Al4—Lancaster Firming, Saturday, July 11,1981
Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, July 9
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week: 4,100
Week Ago: 2,900
Year Ago: 4,100.
As compared to last weeks close,
slaughter steers .50-1.00 lower,
except holstein steers steady.
Slaughter heifers 1.00-1.50 lower.
Cows and Bulls firm to 1.00 higher.
Slaughter supply mainly Choice
and Choice and Prime 2-41050-1200
lbs. steers, around 35% heifers and
15% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Part
load High-Choice and Prime 2 to
mostly 3’s 1235 lbs. Charolais 70.75.
Mixed Choice and Prime 24 1050-
1265 lbs. 68.0069.50, closing 68.75-
69.50. Few lots 34 1075-1125 lbs.
67.5068.00. Choice 241000-1250 lbs.
67.0069.00. closing 67.0068.50; 950-
1000 lbs. 65.0067.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 24 900-1175 lbs. 65.50-
68.00. Good 26 900-1150 lbs. 62.00-
66.00. Mostly Good 2-31050-1300 lbs.
holsteins 56.00-59.60, few6o.oo.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 875-1050 lbs.
64.5066.50. closing sales 64.50-
65.00; Choice 24 850-1050 lbs. 63.00-
66.00. dosing 63.0064.50; 800650
lbs. 62.5063.50; 750600 lbs. 55.00-
60.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
700-1000 lbs. 61.5064.50, closing
61.5063.50. Good 2-3 700-950 lbs.
57.0062.50.
• COWS: Closing Week Sales
Utility and Commercial 24 42.00-
45.00. Boning Utility 1-2 45.0047.00.
Cutter 1-2 42.0044.00. Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 39.0042.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050-
2100 lbs. 50.00-55.00. Individual
Yield Grade 156.00.
FEEDERS: (Including around
500 at the regular Thursday auc
tion.; Feeder steers steady to 2.00
lower. Feeder heifers generally
steady, instances 1.00 lower.
Overall qualify of the light supply
much the same as recent weeks,
consisting mainly of Medium
Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2 500-900#
steers and 375-700# heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: Couple lots 200-250# 75.50-
78.00; 500-550# 63.2567.75; 650-800#
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60.00-62.00; lot fleshy 930# 56.50.
Medium Frame 1-2; 700-900# 57.50-
59.00. Large Frame 2 Holsteins:
few lots 525-825# 54.25-53.25; lot
960# 50.75.
BULLS: Medium Frame 1-2:
Scattered lots 425-775# 58.7550.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: Lot 300# thin 67.00; 375-
700# 57.00-60.00. Medium Frame 1-
2: Few lots 375-450# 55.0058.00.
STOCK COWS AND CALF
PAIRS; Lot Medium Frame 1-2
middle-aged and aged cows with
150-200# calves at side 552.50 per
pair.
Weekly Summary
- Friday, July 10
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 7016. Compared with
5090 head last week, and 7357 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market: Slaughter steers &
heifers steady to 1.00 higher; SI.
cows unevenly steady; SI. bullocks
strong to 2.00 higher; SI. bulls
uneven. SI. steers; High Choice &
Prime No. 3-4, 68.00-71.85; Choice
No. 2-4 65.00-68.85, Good 59.00-
64.50; Standard 54.00-59.00. SI.
heifers: Choice 60.00-67.00; Good
55.00- Standard 50.00-55.00;
SI. cows: Utility & Commercial
44.00- few 50.50; Cutters 42.00-
47.00; Canner & L. Cutter 38.00-
43.00; Shells down to 30.00. SI.
bullocks; Choice 60.00-64.50; Good
55.00- few Standard 52.00-
57.00. SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,
1000-2200 lb. 52.00-59.00, few 60.00;
Yield Grade No. 2,. 900-1600 lb.
50.00-
CALVES: 4473. Compared with
2760 head last week and 3892 head a
year ago. Vealers steady to 5.00
lower, spots 10.00 lower. Few
Prime 80.00-122.00; Choice 75.00-
90.00; Good 65.00-85.00, 90-110 lbs.
50.00- 70-90 lbs. 45.0060,00;
Utilityso-100 lbs. 40.00-52.00.
FARM CALVES; Active. Hoi.
Bulls 80-130 lbs. 60.00-114.00,
mostly 80.00-100.00; Hoi. Heifers
80-130 lbs. 70.00-180.00, mostly
90.00- Beef Cross Bulls &
Heifers 70-100 lbs. 70.00-95.00.
HOGS 7708; Compared With 6420
head last week and 8418 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts .50-
2% lb. K-MH
1.00 higher, spots 2.00 higher. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 53.0054.75, few
56.00. No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 52.00-
54.00; No. 2-3 200-275 lbs. 50.00-52.50
few down to 48.00; No. 1-3 140-190
lbs. 41.00-49.00; Sows 1.00-2.00
higher. US No. 1-3 300550 lbs. 45.00-
51.00; No. 2-3 300-650 lbs. 40.00-
47.00. Boars 32.00-43.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 1190. Com
pared with 1464 head last week and
2246 head a year ago. Feeder Pigs
steady to 2.00 higher, US No. 1-3 20-
35 lbs. 17.00-28.00 per head; No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 25.00-40.00; No. 1-3 50-75
lbs. 38.00-46.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS; 2942.
with 1937 head last
week, and 2267 head a year ago. All
sales by CWT. Feeder Pigs 3.00-
10.00 lower. US No. 1-2 20-40 lbs.
78.00-95.00 some down to 56.00, 40-
50 lbs. 66.00-90.00 some down to
40.00, 50-60 lbs. 60.00-85.00, 60-80
lbs. 60.00-71.00 some down to 40.00;
US No. 2-3 2040 lbs. 61.00-74.00, 40-
50 lbs. 40.0050.00, 50-60 lbs. 40.00-
63.00.
SHEEP; 750. Compared with 647
head last week and 715 head a year
ago. 3.00-4.00 lower. Choice 60-100
lbs. 60.00-72.00, few 84.00; Good 50-
90 lbs. 52.00-62.00. SI. ewes 12.00-
32.00.
Oklahoma Cattle
Thursday, July 9
Thursday feeder cattle auction
dnd weekly summary.
Estimated Receipts
Same Day Last Week
Feeder steers and heifers under
500 lbs. steady; demand good.
Heavier weights both classes
steady to 1.00 lower; closing
demand fair at best. Bulk supply
Medium Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2
475-800 lbs. Feeder steers and 400-
700 lbs. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1 325 lbs. thin 78.80; 400-500
lbs. 66.0069.90, lot 423 lbs. 73.00;
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500-600 lbs. 62.50-65.50, thin 65.00- late. Salable receipts this week
66.60, fleshy 60.5062.00; 600-700 lbs. near 14,125 compared with 20,430
61.00-63.00; two lots thin 600645 lbs. last week and 28,927 last year.
64.9064.95; 700-800 lbs. 60.5063.00, Feeder cattle and calves make up
load moderately thin 700 lbs. 64.00. 87% of receipts, cows and bulls
Large Frame I 700800 lbs. 60.70- )• ,13%.
63.00; 800-900 lbs. 59.7061.00. ' BARROWS AND GILTS: 1.00-
Medium & Large Frame Mixed 1-2 2.00 lower; moderately active. U.S.
480490 lbs. 65.0066.80; 500600 lbs. 1-2 200-265 lbs. 52.9063.50, 44 head
61.5064.50; 600-750 lbs. 60.0062.00, 222-248 lbs. 53.70, U.S, 1-3, mostly 2,
620 lbs. 63.20 early; 800-900 lbs. 205-274 lbs. 52.1563.05; U.S. 2-3 212-
58.3069.70. Medium and Large 295 lbs. 48.1061.10; 300-380 lbs.
Frame 2 350 lbs. 58.00; 560 lbs. 45.1049.50. <
64.20; 675600 lbs. 55.0060.00; SOWS: Steady to .50 lower. U.S.
holsteins 875 lbs. 51.00. 1-3 290450 lbs. 43.2044.60; U.S. 2-3
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium 470610 lbs. 44.8046.10.
Frame 1 thin 345 lbs. 63.40,295 lbs. BOARS: All weights 40.8042.60,
61.75, 420 lbs. 61.10, 400600 lbs. nine head 217-222 lbs. 43.2544.50.
54.0069.70; 500600 lbs. 55.0067.75, FEEDER PIGS: Scarce, small
fleshy 53.0065.80; 600-750 lbs. 55.00- supply steady. (16 head). U.S. 1-2
59.20, bulk 56.5067.50; very fleshy 87 lbs. 47.70; 127 lbs. 47.00.
610 lb?. 52.00. Medium Few Large FOR THE WEEK: Compared to
Frame Mixed 1-2 450-700 lbs. 53.00- late last week, barrows and gilts
57.00; 770-785 lbs. 53.1063.90. lost part of the early advance to
FOR THE WEEK: Feeder steers close .50 to I.oohigher; sows closed
under 500 lb. 2.00-3.00 higher; over steady to .50 lower; feeder pigs
500 lbs. averaging steady. Feeder generally steady.. Salable receipts
heifers under 500 lbs. firm to 1.00 totaled near 2600 head compared to
higher; over 500 lbs. weak to 1.00 2,872 last week and 3,650 head the
lower. Demand good for feeders comparable period a year ago.
suitable for grazing; fair for Feeder pigs numbered near 300
others. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 head and comprised 11% of the
higher late sales Utility and available offerings. The week’s
Commercial 43.00-45.70; low best price at 55.50 was paid at mid
dressing 41.5043.00. Cutter 1-2 week for 23 head U.S. 1 248 lbs.
42.5044.90. Canner and Low Cutter Barrows and Gilts, highest price
39.2041.80. Bulls 3.004.00 higher on the close was 53.70.
YG 1-2 1400-1690 lbs. 55.25-59.50
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