Al2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 10,1981
Livestock market and auction news
Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, December 31
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER. Fed Steers
$lOO higher Choice 61.00-
65.00; Good 56.00-60 00;
Medium 55.00 Down Heifers
Choice 53 00-55 75; Good
48.00- 00; Medium 47.00
Down Cows $2 00-$3 00
lower High Yield 45.00-
47 50; Average 41 00-44.00,
Big Middle 36.0040 00, Fatty
Herf 34.00-38 00, Shelly 38 00
Down. Fat Bulls $2 00 lower
Good 53 00-54 50, Medium
48.00- 00 Veal Calves
$lOO-$3.00 lower. Choice
98.00- Good 90.00-
97 00; Medium 75.00-89 00,
Farm Hfrs. to 155.00, Farm
Bulls to 115.00, Light & Weak
63 00 Down Lambs Steady
prices. Good 48 00-53 75,
Medium 47 00 Down
STOCKER. Steers 300-550
lbs. $2 00 lower Choice 64 00-
66.50; Good 60.00-63.00:
Medium 53.00-59.00, Culls
52.00 Down Steers 600-850
lbs. Choice 61 00-64 00; Good
55.00- Medium 54 00
Down Heifers (All Weights)
Choice 54 00-59 00, Good
48 00-53 00; Medium 47.00
Down Bulls Choice 57 GO
-58 00; Good 51 00-56 00;
Medium 50 00 Down. Dairy
Cows to 700 00 Springing
Heifers to 1150.00. Pigs, Hd.
20-30 lbs. 8.00-16.00; 4060 lbs
17 00-24.00 Shoats by Lb to
40 00 Slaughter Hogs $2.00
lower 200-230 lbs 43 DO
-43 60; 240-260 lbs 41 00-42 50;
270400 lbs. 35 0041 00. Sows
300600 lbs. 37 0041 50, Thin
Sows 30.0036.00
Middieburg
Auction
Tuesday, January 6
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 220. Choice
slaughter steers 64.00-06 50,
Good 60.00-64.00, Standard
55 00-60 00, Utility 45.00-
55.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 60 00-64 50, Good
52 00-60.00, Standard 48.00-
52 00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 45 0047.75,
Cutters 42.0046.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 38 0042 00, Shells
down to 35 00 Choice
slaughter bullocks 60 60-
62.75, Good 58 00-60 50 Yield
Grade #1 slaughter bulls
57.00-62.00, one at 65 00, yield
grade §2 52.00-57 00.
CALVES 162. Prime
vealers 105.00-115 00, Choice
100.00- Good 70.00-
90.00, Standard & Good 90-
110 lbs 60 00-75 00, 70-90 lbs
45.00- Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90-120 lbs.
80.00- 00; holstem heifers
90-150 lbs. 100.00-150 00.
HOGS 712. (Monday,
January 5,1981) US No. 1-2
215-235 lbs. barrows & gilts
46.354710, No 1-3 200-250
lbs. 45 004 6 35, No 2-3 190-
270 lbs. 42.0045.00 US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs sows 40.0043 50,
No 2-3 300-600 lbs. 33 00-
39.00. Boars 300600 lbs
32.00-
FEEDER PIGS 339 US
No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs
10.00-17.00 per head, No. 1-3
2045 lbs. 17.00-35.00 per
head
SHEEP 21. Good wooled
slaughter lambs 45 00-55.00
Slaughter ewes 18.00-23 00
Peoria
Cattle
Thursday, January 8
Report supplied by USDA
Slaughter steers and
heifers closed mostly steady
Cows finished under
pressure 2.00 to 4.00 lower
Bulls remained steady
Slaughter steer and heifer
consignments producing
predommantely YG 3 car
casses found good demand
and outlets despite an in
creased federal inspected
slaughter and sluggish beef
trade YG 4 consignments
continue under large
discounts and narrow
demand Receipts this week
about 4700 as compared to
3038 last week and 5142 a
year ago
SLAUGHTER STEERS-
Choice, few Prime 24,
mostly 3’s 1050-1350 lbs.
63.50-64 50, few lots 64.75,
couple loads 65.00 3 4 62 00-
63 50 Few loads mostly 4’s
61 00-62.50 Mixed Good and
Choice 24 1050-1300 lbs.
62 0063.50. Few Lots 1100-
1300 lbs. holstems 58.00-59 00
Good 60.0062.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice, few Prime 2-4,
mostly 3’s 900-1100 lbs. 61.50-
63 25, bulk 62.006 300 34
60 0061 50 Predommantely
4’s and s’s 54 00-58.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 60 50-
62.00. Good 59 0061.00
COWS Utility and
Commercial 2-3 40 004 6 00,
late mostly 40 0042.50 late
sales on Cutter 38 0041 00
Canner and Low Cutter
35 00-38.00.
BULLS; YG 1-2 1100-1900
lbs 48 00-54 00 Few YG 1
55.00-58 00.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, January 6
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 221. Choice, few
low average 24, slaughter
steers 950-1350 lbs 63 00-
66.85, few Good 59.0062 10,
couple 64 00, Standard 53 50-
58 00 Individual Good
slaughter heifer at 5710.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 43 754 7 75,
couple to 50 75, Cutters 42 75-
46 00, Canner & Low Cutters
38 504 250 Couple Choice
slaughter bullocks 60.75 &
61.00 Few Yield Grade No
1, 1240-1720 lbs. slaughter
bulls 56.0062.75.
CALVES 286 Bulk of
supply returned to farm.
Few Choice vealers 87.00-
102.00, Good 72.00-81,
Standard & Good 70-95 lbs.
58 0064, Utility 50-90 lbs.
50 00-56.00. Farm Calves
Hoi. Bulls 85-130 lbs 63 00-110,
110, mostly 85.00-105; Hoi
Heifers 90-145 lbs 80 00-
127.50.
HOGS 278 US No. 1-2 2-240
lbs barrows and gilts 46.00-
46.75, lot 47 00, No. 1-3 2-250
lbs 45 2546 50, lot No 2-3 at
43.85, lot No. 1-3 190 lbs at
43.50 US No. 1-3 3-550 lbs.
sows 37 5040.00, No. 2-3 3600
lbs. 35.00-38 00
FEEDER PIGS 10. Lot US
No. 1-3 40 lbs feeder pigs at
50 00 per hundredweight.
SHEEP 19 Slaughter ewes
25 00-34 00
Dewart
Auction
Monday, January 5
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 156 Compared
with last Monday's market,
slaughter cows about steady.
Few Low Choice slaughter
steers 62 25-65.50, few Good
58 25-62 75, few Standard
56 25-59 50 Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
45 0049 50, couple to 50 75.
Cutters 43 004 7 50, Cannei &
Low Cutter 39 5043.50 Few
Yield Grade No 1, 980-1540
lbs. slaughter bulls 50 50-
63.75 One Lot Medium
Frame #l, 440 lbs feeder
steers at 67 75
CALVES 179. Individual
Prime vealer at 116 00, few
Choice 94 00-112 50, few Good
80 0065, Standard & Good 70-
100 lbs 63 00-73 00 Farm
Calves- Hoi Bulls 85-130 lbs
75 00-110, few Hoi Heifers
80-160 lbs. 70 00-135 00
HOGS 312 Barrows and
gilts 75 cents lower US No 1-
2 2-235 lbs barrows and gills
45.604 6 35, few 48 10, No 1-3
210-250 lbs. 44 0045 60, No. 1-
3 150-185 lbs 30.0041 25 US
No. 1-3 3670 lbs sows 39 00-
40 75, few No 2-3 3-500 lbs
35 00-38 50 Few Boars 31 DO
-33 50.
FEEDER PIGS 218 US
No 1-3 20-35 lbs feeder pigs
8.00-18 00 per head. No 1-3
35-50 lbs 17 00-20 50, No 1-3
6060 lbs 24 50-27 00 per
head.
SHEEP 36 Choice 75-100
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
53 00-56 00, individual 59 00
St. Louis
Cattle
Thursday, January 8
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 6,400
Week Ago 3,000
Year Ago 6,900
Compared to Ust week’s
close, slaughter steers 50-
1 00 lower Slaughter heifers
1 00-1 50 lower Cows 3 00-
5 00 lower Bulls steady
Slaughter supply mainly
Lnoice and Mixed Choice
and Prime 24 1050-1250 lbs
steers, around 35 per cent
heifers and 20 per cent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
1050-1275 lbs 63 50-64 50,
closing 64 0064 50, 34 1150-
1325 lbs 62 0063 00, few lots
mostly 4’s 1125-1325 lbs
61.0062 00, 4-5 1100-1250 lbs
58.0060.00 Choice 2-4 950-
1300 lbs. 62 5064 25, late
63 0064 25, few lots 2-3 1000-
1050 lbs 64 5064 75. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4 900-1200
lbs 61 5063 00. Good 2-3 900-
1175 lbs 59 5061 50. Stan
dard to Good 2-3 1050-1350
lbs holstems 53 00-57.00,
part load Good 2-3 59 00
early
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
875-1050 lbs 61 5062.00, part
load 62 50, 34 950-1100 lbs
60 5061 00 , 4-5 950-1100 lbs
56 00-58 00 Choice 24 800-
1050 lbs 60 5062 00, mostly
60 5061 50 Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs 58 50-
60 50 Good 2-3 700-950 lbs
56 50-58 50
COWS Closing week
sales Utility and Com
meicial 2-4 38 00-41 00
Boning Utility 1-2 41 0043.00
Cutter 1-2 37 0041 00 Canner
and Low-Cutter 1-2 33.00-
37 00
BULLS Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1900 lbs 50 00-56 00
FEEDER CATTLE
i Including about 2,000 head
at regular Thursday auc
tion) No recent price
comparisons available as no
regular feeder auction sales
weie scheduled during
recent holiday period
Demand Good tor bulk ot
moderate supply Receipts
mainly Medium Frame 1
and Mixed 1 and 2 400-800 lb
steers and 300-700 lb heifers
FEEDER STEERS
Medium Frame 1325-500 lbs
70 00-74.75, lot thin 450 lbs
78 50, 500-700 lbs 68 00-72 00,
Lot 504 lbs. 74 25 , 750-1000
lbs 63 75-67.25 Medium
Frame 1 and 2 and some
Small Frame 1 300-550 lbs
65.50-69 75.
HOLSTEINS Lot Large
Farm 2 410 lbs 57 75
FEEDER HEIFERS
Medium Frame 1 Couple
Lots 243-293 lbs. 71 00-73 50,
Lot 356 lbs. 65.00, Bulk 300-
500 lbs 60 00-62 50, 525-650
lbs 58 00-62 25 Medium
Frame 1 and 2 and some
Small Frame 1 300-550 lbs
o 5 00-60 00
BULLS Three lotb
Medium Frame 1 thin high
quality 276-403 Ibb