Livestock morket and auction news St. Louis Cattle Thursday, November 17 Receipts This Week 4,900: Week Ago 3,900: Year Ago 6,100. Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers uneven, generally steady. Cows mostly 1.00 lower, instances 2.00 lower, most decline on high yielding boning utility. Bulls steady. Slaughter supply mainly choice slaughter steers, around 30% heifers and 15% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 3-41000-1275 lbs. 57.50-56.50. Choice 2-4 960-1300 lbs. 57.0046.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2d 900-1200 lbs. 56.0057.50. Good 2- 3 9001175 lb. 54.0006.00. Few lots mostly good 20 11001300 lb. holsteins 50.0004.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 9001075 lbs. 56.5007.00; 3-4 675-1050 lbs. 54.50 55.75. Choice 2-4 8501075 lbs. 55.50 57.00. closing 56.0007.00. Mixed good and choice 20 8001000 lbs. 53.5006.00. Good 20 750975 lbs. 50.5004.00. COWS: (Closing Week Sales) breaking utility and commercial 2- 4 31.00-35.00, several 31.00-34.00. Die Systems Approach Hershey Equipment lefts yon pnt It all together EY Hog Systems TUT HERSHEY EQUIPMENT ri [COMPANY, INC, iWW* PPWpBr ■flPP^BPi^Pjßp l Boning cutter and utility 1-2 31.00 35.00. Few high-yielding boning utility 1-2 35.0036.00. Canner and low cutter 1-2 26.0031.00. Shelly canner 1-2 24.0026.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 11001900 lbs. 42.0046.00. Thursday, November 17 Wednesday’s weekly sheep auction. Receipts about 300 head. Compared with last Wednesday, slaughter lambs 2.004.00 lower. Feeder lambs 3.004.00 higher. Trading moderately active, demand good. Supply mainly wooled slaughter lambs and feeder lambs. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed Choice and Prime 90130 lb. wooled and shorn with No. 1-2 pelts 47.00 56.00. FEEDER LAMBS: Choice and Fancy 70100 lbs. 47.0051.50. Thursday, November 17 FEEDERS: (Including around 1,800 at the regular Thursday auction.) Feeder Steers and Heifers 2.00-3.00 higher trading moderately active. Demand Good. Supply mostly 300-600 lb. Feeder Steers and Heifers. Overall quality of receipts better than a week ago. FEEDER STEERS: Medium Hot Dip Galvanized Today* profit minded poultry, swim, end grain producer* must think in terms of an automatic system. “System thinking” can help you ptan away problems before you begin, or it can help you automate away problems you now have. of Hershey Equipment Co. is geared to provide all component* of the system including equipment, plumbing. electrical and building. This will assure that the pieces wili fit together to form a profitable system. SYCANORe tNO RARK 258 PLANE THEE DRIVE LANCASTER. RA17603 (717)M3-MO7 and Large Frame 1: 300-500 lbs. 59.5066.50; 500600 lbs. 56.0061.75; Few 600-900 lbs. 55.00-57.50. Medium and Large Frame 1-2; few 400600 lbs. 51.0054.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large Frame 1: 300-500 lbs. 48.0053.00; I lot 409 lbs. 56.50; 500 600 lbs. 49.0053.50; few 600800 lbs. 47.0049.00. Indiana Livestock Homer City, Pa. Thursday, Nov. 17 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE: 246. Compared with market 2 wks. ago: SI. cows 25-.50 lower. SI. steers: (few) Choice 55.25-56.25; Good 53.0055.50; Standard 45.5051.00. Si. heifers: (few) Good 50.0062.75; Standard 43.0046.00. SI. cows: Utility & Commercial 34.50-38.50; Cutters 32.00-35.00; Canner&L. Cutter 25.00-32.50; Shells down to 20.00. SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-2150 lbs. 44.00-48.25; (few) Yield Grade No. 2,900-1200 lbs. 30.0042.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, (few) Medium Frame No. 1, 350- 000 lbs. 47.0055.00. Heifers, (few) Medium Frame No. 1, 400600 lbs. 42.0047.00. v* 't / CALVES: 184. Vealers 2.005.00 lower, (few) Choice 85.0080.00; Good 88.0080.00; 90120 lbs. 45.00 50.00; 0085 lbs. 41.0047.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90 120 lbs. 57.0078.00. HOGS: 127. Barrows and gilts .501.00 lower. US No. 1-2 200240 lbs. 40.0041.00 No. 1-3 200280 lbs. 39.0040.00; No. 23 280330 lbs. 36.0037.25; US No. 1-3 300500 lbs. 33.0035.50; No. 2-3 300550 lbs. 31.0033.50. FEEDER PIGS 72. US No. 1-3 20 30 lbs. 8.0012.00 per head; No. 1-3 3580 lbs. 14.0019.00. Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. Wendesday, November 16 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 334: Supply included 92 feeder cattle. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers mostly steady. Slaughter cows 1.50-3.00 lower. Choice 1050 1300 lbs. slaughter steers 58.85- 63.00, mostly 59.85-61.25, few Good & Choice 12501425 lbs. Holsteins 52.00-54.75, Good 54.25-60.00, Standard 47.75-52.00, few Utility & Low Standard 39.5045.00. Few Choice slaughter heifers 55.00 58.60, few Good 48.0055.00, few Standard 46.0046.50, few Utility R<Hit*3oW«*tatth« Centerville Exit Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 19,1983—A17 41.25-43.75. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 35.50-38.85, Low Dressing Utility 32.00-35.35, Cut ters 33.50-35.50, Canner & Low Cutter 29.60-33.75, Shells down to 26.00. Pew Good slaughter bullocks 53.75-59.00, few Standard 43.50 51.75. Yield grade HI 1250-2100 lbs. slaughter bulls 47.75-53.25, mostly 49.0052.50, few Yield Grade H 2 920 1250 lbs. 39.1047.75. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Medium Frame H 1 425-925 lbs. feeder steers 52.25-55.50, Large Frame H 2 370840 lbs. 40.5047.00. Medium Frame #1 430-600 lbs. feeder heifers 43.0046.50. Few Medium Frame HI 400-800 lbs. feeder bulls 40.00-50.00. CALVES 117: Couple Prime vealers 88.00 & 89.00, few Choice 76.00- few Good 71.00-78.00, few Standard & Good 115-135 lbs. 52.0053.00, 90-110 lbs. 46.0049.00, 7085 lbs. 43.0047.00, few Utility 90 110 lbs. 40.0046.00, few 55-75 lbs. 34.00- FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls 100130 lbs. 47.0087.00, mostly 72.0084.00, 9095 lbs. 55.0073.00. Few Holstein Heifers 90115 lbs. 48.0053.00, HOGS 416; Barrows and gilts 1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 210-245 lbs. barrows ft gilts 39.50-40.75, Lot 41.75, No. 1-3 205-255 lbs. 39.00 39.50, few No. 2-3 230-280 lbs. 32.75- 39.00, few No. 1-3 190 lbs. 37.00- 38.50, few 165-180 lbs. 35.5046.50. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-675 lbs. sows 32.00-36.00. BOARS: 26.00-28.00, few Lightweights 30.00-31.00. Weekly Summary Fit, Nov. 18 Report Supplied by PD A Markets: 16. CATTLE: 7080. Compared with 7007 head last week, and 7314 head a year ago. Compared with mkt 2 wks ago: Slaughter steers mostly steady to 1.00 higher; SI. heifers steady to 1.00 lower; SI. cows uneven, mostly steady to 1.00 higher; SI. bullocks steady to 1.00 higher; SI. bulls highly uneven. SI. steers: (few) High Choice ft Prime No. 3-4,62.85-66.00; Choice No. 24, 59.00-65.00; Good 55.0t60.00; Standard 46.5t53.00. SI. heifers: Choice 55.0050.25; Good 48,00 55.00; Standard 40.0t48.50. SI. cows: Utility ft Commercial 35.0041.00; Cutters 32.0035.50; CannerftL. Cutter 28.0t34.00; Shells down to 17.00. SI. bullocks: Choice 57.5062.00; Good 50.0 t 57.75; (few) Standard 45.0051.75. SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1, IOOt 2400 lbs. 43.0053.50; Yield Grade No. 2,9001450 lbs. 39.0048.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, Medium Frame No. 1, 300600 lbs. 48.0t58.00. Heifers, Medium Frame No. 1, 300650 lbs. 40.00 47.00. Bulls, Medium Frame No. 1, 350800 lbs. 43.0057.50. CALVES: 4530. Compared with 4715 head last week and 4882 bead a year ago. Vealers Good k Choice grades 5.00-10.00 lower, Standard k Good grades steady to 3.00 lower, (few) Prime 106.00-119.00; Choice 75.00-87.00; Good 60.00-75.00; 110- 130 lbs. 50.00-60.00; 90-110 lbs. 44.00- 53.00; 65-00 lbs. 35.00-48.00; Utility 50-110 lbs. 30.00-45.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90- (TurntoPagaA3l)
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