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Carlot
Wednesday, Jan. 11
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
p.m. report: Choice 3 steer car
casses not tested afternoon, other
steer and heifer carcasses steady
to |I.OQ higher, instances |2.00
higher on good. Late demand and
trading light on moderate supplies.
The gross boxed beef carcass
cutout value advanced $.32 to an
estimated $102.09 per cwt.
Sales reported on 82 loads of
steer and heifer carcasses.
STEER BEEF
40 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 600-900 lbs. 90.00 early,
no test late.
Choice 4 600-900 lbs. 86.0047.00,
Asteadytofi.OO higher.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 92.00, |l.OO
higher.
Choice 2-3 600-900 lbs. 88.00 Hols
type, $l.OO higher.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 84.00 Hols.
Type.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Choice 4 600-900 lbs. 86.00.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 91.00.
HEIFER BEEF
42 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 550-700 lbs. 94.00, steady
to $l.OO higher.
Choice 3 500-550 lbs. 91.00-92.00,
steady to |I .00 higher.
Choice 3 400500 lbs. 89.00-90.00,
$l.OO higher.
Choice 4 500-700 lbs. 86.00- 87.00,
steady t 0,51.00 higher.
Good 2-3 550-700 lbs. 88.0090.00,
steady to $2.00 higher.
Good 2-3 500-5501b5. 85.00.
, FOB Amarillo Basis
Choice 4 500-700 lbs. 86.00.
. COW CARCASSES
f 17 Loads
Prices sl.Sojto $2.56 higher...
FOB Omaha Basis
Bkrg Utlty 34 450/up lbs. 65.00
(Midwest).
Bkrg utlty 34 450/up lbs. 66.00
(West).
Bug Utlty 34 400/up lbs. 70.00-
71,00 (Midwest).
Cnr & Cutter 1-2 350/up lbs. 76.50
(Midwest)
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PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
Choices
5 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Hinds (H) 120-170 lbs 102.00-
103.00.
BONELESS PROCESSING/
BEEF TRIMMINGS
89 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
90% Chem Lean Fresh 106.00-
109.00.
65% Chem Lean Fresh 72.00.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 50.50-
52.00, bulk 51.00.
FOB Amarillo Basis
90% Chem Lean Fresh & Frozen
109.00-
90% Chem Lean Frozen 109.00.
85% Chem Lean Fresh Jk Frozen
102.00-
50% Chem Lean Freshso.oo.
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
p.m. report: Loins steady to 3.00
lower. Picnics steady to firm.
Boston butts 1.50 lower. Hams
steady to weak. Bellies 14-20 lbs.
4.00 lower, 28-25 lbs. 1.00 higher.
Trading slow. Demand light Of
ferings moderate to heavy.
Sales reported on 44 loads and
4% loads of trimmings.
FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS: Regular - 14-17 lbs.
115.50-118.00, mostly 116.00, steady
to weak; 17-22 lbs. 112.00, 1.00 to
3.00 lower.
PICNICS: 4-8 lbs. 57.00, mostly
59.00} steady, to firm; 8/up lbs
57.00, steady.
BOSTON BUTTS: 4-8 lbs. 92.00
1.50 lower.
SPARERIBS: 3-55.5 lbs. 115.00-
116.00 (Frozen), 1.00 to 2.00 higher;
5'.5/uplbs. 68.00-70.00 (Frozen).
SKINNED HAMS: 14-17 lbs.
85.00, steady; 17-20 lbs. 82.00,
steady to weak.
BELLIES (Sdls, Skin On): 14-16
lbs. 79.00, 4.00 lower; 16-18 lbs.
77.00, 4.00 lower; 18-20 lbs. 73.00,
4.00 lower; 20-25 lbs. 66.00, 1.00
higher.
BONELESS PROCESSING/
PORK TRIMMINGS
(Chemical Lean)
42% trimmings fresh 43.00.
72% trimmings fresh 81.00-82.00
1.00 to 2.00 higher.
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Monday - Friday 8 A.M. - 4 P.M. ask for Lynn or Wendy
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, Jan. 20
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week
Week Ago
Year Ago
Compared to the previous week.
Slaughter Steers and Heifers weak
to .50 lower. Cows 2.00 higher.
Bulls fully steady. Slaughter
supply mainly Choice and Mixed
Choice and Prime Slaughter
Steers, around 35% Heifers and
10% Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1025-1275 lbs.
58.50- load 59.50. Choice 2-4
950-1250 lbs. 57.50-58.75. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs.
56.00- Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
54.00- Mostly Good 2-3 1050-
1325 lbs. Holsteins 44.00-49.00. Few
lots Mixed good and Choice 49.00-
50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 950-1075 lbs.
56.50- mostly 56.00-57.00;
package 2-31100 lbs. 58.00; few lots
4’s 1050-1100 lbs. 53.00-54.00. Choice
24 825-1050 lbs. 55.00-56.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs.
53.00- Good 2-3 750-975 lbs.
50.00-
COWS: (closing week sales)
Utility and Commercial 24 35.00-
39.00. Boning Utility 1-2 39.0(M1.00.
Cutter 1-2 34.tXM8.00. Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 30.(XM4.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1900 lbs.
44.00-49.00. Couple outstanding YG
11680 and 2000 lbs. 51.0tM1.50.
Wednesday’s weekly sheep
auction receipts about 325 head..
Compared last Wednesday,
Slaughter lambs 6.00-7.00 higher.
Feeder Lambs 5.50-7.00 higher.
Supply mainly wooled Slaughter
and Feeder Lambs.
SHORN SLAUGHTER LAMBS;
Couple lots Choice and Prime 96-
131 lbs. with no. 1-2 elts. 57.50-59.00.
Lots 155 lbs. 55.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few head
Utility and Good 12.00-18.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Several
small lots Choice and fancy 69-89
lbs. 53.50-58.00, mostly 56.00-57.50.
STOCK EWES: Scattered lots
and individual head good solid
mouths 17.00-21.00.
Which Includes:
• New modern dollie equipment to
move your pullets fast and
efficiently with minimum stress
to the pullets
FEEDERS: (including around
1,700 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder Steers weak to
2.00 lower. Feeder Heifers steady.
Supply mainly Medium Frame 1
and Mixed 1-2 350-800 lb. Steers and
300-700 lb. Heifers. Buyer at
tendance fairly large.
5,000
5,700
6,200
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: 350-500 lbs. 64.50-70.50;
500-700 lbs. 62.50-65.50; 700-885 lbs.
60.00-64.50; lot fleshy 1040 lbs.
58.25. Medium Frame 1-2 and some
small frame 1 400-725 lbs. 58.00-
63.75; scattered lots fleshy small
frame 1: 450-575 lbs. 52.00-55.50.
Large Frame 2 Holsteins: few lots
540-940 lbs. 45.75-59.00; lots 420 lbs.
53.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: 300-700 lbs. 54.0058.00;
lot 685 lbs. 58.50. Large Frame 1:
lot 765 lbs. 57.00. Medium Frame 1-
2 and small frame 1: 350575 lbs.
50.0053.50.
Leesport Livestock
Leesport,Pa.
Wednesday, Jan, 19
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 275: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers .50 to 1.50 higher.
Slaughter cows steady to .75
higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00
higher. Few High Choice & Prime
1160-1365 lbs. slaughter steers
62.10-63.60, Choice 950-1350 lbs.
59.75- few to 64.00, Good &
Choice holsteins 1285-1500 lbs.
53.75- Good 57.0061.00, few to
62.50, Standard 52.0067.00. Few
Choice slaughter heifers 57.50-
58.75, few Good 52.25-55.50. Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
40.1043.00, few 44.35, Cutters 38.00-
40.75, Canner & Low Cutter 34.25-
38.35, Shells down to 25.00. Good &
Choice slaughter bullocks 58.50-
60.50, one at 63.50, few Standard
51.85-56.50. Yield Grade #1 1365-
1960 lbs. slaughter bulls 54.00-57.00,
one at 59.75; few yield grade #2 915-
1200 lbs. 44.75-51.10. Few Large &
Medium Frame #1 300 lbs. feeder
steers 70.00-73.00, few Large
Frame #2 530-970 lbs. 40.5047.50;
few Large Frame #2 340420 lbs.
feeder bulls 42.0047.00.
CALVES 88: Few Choice vealers
93.00-108.00, Good 80.00-91.00,
Standard 8c Good 80-100 lbs. 48.00-
Lancaster Farming, Saterday, January 22,1983—A7
53.00, few Utility 65-100 lbs. 41.00-
48.00. Farm calves, hosltein bulls
100-130 lbs. 65.00-115.00, mostly
75.00- 85-95 lbs. 57.00-72.00.
HOGS 241: Barrows & gilts
strong to fully 1.25 higher. US No.
1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
58.60-59.85, few to 60.75, No. 1-3 200-
255 lbs. 57.00-59.00, few No. 2-3 235-
295 lbs. 57.50-58.75. Sows 2.00
higher. US No. 1-3 300-560 lbs. sows
48.00- few to 56.25, few
Medium 270400 lbs. 43.75-47.00.
Few Boars 45.00.
FEEDER PIGS 180: US No. 1-3
20-55 lbs. feeder pigs 92.00-101.00
cwt., No. 1-3 6080 lbs. 70.00-86.00,
few No. 1-3 100-110 lbs. 57.5060.00
cwt.
SHEEP 33: Few Choice 75-110
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 59.00-
67.00, one at 72.00, few Good &
Choice 75-115 lbs. 50.00-57.00.
Slaughter sheep 22.00-29.00.
GOATS 12: Few 24.0047.00 per
head, one small lot kids 14.00 per
head.
Greencastle Livestock
Monday, Jan. 17
Report snppUed by Auction
CATTLE: Butcher Steers,
Choice 59.00-63.60; Butcher Steers
Medium-good 48.00-59.00; Butcher
Heifers, Choice 58.00-62.60; But
cher Heifers, Medium-Good 43.00-
55.00; Butcher Cows, Utility-Good
40.0045.50; Butcher Cows - Can
ners and Cutters 37.0042.50;
Butcher Cows - Shells down to
32.00; Butcher Bulls, Medium-
Good 48.00-55.00; Stock Steers-
Medium-Good up to 66.00; Stock
Heifers, Medium Good up to 54.00.
CALVES; Medium-Good Calves
160-220 lbs. 85.00-98.00; Medium-
Good Calves, 125-160 lbs. 60.00-
85.00; Medium Good Calves, 100-
120 lbs. 50.00-65.00; Medium Good
Calves, 80-100 lbs. 45.00-55.00;
Holstein Bull Calves up to 99.00;
Holstein Heifer Calves up to 81.00;
Light and Green Calves down to
30.00.
HOGS: Good-Choice Butcher
Hogs, 190-225 lbs. 51.00-58.00; Good-
Choice Butcher Hogs 225-250 lbs.
57.00-58.00; Good-Choice Butcher
Sows 400 lbs. down up to 51.00;
Good-Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs.
up, up to 53.00; Heavy Boars up to
41.50. Pigs, Per head 22.00-52.00.
Set the
standards.
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