Al6—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 1,1983
Livestock market and auction news
Weekly Summary
Friday, September 30
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 7433. Compared with
6983 head last week, and 6871 head
a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market:
Slaughter steers grading Choice
& Prune steady to 1.00 higher.
Standard & Good mostly steady;
SI. heifers steady to strong; SI.
cows weak to 1.50 lower; SI. bulls
weak to 1.00 lower. SI. steers: High
Choice & Prime 62.00-66.75; Choice
57.50-64.00; Good 53.00-59.00;
Standard 47.00-53.00. SI. heifers:
(few) Choice 54.50-61.00; Good
49.00- Standard 43.00-50.00.
SI. cows: Utility & Commercial
38.00- Cutters 34.50-40.00;
Canner & L. Cutter 28.00-36.00;
Shells down to 19,00. SI. bullocks:
(few) Choice 55.25-59.75; (few)
Good 50.00-55.00; (few) Standard
48.00- SI. bulls: Yield Grade
No. 1 1200-2100 lbs. 46.00-54.00;
(few) Yield Grade No. 2 800-1400
lbs. 40.00-48.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers,
Medium & Large Frame No. 1300-
700 lbs. 45.00-59.00. Heifers,
Medium & Large Frame No. 1300-
650 lbs. 38.00-50.00.
CALVES; 4796. Compared with
4461 head last week and 4571 head a
year ago. Vealers steady to 5.00
lower. Choice 70.00-86.00, few to
101.00; Good 58.00-77.00; 90-110 lbs.
40.00-54.00; 70-90 lbs. 30.01M8.00;
Utility 50-100 lbs. 20.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
130 lbs. 60.00-95.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-
135 lbs. 50.00455.00.
HOGS; 7981. Compared with 7202
head last week and 6928 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts 1.00-
1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs.
45.00- No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
44.00- No. 2-3 240-280 lbs.
40.00- No. 1-3 140-190 lbs.
33.00- Sows steady to 2.00
lower. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 33.00-
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40.00; few No. 2-3 400-700 lbs. 28.50-
35.00. Boars 25.00-35.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 1397. Com
pared with 1081 head last week and
1713 a year ago. Steady to weak.
US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 8.00-18.00 per
head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 14.00-23.00.
2 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES: 1945. Compared with 3071
head last week, and 1810 head a
year ago. All sales by CWT. Feeder
Pigs uneven, mostly steady, in
stances stronger. US No. 1-2 20-30
lbs. 60.00-74.00, 30-40 lbs. 46.00-
60.00, 40-50 lbs. 45.00-59.00, 50-60
lbs. 40.00-56.00, 60-75 lbs. 45.00-
49.00; US No. 2-3 30-45 lbs. 40.00-
55.00. 55-60 lbs. 45.00-47.00.
SHEEP; 1321. Compared with
937 head last week and 873 head a
year ago. Spring lambs 2.00-5.00
lower. High Choice & Prune 60-115
lbs. 40.00-53.00; Good & Choice 50-
110 lbs. 32.00-45.00. SI. ewes: 7.00-
22.00.
Joliet Livestock
Thursday, Sept. 29
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday's salable receipts
2,350; Last week 1,697; Same
penod a year ago 3,523. Trading
for the week on steers slow early in
the week, but active late; Trading
on heifers active. Slaughter steers
and heifers ended the week mostly
1.00, instances 1.50 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
mgn cnoice and prune 2-4 1200-
1350# 61.50-62.50 on Wednesday.
Choice 2-4 1000-1250# 58.5061.25,
mostly 59.00-61.25, load 1190#
Monday 61.50. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 1000-1150# 57.50-59.00.
Few Good and Choice 1175-1275#
Holstems Wednesday 51.00-53.00;
1400-1600# Monday 52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice with a prune end 2-4 900-
1050# 57.50-59.75, mostly 58.00 and
up late in the week, few packages
60.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3
850-950# 55.50-58.00; Late 56.00-
58.00.
COWS: Few cutter and utility 1-2
37.00-39.00.
CATTLE; 334. Compared with
last week’s market: SI. cows 1.00-
2.00 lower. SI. steers; (few) Good
54.75-57.60; (few) Standard 47.00-
52.10. SI. heifers: (few) Good 48.85-
53.10; (few) Standard 39.75-46.10.
SI. cows: Utility & Commercial
37.10-39.75; Cutters 34.85-38.50;
Canner & L. Cutter 31.50-35.00;
Shells down to 26.75. SI. bulls:
(few) Yield Grade No. 1,1280-1460
lbs. 50.00-52.00; (few) Yield Grade
No. 2,840-1225 lbs. 38.50-42.50.
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Thursday, Sept. 29
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FEEDER CATTLE: Heifers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-850 lbs.
35.00-42.50.
CALVES: 607. Choice 65.00-
84.00; Good 60.00-77.00; 70-105 lbs.
45.00-51.00; Utility 60-90 lbs. 34.00-
45.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
130 lbs. 50.00-80.00, mostly 60.00-
85.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-140 lbs. 52.00-
64.00.
HOGS; 104. About steady. US No.
1-2 215-245 lbs. 45.00-46.35; few lots
No. 2-3 265-285 lbs. 40.00-44.85; US
No. 1-3 330630 lbs. 31.00-36.00. Few
Boars 23.50-33.50.
FEEDER PIGS 44. US No. 1-3 20-
40 lbs. 9.00-18.00 per head.
SHEEP; 79. Good & Choice 65-
105 lbs. 37.00-43.00. SI. ewes: 13.00-
16.00.
GOATS; 21. Large 24.00-50.00 per
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Wednesday, Sept. 28
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 116. Few Standard
slaughter steers 50.25-51.00. Few
Good slaughter heifers 47.00-51,
few Standard 45.00-47.00. Utility
and Commercial slaughter cows
38.00-40.25, few 42.00-43.00, yield
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38.00. Canner and Low Cutters
28.75-35.00, Shells down to 17.00
Couple Yield Grade #1 1955 lbs
slaughter bull at 48.00, and one 1495
lbs. at 50.25, one #2 1150 lbs. at
40.00. Few Medium Frame Ml 300-
780 lbs. feeder steers 45.00-47.50,
few Urge M 2 310-750 lbs. 30.00-
39.00. Few Medium Frame #1 415-
735 lbs. feeder heifers 39.50-45, few
Medium & Large M 2 310425 lbs
31.00-34.00.
CALVES 76. Couple Choice
vealers 71.00 & 75.00, few Good 55.00-
64.00, few Standard and Good
90-110 lbs. 48.00-52.00, 6045 lbs.
35.00- Farm Calves: Holstein
Bulls 85-125 lbs. 49.0048; Holstein
Heifers 70-100 lbs. 45.00-52.00; Beef
cross hulls and heifers 60-100 lbs.
44.00-
HOGS 192. US No. 1-2 205-250 lbs g
barrows and gilts 45.50-46.75, lo"
47.60, few No. 1-3 205-240 lbs. 44.00-
45.60, No. 1-3 150-190 lbs. 37.00-
41.00. US No. 1-3 290-560 lbs. sows
35.00- few No. 2-3 260450 lbs.
30.00- Boars 25.00-27.75.
FEEDER PIGS 127. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00-14 per
head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 14.00-20, lot
No. 1-3 60 lbs. at 24.00 per head.
SHEEP 39. Good 5045 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 38.75-40.00.
Slaughter ewes 11.00-12.50.
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