St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, December 22
Report Supplied by PD A
Receipts This Week 3,100
Week Ago 4,000
Year Ago 3,400
Compared to the previous week,
Slaughter Steers mostly 1.50
higher. Slaughter Heifers 2.00-2.50
higher. Cows 4.00 higher. Bulls
2.00- higher. Slaughter supply
mainly Choice and Mixed Choice
and Prime Slaughter Steers,
around 25% Heifers and 15% Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-41050-1250 lbs.
64.0004.50, load and part load 1275
lbs. 1350 lbs. 65.00; 3-41150-1275 lbs.
63.0064.00. Choice 24 9501275 lbs.
62.5064.00. Mixed Good and Choice
26 9001200 lbs. 61.5063.00. Good 2-
3 9001175 lbs. 59.5061.50. Mostly
Good 2-3 10501300 lb. Holsteins
50.00- Package mixed good
and choice 58.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
choice and prime 2-4 9001100 lbs.
63.50-63.75, part load 64.00,
package 64.50. Choice 2-4 8501050
Ita|. 62.0063.50. Mixed good and
choice 23 8001000 lbs. 60.0062.00.
Good 23 750975 lbs. 57.0(160.00.
COWS: (Closing week sales)
breaking Utility and Commercial
2-4 36.00-39.00, Cutter and boning
Utility 1-2 36.00-39.00. High
yielding boning Utililty 1-2 39.00-
40.00. Canner and Low Cutter 1-2
32.00- Shelly Canner 1-2 28.00-
32.00.
BULLS; YG 1-2 1100-1800 lbs.
40.00- closing 42.00-46.00.
Couple YG 11335 and 1350 lbs. 47.25
and 47.50.
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts around 350 head.
Slaughter Lambs firm to 2.00
higher. Best demand for lambs
over 100 lbs. Supply mostly
Slaughter Lambs, Feeder Lambs
scarce.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed
Choice and Prime wooled and
shorn with no. 1-2 pelts 90-105 lbs.
52.00-68.50; 105-130 lbs. 60.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Few Good
110-130 lbs. 10.00-11.50.
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(Including around 400 at the
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Steers and Heifers mostly steady
except Feeder Heifers over 500 lbs.
2.003.00 higher. Supply light,
mostly Heifers.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 1; 400900 lbs. 56.0062.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS
Medium and Large Frame 1;
300500 lbs. 46.0052.00; 500700 lbs.
50.0057.00.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 2; 3007001b5. 42.0047.00.
Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hull, Pa.
Tuesday, December 26
Report supplied by auction
Beef Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 37.75-41.25; Cutters 34.50
37.50; Canners 31.0034.00; Shells
24.00.
Heifers: Good 52.5055.75;
Standard 49.7051.00; Commercial
37.0048.25.
Steers: Good 51.75-55.75;
Standard 44.25-50.50.
Bulls: Standard 41.50-47.10.
Veal Calves: Choice 72.00-79.00;
Good 61.00-70.00; Standard 45.00-
59.00; Utility 35.00-44.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls 64.00-81.00;
Heifers 51.00-59.00.
Hogs; 46.50-49.25.
Sows: 35.25-40.75.
Boars: 26.50-29.75.
Shoats: 25-30 lbs. per head 10.00-
16.00; 30-35 lbs. per bead 17.00-
22.00; 35-50 lbs. per head 18.00-
26.00.
Goats: per head 20.00-29.00.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, December 22
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts
2,450; 5 days last week 3,044; same
period a year ago 2,869. Trading
active for the week. Slaughter
Steers ended the week 1.50 to 2.50,
instances 3.00 higher compared
with Wednesday of last week.
Slaughter Heifers ended the week
Any Size
FEEDERS
FEEDER STEERS
Mage Pit Walls
lanure Pit Walls
etaining Walls
Storage
1.50 to 2.50 higher. Cows ended the
week steady to 1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
few Prime 3-4 12001350 lbs. 66.00
67.00 Monday; 67.00, load 67.50
Wednesday. Choice 24 10001350
lbs. 63.5066.25 Monday; 64.0067.00
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 23 9501250 lbs. 62.0063.50
MOnday; 63.0264.50 Wednesday.
Good 2 1390 lbs. Holsteins 55.00
Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 9001100 lbs. 62.5064.25,
load 64.75 Monday; 63.5065.00
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 23 8501000 lbs. 60.5062.50
Monday; 61.0064.00 Wednesday.
COWS: Breaking Utility 23
34.0037.00 Wednesday. Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-2 31.0034.00.
Chmnbersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thun., Dec. 22
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 246. Compared with
last week’s market; SI. cows .25-
1.25 higher. SI. steers: (few) low
Choice NO. 2-4, 59.50-62.00; (few)
Good 57.75-59.00; (few) Standard
45.60-51.75. SI. cows: Utility &
Commercial 35.5059.85; Cutters
33.75-37.00; Canner & L. Cutter
30.50-33.75; Shells down to 25.00.
CALVES: 350. Couple Choice
82.00&85.00; (few) Good 55.00
71.00; (few) Standard & Good 105-
120 lbs. 50.0055.00; 70-100 lbs. 42.00
50.00; Utility 6085 lbs. 30.00-44.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-95
lbs. 50.0055.00; Hoi. Heifers 100-120
lbs. 65.00-97.00.
HOGS 23. US No. 15 280565 lbs.
35.fXM0.00. Few Boars 30.0051.25.
FEEDER PIGS 39. (few) US
1-315-25 lbs. 8.00-16.00 per head.
SHEEP: 15. Wooled si. lambs FARM CALVES: Hoi. Hull*
(few) Choice 35-110 lbs. 54.50-59.00. ac ti V e. Hoi. Bulls 85-130 lbs. 50.00-
109.00, mostly 60.0005.00; Hoi.
Heifers 90-139 lbs. 44.0004.00.
Weekly Summary
Fri., Dec. 23
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 5595. Compared with
6589 head last week, and 3189 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market; Slaughter steers
steady to 1.00 lower, spots 2.00
lower; SI. heifers & bullocks .50
1.00 higher; SI. cows mostly steady
to 1.00 higher; SI. bulls steady to
2.00 higher. SI. steers: High Choice
& Prime No. 34, 64.0066.60;
Choice NO. 24, 62.0067.25; Good
55.0062.50; Standard 47.0056.00.
SI. heifers; Choice 59.0064.25;
Good 52.0059.00; Standard 45.00
52.00.
SI. cows: Utility & Commercial
37.00- Cutters 34.00-37.50;
Canner & L. Cutter 28.00-34.85;
Shells down to 20.00. SI. bullocks:
Choice 58.00412.00; Good 54,00
59.00; (few) Standard 46.00-51.50.
SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,1000-
2100 lbs. 45.00-56.50; Yield Grade
No. 2,900-1375 lbs. 40.00-46.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Large Frame No. 2, 600-950 lbs.
30.00- Medium Frame No. 1,
325-800 lbs. 49.00-55.00. Heifers,
Medium Frame No. 1 300-700 lbs.
43.00-
CALVES: 4111. Compared with
4401 head last week and 2667 head a
year ago. Vealers steady to 5.00
higher. Choice 80.00-96.00; Good
60.0050.00; 110-130 lbs. 53.0055.00;
90-110 lbs. 42.0051.00; 65-90 lbs.
37.0045.00; Utility 50110 lbs. 25.00
41.00.
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HOGS: 8868. Compared with 7401
head last week and 5950 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts strong
to 3.00 higher. US No. 1-2 200-245
lbs. 51.00-53.00 No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
48.00- No. 2-3 200-275 lbs.
45.0048.00; No. 1-3 140-190 lbs.
37.00- Sows steady to 2.00
higher. US No. 1-3 300585 lbs. 33.00
44.00; No. 2-3 300650 lbs. 30.00
38.00. Boars 25.0034.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1273. Compared
with 1037 head last week and 1286 a
year ago. 5.0010.00 higher. US No.
1-3 2035 lbs. 8.0020.00 per head;
No. 1-3 3550 lbs. 20.0036.00; No. 1-3
5085 lbs. 33.0046.00.
SHEEP: 2083. Compared with
1193 head last week and 968 head a
year ago. Steady to 3.00 higher.
High Choice & Prime 75-110 lbs.
60.0068.00; Choice 60110 lbs. 49.00
61.00; Good 5085 lbs. 42.0056.00;
Utility 45-75 lbs. 33.0041.00. SI.
ewes: 12.0026.00.
3 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES: 2040. Compared with 2559
head last week, and 2503 head a
year ago. All sales by CWT. Feeder
Pigs steady to 8.00 lower. US No. 1-
2 25-40 lbs. 70.00-91.00, 40-50 lbs.
60.00-75.00,5080 lbs. 57.00-70.00,60-
85 lbs. 46.0080.00; US No. 2-3 3080
lbs. 45.00-57.00.