Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
• Thursday, April I
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week: 5,300
Week Ago: 5,800
Year Ago: 6,800
Compared to the last weeks
dose, slaughter steers and heifers
fully .50-1.00 higher. Cows and
bulls steady. Slaughter supply
mainly Choice 24 1000-1150 lbs.
steers, around 30% heifers and 10%
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-41050-1250 lbs.
66.00-67.50, most closing sales
67.00-67.50. Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs.
65.00417.50, closing 66.00-67.50; few
lots 2-3 1000-1150 lbs. 67.0067.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 24 900-1200
lbs. 64.0066.00. Good 2-3 900-1150
lbs. 62.0064.50. Mostly Good 2-3
1000-1300 lbs. holsteins 55.0060.00,
part load 61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 875-1100 lbs.
64.5065.50, closing 65.0065.50; part
4kid 2-31045 at 66.50 late. Choice 24
650-1050 lbs. 63.0065.00, closing
63.5065.00; 800900 lbs. 59.0063.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 26 8001000
lbs. 58.0062.50. Good 2-3 750950 lbs.
56.0059.00.
COWS: Closing week sales:
Utility and Commercial 24 37.00
40.00. Boning Utility 1-2 40.0042.00.
Cutter 1-2 35.0039.00. Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 30.0035.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1000-
1825 lbs. 46.0051.00. Yield Grade 1
12501800 lbs. 52.00.
FEEDERS: (Including around
1,600 at the regular Thursday
auction,) Feeder steers and heifers
firm to 2.00 higher, mostly 1.002.00
higher. Demand fairly good for
bulk of moderate supply. Receipts
mainly medium frame 1 and mixed
1-2 400700 lb. steers and medium
frame 1 300700 lb. heifers. Fairly
«rge buyer attendance.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: 300500 lbs. 67.0071.50;
500600 lb. 64.0069.50; 600700 lb.
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64.0066.50; few lots 700750 lbs.
63.0063.25; few 800900 lbs. 62.00
64.00. Medium Frame 1-2 and some
Small Frame 1: 375-500 lbs. 60.75-
65.25; 500650 lbs. 58.0062.75. Large
Frame 2 Holsteins: Several 325600
lbs. 51,7556.00, mostly 54.0056.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: 300500 lbs. 54.0059.75,
mostly 56.0057.75; 500600 lbs.
54.0058.25; 600775 lbs. 54.5058.50.
STOCK COWS: Lot Small Frame
1-2 young and middle-aged 625 lbs.
41.00.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, April 8
Report supplied by USDA
Through midweek slaughter
steers and heifers 2.003.00 higher.
Cows firm to 50 higher. Bulls fully
steady.
Four Day Receipts 8,500
Last Week 9,500
Year Ago 13,950
Steer and heifers prices ad
vanced briskly during each days
trading, ending the week at their
highest levels since July, 1981.
Demand by most interests ex
cellent throughout the session, as
dressed beef prices registered
broad advances and local 3 day
receipts fell 19 pet. under a week
ago. Overall finish continues just
fair, with many offerings falling
into the good to average Choice
range.
Steers made up 44 pet. of 4 day
receipts, heifers 38 pet., cows 8 pet.
and feeders 7 pet.
STEERS: At Use dose, Choice 2-
4 1050-1275 lbs. 69.50-70.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1050-1200 lbs.
68.0069.50. Good 65.0068.00. Mixed
Good and Chocie 26 1200-1300 lbs.
holsteins 62.7564.00.
HEIFERS: Load Choice, few
Prime mostly 31108 lbs. 69.00. Few
' loads and packages Choice 24 950-
1050 lbs. 66.5067.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 26 850-1000 lbs. 65.00-
67.00. Good 60.0065.00.
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quotations Choice 900-1100 lb.
steers 68.37; 1100-1300 lbs. 69.56.
Average cost steers 68.10, average
weight 1132 lbs. compared 66.17
and 1140 lbs. a week ago. Average
cost heifers 64.96, average weight
1012 lbs. as compared 63.51 and 989
lbs. a week ago. '
COWS: High Cutter, Utility and
Commercial 16 40.5042.50, few
43.00. Cutter 38.0041.00. Canner
and Low Cutter34.oo6B.oo.
BULLS: 1-2 1100-1900 lbs. 47.00-
52.00.
Chambersburg Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, April 8
CATTLE: 290. Compared with
last week’s market: SI. cows
strong to 1.50 higher. SI. steers:
Few Choice No. 24 1000-1300 lbs.
66.0069.85; Good 58.7564.00,
couple to 66,75; Standard 52.00-
57.00, couple to 56.50. SI. heifers:
few Choice 62.5067.75; few Good
57.1061.25. SI. cows: Utility &
Commercial 40.5046.00, couple to
49.50. Cutters 39.0043.00. Caimer &
L. Cutter 36.5069.00; Shells down
to 34.00. SI. bulls; Yield Grade No.
1,1050-1990 lbs. 49.7564.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, few
Medium Frame No. 1, 400-850 lbs.
52.0066.50.
CALVES; 345. Vealers grading
Good & Choice 3.006.00 lower.
Choice 83.00-95.00; Good 64.00-
80.00; Standard & Good 70-100 lbs.
46.0061.00. Utility 5065 lbs. 35.00-
45.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
125 lbs. 52.0085.00. Hoi. Heifers 75-
125 lbs. 94.00-102.50.
HOGS: 53. Few No. 16 210-230
lbs. 51.5061.85. One lot No. 16 175
lbs. at 48.00; Sows US No. 16 300-
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580 lbs. 46.0062.25. Boars 38.25-
41.00.
FEEDER PIGS 42. Few lots US
No. 16 3045 lbs. 34.5049.00 per
head.
SHEEP: 48. Few Choice 50-60
lbs. 84.00-91.00. SI. ewes: 14.00-
25.00.
GOATS: 15,00.
KIDS: 12.0064.00 per head.
Carlisle Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, April I
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: Steers: Good 57.00-
62.75; Standard 51.2564.50; Utility
48.7560.00. Heifers: Good-up to
53.00; Standard-up to 49.50; Utility
40.75-41.25. Cows: Utility &
Commercial 41.7544.00; Cutter
38.7541.00; Canner & Low Cutter
36.7569.00. Shells down to 32.00.
Bullocks: Good 56.2560.00. Bulls;
YG No. 1 47.5063.50; YG No. 2
Down to 39.75. Feeder Bulls: 375-
530 lbs. good 44.5049.00; 600675
lbs. 45.0063.00; Feeder Heifers:
340633 lbs. medium 48.0049.00;
575-780 lbs. g00d42.0049.50. Feeder
Steers: 390485 lbs. good 57.00-
63.00; 455-735 lbs. medium 30.00-
56.00; 920-970 lbs. medium 45.50-
46.00. Calves - Vealers: Low Choice
80.00-92.00; Good 65.00-79.00;
Standard & Good 50.0065.00. Hogs;
US No. 1-2 52.0054.10; US No. 16
47.5061.50. Sows: US No. 1-3 49.00-
51.25; US No. 26 46.0049.00.
Feeder Pigs; US No. 1-3 21.00-
24.00; US No. 16 33.00-34.00.
Lambs: Good 52.0062.50.
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Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, April 5
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 215 calves,
85 cows, 16 bulls, 35 heifers, 2
steers, 85 hogs, 190 lambs, 44
sheep. Cattle market steady &
active; Calf market active.
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 80.00;
Veal Calves 55.00-88.00; Bobs, 90
100 lbs. 49.00-82.50; Bobs, 80 lbs.
and down 35.00-55.00; Grassers &
Feeders 47.50-61.50; Easter lambs
55.00- Lambs 47.00-59.00;
Sheep 20.00-37.00; Hogs, 200-250
lbs. 44.50-51.50; Sows 24.5044.50;
Boars 30.00-36.00; Pigs each 16.00
41.00; Heifers 37.75-45.50; Steers
43.00- Bulls 38.00-52.00; Cows,
utility 39.75-44.00; Cows, fat 35.00
39.00; Cows, medium 34.25-39.00;
Cows, poor or small 24.0034.00;
Horses to 300.00; Ponies to 150.00;
Goats 10.00-54.00.
Hay: 67.00-70.00.
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Easter Lamb and Goat Sale
Friday, April 2,1M2
Tambs: (1,418). 5 lbs. 320.00; 15-
20 lbs. 105.00-130.00; 2040 lbs. 90.00-
125.00; 40-60 lbs. 60.00-77.00; 60-100
lbs. 70.00-100.00.
Goats: (687). Spring Goats 47.50-
56.00; Old Goats 30.0048.00.
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