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Livestock market and auction news
Weekly Summary
Friday,May?
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CATTLE: 7097. Compared with
SIM head last week, and 72*9 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week's market: Slaughter steers
1.00-2.50 higher; SI. heifers 1.00-
2.00 higher; SI. cowa Ready-2.00
higher; SI. bullocks: uneven; SI.
h«iii« stroog-100 higher; SI.
steers-. High Choice k Prime No.
54, 73.00-71.50, few 79J5;
Choice No. *4, 90.75-74.50;
Good 81.5041.75; Standard 53.00-
62.00; SI. heifers: Choice 64.00-
69.00, few 72.00; Good 56.0044.00;
Standard 49.0045.00. SI. cows:
Utility 4c Commercial 41.00-47.25,
few 50.00; Cutters 39.0044.75;
Canner 6c L. Cutter 33.00-41.00;
Shells down to 25.00. SI. bullocks:
Choice 50.004175; Good 55.00-
60.00; Standard 50.0046.00. SI.
bulls: Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-2400
lbs. 49.0045.50; Yield Grade No. 2,
900-1400 lbs. 43.5041.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-700 lbs.
49.0045.00; Large Frame No. 2,
300-700 lbs. 40.0040.25. Heifers,
Medium Frame No. 1,300-700 lbs.
41.0042.00; Medium Frame No. 2,
300-750 IbK. 35.0045.00. Bulls.
Medium it Large Frame No. 1,400-
900 lbs. 43.5043.50.
CALVES: 3178. Compared wun
3295 bead last week and 2829 head a
year ago. Vealers steady to 5.00
higher. Pew Prime 103.00-130.00;
Choice 85.00-106.00; Good 55.75-
90.00; Standard <c Good 110-130 lbs.
65.0040.00; 90-110 lbs. 60.00-75.00;
65-90 lbs. 52.0045.00; Utility 50-110
lbs. 40.0040.00.
FARM CALVES. Hoi Bulls 80-
125 lbs. 65.00-110.00, mostly 70 00-
100.00; Hoi. Heifers 85-150 lbs
63.00-128.50, mostly 65.00-111.00,
Beef Cross Bulls 8c Heifers 70-100
lbs. 67.00-110.00.
HOGS: 6753. Compared with 7920
head last week and 7284 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts 1.50-
3.00 higher, spots 4.00 higher. US
No. 1-2 200-245 lbs. 58.0049.25, few
60.25; No. 1-3 200-255 lbs. 57.00-
58.75; No. 2-3 200-275 lbs. 55.00-
58.75, few down to 50.00; No. 1-3
140-190 lbs. 47.7543.00; Sows strong
to 1.50 higher, some weaknesses at
end of week; US No. 1-3 300400 lbs.
49.0046.50; No. 2-3 300-750 lbs.
44.0040.25. Boars 40.0047.00.
FEEDER PIGS 869. Compared
with 1111 head last week and 1033 a
year ago. Feeder pigs uneven, 3.00
higher to 9.00 lower. US No. 1-3 20-
35 lbs. 20.0047.00 per head; No. 1-3
3540 lbs. 41.0044.00; No. 1-3 5040
lbs. 48.0047.50 per head.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS: 1516.
Compared with 2223 bead last week
and 2397 head a year ago All sales
by CWT. Feeder Pigs highly
uneven, extremes 20.00 higher to
24.00 lower. US No. 1-2 2540 lbs.
137.00-152.00; 4040 lbs. 124.00-
148.00; 5040 lbs. 104.00-131.00; 60-75
lbs. 93.00-101.00. US No. 2-3 3040
lbs. 128.00-146.00; 4040 lbs. 119.00-
133.00.
SHEEP: 833. Compared with 710
head last week and 605 head a year
ago. Spring si. lambs steady to
weak. Choice 2040 lbs. 110.00-
131.00, 4040 lbs. 85.00-109.00, 60-100
lbs. 60.0045.00; Good 40-70 lbs.
65.0043.00; SI. ewes: 15.00-35.00.
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