livestock market and auction news
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, September 25
Report supplied by USDA
Midweek prices on
Slaughter Steers were .SO
LDO lower. Heifers closed
.25-.50 lower. Cows were 2.00-
3.00 lower, and bulls 1.00-2.00
lower.
Slaughter Steers and prices and carcass
Heifers came under per- . realizations portion of the
sistent downward pressure early downturn in live prices
the fore part of week as was regained at midweek,
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modest marketing proved
unable to offset the effects of
a bearish carcass trade.
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numbers. Slaughter quotas
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small supplies. The overall STEERS: On Monday,
finish of the Steer and Heifer Choice with end Prime
supply still was not par- predominantly 3 1122 lbs.
ticularly attractive with 70.50. At midweek, load
much of the consist Good to Choice with few Prune 31222
Average-Choice, and in- lbs. 69.50. Choice 2-4 1025-
cluding many 1000-1100 lb. 1250 lbs. closed 68.25-69.25.
steers. Slaughter Steers v Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
made up approximately 33 975-1200 lbs. 67.50-68.25.G00d
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23 pet. Holstems 62.00-63.00.
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Average of LS 214, detailed
quotations for Choice 900-
Liitctshf Farming, Saturday, September 27,1980—A>
1100 lb. Steers 68.02; 1100-
1300 lbs. 69.05. Average cost
Steers this week 67.89,
average weight 1106 lbs. as
compared 68.95 and 1130 lbs.
a week ago. Average cost
Heifers 65.92 average weight
975 lbs. as compared 66.09
and 981 lbs. a week ago.
HEIFERS: During week,
several loads and part loads
Choice 3 and Choice and
Prime 3-4 950-1096 lbs. 67.50-
68.00. Choice 2-4 875-1050 lbs.
closed 66.00-67.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 850-1050
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lbs. 64.0W55.50. Good 2-3
61.004(3.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 43.5045.50.
Cutter 42.0044.00. Canner
and low-cutter 40.0042.50.
BULLS: 1-2 1200-2200 lbs.
52.00-57.00, individual 158.00-
59.00.
Leesport
Auction
Wednesday, Sept 24
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 293. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers
weak to $2 lower. Slaughter
cows steady to $1 lower. Few
High Choice & Prime 1070-
1150 lbs. slaughter steers
72.25- Choice 1000-1250
lbs. 66.85-71.25, few 72.75, few
Good & Choice holsteins
1300-1450 lbs. 58.25-61.00,
Good ' 60.00-67.50, few
Standard 56.50-59.25. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
60.00- few Good 52.00-
60.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 47.25-50.35,
few to 52.75, Cutters 44.75-
48.85, Canner & Low Cutter
38.7544.25. Few Good
slaughter bullocks 60.00-
67.00, one at 71.00, Standard
56.00- Yield Grade #1
1400-1600 lbs. slaughter bulls
57.85-60.25, one at 66.00; few
yield grade #2 1000-1200 lbs.
52.25- Few Large
Frame ill 350450 lbs. feeder
steers 73.00-81.00, Large &
Medium Frame HI 600-950
lbs. 60.50-69.50, few Medium
Frame #1 350-650 lbs. 58.50-
75.00; few Large Frame #1
385-665 lbs. feeder heifers
63.0066.50, Medium Frame
HI 450-515 lbs. 53.50-59.50;
few Large Frame H 2 450765
lbs. feeder bulls 50.50-57.50.
CALVES 133. Vealers
grading Standard & Good
steady to strong. Choice
vealers 90.0096.00, few to
105.50, few Good 85.0092.50,
few Standard & Good 110130
lbs. 75.0090.00, 90110 lbs.
70.0075.00, few- 7085 lbs.
60.0070.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90130 lbs.
89.00110.00; few holstein
heifers 90120 lbs. 125.00
154.00, one at 176.00.
HOGS 305. Barrows & gilts
$1 to $1.50 lower. US No. 1-2
200235 lbs. barrows & gilts
49.5050.10, few to 51.00, No.
1-3 195-255 lbs. 47.7549.75,
No. 1-3 170180 lbs. 42.00
45.10. Sows steady to $2
lower. US No. 1-3 300550 lbs.
sows 36.0042.00, few to 43.75,
few No. 2-3 460480 lbs. 30.00
35.50, Utility 265-350 lbs.
32.5036.00. Boars 32.0034.00.
FEEDER PIGS 111. US
No. 1-3 15-30 lbs. feeder pigs
57.0062.00 cwt, No. 1-3 4060
lbs. 43.0048.00, few No. 1-3
8090 lbs. 43.0052.00 cwt.
SHEEP 24. Few Choice 80
100 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 59.00-65.00, few Good
75-90 lbs. 49.00-55.00.
Slaughter ewes 19.0040.00.
GOATS 28. Large Goats
25.0047.00 per head, one
58.00 per hd.
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