Al4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 7,1981
Livestock market and auction news
Weekly Summary
Friday, February 6
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 4842. Compared with
5639 head last week, and 4341 head
a year ago Compared with last
week’s market: Slaughter steers
mostly 1.00-2.00 lower; SI. heifers
weak - 100 lower; SI. cows
unevenly steady; SI. bulls 1.00-2 00
higher SI. steers; High Choice &
Prune No. 3-4, 61 00-64.00; Choice
No 2-4, 57 50-64.25, Good 55.00-
61.50; Standard 53.0058 00. SI
heifers: Choice 57.75-62.00; Good
53 00-59 00; Standard 48 0 055 00
SI. cows; Utility & Commercial
43.50- Cutters 42.0046.50;
Canner & Low Cutter 38.00-43 00;
Shells down to 30.00 SI bullocks;
few Choice 58.25-65.00; few Good
55.50- SI. bulls: Yield Grade
No. 1,10002400 lbs. 55.00-59.75 with
few 62.25; Yield Grade No 2,1000
1600 lbs. 510058.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, few
Large Frame No. 1 300700 lbs
70 0078.00; Medium & Large
Frame No. 1, 300550 lbs 55 00
68 00. Heifers, Medium Frame No
1300800 lbs. 50.00-60.00
CALVES- 3192 Compared with
3497 head last week and 2931 head a
year ago. Vealers mostly steady to
5.00 higher, few Prune 97 00118.00;
Choice 95.00110 00; Good 80.00
90.00; Standard & Good 90120 lbs
60.0075.00; 65-90 lbs. 58.00-68.00;
Utility 50110 lbs. 45.0059.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 80
120 lbs. 70 00112 00, mostly 85.00
105.00; Hoi Heifers 85-150 lbs.
85.00162 00, mostly 95 00140 00
HOGS - 6321 Compared with 6974
head last week and 7746 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts 1.00
2.00 higher. US No. 1-2 200245 lbs
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43.50-45 10, few to 46 00, No 1-3 200
260 lbs. 43.0044.00; No 2-3 210275
lbs. 39.0043.00; few No 1-3 140190
lbs 32.0040 00; Sows uneven. US
No 15 300585 lbs. 35.0040.75; No.
2-3 300550 lbs. 32.0035.00.
Boars. 25.0034 00
FEEDER PIGS- 843 Compared
with 1275 head last week and 1271 a
year ago Feeder pigs steady to
400 lower. US No. 1-3 2035 lbs
5 0014 00 per head; No 1-3 35-50
lbs 14.0024 50; few No 1-3 5085
lbs 24.0036.00
GRADED FEEDER PIGS 1104
Compared with 2104 head last
week, and 1989 head a year ago. All
sales by CWT Feeder Pigs 600
15 00 higher with spots to 20 00
higher US No. 1-2 3040 lbs. 61 OO
69.00, 4050 lbs 56 0057 00, 5060
lbs 51.0058 00, 6085 lbs. 37 00
53.00; US No 2-3 3050 lbs 47 OO
64.00.
SHEEP 551 Compared with 340
head last week and 293 head a year
ago Wooled si. lambs mostly
steady to 2.00 lower Choice 60105
lbs 55 0052.00; Good 6085 lbs
45 0055 00 SI ewes- 25.0033 00
Oklahoma Cattle
Thursday, February 5
Report supplied by USDA
Thursday Feeder Cattle Auction
Estimated Receipts 2500 Same
day last week 2745 Feeder Steers
and Heifers steady with Wed
nesday Demand moderate to
good Numbers offered light Bulk
supply Medium frame No 1 and
Mixed No. 1-2 350-850 lb. Feeder
Steers and 325-650 lb Heifers
FEEDER STEERS Medium
Frame No 1 lot 266 lb 89 25 , 300-
400 lb 74 00-80 00, lot 369 lb 83 90,
400475 lb 73 75-77 00, lot 450 lb
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78 90, 4755001 b 70 0071 00; 500500
lb 67 75-71 20 several 68 5070 80,
600700 lb 67 5 070 10 , 700-800 lb
66 0059 10; 800850 lb 63 505 680
Small Frame No 14851 b 69 25 , 570
lb 67 50 Medium Frame No 1-2
500500 lb 65 5058.25, 600775 lb
64 5057 00 Medium Frame No 2
600 lb 63 50 , 800 lb 60 60 Large
Frame No 2 gaunt Holstems 625 lb
56 50,7751 b 55.55
FEEDERS HEIFERS Medium
Frame No. 1 lot 265 lb 76 50; 300-
400 lb 66 0058 00, lot thin 410 lb
66 75, 4005001 b 60 5065.00, 500600
lb 60 0063 60, 600700 lb 59 50-
63.50 Medium Frame No 1-2 450
600 lb 58 5051 50, 600700 lb 57 00-
59 00. Medium Frame No. 2 480 lb
56 25; 575 lb. 54.00.
FOR THE WEEK. Feeder
Steers and Heifers under 600 lb
largely 1 003 00 lower, weights
over 600 lb. mostly 1 00 to 2 00
lower. Slaughter Cows firm to 1.00
higher; late sales Utility and
Commercial 2-3 few 4 44.0048 00;
low dressing 42.25-43.80. Bulls 1 50
2.00 higher; yield grade 1-2 1450
1725 lb 55.0058.50; 9001450 lb.
50.5057 50 Salable receipts totaled
near 10,300 head last week. Run 89
percent Feeder Cattle and Calves;
Cows and Bulls near 1,100 head
comprised 11 percent.
HOG AUCTION 600 (same as
early) FOR THE WEEK Com
pared to late last week, Barrows
and Gilts lost part of the sharp
advance to close mostly 200
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higher, sows were mostly 100
higher: Feeder Pigs near steady
Salable receipts totaled near 2,850
head compared to 3,658 last week
Feeder Pigs numbered near 450
head and comprised 16 percent of
the salable receipts The week’s
best price at 45 40 was paid on
Tuesday for 31 head U S 1-2 223 lb
Barrows and Gilts
Belleville Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, February 4
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 92 Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, slaughter
cows grading Utility & Com
mercial about steady. One Good
slaughter steer at 58.00 Few Good
Slaughter Heifers 53 25-56.75
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 41.5045.00, few cutters 42 25-
44 85, few Canner & Low Cutter
37 8540 25. Few Yield grade HI 950-
1500 lbs slaughter bulls 48 60-57 25
CALVES 150 Bulk of supply
returned to the farm Few Choice
vealers 95 00-101 00, Standard &
Good 70-95 lbs 58 00-66 00 Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-125 lbs
70.00-108.00; few holstein heifers
90-125 lbs 74 00-150 00
HOGS 247 Barrows & gilts 2 75-
4.00 higher. US No 1-2 200-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 44.1045.10, No 1-3
200-255 lbs. 43.7544.10, one lot No
2-3 258 lbs. 43 00, No 1-3 (few) 155-
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FEEDER PIGS 232. US No 1-3
15-20 lbs. feeder pigs 6 50-13 00 per
head. No 1-3-20-35 lbs. 12.50-22 50
No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 20.00-24.50, No 1-3
60-80 lbs. 27.00-31 00 per head
SHEEP 12. Few Slaughter ewes
28.0041.00.
Few Holstein Dairy Cows 690.00-
1330.00
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Insufficient volume for
a market test.
FEEDER STEERS: One lot
Medium #1 1025 lbs. 60.50; few
large §2 Holstems 3654565 lbs 50.50-
51.75, one lot 900 lbs. 48.60.
FEEDER BULLS. Few head
Medium and Large #1 660-715 lbs
62.75-64.00; one lot Large §2
Holstems 770 lbs. 47.00.
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Feeder Cattle
Friday, January 30
Report supplied by USDA
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