Al6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 26,1954
Livestock
Weekly Summary
Friday, May 25
Report Supplied PDA
Markets: 16.
CATTLE: 7969. Compared with
7943 head last week, and 8075 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market: Slaughter steers
steady to .50 lower, spots 1.50
lower; SI. heifers uneven; SI. cows
steady to 1.50 lower spots 2.00
lower; SI. bullocks weak to 2.00
lower; SI. bulls unevenly steady.
SI. steers: High Choice & Prime
No. 3-4,65.35-69.00; Choice NO. 24,
63.500-66.85; Good 57.50-63.50;
Standard 50.500-56.50. SI. heifers:
Choice 59.00-64.00; Good 52.50
59.50; Standard 47.5052.50. SI.
cows; Breaking Utility & Com
mercial 43.0047.75; Cutter &
Boning Utility 41.0045.50; Canner
& L. Cutter 35.0041.50; Shells down
to 26.00. SI. bullocks: Choice 55.50
59.25; Good 50.0056.50. SI. bulls;
Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-2350 lbs.
49.7556.50; Yield Grade No. 2, 900
1500 lbs. 46.0051.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
(few) Large Frame No. 1, 300-600
lbs. 60.00-68.00; Medium Frame
No. 1, 300-600 lbs. 50.0060.00; 600
850 lbs. 44.00-50.50. Heifers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 350-600 lbs.
41.50-50.00; Medium & Large
Frame No. 2, 300-700 lbs. 38.00
44.75. Bulls, Medium & Large
Frame No. 1, 350-800 lbs. 45.00
60.00.
CALVES: 3946. Compared with
3660 head last week and 3678 head a
year ago. Vealers Good & Choice
grades steady to 5.00 lower,
Standard & Good grades steady to
5.00 higher, (few) Prime 93.00
118.00; Choice 75.00-91.00; Good
60.00- (few) Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 60.00-70.00 ; 90-110 lbs.
55.00- ; 65-90 lbs. 45.0082.00;
Utility 50-100 lbs. 40.00-55.00.
FARM CALVES: Active. Hoi.
Bulls 90130 lbs. 60.00125.00,
mostly 80.00115.00; Hoi. Heifers
85-135 lbs. 60.0085 00.
HOGS: 7397. Compared with 6900
head last week and 7411 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts steady
to 1.00 lower. US No. 1-2 200-245 lbs.
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48.5051.00; No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
47.0048.85; No. 2-3 200-285 lbs.
45.0047.00; No. 1-3 140-190 lbs.
42.0047.00; Sows .50-2.00 lower. US
No. 1-3 300585 lbs. 36.0046.00; No.
2-3 300550 lbs. 30.0041.00. Boars
30.0036.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 1131. Com
pared with 897 head last week and
1023 a year ago. Feeder pigs 1.00
2.00 lower. US No. 15 2035 lbs.
20.0032.00 per head; No. 15 3050
lbs. 30.0045.00; No. 15 5085 lbs.
42.0051.50.
3 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES: 2592. Compared with 2130
head last week, and 2940 head a
year ago. All sales by CWT. Feeder
Pigs mostly 7.0020.00 lower. US
No. 1-2 2540 lbs. 84.00118.00, 4050
lbs. 70.00104.00, 5060 lbs. 74.00
94.00, 6070 lbs. 75.0092.00; US No.
2-3 3040 lbs. 76.00110.00.
SHEEP: 1443. Compared with
1611 head last week and 1285 head a
year ago. Steady to 1.00 lower,
spots 5.00 lower. High Choice &
Prime 50-100 lbs. 65.00-78.50;
Choice 50-100 lbs. 52.0069.00, 20-50
lbs. 65.00100.00; Good and Choice
25-70 lbs. 40.0052.00. SI. sheep:
10.0023.00.
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, May 21
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 89.00;
Veal Calves 70.00-86.00; Vealer
Bull Calves 80.00120.00; Slaughter
Calves 55.0070.00; Grassers &
Feeders 34.00-50.00; Lambs 40.00
64.00; Sheep 12.0021.00; Hogs, 200
to 250 42.0050.00; Sows 36.0042.00;
Boars 32.0038.50; Pigs each 12.00
32.00; Heifers 44.00-48.25; Steers
44.00-48.00; Steers, feeder 44.00
55.00; Bulls 49.00-54.75; Cows,
utility 42.0048.00, top 50.00; Cows,
fat 43.0047.50; Cows, medium
38.0042.00; Cows, poor or small
28.0036.00; Cattle Market real
good; Calf Market higher; Horses
small to 240.00; Ponies none;
Goats, each 10.0040.00.
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