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Western Maryland
Livestock
Ttaciday, May 13
Report supplied by Auction
BUTCHER CATTLE: Fat
Steers 1.50 Higher’ Good
58.00-63.00; Standard 55.00-
58.00; Heifers Chice to 59.75;
Cows Mostly Steady Prices.
Good Cows High Yielding
Utility 49.00-51.75; Standard
& Utility 46.00-49.00; Can
ners 45.00-47.00; Shelly 45T00
Down; Bulls Large Run; Top
1880 lb. at 59.60; Bulk 1100-
1600 lb. 54.00-56.00.
BUTCHER HOGS 50-75*
lower; Top hogs to 29.85;
Bulk 215-240 lbs. 29.25-29.85;
190-210 lbs. 28.50-29.25; 170-
185 lbs. To 21.75; Heavy
Weights Boars 400-600 lb.
23.00- Sows 350-600 lb.
23.00- 250-350 lb. 19.50-
23.25
VEAL CALVES: Active!
2.00-5.00 higher; Tops to
110.00; Good Choice 100.00-
110.00; Standard 85.00-
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80.00; Weak & Rough 70.00
Down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein Heifers 99-
1101 b 140.00-185.00; Holstein
Bulls 95-110 lb. 100.00-115.00;
Few 90-100 lb. 80.00-100.00;
Beef Type Calves 75-105 lb.
85.00-
LAMBS Good Choice 95-
110 lb. 64.00-66.50; Sheep 100-
1751 b. 22.00-25.50.
STOCK CATTLE: Good
Run prices mostly steady;
Stock Steers 300-550 lbs.
Good & Choice 70.0065.00;
550-850 lbs. Good & Choice
64.00- Stock Heifers
300-500 lbs. Choice 59.00-
66.00; 300650 lbs. Good 50.00-
60.00; Stock Bulls 550-750 lbs.
52.0064.50.
PIGS AND SHOATS
Smaller run, prices steady
By the Head 15-30 lb. 8.00-
19.00; 35-70 lb, 18.00-26.00; by
the lb. 40-50 lb. 41.00-54.50;
Stock Boars 185-225 lb. 20.00-
22.50.
Belknap
Livestock
Wednesday, May 14
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 95- Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows $4 to
$5 higher. Couple Choice
slaughter steers 62.25 and
63.75, yield grade 4-5 1270-
1435 lbs. 52.25-58.00, Good
57.00- Standard 51.00-
55.00. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 57.00-61.75, few Good
54.75-57.50. Utility & Com
mercial slaugher cows 48.00-
54.25, Commercial No. 4-5
43.00- Cutter 47.00-
52.75, Canner & Low Cutter
42.00- Shells down to
38.00. Couple Yield Grade #1
1140 and 1740 lbs. at 64.00;
couple yield grade M 2 1150-
1680 lbs. 55.75 and 57.25.
CALVES 73. Few Choice
vealers 103.00-113.00, few
Good 90.00-100.00, few
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs.
66.00- 65-85 lbs. 53.00-
65.00. Farm calves, holstem
bulls 90-130 lbs. 78.00-116.00,
80-90 lbs. 69.00-79.00; few
holstem heifers 75-125 lbs.
100.00- beef cross
bulls & heifers 60-130 lbs.
71.00-
HOGS 374: Barrows & gilts
50 cents to $1 higher. US No.
1-2 210-245 lbs. barrows &
gilts 32.10-33.30, No. 1-3 200-
255 lbs. 31.0 Q-32.30, No. 2-3
200-270 lbs. 29.00-31.00, Lot
No. 2-3 265 lbs. at 28.00. Sows
mostly $2 higher. US No. 1-3
285-700 lbs. sows 24.00-30.00,
one 31.00, few Utility 205-315
lbs. 18.00-23.00. Boars 21.00-
28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 89; Us No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 6.00-
14.00 per head, few No. 1-3 45-
60 lbs. 16.00-18.00, few No. 1-3
80-100 lbs. 21.00-26.00 oer
head.
SHEEP 18: Lot choice 95
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
74.50. Few Slaughter ewes
19.00-20.50.
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Omaha
Cattle
Thurday, May 15
Report supplied by USDA
Midweek prices on
slaughter steers were weak
to 25 cents lower. Heifers
closed mostly steady. Cows
were 1.00-1.50 higher and
bulls were steady.
Four day receipts 15,000,
last week 13,500, a year ago
12,400.
The fed cattle trade was
characterized by a good
demand by all interests on
expanded marketings, in
cluding buying interests
outside the immediate
Omaha area. Consignments
included a moderate volume
of cattle from outside the
normal trade territory.
Prices showed a high degree
of stability with day-to-day
variations quite mild. Firm
carcass prices and fairly
good demand the forepart of
tile week provided the major
stimulation in live trading.
The overall finish of the
steer supply was quite at
tractive with a libera!
percentage choice, although
many consignments were
mixed 34; much of the
heifer crop was good to
average-choice. Slaughter
steers made up ap
proximately 53 pet and
heifers 33 pet. Cows com
prised 8 pet and feeders 6
pet.
STEERS: Early, three
loads Choice and Prime
predominantly 3 1186-1219
lbs. 65.75. At midweek, part
load Choice with end Prime 3
1226 lbs. 65.50, several loads
same grade 3-41162-1304 lbs.
65.0065.25. Choice 2-4 1000-
1300 lbs. closed 64.25-65.25,
some 1200-1300 lbs. with
increased percentage 4 63.00-
63.75. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs.
63.5064.25. Good 2-3 62.00-
63.25. Part loads Good 1200-
1325 lb. 2-3 Holsteins 58.00-
58.50.
Average of IS-214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900-
1100 lb. steers this week
64.92; Choice 1100-1300 lbs.
64.70. Average cost
slaughter steers this week
64.48 average weight 1174
lbs. as compared 63.21 and
1160 lbs. week ago. Average
cost heifers 62.08, average
weight 998 lbs. as compared
61.21 and 1003 lbs. week ago.
HEIFERS: Load Choice
and Prime 341075 lbs. 64.00
Monday. At Midweek, part
load Choice and Prime 34
1118 lbs. 63.75, several loads
and part loads same grade 3-
4 1010-1126 lbs. 63.00-63.25.
Choice 24 900-1075 lbs.
closed 61.50-63.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 875-1050
lbs. 61.00-62.00. Good 2-3
57.50-60.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 42.5044.50,
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 17,1980—A9
few 45.0045.25. Cutter 40.00-
43.50. Canner and Low
Cutter 38.5041.50.
BULLS; 1-2 1200-2000 lbs.
50.00-55.00.
Oklahoma
Cattle
Thursday, May 15
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts 8,200
Same Day Last Week 8,984
Trade active, feeder steers
under 800 lbs. steady to 2.00
lower; steers over 800 lbs.
mostly 2.00 lower; feeder
heifers over 500 lbs. steady
to 1.00 lower; limited supply
of heifers under 500 lbs. near
steady. Majority receipts
medium frame 1,500-800 lbs.
feeder steers and 400-700 lbs.
heifers. Good buyer atten
dance.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium Frame 1, 400-500
lbs. 75.50-82.00, two lots
435-445 lbs. 86.00; 500600 lbs.
70.00-75.25; 600-700 lbs.
67.25-70.25; 700-800 lbs.
63.5067.25, part load 740 lbs.
67.76; 800-900 lbs. 62.50-64.50,
package 975 lbs. 62.75. Large
Frame 1, lot 675 lbs. 68.00,
700-800 lbs. 62.00-66.50;
800-900 lbs. 61.5062.25. Small
Frame 1, few 550625 lbs.
67.2568.25; part load 735 lbs.
62.00. Medium Frame 1-2,
few 400600 lbs. 67.25-77.25;
600-700 lbs. 64.0067.50. Large
- Frame 1-2 650 lbs. 66.50;
700600 lbs. 61.2564.00. Large
Frame 2 Holsfeins, few
300-325 lbs. 79.W60.75; lot
440 lbs. 74.00; lot 620 lbs.
57.00; lot 930 lbs. 57.00; lot
1090 lbs. 55.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium Frame 1400-500 lbs.
65.50- 500-600 lbs.
63.00- 600-700 lbs.
61.75- lot 625 lbs. 64.50;
lot 770 lbs. 58.75. Medium
Frame 1-2 400-500 lbs.
61.00- 500-600 lbs.
60.25-63.00; 600-700 lbs.
58.75- lot 715 lbs. 55.00.
Medium Frame 2 package
525 lbs. 62.00; 550-700 lbs.
55.50-
FOR THE WEEK: Feeder
steers over 800 lbs. steady to
1.00 lower; steers under 800
lbs. steady; feeder heifers
steady, instances of 1.00-2.00
higher on heifers over 500
lbs. Slaughter cows and hulls
1.00 higher; late sales of
Utility and Commercial 2-3
42.0046.00; low dressing and
YG 34 41.0043.25; few Cut
ter 1-3 42.0043.00; Canner
and Low Cutter 38.5040.50.
YG 1,1500-1800 lbs. slaughter
bulls brought 62.00; YG 1-2
950-1400 lbs. 54.00-61.25.
Salable receipts this week
were near 20,900 head; com
pared with 23,794 head last
week and 29,899 head the
same time one year ago.
Feeder steers and heifers
comprised 95 percent of the
receipts; cows and bulls 5
percent.
CATTLE; 88. Compared to
Thursday’s market; SI. cows
grading utility and com
mercial $5 higher and
canner and cutter sl-$3
higher. SI steers: 2 Good
55.75; 1 Standard 53.50;
couple Utility 44.25 & 47.00.
SI. heifers: few Choice 59.00-
63.00; 1 Good 53.50; few
Standard 50.50-51.75. Utility
& Commrcial47.oo-51.50 few
52.00- Commercial
Nos. 4-5 43.0047.00; Cutters
43.00- few Canner & L.
Cutter 42.00-45.50; Shells
down to 35.00. SI. bullocks:
couple Standard 55.00-57.00.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers, few Medium Frame
No. 1 300-600 lbs. 54.50-66.50.
Heifers, few Medium Frame
No. 1 300-650 lbs. 50.5065.00;
Feeder bulls, few Medium
Frame No. 2 350-790 lbs.
52.00- Vealers few
Choice 96.00-112.00; few
Good 85.00-95.00; Standard &
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Leesport
Auction
Wednesday, May 14
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 257. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers
unevenly steady. Slaughter
cows $1 to $2.25 higher.
Choice 985-1400 lbs.
slaughter steers 60.85-63.00,
one at 63.50, Good 58.00-61.60,
Standard 55.85-57.85. Few
Choice 800-1100 lbs.
slaughter heifers 57.75-60.75,
few Good 54.25-56.25, few
Standard 48.00-50.75. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 47.00-50.25, few to 52.60,
Cutters 45.25-47.50, Canner &
Low Cutter 43.00-46.50, Shells
down to 38.25. Good & Choice
slaughter bullocks 58.50
63.00, few to 67.00, few
Standard 54.5057.25. Few
Yield Grade #1 1250-2250 lbs.
slaughter bulls 56.60-61.60;
few yield grade #2 1140-1165
lbs. 50.50-55.75. Large Frame
#1 450-535 lbs. feeder steers
73.50-79.00, few Large Frame
#2 725-915 lbs. 54.0061.50,
Medium Frame #1 400675
lbs. 69.50-73.00, Medium
Frame #2 330650 lbs. 65.50
74.00; few Medium Frame #1
400-510 lbs. feeder heifers
60.0062.00.
CALVES 73. Few Choice
vealers 101.00-110.00, few
Good 90.00-96.50, few
Standard & Good 70-80 lbs.
55.00- Farm calves,
bolstein bulls 90-130 lbs.
100.00115.00; he *>in heifers
85-135 lbs. 100.fJ101.00, few
to 155.00; fev tee‘ cross
bulls & heifers BS-U0 lbs.
100.00-
HOGS 377. Barrows & gilts
steady to 25 cents lower. US
No. 1-2 205-235 lbs. barrows &
gilts 32.50-33.10, No. 1-3 195-
250 lbs. 31.75-32.50, No. 2-3
200-280 lbs. 31.00-32.00, few
No. 1-3 155-185 lbs. 26.25-
30.25. Sows steady to 50 cents
higher. US No. 1-3 300-600
lbs. sows 26.50-28.00, few to
29.50. Boars 26.25-27.50.
FEEDER PIGS 257. US
No. 1-3 25-55 lbs. feeder pigs
43.00- cwt., one lot No. 1-
3 33 lbs. 60.00 cwt.
SHEEP 71. Few Choice 25-
30 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 111.00-135.00,30-50 lbs.
89.00- 50-70 lbs. 75.00-
86.00. Slaughter sheep 19.00-
40.00, yearlings 50.00-60.00.
GOATS 8.
Indiana
Auction
Thursday, May 15
Report supplied by PDA