Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis
Cattle
Thursday, January 24
Receipts This Week
Week Ago
Year Ago
Compared last weeks
close, Slaughter Steers and
Heifers 2.50-3.00 lower. Cows
closed firm to 1.00 higher.
Bulls steady. Additional
declines in whole sale beef
prices early in the week
majors contributing factor
for downturns in live prices.
Slaughter supply near 50
percent slaughter steers,
about 35 percent heifers and
ISpercent.cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1050-1250 lbs. 65.00-65.75, lot
iIOO lbs. early Monday
Wj.oo; 3-4 1100-1250 lbs. 61.00
63.50- Choice 2-4 950-1275 lbs.
63.0065.50, Bulk 63.0064.50
after Monday. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-4 900-1100 lbs.
Late 62.0063.00. Good 2-3 900
1175 lbs. late 60.5062.00.
Standard to Good 10501400
lb. Holstems 55.0060.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
875-1050 lbs. 62.5063.50, part
load early Monday 63.75 ; 3-4
925-1075 lbs. 61.5062.50; 3-5
950-1100 lbs. 58.0061.50;
couple lots 4 to mostly s’s
10501150 lbs. 56.00. Choice 2-
4 8001050 lbs. 61.0063.50,
mostly 61.00-62.50 after
Monday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700975 lbs. late
60.0061.00. Good 2-3 700950
lbs. late 58.5060.00.
4,700
5,200
4,600
COWS: Late Utility and
Commercial 2-4 44.0048.00.
Boning Utility 1-2 48.0050.00.
Cutter 1-2 44.00-48.00. Canner
and low Cutter 1-2 40.00
44.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
10501800 lbs. 55.0059.00.
Few Yield Grade 160.00.
FEEDERS; (Including
around 1,300 at the regular
Thursday auction.) Feeder
Steers and Heifers 1.003.00
lower. Supply mainly
medium frame 1-2 400800 lb.
steers and medium frame 1
4006001 b. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium Frame 1; 300-400
lbs. 84.0096.50; 400500 lbs.
81.00-88.50; 500600 lbs. 77.00
80.75; 600700 lbs. 73.75-79.00;
700750 lbs. 69.5073.75; 850
900 lbs. 66.5069.50.
Medium Frame 1-2 and
some Small frame 1: 375-500
lbs. 75.5080.25; 600750 lbs.
65.0069.25.
Scattered lots Large
Frame 2: 575-825 lb.
Holstems 62.5070.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium Frame 1: Few Lots
300400 lbs. 76.25-81.00; 400
500 lbs. 70.5076.00; 500600
lbs. 67.0073.50; 600700 lbs.
64.25-68.00.
STOCK COWS: Lot
Medium Frame 1 Young and
Middle Aged 919 lbs. 60.25,
few lots Middle Aged 725-975
lbs. 50.00-55.25.
PAIRS: Few lots Young
and Middle Aged Medium
Frame 1 mostly with small
calves at side 580.00-645.00
per pair.
bid m au see
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, January 22
CATTLE 180. Choice 2-4,
1000-1200 lbs. slaughter
steers 65.0066.75, Choice 4-5,
13501650 lbs. 62.85-65.00,
Good 63.00-65.25, Good &
Choice holsteins 12801590
lbs. 58.8062.75, Standard
58.75-62.50. One Choice
slaughter heifer at 64.75 nn»
#5, at 55.00; one Good at
64.25, Standard
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 49.0051.25,
few 52.35, individual's 54.25
56.00, Low Utility 48.00-49.00,
Cutters 46.7049.75, few 51.75,
Canner and Low Cutters
43.0046.60, Shells down to
35.00. Few Good slaughter
bullocks 61.25-63.75, few
Standard 57.50-60.25. Couple
Yield Grade No. 1, 14002025
lbs. slaughter bulls 62.25 and
63.25.
CALVES 270. Few Choice
vealers 110.00-127.00, Good
90.00-105.00, few Standard
and Good 110-130 lbs. 79.00-
89.00, 90-115 lbs. 76.00-83.00,
65-90 IBs. 68.00-76.00, few
Utility 55-100 lbs. 50.0085.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
85-120 lbs. 100.00-133.00, few
down to 80.00; Holstein
heifers 85-130 lbs. 136.00-
175.00, few to 217.50.
HOGS 422. US No. 1-2 200-
250 lbs. barrows and gilts
39.75-40.35, No. 1-3 195-250
lbs. 39.00-39.75, No. 2-3 200-
275 lbs. 38.00-39.00, 265-340
lbs. 30.75-37.60. US No. 1-3
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300565 lbs. sows 29.0034.75,
No. 2-3 360685 lbs. 28.70
30.75. Boars 23.0026.00.
FEEDER PIGS 27. US No.
1-3 4075 lbs. feeder pigs
43.00-48.00 per hun
dredweight, Lot No. 1-3 95
lbs. at 38.00 cwt.
SHEEP 8. Few Choice 70
75 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 69.0070.00, few Good
55 lbs. at 53.0064.00, One
Utility at 45 lbs. 44.00. Two
Slaughter ewes 25.00 & 26.00.
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Market
Tuesday, January 22
BUTCHER CATTLE: Fat
Steers $2.00 lower. Good-
Choice 1000-1200 lbs. 64.00-
67.00; 1200-1400 lbs. 59.00-
64.00; Heifers Good to 58.00;
Cows steady to $l.OO lower;
Good Cows 6 head 51.00-
52.60; Standard & Utility
47.00-51.00; Canners 45.00-
48.00; Shelly 45.00 Down;
Bulls few offered, top 1575
lbs. at 64.25; Good 1200-1600
lbs. 55.0080.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 75
cents under last week. Top
Hogs 38.35; Bulk 200-225 lbs.
37.75-38.35; 230-260 lbs. 38.00-
38.25; 265-285 lbs. 35.10-37.60;
BOARS 350850 lbs. to 23.85;
SOWS Bulk 300800 lbs. 28.00-
32.00; Thin 250-400 lbs. 22.00-
27.00.
VEAL CALVES: very
active! Prices higher. Tops,
to 129.50; Good-Choice
105.00-129.50; Standard 90.00-
105.00; Light Calves 72.00-
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USED SPREADERS
83.00; Weak & Rough 72.00
Down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein Heifers 90-
100 lbs. few to 150.00.
Holstein Bulls Bulk 95-120
lbs. 115.00-134.00; Few
(Young) 85.00-110.00.
STOCK CATTLE: good
run, prices steady. Stock
Steers 350-600 lbs. 75.00-
88.00; 600-900 lbs. 69.00-72.00.
Stock Heifers 350-600 lbs.
60.00-73.00; Stock Bulls 400-
500 lbs. 75.00-85.00; 550850
lbs. 58.00-70.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: $2.00
lower. By the Head 15-30 lbs.
5.00-11.00; 30-50 lbs. 10.00-
17.00. Bred Sows By the
Head 75.00-100.00.
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Friday, January 18
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Work horses - Tenn. pr.
2600.00- single
1050.00- Tenn. pr.
2550.00- single
1300.00- Driving
horses - Tenn. 780.00-1075.00;
Lock Stock Registered
mares - singles 725.00-
2250.00; grade mares pairs
2800.00- 00, single
1150.00- Local Work
Horses, pair 1700.00-2725.00,
single 900-1800; Mules pairs
2000.00- single 900-
1500.00; Local driving 650.00-
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