Al4—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 16,1983
Peoria Auction
Peoria, 111.
Thursday, April U
Report Supplied By USDA
Compared to last week slaughter
steers closed 1.00 to 1.30, instances
2.00 higher. Heifers steady to .50
higher. Cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower.
Bulls steady to weak. Trade fairly
active during the week with best
demand centered on choice steers
and heifers in excess of 1075 and
950 lbs. Respectively. Majority of
weekly supply good and choice
steers and heifers with 8% cows
and bulls. Receipts this week about
2600 as compared to 2158 a week
ago and 2500 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1000-1250 lbs. 68.50-70.50, about
a load 1125-1150 lbs. 71.00. Good and
Choice 2-3 1050-1200 lbs. 66.50-69.00,
Bulk 67.00-68.50. Good 65.0067.00.
Hols terns; Good and Choice 2-3
1175-1300 lbs. 58.5062.00. Standard
and Good 1150-1300 lbs. 57.50-58.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 950-1100 lbs. 66.5068.00.
875-950 lbs. 66.0066.50. Good and
Choice 2-3 900-1050 lbs. 65.0066.00.
800-900 lbs. 64.0065.00. Good 60.00-
64.00.
COWS: Utility 1-3 40.0045.00,
closing 40.00-44.00. Cutter 38.00-
41.00, Canner and low Cutter 34.00-
38.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1800 lbs.
48.00-55.00, Mostly 50.00-52.00.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, April 14
Report suppliedby USD A
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts 2400;
5 days last week 2442; same period
a year ago 2553. Trading slow for
the week. Slaughter Steers and
Heifers closed the week .50-1.00
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higher compared with Wednesday
of last week. Cows ended the week
1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-41175-1350 lbs.
69.00- Choice 2-41050-1350 lbs.
68.00- 00, Wednesday load Choice
2-3 1100 70.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs. 67.00-69.00,
Choice 2-3 1400 lbs. Holsteins 61.50
Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 3-4 1025-1100 lbs.
67.00-67.50. Choice 2-4 900-1100 lbs.
65.50-67.50, 1 load Monday 67.75.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 850-1050
lbs. 64.00-65.50.
COW: Cutter & Utility 1-3 39.00-
43.00.
Oklahoma Cattle
Thursday, April 14
Report Supplied By USDA
Feeder prices 1.00-2.00 lower,
excluding some steers 800-1000 lbs.
steady. Supply mainly local
background 600-800 lb. yearhngs
carrying moderate to fleshy
condition. Good attendance.
FEEDER STEERS; Few lots
Medium Frame No. 1, 441600 lbs.
68.00-72.00; two loads thin, Large
Frame, 505-510 lbs. 72.25-73.75.
Medium and Large Frame 600600
lbs. 65.0068.30. Load very fleshy
623 lbs. 64.00; Load No. 1 and 2, thin
688 lbs. 65.30. Medium and Large
Frame 800-1067 lbs. 65.5068.30.
HOLSTEINS: Large Frame No.
2; Load 622 lbs. 60.00; Load 678 lbs.
57.25; Lot 944 lbs. 54.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame No. 1, 500600 lbs. 62.50-
64.00; Three loads Large Frame,
489-718 lbs. 64.5065.10. Few lots
extremely muddy, Medium
Frame, 591-742 lbs. 59.0061.25;
Load very fleshy 848 lbs. 61.35.
Load Large Frame, Homed, 916
lbs. Agey 61.00.
UNITED STATES
MARKETS
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, N. J.
Tuesday, April 12
Report supplied by auction
1260 head.
Cows 34.2549.00; Easy Cows
25.0040.00; Heifers 41.75-62.25;
Bulls 45.75-57.50; Steers 46.25-
64.50; Hogs 38.00-54.00; Roasting
Pigs, each 24.0040.00; Kids 10.00
37.00; Boars 39.0040.00; Sows
39.0044.00; Sheep 10.0044.00;
Lambs, each 18.00-56.00; Lambs
per lb. 40.00-96.00; Goats, each
8.00-70.00; Hides 2.00.
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, April 8
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers - 2.00
higher. Choice 60.00-64.25; Good
56.00- Medium 55.00 down.
Heifers No Choice offered; Good
52.00- Medium 51.00 down.
Cows Good run 1.00 lower. High
Yield 44.0047.25; Average 40.00
43.00; Big Middle 37.00-39.00; Fatty
Herf. 38.0040.00; Shelly 38.00
down. Fat Bulls 1.00 lower. Good
51.0055,00; Medium 46.0050.00.
Veal Calves 2.00 higher, Farm
Calves 3.006.00 higher. Choice
95.00- Good 85.0094.00;
Medium 70.0064.00; Farm Hfrs. to
• 3 Pt. Mounted
• Pull Type
• Semi-Mounted
• 7', 14', 20', 27'
• 6" to 40" Rdw
Spacing
105.00; Cross Bred Farm Bulls to
115.00; Hoi. Bulls to 98.00; Light &
Weak 51.00 down. Lambs mostly
light wts. Good 66.00-77.00;
Medium 60.00-65.00.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550 lbs.
1.00-3.00 lower. Choice 67.00-72.00;
Good 61.0066.00; Medium 55.00
60.00; Culls 54.00 down. Steers 600
850 lbs. Choice 63.0067.00; Good
58.0062.00; Medium 57.00 Down.
Heifers (All weights) Choice 56.00
60.00; Good 50.00-55.00; Medium
49.00 Down. Open Hoi. Heifers
mostly 53.0069.50. Springing
Heifers to 925.00. Bulls steady
prices. Choice 65.0072.00; Good
58.0064.00; Medium 57.00 down.
Pigs Hd. good run, steady prices.
-2030 lbs. 25.0039.00; 4060 lbs.
40.0050.00. Shoats by Lb. to 47.25.
Slaughter Hogs steady prices. 215-
230 lbs. 46.5047.60; 240260 lbs.
46.5047.25; 190210 lbs. 45.0046.00.
Sows 475650 lbs. 45.0050.75; 350
450 lbs. 39.0044.00.
Kiester’s Hay
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, April 12
Report supplied by auction
30 loads.
Alfalfa 110.00130.00; Timothy
77.0079.00; Mixed hay 60.00105.00;
Straw 59.0067.50.
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Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, April 11
Report supplied by auction
Total No. of head 554. Holstein
Hfr. Calves to 120.00; Veal Calves
to 94.00; Vealer Bull Calves 69.00-
92.50; Slaughter Calves 54.0043.50;
Grassers & Feeders 30.09d3.50;
Lambs 36.0948.00 to 91.00; Sheep
16.00-19.00; Hogs, 200-250 42.09
48.50; Sows 38.0944.00; Boars
38.50-40.50; Pigs each 65.00-75.00;
Heifers 40.0957.75; Steers, feeder
50.0958.50; Bulls 43.0956.00; Cows,
utility 42.0946.50; Cows, fat 39.59
44.50; Cows, medium 39.0941.25;
Cows, poor or small 30.0941.00;
Cattle market strong; Calf market
active & steady; Ponies 65.09
135.00; Goats 16.0949.00; Hay to
57.00.
Remarks: Good demand on
feeders & heavy cattle.
HAY
MARKETS
Leinbach’s Hay
Shlppeusburg, Pa.
Tuesday, April 12
Report supplied by auction
32 loads.
Alfalfa 87.5d-140.00; Mixed hay
70.00-112.00; Timothy 77.00-116.00;
Clover 82.00-111.00; Straw 55.00-
88.00; and two loads of firewood
32.50,35.00.
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