Livestock market and auction news
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, March 30
Report supplied by PDA.
CATTLE 210. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows $1 to $1 50 higher. Few Choice
slaughter steers 58.00-61.00, Good
54.25-59.00, Standard 50.00-54 50
Couple Choice slaughter heifers
59.00 and 60.00, few Good 52.00-
58.00, few Standard 48.00-52.00
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 44.75-48.25, couple 49.00 and
50.75, Commercial No. 4-5 40.00-
45.00, Cutters 42.50-46.25, Canner &
Low Cutter 35.00-42.75, Shells down
to 30.00 Yield Grade #1 1160-2025
lbs bulls 53.00-59.00; yield grade M 2
905-1425 lbs 45.00-52.00. Few
Medium Frame #1 315-550 lbs
feeder steers 59.50-66.50, few Large
Frame M 2 holstems 460-680 lbs
52 00-57.00; Medium & Large
Frame Ml 360-735 lbs. feeder
heifers 53.00-61.00.
CALVES 348. Vealers grading
Good & Choice steady to weak,
Standard mostly $5 higher. Choice
vealers 89.00-104 00, Good 71 00-
86.00, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs
58.00- 70-85 lbs 50.00-59 00,
Utility 50-100 lbs. 37.50-50.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-135 lbs.
66.00- 00; holstein heifers 75-100
lbs. 75.00-100 00, 100-160 lbs. 100.00-
132.50; beef cross bulls & heifers
70-150 lbs 74.00-157.50.
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HOGS 789. Barrows & gilts
steady to 50 cents lower. US No. 1-2
210-245 lbs. barrows & gilts 40.50-
42.20, one lot 42.70, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 39.5040.70, No 2-3 195-260 lbs.
37.50-39 50, No 1-3 150-195 lbs.
30.00-38.00. Sows unevenly steady.
US No. 1-3 260-585 lbs. sows 32.00-
39.00, No. 2-3 350-700 lbs. 28 00-
32.75. Boars 22.00-33.75
FEEDER PIGS 78. US No. 1-3 30-
40 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-26.00 per
head, No 1-3 40-50 lbs. 24.00-30.00,
No. 1-3 30.00-37.00 per head, No. 1-3
115-150 lbs 39.0042.00 cwt.
SHEEP 130. Choice 40-70 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 75 00-87 00,
one small lot 95.00,70-110 lbs. 61 00-
75.00, Good 60-90 lbs. 50.00-60 00
Slaughter ewes 15 00-25.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, March 27
Report supplied by USDA
Today 354
Last Friday 716
Last Year 482
TREND. Insufficient sales of
lots over four head for a market
test
FEEDER STEERS- Medium
and Large Frame 1 Couple lots
780-860 lbs 60 00-60.60. Small and
Medium Frame 1- One lot 490 lbs
64.75. Medium Frame 2 Couple
lots 580-595 lbs 53 25-55.25 Large
Frame 2 (HOLSTEINS) Couple
lots 680-915 lbs. 48 85-50.50, one lot
1065 lbs 46.00
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Oklahoma City
Thursday, April 2
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts
Same Day Last Week
Actual unloads around 1500 head
short of early estimate
Moderately active at best, Feeder
Cattle & Calves steady to 1.00
lower after opening steady,
majority receipts Medium Frame
No 1 & Muted 1-2 400-850 lb Feeder
Steers & 400-700 lb Feeder Heifers
with a large share of these arriving
from wheat pastures & growing
pens Moderate attendance of
buyers Wednesday auction totaled
9496 head
FEEDER STEERS Medium
Frame No 1 few 369-389 lb 84 00-
86.50, 400-500 lb 69 00-85 00; 500-600
lb 68.50-79 10, package thin 521 lb
84 75, 600-700 lb 66 50-68 50
package 601 lb 69 90 ; 700-800 lb
65 0067 75 , 800-967 lb 63 6066 50,
largely 64.25-66 00 Large Frame
No 1 few 643-663 lb. 66 5066 70; few
838-896 lb 63.9064 50 Small Frame
No 1 few lb 75.00-76 75;
559-685 lb 65 5067 00; package 808
lb fleshy 63 40 Medium & Large
Frame Mixed 1-2 400-500 lb 72 25-
78 50; 500700 lb 65 5068 75; 700936
lb 63 5066 20 Frame No 2
package 441 lb. 71.25; 600700 lb
58 74-61.75; Hosltems 359 lb 65 25;
400500 lb. 60 25-66.10 ; 500700 lb
56 9059 60; 7001052 lb 53 5057 70,
package 835 lb. at 58 40
FEEDER HEIFERS medium
Frame No 1 few 365400 lb. 72 50-
73 95, 400-500 lb 66 25-73 00 ; 500-600
lb 62 25-66.00 ; 600-700 lb. 6150-
64 60, few 736-818 lb fleshy 59 20-
60 00.
4,000
3838
Small Frame No 1 345-500 lb
62.00-66 00, part load 540 lb 60 05
Medium & Large Frame No 1-2
350400 lb 67 00-619 00 ; 400-500 lb
61 50-64 90; 500-600 lb 59 00-63 00,
600-739 lb 60.00-61 25 Medium &
Large Frame No 2 part load 389 lb
65 05; 400-500 lb 57 75-61 00 ; 500-640
lb 57 00-59.00.
FOR THE WEEK Compared to
late last week Feeder Cattle and
Calves mostly 2 003 00 higher
after losing part of the week’s
advance on the close Demand
generally good for all weights and
grades however most auction
centered on thin-fleshed cattle
suitable for grazing Slaughter
Cows under pressure late and
closed 25- 50 cents lower; I,ate
sales Utility & Commercial 2-3
42 75-45 75, low dressing and Yield
grade 4-5 38 50-42 75, Cutter 1-2
39.50-43 75 Slaughter Bulls weak to
1 00 lower, yield grade 1-210002000
lb 52 0058 00, individual 1800 lb at
60 00 early. Salable receipts
totaled near 15,700 head compared
to 13,646 last week The majority of
92% PF of the supplies consisted of
feeder cattle and calves. Cows and
Bulls comprised 8% of the total
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, April 2
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last week Slaughter
Steers mostly .50 higher. Heifers
steady to 50 higher. Cows 1 50 to
2.00, instances 3.00 lower Bulls
remained steady Trade both
Monday and Wednesday slow and
cautious with buyers keeping alert
to signals from the carcass beef
and futures market Live prices
adjusted to the previous weeks
advancement in the carcass trade
Monday with little fluctuation at
midweek. Receipts this week 2900
as compared to 2694 a week ago
and 2734 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS- Choice
2-4 1000-1300 lbs 61.00-62.00, bulk
61.50-62.00 Couple part loads and
load mostly 2-3 1100-1175 lbs. 62.50.
Choice, few Prune 3-41050-1400 lbs.
60.00- few packages mostly
4’s 1325-1400 lbs. 58 00-59.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1050-1150 lbs.
60.00- Good 57.50-60 00
Standard and Good 1000-1400 .lbs
Holstems 50.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Lancaster Farming, Saturday; April 4,1951—A13
Choice 2-4 900-1100 lbs 59.00-60.50,
bulk 59.50-60.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 850-1050 lbs. 57.50-59.50
Good 53.00-57.00.
COWS; Utility and Commercial
2-3 closing 40.00-44.50. Cutter 39.00-
42.00 Canner and Low Cutter 36.00-
42 00
BULLS: YG 1-2 1200-2000 lbs
52.00-55 00
Belleville Livestock
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, April 1
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 96. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, slaughter
cows about steady. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 41.75-
45.00, couple 47.10, Cutters 41.50-
43.75, few Canner & Low Cutter
36.75-39.35. Few Yield Grade #1
1350-1840 lbs. slaughter bulls 51.00-
53 85.
CALVES 140. Few Choice
vealers 84.00-105.00, few Good
60 00-70.00. Farm Calves, holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs. 58.00-88.00, couple
92 50; few holstein heifers 90-100
lbs. 105.00-135.00.
HOGS 398. Barrows & gilts
steady to $l.OO higher. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 41.75-
42.25, one lot 42 60, No 1-3 200-245
lbs. 39.85-41.25, few lots No. 2-3 260-
270 lbs. 37.10-39.60. US No. 1-3 300-
570 lbs. sows 30.00-36.00, few No. 2-3
450-590 lbs 25.00-30.00. Boars 28.00-
30.50
FEEDER PIGS 251. US No. 1-3
25-45 lbs. feeder pigs 16.50-28.50 per
head, No. 1-3 60-100 lbs 35.50-38.00
per head
SHEEP 25. One Lot Choice 40
lbs. sprmg slaughter lambs 110.00,
few Good 45-60 lbs. 55.00-72.00.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS $5BO
- couple to $1250.00