Livestock market an
Lancaster
Weekly
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bulls fully steady. Supply
included 48 per cent
slaughter steers, 16 per cent
cows, 9 per cent bulls, 4 per
cent heifers with the balance
mainly feeder steers, large
share held for Friday’s
auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1350 lbs. 73.50-76.25, few
76.50-77.85; Choice Grade 2
1050-1325 lbs. 74.50-76.50;
Choice 2-4 1000-1350 lbs.
70.80-74.50, few 74.50-75.10,
high Good and low Choice 2-3
68.00-71.50, Good 2-3 64.00-
4P68.50; Good and Choice 1085-
1600 lbs. holsteins 61.00-64.85,
few lots mostly Choice 65.10
66.60, Standard 1-2 55.00
61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 875-1050 lbs. 64.75-
69.25, few Choice Grade 2
69.75-73.00; good 2-3 850-1000
lbs. 60.0085.00.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 1-3 47.75-52.50,
few 52.50-55.00, Cutter 1-2
46.50-50.50, few 50.50-53.50.
Canner and low Cutter 40.00
45.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050
1400 lbs. 60.75-65.50, few
65.5068.75; Good 1000-1350
lbs. 58.00-61.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1300-1900 lbs. 59.50-65.50, few
65.50-68.00, couple 1800-1820
lbs. 69.50-70.25; Yield Grade
2 1000-1400 lbs. 56.00-60.50,
few 900-1000 lbs. 53.0556.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, Choice and Prime
fully steady, high Good and
low Choice firm - 5.00 higher,
instances 10.00 higher on 105-
120 lbs.; Slaughter Calves
1.00-5.00 lower. Demand
good for calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS: Prune 250320
lbs. 115.00120.00, few 120.00
125.00; Choice 130280 lbs.
97.30-108.00, few 108.00-
112.00; high Good and low
Choice 120250 lbs. 78.00
100.00, 100105 lbs. 73.00
87.00, 80105 lbs. 60.0077.00,
65-80 lbs. 56.00-65.00, around
auction news
60 head Standard 55-85 lbs.
24.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Choice 270-370 lbs. 68.00-
75.00, couple 75.00-80.00;
Good 250-350 lbs. 58.0048.00.
RETURNED TO FARM;
Bulk 90-115 lbs. holstein
heifers 120.00-170.00, around
80 head 190.00-230.00; bulk
90-115 lbs. holstein bulls
85.00- few to 106.00,
several 80-90 lbs. 70.00-75.00.
Pa. Auction
Summary
Friday, September 19
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 6029. Compared
with 5968 head last week and
6484 bead a year ago.
Uncaster Fanning, Saturday, September 20,19CQ-A9
Compared with last Friday’s
market; Slaughter steers
.75-1.00 higher; SI. heifers
steady-1.00 higher; SI. cows
1.00- higher; SI. bulls
steady-1.00 lower. SI. steers
High Choice & Prime 3-4
73.00- Choice No. 2-4
68.75-76.00; Good 64.00-70.00;
Standard 55.00-62.50. SI.
heifers: Choice 62.00-69.50;
Good 58.00-62.50; few
Standard 53.00-62.00. SI.
cows: Utility & Commercial
47.0052.50; Cutters 45.50-
49.50; Canner & L. Cutter
40.00- Shells' 1 down to
35d0. SI. bullocks: Choice
62.0066,50; Good 58.00-64.00;
few Standard 54.0058.00. SI.
bolls: Yield Grade No. 1
1100-2400 lbs. 57.0064.00;
Yield Grade no. 2 1000-1500
lbs. 54.0057.50.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers Large Frame No. 1
500-900 lbs. 65.00-74.00;
Large Frame No. 2 400-700
lbs. 52.0066.00; Medium
Frame No. 1, 300-750 lbs.
56.00- Heifers, Medium
Frame No. 1 300600 lbs.
54.0064.00. Bulls Medium
Frame No. 1 500600 lbs.
50.0061.50.
CALVES: 4368. Compared
with 3876 bead last week and
4112 head a year ago.
Vealers mostly steady-5.00
higher. Few Prime 100.00-
115.00; Choice 95.00-110.00;
Good 80.00-95.00; 90-110 lbs.
65.00-75.00; 70-90 lbs. 60.00-
70.00; Utility 50-110 lbs. 45.00-
65.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 80-130 lbs. 70.00-123.00,
mostly 85.00-110.00; Hoi.
Heifers 80-200 lbs. 85.0-
200.00, mostly 100.00-180.00.
Beef Cross Bulls & Heifers
70-110 lbs. 80.00-115.00.
HOGS: 7441. Compared
with 7119 head last week and
8240 head a year ago. US No.
1-2 200-240 lbs. 49.00-51.75;
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 48.00-
50.00; No. 2-3 190-270 lbs.
46.0049.00. Sows 1-3 140-190
lbs. 40.0046.00; Sows steady
-1.00 higher. US No. 1-3 300-
650 lbs. 39.0045.00; No. 2-3
300-700 lbs. 36.00-39.50. Boars
27.0035.00, few to 39.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1893.
Compared with 2023 head
last week and 1823 a year
ago. Feeder Pigs uneven,
mostly weak-2.00 lower. US
No. 1-3 2035 lbs. 17.0018.00
per head; 35-50 lbs. 17.00
25.00; 5075 lbs. 24.0033.00.
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GRADED FEEDER
PIGS: 2931. Compared with
3214 head last week, and 2095
head a year ago. All sales by
CWT. Feeder Pigs under 50
lbs. 1.00-7.00 lower, over 50
lbs. 1.00-7.00 higher. US No.
1-2 25-40 lbs. 61.0007.00, few
94.50, 40-50 lbs. 58.0001.00,
few 86.00, 5000 lbs. 60.00-
75.00, 6005 lbs. 49.0005.00;
US No. 20 25-40 lbs. 48.00-
67.00; 4005 lbs. 49.0004.00.
SHEEP: 822. Compared
with 937 head last week and
708 head a year ago.
Spring/Wooled si. lambs
mostly 2.00 lower. Choice 65-
115 lbs. 58.0007.00, few 72.00;
Good 45-100 lbs. 48.00-58.00.
SI. ewes: 20.00-35.00, few
down to 12.00.
St. Louis
Cattle
Thursday, September 18
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week 4,700
Week Ago 5,100
Year Ago 5,900
As compared to the
previous week’s close,
slaughter steers unevenly
steady, except holstein
steers firm to 1.00 higher.
Slaughter heifers through
mid-week firm to .50 higher,
not tested late. Cows fully
2.00 instances* 3.00 higher.
Bulls .50 to mostly 1.00
higher. 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 Prime 24
1050-1250 lbs. 70.00-71.00,
some closing sales 1050-1150
lbs. 69.00-70.00. Choice 24
950-1275 lbs. 68.00-70.50,
closing 68.00-69.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 24 900-1200
2bs. 66.00-69.00, closing 66.00-
68.00. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
64.50-67.50, few closing sales
64.5066.00. Standard to Good
2-3 1050-1350 lbs. Holsteins
56.00-62.00, closing sales
57.0062.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Through mid-week: Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 875-
1050 lbs. 67.0068.00. Choice 2-
4 850-1050 lbs. 65.5067.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
800-1000 lbs. 63.5065.50; 700-
800 lbs. 60.5063.50. Good 23
700-950 lbs. 59.0063.50.