12 —Uwcartw Farmhg, Saturday, July 7, 1979 livestocl Martinsburg Auction Martinsburg, Pa. July 2,1979 CATTLE 143. Compared with last Monday’s market: Choice slaughter steers 67.00-72.00, Good 66.50-68.50, Standard 63.00-66.00, Utility 58.0062.00. Choice slaughter heifers 66.0069.00, Good 64.0067.00, Standard 60.00 63.50, Utility 55.0058.50. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 56.5060.00, Auction one at 62.00, Cutters 53.50 „ „ 58.50, Canner and Low Stewartsto^Pa. Cutters 52.0065.00, Shells CATTLE 71. Steers - High doxyn to 48.00. Good prime 68.00 slaughter bullocks 66.00 70 0 o ; Good Choice 65.00 71.00, Standard 66.0069.00, 67.85; Good 63.0066.00; Utility 59.0063.00. Yield Holsteins Good 61.7563.50; Grade No. 1, 16002000 lbs. Standard to Good 58.0061.00. slaughter bulls 68.0071.00, Heifers - High Choice and #2, 9001600 lbs. 64.0072.00. Prime 60.0062.85; Good to Medium and Good 300500 * Choice 58.0060.00; Holsteins lbs. feeder steers7s.oo7B.oo. Good 58 *® M ®- 50 * PAT 1/ITC OJ7 PVirvirto St66FS “ CrOOCi 311(1 ChOICG , S "0.0078.50; Standard Good vealers 104.00124.00, Good 60.0070.00. Bulls - Good and 85.00100.00, Standard and choice Commercial 68.50 Good 7090 lbs. 70.0090.00. 72.00; Standard to Good Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 65.00-68.50; Utility to 90120 lbs. 105.00135.00,7090 Standard 55.0064.00. Cows - lbs. 80.00110.00; Holstein High Yearling Commercial heifers 80130 lbs. 110.00 57.5060.00; Cutters 55.00 120.00, 57.25; Canners Low Cutters HOGS 287. US No. 1-2 200 Sh * Us 45-®J W 2 240 lbs. barrows and gilts ™ ,• ®?*. Y?? ' «on q iQfSuii Choice and Prune 110.00 41.5043.00, No. 16 195-240 Good choice lbs. 40.0042.00, No. 2-3 250 gg.oo-no.OO; Bulls Good 95- 270 lbs. 38.0040.00, No. 16 120 lbs. 95.00130.00; Hfirs. 50 130180 lbs. 35.0040.00. US no lbs. 80.00175,00; Culls No. 16 300500 lbs. sows 60.0085.00. k market and 31.0065.00, No. 2-3 600600 lbs. 30.0033.00. Boars 24.00 28.00. FEEDER PIGS 52. US No. 16 2065 lbs. feeder pigs 20.0062.00 per head, No. 16 (few) 3560 lbs. 25.0045.00 per head. SHEEP 4. Few Choice spring slaughter lambs 60.0062.00, few Good 52.00 58.00. Market courtesy of PDA. Sechrist HOGS 169, Sows - 250375 lbs. 32.0034.75; 400500 lbs. 29.0061.85; Boars 300-500 lbs. 29.0061.50. SHEEP 15. Lambs - Good to Choice 65.00-75.00; Medium and Good 55.00 60.00; Ewes 256035.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 190215 lbs. 43.0044.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs No. 1 and 2,190220 lbs. 42.50 43.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs No. 1 and 3,190220 lbs. 41.00 42.00. Peoria Cattle July 5,1979 CATTLE: Receipts this week: 3300,'last week: 4100, year ago: 3000. Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers 1.00 lower. Slaugbterheifers 1.00 2.00, instances 3.00 lower. Cows fully steady. Bulls steady. Receipts about 70 percent slaughter steers, 25 percent slaughter heifers, balance mainly cows. Trading extremely slow this week, with slaughter steers 36 over 1200 lbs. under most pressure. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 34 1150- 1235 lbs. 66.50-67.00; few loads 4’s few s’s, 1200-1255 lbs. 64.00-65.00; Choice 24 950-1250 lbs. 65.004)6.50, few loads 66.75-67.00; jnixed Good and Choice 24 900-1300 lbs. 64.0065.00; Good 2-3 60.00-64.00. auction SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Prime 3-4 900- 1100 lbs. 65.00-65.50, load 66.00; late 64.00-55.00; few loads 4-5 63.00-63.50; Choice 24 850-1080 lbs. 64.0055.50, few late 63.00-64.00; mixed Good and Choice 24 800-1100 lbs. 61.00-64.00; Good 2-3 58.0051.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 51.00-54.50, 'few 65.00; Cutter 1-2 48.00- 53.50; Canner 43.00-48.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1100-1800 lbs. 58.00-64.00; few 65.00. Market courtesy of USDA. St. Louis . Cattle National Stockyards July 5,1979 Receipts this week 2,900: week ago 2,500: year ago 3,200. Compared last weeks slaughter steers and heifers .50-1.00 lower. The decline registered Tuesday following Monday’s down turn in the wholesale beef trade. Cows and bulls steady. Slaughter supply fully 50 percent steers, near 30 percent heifers and 15 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prune 24 1050-1250 lbs. 67.50-68.00 on Monday, few lots 67.00 Tuesday. Choice 24 950-1250 lbs. 66.00-68.00, mostly 66.00- 67.00 Tuesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 65.0067.00, -late 65.0066.00. Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 62.50- 65.50. Load and part load 2-3 1100-1350 lbs. holsteins 61.00 Tuesday. Few lots Standard and Good 1100-1200 lbs. holsteins Monday at 60.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 850-1000 lbs. 66.5057.00 'on Monday. Choice 24 800-1000 lbs. 65.0056.50, bulk 65.00- 65.50 Tuesday, mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 63.0055.00. Few Good 2-3 700- 950 lbs. 61.0053.50. COWS: Utility- .and Commercial 24 51.00-54.00. Boning Utility 1-2 54.00-56.00; Cutter 1-2 50.00-54.00. Canner and low Cutter 1-2 47;0O -50.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1100-1700 lbs. 57.0064.00, few yield grade 1 1500-1700 lbs. 65.00. FEEDERS: (Including around 400 at the regular Thursday auction.) Very light supply feeder steers and heifers insufficient to, provide an adequate test of prices, but firm undertone noted on both classes. FEEDER STEERS; Couple lots Choice 425-500 lbs. 86.75-93.00; 705 lbs. 75.75; load 907 lbs. 70.00. Scattered lots Standard and Good 350-500 lbs. holstems 74.00-77.00; lots 925 lbs. 60.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Couple lots Choce 350425 lbs. 79.5062.00; 618 lbs. 73.50; lot 673 lbs. 64.75. Joliet Cattle July 5,1979 CATTLE: Friday through news Thursday’s salable receipts 4600; 5 days last week 3320; same period last year 5499. ' Trading slow on Monday, turning moderately active Thursday. Slaughter steers closed the week 1.00-2.00 lower than Wednesday of last week; YG 4-5 steers weighing over 1300 2.00-3.00 lower, with the most decrease on yield grade 4 and 5 steers and steer weighing oyer 1250. ‘ Slaughter heifers closed the week 1.00-1.50 lower. Cows close the week steady to firm. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed high Choice and Prime 341150-1250 lbs. 67.00- 67.50; YG 4-5 1275-1400. lbs. 63.00-66.00. Choice 24 1050- 1250 lbs. 65.00-67.50; 2 loads 1140 lbs. 67.75; f SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 34 950-1100 lbs. 66.50-66.75; 2 loads 67.00 Monday. Choice 24 900-1050 lbs. 64.75-66.50. Mixed Good , and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 63.00-64.50. COWS: Utility & Com mercial 1-3 53.50-56.00.
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