Al6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 16,1981
Livestock market an
Weekly Summary
Friday, May 15
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE; 7289. Compared with
6396 head last week, and 6873 head
a year ago. Compared with last
weeks market: Slaughter steers
steady to 1.00 lower; SI. heifers
mostly steady; SI. cows mostly
1.00-2.00 higher: SI. bullocks &
bulls strong to 1.00 higher, spots to
2,00 higher; SI. steers: High Choice
& Prime No. 3-4 65.75-68.25; Choice
No. 2-4, 63.00-67.25, Good 58.00-
62.50; Standard 52.00-58.00. SI.
heifers; Choice 58.00-63.50; Good
54.75-59.00; few Standard 50.00-
54.50. SI. cows; Utility & Com
mercial 44.00-49.75, few 50.50,
Cutters 43.00-47.50 few 49.00;
Canner & L Cutter 39.00-44.50;
Shells down to 30.00. SI. bullocks:
Choice 56.50-61.00; Good '53.00-
59.75; few Standard 52.00-56.50. SI.
bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,1000-2200
lbs. 52.00-60.50; Yield Grade No. 2,
900-1600 lbs. 50.00-56.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,300-
700 lbs. 58.00-77.00; Large Frame
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No. 2, 300-750 lbs. 51.00-62.00.
Heifers, Medium & Large Frame
No. 1,300-700 lb. 50.00-60.50; Large
Frame No. 2 250-500 lbs. 55.00-62.00.
Bulls Medium & Large Frame No.
1300-800 lbs 52.00-67.00.
CALVES: 2829 Compared with
2632 head last week and 2589 head a
year ago. Vealers uneven, mostly
steady to 5 00 lower. Few Prune
100.00- Choice 90.00-115.00;
Good 80.00-98.00, 90-120 lbs. 60.00-
78.00; 65-90 lbs. 55.00-70.00; Utility
55-110 lbs. 40.00-60.00.
FARM CALVES - Active Hoi.
Bulls 80-120 lbs. 72.00-112.00,
mostly 85 00-102.00; Hoi. Heifers
80-140 lbs. 85.00-200.00, mostly
100.00- Beef Cross Bulls &
Heifers 70-100 lbs. 80.00-117.00
HOGS 7284* Compared with 6298
head last week and 8935 head a
year ago Barrows and gilts strong
to 2.50 higher. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 44.50-46.00 No. 13- 200-250 lbs.
43.50-44.50; No. 2-3 200-275 lbs
41.00-44.00 few down to 38.00; few
No. 1-3 140-190 lbs 38.0041.50;
Sows unevenly steady. US No 1-3
300-570 lbs. 32 00-38 00; No. 2-3 300-
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650 lbs. 30.00-35 00 Boars 26 75-
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FEEDER PIGS: 1033 Com
pared with 765 head last week and
1912 a year ago. Uneven, steady to
weak US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 17.00-
25.00 per head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
25,00-35.00; No. 1-3 60-80 lbs. 30.00
37.00, few to 44.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS: 2397.
Compared with 3179 head last
week, and 2956 head a year ago. All
sales by CWT. Feeder Pigs highly
uneven, extremes 13.00 higher to
11.00 lower. US No. 1-2 25-40 lbs.
74.00- few 89.00, 40-50 lbs.
66.00- 50-60 lbs. 62.00-69.00,60
70 lbs. 52.0061.00, US No. 2-3 25-50
lbs. 46 0065.00 few 77.00.
SHEEP 605. Compared with 406
head last week and 716 head a year
ago. Spring si.- lambs steady but
spots weaker. Few Choice 20-40
lbs. 100.00-117.50 ; 45-100 lbs. 60 00-
90.00, mostly 70.00-04.00; few Good
60-85 lbs. 59.00-73.00. SI ewes
-15 00-30.00.
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Indiana Auction
Thursday, May 14
CATTLE; 203. Compared with
last week’s market: SI. cows 1.00.
1.50 higher. SI. steers few Choice
61.00-64.25, few Good 57.0061.00;
few Standard 52.00-55.50. SI.
heifers: few Choice 58.0059.25; few
Standard 52.00-54.25. SI. cows:
Utility & Commercial 45.00-48.75,-
Cutters 42.00-46.75; Canner & L.
Cutter 40.0044.50; Shells down to
30.00. SI. bulls: few Yield Grade
No. 1A 210001790 lbs. 52.75-57.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,300
500 lbs. 56.00-66.00. Heifers,
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,290
500 lbs. 52.00-58.00; Medium Frame
No. 2, 500700 lbs. 41.0052.00. Bulls
few Medium & Large Frame No. 1
& 2 400-650 lbs. 55.0059.00.
CALVES: 67. Few Good 79 00
94.00 ; 90120 lbs 68.0076.00; 70-90
lbs. 60.00-69.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi Bulls 85-
120 lbs 73.0099.00; Beef Cross
Bulls & Heifers 75-120 lbs. 80.00
95.00.
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HOGS: 157. Barrows and gilts
Mostly 1.00 higher, instances 1.50
higher. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. 43.00-
44.00; No. 1-3 200-260 lbs. 41.25-
43.50; few No. 2-3 260-300 lbs. 39.00-
41.00; few No. 1-3 130-180 lbs. 33.00-
38.75; US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. 32.00-
38.00. Boars 22.00-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 13. Lot US No 1-
3 20 lbs. at 8.00 per head; few No. 1-
3 5080 lbs. 17.00-28.00.
SHEEP: 26. Spring lambs lot
Choice 80 lbs. at 75.00. SI. ewes:
14.00-22.00.
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