Livestoc St. Louis Cattle July 12,1979 Receipts thus week Week ago Year ago Compared last weeks close, slaughter steers .50- 1.50 lower, most decline on Choice and Prime. Slaughter heifers 1.00-1.50 lower. Cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Bulls steady to firm. Increased marketings locally and declining prices mto the wholesale beef trade early in the week appeared to be factors contributing to the downturns in hve prices. Receipts included a sub stantial increase in the number of Choice and Prune slaughter steers weighing in excess of 1150 lbs. compared to recent weeks. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prune 2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 66.00-67.00, mostly 66.00-66.25 Tuesday, with part load 3-4 1247 lbs. 65.00 at Mid-week. Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs. 64.50-66.50, bulk Tuesday 64.50-65.75, with load mostly 3’s 1040 lbs 66.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1150 lbs. Late 64.00-65.00. Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 62.00-64 50. Scattered loads and lots mostly Good 2- 3 1100-1300 lb Holsteins 60.50-61 00. BIG FARM POWER AND EQUIPMENT , : : : ■ - 1 •• Do Fieldwork M The Fuel Other Tractors Waste! “There’s no use paying for fuel (or engine horsepower) if your tractor eats it up before it reaches the drawbar. It’s actual drawbar horsepower available that does fieldwork and fuel efficiency that saves you fuel. STEIGER DELIVERS BOTH ... AND A WHOLE LOT MORE." SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prune 2-4 900-1025 lbs. 65.25-66.00, Part load at latter price Monday. Choice 2-4 800-1000 lbs. 63.00- 65.50, bulk 63.00-64.75 Tuesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 750-900 lbs late 62.00-63.00. Few Good 2-3 700- 900 lbs. 61.00-63.00. 5.400 2,700 7,200 COWS: Late Utility and Commercial 2-4 48.00-51.00. Boning Utility 1-2 51.00-53.00. Cutter 1-2 48.00-51.00. Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 45.00- 48.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1000-1700 lbs. 58.00-64.00. Few Yield Grade 1 1500-1700 lbs. 65.00-66.00. FEEDERS: (Including around 800 at the regular Thursday Auction.) Feeders steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher. Demand good for bulk of represented grades and weights. Supply mamly Choice and Mixed Good and Choice 400-800 lb. Steers and Heifers. FEEDER STEERS: Small lot Choice thin 300 lbs. 114.00. Choice 400-500 lbs. 88.50- 98.50; few lots 525-575 lbs. 85.75-89.75 ; 675-840 lbs. 76.50- 78.50; 900-1000 lbs. 66.00- 67.50. Mixed Good and Choice 425-450 lb. steers and bulls 83.25-92.50. Couple lots Standard and Good 390410 lb Holstein Steers 79.00- k market and 83.00; lot 750 lbs. 67.00; Part Load 985 lbs. 61.75. FEEDER HEIFERS: Small lot Choice 270 lbs. 95.50; 350-450 lbs. 80.75-85.25: 500-575 lbs. 75.00-79.25 ; 600- 675 lbs. 68.50-74.25 ; 700-775 lbs. 66.00-67.75. Few lots Mixed Good and Choice 425- 475 lbs. 75.50-79.00. Indiana Auction Homer City, Pa. July 12,1979 CATTLE 110. Couple 61.00- 61.50 few Standard 59.00- 61.00 few Choice si. heifers 59.00- few Good 55.00- 58.50 few Standard 51.50- 55.50. Utility & Commercial si. cows 48.00-53.50, Com mercial 4-5, 45.00-48.50 Cutters 45.0049.00 Canner & L. Cutter 40.0045.50, Shells down to 35.00. SI. bullocks few Standard 47.75-51.00 few Yield Grade #l-2 975-1360 lbs. 57.00- at 72.00. FEEDER CATTLE. Few Good and Choice 475-665 lbs heifers 57.00-70.50. CALVES 141. Vealers Choice 100.00-108.00, 1 at 111.00 good 86.00-100.00 Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 85.00-92.00 60-85 lbs. 68.00- 85.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-130 lbs. 86.00-105.00 Hoi Heifers 70-125 lbs. 85 00- 134.00 Beef cross bulls and heifers 65-130 lb. 80.00-104.00. HOGS 88. Barrows & gilts, No. 1-3 220-250 lbs. 42.7543.75 few No. 2-3 225-280 lbs. 40.50- 42.50, Sows US No. 1-3 290-735 lbs. sows 30.00-36.00 1 at 37.50. Couple Boars 27.00, 29.00. FEEDER PIGS 43. US No. 1-3 2540 lbs. feeder pigs 17.00- per head. SHEEP 22. Spring si. lambs few Choice 80-90 lbs. 56.00- 1 lot mixed and choice 75 Ib.s at 55.00. 1 lot slaughter ewes at 15.00. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, July 11 Reported receipts of 99 cows, 117 heifers, and 6 bulls. Market stronger than last week’s market. Load of Pa. fresh 850-1325, springers 1175-1325; load of Pa. fresh 950-1550; load of Pa. fresh 900-1425, springers 910-1000; load of N.Y. fresh 900-1575, springers 1175-1600; local cows 850-1310; springing heifers, grades 850-1350; open heifers 300- 715; bulls 510-790; herd dispersal of 46 head m all stages 630-1350. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 14,1979 auction news Belknap Auction Dayton, Pa. July 11,1979 CATTLE 120. Couple Choice slaughter steers 62.00-66.00, Good 57.0063.25, few Utility 51.75-53.75. One Choice slaughter heifer at 68.00, Good 57.75-61.75, Standard 55.00-58.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 50.50-55.00, Cutters 44.25-50.00, Canner & Low Cutter 40.0046.00, Shells down to 36.00. Few Utility slaughter bullocks 49.00- 56.00. Yield Grade #l-2 900- 1895 lbs. slaughter bulls 56.50-58.00, one at 76.50; Good feeder heifers 430-785 lbs. 60.0069.00. CALVES 129. Compared with 2 weeks ago, vealers grading Standard & Good $5 to $8 higher. Choice vealers 92.00- good 84.00-91.50, Standard St Good 90-120 lbs. 77.00- 60-85 lbs. 67.00- 82.00, Utility 45-80 lbs. 32.00- 60.00. Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-120 lbs. 90.00-110.00. HOGS 402. Barrows & gilts (2 weeks ago) $5 lower, later sale 50 cents to $1 Higher than early sales. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. barrows & gilts 42.00-42.90, lot 43.00, No. 1-3 210-255 lbs. 41.0042.50, No. 1- 3 170-185 lbs. 37.25-38.25. Sows $5 lower. US No. 1-1 300-570 lbs. sows 31.00-34.75, couple to 36.00. Boars 22.00- 28.50, few stock boars 33.00- 39.50. FEEDER PIGS 201. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 22.00- per head, No. 1-3 40-60 lbs. 31.0040.00, No. 1-3 60-90 lbs. 40.0044.00, No. 1-3 110-140 lbs. 37.5043.00 cwt. SHEEP 41. Good 70-100 lbs. sping slaughter lambs 58.00- Slaughter ewes 21.50-34.75. Market courtesy of PDA, ) have* nice weekend... OFFICIAL TEST RESULTS - FUEL EFFICIENCY Modal STEIGER ST4SO ( v n 1700 RPMI STEIGER PT3SO (w o PTO) STEIGER ST3SO STEIGER PT3SO (w PTO) STEIGER 5T325 STEIGER ST2SI STEIGER ST4SO (,g 2100 RPM) STEIGER ST3IO JOHN DEERE 8630 VERSATILE 875 NOTE Horsepower hours per gallon is computed by dividing total gallons con sumed during two hour maximum power test into the average drawbar horsepower produced 15 i*sr " 1503 1503 14,01 14 m 14 74 > Hit 1305 nm &M.
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