Al2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 5,1980
Livestock market ami auction news
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, April 3
Report supplied by USDA
Closing prices on
slaughter steers were 4.50-
5.50 lower, and heifers were
5.006.00 lower late. Cows
were 2.00-3.00 lower and
bulls 3.00-4.00 lower.
Four day receipts this
week: 9300; last week:
10,000; year ago
The decline in fed cattle
prices continued at an ac
celerated pace into the
fourth successive week. The
current downturn was the
most severe for a one week
period in the past several
years and left dosing levels
at the lowest point since late
August. The downturns were
inforced on very modest
supplies in reflection of a
chronically bearish down
ward plunging carcass
trade. Futures trading also
shared in the bearishness,
often closing at the
maximum allowable
decline. In view of the poor
movement of the finished
product, most buying in
terests confined purchases
to minimum immediate
requirements. The run in
duded a fair percentage
Choice steers and heifers
although many carried a
moderate to heavy coating of
mud. Steers made up ap
proximately 45 pet. and
heifers 40 pet. Cows com
prised 8 pet. and feeders 5
pet.
STEERS: On Monday,
load Choice 3 1215 lbs. 65.00,
three loads Choice with end
Prime 341150-12751b5. 64.35-
64.50. At Midweek low time,
Choice 2-4 1025-1250 lbs.
59.0040.25, small lot 3 1150
lbs. 61.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs.
58.00-59.00. Good 2-3 56.00
57.50. Three loads Good 1325-
1450 lbs. Holsteins 55.00
55.50.
Average of IS-214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900
1100 lbs. steers this week
61.44; Choice 1100-1300 lbs.
61.41. Average weight steers
this week 1166 lbs. as
compared 1161 last week.
Average weight heifers this
week 1005 as compared 1017
last week.
HEIFERS: On Monday,
load Choice with few Prune
975 lbs. 64.00. At the dose,
Choice 24 900-1050 lbs. 58.00
59.00. Some carrying heavy
coating mud or
predominantly 4 54.50-57.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
56.00-58.00. Good 2-3 54.00
56.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 42.0044.00,
some high-dressing smooth
beiferette type—45.0045.50.
Cutter 41.0043.00. Canner
and Low-Cutter 37.0041.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1300-2100 lbs.
50.0057.00.
FEEDERS: Load Medium
Frame No. 1 971 lbs. steers
60.50.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, April 1
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 193. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market;
few Choice No. 24 1000-1200
lbs. slaughter steers
59.75-61.00, few Good
56.50-59.50, Standard
53.00- few Utility
50.00- One Choice
slaughter heifers at 59.10,
few Good 54.75-56.85. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 44.50-49.00, couple
49.75, Cutters 44.00-48.50,
Canner & Low Cutter
43.00- Shells down to
39.00. One Good slaughter
bullock at 59.25, couple Stan
dard at 51.00. Few Yield
Grade #1 1100-1920 lbs.
slaughter bulls 57.25-64.00.
Large Frame HI 650-950 lbs.
feeder steers 47.00-53.00, few
250-400 lbs. 65.00-72.00.
CALVES 172. Few Prune
vealers 119.00-121.00, few
Choice 101.00-117.00, few
Good 85.00-102.00, Standard
& Good 70-90 lbs. 63.00-74.00,
Utility 50-80 lbs. 35.WW5.00.
Farm calves, holstem bulls
85-125 lbs. 75.00-105.00, few to
117.00; holstem heifers 85-145
lbs. 113.00-174.00, mostly
125.00-150.00.
HOGS 265. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
29.75-30.25, few to 30.75, No.
1-3 195-240 lbs. 29.00-30.00,
No. 2-3 230-280 lbs.
27.00-28.00. US No. 1-3 250850
lbs. sows 22.75-25.75. Few
Boars 21.00-21.75.
FEEDER PIGS 40. US No.
1-3 50-75 lbs. feeder pigs
32.0039.00 cwt.
SHEEP 88. Choice 25-55
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
80.00100.00, few Good 2025
lbs. 76.00-80.00; Choice 6090
lbs. Fall lambs 59.50-66.00.
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