Livestock market and auction news
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, September 8
Compared to last week’s close:
Slaughter steers and heifers
steady, instances 50 to 1.00 higher.
Cows and bulls remained steady.
Supply mainly good and choice
steers and heifers with 6% cows
and bulls. Receipts this week 1400.
Compared to 3178 last week and
2178 last year.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 56.00-59.00, bulk
57.50-59.00 Wednesday. Good and
choice 2-3 950-1100 lbs. 55.50-57,50.
Good 54.00-56.00. Holsteins good,
few choice 2-’3 1150-1350 lbs. 50.50
52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
Choice 2-4 950-1025 lbs. 55.5W7.f10.
part load 57.50 Wednesday. BSO-9SO
lbs. 54.50-55.50, few lots 3’s mostly
4’s 53.00-54.50 good and choice 2-3
850-1050 lbs. 53.00-55.00. Good 50.00-
54.00.
COWS: Utility 1-3 35.00-39.25, few
40.00. Cutter 33.0037.00 canner and
low cutter 30.00-33.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1800 lbs.
44.01V50.00, few 40.00.
Thursday, September 15
Compared to last week: Slaughter
steers closed .50 higher. Heifers
finished .50, instances 1.00 higher.
Cows and bulls steady to firm.
Trade during the week fairly ac
tive with good demand noted from
all buying interest. Majority of
supply good and choice steers and
heifers with 7% cows and bulls.
Receipts this week 2200. Compared
to 1389 last week and 2767 last year.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 58.00-59.50.
Package and 3 loads choice 2-3
1035-1175 lbs. 60.00-60.50. Good and
Choice 1050-1150 56.00-58.00, 950-
1050 lbs. 55.00-56.50. Good 53.00-
56.00. Holsteins; Good, few Choice
2-31250-1400 lbs. 52.0(V54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-4 925-1050 lbs. 56.00-57.50;
few 925-1025 58.tNV58.50.850-950 lbs.
55.00-56.00. Several packages 3-4
950-1050 lbs. 54.0tV56.00. Good and
choice 2-3 900-1050 lbs. 54.00-56.00.
825-900 lbs. 53.00-55.00. Good 50.00-
54.00.
COWS: Boning cutter and utility
1-2 36.00-41.00, bulk 37.00-39.00
breaking utility and commercial 2-
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Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, September 14
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts 11,500
Same Day Last Week 7,319
Trade moderate, demand good,
Feeder Steers and Heifers steady.
Bulk receipts Medium Frame 1
and Mixed 1-2 400-850 lb. Feeder
Steers and 400-700 lb. Feeder
heifers. Moderate buyer at
tendance.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium, few
Large Frame 1325500 lbs. 65.90-70.00,
pkg. 515 lb. 69.10; 525 lb.
63.30; 600-700 lb. 57.4058.40, pkg.
625 lb. 59.40 ; 700800 lbs. 56.30
58.90; 800900 lb. 56.30-57.50. Small,
few Medium Frame 1 350-500 lb.
59.7563.00; 550800 lb. 53.6057.70.
Medium and Large Frame Mixed
1-2 4005001 b. 62.75-66.00 ; 500600 lb.
58.2560.00; 600800 lb. 55.5057.80;
800900 lb. 53.0056.75. Medium and
Large Frame 2 370-500 lbs. 51.50
56.40; 5006001 b. 56.0059.40; 600700
lb. 52.50-54.05. Large Frame 2
Holsteins 640800 lbs. 40.9042.80.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1400500 lb. 53.0054.60, few
540600 lb. 52.5052.70; 600800 lb.
51.5053.30. Small, few Medium
Frame 1325-500 lb. 56.00-56.75 ; 500
700 lb. 50.00-53.10. Medium and
Large Frame Mixed 1-2 395-500 lb.
51.2054.40; 500775 lb. 49.5052.75.
Medium and Large Frame 2 340
6001 b. 45.9048.40.
Compared to last Wednesday,
Feeder steers and Heifers 1.00-2.00
higher. Slaughter Cows steady
with breaking utility and com
mercial 2-3 35.3tV39.00, couple
packages 39.90-40.20; boning
Cutter and Utility 1-2 34.00-38.00;
Canners and low-Cutters 29.70-
34.40. Slaughter Bulls steady to 1.00
higher. YS 1 1075-1625 lb. 46.00-
53.60, few 1750-1900 lb. 54.90-56.25.
Salable receipts this week
estimated at 20,500 head compared
with 11,111 head for the holiday
shortened period a week ago, and
26,016 head last year. Majority
receipts consisted of Feeder Steers
and Heifers. Cows and Bulls made
up 11 percent of estimated supply.
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St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, September IS
Receipts This Week 4,100;
Week Ago 2,600,
Year Ago 4,600
Compared with the previous
week, slaughter steers and heifers
unevenly 1.002.00 higher. Cows
1.002.00 higher. Bulls firm to 1.00
higher. Slaughter supply mainly
choice slaughter steers, around
30% heifers and 10% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS. Mixed
choice and prune 24 10601325 lbs.
59.5060.00. part load 60.50. Choice
24 10001275 lbs. 58.00-59.50 ; 900
1000 lbs. 57.0058.00. Mixed good
" 4 ' hoice 2-4 9001200 lbs. 57.00
59.00. v, -• 2-3 9001175 lbs. 55.00
57.00. Mostly gc. ’ '>-3 10501350 lb
holsteins 49.0053.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. Mixed
choice and prune 24 9001125 lbs.
57.0057.50, load and part load
58.00. Choice 24 8501075 lbs. 56.00
57.00. 800-850 lbs. 53.00-56.00.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 8501000
lbs. 53.00-56.00. Good 2-3 750950 lbs.
50.0053.00.
COWS; (Closing Week Sales)
Breaking utility and commercial 2-
4 37.0040.00. Boning cutler and
utility 1-2 39.0041.00. High->iei.Un &
utility 1-2 41.0042.00. Canner and
low cutter 1-2 33.0037.00. Few
shelly canner 1-2 30.0033.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 10601900 lbs.
45.0050.00.
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts about 800 head.
Compared last Wednesday, spring
slaughter iambs steady to 2.00
lower, decline mainly on weights
under 100 lbs. No recent price
comparison on feeder lambs.
Supply mainly slaughter and
feeder lambs.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Scattered small lots choice and
prune 103-110 lb. wooled and shorn
49.50-53.00. Comparable grade 90-
100 lbs. 42.50-46.00. Choice 85-100
lbs. 38.50-43.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Pew lots
and individual head utility and
good 7.00-11.00. Few aged bucks
5.00.
FEEDER LAMBS; Several lots
choice 60-80 lbs. 33.00-39.00. Few
lots good and choice 60-70 lbs. 27.00-
30.00.
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FEEDERS: (including around
1,000 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder Steers uneven,
weights under 700 lbs. unevenly
1.003.00, instances 4.005.00 higher
on 300-500 lbs ; weights over 700
lbs. steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder
Heifers steady to 2.00 higher,
advance mainly on weights under
500 lbs. overall quality unproved
somewhat, compared with most
recent week Supply mainly
Medium Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2
300900 lbs. Steers and 300500 lbs
Heifers. Good buyer attendance
FEEDER STEERS: Medium,
few Large Frame; 300-500 lbs
59.25- mostly 60.0063 50;
small lot 308 lb. 67.75: 500700 lbs
55.0060.50; 700800 lbs. 53 0056 00.
800950 lbs. mostly fleshy 51.50-
55.00. Medium Frame 1-2 and some
small frame 1. 300-500 lbs 53 25-
57.00; scattered lots 650750 lbs.
48.25- Large Frame 2
Holsteins; 350900 lbs. 36.5042 25
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium,
few Large Frame 1: 300700 lbs.
47.00-52.00; couple small lots 428-
439 lbs. 54.75-57.25. medium Frame
1-2 and small frame 1: 300650 lbs.
40.5043.75.
STOCK COWS: lot young and
middle-aged Small Frame 1 658
lbs. 44.50.
COWS AND CALF PAIRS;
Small lot Medium Frame 1-2
middle aged 900 lbs. with baby
calves at side 440.00 per pair
Belknap Livestock
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 94. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, slaughter
cows uneven. Couple Standard
slaughter steers 46.25-47.00, Utility
39.00- Few Standard
slaughter heifers 42.00-45.50,
Utility one 47.75. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 36.00-38.75.
couple 43.00 & 44.25, Cullers 34.00
37.00, Canner & Low Cutler 27.50-
34.75, Shells down to 22.25. Couple
Yield Grade 02 slaughter bullocks
1225-1325 lbs. 42.00-44.50.
FEEDER CATTLE. Few Med.
1-2 625-890 lbs. heifers 40.00-45.50.
CALVES 112. Few Good vealers
60.0064.00, Standard 135-245 lbs.
45.00- Standard & Good 90110
Wants
That
lbs. 45.00-50.00. 65-85 lbs 40 00-
47 00
FARM CALVES Holstein Bulls
05-120 lbs. 50 00-65.00, Holstein
Heifers 50-90 lbs. 44 00-56 00, Beef
Cross Bulls 4 Heifers 65-130 lbs
50.00-71.00. Good 4 Choice
slaughter calves 245-300 lbs 40 00-
50.00.
HOGS 173 Barrows and gills
25.00-50.00 lower US No 1-2 220-245
lbs barrows 4 gills 47 20-47 70, l/H
15 head 49 30, No. 1-3 205-255 lbs
46 00-47.30, No 2-3 200-235 lbs
44 00-45 75, Lot No. 103 171 lbs
43 00.
SOWS Few US No. 1-3 290500
lbs sows 34.5038.00. BOARS 25.00
28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 135. US No. 1-8
15-25 lbs feeder pigs 9 5015.00 per
head. No . 1-3 25-35 lbs 15 0021.00,
No 1-3 35-50 lbs. 26.00-31.50 per
head.
SHEEP 6. Few Choice spring
slaughter lambs 85-90 lbs. 42 00
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, September IS
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts
2,500; 4 days last week 1,548; same
period a year ago 3,849. Trading
moderate to moderately active for
the week. Slaughter Steers and
Heifers ended the week .50 to 1 00,
instances 1.50 higher compared
with Wednesday of last week.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
High Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-
1300 lbs. 61.00-62.00, load 62.50
Monday; 61.5062.50 Wednesday.
Choice 2-4 10501300 lbs. 56.0060.25
Monday; 59.00-60.00 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000
1150 lbs. 57,0058.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 10401060 lbs.
load 59.00, load 59.25 Wednesday.
Choice 2-4 9501100 lbs. 57.0058.75
Monday; 58.00-58.50 Wednesday:
875-950* lbs. 56.0057.00; 57 00-57.75
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 9001000 lbs 54.0056.00
Monday.
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