Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, November 12
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week: 5,200;
Week Ago: 4,500;
Year Ago: 5,000;
Compared r last weeks close,
slaughter steers and heifers
unevenly 1.00-2.0(1 lower. Cows
1.00- higher. Bulls fully steady.
Slaughter supply mainly Choice
and Choice and Prime 2-41050-1150
lbs. steers, around 40% heifers and
10% heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-41050-1250 lbs.
57.00- early, not tested late;
few lots 3-4 1125-1250 lbs. 56.00-
56.50. Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs. 56.00-
58.00, most closing - sales 56.00-
57.50; few lots 2-3 950-1100 lbs.
57.75-58.00. Mixed Good and Choice
2-4 900-1150 lbs. 55.5057.00. Good 2-
3 9001175 lbs. 54.5056.00. Mostly
Good 2-3 10501250 lbs. holsteins
54.0055.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple loads High-Choice and
Prime 2-4 950-1055 lbs. 56.50-56.76,
part load 1072 lbs. 57.00. Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 875-1075 lbs.
55.50- part load 3 to mostly 4’s
around 975 lbs. 53.00. Choice 2-4
800-1050 lbs. 54.50-55.50. . Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 750-1000 lbs.
53.50- Good 2-3 700-950 lbs.
51.0054.00.
COWS: Closing week sales:
Utility and Commercial ,2-4 36.00-
39.00. Boning Utility 1-2 39.00-40.00.
Cutter 1-2 34.00-38.00. Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 30.00-34.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050-
1900 lbs. 43.00-48.50, mostly 43.00-
48.00. Individual Yield Grade 11745
lbs. 49.75.
FEEDERS. (Including around
2,000 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder steers 1.00-2.00
higher. Feeder heifers firm to 2.00
higher, advance on weights under
500#. Attendance tairly large and
demand good tor bulk or
represented grades and weights.
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300600# heifers.
FEEDER ’STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: 350500# 61.5066.00; 500
600# 6L0063.00; 600700# 62.00
63.75; 700875# 61.25-62.75. Medium
Frame 1-2 and some Small Frame
1: 325-575# 55.0060.25, mostly 58.00
59.00. Large Frame 2 Holsteins:
several lots 470990# 48.0052.00,
49.0051.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1-2. 300500# 51.50-56.25,
mostly 53.0055.00; 500600# 50.00
55.50; few lots 625-725# 50.25-51 50.
Medium Frame 1-2 and few lots
small lots: 300500# 45.0050.00,
mostly 47.0049.00.
STOCK COWS: Lot Medium
Large Frame 1-2 840# middle-aged
37.25.
Middleburg Auction
Mlddleburg, Pa.
Tuenday, November 10
Report (applied by PDA
CATTLE 341. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
cows steady to |1 higher. Choice 2-
4, 1075-1350 lbs. slaughter steers
59.60-64.10, Good 56.50-59.50,
Standard 50.25-55. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 58.00-62, few
Good 53.75-58.75. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows 36.75-
41.60, few 45.10, Cutters 33.25-37.85,
Canner and Low Cutters 27.10-
33.25. Good slaughter bullocks
53.5058.60, one 59.75. Yield Grade
#l, 1000-1875 lbs. slaughter bulls
46.0056.75. Large and Medium
Frame #1,400-800 lbs feeder steers
and bulls 48.0054, couple 60.50.
CALVES 165. Choice vealers
82.00- individual 95.00, few Good
65.00- Standard and Good 70-100
lbs. 45.00-53. Farm Calves: Hoi.
Bulls 85-130 lbs. 55.0085, few 99.00;
few Hoi. Heifers 80-115 lbs. 65-
112.50.
HOGS 340. (Mon. 11-9-81)
Barrows and gilts steady to 25
cents lower. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 46-47.25, No. 1-3
190-250 lbs. 45.00-46, No. 2-3 190-270
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lbs. 42.0045. US No. 1-3 3006001b5.
sows 40.0043, few 47.50, Utility 220
400 lbs. 32.5040.
HOGS 51. (11-1061). Few Lots
US No. 1-3 240265 lbs. barrows and
gilts 45.25-47.25. Boars 36.0038.
FEEDER PIGS 286. US No. 1-3
15-20 lbs. feeder pigs 12.5018 per
head. No. 1-3 2035 lbs. 16.5028, No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. 24.0031, No. 1-3 55-75
lbs. 30.5035.50 per head; No. 1-3
110160 lbs.- 40.5048 per huun
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SHEEP 19. Choice 85-110 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 49.00-54.50,
one 57.00, Good 65-85 lbs. 4247.50.
GOATS 12.821-141 per head.
Chambersburg Auction
CATTLE: 410. Compared with
> last week’s market: SI. cows .25-
1.50 higher. SI. steers few Choice
No. 2-3 1050-1150 lbs. 62.5043.85,
Good 56.25-59.50; Standard 50.00-
55.50. SI. heifers: few Good 53.00-
57.25; few Standard 48.50-53.50. SI.
pows: Utility & Commercial 38.00-
, 43.25; Cutters 36.50-40.25; Canner
& L. Cutter 32.50-37.00; Shells down
to 27.00. SI. bulls: Yield Grade No.
1,1100-1550 lbs. 45.00-52.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Large Frame No. 2, 300-800 lb.
45.50-55.50. Heifers, few Medium
Frame No. 1,300-450 lb. 41.50-47.50.
CALVES: 553. Vealers mostly
steady to 2.00 higher. Choice 81.00-
89.00; Good 65.0040.00, 90-110 lbs.
57.00-61.00; 70-95 lbs. 51.00-57.50.
Utility 50-85 lbs. 38.00-52,00.
FARM CALVES; Hoi. Bulls 85-
130 lbs. 56.0045.00; Hoi. Heifers 75-
125 lbs. 65.00-115.00.
HOGS: 70. Lot No. 1-3 237 lbs. at
43.35. Sows US No. 1-3 300450 lbs.
39.50-42.75. Few Boars 34.50-34.75.
FEEDER PIGS: 90. Few lots US
No. 14 20-40 lbs. 14.00-22.00 per
head.
SHEEP: 66. Good St Choice 60-95
lbs. 38.0046.00. Few SI. ewes 13.00-
26.00.
Chambersburg, PA
Thursday, November 12
Report supplied by PDA
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Indiana Auction
Thursday, November 12
CATTLE 131. Compared with
last week’s market; SI. steers:
(few) Good 52.5054.75; (few)
Standard 44.0049.50.' SI. cows:
(few) Utility & Commercial 39.00
42.00; Cutters 36.2540.75; Canner
&L. Cutter 29.25-35.75; Shells down
to 20.50. SI. bulls: (few) Yield
Grade No. 1, 10201880 lbs. 46.75-
50.00; (few) Yield Grade No. 2,
1260-1450 lbs. 40.0044.25,
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers,
(few) Medium & Large Frame No.
1, 340675 lbs. 45.0053.25; (few)
Large Frame No. 2, 700850 lbs.
35.0044.00. Heifers, Medium &
Large No. 1300650 lbs. 41.2548.00-
Medium Frame No. 2 390715 lbs.
33.5038.25. Bulls (few) Medium &
Large Frame No. 1, 410700 lbs.
41.00-50.25.
CALVES: 118. Vealers (few)
Choice 74.0043.00; (few) Good
55.0043.0 d 90-120 lbs. 41.0047.00;
6545 lbs. 30.00-42.00; (few) Utility
50-90 lbs. 20.00-31.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
125 lbs. 56.00-90.00; _ (few) Hoi.
Heifers 80-150 lbs. 64.0049.00. Beef
Cross Bulls St Heifers 60100 lbs.
49.0065.00.
HOGS: 74. Barrows US No. 1-2
220240 lbs. 47.0048.25 (few) No. 14
210235 lbs. 46.0047.00; (few) No. 2-
3 240270 lbs. 44.0045.00; lot No. 1-3
145-180 lbs. 35.50-43.75 Sows US no.
1-3 290435 lbs. 40.0045.00.
FEEDER PIGS 16. (few) US No.
1-3 3035 lbs. 16.0017.00 per head;
(few) No. 1-3 5040 lbs. 25.0026.00.
SHEEP: 22. Choice 8095 lbs.
43.00-46.75; lot Good 70 lbs. at 30.00.
Weekly Summary
Friday, November 13
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 4820. Compared with
4132 head last week, and 3869 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market: Slaughter steers
steady to .50 higher, spots to 1.00
higher; SI. heifers mostly 1.00
lower; SI. cows mostly 1.00-2.00
higher; SL bullocks uneven; SL bulls
steady to strong. SL steers: High
Choice & Prime No. 3-4,62.0043.85,
few 65.50; Choice No. 2-4 59.50-
64.10, Good 55.00-59.50; Standard
48.00-55.50. SI. heifers: Choice
57.0042.50; Good 52.0047.50; few
Standard 48.0043.00. SI. cows:
Utility St Commercial 39.00-43.50
few 44.50. Cutters 35.00-41.00;
Canner St L. Cutter 29.0037.00;
Shells down to 25.00. SI. bullocks:
Choice 59.0043.00; Good 53.0(k
59.00; few Standard 45.0042.00. SI.
bulls: Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-1850
lbs. 46.0046.75; Yield Grade No. 2,
900-1450 lbs. 40.00-49.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300400 lbs.
40.00-55.50. Heifers, Medium
Frame No. 1, 300450 lbs. 42.00
55.00.
CALVES: 3958. Compared with
3538 head last week and 2559 head a
year ago. Vealers uneven, mostly
steady to 5.00 higher. Few Prime
90.00-112.00; Choice 85.0048.00;
Good 65.00-85.00, 90-120 lb. 45.00
61.00; 65-90 lbs. 40.0047.00; Utility
50-llOlbs. 20.0040.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 80-125
125 lbs. 55.00-115.00, mostly 65.00
90.00; Hoi. Heifers 80-150 lbs. 65.00
105.00, few 155.00.
HOGS: 5435. Compared with 5748
head last week and 6971 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts highly
uneven, extremes 2.00 higher to .50
lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 46.00
47.25 No. 14 200-250 lbs. 45.0046.00;
No. 2-3 190-250 lbs. 42.0045.00; No.
1-3140-190 lbs. 40.0043.75; Sows US
No. 1-3 300685 lbs. 40.0044.50, few
47.50. Boars 29.0038.50.
TEEDER PIGS: 750. Compared
with 1179 head last week and 1415
a year ago. Strong to 4.00 higher.
US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 16.50-24.50 per
head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 24.00-31.00;
No. 1-3 50-75 lbs. 30.00-35.50.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS: 3636.
Compared with 1926 head last week
and 3875 head a year ago. All sales
by CWT. Feeder Pigs highly
uneven, extremes 7.00 higher to
5.00 lower. US No. 1-2 25-40 lbs.
79.00-106.00, 40-50 lbs. 70.0099.00,
few 110.00,5060 lbs. 62.0081.00,60
75 lbs. 57.0074.00; US No. 2-3 30-40
lbs. 71.0094.00, 4050 lbs. 63.00
76.00,5075 lbs. 45.0073.00.
SHEEP: 567. Compared with 609
head last.week and 528 head a year
ago. Steady to 3.00 higher Choice
60120 lbs. 45.0058.00, few 68.00;
Good 60110 lbs. 42.0047.50 few
down to 35.00. SI. ewes: 13.0024.00.
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