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Sale
Fredericksburg, Va.
Thursday, July 9
Report supplied by VDA
There were 57 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.
Choice Steers 2-3 900-1050 lbs.
61.50-63.25; 1050-1250 lbs. 60.25-
63.90. .
Good Steers 2-3 1000-1200 lbs.
55.00-59.75.
Choice Heifers 2-3 800-900 lbs,
57.00-58.60; 900-1000 lbs. 59.00.
Slaughter Cattle
Sale
Harrisonburg, Va.
Thursday, July 9
Report supplied by VDA
There were 220 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: Choice 2-3 1000-1350 lbs.
Dairy Farmers - Deworm Now
You’ve heard a lot about stress, 2 sources of mid-summer
stress; heat and worms. One can be avoided, the other only
modified. Parasite burdens can be avoided; heat stress can only
be modified. The chart below illustrates heavy burdens during
mid-summer resulting from heavy egg deposition in the spring.
SPRING WISE OF EGG PRODUCTION
r.A. Yaswinski, M.S.and H.C. Gibbs, DVM, Ph.D.
lournal Veterinary Research Nov. 1975
1974-
17,500
15,000
12,500
10,000
7,500
5,000
2,500
If your herd was not dewormed in_the spring, a parasite
burden can be avoided during mid-summer by whole herd
deworming with
BAYMIX IS AVAILABLE
. . AT YOUR LOCAL
DEALER
63.25-67.50; Singles 2-3 62.00-64.50;
Good 2-3 950-1150 lbs. 61.20-64.75;
Singles 2-3 57.00-63.00; Good
Holstein Steers 1050-1350 lbs. 54.50-
59.00; Choice Heifers 2-3 550-1050
lbs. 60.00-65.20; Good 2-3 730-950
lbs. 53.50-58.75.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, July 16
Report supplied by USDA
Through midweek slaughter
steers 1.25-1.50 lower. Heifers 50-
LOO lower. Cows 2.50-3 50 lower
Bulls steady
Four Day Receipts 10,262, last
week, 9,891, year ago 12,922
Steers made up 46 pet. of week’s
receipts, heifers 32 pet, cows 11
pet In spite of modest salable
numbers, slaughter steer and
heifer prices trended lower for the
third consecutive week, as dressed
trade continued in a depressed
state Buyers very selective for
kind, concentrating best demand
on choice steers and heifers
weighing over 1100 lbs. and 950 lbs
respectively Supply of cattle
scaling under afore mentioned
weights again quite large and in
many cases these kinds subjected
"STRESS”
Mar/Apr May/Jun
Jan/Feb
DEWORM HERE
BAYMIX^
to broad discounts. The sharp
increases in cow prices of a week
ago were completely erased as
demand turned very narrow at
midweek.
STEERS Earlier in week four
loads Choice 241150-1300 lbs. 70 00.
At midweek, Choice 24 1100-1300
lbs 67 50-68 50, two loads 68 75
Two loads Choice 341225 lbs 67 00
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1050-
1250 lbs 66 50-67.50 Good 64.00-
67.00, some 950-1000 lbs. to 62 50
Few Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
and Good 1250-1400 lbs. holsteins
58.50-60.00.
HEIFERS: Earlier in week part
load Choice 2-3 1100 lbs. 67.50 at
midweek load Choice, mostly 3 950
lbs 66 50. Choice 24 925-1050 lbs.
65.00- Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 900-1025 lbs 64.00-65.00 Good
61.00- 00
Average of I.S-214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900-1100 lbs.
sters 67.65, 1200-1300 lbs 68.68.
average cost steers this week 67 41,
average weight 1129 lbs, as
compared 68.4? and 1138 lbs a
week ago Average cost heifers
this week 65 77, average weight 971
lbs. as compared 65.93 and 974 lbs.
a week ago.
■1 ADULTS
I I HEIFERS
Sept/Oct Nov/Dec
v —v *
DEWORM HERE
Jul/Aug
Deworm here
if not done
in spring
COWS- High cutter. Utility and
Commercial 1-3 41.5042.00, few
42.5043.00 Canner and Cutter
39.0041.50.
BULLS- 1-2 few 1100-1400 lbs.
50 00-52.00.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, July 16
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week:
Week Ago:
Year Ago;
As compared to last week’s
close, slaughter steers 1.00-1.50
lower. Slaughter heifers mostly
.50, instances 1.00 lower. Cows 3.00-
4.00 lower, few bulls steady.
Slaughter supply mainly Choice
and Choice and Prune 241050-1200
lbs. steers with several lots of
Choice steers under 1050 lbs. and
Choice heiters under 850 lbs.;
around 35% heifers and 10% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEEKS: Mixed
Choice and Prune 2-4 1050-1250 lbs.
68.50-69.50 early, limited closing
sales 1050-1175 lbs. 67.50. Choice 2-4
1000-1250 lbs. 66.0068.50, dosing
66.0067.00; 950-1000 lbs. 63.75-
65.50; 900950 lbs. 60.0062.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1200
lbs. 65.0067.50, closing 65.0066.50.
Good 23 9001150 lbs. 62.0066.00.
Mostly Good 1-2 1075-1365 lbs.
holsteins 54.25-60.00, most dosing
sales 55.0059.00. Few Standard 2-3
110015101bs. 52.0053.00.
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SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Muted
Choice and Prime 24 875-1050 lbs.
64.01W5.00, package early at 65.50,
most closing sales 64.00. Choice 24
850-1050 lbs. 63.00-65.00, closing
63.00-64.00, 750-850 lbs. 55.0060.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700075
lbs. 61.0063.50. Good 2-3 700-950 lbs.
57.0062.00.
COWS: Closing Week Sales
Utility and Commercial 24 39.00-
42.00. Boning Utility 1-2 42.0043.00.
Cutter 1-2 39.0041.00. Conner and
Low Cutter 1-2 35.00-39.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050-
1800 lbs. 50.00-55.00. Individual
Yield Grade 156.00.
3.600
4,200
5.600
FEEDERS: (Including around
600 at the regular Thursday auc
tion.) Light supply feeder steers
weak to 2.00 lower, but not enough
of any grade or weight for a full
test of prices. Feeder heifers weak
to 2.00 lower, except 600650 lbs.
1.00-2.00 higher.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: Scattered lots 440-500 lbs.
64.00-66.25; few lots 620-650 lbs.
61.50-63.75; lot fleshy 880 lbs. 59.25.
Medium Frame 1-2: Scattered lots
400-600 lbs. 58.50-59.25. Large
Frame 2 Holsteins: Lot 650 lbs.
52.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: 425-600 lbs. 55.5059.00;
600-650 lbs. 60.25-61.50. Medium
Frame 1-2:375-575 lbs. 53.75-56.75.
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