Livestock market and auction news St. Louis Cattle Thursday, July 12 Report supplied by USD A Receipts This Week 3,500 Week Ago 1,600 Year Ago 3,800 Compared to the last week’s close, Slaughter Steers and Heifers 1.00- higher. Cows fully steady. Bulls steady. Supply mainly mixed and Good and Choice Slaughter Steers and Heifers with around 15% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mostly Choice, few Prime 2-41050-1250 lbs. 67.00- Several 67.00. Choice 2- 4 1000-1250 lbs. 65.00-67.00; 900-1000 lbs. 61.00-64.00 ; 850-900 lbs. 60.00- 61.00. Mixed Good and choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 61.0064.00. Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 59.0061.00; 850-900 lbs. 57.00- Mostly Good 2-3 1075- 1300 lbs. Holsteins 52.0067.00, package 58.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 900-1075 lbs. 63.0065.00; 800-900 lbs. 59.0063.00. Mixed Good and Choice 26 800-975 lbs. 59.00- 63.00. Good 26 750-950 lbs. 56.00- 59.00; 700-750 lbs. 52.0056.00. COWS: (Closing Week Sales) Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 39.00-41.00. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2 39.00-41.00. High yielding boning Utility 1-2 41.00- 42.00. Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 35.0069.00. Shelly Canner 1-2 32.00- 35.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1900 lbs. 46.00-51.25. WAIVTED T " w" i tinier' r ' •" irr I QUALITY MULCH HAY I | Timothy & Orchard Grass I I PAYMENT ON DELIVERY | I Penn Green Farms I I Penn Green Road - Off Rt. 41 I I Avondale, Pa. 19311 I % Received 7 ’till 3:30 I f V 2 Day Sat. J I 20% Moisture Allowance Unloaded by Hauler | I We Also Buy Clean Corn Cobs, Please Call For Details | L* 215-268-2073*^*^215-268-2249 »«* RICHARD SECHLER BUYERS & SELLERS OF LIVE & DRESSED Leghorn, Medium, Heavy Fowl, Turkeys, Broilers & Roosters Wednesday’s weekly sheep auction. Receipts around 400 head. Trading moderately active on moderate supplies. Supply mainly spring Slaughter Lambs and Feeder Lambs. No recent price comparison for any of the classes. SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and Prime 100-120 lbs. 57.50- 66.00, mostly 63.0066.00; 90-100 lbs. 53.50-56.00. FEEDER LAMBS; Choice and Fancy 80-100 lbs. 51.0064.00, mostly 54.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Cull to Good 110-140 lbs. 9.00-13.00. GOATS: Few 14.00-20.00 per head. FEEDERS; (including around 700 at the regular Thursday auc tion.) Feeder Steers and Heifers unevenly steady in a light test. Trading slow to moderate, demand light. Supply mainly 1-2 muscled Heifers. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large Frame 1; few 300600 lbs. 66.0066.50; few 700-950 lbs. 58.00-60.00. Large Frame 2 Holsteins: Few 350-700 lbs. 40.00- 42.00; few 900-1050 lbs. 43.00-48.00. FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large Frame 1: few 350650 lbs. 53.0060.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large Frame 1; few 400600 lbs. 53.0066.00; few 600600 lbs. 50.0062.00. Medium and Large Frame 1-2; 300600 lbs. 45.0060.00. 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Few Good slaughter bullocks 53.1064.85, Standard 46.75-49.50, few to 51.75. Few Yield Grade #1 1315-1730 lbs. slaughter bulls 50.7564.75, few §2 1110-1400 lbs. 48.7562.60. CALVES 238; Few Choice vealers 71.00-79.00, few good 64.00- 73.00, few Standard 130-170 lbs. 41.0060.00, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 54.0060.00, 6560 lbs. 48.00- WE TEST legume hays and haylages, both dry and high moisture corn and cob chop, grass hays and haylages, small grain silages and mixed silages. SERVICE For PA, New York, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia. Call us to arrange shipment of your samples and test results in a speedy manner!!! ADVANCED CALIBRATION makes our analysis data extremely accurate and precise. We are using “State of the Art” software programs. Trust us... for your forage testing needs!!! PROVIDING RESULTS to or less WE USE OUR OWN LIVE HAUL RIGS, COVERING EASTERN US AND CANADA Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 14,1984—A7 53.00, Utility 55-90 lbs. 24.00-45.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls were slow; 90-120 lbs. 59.00-73.00; Beef cross bulls and heifers 85-130 lbs. 56.0062.00, one at 70.00. "HOGS 132: Two Lots US No. 1-2 220-235 lbs. barrows and gilts 56.35 & 57.35,205-220 lbs. 55.1065.85, few No. 16 230-250 lbs. 55.8566.85, few No. 26 230-285 lbs. 53.2565.25, few ~195-215 lbs. 45.0050.00. US No. 16 300635 lbs. sows 41.00-44.00, few to 45.50, 320680 lbs. 36.50-42.75. Few Boars 30.0063.00. FEEDER PIGS 2: Not enough of any one class to establish a market. SHEEP 14: Few High Choice & Prime 85-100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 48.0064.00, few Good and choice 90-150 lbs. bucks 42.00-47.00, one at 31.00. One Slaughter ewe at 15.00. GOATS 1: at 45.00 per head. East Coast Carlot Wednesday, July 11 Report supplied by USDA Compared to Tuesday’s close: Veal trade slow to moderate. Prime Special Fed Veal generally steady. Good and Choice Boning Veal steady. Inshipped Veal 3.00- 5.00 lower. Spring Lamb steady. 75% Chem Lean Boneless Beef 1.00 lower than last week. 65% Lean Trimmings 1.50 lower than last week; 50% Lean Trimmings 4.00 lower. ou in 36 hours NELSON LEGGE VEAL CARCASS Prime (Special Fed) Hide On 190 Head 220-280 lbs. generally steady. Northeastern Suppliers; 65-75 lbs. 86.00-88.00, steady; 5fr44 lbs. 84.00- ; 45-54 lbs. 82.0044.00; 35-44 lbs. 80.00-82.00; 34 lbs. down 78.00- Inshipped: 71-80 lbs. LTD 89.00, 3.00-5.00 lower; 61-70 lbs. LTD 87.00 ; 51-60 lbs. LTD 85.00 ; 41-50 lbs. LTD 83.00; 3040 lbs. LTD 81.00. Spring Lamb Carcass Choice & Prime 3-4 16 Loads 55 lbs. down 135.00, steady; 55-65 lbs. 135.00 ; 65-75 lbs. 135.00. Boneless Beef (US and Canadian Origin) 3 Loads Compared with last week 75% Chem Lean, Fresh 85.00, 1.00 lower. Compared with last week 65% Chem Lean, Fresh 74.50, 1.50 lower. 50% Chem Lean, Fresh 56.00, 4.00 lower. 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