Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis
Cattle
Thursday, February 19
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week:
Week Ago:
Year Ago:
Compared to the previous week’s
close, slaughte, steers unevenly
steady to 50 lower. Slaughter
heifers unevely .50-1 50 lower.
Cows 2 00-3.00, instances 4.00 lower
on Boning Utility. Bulls firm to 1.00
higher Slaughter supply mainly
Choice and Choice and Prune 2-4
1050-1200 lbs. steers, around 35%
heifers and 15% cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS. Mixed
Choice and Prune 2-4 1050-1275 lbs
61 50-62.50, closing 61.50-62.00.
Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs. 61 00-62 00,
closing 61 00-61.75, few lots 2-3
1000-1100 lbs 62.00-63 00 early, not
tested late; few lots 3-5 1200-1250
lbs. 55.75-57 50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs. 60.00-61.50
Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs 58 50-60 00
Standard to Good 2-3 1050-1425 lbs
Holstems 52 00-57.00, package
58 00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 875-1050 lbs.
60.00-61 50, closing mostly 60 00; 4-
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51025-1125 lbs. 56.00-07.00. Choice 2-
4 800-1050 lbs. 59.00-61.00, closing
59.00-60.00. Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 700-1000 lbs. 58.00-59.50. Good 2-
3 700-975 lbs. 56.00-58.00.
COWS: Closing week sales
Utility and Commercial 24 39 00-
41.00. Boning Utility 1-2 43.00-44 00
Cutter 1-2 38.00-42.00 Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 34 00-38.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050-
1900 lbs. 50.75-56 00. Yield Grade 1
1890-2035 lbs. 58.00-59.50. Individual
outstanding yield grade 1 1900 lbs
Swiss 60.00.
5,100
3,300
5,000
FEEDERS. (Including around
1,300 at the regular Thursday
auction ) Compared two weeks
ago, feeder steers and heifers 2 00-
4 00 higher, instances 5 00 higher
Demand very good tor bulk ot
moderate supply Supply mainly
Medium Frame 1 350-700 lbs
steers and 400-600 lbs heifers.
FEEDER STEERS Medium
Frame 1 scattered lots 287415 lbs
80 00-84.00, bulk 350-500 lbs 72 00-
78 50 , 500-600 lbs 69.00-74 75, 600-
675 lbs 68 00-71 50, scattered lots
700-825 lbs 64 00-70 00
Medium Frame 1-2 and tew
Small Frame 1. 450-600 lbs 65 00-
68.75
Large Frame I Holstems
reached 221 lbs. in just 150 days
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Couple lots 610-770 lbs 55 50-55.75
FEEDER HEIFERS. Medium
Frame 1. 350-500 lbs. 62.0069.00,
mostly 63.0068 50, 500600 lbs
60.0065 25; 600-750 lbs 59.5061 75.
Medium Frame 1-2 Few lots
400475 lbs. 60 0060.25
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, February 19
At midweek, steers and heifers
steady to 50 cents higher than late
last week, some steers 1 00 higher
However, trade generally steady
to 50 cents under last midweek’s
snowstorm market Cows closed
4 006 00 lower, bulls steady to 1 00
lower
Four Day Receipts 13,475, Last
Week 10,850, Year Ago 11,100
Best demand for steers and
heifers Monday and Wednesday,
cautious again late Yield Grade 3
steers under 1200 lbs continued to
find best outlet, particularly 1050-
1125 lb. weights Yield Grade 4
cattler in slightly less supply past
couple ot weeks but weather
turned mild again
Steers 43 pet ot estimated five
day total, heiters 30 pet, cows 16
pet, feeders 9 pet
STEERS. At midweek, part load
Choice 3 1100 lbs 03 50, tew loads
In the past, Agway Squealer Pel
lets and Agway Starter Pellets
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result of this program.
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Amenein Pork Congress utims t
of 220 ibs in 100 to lb") d i\s
It lequires no mou thin I lbs of feed
per t ich pound of un inddtlner'. i
loin 10 inches lorn; with d loin c\e of i
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and lots Choice 3 1050-1125 lbs.
62.7563.00 Choice 24 1050-1275 lbs.
61.0062.50. Choice, some Prune 3-
4, 1275-1350 lbs 60 0061.25, some
with larger percentage 4 56.00-
60.00 Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1050-1250 lbs 61.0062 00. Good
57 0061.00. Load and part load
Good and Choice 2-3 holstems near
1300 lbs 57 50, earlier load Choice
1547 lbs 57 25, load Good 1300 lbs
55 00
HEIFERS. Choice 24 900-1125
lbs 60 0061 50, some Choice and
Prime 34 included 61 50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 850-1100 lbs
58 0060 00. Good 56 00-58 00
Average ot LS-214 detailed
quotations tor Choice 900-1100 lbs
steers 62 20, 1100-1300 lbs 61.78
Average cost steers this week
6130. Average weight 1201 as
compared 61 22 and 1201 lbs a
week ago Average cost heiters
60 23, average weight 1045 lbs as
compared 59 95 and 1038 lbs a
week ago
COWS Limited test late trade
Utility and Commercial 24 41 GO
-43 GO, YG 2-3 mainly 42 0043.00,
tew individual Honing Utility 43 50
Canner and Cutter 1-2 40 0043 DO
HULLS 1-2 1300-1800 lbs 51 00-
55 00, tew 15b 00-57 00, early 58 00
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Belleville Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, February 18
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 96. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, slaughter
cows $5 lower. One Standard
slaughter steer at 54.85, few Utility
47.5049 00. Few Standard & Good
slaughter heifers 55.00-57.35.
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 40.0045 60, couple 47 00,
Cutters 41 0043.75, few Canner &
Low Cutter 38 0040.00, Shells down
to 33 35 Few Yield Grade #1 1015-
2025 lbs slaughter bulls 50.00-55 60,
one at 65.00
CALVES 163. Few Choice
vealers 88.00-101.00, few Good
62 00-85 00, Standard & Good 70-95
lbs 50 00-63.00, Utility 50-80 lbs.
41.00- 00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 85-125 lbs. 68.00-112 00, mostly
85.00- 00.
HOGS 317 Barrows & gilts $1 to
$1 50 lower. US No. 1-2 210-245 lbs.
barrows & gilts 44.75-45 85, No 1-3
44 10-44.75, No 1-3 150-178 lbs.
29 50-37 50. US No 1-3 275-700 lbs.
sows 35 50-41 00, Utility 250-400 lbs.
25.00-34 00. Boars 29.50-34.00.
FEEDER PIGS 243 US No 1-3
20-35 lbs feeder pigs 19 00-23.50 per
head, No. 1-3 40-70 lbs. 25.50-31 00,
one lot No 1-3 100 lbs 33.50 per
head
SHEEP 28 Choice 50-120 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 57.00-67 00,
one spring slaughter lamb 50 lbs.
at 135 00 Slaughter ewes 21 GO
-41 00
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS $720-
$ll7O, couple to $1490