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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