Livestock market and auction news
Hagerstown Hay
Martin’s Elevator
Wednesday, October 5
Report supplied by auction
10 loads.
Alfalfa 145.00; Alfalfa and Grass
116.00; Clover & Timothy 115.00;
Timothy 115.00; Straw 40.0068.00;
Com fodder 50.00; Rye seed 4.70
bu.
Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, Oct. 12
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts
Same Day Last Week 13,458
Trade moderately active.
Demand good on Feeder Cattle
under 600 lb. Moderate on those
over 600 lb. Feeder Steers and
Heifers steady. Majority receipts
Medium Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2
400-700 lb. Feeder Steers and
Heifers. Moderate attendance of
buyers.
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CA
THURSDAY, OCT. 20-11 A.M.
All in Lots of 10 or More
• We have 84 head out of NY State: 39 of them are Charolais
45 are black & white faces, weighing from 700-825 lbs.
• Plus 200 locally consigned cattle weighing from 500 to
800 lbs.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards Tel. (717) 397-5136
An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast With The Times
MELHORN SALES, SERVICE, TRUCKING CO.
The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total
needs of the poultrymen.
DeKalb chicks & started pullets
sold by Clay Mumma, Nelson
Groff, and David Fahs.
Complete loading & unloading of
pullets & spent hens.
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FEEDER STEERS; Medium
few Large Frame 1 lot 380 lb. 68.50;
400-500 lb. 64.50-70.10; 500600 lb.
60.75- load 505 lb. 65.40; 600-
700 lb. 56.40-58.90, part-load 620 lb.
59.60; few 700-775 lb. 58.00-58.75;
800-935 lb. 53.90-56.00; lot 985 lb.
50.80. Small Frame 1 400-500 lb.
62.00-64.00; 550-600 lb. 58.30-60.25;
lot 680 lb. 56.00. Medium and Large
Frame Mixed 1-2 395-500 lb. 61.00-
62.60; 5006001 b. 57.0060.70; 600-700
lb. 54.50-57.10; 700800 lb. 54.50-
54.70. Medium and Large Frame 2
500-700 lb. 51.00-53.60. Large
Frame 2 Holsteins lot 990 lb. 41.40.
FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium
few Large Frame 1 350-400 lb.
54.75- 400600 lb. 51.5056.60;
500600 lb. 50.20-54.00; 600700 lb.
50.7053.00; lot 775 lb. 48.10. Small
Frame 1 400600 lb. 50.00-50.50.
Medium and Large Frame Mixed
1-2 300500 lb. 49.5054.00; 500600 lb.
48.0051.50; few 600700 lb. 47.00
3,000
40 Donegal Springs Rd., Mount Joy, PA 17552
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47.75. Medium and Large Frame 2
3007501 b. 42.5045.90.
Compared to last Wednesday,
Feeder Steers and Heifers under
500 lb. firm to 2.00 higher; Feeder
Steers over 500 lb. steady to 1.00
lower, Feeder Heifers over 500 lb.
mostly 1.00 lower. Demand was
Good on Cattle under 500 lb., fair
on cattle over 500 lb. Trade was
fairly active on Feeder Steers and
Heifers under 500 lb. as recent
rains broadened outlets for calves.
Trade moderate on cattle over 500
lb. Slaughter Cows were .50-1.00
higher with breaking Utility and
Which Includes:
• New modern doilie equipment to
move your pullets fast and
efficiently with minimum stress
to the pullets
Commercial 2-3 34.40-37.60; Cut
ters and boning Utility 1-2 30.50-
36.50; canners and low-cutters
25.00-31.75, mostly 27.50-30.00.
Trade on Slaughter Bulls rather
slow and demand light as bulls
finished the week 1.00-2.00 lower.
YG 1 1200-1500 lb. bulls sold from
43.75-46.10, few 1100-1200 lb. low
dressing 39.60-40.10; few 1600-1800
lb. 46.10-48.20, with two head 1700
lb. very high dressing at 50.50,
Salable receipts this week
estimated at 19,000 head of cattle
compared with 24,569 head last
week and 23,412 head last year
Bulk of receipts consisted of
Feeder Steers and Heifers; Cows
and Bulls made up 13 percent of
estimated supply.
Compered to Wednesday’s dose;
Veal trade moderately active.
Prime special fed veal generally
steady. Good and Choice boning
veal steady in limited comparison;
no sales inshipped veal reported.
Spring lamb market not well
established early, few sales 55 lbs.
down 8.00 higher than last week; 55
lbs. 5.00 higher than last week.
Boneless Beef 85 pet Chem Lean
steady to firm with last week in
limited test. Compared to last
week beef trimmings .75 to 1.25
higher.
220-280 lbs. 182.00, few 180.00,
generally steady.
Northeastern Suppliers: all
steady. 65-75 lbs. LTD 78.00; 5544
lbs. LTD 76.00; 45-54 lbs. LTD
74.00; 3544 lbs. LTD 72.00; 34 lbs.
down LTD 70.00.
Inshipped: No sales reported.
SPRING LAMB BEEF
Choice and Prime 34
Loads
55 lbs. down 120.00, 8.00 higher;
55-65 lbs. 120.00, 5.00 higher; 65-75
lbs. 120.00,5.00 higher.
Lanoaatar Faming, Saturday, October 15,1903—A7..
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, October 12
Report supplied by USDA
VEAL CARCASS
Prime (Special Fed)
Hide On 410 Head
Good k Choice
Boning Type
Hide On
BONELESS BEEF
(US and Canadian Origin)
4 loads
85% Chem Lean Fresh 98.00.
99.00 FT loads steady to firm with
last week.
75% Chem Lean Fresh 79.00.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
3 loads
Compared with last week 65%
Chem Lean Fresh 66.75, .75 to 1.25
higher.
50% Chem I.ean Fresh 43.00,1.00
higher.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, October 13
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last week Slaughter
Steers closed steady to firm
Heifers steady, instances .50-1 00
higher. Cows steady to 1.00, in
stances 2.00-3.00 higher Bulls
steady. Trade active during the
week despite the downturn noted in
wholesale beef. Best demand
centered on Steers and Heifers in
excess of 1100 and 950 lbs.
respectively. Lighter weight
consignments and those containing
YG 4’s and Good grade discounted
and finding narrow outlets.
Receipts this week about 1650 as
compared to 1946 a week ago and
2458 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice
2-4 1025-1350 lbs. 59.50-60.50, few
packages and loads mostly Choice
2-3 1100-1300 lbs. 61.00. 900-1050 lbs
59.00- Good and Choice 2-3
1000-1250 lbs. 58.00-59.25. Good
52.00- mostly 54.00-58.00.
Holstems: Standard and Good 1-3
1100-1300 lbs. 47.00-51.00, package
Choice 31300 lbs. 54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS-
Choice 2-4 925-1250 lbs. 58.0059.00,
Three loads 970-1025 lbs. 59.50
60.00. 850950 lbs. 57.0058.00. Good
and Choice 2-3 925-1025 lbs. 56.00
58.00. 850950 lbs. and few lots
Choice 3-1 54.00-56.50. Good 51.00
55.00.
COWS: Cutter and Boning Utility
1-3 34.5038.00, part load 39.00
Canner and Cutter 1-2 31.00-35.50.
BULLS: YG 1-2 13002200 lbs.
46.0051.00, individual 44.50.
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