Livestock morket and auction news
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, March 12
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 110. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows $1.50
to $2 lower. One Choice
slaughter steer at 66.10, few
Good 62.00-65.00, few Stan
dard 58.85-61.85. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows
49.00-53.00, few to 54.00, Cut
ters 48.75-52.00, few Canner
& Low Cutter 47.75-49.75,
SheUs down to 37.75. Few
Yield Grade #1 1100-1860 lbs.
slaughter bulls 59.0-64.00.
CALVES 184. Vealers
grading Standard & Low
Good $2 to $4 lower. Few
Choice vealers 122.00-129.50,
few Good 90.00-105.00, Stan
dard & Good 70-95 lbs.
63.00- Farm calves,
|holstem bulls 85-125 lbs.
80.00- mostly
95.00- holstem heifers
85-150 lbs. 120.00-206.00,
mostly 160.00-185.00.
HOGS 265. Barrows & gilts
$2.25 to $2.75 lower. US No.
1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 35.00-35.85, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 34.00-35.25. US
No. 1-3 300-525 lbs. sows
31.00- Boars 26.00-29.75.
FEEDER PIGS 377. US
No. 1-3 15-20 lbs. feeder pigs
11.00- per head, No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. 16.00-25.00, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 23.00-32.50, No. 1-3
100-150 lbs. 35.00-43.50 per
head.
SHEEP 13. Few Good
60-100 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 70.00-72.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 30.00-35.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, March 7
Report supplied by USDA
Feeder Cattle
339
191
297
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Hardly enough of
any one class for a full
market test. Supply mcluded
175 in graded sale sold in lots
of 10 or more; balance sold
mainly in lots of three or
less.
FEEDER STEERS
MEDIUM FRAME NUM
BER 1: 64 head 892-930 lbs.
70.00-70.75; one lot 800 lbs.
73.50.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME NUMBER 1: One
lot 910 lbs. 66.10.
MEDIUM FRAME
NUMBER 1 AND 2: One lot
660 lbs. 76.25.
LARGE FRAME NUM
BER 1 AND 2; Couple lots
590695 lbs. Holstms 74.50-
79.00; one lot 1110 lbs. 63.10.
LARGE FRAME NUM
BER 2: One lot 545 lbs.
Holstems 72.75; one lot 975
lbs. Holstems 59.50.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, March 10
New Holland
Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 294
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market stronger.
Work horses 1000.00-
1500.00; Better horses 500.00-
900.00; Driving horses 300.00-
875.00; Riding horses 275.00-
450.00; Lightweight killers
300.00- Heavyweight
killers 450.00-775.00; Mares
25.00- Colts 10.00-25.00;
Geldings 25.00-65.00; Larger
ponies 125.00-300.00.
St. Louis
Cattle
Thursday, March 13
Report supplied by USD A
Receipts This Week: 5,100
Week Ago: 4,500
Year Ago: 7,600
Compared to the previous
weeks close, slaughter
steers and heifers mostly .50
lower, except Holstein steers
steady. Cows 2.00-3.00 lower.
Bulls weak to 1.00 lower.
Slaughter supply mainly
Choice and Mixed Choice
and Prime 24 slaughter
steers, around 40 heifers and
10 cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1050-1275 lb. 67.00-68.00,
closing 67.50-68.00. Choice 2-4
950-1300 lb. 65.50-67.50,
closing 66.00-67.50; couple
loads 2-3 1025-1050 lb.s 67.75.
Mixed Good and Choice 24
900-1200 lb. 64.50-66.00. Good
1-2 900-1175 lbs. 62.50-65.00.
Standard to Good 2-3 1050-
1350 lb. Holstems 59.00-62.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
875-1050 lb. 65.50-66.50,
package early 67.00; closing
Uawrttr Fanning, Saturday, March 15,19M-A9
sales 65.50 to mostly 66.00,
part load 66.25. Choice 2-4
800-1050 lbs. 64.00-66.00,
mostly 64.0065.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 700-1000
lbs. 63.0064.00. Good 2-3 700-
9751b5. 61.5063.00.
COWS: Closing week sales
utility and commercial 24
45.0049.00. Boning Utility 1-2
49.00-51.00. Cutter 1-2 45.00-
48.00. Canner and low Cutter
1-241.0045.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1900 lbs. 58.0063.00.
Yield Grade 1 1700-2000 lbs.
64.0064.50. Individual out
standing yield grade 1 2450
lb. Holstein 65.00.
FEEDERS: (Including
around 1,000 at the regular
Thursday auction.) Feeders
steers and heifers 2.004.00
lower. Supply mainly
medium frame 1 400-800 lb.
steers and 400-700 lb. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium Frame 1 - Lot 238
lbs. 102.00; LOO 330 lbs. 93.00;
400-500 lbs. 80.00-87.00; 500-
600 lbs. 75.25-84.00; 600-700
lbs. 75.0060.50; 700600 lbs.
66.25-72.75. Medium Farme
1-2 - Few lots 335400 lbs.
80.0065.75; few 625-675 lbs.
70.00.71.00. Large Frame 1-2
Holsteins - Lot 400 lbs. 76.75;
500 lbs. 67.75; couple lots 890-
895 lbs. 58.50-58.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium Frame 1 - Lot 217
lbs. 92.50; 300400 lbs. 75.25-
83.00; 400-500 lbs. 70.00-75.50;
500-600 lbs. 68.25-73.00; few
lots 600-700 lbs. 64.75-69.50.
Medium Frame 1-2 - Few
lots 490-560 lbs. 66.0067.50.
Oklahoma
Cattle
Thursday, March 13
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts 10,000
Same Day Last Week 7453
Trading active. Feeder
steers and heifers over 400
lbs. fully steady; not enough
sales under 400 lbs. to make
an adequate test of the trade.
Majority receipts Medium
Frame 1 500-800 lbs. feeder
steers and 400-700 lbs,
heifers. Good buyer atten
dance.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium Frame 1 lot 345 lbs.
94.75; 400-500 lbs. 88.00-94.50;
500-600 lbs. 79.50-85.00, lot 510
lbs. thin 87.25; 600-700 lbs.
76.00- lot 81.75; 700-800
lbs. 73.50-78.75; 800-850 lbs.
72.75- fleshy 70.50-72.25.
Large Frame 1 600-800 lbs.
73.25-79.00; lot 915 lbs. 71.00.
Small Frame 1 500-600 lbs.
73.50-75.75. Medium Frame
1-2 package 375 lbs. 84.00;
500600 lbs. 75.00-78.75. Large
Frame 1-2 550-700 lbs.
73.00- 750-825 lbs.
69.75- Large Frame 2
Holstems few 550650 lbs.
63.75- 775-925 lbs.
60.0061.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium Frame 1 lot 345 lbs.
82.00; 400-500 lbs. 72.50-80.00;
500-600 lbs. 71.75-74.50;
600-700 lbs. 69.00-73.50, fleshy
69.00-71.00; 700-750 lbs.
66.5089.75. Large Frame 1
lot 775 lbs. 70.20. Medium
Frame 1-2 few 500-600 lbs.
70.50-72.50, load 570 lbs. thin
73.85.
FOR THE WEEK: Feeder
steers and heifers under 500
lbs. 4.00-7.00 lower; over 500
lbs. 2.00-4.00 lower.
Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00
lower; late sales included
Utility and Commercial 2-3
46.00-50.75, low dressing and
YG 34 42.5046.25. Slaughter
bulls closed the week
steady; package YG 1 high
dressing 1700 lbs. at 70.75;
YG 1-2 1300-1625 lbs.
61.50- mostly
62.50- This week’s
salable receipts near 28,700
head compared with 16,716
head one week ago and 25,022
head the same week a year
ago. Feeder steers and
heifers comprised 97 percent
of this week’s cattle
receipts; cows and bulls
near 3 percent.