Al4—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 20,1983
Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, August 18
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 4,500
Week Ago 4,100
Year Ago 3,900
Compared to the previous week.
Slaughter Steers mostly 1.00
higher. Slaugher Heifers mostly
.50 higher. Cows fully 3.00 lower.
Bulls unevenly 1.00-3.00 lower.
Slaughter supply mainly Choice
Slaughter Steers, around 30%
Heifers and 10% Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-41050-1250 lbs.
62.00- part load 62.75. Choice
2-4 975-1275 lbs. 61.00-62.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs.
59.00411.00. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
57.00- Mostly Good 2-3 1050-
1350 lb. Holstems 50.00-54.50, load
55.50. Couple lots Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1150-1300 lbs. 57.75 and
58.00. Standard to Good 2-3 950-1350
lbs. 45.00-48.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-3 900-1100 lbs.
59.50-60.00, load 60.50. Choice 2-4
850-1050 lbs. 58.00-59T50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 850-1050 lbs.
56.00- Good 2-3 750-950 lbs.
53.00-
COWS: (Closing week sales)
Utility and Commercial 2-4 34.00-
36.00. Boning Utility 1-2 36.00-38.00.
High-yielding Utility 1-2 38.00.
Cutter 1-2 33.00-35.00. Canner and
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low Cutter 1-2 30.00-33.00. Few
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BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-2000 lbs.
45.00- closing 45.00-49.75,
mostlv4s.oo-49.00.
FEEDERS; (Included around
1,200 at the regular Thursday
auction). Feeder steers and heifers
1.00- lower. Supply mainly
medium frame 1 and mixed 1-2 450-
800 lb. steers and 450-700 lb.
heifers. Moderate buyer at
tendance.
FEEDER STEERS; Medium
Frame 1; 425-500 lbs. 58.00-60,25;
500-600 lbs. 56.00-58.50; 600-750 lbs.
55.00- few lots fleshy 850-926
lbs. 54.75-55.75.
Medium Frame 1-2 and some
small frame 1: 475-575 lbs. 52.25-
55.00; 650-900 lbs. 50.0055.00.
Large Frame 2 Holstems: Lot
380 lbs. 46.00; several lots 400-925
lbs. 39.00-43.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
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Frame 1; 450-750 lbs. 47.00-51.00.
Medium Frame 1-2 and few
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Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, August 17
Report Supplied by USDA
Same Day Last Week: 13,215
Trade moderately active.
Demand good. Feeder steers under
500 lb. steady to weak in limited
test, over 500 lb. weak to 1.00 lower.
Feeder heifers limited sales about
steady. Bulk of receipts medium
Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2 550-900 lb.
feeder steers and 600-700 lb. feeder
heifers. Good buyer attendance.
FEEDER STEERS: MEDIUM
FEW LARUE FRAME 1; Couple
lots 355-365 lb. 70.00-70.50; 400-500
lb. 63.75-66.50; 500000 lb. 69.50
62.50; 6007001 b. 57.8061.80; 700800
lb. 57.5060.50; 800910 lb. 56.40
59.20.
MEDIUM AND LAKGE
OR
FRAME MIXED 1-2. One lot 450
lb. 61.80; 500600 lb. 57.55-59.40; 600
800 lb. 56.25-58.00; one lot 675 lb.
thin and gaunt 60.90.
FEEDER HEIFERS: MEDIUM
FEW LARGE FRAME 1; 420475
lb. 53.5064.80; 500800 lb. 51.00
53.40.
Medium and Large Frame
Mixed 1-2 380500 lb. 51.8052.00;
5008001 b. 47.0050.90.
Compared to last Wednesday,
feeder steers and heifers under 500
lb. firm to 2.00 higher early in the
week but hardly tested in mid
week trade. Feeder steers over 500
lb. 2.003.00 lower. Feeder heifers
over 500 lb. mostly 2.00 lower.
Slaughter cows were 1.002.00
lower with utility and commercial
2-3 37.3038.90; cutters 1-2 34.75-
37.60; canners and low cutters
30.8034.90. Slaughter bulls also
closed 1.002.00 lower in limited
test with'YG 1 13501450 lb. 45.00
47.60; 15502150 lb. 48.0054.00. This
week’s salable receipts estimated
at 21,500 head compared with
21,478 head last week and 26,272
head last year. The bulk of the
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receipts consisted of feeder steers
and heifers; cows and bulls made
up about 7 percent, of salable^ l
supply.
Belknap Livestock
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, August 17
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE 55. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market; Choice
steers (.one) at 00.00, one Standard
at 49.00. One Prime 1560 lbs.
slaughter heifer at 57.25, one
Standard at 45.00. Few Utility (Si
Commercial slaughter cows 39.50-
42.75, one at 46.00, few Cutters
38.00- Canner & l/>w Cutter
30.00- One Standard slaughter
bullock at 49.00. One Yield tirade
#1 1560 lbs. at 48.75. Medium
Frame #2 390-610 lbs. feeder bulls
41.00-
CALVES 75. One Choice vealer
at 79.00, few Good 83.004j7.00,
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 44.00-
54.00, 65-85 lbs. 36.00-47.00, Utility
35-110 lbs. 21.00-35.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90-125 lbs. 54.00-
80.00; beef cross bulls & heifers 50-
90 lbs. 50.004)7.50.