Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, April 5
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 3,700
Week Ago 3,900
Year Ago 5,100
Compared to last week’s close,
Slaughter Steers and Heifers
mostly 1.50 lower. Cows mostly
1.00 lower. Bulls steady. Slaughter
supply mainly Choice and Mixed
Good and Choice Slaughter Steers
and Heifers, around 10% Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1275 lbs
69.00- part load 69.50 early,
most tested late. Choice 2-4 950-
1275 lbs. 67.00-69.00, closing 67.00-
68.50. Load 1050 lbs. carrying
excessive mud 66.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 900-1225 lbs. 66.00-
68.00. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs. 63.50-
66.50. Mostly Good 2-3 1100-1350 lb.
Holsteins 55.00-61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 900-1075 lbs.
66.00- early, not tested late.
Choice 2-4 825-1050 lbs. 64.5066.00,
Closing 64.50-65.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 63.00-
65.00. Good 2-3 750-975 lbs. 60.00-
63.00.
COWS: (Closing week sales)
breaking Utility and Commercial
2-4 40.00-43.00. Cutter and boning
Utility 1-2 40.00-43.00. High
yielding boning Utility 1-2 43.00-
44.00, few 45.00. Canner and low
Cutter 1-2 36.00-40.00. Shelly canner
1-233.00-36.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1350 lbs.
49.00-54.00. Few YG 1 1350-1750 lbs.
54.50, couple 55.00 and 55.25.
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts around 375 head.
Demand Good. Supplies light to
moderate wooled and shorn
Slaughter Lambs .50-1.00 higher.
No price comparison on spring
lambs.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed
Choice and Prime wooled 100-130
BIG CLOVER...BIG
Plant Morßed.
Morßed Red Clover possesses the qualities that lead toward a
top yielding, short rotation hay and grazing legume.
Combined resistance to both Northern and Southern
Anthracnose
Northern and southern anthracnose can kill or greatly reduce the stand life of red clover
High resistance to powdery mildew
Contributes to early fade-out and reduces feed quality
Higher yield potential than Kenland or Kenstar
In 5 years of testing Morßed
outyieided Kenland by 4%
4
%
At $lOO per ton for hay that s $lB 00 per year per acre more fo r Morßed
Improved winterhardiness
The tougher a variety the better chance the crop has to produce throughout its expected
rotation
Vigorous growth and quick recovery
The higher the disease resistance the better the chance for the crop to fully express its potential
Seeding versatility
Morßed Red Clover is ideal for No-till pasture and meadow seedmgs in old grass stands Alone
for hay and pasture Morßed can also be seeded in standing small gram or on an early prepared
seed bed alone Morßed can be mixed seeded with grasses and small grains as part of a rota
tion or seeded in combination with other legumes—especially white clover along with grasses
for hay and pasture Farmers find that when used as part of a rotation red clover is helpful ,n
building the nitrogen level (or the gram fraction of the rotation
Morßed
BIG CLOVER YIELDS
lbs. 58.50-65.00 Shorn with No 1-2
pelts 90-130 lbs 61.50-65 00.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS
50-70 lbs. 66.00-71.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 90-105 lbs. 12.50-13.50.
FEEDERS: (Including around
1,600 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder Steers and
Heifers trading firm. Demand and
attendance good. Quality of
receipts better than last couple of
weeks.
FEEDER STEERS; Medium
and Large Frame 1; 300-600 lbs.
63.00- couple lots 350-450 lbs.
70.00- ; 600-700 lbs. 62.00-66.00;
few 700-900 lbs. 61.0064.00. Medium
and Large Frame 1-2; few 350-500
lbs. 56.0060.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1: 300-500 lbs.
51.00- few lots reputation
58.0060.00; 500600 lbs. 52.00-56.00.
Medium and Large Frame 1-2; few
400-500 lbs. 48.00-52.00.
Leesport Livestock
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, April 4,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 383. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers & cows mostly
steady. Choice 1000-1230 lbs.
slaughter steers 65-68.10, In
dividual at 69.10, Good 59-66.10,
Good & Choice 1250-1450 lbs.
Holsteins 60-63.25, Standard 51.50-
56.85, few Utility & Low Standard
46-47.50. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 58.5060.85, Good 52.10-
57.00, few Standard 49.25-50.50.
Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 43.10-45.50. few
48.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 40-
43.35, Canner & Low Cutter 35.85-
40.50, Shells down to 29.00. Good
slaughter bullocks 53-55.50, few
Good & Choice to 65.00, few
Standard 50.75-53.75. Yield Grade
HI 1265-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls
In 17 years of testing Morßed
outyieided Kenstar by s°o
50.2 a “Jtl J, liui I! U OU > it VV
Yield Grade #2 11 jo-1490 lbs 4* 50-
49.75.
FEEDER CATTLE. Urge &
Medium Frame #1 350-590 lbs.
feeder steers 6067.00, Urge
Frame #2 450-850 lbs. 41-47.50, few
Urge & Medium Frame #1 feeder
bulls 400600 lbs. 62.5063.75, few
Urge Frame #2 425-550 lbs. feeder
bulls 4245.00.
CALVES 117. Velalers steady to
strong. Few ghoice Vealers 83-
93 00, few Good 65-76.00, Few
Standard & Good 110-125 lbs. 58-
60.00, 90-110 lbs. 52-55.00, 75-90 lbs.
45-50.00, few Utility 90-120 lbs. 40-
51.00. 5065 lbs. 30-42.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
90-120 lbs. 59-107.00, mostly 90-
104.00. Few Holstein Heifers 100-
115 lbs. 5462.00.
HOGS 332. Barrows & gilts 1.00-
1.25 higher. US No. 1-2 215-245 lbs.
barrows & gilts 49.25-50.10, No. 1-2
200-270 lbs. 48.85-49.60, few down to
46.25, one lot No. 1-3 175 lbs. at
45.50. Sows: Under 500 lbs. 50 cents
to 2.50 higher, heavier weights 3.50-
4.50 higher. US No. 1-3 285-460
lbs./38.5042.50, few 45.00, sows 500-
580 lbs. 43.50-47.75, few Medium
285-440 lbs. 35.50-38.50. Boars 25-
30.50, light weights 34-38.00.
FEEDER PIGS 144. US No. 1-3
20-50 lbs. feeder pi 's 83-114 per
hundredweight, few No. 2-3 55-75
lbs. 63-76.00 per hundredweight.
SHEEP 161. Choice 25-40 lbs.
Spring slaughter lambs 88-106.00,
4000 lbs. 78-95.00, 60-70 lbs.
76.80.00, 70-120 lbs. 6005.00; few
Choice 100-120 lbs. Wooled
slaughter lambs 54-57.00.
Slaughter sheep 9-20.00. Goats 28:
few Large Adults 36-46.00. Kids:
30.00-43.00 per head. Good (few) 30-
40 lbs. spring lambs 82-89.00, 40-80
lbs. 65.00-72.00.
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CATTLE. Steers': Mostly
Holsteins offered. Medium to Good
to 56.00. Heifers: Mostly Holsteins
offered. Choice to 59.00; Good
51.00-55.00; Medium 50.00 down.
Cows: Mostly steady. High Yield
43.75-47.10; Average 38.5043.50;
Big Middle 36.75-38.00; Shelly 37.00
down. Fat Bulls; Mostly steady.
Medium 46.50-51.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers (300-
5501 b.): Medium 52.50-55.00; Dairy
Type 42.00-50.00. Steers (600450
lb.); Steady. Good 55.0060.00;
Medium 51.00-54.00; Dairy Type
43.0048.00. Heifers (all weights):
Mostly Holsteins, steady. Good
47.0049.00; Medium 46.00 down.
Bulls (all weights): Medium 48.00
down.
VEAL CALVES: Steady. Choice
80.00-95.00; Good 65.00-80.00;
Medium 50.00-65.00; Light/weak
50.00 down. Farm Bulls: 90.00-
98.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts: Mostly
steady to .25 lower. 210-250 lbs.
47.00-50.10; over 260 lb. 40.0046.25;
2 &3’s 43.7545.00.
SOWS: Heavy sows 1.00 lower;
light sows steady. Over 450 lb. 40.00-
46.25; under 450 41.00-46.50; In
dividual 49.75. Boars 2.00 higher;
35.00-39.00.
FEEDER PIGS (by the hd): 5.00
higher; (20-30 lbs.) 31.0045.00
head; (30401b5.) 39.0041.00; (45-55
lbs.) 48.00-51.00. Shoats (by the 1b)-
to 47.00.
SHEEP: Good 60.0008.00; Med.
54.0000. Ewes: 12.00-18.00 lb.
Goats: (Lg) 45.0049.00 (hd);
Sm./Med 19.00-35.00 (hd.). Family
45.00, (Spring Lamb & Goat Sale
Friday April 13th 2:00 p.m.)
ALFALFA YIELDS
Plant OLYMPIC.
Olympic Alfalfa’s high resistance to disease and overall hardiness
has made Olympic a preferred variety among growers seeking
high alfalfa yields.
Proven high yields over a wide area
Olympic Alfalfa has produced over 10 tons/ac(e in several trials
High resistance to anthracnose
Anthracnose is a hidden blight in alfalfa that s a threat wherever warm humid conditions persist
during the growing season It can reduce forage yields by as much as two tons per acre per
year Olympic Alfalfa s resistance to this yield stealer is as good as any variety needs to be in
any environment
Excellent overall disease and insect protection
Bacterial Spotted
Wilt Pea Aphid Alfalfa Aphid Resistance
Anthracnose
Moderate winterhardiness
For it s primary area of adaptation Olympic Alfalfa s wmterhardmess is fully adequate
Fast growth; early maturity
* Olympic Alfalfa matures about 5 days ahead of Vernal
Lancaster Firming, Saturday, April 7,1984-Al3
Carlisle Livestock
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, April 3
Report supplied by auction
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BIG ALFALFA YIELDS
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, March 30
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Trend not comparable
because of insufficient volume in
recent weeks. Supply included 258
in graded sale, sold in lots of 10 or
more; balance sold mainly in lots
of three or less.
FEEDERSTEERS
MEDIUM FRAME 1: Couple lots
565-610 lb. 65.50; few lots 790-670 lb.
62.50-63.50; one lot 695 lb. 57.50.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 1: One lot 590 lb. 68.00.
SMALL AND MEDIUM FRAME
1: One lot 720 lb. 62.50.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 1-2: Couple lots 580-690 lb.
57.50-58.00.
MEDIUM FRAME 2: One lot 410
lb. 59.75.
LARGE FRAME 2
HOLSTEINS: One lot 960 lb. 47.25
and one lot 290 lb. 46.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS
LARGE FRAME 1: One lot 490
lb. 60.00.
LARGE FRAME 1-2: One lot 590
lb. 49.50 and one lot 410 lb. 51.25.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, N. J.
Tuesday, April 3
Report supplied by auction
1472 head.
Calves 10.00-80.00; Cows 20.00
48.00; Easy Cows 16.00-43.50;
Heifers 26.00-52.00; Bulls 43.25-
54.75; Steers 47.50-56.00; Hogs
25.00- Roasting Pip, each
15.00- Kids 5.0055.00; Boars
25.0032.00; Sows 30.00-40.00; Sheep
6.0059.00; Lambs, each 20.00
66.00; Lambs, per lb. 62.50-85.00;
Goats, each 14.0060.00; Hides 3.00
32.00.
Very High
High
Mod High
Moderate
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Mod Low
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Low
Very Low
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