Livestock market and auction news
Oklahoma Cattle
Thursday, March 5
Report supplied by USDA
Thursday Feeder Cattle Auction
and Weekly Summary. Estimated
Receipts 4200. Same day last week
3844 Moderately active at best;
Feeder Steers under 600 lb. near
steady; offerings over 600 lb 1 00-
1.50 lower, some sales 2.00 off;
Feeder Heifer s 50 cents to 1 50 off;
the heavier the weight the greater
the finish the larger the declines.
Majority receipts Medium Frame
No 1 400-800 lb. Feeder Steers and
400-650 lb. Feeder Heifers with a
large percentage of these arriving
from wheat pastures; moderate
atendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS- Medium
Frame No 1330-400 lb. 84.25-88.00;
400-300 lb. 75.00-81.50, package 418
lb at 83.25; 500800 lb. 70 00-74.70,
two part loads 509-536 lb. 76.90-
77.50 ; 600-700 lb. 67.25-70 10, few
fleshy 640-700 lb. 66.5086.60; 700-
800 lb 65.0087.90, package 706 lb.
at 68.30; 800-900 lb 64 5087.55.
Large Frame No. 1 675-780 lb.
64.5088.00. Small Frame No 1 535-
680 lb 65.0088.50; few 725-765 lb.
63.9084.10 Medium & Large
Frame No 1-2 few 485-500 lb 73 50-
This pi
It’s no secret
that feed is the
single biggest
cost in producing
pork. That’s why
it pays to make
sure your feed
ing program gets
your pigs to mar
ket weight in the
shortest possible
time.
From Agway Squealer Pellets
to Agway Pork Finisher, there’s
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tionally formulated for each stage
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ing energy, protein (amino
acids), minerals and vitamins.
73.75 ; 500-600 lb. 67.00-68.75; 600-800
lb. 63.50-67.76. Large Frame No. 2
Holstems. 3751 b. at 67.20, 4951 b at
61.70600-706 lb. 56 25-57.50 ; 800-1003
lb. 53.25-55.70
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame No. 1385400 lb. 64.50-66.75;
400-500 lb. 61.25-64.50, package 450
lb. at 66.50; 500-600 lb. 60.50-63 00,
few 503-505 lb. 63.4063 80; 600700
lb. 60 25-61 30, package 620 lb. at
62.50. Small Frame No. 1 few 540
650 lb 57.00-59.00 Medium Frame
No. 1-2 485-500 lb. few 61.75-62 50,
500-685 lb. 58.25-60 00; package 743
lb. at 57.75.
FOR THE WEEK. Compared tto
late last week, Feeder Steers
under 500 lb Near steady; Steers
500700 lb. 1.003.00 lower; offering
over 700 lb 3.004.00 off; Feeder
Heifers under 500 lb. .50 cents to
1.00 lower; Heifers over 500 lb.
1.003 00 lower; the heavier the
weights the greater the finish the
larger the declines; Slaughter
Cows recovered part of the early
loss and closed .50 cents to 1.50
lower; late sales on the small
supply of Utility and Commercial
2-3 41.5045.90; Slaughter Bulls
under pressure and 1.003.00 lower,
late sales yield grade 1-2 1001682
reached 221 lbs. in just 150 days
7
COMPLETE AGW
Squealer
Pellets (MX)
Pig Starter
Pellets (PT-MX)
Hog Feed
IT 20)
Pork Finisher
(T 20) 4
4 of 8 Agway swine feeds available
The farm tested feed
gram can help make eai'
an idea) pig
ich ot your pigs
Agway, in con
junction with other
cooperatives, runs
feed trials on 1800 pigs annually
at the Agway Swine Research
Farm in Lexington, 111.
New feed ideas are con- The ideal hog as defined b\ the
Stantly tested and proven, . , -Vmenian Pork Congress attains
i ,vf -i/ u eight of 220 lbs in 15() to 165 da\s
and the results incorpo- J ?k It rtqmrrs no mon. than J lbs of teed
rated into the Agway P er e ,?, rh r n f of B “II a l d delmrs f -
° loin 30 uuhess long with a loin evt of t
swine feeding program. square mthes
lb. 52.25-55.25, two at 58.25 Salable
receipts totaled near 16,400 head
compared to 14,918 last week. The
majority or 90 percent of the
supplies consisted of Feeder Cattle
and Calves, Cows and Bulls
comprised 10 percent of the
receipts and numbered near 1,600
head
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, March 5
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts
4,100; 5 days last week 4,424, same
period a year ago 4,263. Trading
moderate on Monday, trading slow
on steers Wednesday, moderately
active on heifers Wednesday.
Slaughter steers ended the week
steady to 50 lower. Slaughter
heifers ended the week steady, few
instances 50 lower. Cows ended the
week 2.00-3.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
High Choice and Prune 3, few 4,
1100-1300 lb. 61.004)2.00, load 62.25
Monday; YG 3-4 1150-1420 lb. 60.00-
61.00 Monday, 60.504J1.00 Wed
nesday, couple loads 62.00 Wed
nesday, 3 to mostly 4, few 5, 57.00-
58 00 Monday Chice 2-3 1050-1300
ne feeding program,
t’s not unusual.
I !
And Ai
also supplies a
complete line of
medicated feeds
and supplements.
BACKED BY
FEED TRIALS
ON 1800 PIGS
ANNUALLY.
Working for people who vvoric the land
S- %
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In the past, Agway Squealer Pel
lets and Agway Starter Pellets
were developed as the direct
result of this program.
YOUR AGWAY SWINE
EXPERT CAN TELL
YOU MORE.
The latest research results
and the details on the Agway
swine "feed program are available
from your Agway Enterprise
Semceperson. Contact him
through your local Agway
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ENTERPRISE fAGWAYI
SERVICE
lb. 62.00. 2 loads 62 50,2 loads 62.75
Monday, load mostly 3 1340 lb
62.50 Wedneday. Choice 2-4 1050-
1300 lb 60.504)1 75 Monday, 60.00-
61.00, load 61.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lb. 59.50-60.50
Monday, 59.00-60.50 Wedneaday
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 3-4 950-1100 lb
59.504J0.50 Monday 59.50 Wed
nesday. Choice 2-3 1050-1070 lb
load 60.00, Package to 60.50
Wednesday Choice 2-4 900-110 lb.
59.00-60 50 Monday, 58.75-59 50
Wednesday Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000 lb 57.50-58.50.
COW. Cutter & Utility 1-3 39.00-
42.00.
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, March 4
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Prime special ted veal steady to
weak. Good and Choice boning veal
northeastern suppliers, mostly
3.00-5.00 lower; mshipped late
/esterday steady with Friday,
boneless beef not well tested early,
lowever, weak undertone m
iicated
VEALCARCASS
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 7,1981—A9
180-240 lbs 165.00-175 00 ltd
,teady to weak.
Northeastern Suppliers. 65-75
bs. 82 00-88.00, all mostly 3 00-5.00
ower, bulk 83 00; 55-64 lbs. 80.00-
16 00, bulk 81 00; 45-54 lbs. 78.00-
(4.00, bulk 79.00; 3544 lbs. 76.00-
12.00, bulk 77 00, 34 lbs. dwn 74.00-
10 00, bulk 75.00
Inshipped. 71-80 lbs. 90.00-92.00,
ill steady with Friday; 61-70 lbs.
18.00- 51-60 lbs. 86.00-88.00;
,1-50 lbs. 84.00-86.00 ; 30-40 lbs.
12.00-
LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prune 34
IV2 Loads
60 lbs. down 119.00.
BONELESS BEEF
3 Loads
85 pet chem lean, fresh 113.00
75 pet chem lean, fresh 88.00.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
8 Loads
Semi-Boneless Hams 14-17 lbs.
(5.00 firm.
Boneless Hams. 13-17 lbs. 120.00
urn.
Picnics. 5-7 lbs. 66.00.
No. 1 Sliced Bacon Vacuum Pack
lb pkg. 96 00 steady.
Franks, 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1 lb.
ikg. 94.00-95.00 steady to weak.
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