*l2—Lancaster Finning, Saturday, July 3,1982
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, July 1
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week 4,500
Week ago 4,100
Year ago 2,900
Compared early last week,
Slaughter Steers mostly 2.00 lower,
instances 3.00 lower on weights
under 1000 lbs. Slaughter Heifers
1.00- lower. Cows steady to 1.00
higher. Light supply Bulls steady.
Slaughter supply about 50% Steers,
near 30% Heifers and 10% Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1040-1225 lbs.
66.50-67.25, load 1260 lbs. 67.50
Monday. Choice 24 1000-1275 lbs.
65.00- 900-1000 lbs. 64.00-65.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1150
lbs. 63.00-65.00. Good 2-3 900-1100
lbs. 61.00-63.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1100-1300 lbs. Holsteins
58.00- Good 1100-1250 lbs.
55.00- Few Standard and low
Good 53.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 950-1050 lbs.
65.5066.00. Choice 24 900-1050 lbs.
63.0065.50, mostly 63.0065.00; 600
900 lbs. 61.0063.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-950 lbs. 58.0061.50.
Good 2-3 750900 lbs. 55.0058.00.
COWS: Late, Utility and Com
mercial 2-4 41.00-44.00. Boning
Utility 1-2 44.00-45.75. Cutter 1-2
39.00- Canner and low Cutter
1-234.00-39.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1800 lbs.
46.00- Few YG 1 individuals
53.00-
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Several lots and part decks Choice
and Prime 85-132 lbs. 52.00-56.00,
mostly 53.00-55.00. Few lots Choice
60-86 lbs. 45.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER YEARLINGS:
Few lots choice 91-142 lbs. 25.00-
27.00.
Livestock market and auction news
SLAUGHTER EWES: Small
Lots and Individual head Utility
and Good 12.0017.00.
FEEDERS: (including around
1,200 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder Steers steady to
2.00 lower, decline mainly on
weights under 700 lbs. Feeder
Heifers 1.003.00 lower. Overall
quality little changed from recent
weeks as Mixed Medium Frame 1-
2 continues to make up fairly large
share of represented weights of
Steers and Heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: 400600 lbs. 64.0066.50;
600700 lbs. 63.7565.00; 700925 lbs.
61.5064.00. Medium Frame 1-2;
300625 lbs. 57.5760,50. Large
Frame 2 Holsteins: 450-850 lbs.
50.0053.25.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium
Frame 1-2:400750 lbs. 50.0054.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: 300600 lbs. 53.5057.00;
500600 lbs. 52.0055.75; 600775 lbs.
53.5067.25. Medium Frame 1-2:
300700 lbs. 48.0052.50.
STOCK COWS: Several lots
mostly small frame 2 Young and
Middle-aged 600725 lbs. 36.00
40.00.
COWS AND CALF PAIRS: Lot
Small and Medium Frame 1-2
middle-aged Cows with baby
Calves at side 400.00 per pair.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, June 25
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Insufficient volume to
fully test trends. Supply included
103 head offered for sale in graded
sale-, balance mainly in lots ot
three or less.
FEEDER STEERS: Small and
Medium frame W; Two lots 715-720
lb. 66.6067.35. Medium Frame 1-2:
One lot 520 lb. 67.25 and one lot 720
lb. 56.50. Large Frame 2: One
small lot 850 lb. 58.50. Small and
Medium Frame 1-2: One lot 450 lb.
60.10. Medium and Large Frame 1-
2: One lot 535 lb. 58.50. Large
Frame 2 (Holsteins): Couple small
lots 920-985 lb. 48.25-50.35.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, July 1
Report supplied by USDA
Through midweek Slaughter
Steers and Heifers mostly 1.50
lower. Cows and Bulls Steady.
Fed cattle prices fell sharply for
the fourth consecutive week, en
ding the session at the lowest point
in the past three months. Losses in
dressed beef realizations, and a
generally pessimistic outlook for
any near term appreciation in the
trade, were major factors in the
week’s downturn.
“Short Fed” offerings again
quite apparent in the receipts, as
Feeders continue to market Cattle
on a current basis. Steers under
1050 lbs. and Heifers 925 lbs. and
down suffered some of the most
severe discounts under a narrow
demand.
Steers made up 50 pet. of the
week’s receipts; Heifers 37 pet;
Cows 9 pet; Feeders 2 pet. Four
day receipts 10,800; week ago 7442;
last year 12,881.
239
300
STEERS: Earlier in week
Choice few Prime 2-41075-1250 lbs.
69.50-70.50. At the close, Choice 2-4
1050-1225 lbs. 67.5069.00. Mixed,
Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1150 lbs.
66.0067.50. Few Good 63.5066.00.
Good and Mixed Good and Choice
265
2-3 1175-1325 lb. Holsteins 60.50-
63.00.
HEIFERS: Earlier in week, few
loads Choice, some Prune 2-4 950-
1075 lbs. 67.25-68.00. At the close,
Choice 24 900-1025 lbs. 65.5047.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 875-1025
lbs. 64.00-66.00. Good 61.00-64.00.
Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900-1100 lb.
Steers 67.35; 1100-1300 68.55.
Average cost Steers 67.33, average
weight 1129 lbs., as compared 67.74
and 1122 lbs. a week ago. Average
cost Heifers 65.60, average weight
962 lbs., as compared 66.56 and 978
lbs. a week ago.
COWSHigh Cutter, Utility and
Commercial 1-3 41.5043.50. Cutter
39.0041.50. Canner and low Cutter
37.00-39.00.
BULLS: 1-2 11001700 lbs. 48.00
52.00.
Farm Calendar
(Continued from Page AID)
Holstein Junior Judging School,-
continues through Saturday,
Beaver/Lawrence counties,
headquarters Holiday inn,
Beaver Falls.
Saturday, July 10
Brown Swiss Miss pageant, 12
Trimble farm, Peach
Bottom.
Clarion Holstein Club Town and
Country Days, Snyder Valley
Farm, Parker.
Now is
the Time
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To plan for rammer alfalfa seeding
. It may seem early to be thinking
about a late summer seeding of
alfalfa. However,' in another month
this practice will be at bland.
One of the first steps in planning
for this legume seeding is to have
the soil tested. If it needs lime,
then the application should be
made as far as possible in advance
of the seeding. Alfalfa requires a
neutral soil (7.0 pH); too many
fanners are still guessing at the
amount of lime needed.
The investment in seed and labor
is going up, therefore good ad
vance planning is most important.
To control weeds under electric
fences
Not all electric fences will
continue to function with weeds.
touching since some may not be
the “weedrburner” type. This
means that weeds growing up
against the electric fence will short
out the current flow and there will
not be any charge in the wire.
Livestock farmers are using®
great deal of electric fences and
finding it is an economical method
of controlling livestock.
Either - mowing or spraying
under the wire with a weed killer
will control the growth and allow
the electric ’ fence to carry the
necessary charge. No doubt the
weed killer will -require less
atention and give good results. In
the case of a double wire with one
near the ground, weed control is
very important.