livestock market and auction news Weekly Summary Friday, March 20 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE: 5986. Compared with 7466 head last week, and 5996 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market: Slaughter steers .50-1.00 lower; SL heifers, bullocks & bulls steady to 1.00 lower; SI. cows steady to .50 lower SI. steers: High Choice & Prime No. 3-4 62.00- 65.10; Choice No. 24 59.50-63.50; Good 57 00-60 50; Standard 51.00- 57 00 SI heifers- Choice 57.00- 61.50; Good 53.00-59 00, few Standard 45.00-53.00. SI. cows: Utility & Commercial 43.0047 00; Cutters 41.0045.00; Canner & L. Cutter 36.0042 00; Shells down to 30.00, SI. bullocks: Choice 55.G0-61.75; 61.75; Good 52.00-57 00; Standard 50.00- SI bulls: Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-2400 ibs 53.00-58 50; Yield Grade No 2, 1000-1600 lbs. 46.00- FEEDER CATTLE- Steers, Large Frame No. 1, 300-700 lbs. 60.00- few to 80.00; Medium Frame No 1,300-600 lb. 55.00-72 00. Heifers, Medium Frame No 1,300- 700 lbs. 53.00-65.00 CALVES- 3720. Compared with 3977 head last week and 3878 head a year ago. Vealers highly uneven Few Prime 95 00-120.00; Choice 89.00- Good 70.00-92 00, 90- 120 lbs 54.00-80.00; 65-90 lbs. 40 00- 65.00; Utility 50-100 lbs 30.00-55.00 FARM CALVES. Hoi. Bulls 80- 125 lbs. 60 00-105.00, mostly 75.00- 92.00; Hoi Heifers 80-150 lbs. 70 00- 170.00, mostly 85.00-155.00 HOGS -6964 Compared with 7626 head last week and 8419 head a year ago. Barrows and gilts 50- 1 00 lower. US No. 1-2 200-245 Ibs 41.5042.50 no 1-3 200-250 lbs. 40.00- 41.50, No. 2-3 190-275 lbs. 38.00- 40.00; No. 1-2 140-190 lbs. 38.00- 40.50; Sows 1 50-2.00 lower. US No 1-3 300-585 lbs. 34.50-38.00; No. 2-3 300-650 lbs. 30.00-36.00. Boars 25.00- 32 00 FEEDER PIGS- 993. Compared with 1196 head last week and 1461 a year ago. Feeder pigs uneven, mostly steady to 300 higher US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 14 00-26.00 per head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs 24.00-34.00; No. 1-3 50-75 lbs 30.0041.00. GRADED FEEDER PIGS- 1886 Compared with 2183 head last week and 2025 head a year ago. All sales by CWT. Feeder Pigs mostly 2 00- 900 lower. US No. 1-2 3040 lbs. 63 00-77 00, 40-50 lbs. 62.00-87 00, 50- 60 lbs. 56.00-70.00, 60-75 Ib.s 53.00- 58.00; US No. 2-3 2540 lbs. 57.50- 64.00, 40-50 lbs. 47.0048.00, 50-60 lbs. 51.00-58.00. SHEEP: 466 Compared with 519 head last week and 661 head a year ago. Wooled si lambs steady to 1.00 lower Choice 70-130 lbs 55 00- 68.00; Good 50-90 lbs. 45 00-60.00. SI ewes-16.00-37 00. Belleville Auction Wednesday, March 18 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 102. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter cows $1.50 to $3 lower Couple Good slaughter steers 55.25 and 57 00, couple Standard 51.75 and 52 85. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 39.50-44.50, one at 45.75, Cutters 40.50-43.25, few Canner and Low Cutter 35.75-37.75, Shells down to 35.00 Few Yield Grade #1 815- 1525 lbs slaughter bulls 45 00-53 60 CALVES 153 Few Good vealers 66 00-86.00, Standard & Good 70-95 lbs. 50 00-57.00, Utility 50-80 lbs 30 00-45 00 Farm calves, holstem bulls 85-125 lbs 58.00-98.00, couple to 100 00, holstem heifers 70-140 lbs 70 00-137 00 HOGS 170 Barrows & gilts 75 cents to 100 higher. US No. 1-2 200- 240 lbs. barrows & gilts 41.3541 85, No 1-3 200-245 lbs. 39 7541 25, one lot No 2-3 250 lbs at 36.50. US No 1-3 300-575 lbs sows 33 25-37.00. Couple Boars 29 00 and 29.25 FEEDER PIGS 185. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs feeder pigs 20 00-28 00 per head. No. 1-3 35-55 lbs. 27.00-34 50 per head. SHEEP 38. Choice 95-120, lbs wooled slaughter lambs 55.0fr65.50. Slaughter ewes 25.0041 00. HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS f 550.00-1010.00. OPEN HEIFES $3OO-600 00. Special Market Feeder Pig Sale Wednesday, March 16 Tappahannock, VA Report supplied by VDA There were 256 head sold All pigs were graded by Represen tatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section of USDA standards and sold by the hundredweight U.S. 1-2’s 4049 lbs $64.50; 50-59 lbs $50.50, 60-69 lbs $45 00;70-84 lbs $45 00 , 85-99 lbs $4O 00, 100-130 lbs. $3B 00. US 3’s 4049 lbs $5B 00, 50-59 lbs $45.00 ; 60-69 lbs. $40.00; 85-99 lbs $3B 00. Utility 4049 lbs $4O 00 U.S 4’s 60-69 lbs 37 50 St. Louis Cattle Thursday, March 19 Report supplied by USDA Receipts This Week. 5,500 Week Ago: 5,800 Year Ago: 6,000 Compared to the previous week’s close, Slaughter steers 3.504.00 lower except holstem steers 1.00 lower Slaughter heifers 2 50-3.00 lower. Cows 1.00-2 00 lower Limited supply bulls steady. Supply mainly Choice and Choice and Prime 24 1050-1200 lbs. steers, around 35% heifers and 10% cows. ** NOTE: We are continuing to receive a relatively large per centage of yield grade 3-5 steers and heifers. SLAUGHTER STEERS Package ,Prmie Yield Grade 51300 lbs. 50.00. Mixed Choice and Prime 241050-1150 lbs. 56.50-60.50, closing 56.50- 1150-1300 lbs. 57 50- 60.00 early, not tested late; 341050- 1325 lbs 55.00-57.50, closing 55.00- 56.00; 4-5 1100-1375 lbs. 52.25-54.50. Choice 24 950-1275 lbs. 56.50-60.00, closing 56 50-57.50 ; 2-3 950-1075 lbs. 57.50- couple packages early 60.50 and 61.00, closing sales 57 50- 57.75. Mixed Good and Choice 24 900-1200 lbs. 57.00-60 00 early, not tested late. Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 55.00- Standard to Good 2-3 1050-1400 lbs. 50 00-54.50, load 1420 lbs. early 55.00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prune 24 875-1050 lbs. 57.00- early; mid-week sales 57.00- not tested late; 34 900- 1025 lbs. 55.00-56 50 at mid-week; 4-5 950-1125 lbs. 51.00-53.00. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 55.00-58.00, few closing sales 55.00-56.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 54.00- note tested late. Good 2- 3.700-975 lbs. 52.50-55.50. COWS: Closing week sales: Utility and Commercial 24 40.00- 43.00. Boning Utility 1-2 43.0044.50. Cutter 1-2 39.0042.00. Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 35.00-39 00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050- 1800 lbs. 50.00-55.00. Yield Grade 1 1625-2100 lbs. 56.00-57 00. Omaha Cattle Thursday, March 19 Report supplied by USDA Through midweek steers 100- 1.50 lower Heifers 100 lower Cows 1.50-2 00 lower Bulls 1.00 lower Four Days Receipts Last Week A Year Ago 9,600 A depressed carcass trade coupled with liberal Monday receipts to force steer and heifer prices lowef early in the week. Some recovery was noted on Wednesday as salable numbers were minimal and the beef trade showed signs of recovery, but buyers still rather cautious Best demand centered on Yield Grade 2- 3 steers weighing 1050-1200 lbs. and same grade 950-1050 lbs. heifers, thus cattle in the heavier weight brackets and in the Yield Grade 4-5 category suffered sharp discounts throughout the session. Steers made up 48 pet of 5 day receipts Heifers 30 pet., cows 12 pet., feeders 8 pet STEERS At midweek, 3 loads Choice 2-3 HOO lbs 61.0fr61.25. Choice 24 1050-1250 lbs 59.5060.75. Choice, some Prune 34 1200-1350 lbs. 57.00-59.00; several con signments same grade 4-5 52.00- 55 00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs 59.00-60.00 Good 57.00-59.00 HEIFERS- Load Choice 2-3 105 lbs 60 50 Choice 24 900-1150 lbs. 58.50-60 00 Mixed Good and Choice 850-1100 lbs 57.00-58.50. Good 56 00- 57.00. Average of LS-214 detailed quotations for Choice 900-1100 lbs. steers 60 90; 1100-1300 lbs. 60.00 Average cost steers this week 59.34, average weight 1200 lbs. as compared 60.82 and 1208 lbs. a week ago Average cost heifers 58 44, average weight 1037 lbs as compared 59.87 and 1050 lbs. a week ago. COWS Cutter, Utility and Commercial 1-3 41 5043 50 Canner and Low-Cutter 39.00-41.50. BULLS 1-2 1200-1800 lbs 50.00- 54.00. Several individual 1 55 00- 56.00 Lancaster Feeder Cattle Friday, March 13 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Friday Last Year TREND: Trend not comparable, insufficient volume in recent weeks for a price test. ' FEEDER STEERS: Medium Frame 1: One lot 895 lbs. 63.25. Large Frame 1 One lot 870 lbs. 63.75 and one lot 990 lbs. 62.00. Medium and Large Frame 1: 50 head 760-870 lbs. 63.50-66.75. Medium Frame 1-2: One lot 695 lbs. 66.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 Couple lots 530-585 lbs. 60.75-61.75 Medium Frame 1: Few head 315490 lbs. 60.75-61.00; couple lots 710-750 lbs. 55.50-58 50. Chambersburg Auction Thursday, March 19 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE: 403. Compared with last week’s market: Slaughter steers steady to 1 00 higher; SI. cows .50-1.00 higher Choice No 2- 4,950-1700 lbs SI. steers 59.90-63.75, few YG 1-2 64.00-67.00; Good 55.75- 59.00, couple to 60 00, few 51.50- 55.50. SI. heifers few Choice 1-2 60.75-63.50, fw YG 4-5 54.00-57.00. SI cows: Utility & Commercial 43 00-46.75, with few to 49.75 Cutters 42.50-45.75; Canner & L. Cutter 39.5043.50; Shells down to 33 50 SI. bulls: Yield Grade No 1, 1100-1800 lbs. 52 00-58.25. FEEDER CATTLE: Heifers few Medium Frame No 1 250450 lbs. 50.00-57 50; few Holsteins 350450 lbs 57.00-88 00. CALVES 391 Vealers grading Good & Choice 5 00-8 00 higher, few Prime 110 00-113 00; Choice 89.00- 107 00; Good 70 00-88.00, Standard & Good 70-95 lbs 52 50-60 50 Utility 50-80 lbs. 40.00-50.00. FARM CALVES Hoi. Bulls 85- 125 lbs 50.00-88 00, mostly 75 00- 85 00; Hoi. Heifers 90-190 lbs 115 00-170 00, couple to 189 00 12,100 13,850 HOGS: 96 Barrows and gilts 25 higher. US No 1-2 205-235 lbs 39.75- 40 85, No 1-2 240-260 lbs 38.50- 40.00. Sows few US No 1-3 300-500 lbs. 36 25-38 50 Few Boars 25.00- 28 00 FEEDER PIGS 42 Few US No 1-3 25-35 lbs 22 00-26.00 per head SHEEP 20 Few Choice 70 and 95 lbs. Spring Lambs 65.00-69.00; one lot Good 50 lbs. Wooled lambs at 50.00. GOATS -13 28 00-56.00 per head Indiana Auction Thursday, March 19 Report supplied by auction CATTLE: 100. Compared with last week’s market: Slaughter steers .50- 75 higher; SI cows. ,50- 75 higher SI. steers. Good & Choice 56.00-60.00, Standard 48.00- 52.00. SI heifers Choice 60.00- 62.50; Standard 46.00-50 00 SI cows. Utility & Commercial 43.00- 48.00, Cutters 43.0046.00; Canner & L Cutter 37.0040 00. SI bulls. Yield Grade No. 1,47.00-53.00 CALVES; 98. Vealers 2.00-3 00 lower Choice 96.00-102 00 lbs. 75 00-85 00 ; 90-110 lbs 55.00-65.00; 70-90 lbs. 40.00-55 00. FARM CALVES Hoi Bulls 90- 110 lbs. 68.00-83.50, Hoi. Heifers 95- 110 lbs. 95 00-115 00. HOGS: 94. Barrows and gilts 1.00 higher. US No. 1-2 42.0043.00; No. 1-3 39.004 0 00; Sows 1.00 tower. US No 1-3 32.00-36 50. Boars 22.00- 25 00. FEEDER PIGS 26 US No. 1-2 20- 35 lbs. 20.00-22.00 per head, No 1-3 5-50 lbs 30.00-32.00. Oklahoma Cattle Thursday, March 19 Report supplied by USDA Thursday feeder cattle auction and weekly summary. Estimated Receipts Same Day Last Week Actual unloads will fall about 1,000 head short of the early estimate; moderately active, feeder cattle and calves near steady; majority receipts Medium Frame No. 1 500-800 lbs. feeder steers and 450-650 lbs. feeder heifers arriving from wheat pastures and growing pens Moderate attendance buyers. Wednesday’s sale ring total was 13,706 head. Demand good especially on thin cattle suitable for grazing. 249 172 103 FEEDER STEERS; Medium Frame No. 1; Few 300400 lbs. 80.00-82.30; 400-500 lbs. 72.75-80.00; 500-600 lbs. 65.25-70.00, few thin 500- 550 lbs. 71.00-75.60 ; 600-700 lbs 62.50-67.50; few thin 602 lbs. 69.40- 72.00 ; 700-800 lbs. 61.75-65.40 ; 800- 925 lbs. 60.95-62.75. Large Frame No 1 825-937 lbs. 60 30-61.45. Small Frame No. 1 350455 lbs. 70.00- 70.25 ; 558-574 lbs. 62 7084.70. Medium and Large Frame No. 1-2 300-500 lbs. 70.00-74.75 ; 500-700 lbs. 61.0085.50; 700800 lbs. 61.5082.75. Large Frame No. 2 Holsteins: Few 422492 lbs. 62.0062.25; 514-568 lbs. 60.7082.00; 644 lbs. at 55.20; 700800 lbs 52.00-52.60; 853-967 lbs. 50.25. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium Frame No. 1 few 286-295 lbs. 70.50- 71.00; few 303-385 lbs 68.0088.75; program, including an increase in the quality control bonus from five cents to 10 cents and a two-cent premium on all milk shipped throughout the year. Robert Barry, president of Atlantic Processing, Inc., reported that API is expected to realize $2OO million in sales during the first year He suggested that dairymen are facing a decade of change and must act independently of government programs. “We will continue to grow with or without government support,” he said He said, “API mtends to process all milk consigned by Lehigh Valley Farmers and all others. 1 We have a business vehicle with which to draw more dairy farmers together for mutual benefit,” he said. “We can make some intelligent Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 21,1981—A15 400-500 lbs. 60.25-64.50, part load 411 lbs. at 68.50 ; 500609 lbs. 59.00- 60.50, package 527 lbs. at 62.00; 600- 700 lbs. 58.00-60.00; few 700-717 lbs. 58.30-59 70. Small Frame No. 1 354 lbs. at 63.25 ; 543-689 lbs. 56.75-60.00. Medium & Large Frame 1-2 280 lbs. at 64.75; 300-500 lbs. 59.50-64.75, package thin 338 lb. at 67.75; 500- 700 lbs. 55.00-59.25. Medium Frame No. 2 480-590 lbs. 52.00-59 50 FOR THE WEEK: Compared to late last week, feeder cattle & calves under extreme pressure and closed sharply lower; feeder steers under 700 lbs. mostly 4.00- 5.00 lower; feeder steers over 700 lbs. and feeder heifers largely 3.00- 4.00 lower; slaughter cows uneven, Utility and Commercial 2 25-3.50 lower; Canner & Cutter 1 25-2.75 off; late sales Utility & Com mercial 2-3 41 25-43.90; Cutter 1-2 39.25-41.25; slaughter bulls steady to weak, Yield Grade 1-2 1000-1700 lbs. 510058 00, one 1600 lbs at 60 00. Salable receipts totaled near 26,300 head, the largest weekly total to date this year and com pares with 21,651 head for the same week a year ago. Feeder cattle & calves made up the majority or 94 percent of the receipts; cows and bulls numbered 1,500 head and comprised six percent of the total supply. HOGS: 900. Barrows and gilts. Steady to .50 cents lower, demand moderate U.S. 1-2 210-260 lbs. 37.00- 37.80, lot 205 lbs. 36.05; 180-195 lbs. 33.00- U.S. 1-3 210-270 lbs. 36.00- U.S. 2-3 265-295 lbs. 34.50-36.00; 295-325 lbs. 32.60-34.50. SOWS: Firm to .50 cents higher. U.S. 1-3 275450 lbs. 32.00-34.00, several 33.05-33.80; 500-600 lbs. 35.10-35.50, instances 36.00. BOARS: 200-675 lbs. 29.00-29.90, few 215-225 lbs. 32.55-33.00 FOR THE WEEK: Barrows & gilts .50 cents to 1.00 lower. Sows 50 cents lower. Feeder pigs 2.00- 2.50 lower. Salable receipts this week near 4050 head compared with 3955 head last week. Feeder pigs at 743 head made up 18% of the run. Barrows & gilts sold at the weeks’ high Monday when two lots totaling 41 head of No. 1-2 weighing 238 lb. brought 39.25. 6,000 Today Last Wednesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Wednesday feeder pigs steady to 5.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. FEEDER PIGS; US 1-2 29-39 IbS. 63.00-73.00; 4049 lbs. 62.00-76.00; 50-59 lbs. 56.00-70.00. US 2-3 29-35 lbs. 63.00-64.00. Lehigh report (Continued from Page Al) compromises, avoid parochialism and become more visionary. By watching trends and anticipating consumer needs, we can bmld an even more secure market for all your milk production.” Shippers approved bylaw changes which will allow directors discretion in f orming new districts to accomodate growing numbers of shippers and would allow flexibility in determining need for at-large directors. Also approved was a change which will require the annual meeting of each district be held in th first three weeks of November. Guest speaker at the luncheon was Irvin J. Elkin, president of Associated Milk Producers, Inc. AMPI is the largest dairy co-op in the country with over 30,000 members. Elkin discussed the structure of his organization. New Holland Feeder Pigs Wednesday, March 18 Report supplied by USDA 940 592 1173
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