Al6—Lancaster Faming, Saturday, February 12,1983
Oklahoma Cattle
Thursday, Feb. 10
Report (applied by USDA
Cattle and Calves
Same Day Last Week
Cattle Auction: Feeder Steer and
Heifer trends not fully tested.
Slaughter Cows steady to firm;
cow demand good. Bulls scarce.
Bulk supply Medium Frame 1 500
650 lb. Feeders, mostly Steers.
Actual auction sales 337 head with
74 of these cows. Total sold at
auction Wednesday 4460 head.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1 500-560 lb. 67.80-69.60; 600
650 lb. 67.40-68.25; pkg. 805 lb. 65.10.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1395 lb. 64.20; 585 lb. 60.00.
Small Frame 1 545 lb. 57.50.
Medium Frame Mixed 1-2 500-550
lb. 54.50-58.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: High-
Cutter and Utility 2-3 Holsteins
43.7545.00, consignment 1230 lb.
Charolais 46.50, young mates 935
lb. 45.50. Cutter 970 lb. 41.00.
BULLS: Package 1075 lb. very
thin 40.25. YG 1 1700-1850 lb.
53.00; 1230 lb. 50.00.
FOR THE WEEK: Compared to
late last week. Feeder Steers and
Heifers 1.00-3.00 higher. Mud
continues to cause problems in the
movement and care of livestock.
Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher.
Utility 2-3 42.5045.00, lot 1230 lb.
Charolais 46.50; low-dressing 39.00-
42.50; Cutter 1-2 40.0043.50;
Conner and low-cutter 33.75-38.75.
Reduced numbers resulting in
keen competition for cows. Some
packers have cut back their kill
levels. Bulls 1.50-2.00 higher. YG 1-
2 1125-1850 lb. 49.75-53.75. Salable
receipts this week near 6200 head,
last week 3764 and a year ago 6765.
Run near 86 percent Feeder Steers
and Heifers; 14 percent Slaughter
Cows and Bulls.
Livestock market and auction news
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, Feb. 2
Report supplied bv auction
400
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SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers-Good
Run. 2.00 higher. Choice 60.00
62.50; Good 55.00-59.00; Medium
54.00 down. Heifers- Choice 56.00-
59.25; Good 51.00-55.00; Medium
50.00 Down. Cows- 1.00 higher.
High Yield 42.50-44.50; Average
39.50-42.00; Big Middle 37.0039.00;
Fatty Herf- 36.0038.00; Shelly 38.00
down. Fat Bulls-1.50 higher. Good
50.0054.00; Medium 46.0049.00.
Veal Calves- No Choice offered.
Steady Prices. Good 80.0093.00;
Medium 70.0079.00; Farm Hfrs.
60.00-79.00; Farm 8u11565.0094-00;
Light & Weak 50.00 Down. Lambs-
Few offered. Medium and Good
54.0056.50.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550 lbs.
Very active, steady prices. Choice
61.00- Good 56.00-60.00;
Medium 51.00-55.00; Culls 50.00
Down. Steers 6004150 lbs. Choice
59.00- Good 54.00-58.00;
Medium 53.00 Down. Heifers (All
weights) Choice 56.0061.50; Good
50.00- Medium 49.00 down.
Dairy Cows to 810.00. Pigs, hd.-
Strong demand, steady prices. 20-
30 lbs. 35.0044.00; 4060 lbs. 45.00-
59.00. Shoats by lb. 50.00-70.00.
Slaughter Hogs- 1.00 higher. 210-
230 lbs. 59.0060.60; 240-260 lbs.
58.5069.85; 270-325 lbs. 55.0068.25.
Sows- 350600 lbs. 52.5068.00. Stock
Bulls- Choice 60.0065.50; Good
52.0069.00; Medium 51.00 down.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Steers
choice 60.00 to 63.90, good 56.00 to
60.00, standard 52.00 to 56.00, utility
47.00 to 52.00; heifers choice 60.00
to 63.35, good 52.00 to 60.00, stan
dard 42.00 to 52.00, utility 43.00 to
48.00, cows choice 44.00 to 47.00,
good 42.00 to 44.00, standard 40.00
to 42.00, utility 32.00 to 40.00, cut
ters 36.00 to 39.00, canners downto
34.00; bulls 11.00-2120 lbs. 50.00 to
59.50,900-1100 lbs. 46.00 to 54.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
choice 300-600 lbs. 50.00 to 62.00,
heifers choice 3004M0 lbs. 48.00 to
56.00 medium and good.
CALVES: Vealers prime and
high choice none. Good and choice
80.00 to 90.00, standard 60.00 to
80.00, utility down to 35.00; farm
calves, Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
70.00 to 98.00, heifers 90-120 lbs.
65.00 to 87.50.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 200-240
lbs. 58.00 to 61.90; 170-300 lbs. 55.20
to 59.00; sows 300-700 lbs. 54.00 to
59.25.
FEEDER PIGS: 25-35 lbs. 28.00
to 37.00 per head; 35-50 lbs. 37.00 to
56.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs 90-110
lbs. 50.00 to 66.00.
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Report supplied by auction
959 bead.
Calves 34.00-96.00; Cows 32.75-
48.00; Easy Cows 16.5038.50;
Reactor Cows 39.50; Heifers 40.00
56.50; Bulls 35.00-58.50; Steers
42.00-58.50; Hogs 55.00-61.00;
Roasting Pigs, each 12.00-29.00;
Kids 5.00-50.00; Boars 48.0049.25;
Sows 53.50; Sheep 21.0045.00;
Lambs, each 21.0065.00; Lambs
per lb. 47.00-80.00; Goats, each
20.0077.50; Hides 5.0010.00.
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, Feb. 9
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 96 cows, 83
heifers and 0 bulls. Market steady.
Load of Susquefoana Co. fresh
cows, 790-1120; Load of N. Y. fresh
cows, .1050.00-1350.00, springers
860.00- Load of PA fresh
cows, 780.00-1150.00; Load of Pa.
fresh cows, 975.00-1275.00; Load of
Pa. fresh cows, 690.00-1065.00;
Load of Canadian fresh cows,
670.00- springers 870.00-
970.00. Load of Pa. springers
770.0fr970.00.
Locally consigned cows 440.00-
1100.00.
Springing heifers 590.00-1070.00.
Open heifers 225.00-1475.00.
Purebred 1185.00-1330.00.
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Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, Feb. 9
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 162: Compared with
last Wednesday’s ' market,
slaughter cows 1.25-2.00 hgiher.
Few Standard and Good slaughter
steers 52.50-56.00. Couple Standard
slaughter heifers 51.75 and 56.25.
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 41.50-45.50, couple 48.75,
Cutters 39.5041.75, few Canner &
Low Cutters 37.0041.10. Few Yield
Grade #l, 990-1100 lbs. slaughter
bulls 44.5047.25.
CATTLE 183: Few Choice
vealers 94.00-108.00, Standard and
Good 70-100 52.0000.00, Utility 5065
lbs. 40.00-50.00. Farm Calves;
Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs. 65.00-
91.00, mostly 75.00-88.00.
HOGS 184: Barrows and gilts .75-
LOO lower. US No. 1-2 205-235 lbs.
barrows and gilts 59.3559.75, 3
head at 60.00, No. 1-3 210-250 lbs.
58.75-59.50. US No. 1-3 275550 lbs.
sows 57.5059.50. Boars 36.0044.50.
FEEDER PIGS 241: US No. 1-3
3545 lbs. feeder pig 543.0054.50 per
head. No. 1-3 4555 lbs. 53.0058.00,
Utility 25-35 lbs. 24.50-32.00 per
head.
SHEEP 5: Few Slaughter ewes
16.00-18.00. HOLSTEIN DAIRY
COWS 600.00-1320.00. COUPLE
1575.00; BRED AND OPEN
HEIFERS 375,00-700.00 PER
HEAD.
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