Livestock market and auction news
Chambersburg Auction
Thursday, May 28
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 374. Compared with
last Thursday’s market: Slaughter
steers grading Standard & Good
about steady; SI. cows .75-1.50
higher; SI. bulls 1.00-2.50 higher.
SI. steers; one Prime at 67.50; few
choice No. 2-4 975-1175 lbs. 61.85-
65.50, Good 57.00-60.50; Standard
52.75-57.25. SI. heifers: few choice
#1 875-1050 Ib.s 64.75-66.50; few
good 52.00-55.00. SI. cows: Utility &
Commercial 44.75-49.50 with few to
51.85. Cutters 44.0048.00; Canner &
L. Cutter 38.50-43.75; Shells down
to 36.50. SI. bullocks; couple Choice
56.25 & 58.00. Sl.'bulls: Yield Grade
No. 1,1460-2170 lbs. 52.25-58.35 with
one at 60.85; Yield grade No. 1,790-
1180 lbs. 49.25-53.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-550 lb.
59.00- Large Frame No. 2,
600-800 lbs. 50.00-53.50. Heifers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 350-500 lbs.
51.00-
CALVES: 370. Vealers about
steady. Few Prime 104.00-108.00;
Choice 90.00-100.00; Good 82.00-
91.00, 70-95 lbs. 69.00fll.00; Utility
50-100 lbs. 50.0068.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 85-
120 lbs. 80.00-110.00, mostly 95.00-
105.00 with couple 40 126.00; Hoi.
Heifers 65-265 lbs. 86.00-170.00.
HOGS: 97. Barrows and gilts 2.00
higher. One lot US No. 1-2 230 lbs.
at 47.35. No. 1-3 210-250 lbs. 45.85-
47.35. Sows US No. 1-3 300500 lbs.
34.00-37.00 with one at 39.25; few
lots No. 2-3 250-350 lbs. 32.50-34.00.
Boars 32.00-33.75.
FEEDER PIGS 33. Few lots US
No. 1-3 25-50 lbs. 18.5530.00 per
head.
SHEEP: 34. Spring si. lambs few
Choice 75-110 lbs. 64.50-72.00. Few
si. ewes: 23.00-26.00.
GOATS: 8.
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Tuesday, May 26
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER COWS: Larger run,
$5O. higher! High Yield 47.5049.85;
Standard & Utility 43.5047.00;
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Down. Bulls Few Good 1500-2300
lbs. 52.00-55.75. Steers Choice 2-4
62.25-65.00; few to 66.50; Good
58.00-62.00. Heifers Choice #2 61.75-
64.00; 3-454.00-57.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: $2 higher.
Good demand for all classes. US
#l&3 215-240 lbs. 45.85-46.10; 195-210
lbs. 44.00-44.75. Sows US 1&3 400-
650 lbs. 36.50-41.00 Boars 400-700
lbs. 3 hd. to 34.10; 250-350 lbs. 32.00-
33.00.
VEAL CALVES: $4 higher.
Active bidding. Good St Choice
90.00- Standard & Good
84.00- Stocky Sc Thin 50.00-
70.00; piers 80-100 lbs. 72.0040.00;
Weak & Rough 71.00 Down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Good demand. Holstein
Heifers few 90-105 lbs. to 110.00;
Holstein Bulls 95-115 lbs. 85.00-
114.00; Mainly 95.00-110.00; Beef
Type 80-110 lbs. 85-100 lbs. one to
160.00.
LAMBS: Few 30-50 lbs. 80.00-
124.00; 70-85 lbs. 60.00-90.00; Sheep
15.00-25.00.
STOCK CATTLE: $3 to $5 over
last week. Steers 300-300 lbs. 69.00
75.00; - Good 65.00-70.00; Mostly
Holstems 300-700 lbs. 49.0053.00.
Heifers Choice 300-500 lbs. 57.00
64.50; Good 52.0057.00; 300700 lbs.
47.0054.00.
BULLS: Good & Choice 300500
lbs. 60.0068.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: Steady
prices. By the Head 15-30 lbs. 10.00
21.00; 3060 lbs. 18.00-30.00; By the
Lb. 120160 lbs. 31.5040.50; Lt.
Boars 225-230 lbs. 28.5029.25.
Indiana Auction
Thursday, May 28
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: 199. SI. steers; Good &
Choice 58.75-64.50; Standard 52.00
54.00; SI. heifers: Good & Choice
55.0056.75; SI. cows: few Utility &
Commercial 52.0053.25; Cutters
45,2547.00; Canner & L. Cutter
42.0045.00. SI. bulls: Yield Grade
No. 1,56.0059.00.
CALVES: 136. Vealers steady.
One Prime at 100.00; Good &
Choice 92.0097.00; 90110 lbs. 65.00
70.00; 7090 lbs. 55.0075.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls
108.00; Hoi. Heifers 130.00.
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HOGS: 145. Barrows and gilts
4.00 higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs
49.00-49.25; No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
48.0049.00; Sows US No. 1-3 300-500
lbs. 43.0046.00.
FEEDER PIGS 8. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
SHEEP: 23. Spring si. lambs
79.00-80.00; SI. ewes: 15.00-22.00.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, May 28
Report supplied by USDA
As compared to the previous
weeks close, slaughter steerS .SO
LDO lower. Slaughter heifers .SO
LDO lower. Cows firm to 1.00
higher. Few Bulls firm to .50
higher. Supply mainly Choice and
Choice and Prime 2-4 slaughter
steers, around 35% heifers and 10%
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prune 24 1050-1250 lbs.
64.00-65.00; 34 1075-1275 lbs. 63.00
64.00. Choice 24 950-1300 lbs. 63.00
64.50. Mixed Good and Choice 24
900-1200 lbs. 62.0063.50. Good 2-3
900-1150 lbs. 60.00-62.00. Standard
to mostly Good 2-3 1100-1325 lbs.
holstems 53.00-57.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prune 24 875-1075 lbs.
61.5063.00, few closing sales 62.00
63.00; 3-5 900-1100 lbs. 58.0059.00;
Choice 24 825-1080 lbs. 60.5062.00,
closing 61.0062.00; 750825 lbs.
57.0058.25. Mixed Good and Choice
24 700-1000 lbs. 59.0061.00. Good 2-
3 700-975 lbs. 57.0059.00.
COWS; Closing week sales:
Utility and Commercial 24 40.00
42.00. Boning Utility 1-2 42.00-45.00.
Cutter 1-2 39.0041.00. Canner and
Low Cutter3s.ooB9.oo.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050
1900 lbs. 50.0054.00. Individual
Yield Grade 155.00.
FEEDERS: (Including around
1,200 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder steers steady to
firm. Feeder heifers steady.
Overall quality not much different
than last week with supply mainly
Medium Frame 1-2 400-800 lbs.
steers and 400-700 lbs. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: 425-575# 66.25-71.00; 600-
700# 62.00-67.75, mostly 63.0065.00;
725-880# 61.50-63.25. Medium
Frame 1-2 and Some Small Frame
1: 450-575# 62.75-66.75. Large
Frame 2 Holstems: Couple lots 450-
550# 56.50-59.50; 725-1000# 51.50-
54.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: Couple lots 325-365# 61.50-
65.00; 425-500# 57.5040.25; 550-775#
56.00-58.60. Medium Frame 1-2 and
Small Frame 1: 375-600# 53.25-
56.00; 625-725# 51.00-55.00. '
STOCK COWS: Few lot Medium
Frame 1-2 and mostly middle-aged
725-925# 42.5044.00; lot 710# 49.00.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, May 28
Report supplied by USDA
Through midweek Steers and
Heifers steady. Cows and Bulls
steady.
Receipts through Thursday
10,625, last week 11,525, year go
11,925.
Enlarged post Memorial Day
receipts proved burdensome and
forced cattle pnces sharply lower
in Tuesday trading. However, a
modest Wednesday supply forced
buyers to compete actively for
close-up salugther requirements;
thus the market regained all the
Tuesday decline. The number of
yield grade 4 and 5 Steers and
Heifers declined; while some in
crease noted in supply of Heifers
weighing 850925 lbs.
STEERS: Made up 47 pet of the
week’s receipts. Heifers 27 pet.,
Cows 9 pet., Feeders 13 pet.
STEERS: Earlier in week four
loads Choice 2-3 1348 lbs. 67.75. At
midweek load Choice, few Prime
mostly 3 1160 lbs. 67.50. Choice 24
10501300 lbs. 66.2567.00, load 67.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-
1250 lbs. 65.2566.25. Few Good
64.0065125. Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 and Good 12501500 lb. Holstems
58.0060.00.
HEIFERS: load Choice, few
Prime mostly 3 1050 lbs. 66.50.
Choice 2-4 950-1100 lbs. 65.0066.00,
load 66.25. Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 900-1050 lbs. 64.0065.00. Good
61.5064.00.
Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900-1100 lb.
Steers 66.25, 1100-1300 lbs. 66.50.
Mt. Joy, PA 17552
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 30,19t1—A9
Average cost Steers this week
64.92, average weight 1184 lbs. as
compared 66.03 and 1181 lbs. a
week ago. Average cost Heifers
this week 64.38, average weight 999
lbs. as compared 64.94 and 1007 lbs.
a week ago.
COWS; High Cutter, Utility and
Commercial 1-3 42.00-43.00, few
high dressing 45.00. Canner and
Cutter 40.00-42.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1200-1800 lbs. 50.00-
54.00.
Thursday Feeder Cattle auction
and weekly summary estimated
receipts 4500, same day last week
5759. Active, Feeder Steers and
Heifers over 500 lb. .50 cents to 1.00
higher, some sales 2.00 higher;
offerings under 500 lb. in relative
small supply and not fully
established. Majority receipts
Medium Frame No. 1 and Mixed
No. 1-2 500-800 lb. Feeder Steers
and 450-700 lbs. Feeder Heifers
with part of these arriving from
graze out wheat pastures and
growing pens. Fairly large at
tendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame No. 1 few small packages
436-484 lb. 70.50-74.00; 500-600 lb.
63.00-69.10, package 530 lb. at 70.25;
600-700 lb. 63.00-64.70; 700-800 lb.
61.50-63.40, part load 741 lb. 64.40;
few 800-869 lb. 62.20-62.60.
Large Frame No. 1 part load 680
lb. 62.80.
Small Frame No. 1 package 400
lb. at 65.25; few 544-715 lb. 59.00-
62.50. Medium & Large Frame No.
1-2 565-700 lb. 60.50-63.25; 700-863 lb.
59.75- Large Frame No. 2 few
600-700 lb. 59.5062.00; Holsteins:
package 563 lb. 58.60; 718-833 lb.
51.75-
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame No. 1 few 338-448 lb. 59.20-
61.00; 500-600 lb. 55.50-57.50;
package 533 lb. 59.80; 600-700 lb.
55.50-58.55; few 716-774 lb. 57.10-
58.40.
Large Frame No. 1 few 664-961
lb. 57.25-57.30.
Small Frame No. 1 389-645 lb.
53.00-56.25.
Oklahoma Cattle
Thursday, May 28
Report supplied by USDA
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