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Oklahoma Cattle
Oklahoma City
Thursday, March 31
Report Supplied By USDA
Estimated Receipts: 825
Same Day Last Week: 320 Feeder
steers and heifers steady. Very
limited test of any one class or
weight group. Buyers selective for
condition, good demand for thin
offerings, light demand for fleshy
cattle. Bulk supply Medium Frame
1 and Mired 1-2 300-750 lb. feeder
steers and heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium,
few Large Frame 1230-285 lb. Thin
84.75-85.75; 350-375 lb. Thin 81.75
83.50; 500-700 lb. 69.00-71.50; 700-750
lb. 67.60-70.80; 800-905 lb. 65.90-
69.00.
SMALL FRAME 1 470 lb. 71.00;
550-650 lb. 64.50-65.50; 750625 lb.
fin 40-64 80
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME MIXED 1-2 300450 lb.
72.70-77.10; 5006001 b. 64.7569.00.
MEDIUM FRAME 2 400475 lb.
67.50-72.00.
LARGE FRAME 2 HOLSTEINS
380-445 lb. 63.0063.50; 550600 lb.
58.6069.95; 8101 b. 54.30.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1 200 lb. 80.00; 290 lb. Thin
76.25; 3506751 b. 69.50-71.50; 500-750
lb. 62.8067.00.
SMALL FRAME 1 400600 lb.
59.5061.00.
MEDIUM, FEW LARGE
FRAME MIXED 1-2 290600 lb.
61.5066.00; 500-700 lb. 58.7562.75.
MEDIUM, AND LARGE
FRAME 2 300-450 lb. 58.5062.00.
RC
For the week: Feeder Steers
steady to 1.00 higher; Feeder
heifers under 500 lbs. 2.004.00
higher; over 500 lbs. Firm to 1.00
higher. Slaughter cows closing
steady after losing an earlier
advance. Closing sales Utility 26
45.0047.75. Slaughter bulls fully
2.00 lower, YG 1-2 1050-1500 lb.
52.0068.50, few 50.0062.00; 150-1850
lb. 54.5060.25.
Salable receipts this week near
Livestock market and auction news
12,400 head compared with last
weeks actual of 12,269 head and
last years 15,781 head. Feeder
steers and heifers made up 91
percent of the weeks run; cows and
bulls most of the remaiirng 9
percent.
Joliet Auction
Joliet, Illinois
Thursday, March 31
Report Supplied By USDA
WEEKLY CATTLE: Friday
through Wednesday’s salable
receipts 1450; 5 days last week
1633; same period a year ago 2879.
Trading slow on Monday;
moderate on Wednesday.
Slaughter steers ended the week
steady to 1.00 higher, with not
enough steers on Wednesday’s
market to establish price trends.
Slaughter heifers ended the week
50 to 1.00 higher compared with
Wednesday of last week. Cows
closed the week 1.00-2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Load
Choice few Prime 3-4 1260# 67.25
Monday. Choice 2-4 1080-1325#
65.0066.00, Packages 65.7567.00
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 26 1050-1250# 64.5065.50.
Choice 2-3 1390# Holsteins 59.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2 1900-
1400# Holsteins 57.0067.50 Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice few Loads with a Prime end
2-4 900-1050# 62.5064.00, 2 loads
64.25, 1 load 64.50 Monday; 63.50-
64.25, 1 load 65.25 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 26 850-
1000# 60.5062.75 Monday; 62.00-
63.00 Wednesday.
COWS: Cutter and Utility few
Commercial 16 40.0045.00.
Belleville Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, March 30
Report By Supplied PDA
CATTLE 119. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows 25 cents-|l higher.
Individual Good slaughter steer at
55.60, individual standard at 51.25.
Utility and Commercial slaughter
cows 42.00-45.75, couple 46.25,
Cutters 39.75-43.00, few Canner and
Low Cutters 38.0040.00. Few Yield
Grade #1 1165-1960 lbs. slaughter
bulls 49.10-54.09.
CALVES 141. Few Choice
vealers 90.00-106.00, few Good
70.00-81.00, Standard and Good 75
100 lbs. 49.00-56.00, few Utility 60-80
lbs. 40.00-45.00. Farm Calves:
Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs. 59.00-99,
mostly 80.00-94; few Holstein
Heifers 95-110 lbs. 80.00-86.00.
HOGS 128. Barrows and gilts
lower. US No. 1-2 2-250
lbs. barrows and gitls 46.00-48.10,
No. 1-3 2-225 lbs. 43.25-45.35. Few
US No. 1-3 440-575 lbs. sows 42.05
47.
FEEDER PIGS 245. US No. 1-8
13-20 lbs. feeder pigs 22.00-32.50 per
head. No. 1-3 2035 lbs, 28.00-41, No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. 38.00-51 per head.
SHEEP 24. Few Choice 35-75 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 52.00-80.00.
Slaughter ewes 11.00-17.00. GOATS
19; Few Large 25.00-31 per head,
Kids 9.00-20.00 per head. Holstein
Dairy Cows 650.00-1070 Per Head,
couple to 1330.
Belknap Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, March 30
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 104: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Couple
Good slaughter steers 55.00 & 53.50,
few Standard 53.00-55.50. In
dividual Choice slaughter heifer at
60.00, couple Good 54.00 & 55.00,
few Standard 45.00-50.75, few
Utility 41.75-44.50. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 41.00-
45.00, one 47.25,-Cutters 38.50-41.75,
Canner & Low Cutters 32.00-38.75.
Few Yield Grade #1 1225-2325 lbs.
slaughter bulls 53.00-55.00. Few
Medium & Large Frame #1300410
lbs. feeder steers 57.00-69.00, few #2
415-670 lbs. 44.00-52.50. Few
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Medium & Large Frame #l3BO-640
lbs. feeder heifers 45.00-56.50.
CALVES 87: Few Choice vealers
85.00- few Good 75.00-81.00,
few Standard & Good 90-110 lbs.
50.00- 6585 lbs. 40.00-55.00,
few Utility 50-80 lbs. 30.00-40.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 85125
lbs. 58.00-85.00; few Holstein
Heifers 70-95 lbs, 57.00-83.00; Beef
cross bulls and heifers 50-110 lbs.
55.00-
HOGS 196: Barrows and gilts
1.552.00 lower. US No. 1-2 225235
lbs. barrows and gilts 48.0549.25,
4-H volunteer leaders from
across Berks County attended a
training session for organizational
leaders in the Agricultural Center.
4-H leaders attending were Nancy
Plushanski and Dolly Bare, Berks
County Rabbit & Cavy Club; Dick
Remp, Berks County Sheep &
Lamb Club; John & Linda Ahn,
Tilden Community Club; Bob
Sattazahn, Stouchsburg 4-H Club;
Arlene Rebman, Rehrersburg
Adventurers 4-H Club; Sonne
Shorley, Cider Saddles 4-H Club;
Caroll Kopfer, Fleetwood 4-H
Club; and Sharon Brahmstadt,
Power Harrows
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CONTACT YOUR LOCAL
DEALER FOR MORE INFORMATION
CUMMINGS & BRICKER, INC.
4-H leaders attend training
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No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 47.0048.25, No.
2-3 205-275 lbs. 46.0047.25, No. 1-3
125-185 lbs. 38.50-44.00. Sows mostly
2.00 higher. US No. 1-3 270-700 lbs.
sows 42.00-50.00. Few Boars 35.00-
37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 43: US No. 1-3
25-40 lbs. feeder pibs 29.00-47.00 per
head.
SHEEP 43: Choice 25-10 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 90.00-
100.00,180 lbs. at 70.00; few Good
55-90 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
38.00-52.00. Slaughter ewes 10.50-
18.50.
Seeing Kye Puppy Club.
Richard S. Kauffman, 4-H,
Coordinator, conducted the session
which covered the duties of the
organizational leader in a 4-H club.
Kauffman explained that the
leaders are the key link in a 4-H
club. Their duties include repor
ting, organization; coordination of
other leaders’ and members’
activities; recruitment; planning
the yearly program; informing
members of county, state, and
regional 4-H events; and main
taining a communication link with
the county 4-H office.
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