.00; 650-750 lbs.
67.25-73.50. ,
Couple lots Good and
Choice stock cows and calf
pairs 602.50860.00 per pair.
Joliet
Cattle
May 17,1979
CATTLE; Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 4,500, 5 days last
week 3,677, same period last
year 6,038. Trading
moderate on Monday, tur
ning slow Wednesday.
Slaughter steers closed the
week 2.00-2.50, instances 3.00
lower than Wednesday of
last week. Slaughter heifers
closed the week 2.75-3.00
lower. Cows ended the week
1.00-1.50 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
, Mixed high choice and prime STEERS: High Choice and
04, few 5, 1150-1300 75.50, 1 Prime 74.00-75.50; Good to
load 75.75, 1 load 76.00 Mon-- Choice 68.00-74.00; Standard
day; 73.50-74.00, 2 loads to Good 64.0088.00.
protein, high tonnage and high yields.
Your less hazardous handling bonus.
Microencapsulation reduces the toxicity
hazard to humans (compared to E C.
formulations of the active ingredient in
~jg>s PENNCAP-M). Your applicators will
appreciate this difference In fact,
PENNCAP-M does not require the skull and
crossbones insignia on its container.
PENNCAP-M works. It’s the insecticide that
you effective, extended control, less hazardous
' handling, and broad spectrum
killing action—all at an
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auction news
mostly 4, few 5, 1300 72.50
Wednesday. Choice 2-4
1050-1300 74.0075.50 Monday,
72.0073.50, 1 load 28 1310
74.00 Wednesday. Mixed
Good and Choice - 2-3
10001250 73.0074.00 Mon
day; 71.0072.00 Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 34
9501100 74.25, 2 loads 74.50
Monday; 72.25-72.50 Wednes
day. Choice 24 9001050
73.00- Monday;
71.0072.25 Wednesday. Mix
ed Good and Choice 28
8001000 71.5073.00 Monday;
69.5071.00 Wednesday.
COWS: Cutter and Utility
1-2 57.5059.00 Monday;
57.00- Wednesday. Utili
ty & Commercial 1-3
55.00- Monday;
55.0057.00 Wednesday.
G&M
Livestock
Duncansvflle,Pa.
May 7,1979
Market reported higher.
economically low cost.
Get PENNCAP-M and knock
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 19,1979
HEIFERS: High Choice heifers 85-125 lbs. 121.00
and Prime 70.0073.90; Good ‘ 197.50.
to Choice 66.0070.00; HOGS 315. Barrows & gilts
Standard 60.0066.00. 75 cents to |2 lower. US No. 1-
FEEDERSTEERS; Good 2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
to Choice 300 to 500 lbs. 80.00- 46.10-46.60, one lot 46.75, No.
125.50; 500 to 800 lbs. 80.00- 1-3 200-250 lbs. 45.00-46.25.
101.00; Standard to Good No. 2-3 210-280 lbs. 42.10-
70.00-80.00. 44.10. US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
BULLS: 1200 to 2030 lbs. sows 35.00-38.25. Boars 28.50-
68.00- 900 to 1200 lbs. 38.00.
65.00-
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 63.00-65.75, Individual
66.50; Good 60.00-62.00;
Utility 56.0060.00; Cutters
54.00-56.00; Canners Down to
48.00.
CALVES: High 'Choice
120.00- Good to Choice
100.00- Standard to
GoodBo.oo-100.00.
Farm Calves Hoi. Bulls 90
to 120 lbs. 125.00 to 152.00.
Farm Calves Hoi. Heifers
90 to 120 lbs. 175.00 to 217.50.
HOGS: 200 to 240 lbs. 45.50-
47.90; 180 to 280 lbs. 43.00-
45.50.
SOWS: 38.00-43.25.
BOARS: 33.00-40.00.
Feeder Pigs 15 to 30 lbs.
25.00-
Feeder Pigs 30 to 50 lbs.
35.0051.00.
SHEEP; 25.00-35.00;
Lambs 90 to 102 lbs. 86.00
88.00.
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
May 16,1979
CATTLE 118. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows 25
cents to $1.50 lower. One
Good slaughter steer at
71.50. One Good slaughter
heifer at 68.00, one Standard
at 64.50. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
55.85-60.85, couple to 62.50,
Cutters 55.0059.25, Canner &
Low Cutter 52.0054.85, Shells
down to 42.00. Few Yield
Grade #1 1125-1800 lbs.
slaughter bulls 67.60-77.35.
Few Good 400-700 lbs. feeder
steers & bulls 82.0089.50.
CALVES 120. One Prime
vealer at 139.00, few Choice
119.00-125.00, few Good
110.00119.00, few Standard &
Good 90110 lbs. 95.00104.00,
few 7085 lbs. 85.0095.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls
90120 lbs. 105.00140.00, few
to 155.00; few holstein
Me¥Mftow~.
3", 4", 5", 6", 8", 10" AND 12" TUBING
HEAVY GRADE TUBING
EXCEEDS SCS SPECIFICATIONS.
WEStOCK ALL PIPE & FITTING:
FOR TILE OUTLET TERRACES.
COCALICO EQUIPMENT CO.
DRAINAGE &
V,7-:/ EXCAVATING
\ 1 c y RD #3, DENVER, PA. 17517
\y (215)267-3808
FEEDER PIGS 530. US
No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs
33.00-40.00 per head. No. 1-3
4030 lbs. 38.00-45.50, one lot
49.50.
SHEEP 22. Choice 6035
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
83.00-94.00. Slaughter ewes
30.0035.00.
Western
Maryland Market
Western Maryland
Stockyards, Inc.
Westminster, Md.
May 15,1979
BUTCHER CATTLE: Fat
Steers Light run on Steers &
Heifers, Low-Good 67.00-
70.50; Standard 64.00-67.00;
Heifers, Top 73.10; Cows
Mostly steady to 50 cents
lower; Good Cows, to 63.00,
61.00- Standard &
Utility 57.50-61.00; Canners
55.00- Shelly 55.00
Down; Bulls Prices steady;
Top 71.50, Bulk 66.00-70.00.
, BUTCHER HOGS: Good
run, prices steady. Top Hogs
45.60; Bulk 200-225 lbs. 45.00-
45.60; 230-260 lbs. 44.50-45.25;
170-190 lbs. 42.0043.50; Sows
37.0033.25.
VEAL CALVES: Medium
run, very active! Tops, to
127.00; Good-Choice 115.00-
127.00; Standard 100.00-
115.00; Light calves 85.00-
110.00; Weak & Rough 85.00
Down. Farm Heifers to
211.00, Bulls to 125.00.
-LAMBS: Few offered,
strong demand. Choice to
77,50.
STOCK CATTLE; Medium
run, active bidding. Stock
Steers 75.00-106.00; Stock
Heifers 65.00-101.50; Stock
8u11570.00-86.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS:
Mostly steady. By the bead
20.0fM3.50, By the lb. to
60.00.
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