Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, May 24
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 3,300
Week Ago 3,700
Year Ago 3,400
Compared with last week’s
close, Slaughter Steers steady to
.50 lower. Slaughter Heifers .50
1.00 lower. Cows 1.00-2.00 lower.
Bulls steady. Slaughter supply
mainly choice Slaughter Steers
and Heifers, around 10% Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-41050-1300 lbs.
65.0065.50. Choice 2-410001300 lbs.
64.0065.00. 1 Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 9001200 lbs. 62.5064.50.
Good 2-3 9001175 lbs. 60.0062.50.
Standard to Good 2-3 10501350 lbs.
Holsteins 52.00-58.00, package
60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 9001100 lbs.
62.5063.00, several 62.50, package
late 63.25. Choice 2-4 8501100 lbs.
61.5062.50. Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 8001000 lbs. 59.0061.50. Good 2-
3 750950 lbs. 56.0059.00.
COWS: (Closing week sales)
breaking Utility and Commercial
24 40.0043.00. Cutter and boning
Utility 1-2 40.0043.00. Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 40.0043.00. High
yielding Boning Utility 1-2 43.00
44.00, few 44.50. Canner and low
Cutter 1-2 38.0040.00. Shelly canner
1-2 34.00-38.00; few 600-700 lbs.
27.00-
BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-2000 lbs.
49.00- individual YG 1865 lbs.
54.50.
Wednesday’s weekly sheep
auction. Receipts around 300 head.
Compared to last week, spring and
shorn Slaughter Lambs generally
steady. Trading moderately active
for spring lambs over 90 lbs., slow
for other classes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Spring;
Mixed Good and choice 60-90 lbs.
50.00-52.00. Mixed Choice and
Prime 60-110 lbs. 58.00-63.00.
Shorn: few mostly Choice 105-110
lbs. 52.00-57.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Few 60-70
lbs. 45.5052.50.
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FEEDERS: (Including around
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tion.) Trading slow to moderate on
feeder steers, moderate to active
for feeder heifers. Feeder steers
unevenly 1.003.00 lower, most
decline on fleshy lots. Feeder
heifers steady.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and large frame 1-2; 300500 lbs.
60.0063.00; 500600 lbs. 58.0061.00;
600700 lbs. 54.0058.00; 700600 lbs.
52.0058.00.
Large Frame No. 2 Holsteins;
300500 lbs. 48.0050.00; 500700 lbs.
45.0046.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and large frame 1: 300-500 lbs.
54.0056.50; 500700 lbs. 51.0056.00;
700600 lbs. 50.0054.00.
Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, May 23
Cattle Auction Close and Weekly
Trends:
Estimated Receipts
Same Day Last Week: 13,726
In afternoon trading feeder
steers weak compared to this
mornings levels; feeder heifers
steady. For the day & compared to
Tuesday feeder steers firm to 50
cents higher. Feeder heifers 1.00
higher. Demand good early, turned
moderate in afternoon trading.
Bulk supply medium frame 1 and
mixed 1-2 550-900 lb. feeder steers
and 500-750 lb. heifers. Actual
auction sales Tuesday 17,600 head.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and large frame 1 460# 70.50 ; 490#
62.90 ; 500-600# 64.00-70.10; 600-700#
61.4053.80; 700-800# 59.7052.50;
800-900# 59.0050.40 bulk 59.7050.40;
900-1000# 57.9059.80.
Lots mixed medium and small
frame 1 535 lb. 63.00 ; 650 lb. also
53.00; 720 lbs. 59.70; 785 lb. 58.10.
Medium and large frame mixed 1-2
500500 lb. 59.0053.20, lot thin 550
lb. 65.25; 600700 lb. 58.0061.00, few
lots 61.0052.50; 700900 lb. 57.00
59.80, mostly 58.00 up.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and few large frame 1 400500#
57.0058.80; 500775# 55.4057.00, lot
575# 58.15; 810# fleshy 55.00 ; 945#
fleshy 52.70 lots mixed medium
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and small frame 1 500-700 lb. 53.00- 65.86 and 1146 lbs. last week.
®j- 75 ; Average cost Heifers 64.37,
Medium and large frame mixed 1-2 average weight 992 lbs. as corn
-465 lb. thin 55.75 ; 500-725 lb. 52.00- pared to 63.57 and 1002 lbs. last
55.50. week
Medium frame 2 375-500 lb. 50.00- SLAUGHTER COWS: Few
54.00; few 600-775 lb. 48.25-51.00. breaking Utility and Commercial
For The Week: Feeder steers 2-3 42.2546.50. Cutter and Boning
and heifers weak to 1.00 lower. Utility 1-2 38.00-43.00, High
Large receipts a major factor. Dressing to 44.50. Canner and Low
Slaughter cows, utility and com- Cutter 34.50-39.00.
mercial 50 cents to 1.00 lower with SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1-2 1400-
canner and cutter 2.00-3.00 lower. 2100 lbs. 48.75-55.00, 1000-1400 lbs
Bulls 3.004.00 lower. 45.50-51.75.
Omaha Weekly
Thursday, May 24
Report supplied by USDA
Slaughter Steers and Heifers
trended weak to .50 lower this
week. Demand held good even
though boxed beef levels declined
and carcass prices held just steady
with the previous week. Slaughter
cows 2.004.00 lower. Slaughter
Bulls steady.
Estimated 5 day receipts 12,000;
actuals last week 13.700 and 12,700
last year. Steers comprised 45 pet.
of the week’s receipts, Heifers 41
pet., Cows 8 pet. and Feeder Cattle
4 pet.
11,000
SLAUGHTER STEERS: On the
close, scattered loads and lots
Choice 2-4 1050-1300 lbs. 66.00-68.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 950-1250
lbs. 64.00-66.00.
Slaughter Heifers: Scattered
loads and lots Choice 2-4 950-1125
lbs. 64.00-65.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 900-1100 lbs. 62.00-64.00.
Few Good 60.00-63.00.
Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900-1100 lb.
Steers 66.00; 1100-1300 lbs. 67.00.
Average cost Steers 65.65, average
weights 1154 lbs. as compared to
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Tuesday, May 22,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 384. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers about steady. Slaughter
cows 1.00, mostly 2.00 lower. High
Choice & Prime 65.2M7.75, Choice
Yield Grade 241050-1090 lbs. 63.50-
66.10, few Choice Holsteins 59.35-
61.25, Good 57.75-63.50, few
Holsteins 55-58.25, Standard 47.75-
55.50. Few Choice slaughter heifers
59.25-66.00, few Good 52.5056.75,
few Standard 48-51.00. Breaking
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 44.1047.10, Couple to 51.00,
Cutter & Boning Utility 41.5045.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 3942.00,
Shells down to 32.00. Yield Grade
#1 1200-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls 48-
54.35, Couple to 59.00.
FEEDER CATTLE. Medium
Frame #l4OO-800 lbs. feeder steers
& bulls 50-60.00, Couple to 66.00.
CALVES 160. Choice Vealers 65-
77.00, Couple to 84.00, Good 60-
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SHEEP 34. Few Choice 65-70 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 52-60.00,
few Good 40-70 lbs. 42-45.00.
Slaughter ewes 10.00-21.00.
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Pre-holiday trading slow, demand
light for veal; no sales reported for
Prime Special Fed Veal. Good and
Choice Boning Veal 2.00 lower in
limited test and comparison; in
shipped not tested. Compared to
last week, Spring Lamb fully
steady.
VEAL CARCASS
Prime (Special Fed)
Hide On
220-280 lbs. no sales reported.
Good & Choice
Boning Type
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lbs. LTD 98.00, 2.00 lower; 55-64
lbs. LTD 96.00 ; 45-54 lbs. LTD
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Inshipped: No sales reported.
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