Livestock market and auction news
Frederick Co. Hay
Buckeystown, Md. ~
Thursday, Feb. 25
Report supplied by auction
59 loads.
Alfalfa, couple damaged 65.00-
165.00; Alfalfa mixed 61.00-110.00;
Straw some dark 30.00-61.00;
Timothy 64.00-122.00; one Timothy
& Clover 116.00; Orchardgrass
mixed 72.60-106.00; Ear Corn 80.00-
65.50; Mixed some damaged 55.00-
87.00; One Stubble Hay 89.00; One
Pure Clover 80.00.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, Feb. 25
- Report supplied by auction
Through midweek, steers and
heifers 50-1.00 higher, most Choice
steers 1150 lbs. and heavier fully
1.00 up. Cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Bulls
steady to 2.00 higher.
Four Day Receipts
Last Week
Year Ago
Continued moderate to small
receipts plus higher dressed beef
trade late last week factors in
price upturn, fiest demand con
tinues for choice steers 1150-1300
lbs. and 975-1050 lbs. heifers. This
week’s quality varied widely but
many cattle show effects of winter
despite warm weather past two
weeks. Slaughter steers 36 pet. of
estimated five day total; heifers 32
pet.; cows 14 pet.; feeders 17 pet.
STEERS; Five loads and two
part loads relatively high dressing
Choice 3, some including end of
Prune 1250-1325 lbs. 66.75-67.25.
Choice 2-41050-1300 lbs. 64.50-66.00,
bulk 65.00-66.00, few loads and lots,
some including Prime 1175-1250
lbs. 66.25-66.50. Load Choice and
Prune 4-5 1498 lbs. 60.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1100-1250 lbs.
64.0064.50, some 64.7565.00; 1025-
1100 lbs. 62.0064.00. Good 2-3 1000-
1200 lbs. 59.0064.00. Good and
Choice 2-3 1300-1450 lbs. holstems
56.5067.50, mostly Good 1-2 1200-
1300 lbs. 55.0066.00.
HEIFERS: Two loads Choice,
end of Prime 3-41000 lbs. 64.75, few
loads and lots 975-1025 lbs. 63.75-
64.00. Choice 2-4 925-1100 lbs. 62.00-
63.50, some mostly Choice 900-950
lbs. 61.50-62.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 900-1000 lbs. 60.00-62.00.
Good 56.0061.00.
LESS LABOR
VERY
SANITARY
SCOTT SECHLER
Average of Detailed Quotations:
Choice 900-1100 lbs. steers 64.25;
1100-1300 lbs. 65.25; Average cost
steers 64.82; average weight 1166
lbs. compared 63.26 and 1156 lbs. a
week ago. Average cost heifers
62.08 average weight 979 lbs.
compared 61.25 and 1002 lbs. a
week ago.
COWS: Late sales high cutter.
Utility and Commercial 1-3 38.50-
41.00, few 42.00, Cutter 1-2 37.00-
40.00, several 750850 lbs. 37.50-
38.75. Lightweight Canner and low
Cutter 32.00-37.50.
BULLS: 1-2 1300-1900 lbs. 46.00-
50.00, some yield grade 1 51.00-
52.50.
FEEDERS: Few lots Medium
Frame 1 fleshy steers 1000-1070 lbs.
62.00; Heifers 800850 lbs. 57.50-
58.50.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, Feb. 25
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week: 5,500;
Week Ago: 5,300;
10,025;
8,950;
15,075;
Year Ago: 6,200
Compared to the previous week’s
close, slaughter steers andheifers
very uneven, generally firm to .50
higher. Cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Bulls
firm to 1.00 higher. Slaughter
supply mainly Choice and Choice
and Prune 2-41050-1200 lbs. steers,
around 35% heifers and 15% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prune 2-41050-1275 lbs.
64.0064.50, couple loads and part
load 65.00 early, not tested late.
Choice 2-4'950-1250 lbs. 62.5064.50,
few closmg.sales 62.5063.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4 900-1225 lbs.
60.0063.00, closing 60.0062.50.
Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs. 58.0061.00.
Standard and Good 2-3 1050-1300
lbs. holstems 50.0066.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Through mid-week: Mixed Choice
and Prune 2-4 900-1075 lbs. 62.00-
62.50, package 63.00. Choice 2-4 900-
1050 lbs. 61.0062.50; 800-900 lbs.
56.0061.00. Mixed Good and Choice
26 800-1000 lbs. 56.00-59.00. Good 2-
3 800-925 lbs. 55.0067.00; 700600
lbs. 53.0065.00.
COWS: Closing weeks sales:
Utility and Commercial 2-4 38.00-
40.00; Boning Utility 1-2 40.0042.00.
High-Yielding , Utility 1-2 42.00-
43.00. Cutter 1-2 36.00-39.00. Canner
and Low Cutter 1-2 31.00-36.00.
For quotations of next week's prices
call collect 215-488-7617
After 2:00 P.M. Wednesday
SECHLER'S POULTRY. INC.
Buyers of Leghorn Fowl
Box G r Strausstown, PA 19559
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050-
1900 lbs. 45.00-51.00, closing 46.00-
51.00. Yield Grade 1 1400-1850 lbs.
52.00.
FEEDERS: (Including around
1,800 at .the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder steers generally
steady, instances firm to 1.00
higher on weights over 600 lbs.
Feeder heifers steady to 2.00
lower, decline mainly on 300800
lbs. Fairly large buyer attendance.
Supply included a substantial
increase in the number of steers
weighing under 600 lbs. and heifers
under 500 lbs. compared with past
several'week.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: 300-500 lbs. 57.0081.75;
500-600 lbs. 58.0083.00; 600-700 lbs.
58.0083.50; 800-925 lbs. 58.0081.25.
Medium Frame 1-2 and Small
Frame 1: 475-725 lbs. 53.00-57.00;
Large Frame 2 Holstems: 400-700
lbs. 48.0049.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: 300-500 lbs. 49.00-52.75;
500-700 lbs. 50.50-53.75; Medium
Frame 1-2 and some Small Frame
1:375-500 lbs. 43.7547.75.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, Feb. 25
Report supplied by auction
Compared to last week slaughter
steers and heifers closed .50 to 1.00
higher. Cows very active on the
close, 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls firm
to 1.00 higher. Trade during the
week fairly active on choice steers
in excess of 1100 lbs. and 900 lbs.
heifers. These consignments in
light supply and rapidly absorbed
in early trading. Bulk of weekly
run mixed Good and Choice with
10% cows. Receipts this week
about 2600 as compared to 2575 a
week ago and 3509 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
24 1050-1350 lbs. 64.50416.00, couple
packages and part load Monday
66.75-67.00. Good and Choice 2-3
1050-1200 lbs. 62.50414.50. Same
Grade 1150-1650 lbs. holstems 55.00-
57.00. Goods 58.00413.00. Couple
packages Standard and Good
holstems 41.0045.00.
’ SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 900-1125 lbs. 63.0064.50,
part load 1000 lbs. 65.00, package
1250 lbs. 65.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 850-1050 lbs. 60.0063.00,
few 63.0063.50. Goods 55.0060.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 27,1982—A7
. COWS: Closing sales on Utility 1-
3 39.0043.00, few 44.0044.50. Cutter
35.0042.00. Canner and Low Cutter
30.00-35.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1500-2250 lbs.
45.00-52.00. 1000-1500 lbs. 40.00-
45.00.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, Feb. 25
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE; Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts
2,750; 5 days last week 3,665; same
period a year ago 4,424. Trading
moderate for the week.
Slaughter steers ended the week
mostly 1.00, instances 1.50-2.00
higher than Wednesday of last
week. Slaughter heifers ended the
week mostly 1.50-2.00 higher. Cows
ended the week, 1.00-2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
High Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-
1400# 66.50-67.50, mostly 67.0(M>7.50.
Choice 2-4 1050-1350# 65.00-67.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-
1300# 63.5065.00. Load Choice 2-3
1600# holstems 58.50 Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 950-1100#
64.0064.50 Monday; 65.0065.50,
load 65.75 Wednesday. Choice 2-4
9001050# 62.5064.00 Monday; 63.50
65.00 Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 8001000# 61.0063.00.
COWS; Cutter & Utility, few
Commercial 1-3 35.0040.00.
Oklahoma Cattle
Thursday, Feb. 25
Report supplied by auction
Estimated Receipts
Same Day Last Week 2819
Feeder steers steady. Feeder
heifers under 500 lb. averaging
steady; over 500 lbs. largely 1.00-
2.00 lower. Steer demand
moderate. Heifer demand light.
Bulk supply 500-800 lbs. feeder
steers and 500-700 lbs. heifers.
Total auction sales for Wednesday
reached 13,805 head.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1 400-500 lbs.
69.00-71.75, lot 495 lbs. 64.75; 500-600
lbs. 63.25-68.25; 600-700 lbs. 63.00
65.90; 700-800 lbs. 63.3065.30; 800
900 lbs. 61.00-64.90; 900-970 lbs.
61.8063.00. Small Frame 1 300400
lbs. thin 67.50-70.10; 350500 lbs.
58.2562.50; 500700 lbs. 60.0063.30.
GORDON STAR
Medium and Large Frame Mixed
1-2 400-600 lbs. 60.5065.00; 600-700
lbs. 60.5062.25. Medium and Large
Frame 2 500-950 lbs. 55.25-59.00.
Large Frame No. 2 bolsteins 390
lbs. 56.00; 500 lbs. 55.10; 820 lbs.
53.50; 1000-1200 lbs. 50.10-51.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium 1
few Large Frame 1 300-400 lbs.
58.0062.75; lot 180 lbs. 73.00; 400-
500 lbs. 58.0061.00; 500600 lbs.
53.00- 600-750 lbs. 54.00-59.00.
Two lots 635645 lbs. 59.5060.00.
Small Frame 1 245 lbs. 55.75; 325
lbs. 58.00; 350 lbs. 57.50; 500600 lbs.
52.25-53.30. Medium and Large
Frame Mixed 1-2 250 lbs. 56.25; 300-
500 lbs. 51.75-55.50; 500-760 lbs.
52.00- Medium and Large
Frame 2 400600 lbs. 45.0061.25.
WEEKLY SUMMARY: Com
pared to last Thursday-feeder
steers under 600 lbs. and heifers
under 500 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher.
Steers over 600 lbs. firm to 1.00
higher. Heifers over 500 lbs. steady
to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows and
bulls through Wednesday 1.00-2.00
higher, limited test on the close of
cows 1.00 higher and bulls steady.
At midweek. Utility and Com
mercial cows YG 2-4 38.10-42.10,
few closing sales 38.5040.80. Cutter
1-2 37.0041.20. Canner and Low
Cutter 29.00-37.00, bulk 34.00 up.
YG 1 few 2 bulls 1150-1500 lbs. 53.00-
57.75, low-dressing 48.00-51.25;
1500-1850 lbs. 54.0068.00. Salable
receipts this week near 21,700 head
compared to 12,217 last week and
14,918 last year. Feeder cattle and
calves made 93 percent of the
weeks run, slaughter cows and
bulls 7 percent.
St. Louis
Sheep
Thursday, Feb. 25
Report supplied by auction
Receipts about 250 head.
Compared last week slaughter
lambs uneven 7.00-10.00 higher.
Demand very good for reduced
supply. Other classes scarce.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
and Prune 98-124 lbs. wooled and
shorn mostly with No. 1-2 pelts
59.00-65.00, mostly 61.5004.00; lot
99 lbs. freshly shown ewe lambs
65.50. Few lots 98-116 lbs. wooled
with muddy fleeces 52.00-54.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few head
Utility and Good 16.00-20.00.
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