Livestock market and auction news
Indiana Auction
Thursday, April 23
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 163. Compared with
last week’s market: SI. cows .SO
LDO higher, instances 1.50 higher.
SI. steers: few Choice 59.50-63.75;
few Good 55.50-59.00; few Standard
51.50-54.50; few Utility 47.00-48.75;
Si. heifers: couple Chioce 63.00 and
63.75; few Standard 47.25-50.00. SI.
cows: Utility & Commercial 45.50-
49.00; few 49.50-53.00; Cutters
43.00-46.50; Canner & L. Cutter
39.75-44.50; Shells down to 30.00. SI.
bullocks: two Good at 60.00; one
Standard at 52.00. SI. bulls: Yield
Grade No. 1, 1060-1932 lbs. 52.00-
58.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,300-
450 lbs. 53.00-65.00, with one at
78.00. Heifers few Medium & Large
Frame No. 1, 300-450 lbs. 63.00-
64.00; Medium & Large Frame No.
2.500-700 lbs. 47.00-51.50; few Bulls
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,400-
500 lbs. 53.00-59.00; Medium 2, 500-
750 lbs. 45.0048.00.
CALVES: 85. Couple Prime
114.00 and 118.00; few Choice 93.00-
105.00; few Good 78.00-93.00; few
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 65.00-
73 00; few 70-90 lbs. 50.00-60.00; few
Utility 55-135 lbs. 45.00-61.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 85-
120 lbs. 70.00-99.00; Hoi. Heifers 75-
115 lbs. 85.00-109.00; Beef Cross
Bulls & Heifers 75-125 lbs. 75.00-
106.00.
HOGS; 120. Barrows and gilts .50
higher. US No. 1-2 two lots 200-230
lbs. at 41.50; No. 1-3 200-255 lbs.
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39.00- tew No. 2-3 270-300 lbs.
37.00- one lot No. 1-3 170 lbs.
at 35.00; US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs
32.25-36.75. Boars 26.75-28.50.
FEEDER PIGS 32. US No. 1-3 40-
50 lbs. 17.00-24.50 per head.
SHEEP. 3. SI. ewes. 17.00-18.50.
Chambersburg Auction
Thursday, April 23
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 424. Compared with
last week’s market: SI. cows .50-
LOO higher. SI. steers, few Choice
No. 2-4, 985-1300 lbs. 62.50-65.00;
Good 56.00-60.50, Standard 50.50-
56.50. SI. heifers: few Choice 60.50-
63.00; few Good 53.00-58.25. SI.
cows: Utility & Commercial 44.25-
49.00, few 51.10; Cutters 43.75-
47.75; Canner & L. Cutter 41.00-
44.50; Shells down to 40.00. SI.
bulls: Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-1950
lbs. 50.75-58.85.
FEEDER CATTLE. Steers, few
Large Frame No. 1, 550-600 lbs.
62.00-65.00; Large Frame No. 2,
275-600 lbs. 50.0060.00. Feeder
Bulls, Large Frame No. 2, 400-850
lbs. 45.50-53.50.
CALVES: 421. Vealers grading
Good & Choice 3.00-5.00 lower. Few
Prime 100.00-101.00; Choice 88.00-
101.00, Good 70.0067.00; Standard
& Good 70-90 lbs. 62.00-70.00;
Utility 5065 lbs. 40.00-55.00.
FARM CALVES; 5.00-15.00
higher. Hoi. Bulls 85-130 lbs. 69.00-
105.00, mostly 85.00-100.00; Hoi.
Heifers 85-160 lbs 105.00-195.00,
mostly 145.00-180.00.
HOGS. 141. Barrows and gilts .75
DMI
higher. No. 1-3 195-235 lbs. 40.25-
40.75 with couple to 41.10; one lot
No. 2-3 259 lbs. at 39.00; one lot No
1-3 186 lbs. at 38.35, US No. 1-3 275-
500 lbs. 33.50-37.00. Few Boars
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FEEDER PIGS 21. Few US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. 16.00-24.60 per head.
SHEEP: 14. Wooled si. lambs
one lot Choice 118 lbs. at 55.50, Few
SI. ewes: 18.00-21 00.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, April 23
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week • 6,500
Week Ago: 6,400
Year Ago: 7,600
Compared to the previous week’s
close, slaughter steers fully 1.00-
1.50 higher, except holstem steers
firm to 1.00 higher. Slaughter
heifers through midweek 2.00-2.50
higher. Cows mostly 2.00 higher.
Bulls mostly 1.00 higher. Slaughter
supply mainly Choice and Choice
and Prime 2-41050-1200 lbs. steers,
around 35% heifers and 10% cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1275 lbs.
65 0066.50, closing 65.00-65.50; 3-4
1075-1250 lbs. 64.0065.50, closing
64 0065.00. Choice 2-4 950-1275 lbs.
63 5066.00, closing 63.5065.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1200
lbs. 63.0065 00 Good 2-3 900-1175
lbs. 61.0063.50. Standard to mostly
Good 2-3 1050-11425 lbs. holstems
52.0069.00, few closing sales 52.00-
55.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Through mid-week Mixed Choice
and Prime 2-4 875-1050 lbs. 63.60-
64.5 ft, mid-week sales mostly 63.50-
04.00. Choice 2-4 800-1050 lbs. 62.00-
64.00, mid-week sales 62.0063.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-1000
lbs. 60.0062.50. Good 2-3 700-975 lbs.
58.0060.50.
COWS: Closing week sales
Utility and Commercial 2-4 42.00-
44.00. Boning Utility 1 2 45.00-46 00.
Cutter 1-2 41.00-44 00. Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 38.00-41 00,
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050-
1950 lbs. 51.0065.00. Few Yield
Grade 11500-1900 lbs. 56.0067.00.
Weekly
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CATTLE • Slaughter steers
closed mostly steady after many
sales at midweek .50-1.00 lower;
slaughter heifers steady; cows
1.00-2.00 higher; bullocks fully
steady; bulls closed 100-3.00
higher. Supply included 45 per cent
slaughter steers, 12 per cent cows,
6 per cent bulls, 3 per cent heifers
with the balance feeder steers.
Many sales held for Friday’s
auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prune 341175-1475 lbs.
64.0067.10, few 67.1067.75; Choice
Grade 21050-1450 lbs. 64.0067.75,10
head 68.10-70.25; Choice 24 975-
1425 lbs. d 2.0067.75, few 65.00-
66.10; load Choice, few Prime 2-3
1135-1210 lbs. 65.7567.75; load of
mostly Choice 3 1440-1670 lbs. 64.25-
66.00; high Good and Low Choice 2-
3 1000-1325 lbs. 58.5063.50, Good 2-3
56.0061.00; Good and Choice 1100-
1650 lb. holstems 55.50-59.00, few
Choice 59.0060.50, Standard 1-2
52.5066.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 25,1981—A15
Choice 2-3 900-1000 lbs. 59.00-63.00;
few Choice Grade 2 1100-1465 lbs
63.00-64.35, couple 65.50-68.25;
Choice 2-3 800-925 lbs. 55.75-58.50;
Good 2-3 800-1050 lbs. 55.00-59.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 45 5048 50, several 49.00-50 10,
with 6 head 50.50-52 50, Com
mercial 3-4 41.50-44.75, Cutter 1-2
43.75-47.50, few 47.50-48.60; Canner
and low Cutter 40.00-42.75.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-1350
lbs. 56.75-60.25, few 61.00-64.25;
Good 1000-1300 lbs. 52.50-57 00,
serveral 850-1050 lb. returned to
farm at 49.75-51.75.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1275-2000
lbs. 56.00-61.00, around 35 head
63.00-66.50; Yield Grade 21000-1450
lbs. 52.50-57.00, few 50.00-52.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven. Choice and Prime special
fed 260-350 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower;
Choice 150-250 lb. fully steady:
high Good and low choice steady to
5.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher
on 60-120 lb. weights. Demand good
for holstem bulls and heifers
returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 280-360 lb.
95.00- one lot early part of
week 117.00; Choice 260-350 lbs.
80.00- 160-250 lbs. 105.00-
114.00, few 115.00-123.00; high Good
and low Choice 190-290 lbs. 75.00-
90.00, 120-170 lbs. 75.00-100.00, 80-
120 lbs. 60.00-80.00, few 50-85 lbs
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RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
80-120 lb. holstem heifers 110.00-
160.00, around 100 head 168.00-
194.00; bulk 80-120 lb. holstem bulls
78.00- several 105.00-114.00.
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