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New England; Rain, heavy snow north, throughout week
Greater New York-New Jersey: Showers, flurries inland, and cool
to start; then warmer, with rain through end of week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week starts partly cloudy with showers,
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Piedmont tc Southeast Coastal: Partly cloudy and cool to begin,
warmer midweek, then rain and cold by week's end
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Omaha
Cattle
November 1,1979
Weekly 51-C«ttle—Clos
ing prices on Slaughter
Steers were SO lower, in
stances 75C off, heifers
dosed 25-50 C lower. Cows
2.00-3.00 lower and bulls 4.00-
5.00 lower. Fleshy two-way
feeder steers were mostly
steady.
Four day receipts 10,400;
last week 10,500, a year ago
14,000.
Fed cattle prices again
came under downward
pressure despite continued
.«maii supplies, and most
interests were not
aggressive for numbers
beyond immediate
requirements. Carcass
trading was generally dull
with continued light
demand. Yield grade con
tinued to be a major price
determining factor with best
demand for consignments
choice predominantly 3.
Feeder buyers offered some
competition for partly fat
tened 950-1050 lb. steers
suitable for a short turn in
the feedlots. Slaughter
steers made up ap
proximately 32 pet of the
week’s total and heifers 26
pet; there was a fair .per-,
centage .choice although
many consignments were
mixed 3-4 yield grade. Cows
comprised 8 pet and feeders
31 pet.
STEERS: At week’s high
time Tuesday, three loads
Choice and Prime 3-4 1115-
1209 lbs. 65.50-66.00. At
midweek, load choice 3 1050
lbs. 85.00. Choice 2-4 1000-
1250 lbs. mainly 63.50-64.50,
load choice 3 1445 lbs. 63.00,
some 1175-1250 ’ lbs.
predominantly 4 62.0063.00,
load 4-5 1348 lbs. 59.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1000-
1250 lbs. 63.00-63.50. Good 2-3
59.0062.50.
Average of ls-214 detailed
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2 Possum belly trailers.
Local & Long distance.
Contact:
L. Robert Frame, manager
Call day or evenings
7V7 Office or
215-458-5060 Home
mOID
quotations for Choice 900-
1100 lb. steers this week
64.12; Choice 1100-1300 lbs.
63.98. Average weight steers
this week 1162 lbs. as
compared 1177 lbs. the
previous week. Average
weight heifers this week 1017
lbs. as compared 1003 lbs.
the previous week.
HEIFERS: On Tuesday,
Choice and Prime 3-4 1000-
1050 lbs. 63.75-64.00. At
midweek, four loads Choice
and Prime 3-4 1000-1025 lbs.
63.5063.75. Choice 2-4 900-
1050 lbs. 61.7563.25. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 60.50-
62.00. Good 2-3 55.0060.50.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 24 44.0045.50, few
46.00. Cutter 42.0044.50.
Canner and low-cutter 40.00-
42.50.
BULLS: 1-2 1400-2000 lbs.
53.00-58,00, few individual 1
59.0060.00.
FEEDERS: Medium
frame 1 fleshy 950-1050 lb.
steers 64.0065.00. MGI.
Special
Market
Harrisonburg, VA
October 30,1979
There were 948 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives- of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets,-Livestock Section
on VDACS standards and
sold by the hundredweight.
STEERS: Choice and
Fancy 300400 lbs., 91.00-
104.00;- 405-500 lbs., 94.00-
106.00; 505-600 lbs., 89.00-
90.00. G00d300400 lbs., 87.00-
105.00; 405-500 lbs., 90.00-
95.00; 505600 lbs., 84.00-
91.00.
HEIFERS: Choice and
Fancy 300-400, lbs., 67.00-
75.00; 405-500 lbs., 75.00-
80.00; 505-600 lbs., 73.50-
78.00. Good 300-400 lbs., 69.00-
79.00; 405-500 lbs., 71.50-
78.00; 505-600 lbs., 65.00-
69.50.
St Louis
Cattle
November 1,1979
Receipts this week 4,900
Week Ago 4,500
Year Ago 5,300
Compared to the previous
week close, slaughter steers
and heifers fully 1.00 lower.
Cows 2.00-3.00 lower, most
decline on canner and cutter.
,Bulls 2.00 lower. Slaughter
supply mainly Choice and
mixed Choice and Prime
slaughter steers, around 35
percent heifers and 15
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1050-1275 lbs. 65.50-06.00.
Choice 24 950-1300 lbs. 64.00
65.60; scattered lots 3-51200
1325 lbs. 61.00-63.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4 900-1150
lbs. 63.0064.00. Part load
mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1350 lbs. holsteins 62.00.
Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 61.00
63.00. Standard to Good 2-3
1100-1350 lbs. Holsteins 59.00
80.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
875-1050 lbs. 64.0064.25, part
load 64.50. Choice 24 800-1050
lbs. 62.5064.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs.
61.5062.50. Good 2-3 700-950
lbs. 59.5061.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-4 42.00-46.00.
Boning Utility 1-2 45.00-48.00.
Cutter 1-2 41.00-46.00. Canner
and Low Cutter 1-2 38.00-
43.00.
BULLS: Yield-grade 1-2
1050-1800 lbs. 53.00-60.00,
closing week sales 53.00-
58.00.
FEEDERS: (including
around 1,500 at the regular
Thursday auction.) Feeder
steers steady to, 2.00 higher.
Feeder ' beliefs uneven,
generally steady. Supply
mainly medium frame 1-2
300-700 lbs. steers and 300-600
lbs. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium frame 1 290-500 lbs.
81.00-93.50; few lots 600-625
lbs. 82.0003.75; lot 809 lbs.
71.00; fleshy 900-1050 lbs.
64.25-65.25.
Medium Frame 1-2 400500
lbs. 80.00-83.50.
Large Frame 2 485 lbs.
Holsteins 67.00; 650-885 lbs.
Holsteins 58.00-62.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium frame 1 300-500 lbs.
72.00-78.00; 500-575 lbs. 69.25-
75,25; 600-700 lbs. 65.00-71.75;
lot thin 620 lbs. 74.25; fleshy
700-850 lbs. 60.00-65.00.
Small frame 1 fleshy 460
lbs. 64.00.
Livestock market and auction news
Thursday feeder cattle
auction. Estimated receipts
6,000. Same day last week
7,935.
Feeder steers and heifers
steady to 1.00 higher.
Demand good. Bulk supply
medium and Ihrge'frame 1
and 1-2 -feedej? steferS
weighing between 400625 lb.
and medium frame Q and 1-2
350700 lb. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium frame 1300400 lbs.
86.0097.00, 400500 lb. 84.00
92.25, Lot 425 lbs. 96.50; 500
600 lb. 76.25-87.50, mostly
80.00 up; 600700 lb. 76.50
79.00, few lots 600635 lb.
79.0081.30; 700800 lb. 73.50
77.50; lot 830 lbs. 72.80. Large'
frame 1 535 lb. 81.50; 625 lb.
82.00; 750800 lb. 73.0076.00,
800-875 lb. 70.50-75.00.
Medium Frame 1-2 450-500
lb. 77.§081.50, 510 lb. 77.00;
675-725 lb. 70.25-75.50. Large
Frame 1-2 340 lb. 93.00; 700
800 lb. 71.0076.00. Medium
Frame 2 500750 lb. 70.00
72.50. Large Frame 2
Holsteins 585 lb. 73.00; 775-
850 lb. 62.25-64.75, Lot 935 lb.
60.00,
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium Frame 1 300400 lb.
75.0081.00, Lot 280 lb. 84.50;
400-500 lb. 74.0079.00, few
71.5074,00; 500600 lb. 71.25-
74.00, few lots 74.0077.00;
600700 lb. 68.0072.50, few
65.00- few 700775 lb.
66.00- Small Frame 1
325450 lb. 73.25-75.50.
Medium Frame 1-2 300500
lb. 71.5076.00, 500650 lb.
66.75-69.50 lot 745 lb. 58.50.
Medium Friune 2 650750 lb.
55.25-82.50.
FOR THE WEEK:
Feeders steers and heifers
mostly steady to 1.00 higher.
Closing demand good.
Slaughter cows 1.001.50
higher. Late sale Utility and
Commercial 2-3 46.0049.00;
YG 34 and low dressing 2-3
43.5046.00. Cutter 1-3 44.75-
47.25; low dressing 41.00
43.00. Light Weight Canner
35.70 39.75. Bulls steady to
1.00 lower; YG 1-2 12001500
lb. 57.25-86.00, instances
60.0062.00; thin 9001400 lb.
54.00- Salable receipts
this week near 14,925 feeder
steers and heifers estimated
at .90 percent of receipts;
cows and bulls 10 percent." -
Oklahoma
Cattle
November 1
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
October 30,1979
CATTLE 210. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers mostly $1 to
$2 lower. Slaughter cows
weak to $1.50 lower. Few
High Choice & Prime 34
1025-1245 lbs. slaughter
steers 66.75-67.35, Choice No.
24 960-1315 lbs. 65.1066.85,
one at 67.50, Good 63.1065.25,.
few Standard. 56.0062.60.
Few Choice No. 3-5 slaughter
heifers 60.75-66.00, Good,
' 56.5062.75, few' Standard
50.75- Utility Com
mercial slaughter cows
47.75- one at 52.25,
Cutters 45.25-48.25, Canner &
Low Cutter 40.8545.10, few
Shells down to 32.00. One
Choice slaughter bullocks at
62.75, few Good 55.66-59.85,
few 51.00-58.50. Yield'Grade
§1 1390-2500 lbs. slaughter
bulls 56.1063.00, one at 66.50;
two yield grade #2 1095 and
1485 lbs. 54.00 and 58.25.
CALVES 290. Vealers $5 to
$8 lower. Two Prime vealers
105.00 and 116.00, few Good &
Choice 80.00-117.00, Standard
& Good 90-135 lbs. 85.00-94.50,
6085 lbs. 73.0085.00, Utility
55-110 lbs. 45.0069.00. Farm
calves active, holstein bulls
90140 lbs. 104.00130.00, one
at 137.50, few down to 90.00;
holstein heifers 85-275 lbs.
127.00187.50, few to 200.00,
few down to 107.00.
-HOGS 372. Barrows & gilts
weak to 50 cents lower. US
No. 1-2 200235 lbs. barrows &
gilts 35.5036.00, few 36.25,
No. 1-3 200250 lbs. 34.50
35.50, No. 2-3 200270 lbs.
33.0035.00. Sows 75 cents to
$1 lower. US No. 1-3 330540 .
lbs. sows 27.25-25.00, No. 2-3
270660 lbs. 24.0027.25.8 bars
24.25-27.00, few light weights
31.25.
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Green Dragon
Livestock SaleswJ
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
COWS cows
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
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Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob
Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stoyer plus local
consigners.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows;
Lambs and Veal Calves.
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H.RiSSER, Proprietor
. FEEDERPIGSIO. Lot US
No. 1-3 41'lbs. feeder pigs
34.50 cwt.
SHEEP 18. Good & Choice
45-90 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 53.50412.00, two 64.00
and6B.oo.
Indiana
Auction
November 1,1979
CATTLE 143. Compared
with last Thursday market,
SI. cows unevenly -steady. 1
Choice -sL heifers 60.25.
Utility & Commercial si.
cows 47.00-51.50. Cutters
45.0048.00. Canner & L.
Cutter & L. Cutter 40.00-
46.00, Shells down to 38.00.
Bulls few Yield Grade #1 & 2,
900-1700 lbs. 55.00-60.00.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Large & Medium No. 1 350-
500 lbs. steers 60.00-85.00;
Medium frame No. L 550-750
lbs. 55.0088.00. Medium &
Large No. 1 Good 300-500 lbs.
heifers 57.0081.50. Medium
No. 1500-750 lbs. 52.00-56.00.
CALVES 130. Vealers
unevenly steady. Few
Choice .102.00-108.00,, Good
95.00-102.00. Standard &
Good 90-120 lbs, 85.00-95.00,
7080 lbs. 75.0088.00, few
Utility 55-125 lbs. 60.00-70.00.
FARM CALVES: HoL
Bulls 85-125 lbs. 95.00-106.00.
Hoi. Heifers 85-120 lbs.
110.00-165.00.
HOGS. Barrows and gilts
US No. 1-2 200-225 lbs.
barrows ''and gilts 36.00-
36.25; No. 1-3 200-245 lbs.
34.00-35.75; few No. 2-3 250-
270 lbs. 33.00-34.50. SOWS 1
US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
29.0044.00. BOARS 22.00-
26.00.
FEEDER PIGS 75.
SHEEP 70. Wooled si.
lambs Choice 75-85 lbs. 61.00-
64.00, 55.00-
60.00;Slaughtertwes' 15.00-
24.00.