Livestock market an
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St. Louis
Cattle
Thursday, April 17
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week: 6,700;
week ago 3,700; year ago
7,500.
Compared to the previous
week’s close, slaughter
steers steady to .50 lower,
Except holstem steers 1.00-
2.00 higher. Slaughter
heifers steady to .50 higher.
Cows steady to 1.00 lower.
Bulls mostly 3.00 higher.
Slaughter supply mainly
Choice and mixed Choice
and Prime 2-4 1050-1200 lbs.
steers, around 35 heifers and
15 cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Mixed Choice and Prune 2-4
1050-1275 lbs. 63.00-64.00, load
early 64.25, closing sales
Choice 24 950-
lbs. 62.00-64.00, closing
61.50- Mixed Good and
Choice 24 900-1200 lbs. 61.50-
62.50. Good 2-3 900-1200 lbs.
59.50- Standard to Good
2-3 1050-1450 lbs. holstems
56.00- closing sales
57.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
875-1050 lbs. 61.50-62.00,
couple packages 62.25; part
load mostly 34 975 lbs. 60.75.
Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 60.00-
61.50. closing sales 60.50-
61.50. Mixed Good and
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Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 59.00-
60.50. Good 2-3 700-950 lbs.
57.00-59.50.
COWS; Closing sales
Utility and Commercial 2-4
44.00- Boning Utility 1-2
45.00- Cutter 1-2 42.00-
46.00. Canner and Low
Cutter 1-2 39.0042.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1800 lbs. 52.00-58.00,
closing 54.00-58.00. Few
Yield Grade 1 1100-1650 lbs.
58.50-59.50.
FEEDERS; (Including
around 2,100 at the Regular
Thursday Auction). Feeder
steers extremely uneven,
weights under 600 lbs.
generally steady, instances
1 00-2.00 higher on thin
fleshed kinds; weights over
600 lbs. weak to 2.00 lower.
Feeder heifers weak to 3.00
lower. Receipts mainly
Medium Frame 1-2 400-700
lbs. steers and 350-700 lbs.
heifers, with a modest
showing of Small Frame 1
500-750 lbs. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium Frame 1: Scattered
lots 325-500 lbs. 77.25-86.00;
couple lots thin 450490 lbs.
88.00-89.25; 500-600 lbs. 67.75-
78.00; 600-700 lbs. 62.00-70.75;
couple lots 725-800 lbs. 61.00-
67.75; lot 9281b5. 63.25.
MEDIUM FRAME 1-2:
350-425 lbs. 74.00-79.00; 500-
550 lbs. 64.00-67.00.
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SMALL FRAME 1:
Scattered lots 500-600 lbs.
56.50-60.75; 600-750 lbs. 54.00-
57.25.
MEDIUM FRAME 1-2;
300-500 lbs. 60.75-69.00; 550-
625 lbs. 52.50-57.75.
Peoria
Cattle
Thursday, April 17
Report supplied by USDA
There were 2450 cattle this
week, 1833 a week ago, and
3239 a year ago. Trade
moderate both Monday and
Wednesday of this week.
Slaughter steers sold steady
to 1.50, instances 2.00 higher.
Heifers finished the week
steady to .50 higher. Cows
and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-
1400 lbs. 63.50-64.25, few 4-5
1050-1100 lbs. 61.00. Choice 2-
4 1000-1300 lbs. 62.00-64.00,
bulk 62.50-63.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-4 950-1200 lbs.
60.00-62.00. Good 2-3 950-1200
lbs. 58.00-61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and few Prune 2-4
900-1000 lbs. 60.00-63.25,
largely 61.50-63.25. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4 850-1000
lbs. 58.00-61.50, closing 59.00-
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61.50. Good 800-1100 lbs.
57.00-60.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 47.50-50 00,
Cutter 43.0047.50.
BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2
1100-1700 lbs. 55.00-58.00.
Middleburg
Auction
Tuesday, April 15
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 261. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers unevenly
steady. Slaughter cows $2.50
higher. Few High Choice and
Prime slaughter steers 62.50-
65.10, Choice 24, 1000-1400
lbs. 61.50-64.50, Good 60.00
62.75, Standard 56.00-59.00.
Choice slaughter heifers
58.00- few Good 55.00-
57.00. Utility and Com
mercial cows 47.50-52.50,
couple to 56.85, Cutters 47.00
51.50, Canner and Low
Cutters 44.7547.75. Few
Choice slaughter bullocks
60.00- few Good 56.85-
59.75. Yield Grade No. 1,
1200-2550 lbs. slaughter bulls
58.50-64.35, individual at
67.00. Large Frame #l, 425-
650 lbs. feeder steers and
bulls 56.00-66.00.
CALVES 143. Vealers
about steady. Few Choice
vealers 90.50-110.00, Few
Good 75.00-85.00, Standard
and Good 70-90 lbs. 62.00
70.00. Farm Calves; Holstein
Heifers 90-135 lbs. 100.00
130.00.
HOGS 96. Few US No. 1-2
200-230 lbs. barrows and gilts
29.35-30.35, few No. 1-3 230
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240 lbs. 28.00-28.35. (Hogs
Monday - 509) Weak to 50
cents lower. US No. 1-2 200
235 lbs. barrows and gilts
29.00- No. 1-3 190-250
lbs. 28.25-29.10, No. 2-3 200
270 lbs. 27.00-28.00. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 24.00-27.75,
few No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 20.00
24.00. Boars 22.0-24.50.
FEEDER PIGS 395. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
14.00- per head. No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 17.00-22.00, No. 1-3
5065 lbs. 19.00-24.00 per
head.
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any one grade to establish a
market.
Chambersburg
Livestock
Monday, April 14
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE; 352. Compared
with last Thursday market:
Slaughter steers 50' higher;
SI. cows unevenly steady. SI
steers Choice No. 24 900-1300
61.0063.50, one at 64.35;
Good 58.8562.25; Standard
56.00-58.75; SI. heifers:
Choice 60,0062.50; 1 Good
58.10. SI. cows Utility &
Commercial 48.00-53.00
couple to 56.85; Cutters 47 50
52.50; Canner & L. Cutter
44.5048.50; Shells down to
35.00. SI. bullocks; few
Standard 57.00-57.50; SI.
Bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,
1100-2330 lbs. 56.0062.00
couple 64.25.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Heifers Large Frame No. 2
300600 lb. 55.0065.00. Bulls
ATTENTION
FARMERS
Large Frame No. 2 350-500
lbs. 57.50-65.00.
CALVES; 420. Vealers
about steady, few Choice
98.00- Good 70.00-
90.00; Standard & Good 70-90
lbs. 57.00-66.00; Utility 50-90
lbs. 45.00-60.00.
FARM CALVES; Hoi
Bulls 90-120 lbs. 65.00-105.00
couple 108.00; Hoi. Heifers
90-135 lbs. 105.00-212.00.
HOGS: 191 Barrows and
gilts $1 lower. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 27.50-28.50 No. 1-3
235-260 lbs. 26.35-27.00; few
No. 2-3 250-280 lbs. 22.85-
25.85. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs.
24.50-25.00; few Boars 20.50-
24.25.
FEEDER PIGS 48. few
lots US No. 1-3 20-30 lbs.
15.00- per head.
Belleville
Auction
Wednesday, April 16
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 112. Compared
with last Wednesday's
market, slaughter tows
about steady. Few Standard
slaughter steers 46.3546.85.
Few Good slaughter heifers
56.85-58.85. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
46.0049.85, couple 51.35,
Cutters 45.50-49.50, few
Canner & Low Cutter 42.50-
46.00, Shells down to 39.00.
Few Good & Choice
slaughter bullocks 59.35-
61.60.
CALVES 149. Few Choice
vealers 80.00-88.50, few Good
67.00-78.00, Standard & Good
70-90 lbs. 55.0065.00. Farm
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