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.