Al2—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 19,1950 Livestock market an Oklahoma Cattle Thursday, January 17 Estimated Receipts 6500 Same Day Last Week 7881 Trading fairly active. Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 1.00- higher; 600-800 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher; over 800- lbs. steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady; over 600 lbs. -1.00 lower. Majority receipts medium frame 1 500-900 lbs. feeder steers and 300-700 lbs. heifers. Good buyer at tendance. FEEDER STEERS: Medium frame 1 few 340-400 lbs. 103.00-105.00, lot 329 lbs. 113.75; 400-500 lbs. 91.25- 98.00, two lots 420437 lbs. 102.00- 500-600 lbs. 81.25- mostly 83.00- 91.00; 600-700 lbs. 76.75-82.25, lot 611 lbs. 85.00; 700400 lbs. 74.75-80.50, lot 733 lbs. 81.10, lot 791 lbs. fleshy 73.75; 800- 900 lbs. 71.75-74.75, lot 830 lbs. 77.30, lot 880 lbs. fleshy 70.75 ; 900-1000 lbs. 69.50- 72.00; lot 1125 lbs. 69.50. Large frame 1 lot 378 lbs. 105.00; lot 486 lbs. 99.00; lot 605 lbs. thin 85.25; few 915- 1010 lbs. 69.25-70.25. Medium frame 1-2 few 325-375 lbs. 100.50-101.00; 400-500 lbs. 87.25- 790-840 lbs. 69.00- 70.25. Large frame 2 lot 538 lbs. 77.75; lot 640 lbs 71.75. Large frame 2 Hoistems lot 665 lbs. 68.25; 750-950 lbs. 63.75-65.25. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium frame 1 part load 314 lbs. thin 89.50; few 350- 400 lbs. 79.00-85.75; 400-500 lbs. 74.25-80.00, lot 402 lbs. 83.00; 500-600 lbs. 71.00-75.50; 600-700 lbs. 67.25-72.00, lot 603 lbs. 73.00; lot 785 lbs. 67.60 Large frame 1 lot 328 lbs 80.00, lot 465 lbs 75.25, part load 647 lbs 73 50 Medium frame 1-2 285-385 lbs. 76.25- 83.50; 10t545 lbs. 69.25. FOR THE WEEK: Feeder steers closed the week steady to 1.00 lower, in stances of 2.00 on offerings over 600 lbs. Feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Decline on offering over 600 lbs Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, late sales included Utility and Commercial 24 45 75-50.00; Cutter 1-3 46.00- 48 00. Slaughter bulls 2.00- 4.00 lower; YG 1-2 1075-1675 lbs. 58.25-63.00, with an in dividual 1800 lbs. at 65.00. This week’s receipts near 19,200 head compared with 23,724 head one week ago and 17,983 head the comparable period one year ago. Feeder steers and heifers comprised 92 percent of this week’s receipts; cows and bulls 8 percent. Joliet Cattle Thursday, January 17 CATTLE: Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 6,500; 5 days last week 6,010; same period a year ago 4,537. Trading extremely slow for the week. Slaughter steers mostly 75 to 1.50 lower, except on YG 4 and 5 steers and steers over 1200 which ended the week 2.00 to instances 3.00 lower than Wednesday of last week. Slaughter heifers ended the week mostly 50 lower. Cows ended the week steady co weak. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed high Choice and Prime 3-41150-1300 lbs. 68.00- 68.25 Monday; 66.50-67.25; 1 load 67.50 Wednesday; YG 4r 5 1250-1475 lbs. Monday; 59.00-65.00 Wed nesday. Choice 2-4 1050-1300 lbs 67 00-68.00 Monday, 65.50-67.25 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs. 66.00-67.00 Monday; 64.50-65.50 Wed nesday. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 34 950-1100 lbs. 66.50-67.00 Monday; 66.00-66.50 Wed nesday; 1 load YG mostly 4 1100 64.00. 1 load Choice 2-3 1022 67.25 Monday. Choice 24 900-1150 lbs. 65.50-66.50 Monday; 65.00-66.00 Wed nesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 64.50- 65.50 Monday; 63.50-65.00 Wednesday. COWS: Utility & Com mercial 1-3 46.5048.50, few 49.00; 2 loads high dressing Utility 49.50 Monday; 46.00- 47.00 Wednesday. Peoria Cattle Thursday, January 17 Receipts this week: 5200; last week: 5100; year ago; 2400. Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers 1.00-2.00 lower, most decline on yield grade 4’s. Slaughter heifers 50-1.00 lower. Cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Bulls steady. Receipts about 65 percent slaughter steers 25 percent slaughter heifers, balance mainly cows. Slaughter steers and heifers continue to work lower m sympathy with the dressed trade. Increase percentage 4-5 cattle noted this week. SLAUGHTER STEERS: At mid-week, Choice & Prune 3 to mostly 4’s 1100- 1300 lbs. 65.00-65.50; few 4-5 1200-1300 lbs. 62.50-64.00; Choice 24 1000-1250 lbs. 65.00-67.00, Monday couple loads 68.00-68.25; mostly 4’s 1150-1300 lbs. 63.00-64.00; mixed Good and Choice 24 auction news 1000-1275 lbs. 64.00-65.50; Good 2-3 61.00-64.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice & Prime 3-4 900-1100 lbs. 65.00-65.25, load 67.00 early; 4-5 1050-1200 lbs. 62.00- 64.00; Choice 2-4 850-1100 lbs. 64.00-65.75; mixed Good & Choice 2-4 850-1050 lbs. 63.00- 64.00; Good 2-3 58.00-63.00. COWS. .Utility and Commercial 1-3 45.50-48.50; few Utility 50.00-52.00; Cutter 1-2 42 00-46.00; Canner 39,0042.00. BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2 1100-1700 lbs. 53.00-60.00. Indiana Auction Thursday, January 17 CATTLE 159. SI. cows 1.50-2.00 lower, instances 4.00 lower. Choice RG 65.50, Good 64.50, few Standard 54.25-62.00. Choice si. heifers 63.50, Good 61.00, few Standard 55.00-58.00. Utility & Commercial si. cows 46.00- 50.50, Cutters 44.00-48.00, Cutters & Low Canner 41.00- 45.00, Shells down to 32.00. SI. Bullocks Good 58.50-66.50, Few Yeild Grade No. 1-2 1050-1650 lbs. si. bulls 57.00- 65.25. FEEDER CATTLE: Choice Large Frame No. 1 350-500 lbs. steers 70.00-87.50. Large Frame No. 1 Good 350- 425 lbs. heifers 62.5067.00. Large Frame No. 1 Good 530- 800-lbs. bulls 60.00-70.00. CALVES 147. Vealers grading Good & Choice steady Prime vealers 126.00, Choice 110.00-116.00 Good 95.00-110.00, Standard & Dg. 90-120 lbs. 85.00-96.00, Standard 70-90 lbs. 70.00- 85.00, few Utility 55-125 lbs. 57.00-70.00 lbs. FARM CALVES- Hoi bulls 90-120 lbs 95.00-106 00, Hoi heifers 90-120 lbs 100 CO -185 00 HOGS 96: Barrows and gilts grading 1& 3 mostly 50' higher. No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 39.50-40.50, No. 2-3 195-250 lbs. 37.00-39.50, 1 lot 280 lbs. 35.25. Sows US No. 1-3 300450 lbs. sows 32.00-38.50. Boars 25.00-29.50. FEEDER PIGS 53: US No. 1-3 30-40 lbs. feeder pigs 9.00- 14 00 per head, No. 1-3 45-61 lbs 14.00-19.00, Lot No. 1-3 80 lbs. 26 50. SHEEP 11: Good 56-100 lbs. 56.00-66.00, Couple Slaughter ewes 18.00-19 00 Belknap Auction Wednesday, January 16 CATTLE 119. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter cows about steady. Couple Choice slaughter steers 63.75 and 64.00, few Good 60.00-62.50,- few Standard 56.0 < >60.00. Few Good slaughter heifers 59.25- 63.25, few Standard 48.00- 52.75. Utility and Com mercial slaughter cows 50.50-56.25, one at 57.00, Cutters 47.0fr52.25, Canner and Low Cutters 39.00-47.00. Yield Grade No. 1-2,-935-2190 lbs. slaughter bulls 57.75- 66.25. Few Medium Frame #l, 665-870 lbs. feeder steers 64.00-70.00. Few Medium Frame #1,330490 lbs. feeder heifers 72.00-79.00, few 700- 800 lbs. 56.0fr63.50. Medium Frame rfl, 450630 lbs. feeder bulls 67.50-75.00. CALVES 112. Vealers about steady. Few Choice vealers 105.00-114.00, few Good 90.00-96.00, Standard 90-115 lbs. 70.00-85.00, 65-85 lbs. 52.00-70.00, Utility 50-110 lbs. 31.00-50.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs. 80.00-104.00. HOGS 330. Barrows and gilts mostly ?1 lower. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs. barrows and gQts 39.20-39.60, lot 40.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 38.50-39.40, No. 2-3 200-260 lbs. 37.50- 38.50, few No. 1-3 135-155 lbs. 33.25-34.00. Sows strong to $1 higher. US No. 1-3 290-625 lbs. sows 31.00-37.50, No. 2-3 365-560 lbs. 27.25-31.00. Few Boars 26.00-30.00. FEEDER PIGS 190. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00-19.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 18.00-28.00, No. 1-3 50-85 lbs. 26.00-31.00, Utdity 25-30 lbs. 5.00-10.00 per head SHEEP 4. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens,Pa. Monday, January 14 Reported receipts of 356 calves, 124 cows, 11 heifers, 22 bulls, 8 steers, 114 hogs, 1 sheep, and 11 lambs. Cattle market reported real good, and calf market reported steady. Holstein Heifer Calves to 190.00; Veal Calves 90.00- 117.00; Sobs, 90-110 lbs. 85.00- JO; Bobs, 80 and down lbs. 65.00-75.00; Grassers & Feeders 45.00- 86.00; Lambs 55.00-71.00; Sheep 25.0040.00; Hogs, 200- 250 lbs. 36.00-38.00, top 41.00; Sows 26.00-30.00; Boars 18.00- Pigs 10.00-20.50; Heifers 52.00-56.25; Steers, good 55.00-57.75; Steers, feeders 60.00-86.00; Bulls 53.00- Cows, good 50.00- 52.00, Top 55.00; Cows, medium 46.0048.00; Cows, poor or small 40.0045.00; Horses to 365.00; Ponies to 65.00; Goats to 49.00.
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