Livestock market and
Special Feeder
Cattle Sale
Marshall, Va.
Thursday, April 9
Report supplied by VDA
There were 1200 head sold. All
cattle were graded by
Representatives of the VDACS’s
Division of Markets, Livestock
Section on USDA standards and
sold by the hundredweight.
STEERS: 300-100 lbs. Small 1
85.00- 400-500 lbs. Medium 1
82.00; Large 1 73.0043.00; Small 1
85.00- 500-000 lbs. Medium 1
74.0081.50; Large 1 71-0084.00;
Small 1 79.0082.00; Med. & Lg. 2
89.0070.00. 600700 lbs. Medium 1
76.5083.00; Large 1 74.0076.00;
Small 1 69.0072.00. 700800 lbs.
Medium 1 65.0079.00; Large 1
66.5069.00; Small 1 55.0060.50;
Med. & Lg. 2 66.0069.00.800900 lbs.
Medium 1 62.0064.50; Large 1
63.5066.00. 9001000 lbs. Medium 1
62.0063.00; Large 158 0064.25.
HEIFERS: 300400 lbs. Medium
1 58.00-60.00; Small 1 56.00. 400-500
lbs. Medium 1 57.00-59.00; Large 1
55.00- Small 1 53.00-62.50;
Med. & Lg. 2 46.00-54.00.500-600 lbs
Medium 1 55.00-59.00; Large 1
53.00- Small 1 50.00-56.50. 600
700 lbs. Medium 1 54.00-61.00;
Large 1 58.5067.00; Small 1 49.00
52.00. 700800 lbs. Medium 1 52.50
55.00; Large 155.0060.00.
Short heifers 300400 lbs 38.00;
500600 lbs. 40.00.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, April 11
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER, AND
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Good
Light Steer Calves 78.006100,
Medium 73.0077.75; Plain 68.00
and down; Good Heavy Steers
63.0067.00; Medium 58.0062 75,
Plain 53 00 and down; Holstein
"""Ciotuun m quality"
4 CUSS WINNERS & CHAMPION MARKET HOG 1980 BEDFORD FAIR
SATURDAY, MAY 2 -100 pm
at the BEDFORD FAIRGROUNDS, Bedford, PA.
Offering:
6 PUREBRED SPOT BOARS
12 PUREBRED SPOT GILTS
90 FEEDER PIGS
KEN BRUBAKER, Auctioneer
P.O. Box 374, New Holland, PA
215/696-5483 - 717/354-4496
Steers 54 50 and down; Good
Slaughter Steers Not enough to
quote; Good Light Heifer Calves
54 0058.50; Medium 49 00-53 75;
Plain 48 50 and down; Good Heavy
Heifers 52.00-56 50; Medium 47.00
51.75; Plain 46.50 and down;
Slaughter Cows 43 00-48 75:
Utilities 38.0042.75; Canners &
Cutters 37 75 and down; Milk &
Stock Cows 600.00 and down; Stock
Bulls 60.00 and down; Slaughter
Bulls 54.75 and down
CALVES: Veal Calves 78 00 and
down; Baby Calves 175.00 and
down.
SHEEP & LAMBS Spring
Lambs 70.25; Choice Blue O 62 00;
Good Red 6100; Heavy Lambs
38.00 and down; Slaughter Ewes
22.00 and down; Stock Ewes 74.00
and down.
HOGS; Top 40.40; Heavy 39 00;
Light 32.00; Sows 38.00 and down;
Boars 27.00 and down,
down
G&M Livestock
Monday, April 13
Report supplied by auction
Market report cows-steady,
steers-steady, hogs-weak.
STEERS: Good to Choice 60.00
62.85, Standard to Good 54.0060.00.
HEIFERS: Good to Choice 56.00
65.00; Standard 48.00-54.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good to
Choice 300500 lbs. 55 0070.00;
Holstems 50.0057.50.
BULLS; 10001418 lbs. 57.00
61.00; 9001200 lbs. 52.0057.00.
COWS: High Choice to Prune
44.0047.00, Couple to 48.00; Good
42.00-44.00; Utility 40.0042.00;
Cutters 38.0040.00; Canners Down
to 36.00.
CALVES: High Choice 100.00
114.00; Good to Choice 80.00100.00;
Standard to Good 60.00-80.00;
Utility 40.0060.00.
FARM CALVES. Hoi. Bulls
70.00-84.00; Hoi. Heifers 115.00
158.00.
FEEDER PIGS. 15-30 lbs. 12.00
18.00; 30-50 lbs. 13.003J.00.
Russell Kegg's
HOGS. 200-240 lbs. 39.50-41.60;
170-280 lbs. 36.00-39.00.
SOWS: 32.00-39.75.
BOARS; 28.00-30.00.
LAMBS: Light 100.00-185.00;
Heavy 60.00-85.00.
SHEEP. 20.00-35.00.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, April 16
Report supplied by USDA
Receipt this week
Week Ago.
Year Ago:
Compared to the previous week’s
close, slaughter steers fully 2.50
3.00, instances 3.50 higher.
Slaughter heifers mostly 2.00
higher. Cows mostly steady, in
stances .50-1.00 lower. Bulls
steady. Slaughter supply mainly
Choice and Prime 24 1050-1200 lbs.
steers, around 35% heifers and 10%
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS. Mixed
Choice and Prune 24 1050-1275 lbs.
63.00- closing part
load 1475 lbs. 63.00; package 3-4
1175 lbs. 62.00. Choice 2-4 950-1275
lbs. 62.00-63.50, closing 62.51W3.50;
2-3 1000-1075 lbs. 63.00-63.50 early,
package 970 lbs. 64.50 late. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs.
61.00- Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
59.00- Standard to mostly
Good 2-3 1050-1350 lbs. holsteins
51.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prune 2-4 875-1075 lbs.
61.01W1.50; few lots 3-5 1040-1300
lbs. 57.5060.50. Choice 24 800-1050
lbs. 60.0061.50, mostly 60.0061.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 7001000
lbs. 58.0060.00. Good 2-3 700950 lbs.
36.0058.00.
COWS: Closing week sales:
Utility and Commercial 24 40.00
42.00. Boning Utility 1-2 42.0044.25.
Cutter 1-2 39.0042.00. Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 36.00-39.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050
1800 lbs. 50.0055.00, closing 50.00
54.00. Yield Grade 1 13501700 lbs.
56.0057.00 early. Individual 1595
lbs. 54.50 late.
RUSSELL KEGG
RDI Bedford, PA
814/623-8981
auction news
FEEDERS. (Including around
2,300 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder steers weighing
under 700 lbs. mostly steady; over
700 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder
heifers steady to 2.00 lower.
Overall quality not as attractive as
a week ago and bulk of offerings
carrying moderate amounts of
flesh.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: Lot34llbS. 72.00; 475-600
lbs. 68.00-73.75; bulk 68.70-70.75;
600-700 lbs. 66.00-70.00; 700800 lbs.
63.0067.75; 850-1025 lbs. 63.0065.25.
Medium Frame 1-2 and Some
Small Frame 1: 475-700 lbs. 62.00
68.50, mostly 64.0067.00. Large
Frame 2 Holstems: Lot 990 lbs.
54.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: 325-500 lbs. 59.0063.75;
500600 lbs. 57.0063.00, mostly
58.0061.00; 600700 lbs. 57.25-59.00.
Medium Frame 1-2 and Some
Small Frame 1; 400600 lbs. 56.00
59.60.
STOCK COWS Lot Small Frame
2 middle aged and aged thin 655
lbs. 37.50.
6,100
6,811
6,700
Oklahoma Cattle
Thursday, April 16
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts. 4,000
Same Day Last Week 5,237
Actual unloads will fall over 1000
head short of early estimate.
Wednesday’s sale totaled 11,816
head. Moderately active, feeder
steers over 550 lb. & feeder heifers
over 450 lbs. firm to .50 cents
higher; lighter weights both
classes 1.00 higher, some heifer
calves 2.00 higher; majority
receipts Medium Frame No. 1 &
Mixed No. 1-2 400-750 lbs. feeder
steers and 400-650 lbs. Feeder
heifers arriving from wheat
pastures and growing pens.
Moderate attendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame No. 1 few 362-393 lbs. 83.00-
88.25 ; 400-500 lbs. 73.00-80.50; 500-
600 lbs. 67.75-71.20, thin offerings
GROUND PLANE
It could cut some pesticide cost 50 % or mors!
Uncaster Firming, Saturday, April 18,1981-Al3
72.80-76.25 & part load 503 lbs. at
79.40; 600-700 lbs. 68.00-69.10, short
load 600 lbs. 71.20; few fleshy & full
66.00-67.60 ; 700-800 lbs. 66.75-69.10;
800-1046 lbs. moderate to fleshy
condition 64.30-66.60. Large Frame
No. 1 package 902 lbs. 65.90;
package very fleshy 1163 lbs. 57.50.
Small Frame No. 1 few 520-733 lbs.
64.25- Medium & Large
Frame No. 1-2 few 385-412 lbs.
69.25- package 569 lbs. 70.00;
600-700 lbs. 66.00-68.20; 700685 lbs.
62.0066.00. Large Frame No. 2 500-
778 lbs. 64.0068.00; package 943
lbs. at 55.60. Holstems: Part load
570 lbs. 58.30; 764-942 lbs. 55.00-
57.60; package 1121 lbs. 52.30.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame No. 1 300-400 Ihs 70 9.5.
75.00; 400-500 lbs. 63.0068.50, few
thin 415-432 lbs. 72.25-73.25; 500600
lbs. 61.5064.25; 600700 lbs. 61.75-
64.05; package 736 lbs. 61.00 & part
load fleshy 763 lbs. 58.10. Small
Frame No. 1420582 lbs. 59,0063,40,
Medium & Large Frame No. 1-2
378-399 lbs. 63.5064 30; 400-500 lbs.
60 0064.50; 500600 lbs. 60 10-62.70;
few 600743 lbs. 58.60-60.90. Medium
Frame No. 2 package 382 lbs.
64 00; 480-572 lbs. 59.0059.30.
FOR THE WEEK: Compared to
late last week, feeder steers under
550 lbs. & feeder heifers under 580
lbs. 1.002.00 higher, some heifer
calves 3.00 higher; feeder steers
over 550 lbs. & feeder heifers over
500 lbs.. .50 cents to 1.00 lower.
Slaughter cows poorly tested late,
early sales firm to .50 cents higher,
instances 1.00 up; Utility and
Commercial sold thru the week
from 42.75-45.75, few. High-
Dressmg Holstein Utility cows
46.00-46.40 early; cutter cows 39.75-
45.00. Slaughter bulls in relative
small supply, Yield Grade 1-21000-
1500 lbs. 50.00-57.00; 1500-1865 lbs.
54.5061.00, salable receipts for the
week totaled near 18,400 head
compared to 19,841 last week.
Feeder cattle & calves made up the
majority or fully 94% of tbe total
receipts.