Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, April 21, 1984, Image 15

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    St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, April 19
Receipts This Week 4,200
Week Ago 5,200
Year Ago 6,200
Compared to last week’s close,
slaughter steers and heifers
mostly .50 lower. Cows 1.00 higher.
Bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Slaughter
supply mainly choice and mixed
good and choice slaughter steers
and heifers, around 15% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
choice and prime 2-4 1025-1250 lbs.
67.50-68.00, part load 68.50; choice
2-4 1000-1275 lbs. 66.50-67.50. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs.
65.00- Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
1025-1350 lb. holsteins 54.00-60.50;
couple part load mixed good and
choice 2-31400 lbs. 61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
choice and prime 2-4 900-1125 lbs.
65.00- part load 66.00. Choice
24 850-1050 lbs. 63.5065.00; 800850
lbs. 62.0063.00. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 8001000 lbs. 61.0063.50.
Good 2-3 750975 lbs. 58.0061.00.
COWS: (Closing Week Sales)
Breaking utility and commercial 2-
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Livestock market and auction news
4 41.0045.00. Cutter and boning
utility 1-2 41.0045.00. Few high
yielding boning utility 45.00-46.00.
Canner and low cutter 1-2 34.00
37.00.
BULLS; YG 1-2 10501800 lbs.
49.00-54.00, closing sales 48.00
53.00. Few YG 1 early 55.00. In
dividual 1775 lbs. late 54.25.
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts around 400 head.
Trading slow, demand and sup
plies light compared to last week’s
auction. Wooled and spring
slaughter lambs 5.00-8.00 lower
than last week’s pre-Easter
trading.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed,
choice and prime wooled 80100 lbs.
57.0060.00.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Mixed choice and prime 50100 lbs.
68.0072.00.
SHORN SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Scarce.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few
utility to good 90120 lbs. 10.00
13.00.
FEEDER LAMBS; Few 60100
lbs. 55.5059.50.
SF 68.00-72.00; SG 68.00-72.00;
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SM j 7.00-60.00; SN None; SO 57.00
60.00; SP None; TA Scarce; TB
Scarce; TC Scarce; TD Scarce;
TF 10.0013.00; TG 10.0013.00.
Indiana Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thurs., April 19
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 189. Compared with
last Thursday’s market; SI. cows
fully 2.00 higher. SI. Steers (few)
Choice 64.50-67.00; Good 60.50
64.75; Standard 56.0060.75. SI.
heifers: Choice 61.5065.00; Good
57.0062.00; Standard 50.50-56.00.
SI. cows: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 45.0047.50; Cutter &
Boning Utility 41.0045.50, Canner
& L. Cutter 33.0041.00. SI. bulls:
Yield Grade No. 1, 10001800 lbs.
49.5055.00; Yield Grade No. 2,900
1500 lbs. 45.0050.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 350600 lbs.
56.00-59.00; (few) Large Frame
No. 2, 700900 lbs. 44.0046.00.8u11s
Medium Frame No. 1, 400600 lbs.
53.75-61.75.
CALVES: 144. (few) Choice
80.00-90.00; (few) Good 64.00-82.00;
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21,1984—A15
90120 lbs. 52.0057.00; 6085 lbs.
45.0053.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90
120 lbs. 70.00105.00; few Hoi.
Heifers 85-110 lbs. 68.0080.00.
HOGS; 237. Barrows and gilts
1.25 to mostly 1.50 lower. US No. 1-2
200250 lbs. 47.6048.50, No. 1-3 210
260 lbs. 47.0047.70; No. 2-3 200265
lbs. 45.0046.75; US No. 1-3 350500
lbs. 41.0043.75; few No. 2-3 400-600
lbs. 40.0041.50. Boars 30.0033.50.
FEEDER PIGS 44. US No. 1-3 30
40 lbs. 23.0030.00 per head; No. 1-3
5055 lbs. 32.0034.00.
SHEEP; 64. Spring si. lambs.
Choice 6070 lbs. 60.0061.25; Good
4050 lbs. 45.0055.25; Good 3845
lbs. 42.0046.00. SI. sheep: 12.00
22.00.
GOATS: 23.10.00-25.00 per head.
Carlisle Livestock
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, April 17
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: Steers: Mostly
Holsteins offered. Good 59.10-60.00;
Medium 57.00 down. Heifers;
Choice Individual 63.25; Good
31.00-35.25; Medium 50.00 down.
Cows: Steady- Individual 50.00;
High Yield 44.tKM8.00; Good 38.00-
44.00; Big Middle 33.0040.00;
Shelly 36 down. Fat Bulls: Good
55.75-55.85; Medium 45.25-50.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers (300-
550 lb.): Choice 62.00-71.00;
Medium to Good 52.00-57.00; Dairy
Type 46.0048.00. Steers (600450
lb.): Dairy Type 44.5049.00.
Heifers (all weights): Choice 53.00-
55.00; Good 46.00-51.50; Medium
45.00 down. Bulls (all weights):
Individual 61.00. Medium 47.00
down.
VEAL CALVES: 10.00 higher on
choice calves. Choice 90.00-108.00;
Good 70.00-90.00; Medium 55.00-
75.00; Light/Weak 50.00 down.
Farm Bulls: 104.00-125.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts: 2.00
lower. 210-250 lbs. 45.0047.85; over
260 lb. 39.5045.75; Under 210 43.25-
45.00; 2&3’s 42.0043.10.
SOWS: Heavy sows steady; light
sows 1.50 lower. Over 450 lb. 45.50-
49.50; under 450 39.0042.00. Boars:
30.75-36.50.
FEEDER PIGS (by the hd): 4.00
higher. (20-25 lbs.) 18.00-20.00; (30-
45 lbs.) 36.00-44.00; (50-73 lbs.)
39.00-
SHEEP: Lambs- Choice 67.00-
71.00; Med. 48.00-55.00. Ewes
-11.0- Goats: (Lg) 30.0043.00
(hd); Sm./Med. 7.00-26.00 (hd.).
Special Sale
Work Horses, Mules
And Driving Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
Friday, April 13
Report Supplied by Auction
273 head.
Load of lowa work horses,
singles 550.00-775.00; Virginia
work, pairs 1600.00-1950.00, singles
775.00-1050.00.
PA driving 500.00-800.00; NY
driving 750,00-825.00; PA driving
675.00-875.00; NJ driving 550.00-
1400.00; PA driving 650.00-900.00.
Local driving 500.00-1375.00;
mules, pairs 1300.00-2300.00;
singlessoo.oo-1850.00; workhorses,
singles 750.00-1075.00.
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