Livestock market and auction news
Wednesday markets not covered
by USDA & PDA due to holiday
Oklahoma Cattle
Tuesday, July 3
Estimated Receipts: 1,700
Same Day Last Week; ■ 17,482
Feeder steers steady to firm.
Steer demand good. Feeder
heifers, No. 1 muscled steady,
lower grade 1.00 off. Heifer
demand fair. Bulk supply medium
frame 1 and mixed 1-2 400-750 lb.
steers and heifers; cows near 10%.
Actual auction sales 1669 head.
Next auction Thursday July 5.
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FEEDER STEERS: Medium
few large frame 1 235 lb. bulls
76.25; 495 lb. bulls 63.00; 575-600 lb.
64.00-66.60; 600800 lb. 61.2063.00;
800-900 lb. 59.20-60.20; Medium and
large frame mixed 1-2170 lb. 85.50;
375-500 lb. 64.0068.25; 500600 lb.
59.5064.00; 600800 lb. 59.0062.00,
part load 600 lb. 63.90; 885 lb. 57.60;
Medium frame 2 few 550675 lb.
57.0069.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
few large frame 1495 lb. 55.80; 400-
500 lb. very fleshy; 51.5063.50; 550-
725 lb. 56.0068.30, instances 53.50-
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mixed 1-2170 lb. 71.00; 1651b.60.50;
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Omaha Weekly
Thursday, July 5
WEEKLY CATTLE 51. Fed cattle
prices ranged 1.00-2.00 higher this
holiday shortened week, marking
the highest levels since early May.
Upturns in dressed beef values
along with an urgent need by
packers to fill near term slaughter
requirements provided the im
petus for the advance. Well
finished offerings, with weight,
still commanded the best interest
Although all kinds shared in the
upturn.. Overall finish again
proved mediocre. Cows .50-1.00
higher. Bulls steady.
Estimated 4 day receipts
(holiday-week) 5,700: Actuals last
week 9,253 and last year 12,394.
Steers comprised 46 pet of the
week’s receipts; Heifers 37 pet;
cows 13 pet; feeders 3 pet.
WANTED
STEERS: At the close, load
reputation fed choice 2-4 near 1250
lbs. 68.50. Scattered loads and part
loads choice 2-41050-1300 lbs. 66.00-
68.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3
1000-1150 lbs. 64.0066.50. Few good
61.5063.50. Mixed good and choice
2-3 1150-1350 lb. holsteins 55.00-
58.00.
HEIFERS: Load choice 2-3 near
1025 lbs. 66.00. Scattered loads and
part loads choice 2-4 950-1075 lbs.
64.0065.50. Mixed good and choice
2-3 900-1050 lbs. 62.0064.00. Good
59.5062.00.
Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for 900-1100 lb. choice
steers 65.50, 1100-1300 lbs. 67.03.
Average cost steers 64.51, average
weight 1131 lbs.; as compared 64.04
and 1150 lbs. a week ago. Average
cost heifers 63.48, average weight
999 lbs.; as compared 62.69 and 988
lbs. a week ago.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
commercial 2-3 42.0044.00. Cutter
and boning utility 1-2 39.0043.25,
high dressing to 44.00. Canner and
low cutter 36.00-39.00.
BULLS; 1-2 45.5062.75, mostly
48.0060.00.
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Slaughter steers and heifers
were fully 1.00 to 2.00 higher on
Monday and were not tested the
balance of the week. Trading was
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fairly active on steers and
moderate on heifers. Demand
continued best for over 1100 lbs.
Steers and on over 925 lbs. Heifers,
although an expanded outlet
existed for lighter weights com
pared with a week ago. Cows and
bulls mostly 1.00 lower for the
week. Receipts this week about
1500 as compared to 1638 a week
■ago and 1534 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
24, mostly 3 1050-1175 lbs. 64.00-
66.50, load 1090 lbs. 67.00. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 975-1150 lbs.
62.0063.50 Good 2-3 950-1200 lbs.
58.0063.00. Few part loads good,
few choice 2 1075-1350 lbs.
Holsteins 50.00-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 900-1050 lbs. 62.5085.00,
load 3 975 lbs. 65.25, mostly 63.00-
64.50, few 4 900-1050 lbs. 59.0081.00.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 875-975
lbs. 60.0062.00; 825675 lbs. 59.00-
60.00. Good 800-975 lbs. 55.0060.50.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 26 41.0043.00. Cutter
and boning utility 1-2 37.0041.50.
Canner and low cutter 34.00-37.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1800 lbs.
46.0062.00, mostly 48.0060.00.
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, July 2
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 66.00;
r ou in 36 hours
CO.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 7,1984—A7
Veal Calves 60.00-76.50; Vealer
Bull Calves to 87.00; Slaughter
Calves 40.00-55.00; Grassers &
Feeders 34.00-48.50; Lambs 40.00-
52.00; Sheep 12.00-25.50; Hogs, 200
to 250 45.00-53.50; Sows 34.0039.00;
Boars 28.0035.50; Pigs each 12.00-
34.00; Heifers 40.00-45.50; Steers no
top steers; Steers, feeder 42.00-
54.00; Bulls 42.0053.00; Cows,
utility 41.0045.00; Cows, fat 39.00
43.50; Cows, medium 37.00-40.00;
Cows, poor or small 22.00-35.00;
Cattle Market steady; Calf Market
steady; Horses small 210.00;
Ponies 65.00; Goats each to 35.00.
CATTLE: Receipts this week
about 1,450, a week ago 2,008, and a
year ago 2,210. Trading moderate.
Choice and better steers steady to
.50 higher, demand light on good
and prices steady to weak.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; .50-
LOO higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice,
few prime 3-4 1200-1350 lbs. 66.50
67.00. one load 67.50. Choice 2-4
1050-1300 lbs. 65.00-66.50 ; 2-3 1000-
1050 lbs. 64.00-65.00. Mixed good
and choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs. 62.50
64.00. Few good 2 900-1100 lbs.
57.0060.00. Mostly choice 2-3 1300
1600 lbs. holsteinss4.so-56.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 9001100 lbs. 63.0065.00.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 8501000
lbs. 60.0063.00. Good 2 750950 lbs.
55.0059.00.
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