Livestock market and auction news St. Louis Cattle Thursday, August 20 Report supplied by USDA Receipts tips week: 4,500; Week Ago: 4,100; Year Ago: 5,400; As compared to the previous week’s close, limited late sales slaughter steers and heifers firm to 1.00, instances 1.50 higher on Choice and Prime. Cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Bulls fully steady. Slaughter supply mainly Choice and Prune slaughter steers, around 35% heifers and 15% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prune 2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 66.00-68.00, few closing sales 67.00 68.00. Choice 241000-1275 lbs. 64.50 65.00. few closing sales 65.0066.00; 9001000 lbs 63.0064.50. Mixed Good and Choice 24 9001175 lbs. 63.0064.50. Good 2-3 9001150 lbs. 61.0063.00. Mostly Good 2-3 1075- 1300 lbs. Holstems 55.00-59.00, package 60.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 875-1135 lbs. 63.0064.00. few closing sales 63.50 64.00. Choice 24 8501050 lbs. 61.50 63.00; 750850 lbs. 55.0060.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800975 lbs. 58.0062.00. Good 2-3 700950 lbs. 55.0059.00. COWS: Closing week sales: Utility and Commercial 24 41.00 '44,00. Boning Utility 1-2 44.0015.00. Cutter 1-2 40.0043.00. Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 36.0040.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050 1900 lbs. 50.0055.50, mostly 50.00 55.00. Few Outstanding Yield Grade 156.5068.00. At Wednesday’s weekly auction, receipts estimated near 400 head spring slaughter lambs steady to firm, instances 1.002.00 higher on weights over 100 lbs. Feeder lambs fully 4.00-5.00 lower in face of a very light demand. Supply mainly spring slaughter and feeder of ferings. SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Scattered lots Choice and Prune 91-113 lbs. mostly wooled with few lots shorn with No. 1-2 pelts 55.00 58.00; small lot 99 lbs. shorn 59.00. Few Choice wooled 100 lbs. 52.00. FEEDER LAMBS: Few lots Choice and Fancy 75-90 lbs. 46.00 48.50. Choice 7090 lbs. 44.0046.00. Several lots Good and Choice 65-85 lbs. 40.0044.00. BREEDING EWES: Couple lots Good solid-mouthJ4.oo-15.50. FEEDERS; (Including around 1,000 at the regular Thursday auction.) Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher. Overall quality somewhat improved over most recent weeks with supply mainly Medium Frame 1-2 400725 lbs. steers and heifers. FEEDER STEERS: Medium Frame 1: 325-500 lbs. 68.00-68.50; lot thin 465 lbs. 72.50; few lots 500 600 lbs. 67.75-68.50; scattered lots 700750 lbs. 62.5063.00; lot thin 702 lbs. 68.50. Medium Frame 1-2 and some Small Frame 1: 300575 lbs. 60.75-63.75. HOISTEINS: Large Frame 2: Lot 270 lbs. 65.00; 400500 lbs. 57.00 59.00; lot 895 lbs. 52.25; lot 1050 lbs. 48.25. BULLS: Medium Frame 1-2: 400625 lbs. 57.5060.75, few lots 2’s 350500 lbs. 53.00-54.25. - HEIFERS: Medium Frame 1; 325400 lbs. 58.0061.50; 500600 lbs. 57.0059.50; few lots 600650 lbs. 57.00-58.50; lot fleshy 820 lbs. 59.00. Medium Frame 1-2: 300600 lbs. 53.25-55.75. Dewart Auction Monday, August 17 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 165: Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows uneven, mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Few Low Choice 9801265 Fanning, Saturday, August 22.19t1—A9 lbs. No. 24 slaughter steers 64.10 64.75, one at 66.00, Good 57.0062.00, couple to 63.00, few Standard 49.75- 56.00. Couple Choice slaughter heifers 63.75 and 66.00, one Good at 59.75, one Standard at 54.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 44.5048.25, couple to 54.00, Cutters 41.0045.50, Canner & Low Cutter 36.0041.50, Shells down to 34.25. One Choice slaughter bullock at 61.35. Yield Grade #111001720 lbs. slaughter bulls 53.00-58.00. One lot Large Frame #2 325-350 lbs. feeder steers at 57.00. CALVES 208: Few Choice 88.00 93.00, few Good 70.0084.00, Stan dard & Good 7095 lbs. 54.0065.00, Utility 5075 lbs. 40.0050.00. Farm calves, hosltein bulls 85-120 lbs. 68.0092.00, couple to 98.00; few hosltein heifers 80130 lbs. 70.00 140.00. HOGS 334: Barrows & gilts mostly .25 higher. US No. 1-2 200 240 lbs. barrows & gilts 54.2054.90, No. 1-3 200250 lbs. 53.6054.00. US No. 1-3 275-550 lbs. sows 42.5047.00. WHOLESALE & RETAIL DISTRIBUTOR FOR: IQ SCHLESSM AN'S V SEED CORN CERT. WHEAT Yield Straw Stand Titan Ex" Med Excellent Ruler Ex Med Excellent Hart (Bearded) Ex Short Good Redcoat Good Med Tali' Excellent Logan Better Med Tall Good Pennal Fair Tall Good Roland New V Short Excellent Potomac Good Short Good CERT. BARLEY • Penrad • Henry • Maury • Barsoy ALFALFAS • Arc • Boyd’s Wetfoot • Saranac • Buffalo • WL’s • Boyd’s 78 AT WESTERN svo% je WINTER RYE # •X^ixi BALER TWINE Master central soya mix fhds SEE OUR CORN TRIALS AT AG PROGRESS BOYD’S SEED CENTER, INC. 306 lona Rd , Lebanon, Pa 17042 Phone 717-272-8943 Boars 36.0040.00. FEEDER PIGS 123: US No. 1-3 25-50 lbs. feeder pigs 25.00-34.00 per head. SHEEP 56: Choice 75-100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 51.00-56.00. Slaughter ewes 10.00-29.00. Lancaster Feeder Cattle Friday, August 14 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Friday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Fnday feeder cattle not fully tested. Supply included about 50 head in lots of five to eight, with balance in lots of three or less. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Frame 1: Few lots 850- 1060 lbs. 55.00-58.85. Medium Frame 1-2: One lot 525 lbs. 57.50. Gibrgi Mushroom Co. is buying mulch hay & crushed cobs for mushroom compost. Call us for current prices. Giorgi Mushroom Col Box 96 Temple, PA 19560 215926-2139 Ext. 236 169 682