Livestock market and auction news
Westminster
Livestock Auction
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, Jan. 5
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER COWS: Good run,
mostly steady to 50 cents higher.
Standard & Utility 36.50-39.75;
Canners 34.00-37.00; Shelly 34.00
Down. Bulls Good Heavy Weights
46.50-52.00; Medium 43.0tM6.00;
Steers Low Choice 950-1100 lbs:
55.00-57.50; Good 50.00-55.00;
Hoistems 46.00-49.50; Heifers
Choice 750-1100 lbs. 55.0057.00;
Good 51.00-55.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: Good
demand on Good Run. US H 1 & 3
215-240 lbs. 42.0042.75; 240-260 lbs.
41.0042.75; 195-210 lbs. few 40.00-
41.00; 280-330 lbs. 40.0044.00. Sows
400-625 lbs. 38.0046.00; Mainly
40.0042.50; Boars One 475 lbs. at
29.75.
VEAL CALVES: $2 to $3 higher!
Choice one to 94.00. Good 76.00-
86.00; KillersBo-100lbs. 48.00-54.00;
Weak (Srßough 48.00 Down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein Heifers few 100-
105 lbs. 75.00-87.00; Holstein Bulls
95-120 lbs. 54.00-82.00; Mainly 58.00
70.00.
LAMBS: One Choice 135 lbs. at
48.00.
STOCK CATTLE: Bidding ac
tive on fair run. Steers 300-500 ibs.
Choice 55.00-59.00; Good 50.00
55.00; Heifers 300-500 lbs. Choice
48.00-52.50; Good 44.0048.00; Few
500-700 lbs. 43.0046.50. Bulls Few
300-500 lbs. Good 48.00-50.50; 500-
700 lbs. 43.0045.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: Good
demand! Prices higher. By the
Head Few lots 20-30 lbs. 17.00-
22.00; 3060 lbs. 24.0031.00; By the
Lb. One lot 180 lbs. at 43.00. Few St.
Boars 180295 lbs. 29.5032.50.
Morrison Cove
Auction
Monday, January 11
Report supplied by the auction
CATTLE 176. High Choice &
Prime slaughter steers 61.75-64.25,
Choice 60.10-60.30, Good 56.50-60.10,
Standard 52.75-56.50, Utility 48.00-
52.75. Choice slaughter heifers
57.50-60.10, Good 53.50-56.75,
Standard 48.50-52.50, Utility 40.00-
45.50. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 40.2542.25, Cutters
37.5040.25. Cutters 37.5040.25,
Canner & Low Cutter 34.50-37.50,
Shells down to 25.00. Good
slaughter bullocks 53.25-58.00,
Standard 48.50-52.50, Utility 42.25-
45.25. Yield Grade HI slaughter
bulls 52.00-58.00; yield grade #2
47.50- Choice feeder steers
57.50- Good 55.50-58.00,
Medium 48.50-52.50; Good feeder
heifers 56.50-59.50, 52.00-54.50;
Good feeder bulls 55.00-58.50,
Medium 45.0048.50.
CALVES 259. Prime vealers
95.00-103.00, Choice 86.50-92.50,
Good 74.50-86.50, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 67.50-78.50, 90-110 lbs.
51.50- 70-90 lbs. 40.5050.50.
Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-130
lbs. 85.00-119.50; holstein heifers
90-125 lbs. 70.00-108.50.
HOGS 154. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 48.5049.75, No. 1-3
48.0048.50, No. 2-3 47.5048.00, No.
24 250-300 lbs. 44.5047.50. US No. 1-
3 sows 38.5042.50, No. 2-3 35.00-
39.25. Boars 30.00-33.50.
FEEDER PIGS 6. US No. 1-3 25-
40 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00-22.00 per
head.
SHEEP 4. Utility 5060 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 36.0037.00.
Slaughter ewes 19.0021.50.
GOATS 1.24.00 per head.
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, Jan. 6
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers $l.OO
higher. Choice 55.0057.50; Good
51.00-54.00; Medium 50.00 Down.
Heifers Choice 52.0054.50; Good
46.0051.00; Medium 45.00 Down.
Cows Good run, $2.00 higher. High
Yield 39.5040.50; Average 37.00
39.00; Big Middle 34.0036.00; Fatty
Herf. 33.0035.00; , Shelly 35.00
Down. Fat Bulls $2.00 higher. Good
49.0055.25; Medium 44.0048.00.
Veal Calves Heavy calves lower.
Light calves steady. Choice 93.00
95.00; Good 85.0092.00; Medium
75.0084.00; Farm Hfrs. to 88.00;
Farm Bulls to 70.00; Light & Weak
45.00 Down.
STOCKER: Steers 300550 lbs.
$l.OO to $2.00 higher. Choice 58.00-
61.00; Good 53.0057.00; Medium
49.0052.00; Culls 48.00 Down.
Steers 600850 lbs. Choice 52.00
56.00; Good 46.0051.00; Medium
45.00 Down. Heifers (All Weights!
Few to 65.00; Choice 48.0052.50;
Good 43.0047.00; Medium 42.00-
Down. Dairy Cows to $1085.00.
Bulls - Choice 48.00-50.00; Good
43.0047.00; Medium 42.00-Down.
Pigs, Hd. $2.00 higher. 20-30 lbs.
13.00-28.00; 40-60 lbs. 29.0040.00.
Shoats by Lb. to 41.00. Slaughter
Hogs Mostly steady prices. 210-230
lbs. 39.7541.50; 240-260 lbs. 39.50-
41.75; 190-205 lbs. 38.0040.00; 275-
310 lbs. 38.0042.75. Sows 300-550
lbs. 38.0044.50; Thin Sows 34.00-
37.00.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, Jan. 9
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER, AND
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Good
Light Steer Calves 55.00450.00;
Medium 50.00-54.75; Plain 49.00
and down; Good Heavy Steers
52.00-56.50; Medium 47.00-51.75;
Plain 46.00 and down; Holstein
Steers 44.75 and down; Good Light
Heiter Calves 42.00-46.50; Medium
27.0041.75; Plain 36.00 and down;
Good Heavy Heiters 41.0044.00;
Medium 36.0040.75; Plain 36.00
and down; Slaughter Cows 32.00-
37.75; Utilities 27.00-31.75; Cutters
& Canners 27.00 and down; Stock
Bulls 51.50 and down; Slaughter
Bulls 47.00 and down.
CALVES: Veal Calves 94.00 and
down; Baby Calves 82.00 and
down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice Blue
O 49.75; Good Red O 44.75; Feeder
Lambs 44.50 and down; Slaughter
Ewes 20.00 and down; Stock Ewes
54.00 and down.
HOGS: Top 43.10; Medium 42.25;
Sows 42.75 and down; Boars 29.90
and down; Butcher Hogs 40.50 and
down.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, January 14
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last week Slaughter
Steers closed 1.50-2.00 higher.
Heifers 1.00-2.00 higher. Cows 1.00-
3.00 higher and bulls firm to 1.00
higher. Adverse weather con
ditions throughout the trade area
and light receipts early in the
week, plus the upward trending
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 16,1982—A9
wholesale beef trade caused the
live cattle prices to follow the
pattern and finish the week at
higher levels. Receipts this week
about 2600 as compared to 2862 a
week ago and 4566 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice,
few Prime 24 1000-1250 lbs. 60.00-
62.00 bulk 60.00-61.00. Choice and
Prime 35 1100-1250 lb. 60.50-61.00,
couple part loads carrying mud
59.0059.50. Load around 1175 lbs.
with excessive fill 58.50. Package
YG 4 1350 lbs. 58.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 950-1100 lbs. 58.50-
61.00. Largely 58.50-60.00. Late
Good 53.0058.50. Couple packages
950-1350 lbs. Holsteins 51.5052.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice, including Prime 24 950-
1100 lbs. 59.0050.00. Load 950 lbs.
60.50, load 975 lbs. 61.00, few
packages YG 4’s 57.00. Good and
Choice 2-3 850-1050 lbs. 56.0059.00.
Goods 55.0057.00.
COWS: Utility 1-3 36.0040.00,
Commercial 32.00-36.00 cutter
33.00- Canner and low Cutter
28.00-
BULLS: YG 1-2 1350-2000 lbs.
44.0048.00. Few low yielding 40.00-
44.00.
Special Horse Sale
New Holland Sales Stables
Friday, Jan. 8
Report supplied by auction
353 head.
Work
Md. work horses, pairs 1000.00-
3400.00, singles 725.00-025.00; Ql.
work, singles 970.00-1500.00; Va.
work, pairs 2200.00-2750.00, singles
775.00- two loads Tn. work
and mules, work pairs 1675.00-
3700.00, singles 1175.00-1575.00;
mules pairs 1900.00-2750.00, singles
800.00-
lowa work pairs 2000.00-2300.00,
singles 1100.00-1400.00; N.J. work
pairs 1900.00-2300.00; singles
925.00-1150.00; Pa. pairs'2l2s.oo
- singles 825.00-1000.00.
Driving
N.Y, 760.00-1200.00; N.Y. 535.00-
800.00; N.Y. 625.00-925.00; Ky.
725.00-1275.00; Pa. 550.00-800.00;
lowa 535.00-750.00; lowa 620.00-
975.00; Tn. 675.00-1000.00.
Local
Driving 620.00-985.00; Work
singles 800.00-1500.00, pairs 1100.00-
3500.00; mules, singles 650.00-
1000.00, pairs 1200.00-1525.00.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, January 14
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts
3,300; 5 days last week 3,475; same
period a year ago 6,428. Trading
moderately active on Tuesday,
very slow on Wednesday.
Slaughter Steers and Slaughter
Heifers ended the week .50-1.00
higher compared with Wednesday
of last week. Cows steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
high Choice and Prime 34 1150-
1350 lb. 62.50-63.00 Tuesday, 61.00-
61.50 Wednesday. Choice 24 1050-
1475 lb. 61.00-62.00 Tuesday, 59.00-
61.00 Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 975-1200 lb. 59.50-60.50;
57.00- Wednesday. Load
Choice 2-3 1500 lb. Holsteins 54.00
Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 950-1100 lb.
60.00- Tuesday, 58.75-59.50
-Wednesday. Choice 24 900-1050 lb.,
58.25-60.00 Tuesday; 57.50-58.75
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
choice 2-3 800-1000 lb. 56.50-57.75
Tuesday, 55.00-57.00 Wednesday.
COWS: Cutter and Utility 1-3
33.00-
Middleburg Livestock
Middleburg, PA
Tuesday, January 12
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 200: Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers grading Choice 1.00-2.00
higher. Slaughter cows mostly 1.00
higher. Choice 2-4, 1100-1280 lbs.
slaughter steers 60.25-63.60, few
Good 55.00-58.85, Standard 50.00-
54.25. Few choice slaughter heifers
57.00- Good 53.00-57.10, few
Standard 51.00-52.50. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows 30.00-
43.50, few 45.35, Cutters 37.0040.50,
few Canner and Low Cutters 33.25-
35.00, Shells down to 25.00. Yield
grade #l, 1200-1900 lbs. slaughter
bulls 47.10-57.25.
CALVES 135; Choice vealers
80.00- few Good 60.00-75.00,
Standard and Good 70-100 lbs.
41.00- Farm Calves; Hoi.
Bulls 85-120 lbs. 55.00-83.00;
Holstein Heifers (few) 90-110 lbs.
53.00-
HOGS 210: Barrows and gilts
6.00 higher. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs.
barrowsand gilts 50.00-51.50, No. 1-
3190-260 lbs. 49.00-50.00, No. 2-3 200-
300 lbs. 44.35-48.00. Few US No. 1-3
400-580 lbs. sows 35.00-41.50.
HOGS: 212 (Tues. 1-12-82) USNo.
1-2 210-230 lbs. barrows and gilts
49.50-50.60, No. 1-3 230-250 lbs.
47.75-48.10. BOARS /few) 31.50-
33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 188; US No. 1-3
15-20 lbs. feeder pigs 9.00-13.00 per
head. No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 12.00-19.00,
No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 19.00-29.00 per
head.
SHEEP 7; Few Good 6085 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 41.00-43.50,
one 50.00.
GOATS 8: Few Adult Goats
36.00-49.00 per head.