Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, July 23
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week; 3,600;
Week Ago: 3,400;
Year Ago: 5,100;
Compared to the previous week’s
close, slaughter steers mostly 1.00,
instances 1.50 lower. Slaughter
heifers .50 to mostly 1.00 lower.
Cows mostly 2.00 higher. Bulls
fully steady. Slaughter supply
mainly Choice and Choice and
Prime 2-41050-1200 lbs. steers with
several lots mixed Good and
Choice, around 35% heifers and
15% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1200 lbs.
66.00-67.50, closing 66.00-66.50.
Choice 241000-1225 lbs. 65.00-66.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 24 900-1175
lbs. 64.0065.50. Good 2-3 900-1175
lbs. 62.0064.00. Mostly Good 2-3
1000-1300 lbs. holstems 55.00-59.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prune 24 875-1050 lbs.
63.0064.50, closing 63.0063.50.
Choice 24 850-1050 lbs. 62.0064.00,
closing 62.0063.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 24 700-950 lbs. 60.0063.00.
Good 2-3 700-950 lbs. 56.0061.00.
COWS: Closing week sales,
Utility and Commercial 24 40.00-
44.00. Boning Utility 1-2 44.0045.00.
Cutter 1-2 40.0043.00. Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 37.0040.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050-
1600 lbs. 50.0065.25. Few Yield
Grade 11200-1905 lbs. 56.2566.50.
Feeders: (.including around 600
head at regular Thursday auc
tion.) Feeder steers and heifers
uneven, generally 1.00-3.00 lower.
Feeder heifers again made up a
larger percentage of the supply.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: Few lots 380480 lbs.
64.00-64.25; scattered lots 525-560
lbs. 60.25-67.50; few lots 625-700 lbs.
58.50- couple lots fleshy 800-
875 lbs. 57.50. Medium Frame 1-2:
350475 lbs. 58.50-62.00. Large
Frame 2 Holsteuis: 350475 lbs.
52.50- 800-1050 lbs. 46.7549.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: 375-500 lbs. 54.50-57.50;
500-600 lbs. 53.25-59.00, mostly
54.25-57.57 ; 650-700 lbs. 52.00-54.25;
700-800 lbs. 55.00-56.00; Medium
Frame 1-2 300-500 lbs. 50.00-53.75.
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Belleville Livestock
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, July 22
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 85: Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, slaughter
cows about steady. Few Standard
slaughter steers 53.25-54.35. Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
43.7546.75, one at 47.50, Cutters
41.7544.75, Canner & Low Cutter
36.7541.50, Shells down to 25.50.
Few Yield Grade #1 985-1840 lbs.
slaughter bulls 48.3566.00.
CALVES 140: One Choice vealer
at 76.00, Standard & Good 70-110
lbs. 45.0066.00, few Utility 5060
lbs. 25.0040.00. Farm calves,
hosltein bulls 90-125 lbs. 60.00-
85.00; few holstein heifers 75-145
lbs. 63.00-122.00.
HOGS 205: Barrows & gilts
steady to mostly 2.50 lower. US No.
l-2_ 210-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
52.7564.50, No. 1-3 195-255 lbs.
49.8562.35, few lots No. 1-3 160-185
lbs. 48.5049.00. US No. 1-3 250475
lbs. sows 43.0047.00. Few Boars
37.0067.50.
FEEDER PIGS 499: US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-25.00 per
head. No. 16 3565 lbs. 22.0065.00,
one lot No. 16125 lbs. 60.00, Utility
50-75 lbs. 20.00-29.00 per head.
SHEEP 53: Choice 70-110 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 54.00-64.00,
couple to 67.00, good 50-75 lbs.
48.0060.00. Slaughter ewes 19.00-
33.00.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS
710.00-1210.00, one at 1425 per head.
Oklahoma Cattle
Thursday, July 23
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts
Same Day Last Week
Feeder Steers and Heifers over
600 lb. steady to .50 higher;
demand good but not widespread.
Feeder Steers and Heifers under
600 lb. steady to 1.00 lower;
demand light especially for fleshy
offerings. Bulk Medium frame 1
and Mixed 1-2 450-850 lb. Feeder
Steers and 450-700 lb. Heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1425-500 lb. 60.30-66.60; 500-
600 lb. 59.25-61.80; 600-700 lb. 59.00-
61.60; 700-800 lb. 59.00-61.85; 800-855
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lb. 59.7060.20. Medium and Large
Frame Mixed 1-2 375-500 lb. 58.00-
63.75; 500-700 lb. 57.0061.30; 700-900
lb. 56.5069.00, load 705 lb. 59.40.
Medium Frame 2 400600 lb. 58.00-
60.25; 550-900 lb. 54.7567.00. Large
Frame 2 Holsteins 760 lb. 48.30; 950
lb. 50.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium
'Frame 1330 lb. fleshy 55.25; 400600
lb. several fleshy 50.0063.00; 500-
700 lb. 52.5066.20 very fleshy 50.00-
53.00; lot 685 lb. 57.15; lot 715 lb.
56.30. Medium few Large Frame
Mixed 1-2 355 lb. thin 56.10; 400600
lb. 49.0063.00. Medium frame 2 375-
5001 b. 48.00-50.30.
FOR THE WEEK: Feeder
Steers and Heifers under 600 lb.
1.00-3.00 lower, fleshy offerings
especially Heifers showing the
greatest decline. Feeder Steers
and Heifers over 600 lb. .50-1.00
lower, somer Heifers off 1.50. Hot,
humid weather restricting outlets
for fleshy calves. Slaughter Cows
weak to 1.00-lower. Midweek sales
Utility and Commercial 24 40.00-
43.30 instances 44.00; low dressing
38.2540.00; Cutter 1-2 39.0041.90;
Canner and low Cutter 35.5069.00.
Bulls 1.00-2.00 lower, yield grade 1-
2 1450-1800 lb. 52.0065.00 few 55.00-
57.00; 1150-1500 lb. 46.7562.00.
Salable receipts this week near
17,000 compared with 20,312 last
week and 20,231 last year. Feeder
Cattle and Calves made up 90% of
receipts; Cows and Bulls 10%.
Leesport Auction
Wednesday, July 22
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 367. Compared with
last week’s auction, slaughter
steers 83-8* lower. Slaughter cows
81.50-83 lower. High Choice and
Prune slaughter steers 64.00-67,
Choice 62-64.50, Good 58.00-62,
Standard 51.00-56. Choice
slaughter heifers 59.00-63, Good
54.00- Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 44.0047, Cutters
40.0044, Canner and Low Cutters
32.00- Good and Choice
slaughter bullocks 58.50-64.50.
Yield Grade #l, slaughter bulls
57.0062, #2,45.00-52.00.
CALVES 179. Vealers 87-810
lower. Prune vealers 78.00-88,
Choice 67.0075, Good 60.0070,
3800
4900
Standard and Good 90-110 lbs.
50.0060, 70-90 lbs. 48.0060. Farm
Calves: Hoi. Bulls 75.00-90; Hoi.
Heifers 90.00-110.00.
HOGS 440. Barrows and gilts $2-
it>2 5u lotver. US No. 1-2 barrows and
gilts 51.5062.50, No. 1-3 50.0061.00.
US No. 1-3 sows 41.0046.00.
FEEDER PIGS 251 US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 60.0065 per
hundredweight, No. 1-3 36-50 lbs.
60.00-75.00 CWT.
SHEEP 3. Not enough of any one
grade to establish a market.
G&M Livestock
Monday, July 20
Dun cans ville, Pa.
Report supplied by auction
Compared to last week, market
report steers-steady, cows-steady,
hogs-steady.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prune 65.0067.10; Good to Choice
60.0065.00; Standard to Good 54.00-
60.00; Utility 48.0060.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice and
Prune 60.0064.00; Good to Choice
54.0060.00; Utility 46.0064.00.
BULLS: 1200-1520 lbs. 54.00-
62.75; 900-1200 lbs. 48.0064.00.
COWS: High Choice to Prune
48.0060.00, few to 52.00; Good 46.00-
48.00; Utility 42.0046.00; Cutters
38.0042.00; Canners Down to 36.00.
CALVES: High Choice 90.00-
101.00; Good to Choice 70.00-90.00;
Standard to Good 50.00-70.00;
Utility 40.0060.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi, Bulls
90.00116.00; Hoi. Heifers 100.00
167.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 15-25 lbs. 15.00
25.00; 2545 lbs. 25.0045.00.
HOGS: 200240 lbs. 50.0053.10;
170280 lbs. 47.0050.00.
SOWS: 41.0049.00.
BOARS: 35.0039.50.
SHEEP: 15.0023.50.
LAMBS: 50.0064.00.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, July 18
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER, AND
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Good
Light Steer Calves 63.00-68.00;
Medium 58.00-62.75; Plain 53.00
and down; Good Heavy Steers
Mt. Joy, PA 17552
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Inly 25,1981—AS
54.00- Medium 49.00-53.75;
Plain 44.00 and down; Holstein
Steers 41.00-44.00; Good Light
Heifer Calves 45.00-50.50; Medium
40.00- Plain 35.00 and down;
Good Heavy Heifers 50.00-55.75;
Medium 45.00-49.75; Plain 40.00
and down; Slaughter Cows 46.00-
52.50; Utilities 40.0045.75; Canners
& Cutters 39.00 and down; Milk &
Stock Cows 525.00 and down; Stock
Bulls 37.00-63.50; Slaughter Bulls
59.25 and down.
CALVES; Veal Calves 82.00 and
down; Baby Calves 97.50 and
down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice Blue
O 55.00; Good Red O 46.50; Feeder
Lambs 47.0048.50; Slaughter Ewes
27.50 and down.
HOGS: Top 50.50; Heavy 48.50;
Medium 47.25; Light 34.50; Sows
49.00 and down; Boars 37.00.
Chambersburg Auction
CATTLE; 389. Compared with
last week's market: Slaughter
steers grading Good & Choice .75-
2.00 lower; SI. cows about steady.
SI. steers: Choice No. 2-4, 950-1250
lbs. 62.75-65.00; Good 57.00-61.50;
Standard 51.50-57.00; SI. heifers:
Choice 57.25-61.25; few Good 54.00-
56.50. SI. cows: Utility & Com
mercial 43.8546.85; Cutters 41.85-
45.50; Canner & L, Cutter 37.00-
42.00. SI. bullocks: few choice
58.25-59.75. SI. bulls: Yield Grade
No. 1, 1000-2250 lbs. 49.50-54.35.
Heifers, few Medium frame No. 1,
450600 lbs. 51.50-54.00.
CALVES: 540. Vealers 1.006.00
higher. Choice 76.00-92.00; Good
67.00-76.00,70-95 lbs. 56.0063.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 85-
130 lbs. 60.00-75.00; Hoi. Heifers 80-
150 lbs. 80.00-140.00.
HOGS: 76. Few lots US No. 1-2
210-230 lbs. 51.00-51.10; US No. 1-3
350650 lbs. 43.7546.00.
FEEDER PIGS 34: US No. 1-3
2545 lbs. 20.00-33.00 per head.
SHEEP: 9 One lot Good 90 lbs. at
52.00.
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Friday, July 24
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