Al4-—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, November 21,1981
Livestock market and auction news
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, Nov. 19
Report supplied by PDA
Compared to last week slaughter
steers closed .50 to 1.00 higher.
Heifers 1.00, instances 1.50 higher.
Cows steady to 1.00 higher and
bulls steady to 2.00 higher.
Slaughter steer and heifer prices
advanced early in the week in
fluenced by the late rally in the
carcass beef prices the previous
week By midweek a lower trading
and unsettled meat trade caused
buyers to halt to remove part of the
early weeks advancement of live
prices. Receipts this week about
3100 as compared to 2676 a week
ago and 3647 Last year.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice,
few Prune 2-4 1025-1350 lbs. 59.00-
61.50. Bulk 59 50-61.00 Wednesday
Few packages and part loads YG 3
1100-1150 lbs. 62.00-63.00 on Mon
day. Several lots and loads mostly
4’s 57.00-59.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 950-1375 lbs. 59.00-60 00
late. Scattered lots 1100-1400 lbs.
holstems 53.0067.50. Goods 57.50-
69.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice, including Prune 2-4 925-
1150 lbs 57.50-59.50, bulk 58.00-59.00
Wednesday. Part load and 2 loads
975-1200 lbs. 60.00 load 60.50 on
Monday. YG 3-l’s 850-1050 lbs.
mostly 56.50-58.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 350-950 lbs 55.00-56.50.
950-1100 lbs. 56.50-58.50. Goods
54.5066 50.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 37.tHH0.00, high yielding 41.00-
43.00 on Monday, Cutter 35.00-37.00.
Canner and Low Cutter 33 00-35.00.
BULLS; YG 1-2 1100-1900 lbs.
42.00-50.50. Bulk 45.tMH8.00.
BELKNAP
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Market Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 129. Few Good
slaughter steers 64.25-57.50, few
Standard 45.00-47.75, few Utility 38-
43.50. Few Good slaughter heifers
51-54.25, few standard 43-46.75, few
Utility 35-41.25. Few Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 39.75-
42, one 44.25, few Commercial 4-6,
32-3850, Cutters 35-39.50, Conner
and Low Cutters 27.75-35, Shells
down to 21. Few Yield Grade HI,
1110-1685 lbs. slaughter bulls 46.50
51, couple 62, 1065-1485 lbs. 42-43.
Medium Frame HI, 365-725 lbs.
feeder steers 44.50-48.50. Medium
Frame HI, 3304500 lbs. feeder
heifers 35.00-42.
CALVES 125. Few Choice
vealers 75.0045, few Good 60.00-75,
few Standard 50.00-60, Standard
and Good 90-120 lbs. 40.00-57, 65-85
lbs. 30.00-45, few Utility 4040 lbs.
15.00-30. Farm Calves. Hoi. Bulls
95-135 lbs. 57.00-70; few Hoi.
Heifers 85-100 lbs, 55.0045; Beef
cross bulls & heifers 70-90 lbs.
So>oo-60.
HOGS 190. US No. 1-2 205-240 lbs
barrows and gilts 43.75-44.50, No. 1-
3 2-250 lbs. 43.00-44, No. 2-3 205-260
lbs. 42-43, lot 300 lbs. at 41.00, lot
No, 1-3180 lbs. at 40. US No. 1-3 265-
630 lbs. sows 40-47.75. Boars 26.00
32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 122. US No 1-3
25-40 lbs. feeder pigs 17.50-28 per
head, few No. 1-3 50-85 lbs. 29,00-36
per head, few Utility 20-30 lbs. 7.00-
10.00 per head
SHEEP 14. Few Choice 105-115
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs at
44.00 one lot Good 70 lbs at 30.00
Few Slaughter ewes 15.00-16 00
Chambersburg Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, November 19
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE; 414. Compared with
last Thursday’s market: SI. cows
.50-1.50 lower SI. steers; Few low
to average Choice No. 2-4,1000-1250
lbs. 60.0062.60; Good 55.66-59.0(1
one at 61.75; Standard 48.00-54 50.
SI. heifers; Few Good 54,5069.75;
few Standard 48.5062.50 SI. cows:
Utility & Commercial 37.50-41.75
few 43.75. Cutters 35.50-39.00;
Csnner Sc L. Cutter 32 00-35.75;
Shells down to 26.00. SI. bullocks:
few Standard Sc Good 46.50-49 50.
SI. bulls; Yield grade No. 1, 1200-
1950 lbs 46.00-55.25; few Yield
Grade No 2. 1150-1560 lbs 43 75-
45.75.
FEEDER CATTLE Steers,
Medium Sc Large frame No. 1,450-
800 lbs. 47.0065.50.
CALVES 662 Vealers grading
Choice about steady. Standard Sc
Low Good 100-3.00 lower, few
Prime 94 00-95.00; Choice 78 DO
-91. 00; Good 62 00-78.00; Standard Sc
Good 110-115 lbs 54 00-60.00;
lbs 48 00-66 00, Utility 50-80 lbs.
33.00-49.00
FARM CALVES; Hoi. Bulls 05-
130 lbs 55.00-87 00 with couple to
90.00, mostly 65.00-80.00; Hoi.
Heifers 90-150 lbs. 80.00-112 50.
HOGS; 67 US No. 1-2 220-230 lbs.
44.50-44 85; Couple No. 2-3 300 lbs.
at 46 75; Sows US No 1-3 300-600
lbs 39 00-14.50. Boars 32.00-35.25.
FEEDER PIGS: 78 US No 1-3
30-40 lbs. 21 00-29 00 per head.
SHEEP- 37 Choice 80-95 lbs.
41.00-48.00; Good 70-90 lbs 30 00-
33.00. Few SI ewes; 12 00-17 00. 1
GOATS: 16.19.00-49.00 per head
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, Nov. 19
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week: 4,800fc
Week Ago. 5,100;
Year Ago: 6,000;
Compared with the last weeks
previous close, slaughter steers
mostly 1.00 higher, except holstem
steers generally steady. Slaughter
heifers mostly 1.00-1.50 higher. ■
Cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Bulls steady.
Slaughter supply mainly Choice
and Choice and Prime 2-4
slaughter steers, around 40%
heifers and 10% cows.
• NOTE: Marketings of yield
grade 3-5 slaughter steers and
heifers increased this week.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1275 lbs.
60.0041.00 early, not tested late; 3-
41050-1330 lbs. 58.50-59.00; 4-51025-
1325 lbs. 56.25-57.75. Choice 2-4 950
1250 lbs. 58.2540.50, few late sales
58.25-59.75. Mixed Good and Choice
2-4 900-1220 lbs. 56.75-59.00. Good 2-
3 900-1175 lbs. 56.0058.00. Few lots
mostly Good 2-3 1150-1350 lbs.
hols terns 52.25-54.25, few up to 55.00
early. Few Standard 46.5051.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 875-1050 lbs.
57.50-58.50 early, not tested late; 3-
4 850-1000 lbs. 54.00-55.00; 4-5 900
1000 lbs. 52.0053.00. Choice 2-4 825-
1085 1b5.'55.5058.00, few closing
sales 55.5056.25. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 7501000 lbs. 54.5056.50.
Good 2-3 700-950 lbs. $2.5055.00.
COWS: Closing week sales:
Utility and Commercial 2-4 35.00
37.00. Boning Utility 1-2 37.0039.00.
Cutter 1-2 33.0036.00. Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 30.0033.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1100
1800 lbs. 43.0048.00. Few Yield
Grade 149.00.
FEEDERS: (Including around
1,800 at the regular 'Thursday
auction.) Feeder steers steady to
1.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady.
Supply mainly Medium Frame l
and Mixed 1-2 400-700 lbs. steers
and ‘3OO-600 lbs. heifers. Demand
moderate to good for bulk ot
represented grades and weights.
FEEDER STEERS Medium
Frame 1: 300-500 lbs 61 50415.75,
5004100 lbs 61 50-63.50; 600335 lbs.
60.75-62.50. Medium Frame 1-2 and
some Small Frame 1 3604)00 lbs.
55.00- Holsteins- Large
Frame 2 Few lots 4504)76 lbs.
47.00-
BULLS Scattered lots Medium
Frame 1-2 400325 lbs. 54.50-58 00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1-2: 350-500 lbs. 51.5066.00;
500600 lbs. 51.60-55.75; few lots 676-
700 lbs bl.oo-52.75. Medium Frame
1-2 and some Small Frame 1; 300-
500 lbs. 48.00-51.00.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, November 14
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER, AND
SLAUGHTER CATTLE. Good
Light Steer Calves 63.0068.00;
Medium 58.0062.75; Plain 57.00
and down; Good Heavy Steers
58.0061.50; Medium 53.0067.75;
Plain 52.00 and down; Holstein
Steers 53.50 and down; Good Light
Heifer Calves 44.0060.75; Medium
39.00-43.75; Plain 38.00 and down;
Good Heavy Heifers 47.00-53.50;
Medium 42.00-46.75; Plain 41.00
and down; Slaughter Cows 35.00-
41.75; Utilities 30.00-34.50; Cutters
& Canners 29 00 and down; Stock
Hulls 48.50 and down; Slaughter
Bulls 49.25 and down.
CALVES: Veal Calves 77.00 and
down; Baby Calves 75.00 and
down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice Blue
O 47.75; Good Red O 40.00; Feeder
Lambs 42.50 and down; Slaughter
Ewes 16.75 and down; Stock Ewes
25.00 and down.
HOGS. Top 44.40; Light 35.00;
Sows 45.00 and down; Boars 34.00
and down; Butcher Hogs 45.75 and
down.