Al2— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 26, 1960
Livestock
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, January 24
Weekly 51 - Cattle -
Midweek prices on Slaughter
Steers and Heifers were
mostly 1.00 lower, instances
1.25 off on Steers. Cows were
50-1.00 higher and Bulls firm.
Four day recipts this week
10,400, last week 13,800 a
year ago 13,200.
The fed cattle trade
followed an irregular course
characterized by wide day
to-day price variations.
Early trading was quite
bearish and prices were
forced sharply downward in
reflection of a dull carcass
trade. A part of the early
decline was regained,
however, in an aggressive
midweek trade on curtailed
supplies. Yield grade was
again a dominant price
determining factor, and
even yield grade 3 800-900 lb.
carcasses sold 2.00-3.00 per
cwt below 600-800 lb. car
casses. In addition, mud was
a more prevalent condition
as feedlot conditions
deteriorated. Much of the
steer supply was good to
average-Choice, with Steers
making up approximately 48
pet of the supply and Heifers
29 pet. Cows comprised 15
pet. and Feeders 5 pet.
STEERS: At midweek,
load Choice 3 1132 lbs. 66.00.
Load Choice and Prime 3-4
1329 lbs. 63.00. Choice 2-4
1000-1250 lbs. 64.00-65.50,
some mostly Choice but
carrying heavy coating of
mud 63.00-63.50, load per
dommantly 4 1200 lbs. 61.35.
late. Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 1000-1250 lbs. 63.5064.50.
Good 2-3 60.0063.50. During
week, moderate volume
predominantly 4 1250-1400
LEON B. HERSHEY
Box 265 Paradise, PA
717-442 4807
B. RUSSELL SADDER
R 5, Box 322 A Manhemi, PA
717-665-4153
JASON E MILLER
169 Strasburg Pike
Lancaster, PA
717 393 7244
lbs. 61.00-63.50, some 4-5
1350-1450 lbs. 58.5060.00.
Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900-
1100 lb. steers this week
64.90; Choice 1100-1300 lbs.
64.65. Average weight steers
this week 1174 lbs. as
compared 1183 lbs. last
week. Average weight
Heifers this week 1026 lbs. as
compared 1019 lbs. last
week.
HEIFERS; At midweek,
load Choice 3 980 lbs. 64.50.
Few loads and part loads
Choice and Prime 3-4 975-
1100 lbs. 63.5064.00. Choice 2-
4 900-1125 lbs. 62.5064.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
875-1050 lbs. 62.0063.00. Good
2-358.0061.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-4 46.00-49.00.
Cutter 44.00-47.00. Canner
and low-cutter 41.00-45.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1300-2275 lbs.
55.0060.00, individual 161.00-
63.00.
Oklahoma
Cattle
Thursday, January 24
Estimated Receipts 3400;
Same Day Last Week 6807.
Trading fairly active.
Feeder steers under 600 lbs.
1.00-3.00 higher; 600600 lbs.
steers steady; steers over
800 lbs. 1.00-2.00 lower.
Feeder heifers steady to 1.00
higher. Demand light on
fleshy offerings over 600 lbs.
Majority receipts medium
frame 1 400-900 lb. feeder
steers and 400-700 lb. heifers.
Good buyer attendance.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium frame 1 271 lbs.
120.00; 300400 lbs. 97.50-
110.00, lot 384 lbs. 114.00; 400-
500 lbs. 90.00-96.75, two lots
410440 lbs. 106.25-109.50; 500-
600 lbs. 80.00-90.00, mostly
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES LISTED BELOW
WM. J. YODER
Rt 2. Box 367
Narvon, PA 17555
717-354-0497
H MELVIN CHARLES
R 1 Washington Boro, PA
717-684 5783
AMOSHURSH
Lititz RD#4, PA 17543
717 733 6776
market and auction news
80.00- lot 504 lbs. 95.50;
600-700 lbs. 75.00-80.25, two
part loads 610-615 lbs. 83.00-
83.10; 700-800 lbs. 71'50-79.00,
several 72.50-75.50; 800-900
lbs. 67.00-72.25; few 925-985
lbs. 65.0066.00. Large frame
1 lot 557 lbs. 85.00; 700-800
lbs. 71.50-78.25; lot 1065 lbs.
65.05. Medium frame 1-2 600-
700 lbs. 70.00-74.50. Large
frame 1-2 lot 565 lbs. 74.75;
lot 620 lbs. 73.25 ; 700-800 lbs.
68.50-70.50. Large frame 2
Holstems lot 305 lbs. 94.00;
lot 575 lbs. 70.00; 775-950 lbs.
57.75-63.00.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium frame 1300-400 lbs.
80.00- lot 365 lbs. 89.50;
400500 lbs. 73.00-78.50. Two
lots 403-405 lbs. 82.50-83.40;
500600 lbs. 71.5074.75, lot 530
lbs. 76.10; 600700 lbs. 68.00
70.25; 650700 lbs. fleshy
63.5066.75; few 700750 lbs.
66.25-67.00. Large frame 1
few 750600 lbs. 64.7566.75.
Medium frame 1-2 lot 275 lbs.
83.50; 395450 lbs. 71.2578.00;
500600 lbs. 67.7570.00; few
600700 lbs. 63.7565.50.
FOR THE WEEK: Feeder
steer calves under 500 lbs.
steady; offerings over 500
lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower, some
over 800 lbs. 4.00 off. Feeder
heifers steady to 1.00 lower.
Slaughter cows steady to 1.00
higher; late sales included
Utility and Commercial 2-3
46.50-48.75; two lots high
dressing 50.00-51.00; few
Cutter 1-3 45.25-46.25.
Limited sales of slaughter
bulls steady with YG 1-2
1350-1700 lbs. 60.25-62.25.
This week salable receipts
near 9,300 head compared
with 19,232 head one week
ago and 12,534 head the
comparable penod one year
ago. Feeder steers and
heifers comprised 89 percent
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Loganton, PA
v-v—7l7-725 2355
CHESTER SOLTYS. JR
Spring City, PA
215-948 3647
of the weeks cattle receipts;
cows and bulls near 11
percent.
Joliet
Cattle
Thursday, January 24
Friday through Wed
nesday’s salable receipts
5,000; same period a year
ago 5,550. Trading slow'on
Monday; turned moderately
active on Wednesday.
Slaughter Steers ended the
week 50 to mostly 1.00 lower
than Wednesday of last
week. Slaughter Heifers
ended the week 1.00 lower.
Cows ended the week steady
to 1.00 higher than Wed
nesday of last week.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed High Choice and
Prime 3-4 1150-1300 66.00
66.50 Monday; 66.00, 1 load
66.25 Wednesday; YG Mostly
4. 1250-1350 63.00-65.00
Monday; 64.00-65.50 Wed
nesday; YG 4-5 1300-1400
60.00-63.00 Monday. Choice 2-
4 1050-1300 65.00-66.00, 1 load
66.50 Monday; 64.75-66.25
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1250 64.00-
65.00. Load Choice Holstems
1200 60.00 Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prune 3-4
950-1100 65.00-65.25, 1 load
65.50 Monday; 65.00, 3 loads
65.25 Wednesday. Choice 2-4
900-1050 64.00-65.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000
62.5005.00.
COWS: Utility. & Com
mercial 1-3 43.0045.00, few
46.00 Monday; 44.0046.00,
40.0043.00 Monday; 42.00
44.00 Wednesday.
Indiana
Auction
No report available.
WERTZ BROTHERS
R 5 Danville, PA
717 275 4407
Chambersburg
Auction
Thursday, January 24
CATTLE 279. Prices
slightly higher than last
week.
FEEDER CATTLE: 32
head.
CALVES; 370. Vealers
about steady.
HOGS 127. Barrows and
gilts about steady.
FEEDER PIGS 26.
SHEEP: 32.
Pa. Auction
Summary
Friday, January 25
CATTLE 4399. Compared
with 4958 head last week, and
3911 head a year ago.
Compared with last Friday’s
market, slaughter steers
bullocks & bulls $l-2 lower.
SI. heifers $l-4 lower. SI.
cows 50 cents-$l lower. Few
High Choice & Prune si.
steers 66.75-70.00; Choice
64.0070.50; Good 60.0066.00;
Standard 56.00-62.00, few
Utility 55.0060.00. Choice si.
heifers 60.00-66.75, Good
55.0063.00, Standard 50.00
58.00, few Utility 46.00-53.00,
Utility & Commercial si.
cows 47.00-53.00, few to 54.00;
Cutters 46.00-51.00, Canner &
L. Cutter 40.0048.50, mostly
43.0048.00; Shells down to
32.00, few Choice si. bullocks
61.5066.00, Good 58.0065.00,
Standard 53.0060.00; Yield
Grade #1,11002000 lbs. 57.00
67.00, Yield Grade #2, 900
1700 lbs. 55.0061.00.
FEEDER CATTLE;
Medium Frame No. 1 Choice
300600 lbs. steers 75.0090.00.
Medium Frame No. 1300500
lbs. heifers 65.0073.50. Few
Medium Frame No. 1450-850
lbs. bulls 60.0069.00.
CALVES 2877. Compared
with 3172 head last week, and
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JAMES STUTZMAN SONS
R 3 Kutztown, PA
215-683 7198
215-682-2524
WILMER J. WEAVER
R 1 Fredericksburg, PA
717 865 6710
J CLYDE BRUBAKER
2418 Harrisburg Pike
Lancaster, PA
717 898-8984
3152 head a year ago.
Vealers mostly steady, few
Prune vealers 120.00-130.00;
Choice 104.00-122.00; Good
85.00-110.00; Standard &
Good 90-110 lbs. 70.00-90.00;
70-90 lbs. 60.00-80.00.
FARM CALVES: Active.
Hoi. Bulls 90-125 lbs. 90.00
138.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-130
lbs. 125.00-225.00.
HOGS 7035. Compared
with 7113 head last week and
6196 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts steady to
50 cents lower. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
39.00-41.50, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 38.50-40.00, No. 2-3 195-
260 lbs. 37.5039.00, few No. 1-
3 140-180 lbs. 34.0037.00.
SOWS steady to strong. US
No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows
29.0036.00, No. 2-3 400700
lbs. 25.0031.00. BOARS 16.50
27.00,
FEEDER PIGS 1709.
Compared with 1592 head
last week and 656 head a
year ago. Steady to $4
higher. US No. 1-3 2035 lbs.
feeder pigs 9-0018.00 per
head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 17.00
28.50, No. 1-3 5070 lbs. 26.00
36.50, few Utility 20-40 lbs.
7.0017.00 per head.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS
2975. ALL SALES CWT.
Compared with 2390 head
last, and 3569 head a year
ago. Feeder pigs No. 1-2 20-40
lbs. $l-5 higher, others $2-5
lower. US No. 1-2 2040 lbs.
41.0067.00, few 70.00 ; 4050
lbs. 45.0065.00, 5060 lbs.
44.0061.00, 60105 lbs. 38.00
54.00, US No. 2-3 2540 lbs.
38.0051.00, 4050 lbs. 30.00
50.00. 5090,1b5. 33.0049.00.
SHEEP 361. Compared
with 362 head last week and
308 head a year ago. Wooled
si. lambs steady to $2 lower.
Choice 60110 lbs. 63.0072.50,
Good 50100 lbs.-55.0065.00.
Slaughter ewes 15.00-40.00.
ELAM G. HOOVER
R 2, Box 531 Reading, PA
215 926-2908
ELWIN H. REAM
Hughesville, PA
717-584 4085
RON HERSHEY
RD#2 Gap. PA 17527
717-442 8573