Livestock market and auction news
Okalahoma
Cattle
Wednesday, December 31
FOR THE WEEK: Very
limited supply of feeder
steers under 600 lbs. steady
to $l.OO higher. Heifers
under 600 lbs. generally
steady. Offerings over 600
lbs. untested. Slaughter
cows steady to $l.OO higher.
Late sales mclude Utility
and Commercial 2-3 43.75-
48.75; Cutter 1-2 42.00-45.50.
Slaughter bulls closed the
week steady to $l.OO higher
Yield Grade 1-21350-1600 lbs.
54.00-58.00. Salable receipts
this week near 2,200 head
compared with 2,064 head
last week. Feeder steers and
heifers 1,600 head (73%);
cows and bulls (27%).
HOG AUCTION- 100. Not
enough of any one class on
offer to make an adequate
test of the trade.
FOR THE WEEK.
Compared to late last week:
Barrows and gilts recovered
part of the early loss to close
.25-.50 cents lower; sows
generally steady; feeder
pigs steady to $l.OO higher.
Salable receipts near 1,500
head for the holiday shor
tened period and compares
with 1,609 head for the
comparable period a week
ago. Feeder pigs totaled
near 300 head and comprised
20 percent of the salable
receipts. The week’s best
price at $44.40 was paid for a
few head of US 1-2 220-242
lbs. barrows and gilts.
Peoria
Cattle
Wednesday, December 31
Report supplied by USDA
51 Weekly Cattle Sum
mary : Slaughter Steers
HAY AUCTION
EVERY FRIDAY - 1:30 P.M.
HORSE AUCTION - 7:30 PA
BEIL'S SALES
1 Mi. North of York Springs on Rt. 15
717-334-7224, David W. Martin
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: FRIDAY, IANIURY 23 |
i ON THE FARM MONTE! J
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to start promptly at 1:00 Z
Every 4 weeks 1
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster, PA, 6 miles J
south of Quarryville, take Rt. 272 to Little Britian, turn ♦
north, follow Little Britian Rd. to Jackson Rd. 2nd z
farm, OR Take Rt 222 out of Quarryville to Cedar Hill ♦
Rd. to Little Britian Rd. to Jackson Rd. Watch for sale Z
arrows. ♦
2 & 3 Way Crossbred Gilts i
York & Hampshire & Ouroc X
Due to farrow 3 days to 4 weeks after sale date. Now 1
everything vaccinated for both Lepto & Erysipelas, ♦
wormed and sprayed for lice. #
Local trucker available. t
No hogs sold on commission. ♦
Abe Diffenbach
Auctioneer
1 NEXT SALE DATE - FRIDAY. FEB. 20 %
mostly steady. Heifers
steady to .50 lower Cows
sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher than
last week’s Light midweek
run. Bulls steady to 1.00
higher. Trading moderate on
Steers, active on Heifers
during the week. As the price
differential spreads on YG 3
and 4 Carcass buyers are
more selective, cautious and
those consignments carrying
YG 4 are discounted ac
cordingly.. Receipts this
week about 3000, last week
2467 and 10903 last year.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice, few Prime 24 1050-
1300 lbs. 63,00-65.00, Mostly
64.00-64 50, m loads 1100-
1150 lbs. 65 50 on Monday.
YG 34 62.00-63.50, Few loads
mostly 4’s, few s’s 61.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 24
1050-1350 lbs 62 00-63.50
Good 60.00-62.00.
SLAUGHTER heifers;
choice, few Prime 24 950-
1175 lbs. 61.50-63.50, bulk
62.00- IVz loads 63.75 on
Monday. Part load 1300 lbs.
63.00 on Wednesday. YG 34
60.00- Part load 4, few
s’s 55.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 850-1000 lbs. 61 00-
62.50 Good 59.00-61.00.
COWS- Utility and
Commercial 2-3 42.0047 00,
few high yielding 48.0049.00.
Cutter 40.0045.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1950
lbs. 47.00-53.00. Few YG 1
54.00-56.00
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, December 27
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER,
AND SLAUGHTER CAT
TLE: Good Light Steer
Calves 69.00-75.00; Medium
64.00-69.00; Plain 59.00 and
50 to 60 Head
more or less
CHRIST k BEILER
RD 2, Quarryville, PA
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
down; Good Heavy Steers
63.00- Medium 58.00-
63.00; Plain 53.00 and down;
Holstein Steers not enough to
quote; Good Light Heifer
Calves 50.00-55.00; Medium
45.00- Plain 40.00 and
down; Good Heavy Heifers
50.00- Medium 45.00-
50.00; Plain 40.00 and down,
Slaughter Cows 44.00-50.00;
Utilities 38.00-43.75; Canners
& Cutters 36.00 and down;
Milk & Stock Cows 550.00 and
down; Stock Bulls 47.50-
54.50; Slaughter Bulls 40.00-
58.75.
CALVES; Veal Calves
81.00 and down; Baby Calves
88 00 and down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice
Blue O 58.00; Good Red O
52.00; Feeder Lambs 55.00-
56.00; Slaughter Ewes 11.00-
19.00.
HOGS. Top 45.70; Light
32.00; Sows 45.00 and down;
Boars 25.00; Butcher Hogs
43.50.
G&M
Livestock
Monday, December 29
Compared to last week.
Market report Cows weak
Steers higher. Hogs lower.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prune None. Good to Choice
64.00- Good 58.00-64.00.
Other Standard 50.00-58.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 15-25 lbs.
15.00- 25-50 lbs. 22.00-
30.00
HEIFERS: High Choice
and Prune None. Good to
Choice 60.00-64.10. Other
Standard 52.00-56 00.
BULLS: 1200-1600 58.00-
162.26, 900-1200 lbs. 56.00-
58.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prune 47.0049.00. Few to
50.10. Good 45.0047.00, 42 GO
-45 00; 40.0042.00. Canners
Down to 38.00
CALVES: High Choice
90.00- 00. Good to Choice
80.00- Standard 70 00-
80.00
FARM CALVES: Hoi
Bulls 90.00-124.00 Hoi
Heifers 120.00-187.50.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 43.00-
46.50.170-290 lbs 42 0044 50
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, Inc.
12 Miles Eait of Lancwter
on Route 23, New Holland, Penn*.
WEEKLY
FEEDER PI6
SALE
EVERY
WEDNESDAY
Sale to Start at 1:N P-1
6 Bred Gilts, York-Hamp Cross, which are
pregnancy checked and vaccinated and due
to farrow end of January will be sold Wed
nesday. January 7th. Consigned by Amos
Esh.
We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime
From 7 A.M. Wed. Morning
Slate Graded UntQ 12 Noon.
All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
State tap available at our office for yoo to
tag pigs at home to save 25 cents tagging charge.
Tags delivered If you call 717-354-1341
oar office in advance.
Calf Sale To Be Held
Every Thursday At 3:30 P.M.
NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH
717-217*5531 717-323-44 M
SOWS; 38 00-43.25.
BOARS: 28.00-33.25.
LAMBS: 49.00-58.00.*"
SHEEP: 15.00-23.00.
St. Louis
Cattle
Wednesday, December 31
Repon supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week: 3,400
Week Ago: 2,800
Year Ago; 2,300
Compared to the previous
week’s close, slaughter
steers .50-1.00 higher except
holstem steers steady.
Slaughter heifers 1.00-150
higher Cows and bulls
steady Feeder cattle prices
not tested. Slaughter supply
mainly Choice and mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1075-
1250 lbs steers, around 35%
heifers and 15% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-
Mixed Choice and Prune 2-4
1050-1275 lbs. 64.50-65.50;
1125-1300 lbs 63.00-64 00,
closing 63.00-63.50; few lots
4-5 1150-1325 lbs. 60.00-61.00.
Choice 2-4 950-1300 lbs. 63.50-
65.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs. 62.50-
64.00. Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs.
60.50-62 50. Standard to Good
2-31075-1300 lbs. 53.0058.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prune 2-4
875-1100 lbs. 62.50-63.50.
Choice 2-4 800-1050 lbs. 61.50-
63.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 59.50-
61.50. Good 2-3 700-925 lbs.
57.5059.50.
COWS: Closing week sales
Utility and Commercial 2-4
42.0045.00. Boning Utility 1-2
45.0047.00. Cutter 41.1)0-
44.00. Canner and Low
Cutter 1-235.0041.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1900 lbs. 50.00-55.00.
Yield Grade 1 1375-1600 lbs.
56 75-58.00.
Omaha
Cattle
Dec. 31
Market Supplied by USDA
Closing prices on
slaughter steers were steady
to 25 cents lower instances 50
cents lower, some con-
NOTICE
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 3,1981—A7
R‘s
*LM AK^
(#2
JAN. 5-11, 1981
Shovel out to get about.
Cattle need salt now First photograph taken from an airplane
Jan 10,1911 New moon Jan 6 Average length of days for
the week, 9 hours, 17 minutes U S radar reached moon Jan 10,
1946 Arctic snowy owls return As much of heaven is visible as
we have eyes to see Ask the Old Farmer: How eaily did the
» "widow's walk" appear on houses in this
country, and what was its primary pur
pose 7 MM, Atlanta
The ratled-m platform which some folks call
a widows walk was necessary to fight
chimney fires It dates from the time they put
the chimney in the middle of the house
instead of at one end, close to 300 years ago
But nobody walked on them to watch for ships We have seen them 1,000
miles inland
Home Hints: To make the job of varnishing easier, place the container of
varnish m a pan of hot water The varnish flows on easier and dries faster
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Snow, heavy south and east, at start of week,
cloudy and cold midweek, weekend brings rain, snow north
Greater New York-New Jersey: Rain and snow, then gradual
clearing and milder, weekend is rainy and warm
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Rainy and milder at week's start, then
clearing and warm midweek, week's end brings heavy rain, mild
temperatures
Piedmont Sc Southeast Coastal; Showers, heavy west, first of
week, sunny and warm middle of week, rain north and central,
showers south weekend
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signments with substantial
percentage 4 50-1.00 lower
late. Heifers closed steady to
50C lower. Cows were steady
to firm, instances 25-50 C
higher bulls were firm.
Three day receipts 12,700
this week; last week 10,600;
year age 9,100.
The fed. cattle trade
followed an irregular course
as demand was adjusted for
the upcoming non slaughter
holiday. Late trading was
generally slow, cautious and
selective on rather liberal
marketings as buyers sought
to keep live prices in line
with rapidly changing
carcass realizations. Yield
grade was again dominant
price - determining factor in
reflection of the wide price
differential between yield
grade 3 and 4 carcasses.
Suppies were rather liberal
for a holiday period with
some seller pressure to
move market-ready cattle
during the current year and
also to avoid further excess
finish. Slaughter steers
made up approximately 44
pet and heifers 35 pet. Cows
tom.
HAM
NATIONWIDE
Rayß. Hartaotd
Rd 1 Box 95
Hershey. PA 17033
PH- 717-964-2248
or 717-569-2061
r FOR SALE FEEDER PIGS \
I State Graded -Vet Inspected
I Excellent Quality and Delivery Service 1
* Credit Service Available
i JOHN H. THOMAS, JR.
c Millersville, Pa. 17551 Ph 717-872-5646
I Complete Line of
| RED ROSE Feeds
Management (ailUltiOll @
Program FEEDS
(ablation Compan)
ihIQLD
comprised 13 pet. feeders
scarce.
STEERS: Two loads
choice and prime
predominantly 3, 1175 lbs.
65.50-65.75. Closing trade
choice 2-4, predominantly 3,
1050-1300 lbs. 63.25-64.50, part
load 3 1200 lbs. 65.00. Three
loads 3 1450 lbs. 63.25. Choice
1100-1337 lbs. large share 4
59.00- Load 4-5 1372 lbs.
55.00. Mixed good and choice
2-4 1025-1250 lbs. 62.00-63.25.
Good 2-3 60.0062.00.
HEIFERS: Two loads and
part load choice with end
prune 3 1009-1031 lbs. 63.50.
Choice 2-4 900-1153 900-1153
lbs. closed mainly 61.00
62.50, Few loads 62.75-63.10.
Lots with increased 4 58,50
60.50. Mixed good and choice
2-4 875-1050 lbs. 60.0061.50.
Good 2-3 58.0060.00.
AVERAGE OF LS 214
detailed quotations for
choice 9001100 lb. Steers
63.92; 11001300 lbs. 63.67.
Average cost steers this
week 63.64. Average weight
1193 lbs. as compared 63.20
and 1182 lbs. a week ago.
Average cost heifers 61.91
average weight 1047 lbs. as
compared 61.61 and 1034 lbs.
a week ago.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 2-4 42.5045.50,
few 46.00. Cutter 41.50-43.00.
Canner and Low-Cutter
id c UV49 on
BULLS; 1-2 12002100 lbs.
49.00- few mdividual 1
55.0056.00.
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