Livestock market and auction news
Leesport Livestock
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, May 30,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 321. Supply included
59% feeder cattle. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to 1.00
lower. Slaughter cows 50 cents to
1.50 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly
steady. Choice slaughter steers
1000-1270 lbs. 63.35-65.25, Good
58.75-63.75, Good & Choice
Holsteins 1250-1640 lbs. 55.85-58.85,
Standard 50-56.75, few to 58.50, few
Utility & Low Standard 43.25-48.50.
Choice slaughter heifers 900-1100
lbs. 58-60.75, Individual 62.60, few
Good 55-58.00, few Standard 49.50-
54.75. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 43.50-45.00,
few 52.50, Cutter & Boning Utility
4044.25, Canner & Low Cutter
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appetite goes down.
So does milk S fat production.
The dramatic reduction in feed
intake, especially the roughage
portion, is the primary problem
dairymen must cope with
during heat-stress periods to
keep their cows producing at an
economically profitable level
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37.25- Shells down to 32.00.
Few Choice slaughter bullocks
58.50-62.50, Good 54-59.00, Standard.
50.25- Yield Grade #1 1300-
2250 lbs. slaughter bulls 49.10-58.35,
mostly 53-55.00.
FEEDER CATTLE. Medium
Frame HI 325-670 lbs. feeder steers
60.50-67.00, Large Frame H 2 335-560
lbs. 52-58.00; few Medium Frame
HI 450-520 lbs. feeder heifers 39.50-
44.50; few Medium Frame #1 380
420 lbs. feeder bulls 6048.00, few
600-750 lbs. 45.50-52.00.
CALVES 182. Vealers grading
Standard & Low Good, steady to
5.Q0 higher. Few Choice Vealers 80-
92.00, Good 73-83.00, few Standard
& Good 110-120 lbs. 66-78.00, 90-110
lbs. 6048.00, 7045 lbs. 45-58.00,
Utility 55-40 lbs. 2540.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
85-130 lbs. 82.50-110.00, some down
means imbalance of critical
trace minerals and insufficient
energy intake This inevitably
leads to low milk and butterfat
production
Our biologically-available
forms of trace minerals
to 65.00, few Holstein Heifers 85-110
lbs. 66-76.00. Beef Cross Bull &
Heifers 75-130 lbs. 69-103.00, mostly
75-94.00.
HOGS 414. Barrows & gilts
unevenly steady. US No. 1-2 215-250
lbs. barrows & gilts 48.75-50.00, No.
1-3 200-260 lbs. 4749.00, mostly
48.5049.25, one lot No. 1-3185 lbs. at
45.25. Sows; Steady 1.00 lower. US
No. 1-3 295-500 lbs. sows 3841.50,
500-615 lbs. 41.2544.25. Few Boars
32-35.00, few Light Weights 33.50-
38.00.
FEEDER PIGS 285. US No. 1-3
20-30 lbs. feeder pigs 8048.00 per
hundredweight, No. 1-3 35-60 lbs.
70-92.00, No. 1-3 6045 lbs. 5346.00,
one lot Utility 30 lbs. at 78.00, few
Utility 65-95 lbs. 47-50.50.
SHEEP 91. High Choice & Prime
2545 lbs. spring slaughter lambs
7341.00, 70-115 lbs. 65-66.00, few
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Monday markets not
covered by USDA & PDA
Choice 45-55 lbs. 68-70.00, few Good
& Choice 85-110 lbs. 46-53.00, one lot
Good 45 lbs. at 56.00. Slaughter
sheep 8-25.00. Goats 35; Large
Adults 24-36.00 per head, few to
47.00, few Small Adults 16-22.00,
Large Kids 16-28.00, small Kids 8-
10.00.
up.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 2,1984—A13
holiday
due to
Slaughter Steers and Heifers
through Wednesday were fully 1.00
to 1.50 lower. Cows weak to mostly
1.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower.
Trading moderate and demand
generally light. Continued slow
beef movement and liberal
slaughter for last week were
weighing on purchase
requirements a live prices.
Receipts this week about 1523 as
compared to 1594 a week ago and
1476 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2- 1100-1250 lbs. 63.50-66.00, few to
67.00, late 63.50-64.50 including load
3- 1235 lbs. Wednesday at 64.50;
1000-1100 lbs. late 62.50-63.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-
1150 lbs. 61.50-62.50. Good 58.00-
62.00. Few Good and Choice 2-3
1200-1350 lbs. Holsteins 56 00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 2-4 925-1050 lbs. 61 50-63 50,
mostly 61 50-63 00, few low
dressing 3 900 lbs 58 00 Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 875-975 lbs
59.50-61.00. Good 850-975 lbs 55 00-
60.50.
COWS. Breaking Utility and few
Commercial 2-4 41.00-44.00. Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 39.00-42.50
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 35.00-
39.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1885 lbs.
46 00-51.00.
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Thursday, May 31
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