Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, January 19
Receipts This Week
Last Week
ixist Year
Compared to the previous week’s
close, slaughter steers fully 2.00
2.50 higher with few late sale 3.00
3.50 higher. Slaughter heifers fully
2.00-2.50, instances 3.00 higher on
few late sales. Cows mostly 3.00,
instances 4.00 higher. Bulls firm to
1.00 higher. Slaughter supply
mainly choice slaughter steers,
around 25% heifers, 15% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
choice and prime 24 1050-1325 lbs.
68.00- few closing sales 70.00
70.50. Choice 24 950-1275 lbs. 67.00
69.00. closing 67.50-69.00. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 900-1225 lbs.
66.00- Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
64.0066.00. Mostly good 2-3 1025-
1275 lb. holsteins 54.0069.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
choice and prime 24 900-1100 lbs.
66.5067.50, package late at 68.00.
Choice 24 850-1050 lbs. 65.0066.50.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 800-1000
lbs. 63.00-65.00. Good 2-3 750-975 lbs.
60.0063.00.
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Premium prices are paid
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717-442-4742
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COWS; (Closing Week Sales)
Breaking Utility and Commercial
24 36.00-38.00. Cutter and boning
utility 1-2 36.00-39.00. High yielding
boning utility 1-2 39.0041.00.
Canner and low cutter 1-2 33.00
36.00. Shelly canner 1-2 29.00-33.00.
4,100
5,400
4,800
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050
1900 lbs. 1.0046.00.
Wednesday’s weekly sheep
auction. Receipts around 350 head.
Demand light to moderate. Sup
plies uneven in weight and grade,
mostly wooled slaughter lambs.
Compared to last week, wooled
slaughter lambs weak, shorn
slaughter lambs firm, feeder
lambs steady in a very light test.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed
choice and prime with No. 1 pelts
two lots 80 head 110 lbs. 64.00-64.50.
Wooled 80-115 lbs. 53.5060.00.
FEEDER LAMBS. Choice and
fancy 60-100 lbs. 51.00-57.00.
SM 53.5060.00 SN 53.5060.00 SO
53.5060.00 SP 53.5060.00.
TA 64.00-Gnly TB None 'IC 64 00-
Unly I o None
FEEDERS; (Including about9oo
at the regular Thursday auction.)
For More Information Phone:
717-653-1102 or 717-653-2787
Monday - Friday 8 A.M. - 4 P.M. ask for Lynn or Wendy
Feeder steers and heifers steady.
Trading moderately active.
Demand good for steers, light to
moderate for heifers. Supply 300
800 lb. steers and 300609 lb
heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1; 300400 lbs.
few lots 62.0064.00; 400-500 lbs.
60.0067.75; 500-700 lbs. 58.0064.00,
one lot 601 lbs. 66.00 ; 700600 lbs.
59.0062.50.
Large Frame No. 2 Holsteins:
Few 475-1000 lbs. 41.0044.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1; Few 300400
lbs. 50.00-52.00. Few 400-500 lbs.
48.0065.00; 500600 lbs. 50.0056.00.
EB 60.0064.00 EC 60.0068.00 ED
58.0063.00 EE 60.0066.00 EF 59.00
62.00 EG Scarce GB 48.0052.00 GC
48.0055.00 GD 48.0058.00 GE
Scarce
CATTLE 372. Compared with
last weeks market, slaughter
steers grading Good & Choice
$1.75-$2.50 higher, Standard &
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Keister’s Livestock
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, Jan. 17
Report Supplied by PDA
• New modern dollie equipment to
move your pullets fast and
efficiently with minimum stress
to the pullets
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 21,1984—A7
Monday’s markets
not covered by
PDA due to holiday
Good 50 cents-$l higher. Slaughter
cows $l-|3.50 higher. High Choice
& Prime slaughter steers 69.50-73,
Choice 2-4 950-1300 lbs. 67.00-71.50,
High Good to Low Choice 65.5007,
Good 61.0065, few up to 66.60, few
Good & Choice holsteins 57.00
60.85, Standard 52.00-56.50. Choice
slaughter heifers 59.50-66.50,
couple 69.00, Good 55.00-59, few
Standard 45.35-51. Breaking Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
37.8042.85, few 43.75, Cutter &
Boning Utility Canner
& Low Cutters 32.25-35.75, Shells
down to 26.50. Yield Grade #llOOO
2135 lbs. slaughter bulls 46.35-54.85.
FEEDER CATTLE: Lot Large
Frame §1 450 lbs. feeder steers at
69.50.
CALVES 168. Individual Prime
vealer at 101.00, Choice 80.00-94,
few Good 69.00-83, few Standard &
Good 110-120 lbs. 50.00-58, 75-100
lbs. 42.0048, Utility 6080 lbs. 35.00-
42. FARM CALVES: Bulls $25
higher. Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs.
75.00- few down to 50.00, mostly
85.00-
HOGS 409. Barrows and gilts
steady. US No. 1-2 210-235 lbs.
barrows and gilts 52.00-53.50, No. 1-
3 2-250 lbs. 51.25-52, No. 2-3 190-270
lbs. 50.0051.25. US No. 1-3 280600
lbs. sows 40.0045, few 51.50, No. 2-3
300600 lbs. 34.00-40. Few Boars
28.00-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 279. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 14.0026 per
head, No. 1-3 35-55 lbs. 25.0033.50
per head.
SHEEP 42. Choice 80-115 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 59.5003.00.
Few Slaughter ewes 18.00-27.00.
GOATS 6: Few Large 35.00-55.00
per head.
Carlisle Livestock
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, January 17
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: Steers were 4.00
higher with active bidding; Heifers
were 1.00 higher; Cows were 3.00 to
4.00 higher and Fat Bulls were 1.00
higher. Steers- Choice 64.00-67.25;
Holsteins 58.25-62.75; Good 58.00
63.00; Holsteins 51.75-57.85;
Medium 57 down. Heifers- Choice
61.25-64.85; Good 56.25-59.00;
Medium 48.00 down. Cows- Strong
demand. Utility & Commercial
37.00- Cutter 34.50-37.50;
Canner & Low Cutter 32.00-35.00;
Shells 31.00 down. Fat Bulls- Good
50.00- Medium 43.85-45.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Light run,
prices higher than last week.
Steers- Good (5004)00 lbs.) 50.00
56.00; Medium 37.00-40.00. Heifers
(2oo-400 lbs.) Good 55.0060.00;
Medium (460600 lbs. 47.50-52.50.
Bulls- (575600 lbs.) Good 49.50;
Medium 42.0043.00.
CALVES: Active. Vealers-
Choice 80.0090.00; Good 65.00
80.00; Standard & Good 50.0065.00;
Standard 42.00-55.00; Light or
Weak 42.00 down. Farm Calves-
Hol. Bulls 90.00102.00; Hoi. Heifers
81.0090.00.
HOGS: Mostly steady. US No. 1-2
51.00- US No. 1-3 49.60-51.50;
US No. 2-3 46.0049.50. Boars- 28.00-
34.00. Sows-1.00 lower. US No. 1-3
41.2546.00; No. 2-333.50-40.00.
FEEDER PIGS: US 1-3 (15-25
lbs.) 6.50-15.00 head; No. 1-3 (27-35
lbs.) 18.00-19.00 head No. 1-3 (4540
lbs.) 20.00-29.00 head.
SHEEP: Lambs- Steady, Good
53.00- Ewes- 16.00-22.00.
Goats- Large 52.00-60.00; Medium
& Small 19.00-38.00. •
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