Livestock market and auction news Oklahoma Cattle Thursday, January 14 Report supplied by USDA Estimated receipts 2000 Same day last week 2033 Trade moderately active at best; Feeder Cattle and Calves closed steady to .50 lower. Demand narrowed due to curtailed sup , plies. Majority receipts Medium Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2 500-800 lb. Feeder Steers and 500-700 lb. Feeder Heifers with large per centage arriving from wheat pasture. Moderate attendance buyers. FEEDER STEERS: Medium few Large Frame 1, few 300-400 lb. including bull calves 65.0fr65.60; 400-500 lb. 60.00-05.10; 500-000 lb. 59.00-61.80 ; 600-700 lb. 59.90-02.30; 700-800 lb. 58.00-61.90 ; 800-900 lb. 56.25-59.75, part load 816 lb. 60.80; 850-1031 lb. partly fattened 53.00- 55.40. Small Frame 1, few 390-477 lb. 61.50; 733-792 lb. 56.40-58.00. Medium and Large Frame Mixed ■4O, few 300-400 lb. 02.00-63.50; 400- -.0 lb. 57.0frf11.80; 500-000 lb. 57.00- 58.10; part load 742 lb. 56.80 ; 800- 921 lb. 53.75-54.50. Large Frame No. 2 Holsteins small lot 726 lb. 50.80; part load 1038 lb. 48.10. FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium Frame 1, few 340-500 lb. 54.00- 55.90; 500-600 lb. 53.70-56.60; 600-700 lb. 51.30-54.50, part load 635 lb. 55.60; part load 716 lb. fleshy 54.10; laod 829 lb. fleshy 50.25. Small Frame 1 396491 lb. 48.2549.90; package 712 lb. 53.20. Medium and Large Frame Mixed 1-2 359450 lb. 51.25-53.00; 590-739 lb. 50.25-53.25. Medium frame No. 2, few 539-638 lb. 47.3048.00. FOR THE WEEK; Compared to late last week Feeder Calves under 500 lb. steady to .50 higher; Steers over 500 lb. 1.50-2.50 higher; Heifers over 500 lb. 1.00-2.00 higher. Overall demand very good. Slaughter Cows .50-1.00 higher with late sales Utility and Commercial 2-3 37.2541.50; low dressing and YG 34 34.75-36.75; Cutter 1-2 36.25- 37.00; Canner and low Cutter 31.25- 35.75. Slaughter Bulls steady to 1.00 higher with bulk sales, YG 1 1100- 1800 lb. 50.00-56.50. Salable receipts totaled near 8,000 head compared to 10,710 last week and 15,802 for the comparable period a year ago." Feeder Cattle and Calves made up 87 percent of the salable supply including numerous shipments arriving from wheat pastures. Cows and BujJs numbered near 1,000 head and made up 13 percent of the salable supplies. Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. Wednesday, January 13 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 174: Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers steady to strong. Slaughter cows 1.50-2.00 higher. Choice 1000-1275 lbs. slaughter steers 60.00-62.50, one 63.75, Good & Choice holsteins 1250-1450 lbs. 50.00-54.00, Good 57.10-60.00, Standard 52.25-56.00, few Utility & Low Standard 48.25-51.75. Few Choice 960-1140 lbs. slaughter heifers 54.00-59.60, few Good 53.25- 54.50, one Standard 50.85. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 40.50- 43.10, one at 44.75, Cutters 37.75- 41.60, few 43.35, few Canner & Low Cutter 33.00-35.25. Few Good & Choice slaughter bullocks 57.25- 60.50, one at 64.00, few Standard 53.50- Few Yield Grade #1 1250-1875 lbs. slaughter bulls 54.00- 58.25; few yield grade H 2 1080-1280 lbs. 47.50-52.35. Few Medium Frame HI 400-640 lbs. feeder steers 53.50- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 16,1982—A13 CALVES 116: Vealers grading Standard & Low Good steady to 5.00 higher. One Prime at 110.00, few Choice 72.00-87.00, few Good 60.00- Standard & Good 110- 125 lbs. 55.0fr60.00,90-110 lbs. 50.00- 60.00, 70-90 lbs. 40.00-50.00, few Utility 60-100 lbs. 30.0042.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-125 lbs. 55.00- mostly 59.00-63.00. HOGS 268: Barrows & gilts 6.00- 7.00 higher. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. barrows & gilts 49.50-50.00, few 51.00, No. 1-3 190-265 lbs. 48.75- 50.25, few No. 2-3 260-290 lbs. 46.75- 49.75. Sows 2.50-3.00 higher. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 41.2543.75, few 44.75, few Utility 280440 lbs. 33.00- 40.25. Few Boars 32.00-35.50. FEEDER PIGS 63: Few US No. 1-3 35-65 lbs. feeder pigs 57.00-65.00 cwt, few No. 1-3 75-150 lbs. 42.00- 48.00, one lot Utility 60 lbs. 55.00 cwt. SHEEP 3; Couple Slaughter ewes 24.00 and 33.00. Omaha Cattle Thursday, January 14 Report supplied by USDA Through midweek, Steers and Heifers 2.00-2.50 higher, instances 3.00 higher; however, Heifers under 950 lbs. continued in narrow demand with some sales only steady. Cows steady to 1.00 higher, advance mainly on canner, cutter and boning utility. Bulls steady. Four day receipts 10,375 com pared 12,375 last week, 17,850 year ago. Extremely cold weather cur tailed Monday receipts and fed Cattle prices reacted sharply upward. Rough winter weather continues to adversely affect dressing percentages and weight gains. Steers make up 40 pet. of estimated five day total, Heifers 32 pet. Cows 8 pet. Feeders 19 pet. STEERS: Approximately 12 loads Choice 3 and Choice and Prime 3, few 41150-1325 lbs. during week 61.75 to mostly 62.00. Choice 24 1050-1300 lbs. 60.50-61.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 60.00-60.50; Good 56.00-60.00. Good and Choice 2-3 1300-1350 lb. Holsteins 54.00- 54.75, Standard and Mostly Good 1100-1300 lbs. 51.00-53.00, some low dressing 50.00. HEIFERS: Near 7 loads Choice 3, some with end Prime and few 4 1000-1100 lbs. 60.25-60.50. Choice including some Prime 2-4 950-1100 lbs. 58.50-60.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1050 lbs. 56.00-58.50, some mostly Choice 900 lbs. in cluded 56.00. Good 53.00-57.00. Average of Detailed quotations for Choice 900-1100 lb. Steers 60.75; 1100-1300 lbs. 61.02, average cost Steers 60.38; average weight 1160 lbs. compared 58.56 and 1165 lbs. week ago. Average cost Heifers 58.81 average weight 1001 lbs. compared 57.46 and 1015 lbs. a week ago. COWS; High Cutter, Utility and Commercial 1-3 36.00-38.00, some 38.25-39.00. Canner and Cutter 1-2 30.00-36.00. BULLS: 1-2 1100-1800 lbs. 43.00- 47.00, few 150.00.
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