Livestock market and auction news St. Louis Cattle Thursday, June 23 Report Supplied By USDA Receipts This Week; Week Ago Year Ago 4,100 Compared to the previous week, slaughter steers 1.50:2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers 1.00-1.50 lower. Cows weak to 1.00, instances 2.00 lower on boning utility. Bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Slaughter supply mainly choice slaughter steers arpimd 35% heifers and 10% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1275 lbs. 63.00- closing 63.00-63.50. Choice 2-4 1000-1275 lbs. 61.51W3.50, closing 61.51W3.00; 900-1000 lbs. 60.00- Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1225 lbs. 60.01W2.00. Good 2- 3 900-1175 lbs. 58.01W1.00. Mostly good 2-3 1100-1250 lb. holsteins 52.00- Part load mixed good and choice 1400 lbs. 57.00. Standard to good 2-31075-1200 lbs. 48.00-52.00. THIS WAGON You don’t have to wait on a wagon that unloads itself. So. the Sperry New Holland automatic bale wagon is the only hay wagon your farm needs. The automatic bale wagon can pick up bales from the field faster than a baler can make them. At the barn or stacking area, it unloads in just minutes, mak ing tight rigid stacks, automatically. Best of all, one person does it all from the seat of a tractor. The bale wagon frees labor for other work aTid enables you to put up your hay ahead of the weather. The automatic bale wagon is for farmers who want Sperry Corporation 1983 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 875-1100 lbs. 61.51W2.50, package early 63.00, closing sales 61.50-62.00. Choice 2-4 850-1050 lbs. 60.0062.00, closing 60.0061.50; 800650 lbs. 58.0060.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 850-1000 lbs. 58.0060.50; 750650 lbs. 57.00- 59.00. Good 2-3 750-950 lbs. 55.00- 58.00. 3,800; 3,500; COWS (Closing Week Sales) Utility and Commercial 2-4 40,00- 43.00. Boning Utility 1-2 43.00-44.00. High-yielding utility 1-2 44.00-45.25. Cutter 1-2 39.00-42.00. Canner and low Cutter 1-2 34.00-39.00. Few Shelly Canner 1-2 31.00-34.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1800 lbs. 48.00-54.00, closing 48.00-53.00. Pew YG 1 early 55.00, individual late 53.75. Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep Auction. Receipts about 350 head. Compared last Wednesday, spring slaughter lambs 5.00-6.00 lower. Other classes scarce, prices not well tested. Supply mainly spnng . won t keep you waiting slaughter lambs. Spring Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 80-111 lbs. 44.50-48.00; Couple lots 107-119 lbs. 48.50-49.50. Several lots 7066 lbs. 40.00-43.50. SLAUGHTER EWES: Few Utility and Good 7.00-11.00. Few cull 5.00. Few aged bulls 6.50-7.50. FEEDER LAMBS: Few small lots and individual head choice and fancy 55-72 lbs. 40.00-44.00. FEEDERS; (including around 600 at the regular Thursday auc tion.) Feeder Steers and Heifers 1.00-3.00 lower. Supply, mainly Medium Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2 500-900 lbs. steers and 350-700 lb. Heifers. Moderate buyer at tendance. FEEDER STEERS; Medium Frame 1: couple lots 420-425 lbs. 69.75-72.50; Scattered lots 525650 lbs. 63.5065.00; few 675-725 lbs. 57.50-58.00; scattered lots and individual head 800-1025 lbs. 55.00- 59.50. Medium Frame 1-2 and to store hay without lifting bales. Hydraulic muscle does the lifting for you. Even the smallest model. “1003”. moves over 1.300 bales from field to storage in a normal 8-hour day. A larger model. '‘1069", han dles over 2.500 bales a day. Some people buy automatic bale wagons just be cause they don't like backaches. Ask your Sperry New Holland dealer to compare the price of a bale wagon with that of a bale thrower and three or four wagons. You'll see how affordable an automatic bale wagon can be. hollai\d scattered lots Small Frame 1; 325- 550 lbs. 58.5065.00; few 675-775 lbs. 53.00-56.50. Large Frame 2 Holsteins; several lots 625-775 lbs. 46.75-50.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium Frame 1: 350600 lbs. 57.5063.75; Mostly 59.0061.50; several lots and individual head 500600 lbs. 55.00- 59.50; scattered lots 600-800 lbs. 53.7566.50. Medium Framed 1-2 and few Small Frame 1: 375600 lbs. 53.2566.50. COWS AND CALF PAIRS: Few head Small Frame 1 775 lb. Cows with baby calves at side 450.00 per pair. Belleville Livestock Belleville, Pa. Wednesday, June 22,1983 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 130. Compared with last Wednesday’s market; one Good slaughter steer at 60.35; few incaster Fanning, Saturday, lima 25,1983—AiS Standard 49.35-54.50. One Standard slaughter heifer at 50.50. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 45.50 48.10, few to 51.00, Cutters 43.50 45.85, Canner & Low Cutter 40.50- 43.50, Shells down to 25.50. One Standard slaughter bullock at 53.75. Few Yield Grade #1 900-1795 lbs. slaughter bulls 50.50-58.75. Few Medium Frame #1 450-730 lbs. feeder steers 60.00-67.50. CALVES 226. Few Choice vealers 84.00-88.50, few Good 65.00- 50.00, few Standard Sc Good 110-120 lbs. 60.00-65.00, 70-105 lbs. 50.00- 60.00, Utility 5085 lbs. 40.0050.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-125 lbs. 63.0084.00, mostly 70.0080.00; holstein heifers 85-110 lbs. 57.00- 75.00, HOGS 164. US No. 1-2 205-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 46.00-46.85, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 43.75-45.75, No. 1-3 140- 175 lbs. 38.25-41.75, US No. 1-3 310- 575 lbs. 32.00-35.75. Few Boars 26.50-38.00. FEEDER PIGS 370. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 20.50-29.50 per head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 27.0040.00, No. 1-3 S(WO lbs. 38.00-46.50, lot No. 1-3160 lbs. 66.00 per head. SHEEP 26. Choice 75-100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 50.00-58.50, few 45-55 lbs. 60.00-72.00. Few Slaughter ewes 10.50-20.00. GOATS 27. Large 21.00-45.00 per head. Kids 10.00-20.00. Holstein Dairy Cows - $6OO-$lO4O, one 1200 per head. BREAKING MILK RECORDS! Lancaster Farming Carries DHIA Reports Each Month!
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