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livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, May 10
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 3,500
Week Ago 4,400
Year Ago 4,000
Compared to the previous week’s
close, Slaughter Steers weak to .50
lower. Slaughter Heifers generally
steady. Cows fully 3.00-4.00 higher.
Bulls mostly 3.00 higher. Slaughter
supply mainly choice Slaughter
Steers and Heifers, around 10%
Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1300 lbs.
65.00- early, not tested late.
Choice 2-4 1000-1300 lbs. 64.50-66.00,
mostly 64.50-65.50 ; 950-1000 lbs.
63.00- Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 900-1225 lbs. 63.0065.00. Good 2-
3 900-1175 lbs. 60.5063.00; 850-900
lbs. 57.00-59.00. Standard to Good 2-
31025-1300 lb. Holsteins 52.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 875-1100 lbs.
63.0064.00, closing sales 64.00.
Choice 2-4 850-1050 lbs. 61.5064.00,
Closing 62.5064.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 59.00-
62.50. Good 2-3 750-975 lbs. 56.00-
60.00.
COWS: (closing week sales)
breaking Utility and Commercial
24 41.0044.00. Cutter and boning
Utility 1-2 41.0044.00. High-
Yielding Boning Utility 1-2 44.00,
few 45.00. Canner and Low Cutter
1-2 38.0041.00. Shelly canner 1-2
34.00-38.00.
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BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1900 lbs,
48.0062.00.
Wednesday’s weekly sheep
auction. Receipts around 275 head.
Compared to last week, shorn
slaughter lambs under 110 lbs.
steady to weak, over 110 lbs.
steady to 5.00 higher. Spring
Slaughter Lambs firm in a light
test. Not enough of any other class
to test market trends.
WOOLED: Scarce
SPRING: Mixed Choice and
Prime 60-80 lbs. 55.0060.00.
SHORN: Mostly Choice and Few
Prime 90-110 lbs. 51.0064.00. Mixed
Choice and Prime 110-135 lbs. 59.00-
60.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility to
Good 100-140 lbs. 7.00-12.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Scarce.
FEEDERS: (including around
1,200 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder Steers mostly
2.00 higher. Feeder Heifers steady
to 1.00 lower. Trading and demand
moderate, supplies steers under
900 lbs. and Heifers under 600 lbs.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1: 300400 lbs.
65.00- 400-500 lbs. 62.00-66.00,
two lots 70.25-70.50 ; 500-700 lbs.
60.00- 700-800 lbs. 57.0059.00.
Medium and Large Frame 1-2 Few
350500 lbs. 54.5053.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1: 300500 lbs.
51.0056.00; 500500 lbs. 52.0058.00.
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Monday, May 7
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 364. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows steady to 1.25 higher. High
Choice & Prime Yield Grade 2-4
1100-1300 lbs. slaughter steers
64.2567.50, Choice Holsteins 56.75-
61.75, Good 5761.50, few 63.50,
Good Holstein 53.2567.00, Standard
4563.25, few Utility 42-45.00, Choice
slaughter heifers 61.2565.50, few
Good 5069.00, few Standard 45-
48.00. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 43.25-46.50,
Couple to 48.00, Cutter & Boning
Utility 39-44.00, Canner & Low
Cutter 36.75-39.50, Shells down to
32.00. Couple Choice slaughter
bullocks 57.2569.25. Yield Grade #1
975-1665 lbs. slaughter bulls 45-
56.50.
FEEDER CATTLE. Medium
Frame #1 350-800 lbs. feeder steers
40-50.00, few to 59.00.
CALVES 193. Few Choice
Vealers 69-81.00, few Good 58-70.00,
Standard 70-110 lbs. 51-61.00 few
Utility 60-85 lbs. 45-50.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
90-130 lbs. 65-113.00, mostly 75-
100.00, few Holstein Heifers 90-130
lbs. 60-70.00.
HOGS 252. Barrows & gilts
steady to 1.00 lower. One lot US No.
1-2 225 lbs. barrows & gilts at 48.00,
No. 1-3 215-250 lbs. 44.50-47.00, No.
1-3160-200 lbs. 39.25-42.00. US No. 1-
3 300-600 lbs. sows 37.5043.50,
Individual at 46.25. Boars 32-38.25.
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FEEDER PIGS 221. US No. 1-3
25-40 lbs. feeder pigs 27-37.00 per
head, No. 1-3 60-90 lbs. 40.50-50.00
per head, Utility 10-20 lbs. 6.00-
16.50 per head.
SHEEP 33. Few Choice 30-100
lbs. Spring slaughter lambs 58-
70.00, Slaughter ewes 12-18.00.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, May 7
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 310. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows steady to weak. Few Choice
slaughter steers 60.5062.50, Good
57.5061.00, Standard 5468.00, few
Utility 44-49.00. Few Good
slaughter heifers 53.50-56.00,
Standard 4560.00, Utility 43-45.50.
Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 40.50-44.50, few
45.50, Cutter & Boning Utility 37-
41.00, Canner & Low Cutter 31-
37.50, Shells down to 26.00. Yield
Grade #1 1100-1800 lbs. slaughter
bulls 4965.00, Yield Grade §2 900-
1300 lbs. 44.50-48.00.
FEEDER CATTLE. Medium
Frame #1 350-650 lbs. feeder cattle
53-64.00, few Medium Frame #2
400-700 lbs. 48-51.00; Medium
Frame #1 380-600 lbs. feeder
heifers 44-55.00; few Medium
Frame #1 400-650 lbs. feeder bulls
46-59.00.
CALVES 184. Few Choice
Vealers 84-95.00, Good 66-81.00,
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 49-
60.00, 60-85 lbs. 44-50.00, Utility 55-
100 lbs. 28-38.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
90-120 lbs. 70-105.00.
HOGS 230. Barrows & gilts 75
cents to 1.00 lower. US No. 1-2 210-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 46.7547.75,
No. 1-3 205-250 lbs. 4646.85, few No.
2-3 260-280 lbs. 4445.00. few No. 1
180-190 lbs. 4143.00. No. 1-3 300-550
lbs. sows 4044.00. No. 2-3 350-600
lbs. 3540.50. Boars 31-35.25.
FEEDER PIGS 31. US No. 1-3 30-
40 lbs. feeder pigs 25-36.00 per
head, few No. 1-3 75-80 lbs. 3941.00
per head.
SHEEP 104. Spring slaughter
lambs steady to strong. High
Choice & Prime 80-100 lbs. Spring
slaughter lambs 72.50-77.00, one lot
at 81.00, Good lbs. Spring
slaughter lambs 58-61.00.
Slaughter ewes 9-15.00. Goats 9;
10.00-26.00 per head.
Carlisle Livestock
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, May 8
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: Steers; Good run,
steady prices. Choice 63.00-65.50
(Light); Good 58.0063.00; Medium
57 down. Heifers: Choice 56.00-
58.25; Good 53.00-55.85; Medium
53.00 down. Cows: .75 to 1.50 lower
but active; Earlybird Pen 2.00
higher. High Yield 44.85-46.50;
Average 41.5064.00; Big Middle
37.85-39.50; Fatty Herf to 45.00;
Shelly 37.00 down. Fat Bulls: Good
53.5067.00; Medium 46.50-50.90.
FEEDER CATTLE: Large run
with every active bidding on all
feeders; large crowd in at
tendance. Steers (300-5501 b.): 1.00
lower. Good 59.5001.00; Medium
47.00 down. Steers (600-850 lb.):
Choice 57.00-59.75; Medium 53.00
down. Heifers (all weights):
Choice 53.00-55.50; Good 48.00
53.00; Medium 47.00 down. Bulls
(all weights): Good & Choice 50.00
57.50; Medium 49.00 down.
VEAL CALVES; Steady. Choice
90.00-103.00; Good 70.00-90.00;
Medium 50.00-70.00; Light/Weak
50.00 down. Farm Bulls; 90.00-
109.00; Farm Heifers 70.0W15.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts: Strong
demand; .50 to 1.00 higher. 210-250
lbs. 48.00-49.50; over 260 lb. 44.00-
48.85; 2&3’s 39.50-43.75.
SOWS: Undersso lbs. 41.50-46.25.
2&3’s 38.50-41.50.
FEEDER PIGS (by the hd):
Very active; 6.00 higher. (25-35
lbs.) 25.00-45.00 head. (35-45 lbs.)
35.00-46.00 head.
SHEEP: Good 57.00-63.00. Ewes
-12.00-30.00. Goats: (Lg) to 31.00
(hd); Sm./Med. to 22.00 (hd.).
CORRECTION In last week’s
market report, the price for High
Yield cows was omitted. The price
was 44.00-48.60.
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