Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, May 3
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts
This Week
Week Ago
Year Ago
Compared to last week’s close,
Slaughter Steers and Heifers 1.00-
1.50 lower. Cows fully 2.00 lower.
Bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter
supply mainly Choice Slaughter
Steers and Heifers, around 10%
Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
(Through mid-week) Mixed Choice
and Prime 2-4 1050-1275 lbs. 66.00,
load and part load early 66.50.
Choice 241000-1275 lbs. 65.00-66.00;
950-1000 lbs. 64.00-65.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 24 900-1225 lbs.
63.5065.50. Good 2-3 9001150 lbs.
61.0063.50; 850900 lbs. 60.0062.00.
Standard to mostly Good 2-3 1050
1400 lb. Holsteins 52.0060.00 early.
Standard and Good 2-3 10001300
lbs. 46.0056.00, few closing sales
46.0052.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
(Throughmid-week) Mixed Choice
and Prime 24 9001125 lbs. 64.00,
package 64.50 early. Choice 24 850
1075 lbs. 62.5064.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 8001000 lbs. 60.00
62.50. Good 2-3 750975 lbs. 57.00
60.00.
COWS: (Closing week sales)
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Breaking Utility and Commercial
24 38.0040.00. Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-2 38.0040.00. High-
Yielding Boning Utility 1-2 40.00.
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 34.00
38.00. Shelly Canner 1-2 31.0034.00.
4,500
5,200
4,100
BULLS: YG 1-2 11002100 lbs,
45.0052.00, closing 45.0049.00.
Individual YG 11600 lbs. 50.25 late.
FEEDERS; (including around
1,500 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Trading uneven, demand
slow to moderate. Feeder Steers
400700 lbs. mostly 2.004.00 lower,
except for a few thin lots in that
weight range selling 2.004.00
higher. Steers over 700 lbs.
generally steady. Feeder Heifers
under 500 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower, over
500 lbs. mostly steady, except a
few thin lots up to 3.00 higher.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1: 300400 lbs.
few 67.5069.25, one lot Missouri
gold label 69.75; 400-500 lbs. 60.00
66.00, one lot Missouri gold label
68.00 ; 500600 lbs. 58.0066.00, few
thin lots 68.0070.00. 600600 lbs.
54.0067.00, one thin lot 685 lbs.
58.50; 8001000 lbs. 58.0069.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1 300-500 lbs.
52.00-56.00, two lots Missorui gold
label 57.00-58.50 ; 500-600 lbs. 52.00-
54.00, two thin lots 57.00-59.00; 600-
800 lbs. 51.75-52,50. Medium and
Large Frame 1-2; 550-800 lbs.
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Heiferettes 47.5060.50. Few Cow-
Calf Pairs four to eight year old
cows 966 lbs. 432.00 per pair.
Keister’s Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, May 1
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 404: Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers 1.002.00 lower. Slaughter
cows .501.75 lower. Few High
Choice & Prime slaughter steers
66.7568.60, Choice 1025-1450 lbs.
64.0067.60, Good 57.0063.00, few
Holsteins 53.0065.00, Standard
48.00-53.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 60.0065.60, few Standard
50.0063.50. Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 40.85-
43.85, couple 46.85, Cutter St Boning
Utility 39.5042.50, Canner & Low
Cutter 36.00-39.50, Shells down to
32.00. Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 54.2565.00. Yield Grade #1
1000-2010 lbs. slaughter bulls 45.50-
52.75, one 56.85, couple down to
39.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Medium Frame #1 500-790 lbs.
feeder steers 50.00-58.00.
CALVES 161: Few choice
vealers 75.00-91.00, few good 65.00-
72.00, Standard & Good 70-105 lbs.
47.00-59.00, Utility 65-90 lbs. 40.00-
45.00.
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FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-130 lbs. 76.00-130.00, mostly
95.00-120.00, few Holstein Heifers
90-110 lbs. 55.00-59.00.
HOGS 673; (Mon. 4:30:84)
Barrows and gilts .50 lower. US No.
1-2 210-235 lbs. barrows and gilts
48.50-49.50, few 50.25, No. 1-3 200-
250 lbs. 47.75-48.50, No. 2-3 190-250
lbs. 40.00-47.00. US No. 1-3 340-600
lbs. sows 38.50-43.50, No. 2-3 270-500
lbs. 32.00-38.50. Boars 33.00-39.00.
FEEDER PIGS 326: US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 28.00-44.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-55 lbs. 32.00-52.50
per head.
SHEEP 17: Few Choice 25-75 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 54.00-59.00.
Few Slaughter ewes 12.00-29.00.
GOATS 25: Few Kids 5.00-15.00
per head, Large 12.00-32.00, in
dividual 47.00 per head.
Carlisle Livestock
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, May 1
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: Steers: Steady. Good
60.25-63.25; Good Holsteins 57.50-
59.85; Medium 57 down. Heifers:
Steady, mostly Holsteins offered.
Good 54.00-56.00; Medium 53.00
down. Cows: 1.00 higher. High
Yield; Average 39.00-44.00; Big
Middle to 39.75; Fatty Herf to
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42.00; Shelly 37.00 down. Fat Bulls:
Medium 46.50-52.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good run.
Next week will be the last Special
Spring Feeder Sale. Steers (300-550
lb.): Steady. Medium-Good 50.00-
63.00; Culls 49.00 down. Steers (600-
850 lb.): 1.00 higher. Choice 57.00-
62.50; Medium 53.00 down. Heifers
(all weights): 1.00 higher. Choice
54.00-57.00; Good 42.00-54.00;
Medium 48.00 down. Bulls (all
weights): Good 52.00-54.00;
Medium 50.00 down.
VEAL CALVES: Choice 90.00-
102.50; Good 70.00-90.00; Medium
55.00-70.00; Light/Weak 50.00
dwon. Farm Bulls; 95.00-109.00;
Farm Heifers to 85.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts: 1.00
higher. 210-250 lbs. 47.0(149.00;
over 260 lb. 43.0047.50; under 210
42.00-44.50.
SOWS: Steady. Over 4501 b. 47.00-
48.25; under 45038.50-42.00.
FEEDER PIGS (by the hd): (35-
42 lbs.) 42.0047.00. (25-30 lbs.)
30.00-39.00.
SHEEP: Choice 65.00-71.00.
Ewes- 8.00-18.00. Goats: (Lg) 25.00-
31.00 (hd); Sm./Med. 19.00-22.00
(hd.).
Next State Graded Pig Sale,
Friday May 11,1:30 P.M.
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