Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis
Cattle
Thursday, December 18
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week: 5,500
Week Ago 6,300
Year Ago: 5,700
Compared to the previous
week’s close, slaughter
steers 1.50 to mostly 2.00
lower. Slaughter heifers 1.50-
2.00 lower Cows 4 00-5.00
higher Bulls steady
Slaughter supply mainly
Choice and Cnoice and
Prime 2-4 1050-1200 lbs.
steers, around 35% heifers
and 15% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS.
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1050-1275 lbs 62 00-64 25,
closing 63 50-64 25; 3-4 1075-
1300 lbs 61 00-63 00, closing
sales 62 00-63.00, package 4-5
1200 lbs. 57.00 Choice 2-4 950-
1300 lbs. 61 00-63.50, closing
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Penn Packing Buying Station
62.00- Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs. 60.00-
62.50. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
58.50-61.00. Standard to Good
2-3 1050-1350 lbs. Holstems
51.00- mid-week sales
51.00- not tested late.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
875-1075 lbs. 59.50-62 00,
closing mostly 61 00; 3-5 825-
1100 lbs. 56.00-60 00. Choice 2-
4 800-1050 lbs 58.00-61 50,
closing 59 50-61 00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 700-1000
lbs 56 50-60 00 Good 2-3 700-
975 lbs 55 00-58 50
COWS Closing week sales
Utility and Commercial 2-4
43.0046 00 Boning Utility' 1-2
46.00-48 00. Cutter 1-2 42 00-
45.00 Canner and Low
Cutter 1-238 00-42 00
BULLS Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1900 los. 46 00-54 00,
closing 50.00-54 00, in
dividual Yield Grade 155 00
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At Green Dragon Market
1 Mile North of Ephrata on North State Street
FEEDERS- (including
around 1,500 at the regular
Thursday auction.) Feeder
Steers firm to 2 00 higher
Feeder Heifers firm to 3.00
higher Most upturn on
weights under 500 lbs
Demand good for moderate
supply Receipts mainly
Medium Frame 1-2 400-800
lb Steers and 300-700 lb
Heifers
FEEDER STEERS
Medium Frame 1 275-400
lbs 74 00-79 00 400-500 lbs
70 50-77 00, 500-700 lbs 70 00-
73 50, scattered lots 750-850
lbs 64 50-68 50
Medium Frame 1-2 and
Small Frame 1 375-600 lbs
64 00-70 00, bulk 65 50-68 00
Large Frame 2 Holstms
Few lots lbs 52 00-
54 50, couple lots 865-875 lbs
52 50
FEEDER HEIFERS
Medium Frame 1 300-400
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lbs 62.50-68 00; 400-500 lbs
6100-66.25; 500-700 lbs 60.75-
64 25, few lots 725-775 lbs.
58 25-60 00.
STOCK COWS. Lot
Medium frame 1-2 889 lb
Middle-aged 40 50.
Peoria
Cattle
Thursday, December 18
Report supplied by USDA
51 Weekly Cattle Sum
mary Compared to last
week slaughter steers were
steady to 50 lower Heifers
50, instances 100 lower
Cows and bulls steady, in
stances 1.00 higher. Slow
trade and reduction of buyer
caused the week to open
sharply lower, however, by
midweek buyers aggression
coupled with an upward
trending beef trade erased
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 20,1950—A7
part of the early weeks
decline. Receipts this week
were about 4200, last week
5435 and 5160 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Closing sales. Choice 2-4
1050-1250 lbs. 63.50-64.50,
Load at 65.00, 4 loads 1100-
1275 lbs. 65.50 Load YG 3-4
1390 lbs. 61.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-4 1050-1250 lbs.
62 00-63.50 Good 60.00-62 00,
few packages 1050-1150 lbs
Holstems 56 00-58.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 2-4 950-1050 lbs 62.00-
63 50, bulk 62.00-63 00 3-4
60 00-62 00, few packages 4-5
54.00-57 50 Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 850-1000 lbs 60 50-
62 00 Good 59 00-60.50.
Cows Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 40 00-44.00, few
returning to the country
44 75 Cutter 37 00-42 00
BULLS YG 1-2 1100-1800
lbs 47 00-53 00.
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, December 18
Report supplied by USDA
Midweek prices on
slaughter steers and heifers
were 25-50 higher, some
mixed 3-4 75-1 00 higher
Cows were 1.50-2 00 higher
and bulls firm to 1 00 higher
Four day receipts this
week 13,700; last week
14,400; year ago 17,300.
The fed cattle trade
followed an erratic pattern
in reflection of a rapidly and
sharply fluctuating carcass
trade Prices were forced
downward on the initial
session, but the early decline
was more than offset in an
aggressive trade on later
sessions as carcass prices
moved substantially up
ward Yield grade was still a
major price-determining
factor, but after Monday
most buying interests were
somewhat less
discriminating in active
competition to secure
numbers The overall fmish
of the steer and heifer supply
was still attractive with a
large percentage Choice,
and the volume of yield
grade 4 animals was
somewhat smaller
Slaughter steers made up
approximately 45 pet and
heifers 36 pet Cows com
prised 11 pet and feeders 5
pet
STEERS At midweek
high time, load Choice 3 1231
lbs 65 75, load Choice 3 1234
lbs and load Choice and
Prune 3 with end 4 1212 lbs.
65.50. Choice 2-4 1050-1300
lbs. 64.00-65.25, load 1401 lbs.
64.00, some 1150-1300 lbs
with increased percentage 4
63.00- Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 1025-1250 lbs.
63.50-64.25. Good 2-3 61.50-
63.50 Couple consignments
Good and Choice 2-3 1250-
15001 b Holstems 61.00.
HEIFERS. Two loads
Choice and Prune 3 with end
4 1000-1025 lbs. 63.50-63.75,
load large share 4 1100 lbs.
61.50. Choice 2-4 900-1075 lbs.
61 50-63.25, some large share
4 at inside price, load 4-51227
lbs 60 00 Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 875-1050 lbs
61.00- Good 2-3 59.00-
61.00.
Average of LS 214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900-
1100 lb. steers 64.28,1100-1300
lbs 64 25 Average three day
cost steers this week 63 26,
average weight 1181 lbs. as
compared 64 71 and 1187 lbs.
a week ago. Average three
day cost heifers 61 04,
average weight 1030 lbs. as
compared 62 79 and 1039 lbs.
a week ago.
COWS Utility and
Commercial 2-4 41.004 4 00,
few 44 50. Cutter 40 0042.00
Canner and Low-Cutter
39 0040 50.
BULLS. 1-2 1200-2300 lbs.
48 00-53 00, few individual 1
54 00
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, December 15
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 79
cows, 13 bulls, 388 calves, 5
heifers, 1 steer, 74 hogs, 18
lambs, 4 sheep. Cattle
market reported easier, calf
marKet reported steady
Holstein Heifer Calves to
145.00, Veal Calves to 89.00;
Bobs, 90-110 lbs 70 00-88 00,
Bobs, 80 and down lbs 55 00-
65 00, Grassers & Feeders
45 00-90 00, Lambs 52 GO
-57 50, Sheep 12 00-31 00,
Hogs, 200-250 lbs. 38 00-46 00,
Sows 32 00-38 00, Boars
30 00-34 00, Pigs 8.00-19 00,
Heifers 42 00-47 50, Steers no
market established; Steers,
feeder 52 00-68 00; Bulls
49 50-57 75; Cows, utility
45 0047 25, Cows, fat 40 00-
44 00. Cows, medium 39 00-41
41 00, Cows, poo~ or small
32.00-38 00, Horses to 510.00;
Ponies to 222 50, Goats none