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Livestock market and auction news
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, March 24
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last week’s close.
Slaughter Steers and Heifers .50-
1.00 higher, advance coming at
early week. Slaughter Cows firm to
1.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls
steady.
Early advances in dressed beef
prices and a good demand were
prominent factors for higher
prices on Monday, but by mid
week, declines in dressed beef
prices turned most buyers on the
cautious side. However, a few
plants were in need of cattle for
immediate requirements and on
Tuesday and Wednesday, these
plants were forced to buy at prices
equivalent to Monday’s advance.
Steers comprised 44 pet. of the
week’s receipts, Heifers 35 pet.,
Cows 10 pet. and Feeders 10 pet.
Four Day Receipts 7526
Week Ago 7717
Last Year
SLAUGHTER STEERS: On the
close, two loads Choice, few Prime
2-4 near 1200 lbs. 65.75 and 66.00,
one load Tuesday Choice 2-3 1329
lbs. 66.25. Scattered loads and part
loads on the close, Choice 2-4 1050-
1250 lbs. 64.00-65.50, some muddy
cattle to 62.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs. 63.00-64.50.
Few Good 60.00-63.00. Choice 2-3
1100-1300 lb. Holsteins 57.00-57.50,
few Mixed Good and Choice 55.00-
57.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: On
Tuesday, load reputation Choice,
few Prime 24 1000 lbs. and load
Choice 2-3 near 1100 lbs. 64.25.
Closing sales scattered loads and
part loads Choice 24 925-1100 lbs.
62.50-63.50, few 875-925 lbs. 61.00-
62.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
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950-1100 lbs. 60.50-62.50. Few Good
57.00-61.00.
Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for 900-1100 lb. Choice
Steers 64.50; 1100-1300 lbs. £5.35.
Average cost Steers 64.07, average
weight 1137 lbs., as compared 63.55
and 1144 lbs. a week ago. Average
cost Heifers 61.63, average weight
999 lbs., as compared 61.14 and 997
lbs. a week ago.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Closing
sales Cutter and Utility 1-3 43.50-
46.50. Canner and low Cutter 40.00-
43.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1-2 1100-
1800 lbs. 47.00-53.00, individual
56.00.
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Martins burg, Pa.
Monday, March 21
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 159. High Choice &
Prime slaughter steers 63.75-65.75,
Choice 61.25-63.25, Good 58.5660.50,
Standard 54.5657.50, Utility 45.50-
53.90. Choice slaughter heifers
61.50-82.75, Good 60.25-61.10,
Standard 56.50-58.75, Utility 45.50-
52.50, Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 44.50-48.25, Com
mercial 42.5044.50, Cutters 40.25-
42.75, Canner & Low Cutter 36.50-
39.50, Shells down to 30.00. Choice
slaughter bullocks 59.25-60.50,
Good 56.50-58.75, Standard 52.75-
54.50, Utility 45.25-50.75. Yield
Grade #1 slaughter bulls 56.50-
57.25; yield grade #2 51.50-56.25.
Choice feeder steers 65.2568.00,
Good 58.5060.50, Medium 50.50-
56.50; Good feeder heifers 58.50-
62.50, Medium 48.50-54.50; Good
feeder bulls 58.5061.50, Medium
48.5056.50,
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110-130 lbs. 67.50-76.50, 90-110 lbs.
60.50- 70-90. lbs. 52.50-59.50,
Utility at 40.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-130 lbs. 82.50-
110.50; holstein heifers 90-130 lbs.
82.50-
HOGS 393. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 52.50-54.10, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 52.00-52.25, No. 2-3 200-
260 lbs. 51.50-52.00, No. 2-3 250300
lbs. 48.25-50.50. US No. 13 350600
lbs. sows 50.25-53.50, No. 23 300600
lbs. 46.25-49.50. Boars 39.25-42.50,
light weights 42.5045.25.
FEEDER PIGS 34. US No. 13 20
40 lbs. feeder pigs 24.5042.50, No. 1-
3 4060 lbs. 42.5032.50 per head.
SHEEP 5. Choice 100-115 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 64.50-65.50,
Good 100-115 lbs. 54.25-62.50.
Slaughter ewes 20.50-22.50.
GOATS 13.20.0037.50 per head.
Oklahoma Cattle
Thursday, March 24
Report supplied by USDA
Trade moderate, very limited
sales Feeder Steers and Heifers
about steady. .Cows and Bulls not
established. Actual sale ring total
320. Majority receipts Medium
Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2 400-700 lb.
Feeder Steers and Heifers. Cows
and Bulls made up 12 percent of
estimated receipts.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium,
few large frame 1 260-270 lb. 82.50-
83.00; 4004501 b. 77.75-80.50; 500-575
lb. 69.75-72.75; Pkg. 511 lb. thin and
gaunt 78.25; 600-700 ib. 69.00-71.00;
few 800-900 lb. 64.80-65.10, small lot
801 lb. 69.00. Medium and Large
Frame Mixed 1-2 pkg. 391 lb. 76.00;
500-580 lb. 68.00-69.60; Lot 610 lb.
66.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
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the lower income people, such as
Social Security recipients,
unemployed and those with gross
incomes under <lO,OOO.
The idea is similar to the Wick
check program, which gives so
much milk, cheese, cereal etc. to
mothers and children under 5
years. A card would allow a family
one gallon of milk per week per
person, two lbs. of cheese per
month per person and two lbs. of
butter per month per person. Also,
the limits on the Wick program
could be increased in the dairy
area. The child’s age limit could be
moved from five years to six
years, since most children are six
before they are on the school lunch
program. We’d have a healthier
nation, a lower milk surplus and be
helping those in need.
Frame 1, pkg. 297 lb. 67.20; 340450
lb. 63.50-65.90 ; 525-780 lb. 60.50-
61.95. Medium and Large Frame
Mixed 1-2 325-500 lb. 60.00-63.50.
Medium and Large Frame 2 400-
475 lb. 59.00-60.10; pkg. 651 lb.
58.50; 799 lb. 56.90.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility 2-3
47.0047.75; Cutters 1-2, one lot 1159
lb. 42.80.
Thursday Feeder Cattle Auction
and Weekly Summary.
FOR THE WEEK: Compared to
late last week, Feeder Steers
under 700 lb. steady to 1.00 higher;
over 700 lb. weak to 1.00 lower.
Utility and Commercial Slaughter
Cows closed steady to 1.00 higher;
Canners and Cutters 1.00-2.00
higher. Late sales Utility and
Commercial 24 45.0047.80, pkg.
young 1110 lb. 51.50; Cutters 1-2
42.0046.25; Canner and Low-Cutter
38.2040.80. Slaughter Bulls 3.00-
4.00 higher with YGI-2 1300-1800 lb.
55.00-59.75, couple lots high
dressing 1305-1465 lb. 61.70-62.40.
Salable receipts this week 12,300
head compared with 24,149 head
last week and 26,485 head last year.
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AND OTHER OPINIONS
(Continued from Page A 10)
The real problem is the extra
milk, not the paying of the $l3/cwt.
for the milk. Let’s look what would
happen if a farmer would Hump
one 100-cwt. tank of milk per
month at |l3/cwt. He would have
approximately 14. milk pickups for
the month (14Xfl3X100=|18,200).
If the deduction goes through, the
farmers would get less money even
with a whole month of pickups
(15X112X100=118,000). This would
help cut down on the surplus milk.
The farmer would be making out a
bit better than with the dairy
deduction.
Please, consider these ideas.
They won’t solve the whole surplus
milk problem but would help.
Catherine Piper
R 1 Avonmore, Pa.
Feeder Steers and Heifers made
up majority of this weeks receipts.
Cows and Bulls numbered 1,100
head and made up 9 percent of
estimated supply.
Reported receipts of 215 head of
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market: steady.
Local Better horses 550.00-
950.00; Driving horses 375.00-
800.00; Riding horses 375.00-500.00;
Lightweight killers 350.00-475.00;
Heavyweight killers 525.00-660.00;
Mares 35.00-100.00; Colts 15.00-
30.00; Geldings 35.00-100.00;
Larger ponies 150.00-270.00.
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New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, March 21
Report supplied by auction
Ag uses steel