Livestock market and auction news
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, October 8
Report supplied by USDA
Through midweek. Steers 2.00-
2.50 lower compared previous
Wednesday, instances 3.00 off;
Heifers 1.50-2.50 lower. Mostly 2.00
lower. Cows closed 1.00-2.00 higher
on small receipts. Bulls fully
steady.
Four Day Receipts
Last Week
Year Ago
Fed Cattle and .Dressed Beef
trade continued to work downward
this week. Feeding weather has
been good the past several weeks
with liberal share choice Cattle
now making up consist. Steers
made up ii pet. of the week’s five
day total; Heifers 28 pet; Feeders,
including Friday auction 30 pet;
Cows 6 pet.
STEERS: Tuesday, load Choice
2-3 relatively high-dressing 1376
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lbs. 65.00, at midweek, four loads
Choice. Mainly 3, 1150-1235 lbs.
64.00- Bulk of supply Wed
nesday consisted of Choice 2-4 fOOO
- lbs. 61.50-62.50. Few Good
59.00- Holsteins scarce late;
during week one lot Choice 2-3
Holsteins 61.00; Few Loads and
lots Good with end Choice 59.50-
60.00.
HEIFERS: At midweek, three
loads Choice 3, fairly high-dressing
1106 lbs. 62.00. Choice 2-4 925-1100
Jbs. 60.00-61.50, some 925-1050 lbs.
Choice-3 with end Prune included
61.00-61.50. Several loads and lots
Choice and Prime 3-4, some 5 975-
1100 lbs. 59.00-60.00, some mostly
Choice 900-950 . lbs. 59.00-60.00.
-Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 59.00-
60.00, Good 56.00-59.00.
Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900-1100 lb.
steers 63.05; 1100-1300 lb. 64.00,
Average cost Steers 63.63, average
10,900
9,860
11,925
weight 1130 lbs. as compared 64.69
and 1124 lbs. a week ago. average
cost Heifers 61.05, average weight
1009 lbs. as compared to 61.34 and
989 lbs. a week ago.
COWSr High-cutter, Utility and
Commercial 1-3 41.00-42.50, few
-High-Dressing 43.00-43.50; Low-
Dressing and Yield Grade 4-5
Commercial 40.00-40.50. Canner
and Cutter 38.00-41.00, light weight
35.00-38.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1200-1800 lbs. 47.00-
51.00, few High-Dressing 1 1700-
2000 lbs. 52.0052.50, individual
53.50. Low Dressing 1-2 1100-1400
-lbs. 45.00-48.00.
FEEDERS: Few loads Medium
Frame 1 fleshy Heifers 875-900 lbs.
58.50.
Middleburg Auction
Middleburg,Pa.
Tuesday, Oct. 6
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 332. Compared with
last Tuesday’s marker, slaughter
steers grading Standard and Good
25 cents-|1.50 lower. Slaughter
cows uneven, 50 cents lower to $1
higher. Choice 2-4, 975-1300 lbs.
slaughter steers 63.50-67, couple
68:50, Good-58.7552.85, couple 64,
Standard 5257.50. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 60.25-64, few
Good 54-58.75. Utility- & Com
mercial slaughter cows 41-43.75,
couple 47.50, Cutters 38-41.50,
Canner & Low Cutters 32.50-37.50.
Few Choice slaughter bullocks
59.6057, few Good 53.5059.75. Yield
Grade #l, 900-1800 lbs. slaughter
bulls 48.2559.25. Few Large Frame
#1,4-550 lbs. feeder steers and bulls
48.00-59.
CALVES 170. Vealers $l-|4
higher. Choice vealers 84.00-94, ode
102, few Good 60.00-77, Standard
and Good 70-95 lbs. 55.0052, few
Utility 4050 lbs. 40.0050. Farm
Calves: Hoi. Bulls 90-125 lbs. 65.00-
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91, mostly 70.00-65. Hoi. Heifers 80-
130 ibs. 78.00-115.
HOGS 571. Barrows and gilts 25
cents-75 cents lower. US No. 1-2
210-235 lbs. barrows and gilts 50-
51.10, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 49.50-50,
No. 2-3 190-260 lbs. 48.35-49.50. US
No. 1-3 350600 lbs. sows 45-48.35,
No. 2-3 300600 lbs. 39.5045.
TUESDAY 10/6/81-34 Head. One
Lot US No. 1-3 210 lbs.' barrows and
gilts at 48.25. Boars 40.00-42.00.
FEEDER PIGS 505. US No. 1-3
10-20 lbs. feeder pigs 14.50-1% per
' head, No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 17.00-25 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 21.00-32. No.
1-3 60-70 lbs. 39.50-42.50 per head.
SHEEP 5. Few Choice 70-115 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 57-61.50.
GOATS 10. Few |2O-|45 per head.
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