livestock market and auction news
m Lancaster Commercial 3a.75-44.50. Cutters steady. Majority receipts Medium Cutter 1-2 37.80-39.80. Bulls steady FEEDER PIGS 90 lIS Nn i<l an.
W j ~ 35.50-40.75; Canner &L. Cutter Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2 5004100 lb. to 1.00 lower with a few late st 35 Ibf fe«Lv
Feeder Cattle 30.00-36.00. Shulls: few Yield feeder steers and 400-700 lb. feeder YG 1-2 1250-1400 lb. JSwSn. No. \TSmo Ite
Friday, March 19 Grade No. 1& 2 905-1475 lbs. 46.00- heifers, luge percentage of these Salable receipts this week near 95.00-110 Cwt. '
Report supplied by USDA Si- 25 - arriving off wheat. 26,400 head compared to 36,132 late SHEEP 272 Choice 30-60 lbs
Today 481 FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, few FEEDER STEERS: Medium, last week and 13,646 last vmt apnng EL 8000-lS‘
Last Friday 190 Medium Frame No. 1, 800-860 lbs. few Large Frame 1 330-500 lb. Feeder cattle and calves made up «WOO lbs. &-75. Slaughter ewes
' Last Year 716 55.00-58.00. Heifers, Medium 68.40-74.30, mostly 70.25-74.30, pkg. 93 percent of the supply with 15.00-35. Goats 24: 19.0040 per
TREND: Trend not comparable Frame No. 1, 330-600 lbs. 48.50- 3981 b. thin and gaunt 77.10; 500-600 several arriving off wheat bead,
because of insufficient volume last 53.25; Bulls, few Medium Frame lb. 65.75-69.20; pkg. 506 lb. 72.10; pastures. Cows and bulls made up -
week. Supply included 197 in Ho.L 685625 lbs. 49.00-59.00. 600-700 lb. 63.30-66.50; 700600 lb. 7 percent of supply totaling near UlflSnfl CUltlG
graded sale sold in lots of 10 or CALVES: 85. Vealers mostly 63.0065.20; 800-990 lb. 62.0064.40; 1800 head. Thursday,March2s
more ’ ' steady. Choice 90.00-101.00; Good few 895-1035 lb. fleshy 61.1061.90. , Through midweek, slaughter
FEEDER STEERS: Mwiinm 73.00-88.00; few 90-110 lbs. 54.00- Small Frame 1 325-425 lb. 67.50- LiGGSpOFt Auction steers and heifers closed fully
Frame #1; Several lots 500625 lbs 60.00; 6565 lbs. 48.00-56.00. 67.70; small lot 593 lb. 62.60. y Leesport, Pa. steady instances 25c higher. Cows
62.7565.75; Medium and Large FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 95- Medium and Large Frame Mixed Wednesday, March 24 and bulls steady.
Frame #1: Few lots 700660 lbs 13® lbs. 60.00-78,00, 70-90 lbs. 50,00- 1-2, few 375-500 lb. 67.0067.25; 500- Reports supplied by auction Four Day Receipts This Week96oo;
58.2560.75. Medium Frame #1 and 60.00; Hoi. Heifers 70-110 lbs. 57.00- 800 lb. 62.0063.10, pkg. 557 lb. thin CATTLE 352. Slaughter steers Last Week 7800;
#2: One lot 660 lbs. 62.85. Large 87 00 - 30(1 B aunt 66 - 00 - Medium and |1 higher. Slaughter cows $l6l-50 Year Ago 14,000.
Frame #1 and #2: One lot 1078 lbs. HOGS: 94. 1.00-1.50 higher. US Large Frame 2 Holstems: 435-550 higher. Choice slaughter steers A strengthening trend in beef
50.50. Large Frame #2 (Holstems): No. 1-2 215-240 lbs. 51.5062.00, No. lb. 59.0061.60; 660-760 lb. 55.80- 66.5069, Good 64.66.50, Standard channels and a reduction in cattle
One lot 620 lbs. 48.25. 1-3 195-250 lbs. 50.0061.50. few No. 58.30. 54.0060. Choice slaughter heifers slaughter as well as a reluctance of
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium 2-3 250-270 lbs. 47.50-49.50; few No. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium, 5863.50, Good 5067.50. Utility and area feeders to take less for cattle
Frame #1: Couple lots 480640 lbs. 1-3 170-185 lbs. 45.0048.50; Sows few Large Frame 1 370600 lb. Commercial slaughter cows 42.00- at the feedyards and a continued
49.5063.00; Medium Frame #1 and about steady. US No. 16 250-395 57.0061.50; 500600 lb. 56.2560.00; 45, Cutters 39.0042, Canner and small supply of steers over 1100
M 2: Couple lots 390-440 lbs. 50.50- lbs. 43.75-49.75. Boars 34.75-37.50. 600-700 lb. 56.6060.00; pkg. 743 lb. Low Cutters 32.00-39. Good and lbs. and heifers over 1000 lbs. were
K 2.75. Small and Medium Frame #1 FEEDER PIGS: 12. Few US No. 58.80. Small Frame 1 325675 lb. Choice slaughter bullocks 56.00- primary factors for price levels
TTand #2: One lot 205 lbs. 55.50, and 1-3 3545 lbs. 37.00-38.00 per head. 52.0065.30. Medium and Large 67.00. Yield Grade No. 1, slaugher maintained this week. An increase
one lot 290 lbs. 46.25. _ 1 , Frame Mixed 1-2 395-700 lb. 53.50- bulls 48.0065. in muddy cattle evident this week.
T . Oklahoma Cattle 55.50. CALVES 160. Vealers $2 lower. Steers made up 39 pet. of estimated
Indiana Auction Thursday, March 25 FOR THE WEEK: Compared to Choice vealers 85.00-95*, Good 70.00- 5 day receipts, heifers 35 pet., cows
Homer City, Pa. Report supplied by USDA late last week, feeder steers and 80, few Standard & Good 110-130 12 pet. and feeders 13 pet.
Thursday, March 25 Estimated Receipts 4800 heifers under 500 lb. 1.00-3.00 lbs, 70.0065,90-110 lbs. 50.00-70,65- STEERS: Couple loads Choice
Report supplied by PDA Same Day Last Week 7640 higher; steers over 500,1 b. steady; 90 lbs. 40.00-70. Farm Calves; Hoi. and Prime 3-4, 1200-1340 lbs. 69.00,
CATTLE; 111. Compared with Wednesday’s actual sale ring heifers over 500 lb. steady to 50c Bulls 100-120 lbs. 75.00-90; Hoi. few loads Choice, few Prime 3, few
last week’s market; SI. cows total 15,029. Trade moderately higher. Slaughter cows steady to Heifers 95-120 lbs. 95.00-110. 4’s 1125-1225 lbs. 68.2568.50; Choice
steady to 1.00 higher. SI., steers: active at best. Feeder cattle under 50c higher with late sales Utility HOGS 366. Barrows and gilts 2-4 1050-1300 lbs. 66.5068.00, some
few Good 55.00-58.00; few Standard 500 lb. fully steady; feeder steers an d Commercial 2-3 41.00-42.40, steady. US No. 1-2 barrows and carrying mud 64.5066.00; Mixed
49.00-54.25. SI. heifers; few Stan-__over 500 lb. steady to 50 cents few High-Dressing 43.00; Low- gilts 51-52.25, few 53.25, No. 1-2 Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs
dard45.75-48.00. SI. cows: Utility & slower; heifers over 500 lb. fully Dressing and YG-3-4 38.5040.50; 50J06l^p^L6-46.504d.50
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