Al2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 28,1980
Livestock market an
Omaha
Cattle
TTmrsday, June 26
Report supplied by USDA
Midweek prices on
slaughter steers and heifers
were 1.00-1.50 higher in
generally aggressive
trading. Cows were 1.50-2.00
higher, bulls steady to weak.
Four Day Receipts:
14,000; Last Weak 12,400;
Year Ago 9,600.
The upward spiral in fed
cattle prices continued
under a good demand
stimulated by advancing
prices on carcass beef at the
wholesale level. The current
upturn pushed closing levels
to the highest point since last
December and some 8.00-
9.00 above the low time
recorded in early April.
Midweek trading slowed
somewhat on steers,
however, as some tem
porary instability developed
m carcass trading, with
processors reported bearish
and packers holding a strong
position. Supplies were
slightly larger than the
previous week, but were
ideally distributed over the
trading penod. Weighing
conditions usually favored
the selling side with hot,
humid weather encouraging
rather liberal waterfalls. The
consist again included a
liberal percentage choice
steers with much of the
heifer supply good to
average-choice. Steers made
up approximately 48 pet of
the week’s total and heifers
34 pet. Cows comprised 10
pet and feeders 6 pet.
STEERS: At midweek,
two loads Choice 3 1252 lbs.
70.25. Few loads Choice and
Prune 3 with end 4 and
Choice 3 1085-1225 lbs. 69.40-
69.75, several loads Choice
and Prune 34 1138-1306 lbs.
69.00-69.50, two loads large
share 41384 lbs. 68.00. Choice
24 1050-1300 lbs. 68.0009.00,
occasionally 69.25 on
predominatly 3. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1000-
1250 lbs. 66.5007.75. Good 2-3
63.0006.00. Good and Choice
2-3 1200-1450 lbs. Holstems
59.5001.50.
Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900-
1100 lbs. steers this week
68.32; Choice 1100-1300 lbs.
68.48. Average cost
slaughter steers this week
68.11, average weight 1178
lbs., as compared 66.17 and
1169 lbs. week ago. Average
cost heifers 65.60, average
weight 899 lbs. as compared
64.12 and 1004 lbs. week ago.
Belknap
Auction
Wednesday, June 25
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 74; Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows
about steady. Few Choice
slaughter steers 64.00-66.25,
one Good at 62.00, few
Standard 53.50-57.00, few
Utility 41.00-52.25. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
60.00-62.75, Good (one) 58.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 45.00-52.00,
Cutters 45.00-51.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 40.0045.00, Shells
down to 35.00. Couple Yield
grade #1 1250 and 1355 lbs.
slaughter bulls at 63.25;
couple yield grade #2 860 and
890 lbs. 47.50 and 49.75. One
lot Large Frame #2 holstems
358 lbs. feeder heifers at
72.50; few Medium frame #1
465-620 lbs. feeder bulls 52.00-
60.50.
CALVES 108; Vealers
Grading Good & Choice 6.00-
10.00 lower, Standard & Good
about steady. Few Choice
vealers 83.00-89.00, Good
74.00- heavy weights
Good & Choice 69.00-77.00,
Standard 67.00-72.00,
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs.
70.00- 65-85 lbs. 60.00-
68.00, few Utility 50-80 lbs.
40.00- Farm calves,
holsteu bulls 90-125 lbs.
77.00- few holstem
heifers 80-110 lbs. 75.00-
132.50; beef cross bulls &
heifers 65-100 lbs. 80.00-90.00.
HOGS 406: Barrows & gilts
strong to 50 cents higher. US
No. 1-2 210-240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 42.1042.80, No. 1-3 200-
250 lbs. 40.0041.50, No. 2-3
200-260 lbs. 36.0040.00, 275-
315 lbs. 28.25-32.75, No. 1-3
170-185 lbs. 35.00-39.50. Sows
2.50 to 3.00 higher. US No 1-3
285-520 lbs. sows 28.50-34.25.
Boars 25.00-27.50.
FEEDER PIGS 109: US
No. 1-2 30 lbs. feeder pigs
22.00-22.50 per head, No. 1-3
2085 lbs. 8.00-22.50, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 21.00-26.00, Utility
20-25 lbs. 5.00-8.00 per head.
auction news •
Chambersburg
Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, June 26
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 279. SI. cows &
bulls about steady. SI. steers
few Choice 850-1000 lbs.
63.00-65.00; Good 57.50-61.00;
few Standard 52.75-57.50; SI.
heifers few Choice 60.00
63.85; few Good 57.00-58.00;
SI. cows Utility & Com
mercial 46.50-52.50. Cutters
47.50-52.00; Canner & L.
Cutter 43.50-47.50; Shells
down to 40.50. SI. bullocks
individual Choice 70.50; SI.
bulls No. 1900-1800 lbs. 51.50
60.00.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers, few Large Frame
No. 2 350-600 lbs. 60.50-68.50.
CALVES: 445. Vealers
about steady. Few Prime
96.00- Choice 80.00-
96.00; Good 67.00-80.00;
Standard & Good 70-90 lbs.
60.00- Utility 50-90 lbs.
50.00-
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls $lO lower. Hoi. Heifers
steady. Hoi. Bulls 80-125 lbs.
75.00-115.00, mostly 90.00-
110.00, 80-140 lbs. 110.00-
186.00.
HOGS; 124. Barrows and
gilts $2-$3 higher. US No. 1-2
210-240 lbs. 42.75-43.60; No. 1-
3 200-215 lbs. 41.85-42.00.
Sows US No. 1-3 300450 lbs.
28.25-30.50; No. 2-3 350-500 lbs
25.50-29.50. Few Boars 22.50-
25.25.
FEEDER PIGS 96. US No,
1-3 40-60 lbs. 20.50-25.00.
Danville
Auction
Danville, Pa.
Monday, June 23
Report supplied by auction
STEERS: Standard to
Good 58.00-61.35.
BULLS: 53.00-60.25.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 49.00-51.85; Good to
Standard 47.5049.00; Utility
44.85-47.00.
CALVES: Back to farm
100.00-112.00; Standard to
Good 70.00-95.00.
HOGS: 504.40.0043.10.
SOWS: 26.0033.00.
BOARS: 23.0025.00.
G&M
Livestock
Monday, June 23
Duncans ville, Pa.
Report supplied by auction
Compared to last week
market report cows & calves
steady, hogs higher, steers
higher.
DAIRY COWS: 900.00-
1465.00.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 63.50-65.25; Good to
Choice 62.00-63.85; Standard
to Good 57.25-62.35.
HEIFERS; Good to Choice
58.75-62.25; Other 55.10-58.50.
FEEDERSTEERS; Good
to Choice 430-540 lbs. 69.00-
76.25; Standard to Good
59.50-68.50; 665-710 lbs. 52.00-
67.00.
BULLS: 960-1200 lbs. 60.75-
64.25; 1300-1775 lbs. 55.75-
62.85.
COWS; High Choice to
Prime 48.25-51.85; Good to
Standard 45.0048.00; Utility
43.25-44.75; Cutters down to
39.25.
CALVES: High to Choice
95.00106.00; Good to Choice
80.0095.00; Standard to Good
70.0080.00. Hoi. Bull calves
90110 lbs. 90.00116.00; Hoi.
Hfr. calves 90120 lbs. 125.00
167.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 15-25 lbs.
10.0015.00; 25-50 lbs. 15.00
28.50.
HOGS: 210240 lbs. 42.00
43.85; 190270 lbs. 37.75-41.36.
SOWS: 310430 lbs. 25.50
29.00; 3904801b5. 26.5029.50.
BOARS: 21.5025.75.
LAMBS: 60.0068.50.
SHEEP: 20.0035.50.
Pa. Auction
Summary
Friday, June 27
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 6622 Compared
with 6818 head last week, and
8359 head a year ago.
Slaughter steers mostly $1
spots; SI. heifers steady; SI
cows steady to $1 higher; SI.
bullocks unevenly steady;
SI bulls $l-12 higher. SI
steers; High Choice & Prune
No. 3-4, 66.00-69.10, Choice
No. 2-4, 63.00-67.25 few 70.50;
Good 57.00-64.00; Standard
53.00- SI heifers: Choice
60.00- Good 55.00-60.50;
few Standard 50.00-56.00. SI.
cows: Utility & Commencal
46.00- 50, Cutters 45.00-
5100; Canner & L Cutter
42.00- Shells down to
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