Livestock market and auction news
Omaha Weekly
Thursday, July 12
Report supplied by USDA
Slaughter Steers and Heifers
ranged upwards .50-1.00 this week
undet a generally broad demand,
particularly for Choice Steers 1100
lbs. and up and Choice Heifers 975
lbs. and up. Lighter weight and/or
“short fed” kinds continued to
experience a narrowed and
cautious demand, but these shared
in at least a portion of the week’s
advance. Trading at midweek
slowed somewhat; but light
receipts and depleted packer in
ventories kept the market from
deteriorating. Cows 1.00 higher.
Bulls steady.
Estimated 5 day receipts 10,800;
actuals last week 5,514 and last
year 12,040. Steers comprised 46
pet. of the week’s receipts; Heifers
42 pet.; Cows 8 pet.; Feeders 3 pet.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1050-1300 lbs. 67.50-69.00; some
1000-1050 lbs. 66.00-67.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs.
65.00-67.50. Few Good 62.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-4 950-1100 lbs. 65.00-66.25;
some 900-950 lbs. 63.00-65.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 900-1025 lbs.
62.0064.50. Good 60.0062.00.
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Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for 900-1100 lb. Choice
Steers 66.25; 1100-1300 lbs. 68.25.
Average cost Steers 65.92, average
weight 1122 lbs.; as compared 64.51
and 1131 lbs. last week. Average
cost Heifers 64.16, average weight
964 lbs.; as compared 63.48 and 999
lbs. a week ago.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 42.50-44.00, Hi
dressing to 45.75, 10-dressing to
40.25. Cutter and boning Utility 1-2
39.00-42.00, hi-dressing to 44.00.
Canner and low Cutter 34.25-39.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1100-2000 lbs. 46.00-
53.00.
Dewart Livestock
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, July 9,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 273. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows uneven, about steady. Choice
2-4 10001275 lbs. slaughter steers
62.7567, couple at 68.25, Good 57.00
62, Choice holsteins 55.25-59.75,
Good 51.5054, few Standard 46.75-
51. Choice slaughter heifers 59.00
64.75, few Good 51.0059, few
Standard 46.75-50.75. Breaking
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Utility 39.25-43.25, Canner anil Low
Cutter 36.00-39.60, Shells down to
32.00. Few Yield Grade #1960-1720
lbs. slaughter bulls 46.50-54.75.
Few Medium Frame #1350-600 lbs.
feeder steers and bulls 45.00-54.00.
CALVES 276. Few Choice
vealers 59.00-70, Good 55.00-62,
Standard and Good 75-105 lbs.
52.00-58.00, Utility 60-85 lbs. 45.00-
50.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-130 lbs. 60.00-82.00.
HOGS 109. Barrows and gilts
steady to 75' higher. US No. 1-2 210-
240 lb. barrows and gilts 54.00-
56.50, No. 1-3 205-265 lbs. 50.00-
54.00. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
39.25-45.25. Boars 35.00-41.50.
FEEDER PIGS 226. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 16.00-26 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 24.00-31.00,
few No. 1-3 60-75 lbs. 33.00-44.00 per
head, one lot 165 lbs. at 45.00 per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 34. Choice 80-110 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 48.00-55.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, July 12
Report supplied by USDA
Slaughter Steers and Heifers
advanced .50 to fully 1.00 on
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 14,1984—A15
Monday and were not well tested
on Wednesday. Cows steady to 1.00
higher for the week and bulls
steady. Steer and Heifer supply
continued to consist mainly of good
to average choice mostly 1000-1150
lbs. Steers and 875-975 lbs. Heifers.
Cow supply about 7%. Receipts
this week about 1750 as compared
to 1455 a week ago and 2049 a year
ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4, mostly 3 1100-1225 lbs. mostly
66.00-67.00, few including load 2-3
1081 lbs. at 67.50; 975-1100 lbs. 64.50-
66.00. mostly 65.0066.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1150 lbs.
63.5065.00. Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs.
59.0063.50. Few Good 1150-1400 lbs.
#2 Holsteins 52.00-56.00, few
Standard and Good 1050-1175 lbs.
50.0062.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4, mostly 3 925-1050 lbs.
64.0066.00. part load 1040 lbs.
66.50; 850-925 lbs. 61.0063.50.
mixed Good and Choice 2-3 850-950
lbs. 60.0062.50. Good 56.0060.00.
Some Standard and Good 850-950
lbs. including Heiferettes 50.00-
55.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 41.50-44.00, few
45.00 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2
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BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1800 lbs.
45.00-52.00, few 1 1700-2000 lbs.
52.50-54.00.
Chambersburg Auction
Thursday, July 5
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 206: Compared with
last Thursday’s market, Slaughter
cows 1.50-2.50 higher. Few Stan
dard & Good Holstein 47.1004.00,
Utility few 43.00-44.00. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 58.85-66.10, Few
Standard 43.25-48.00. Breaking
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 43.00-46.00, Cutters & Boning
Utility 39.0044.25, Canner & Low
Cutter 35.50-39.50, Shells down to
32.85. One Good slaughter bullock
at 53.35. Few Yield Grade #1 1075-
2115 lbs. slaughter bulls 45.60-54.00.
CALVES 437: Few Choice
Vealers 70-88, Few Good 58-66,
Standard & Good 75-105 50.00-60.00,
Utility 60-85 lbs. 38.0060.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-130 lbs. 60-100 mostly 75.00-92.00,
Holstein Heifers 85-130 lbs. 55.00-
75.00.
HOGS 125: Barrows and gilts .75-
1.25 higher. US Lot No. 1-2 230 lbs.
barrows & gilts 55.35, No. 1-3 215-
240 lbs. 54.85-55.00. US No. 1-3 290-
590 lbs. sows 43.00-49.50. Boars few
33.00-36.75.
FEEDER PIGS 21; Not enough
of any one grade to establish a
market.
SHEEP 27: Good & Choice 50-110
lbs. Spring Slaughter Lambs 43.50-
50.00. Couple Slaughter ewes 11.00.
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