Livestock market and auction news
Chambersburg
Livestock
Thursday, October 29
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 383. Compared with
last week’s market: Slaughter
steers 1.50-3.00 lower; SI. steers
few low Choice No. 24, 1050-1170
lbs. 60.50-63.50, Good 58.00-62.75;
Standard 52.75-56.75. SI. heifers:
few Choice 59.25-61.00; few Good
51.75- SI. cows: Utility &
Commercial 37.0040.50 with few to
42.85; Commercial 34.00; Cutters
33.75- Canner & L. Cutter
30.00-34.00 low yielding; Shells
down to 25.00. SI. bullocks; few
Good 47.85-52.50; few Standard
45.0048.00. SI. bulls; Yield Grade
No. 1,1200-2300 lbs. 45.25-53.00; few
Yield Grade No. 2, 1400-1800 lbs.
43.2545.85.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers &
Bulls Medium Frame No. 1,350-750
lbs. 46.50-56.00.
CALVES; 615. Vealers grading
Choice steady to 2.00 higher,
Standard & Good 70-95 lbs. 3.00
lower; Prime at 104.00; Choice
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81.00- couple to 100.00; Good
65.00- Standard & Good 70-95
lbs. 51.00-60.00; Utility 50-90 lbs.
40.00-
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 85-
130 lbs. 62.00-93.00 couple to 100.00,
mostly 65.00-80.00; Hoi. Heifers 75-
140 lbs. 62.00-100.00.
HOGS: 114. Barrows and gilts
.75-1.25 higher. Couple lots US No.
1- 240 lbs. at 47.00 & 47.25 No. 1-3
210-240 lbs. 45.7546.10; one lot No.
2- 245 lbs. at 45.10; Sows few US
No. 18 400-600 lbs. 40.5044.00.
Couple Boars at 34.75.
FEEDER PIGS: 23. Few US No.
18 2080 lbs. 20.00-27.00 per head.
SHEEP: No sales pn offer.
GOATS: 17.17.0047.00 per head.
Indiana Livestock
Thursday, October 29
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 110. Compared with
last week’s market; SI. steers, one
Good at 53.00; few Standard 40.00-
42.00; one Utility at 38.00. SI.
heifers: few Good 45.00-49.25, one
at 54.25. SI. cows; Utility &
Commercial 37.00-40.50; Com
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mercial 4-5 32.00-37.00; Cutters
34.2587.00; Canner & L. Cutter
28.0084.25; Shells down to 20.50. SI.
bullocks: few Utility 37.0088.25. SI.
bulls: few Yield Grade No. 1 & 2,
920-1610 lbs. 42.0047.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: Heifers
medium Frame No. 1, 355-560 lbs.
40.50-51.00, few 580-720 lbs. 35.00-
45.00; few Medium Frame No. 2
340490 lbs. 34.5040.50. Bulls, few
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,380-
505 lbs. 48.75-55.50. Bulls; few
Large Frame No. 2 480-655 lbs. at
35.00.
CALVES: 120. One Choice at
85.00; few Good 68.00-70.00, one at
84.00; Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
50.00-67.00; 55-85 lbs. 35.00-50.00;
few Utility 60-80 lbs. 30.0083.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
140 lbs. 62.00-78.00; few Hoi.
Heifers 90-115 lbs. 65.00-74.00; few
grading Good & Choice slaughter
calves 230-290 lbs.; 47.00-51.00.
HOGS: 70. US No. 1-2 220-250 lbs.
45.75- No. 1-3 210-255 lbs.
44.75- Few US No. 1-3 360-505
lbs. 42.5046.00. Couple Boars 33.50
& 34.25.
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FEEDER PIGS: 32. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. 8.00-20.50 per head.
SHEEP: 56. Choice 85-105 lbs.
48.00-53.00; one lot Choice 65 lbs. at
40.00; Good & Choice 80 lbs. at
45.50. Good 60-85 lbs. 30.0040.00. SI.
ewes: 5.00-17.50.
Hunter’s Auction
Monday, October 26
Rising Sun, Md.
Report supplied by auction
HEIFERS: Good to Choice 42.00-
48.00; Other 35.0088.50
COWS: High Choice to Prime
42.2546.00; Good to Standard 41.00-
42.00; Utility 39.2540.50; Cutters
37.75-39.00; Canners 32.50-36.50.
CALVES: High to Choice 140-180
ibs. 69.00-76.00; Good to Choice 120-
140 lbs. 65.00-72.00; Standard to
Good 90-115 lbs. 55.(M»8.00; Utility
75-85 lbs. 42.00-51.00; Low Utility
65-75 lbs. 35.00-42.00.
HOGS; 180-220 lbs. 40.50-42.50.
SOWS: 35.00-39.75.
BOARS: 33.00-35.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, October 23
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Thursday
feeder steers fully steady. Supply
included about 200 sold in lots of 5-
14, balance sold mainly in lots of
three or less.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: 475-770 lbs. 57.25-59.50;
one lot 787 lbs. 60.60. Medium
Frame 1-2; Couple lots 685-760 lbs.
54.50-
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: One lot 375 lbs. 44.25;
Small and Medium Frame 1: One
lot 325 lbs. 42.25.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium
Frame 1: Couple lots 425-600 lbs.
48.50- Small Frame 1: One lot
300 lbs. 47.75.
Weekly Summary
Friday, October 30
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 5420. Compared with
4944 head last week, and 5886 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market: Slaughter steers 1-
150 lower; mostly steady to 50
cents lower; Spots $2 lower; SI.
cows 1.00-2.00 lower spots $3 lower;
SI. bullocks and SI. bulls steady to
$1 lower. SI. steers: (few) High
Choice & Prime No. 3-4 64.25-65.50;
(few) Choice No. 2-4 60-64.60 down
to 58; (few) Good 56.60-62.00; (few)
Standard 52-56.25. SI. heifers:
(few) Choice 58-61.50; (few) Good
53.50-58; (few) Standard 42-47.50.
SI. cows: (few) Utility & Com
mercial 39-42.50; (few) Cutters 34-
40.50; (few) Canner & L. cutter 27-
37; Shells down to 25. SI. bullocks:
(few) Choice 60-62.74; (few) Good
53-58; (few) Standard 50-52.50. SI.
bulls: (few) Yield Grade No. 1,
1000-2400 lbs. 47-55; Grade No. 2,
900-1450 lbs. 44-51.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
(few) Medium & Large Frame No.
1, 350-750, 50-57.50, few 63.50
Medium & Large Frame No. 2 400-
900 lb. 44.50. Heifers, (few)
Medium & Large Frame No. 300-
625 lbs. 3542.
CALVES: 4090. Compared with
3666 head last week and 3986 head a
year ago. Vealers steady to $lO
lower, (few) Prime 104-118; (few)
Choice 80-90 few to 100; (few) Good
65-75; (few) Standard 110-130 lbs.
60-70; 120 lbs. 50-67; 75-85 lbs. 40-60;
(few) Utility 50-110 lb. 30-52.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 80-
125 lbs. ‘55-106 mostly 62-95; Hoi.
Heifers 80-145 lbs. 62-135.50 mostly
69-112.
HOGS: 8348. Compared with 7014
head last week and 7544 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts weak
to $75 lower 1-2, 200-240 46-47.25.
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 46-46.50; No. 2-3
190-275 lbs. 42-45; No. 1-3 140-190
lbs. 3845; Sows steady to strong.
US No. 1-3 300-585 lbs. 4141.75 few
47.50; No. 2-3 300-650 lbs. 3542.
Boars 29-38.75.
FEEDER PIGS 1520. Compared
with 1005 head last week and 5072 a
year ago. 1.00-3.00 lower, (few) US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. $l4-26 per head;
(few) No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 19-29; (few)
No. 1-3 50-80 lbs. 27-35.50.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS: 2043.
Compared with 2746 head last
week, and 2192 head a year ago. All
sales by CWT. Feeder Pigs mostly
5.00 to 11.00 higher, (few) US No. 1-
2 20-40 lbs. 90-106 few down to 78.50-
60 lbs. 80-94.50, 60-70 lbs. 7641;
(few) US No. 2-3 30-40 lbs. 79-95,40-
55 lbs. 61.76 per hundred wt.
SHEEP: 722. Compared with 535
head last week and 411 head a year
ago. Spring/Wooled si. lambs
steady to $2 lower, (few) Choice 80-
110 lbs. 46-51.50 few 56; (few) Good
50-100 lbs. 4049 few to 35. SI. ewes;
15-28.
Belknap Livestock
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, October 28
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 106: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows .50-1.00 lower. Few
Good and Choice slaughter steers
54.50-57.75, one Standard at 47.50.
Standard slaughter heifers 42.00-
47.50, Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 38.00-40.00, in
dividual 41.75, Commercial 4-5,
35.00-39.25, Cutters 34.50-38.50,
Canner and Low Cutters 27.00-
34.50, Shells down to 25.25. Few
Standard slaughter bullocks 41.00-
45.50, few Utility 32.00-38.00. Few
Yield grade #l, 1360-1615 lbs.
slaughter bulls 47.00-52.50. Few
Medium Frame #l, 330-575 lbs.
feeder heifers 35.0042.00.
CALVES 76; Vealers about
steady. Few Good and Choice
vealers 65.00-75.00, Standard and
Good 90-120 lbs. 45.00-61.00, 65-85
lbs. 40.00-50.00. Farm Calves: Hoi.
Bulls 90-130 lbs. 55.00-77.50.
721
1120
HOGS 203: Barrows and gilts .25-
.50 higher. US No. 1-2 220-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 46.50-47.25, No. 1-
3 200-250 lbs. 45.00-46.50, lot No. 2-3
210 lbs. at 44.75, few No. 1-3190-195
lbs. 43.5045.00. Sows 2.00-3.00
lower. US No. 1-3 41.5048.00. In
dividual Boar at 35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 185: US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 12.50-20.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 19.00-23.00
per head; No. 1-3 60-80 lbs. 30.00-
32.00 per head. Utility 2040 lbs.
5.00-17.50 per head.
SHEEP 46: Choice 80-95 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 46.0049.00.
Slaughter ewes 15.00-19.50.
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