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Livestock market and auction news
Central U.S.
Carlot
Tuesday, September 1
Report supplied by USD A
Compared to Tuesday’s 4: DO
report: 'Steer and heifer beef
steady-2.00 tower. Demand and
trading light to moderate. Supplies
moderate. The boxed beef carcass
cutout value declined $1.86 to an
estimated $110.47 per cwt. Sales
reported on 91 loads of steer and
heifer beef.
STEER BEEF
48 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3: 600-800 lbs. 103.00-
104.00,1.00-2.00 lower.
Choice 4: 600-900 lbs. 94.00,
steady.
Good 2-3;'600-900 lbs. 100.00, not
established.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Choice 3: 600-700 lbs. 102.50-
105.50.
Choice 2: 600-700 lbs. 104.50-
106.50.
Good 2-3: 600-700 lbs. 100.50-
103.50 late Tues.
HEIFER BEEF
43 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3: 550-700 lbs. 100.00-
101.00. late 101.00,1.00 lower.
Choice 3:500-550 lbs. 98.00.
Choice 3: 400-500 lbs. 95.00.
Choice 4 : 500-700 lbs. 93.00
steady.
Good 2-3:550-700 lbs. 97.00-109.00,
mstly 98.00, mstly 2.00 lower.
Good 2-3: 600-700 lbs. 100.00-
100.50 late Tuesday.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Good 2-3; 600-700 lbs. 99.50-100.00
late Tues.
Cow Beef not fully established.
Few sales west steady to 3.00
lower, general lower undertone
indicated as downward price
pressure continues on boneless
processing beef.
COW BEEF'
3 Loads
Brkg Utlty 3-4; 45«/ up lbs. 77.50
West, 3.00 Iwr. T/Tues.
Bng Utlty 3-3 : 400/up lbs. 81.50
West, 2.00 lower.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Brkg Utlty: 450/up lbs. 79.50
West, steady-1.00 lower.
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HINDS (H): 120-170 lbs. 110.00-
110.50.
FORES; 130-210 lbs. 92.00.
ARM CHUCKS: 75-120 lbs. Btt.UO.
BONELESS PROCESSING
BEEF/BEEF TRIMMINGS
JMfc Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
65% chem lean, fresh 87.00.
50% chem lean, fresh 60.00453.00,
85% chem lean, frozen 116.00.
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report: Fresh pork items poorly
tested. Fresh pork loins 14-17 lbs.
steady-1.00 higher, advance on
next" week ship, 17-22 lbs. 5.00
higher than Monday. Skinned
bams untested. Few sales 17-20 lbs.
steady. Sdls bellies steady-3.00
higher. 72% trimmings 2.50 lower.
Demand good for loins. Fair to
Gobd for other items. Trade slow.
Sales reported on 15 loads plus 14
loads of trimmings and variety
meats.
LOINS: 14-17 lbs. 107.00 this
week ship, steady; 14-17 lbs. 108.00-
108.50 nxt wk ship, 1.00 higher; 17-
22 lbs. 104.00,5.00 hghr Th/Mon.
SKINNED HAMS: 17-20 lbs.
82.00 steady.
BELLIES, SOLS: 12-14 lbs. 55.50-
58.00, ,503.00 higher; 14-16 lbs.
59.00-60.00, steady-1.00 higher.
BNLS CUT BUTT: 1.5-3 lbs.
127.50 md. wrap.
NECKBDNES: 22.50.
GELATINE SKINS: 24.00.
TAILS; 25.00 ship end of Sept.
EARS: 22.00.
PORK TRIMMINGS/
BONELESS PROCESSING
(Chemical Lean)
42% lean trimmings freshs7.oo.-
72% lean trimmings fresh 90.50,
2.50 lower.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, September 3
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week:
Week Ago:
Year Ago;
Compared to the previous weeks
close, slaughter steers firm to .50,
instances 1.00 higher. Slaughter
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PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
» Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
FOB Amarillo Basis
FRESH PORK CUTS
VARIETY MEATS
Monday - Friday 8 A.M. - 4 P.M.
Ask For Lynn
heifers unevenly steady. Cows
mostly 4.00 lower. Bulls 2.00-3.00
lower. Slaughter supply mainly
Choice slaughter steers, around
35% heifers, and 15% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Mixed
Choice and Prune 2-4 1050-1175#
66.00-06.50, few part loads 1200-
1250# 67.00-67.50. Choice 2-4 1000-
1225# 65.00-60.00; 900-1000# 64.00-
05.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4
900-1150# 04.0065.50. Good 2-3 900-
1125# 62.0064.00. Limited supply
mostly Good 2-3 1100-1260#
holsteins 55.00-59.00, package 60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prune 2-4 900-1050#
62.5063.50, mostly closing sales
63.00; package 1060# 64.00. Choice
2-4 850-1050# 60.5063.00, closing
60.5062.00; 600650# 55.0060.00;
750600# 53.00-57.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 800-1000# 57.0062.00.
Good 2-3 700-950# 54.00-56.00.
COWS: Closing Week Sales,
utility and Commercial 2-4 38.00-
41.00. Few Boning Utility 1-2 41,00-
42.00. few 43.00. Cutter 1-2 37.00-
40.00. Canner and Low Cutter 1-2
33.0067.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050
1900# 49.50-58.00, few closing sales
49.50-33.00. Couple yield grade 1
1865-2000# earlyBo.oo.
FEEDERS: (Including around
1,200 at the regular Thursday
auction.; Feeder steers and heifers
generally steady, instances both
classes weak to 1.00 lower. Overall
quality not much different than
last week, with Medium Frame
Mixed 1-2 steers and heifers
making up a large percentage of
the supply.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: Lot 200# 82.00; few lots
340423# 67.50-68.50; 500600# 64.75-
66.00; 600-725# 62.75-65.50; few lots
900-1065# -60.75-63.00. Medium
Frame 1-2 and some Small Frame
1; 350-600# 60.0065.00, mostly 60.00
62.50; few lots 625-875# 57.5062.00.
HOLSTEINS: Large Frame 2:
Few lots 500-600# 52.5054.00.
BULLS: Medium Frame 1-2:
375-550# 51.5055.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: Lot 200# 72.50; Lot 245#
66.00; 300-600# 56.25-60.00; 600750#
55.0057.75. Medium Frame 1-2:
300-450# 52.0055.00; 500700# 52.00
53.50.
4,300;
5,400;
4,400;
Lancaster Farming, Saturday,' September 5,1981—A7
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, September 3
Report supplied by USDA
Through midweek, Slaughter
Steers and Heifers steady to .25
higher. Cows were 4.00-6.00 lower
than late last week, mostly 5.00 off.
Bulls closed steady to weak
Four Day Receipts
Last Week
Year Ago
Demand locally for Steers and
Heifers held fairly good. Small
Wednesday receipts did not reflect
midweek pressure on dressed beef.
Cows lost more than last week’s
sharp advance as dressed trade
fell and local marketings expanded.
Slaughter Steers made up 43 pet of
the estimated five day total, Good
to average Choice 1000-1125 lbs.
predominating; Heifers 36 pet.
With continued packer preference
for 950-1050 lb. weights. Limited
numbers 900-1000 lb. Steers and
850-900 lb. Heifers returned to
feeding accounts. Cows made up 13
pet; Feeders 7 pet.
STEERS: Two loads Choice 2-3
high-dressing 1225-1293 lbs. 68.50.
Three loads Choice, few Prime 3,
few 4 1201-1262 lbs. 67.7568.00.
Choice 2-4, mainly 2-31050-1175 lbs.
65.5067.00, few loads 1125-1200 lbs.
67.2567.50. Load Choice and Prime
341250 lbs. 67.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1150 lbs. 64.0066.50.
Good 2-3 59.0065.00. Few Choice 2-3
Holsteins 1377 lbs. 61.50; Good and
Choice 1150-1350 lbs. 60.0060.50,-
good 1-21100-1250 lbs. 57.5069.25.
HEIFERS: Three loads Choice 3
975-1025 lbs. 64.2064.50, few loads
Choice, some Prime 3, few 4 975-
1100 lbs. 63.75-64.00. Choice 2-4 900
1025 lbs. 62.0063.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 60.00-62.00. Good
58.0061.00.
Average of LS 214 detailed
quotations for Choice 9001100 lb.
Steers 65.50; 11001300 lbs. 67.00.
Average cost Steers this week
65.86, average weight 1109 lbs. as
compared 66.44 and 1108 lbs. a
week ago. Average cost Heifers
this week 62.29, average weight 978
lbs. as compared 62.44 and 968 lbs.
a week ago.
COWS; Utility and Commercial
1-3 41.00-43.50. Cutter and low
Utility 39.0041.00. Canner and low-
Mt. Joy, PA 17552
Cutter 37.00-Cp.oo, few lightweight
35.00-37.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1100-1800 lbs. 50.00-
55.00, few 55.00-50.00. Early, few
high-dressing 158.0041.50.
FEEDERS: Few loads and lots
Medium Frame 1 fleshy steers 800-
1000 lbs. 62-00-65.00; Hiefers 850-900
lbs. 59.00-60.00, one load 61.00.
11,700
12,000
10,750
Martinsburg Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
Monday, August 31
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 203. High Choice &
Prime-slaughter steers 65.0068.10,
Choice 63.5065.00, Good 60.0063.50,
Standard 54.0060.00, Utility 48.00-
54.50, Choice slaughter heifers
60.00-63.50, Good 58.5061.50,
Standard 54.5058.50, Utility 45.00-
54.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 46.0051.50, Cutters
44.5046.50, Canner & Low Cutter
40.5044.50, Shells down to 35.00.
Choice slaughter bullocks 60.00-
61^0,-Good 58.5060.00, Standard
54.0058.50, Utility 48.5053.00. Yield
Grade #1 slaughter bulls 56.00-
61.75; yield grade #2 53.0056.00.
Choice feeder steers 58.5060.00,
Good 54.0058.50, Medium 52.00-
54.00; Good feeder heifers 55.00-
58.50, Medium 52.0054.50; Good
feeder bulls 53.0058.00, Medium
48.0053.00.
CALVES 429. Prime vealers
88.50-90.00, Choice 82.50-88.50, Good
78.00- Standard & Good 110-
130 lbs. 65.00-78.00,90-110 lbs. 60.00-
65.00, 70-90 lbs. 45.00-58.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-130 lbs.
85.00- holstein heifers 90-130
lbs. 100.00-171.00.
HOGS 358. US No. 1-2 barrows &
gUts 52.00-54.00, No. 1-3 51.50-52.00,
No. 2-3 51.00-51.75, No. 2-4 48.50-
50.00, No. 1-3 48.00-50.50. US No. 1-3
sows 47.0049.75, No. 2-3 43.00-47.50.
Boars 35.00-42.00.
FEEDER PIGS 126. US No. 1-3
25-40 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-25.00 per
head, No. 1-3 40-75 lbs. 25.0041.00
pertead.
SHEEP 5. Choice spring
slaughter lambs 59.0088.50, Good
45.00- Slaughter ewes 10.00-
18.00,
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