AS—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 6,1982
Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, March 4
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week: 5,000;
Week Ago: 5,600;
Year Ago: 4,800
Compared to the previous week’s
close, slaughter steers firm to .50
higher. Slaughter heifers 1.00-1.50
lower. Cows 1.00 lower. Bulls weak
to 2.00 lower. Bulls weak to 1.00
lower. Slaughter supply mainly
Choice and Choice and Prime
slaughter steers, around 35%
heifers and 15% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1250 lbs.
63.50-64.25, closing 64.0004.25, part
load 1160 lbs. 64.75. Choice 2-4 950
1250 lbs. 61.50-64.00, closing 62.50
64.00. Mixed Good and Choice 900-
1200 lbs. 60.00-62.50. Good 2-3 900-
1175 lbs. 58.0060.50. Mostly Good 2-
31050-1275 lbs. holsteins 50.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 900-1050 lbs.
61.0061.50, package early 62.00; 3-4
995-1190 lbs. 59.0060.25. Choice 2-4
9001050 lbs. 59.0061.00, closing
59.5061.00; 800900 lbs. 55.0059.00;
few lots 3-4 925-1125 lbs. 58.0059.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 8001000
lbs. 55.0058.00. Good 2-3 800950 lbs.
53.0056.00; 700800 lbs. 52.0054.00.
COWS: Closing week sales:
Utility and Commercial 2-4 37.00
39.00; Boning Utility 1-2 39.0041.00.
High-Yielding Utility 41.0042.00.
Cutter 1-2 35.00-38.00. Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 30.0035.00.
BULUS: Yield Grade 1-2 HOO
1800 lbs. 44.0050.00, closing 46.00
50.00. Few Yield Grade 1 1285-1845
lbs. 50.0051.00.
FEEDERS: (including around
1,200 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder steers and heifers
1.003.00 higher. Demand good for
bulk of moderate supply. Receipts
mainly Medium Frame 1 and
Mixed 1-2 400800 lbs. steers and
300700 lbs. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: 375500 lbs. 62.0065.50;
500625 lbs. 60.2585.25; 700875 lbs.
60.0062.00. Medium Frame 1-2 and
Some Small Frame 1: 375875 lbs.
55.00-58.25. Large Frame 2
Holsteins: Scattered lots 600950
lbs. 49.5052.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: Few lots 265285 lbs.
54.5058.00; 300500 lbs. 51.5055.00;
few lots 300340 lbs. 56.25-57.50; 500
600 lbs. 51.0053.00; 600800 lbs.
) 50.0055.25, mostly 51.0053.50.
Medium Frame 1-2 and some
Small Frame 1: 425775 lbs. 46.50
49.75.
STOCK COWS: Scattered lots
Small and Medium Frame 1-2
young and middle-aged 700900 lbs.
36.0041.50.
Oklahoma Cattle
Thursday, March 4
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts 5,000
Same Day Last Week 4,094
Trade moderately active, feeder
cattle over 500 lb. steady to 50c
lower, under 500 lbs. not fully
established. Majority receipts
Medium Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2
500-800 lbs. feeder steers and 400-
700 lbs. feeder heifers. Wed
nesday’s actual sale ring total
14,805.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Few Large Frame 1, few 330-400
lbs. 69.00-72.30; 400-500 lbs. 65.20-
69.25; 500-600 lbs. 63.0067.75; 600-
700 lbs. 63.0065.90; 700600 lbs.
62.2565.20; 800-910 lbs. 62.5063.50;
small lot 1033 lbs. partly flattened
58.20. Medium and Large Frame
Mixed 1-2 400-500 lbs. 62.0064.70;
500-700 lbs. 61.5063.50, pkg. 606 lbs.
thin and gaunt 64.50; 700630 lbs.
60.0562.10. Medium and Large
Frame 2, tew 525625 lbs. 59.30-
60.60. Large Frame No. 2 holstems
500-550 lbs. 54.40-55.50; 700-955 lbs.
52.40-54.40., pkg. 1010 lbs. 50.60.
' FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium,
tew Large Frame 1, tew 330-500
lbs. 56.0069.90; 500600 lbs. 53.00-
58.20; 600-700 lbs. mostly 57.00-
59.10; 700800 lbs. 56.9058.30; pkg.
802 lbs. 56.00. Medium and Large
Frame Mixed 1-2 300500 lbs. 51.75
54.50; 500820 lbs. 51.25-53.20;
Medium and Large Frame 2, pkg.
375 lbs. thin and gaunt 55.00; pkg.
578 lbs. 49.25.
FOR THE WEEK; Compared to
late last week, feeder cattle under
500 lbs. 1.003.00 lower with most
decline on heifers; feeder cattle
over 500 lbs. steady to 1.00 lower.
Beef cows 1.00 higher than late last
week; Canner and Cutter firm to
50c higher. Late sales Utility and
Commercial cows 2-3 39.75-42.10;
Cutters 1-2 36.5040.00; Canner and
Low-Cutters 34.0036.00. Slaughter
bulls 4.008.00 lower than late last
week with YG 1-2 13501710 lbs.
49.0053.00 at the dose. Salable
receipts this week near 22,400 head
compared to 21,615 last week and
16,491 last year. Feeder cattle and
calves made up 94 percent of
supply with bulk of these arriving
from wheat pastures; cows and
bulls made up 6 percent.
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NEW HOLLAND, PA.
THURSDAY, APRIL 1
1:00 P.M.
For More information Contact:
Abe Oiffenbach, Mgr.. Norman Kolb
717-354-4341 717-397-5538
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SHOW & SALE
TUES. EVE., MARCH 30
7:00 P.M.
G&M Livestock
Monday, March 1
Duncans vllle. Pa.
Report supplied by auction
STEERS: High Choice and
Prune 62.00-65.10; Good to Choice
56.00- Standard to Good 52.00-
56.00; Utility 48.00-52.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice and
Prune 60.00-64.00; Good to Choice
54.00- Standard 50.00-54.00;
Utility 44.00-50.00.
FEEDERSTEBRS: Good to
Choice 300-600 lbs. 52.00-62.00;
Standard to Good Heifers 300-600
lbs. 4&00-60.00.
BULLS: 1100-1572 lbs. 48.00-
56.75; 900-1100 lbs. 45.00-52.00.
COWS: High Choice to Prune
44.00- Couple 48.50-55.00;
Good 40.00-44.00; Standard 38.00-
40.00; Utility 36.00-38.00; Cutters
32.00- Canners Down to 30.00.
CALVES: High Choice 90.00-
99.00; Good to Choice 70.00-90.00;
Standard to Good 50.00-70.00;
Home of the complete
Yorkshire: sound,
meaty, productive!
Utility 30,00-50.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls
80.00-97.00; Hoi. Heifers 90.00
112.50. {
FEEDER PIGS: 25-35 lbs. 22.00
30.00; 35-50 lbs. 30.00418.00.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 47.0050.40;
170-300 lbs. 45.0047.50.
SOWS: 42.0048.50.
BOARS: 34.0037.50.
LAMBS: 64-100 lbs. 52.0057.00.
SHEEP: 25.0035.00.
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FRIDAY, MARCH W
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00
Every 4 Weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster,
Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryville, take Rt.
272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow
Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, 2nd
farm, OR take Rt. 222, out of Quarryville
to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road
to Jackson Road. Watch for sale arrows.
50 to 60 Head
Now selling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Landrace cross. Bred for easier &
less trouble over farrowing.
'Brucellosis Negative Tested
& Pseudorabies Negative Tested.
_ Health Charts Day of Sale
Dae to farrow 3 days to 4 weeks after sale
date. Now everything vaccinated for both
Lepto & Erysipelas, wormed and sprayed for
lice.
Local Trucker Available.
No Hogs Sold On Commission.
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R. 0.1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE APRIL 16