Livestock market and auction news St Louis Cattle Thursday, October 13 Recipts This Week 4,000; Week Ago 3,300; Year Ago 4,100 Compared last week, slaughter steers and heifers 1.00-1.50 higher. Cows firm to 1.00 higher. light supply bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter supply near 50% steers, about 35% heifers and 12% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mostly choice with prime end 2-41100-1250 lbs. 60.00-60.75, mostly 60.0060.50 L lot 13 head choice 2-31075 lbs. 61.00 on Monday. Choice 2-4 960-1250 lbs. 58.50- Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 57.00-59.00, mostly 57.00- Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 55.00- Small lots and part loads good to mostly choice 2-3 1200-1350 lb. holsteins 54.00-57.00. Few lots mostly good 2-3 1050-1100 lb. holsteins 52.00-53.00. Few standard and good 2-31050-1200 lbs. 48.50- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed choice and prime 2-4 900-1050 lbs. 58.00- On Monday, load 2-3 about 975 lbs. 58.75; lot 10 head 2-3 1269 lbs. 59.00. Choice 2-4 850-1025 lbs. 56.50-58.00; 800450 lbs. 55.00- 56.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 800-950 lbs. 54.0056.00. Few good 2- 3 750-900 lbs. 51.00-54.00. COWS: (Late) Breaking utility and commercial 2A 35.00-38.00. Boning cutter and utility 1-2 35.00- 39.00. Few head high-yielding boning utility 1-2 39.50-40.75. Caimer and low cutter 1-2 31.00- 35.00 shelly canner 25.00-27.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-2000 lbs. 45.00-50.00. Few YG 1 1400-1550 lbs. 50.50-51.00. FEEDERS: (Including around 1,300 at the regular Thursday auction.) Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, decline mainly on weights under 700 lbs. Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, most decline on weights under 600 lbs. Overall quality of both steer and heifer supply not near as attractive X 1® PIEDMONT INVITATIONAL CLUB CALF SALE / «nj THE TRADITION OF PROVIDING TOP QUALITY CLUB CALVES TO SATISFIED 4-H & FFA MEMBERS CONTINUES IN ITS 4th YEAR. 50 CALVES WILL SELL FROM PROVEN HERDS WITH TOP QUALITY & INTEGRITY. THIS YEAR WILL MARK THE BEST SELECTON OF SHOW PROSPECTS EVER - FOR YOUR NEXT CHAMPION. ALL CALVES HAVE BEEN ACCLIMATED FOR PROJECT WORK. ★ CHIANINA CROSSBREDS * LIMOUSIN CROSSBREDS ★ SIMMENTAL CROSSBREDS OLLIE BENNETT 2672 JENNINGS CHAPEL RD. WOODBINE, MD19757 301/489-4934 as last week, due to a substainial increase in the percentage of mixed No. 1 and 2 muscling. Good buyer attendance. FEEDER STEERS: Medium Frame 1: Limited sales 300500 lbs. 58.5061.00; 500600 lbs. 55.0059.25; 600-700 lbs. 55.2558.25; 700900 lbs. including some moderately fleshy 53.2556.75. Medium Frame 1 and 2 and some small frame 1: 300750 lbs. 47.50- 54.75, mostly 50.0053.50. BULLS: Scattered lots medium frame 1 and 2 300600 lbs. 48.50- 51.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium Frame 1:300-600 lbs. 46.0048.50. Medium frame 1 and 2 and some small frame 1: 300600 lbs. 39.75- 45.00, mostly 42.5045.00. STOCK COWS; Scattered lots mostly small frame 1 and 2 720780 lb. young and middle-aged 35.50 40.00. Omaha Cattle Thursday, October 13 Report supplied by USDA Weekly 51 - Cattle - as compared to previous week’s close Slaughter Steers and Heifers ended this week on a steady basis, despite a general downtrend in dressed beef prices. Modest receipts and a good packer demand proved to be the main supporting factors in the trade. Overall finish continues to show improvement. Cows .50-1.00 higher. Bulls weak to I.oolower. Steers comprised 32 pet. of the week’s receipts; Heifers 27 pet.; Cows 4 pet; Feeders 36 pet. Four day receipts 8725; week ago 8386; last year 12234. STEERS: Choice 2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 60.00-61.00, load 61.50. Few 1000-1050 lbs. 59.50-60.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1050 lbs. 59.00-60.75. Few Good 57,00-58.00. HEIFERS; Choice 2-4 950-1100 lbs. 58.00-59.00, laod 59.50. Few 875- 950 lbs. 57.00-58.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 875-1025 lbs. 56.00-58.00. SPECIAL DOOR PRIZES TRUCKING AVAILABLE ©KEN BRUBAKER BOX 149 WESTTOWN, PA 19395 215/696-5483 SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers-11.00 lower. Low Choice 56.00-57.00; Good 52.00-55.00; Medium 51.00 down. Heifer- Choice 54.00-58.00; Good 49.00-53.00; Medium 48.00 down. Cows- Good run $l.OO higher, Individual at 45.00. High Yield 40.50-42.50; Average 37.0040.00; Big Middle 33.00-36.00; Fatty Herf. 32.00- Shelly 35.00 down. Fat Bulls- $l.OO lower. Good 46.00- 48.75; Medium 42.0045.00. Veal Calves- $2.00 higher. Choice 70.00- 75.00; Good 63,00-69.00; Medium 55.00- Farm Hfrs. to 64.00; Farm Bulls to 78.50; Light & Weak 42.00 down. Lambs- Steady prices. Choice 43.5044.50; Good 40.00- 43.00; Medium 39.00 down. STOCKER: Steers 300-550 Ibs.- $2.00 under last week. Choice & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 7:00 PM FREDERICK FAIRGROUNDS FREDERICK, MARYLAND Few good 54,0056.00. Average of LS 214 detailed quotations for 9001100 lb Choice Steers 60.00, 11001300 lbs. 61.00. Average cost Steers 59.51, average weight 1145 lbs.; as compared 58.94 and 1132 lbs. a week ago. Average cost Heifers 58.01, average weight 1017 lbs. as compared 57.50 and 1013 lbs. a week ago. COWS; Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 37.0039.50, few 40.00. Cutter and boning Utility 1-2 35.00-38.00. Canner and low Cutter 32.0036.00 BULLS: 1-2 11001800 lbs. 47.00 50.00. Four States Livestock Hagerstown, Md. Wednesday, Octobers Report supplied by auction Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Octobar 15,19*3—A13 Good 52.0057.00; Medium 47.00 51.00; Culls 46.00 down. Steers 600 850 lbs.- Choice 54.0056.00; Good 49.0053.00; Medium 48.00 down. Heifer (All Weights)- Choice 46.00 49.00; Good 41.0045.00; Medium 39.00 down. Bulls- Few light weights to 62.50. Choice 51.0056.00; Good 45.0050.00, Medium 44.00 Apple Market News Tuesday, October 11 Report supplied by PDA Today's demand is fair with a steady market. Downward market pressure is being exerted by the large quantities of unsold inferior southern apples. Most growers are resisting this pressure. W ashmgton State has shipped 3.6 million boxes of new crop apples versus 1.8 million boxes last year at this time. They are doing a good job getting their large crop to market. Processing apples: Trading is active for peeler stock and light for juice stock. Peeler runover is meeting the demand for juice stock. Price per hundred weight ; 2*4 up York 6.95-7.75, few 8.00; 2% up Stayman 7.75; Others 6.50- 7.25; 2%-2*4 York 5.45-6.25; 2H-244 Staymarr 6.25; Others 5.003.50; Undergo 3,20-3.70. Prices quoted below are wholesale, truckload, f.o.b. at the orchard or packing house on Pennsylvania apples. 12/3 bags U.S. Fancy up Red Delicious 7.00-7.25; 12/3 bags U.S. Fancy 2 V 4 up Jonathan 7.00-7.50; down Dairy Cows- to 550 00 Springing Heifers- to 710.00. Pigs Hd.- $2.00 lower. 20-30 lbs. 6.00- 10.00; 4000 lbs. 11.00-15 00. Shoals by lb.- to 35.00. Slaughter Hogs -220-230 lbs 42.00-42 60 , 240-260 lbs 41 50-42 50; 190-215 lbs 40 0041 75 Sows- 350-600 lbs. 34.00-38.00, Thm Sows 28.00-33.00 12/3 bags U.S. Fancy 2 l * up Mclntosh 7.50; 12/3 bags U.S. Fancv 2*-4 up Golden Delicious 6.00- 12/3 bags Comb, U.S. Fancy & Ex. Fey. Red Delicious 7.00- few 8.50; 12/3 bags Comb. U.S, Fancy & Ex. Fancy Jonathan 7.00- 12/3 bags Comb, U.S. Fancy & Ex. Fancy Mclntosh 7.50, few 8.50; 12/3 bags Comb. U.S. Fancy & Ex. Fancy Golden Delicious 6.75-7.00, few 7.50; Traypack Red Delicious Extra Fancy, 113’s up 10.35-11.00; Traypack Red Delicious Extra Fancy & Fancy 100's up, 10.50; Traypack Red Delicious Comb. Extra Fancy & Fancy 113’s 10.00; Traypack Red Delicious Comb. Extra Fancy & Fancy 125’s 9.50; Traypack Golden Delicious Comb. Extra Fancy it Fancy 125’s 9.00; Traypack Jonathan’s Extra Fancy 125’s 9.00; Traypack Jonathan’s Extra "Fancy 113’s up 10.00; Bushel Golden Delicious 7.00-8.00; Bushel Red Delicious, U.S. Fancy 6.85-8.00; Bushel & 1/8 Red Delicious Extra Fancy 8.75; 12 Bushel Bins Red Delicious 8,00/bu. CIDER: 9 * gallon 7.35,1.15 ea retail; 4-1 gallon 6.05, 2.15 ea. retail.
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