Livestock market and auction news
Central u.s.
Carlot
Beef Report
Wednesday, August 8
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report; Choice 3 Steer and Heifer
carcasses poorly tested, $l.OO
lower. Choice 4 and Good Steer
and Heifer steady. Demand and
trade very light, offerings light to
moderate. The gross boxed beef
carcass cut-out value declined $.06
to an estimated $103.66 per cwt.,
125 loads boxed cuts reported.
Sales reported on 30 loads of
steer and heifer carcasses.
Steer Beef
15 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 600-900 lbs. 98.00, 1.00
lower.
Choice 4 600-900 lbs. 90.00,
steady.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 92.00,
steady
Good 2 & Low 3 600-700 lbs. 91.00.
Heifer Beef
15 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 550-700 lbs. 96.00, 1.00
lower; 500-550 lbs. 94.00.
Choice 4 500-700 lbs 90.00,
steady*
Good 2-3 550-700 lbs. 90.00,
steady.
Good 2 & Low 3,600-700 lbs. 89.00,
late Tuesday.
Cow Carcasses
14Vz Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Midwest not well tested.
Amarillo basis steady. Demand
and offerings light.
Bng Util 1-3 400&up lbs. 73.00.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Bng Util 1-3 400&up lbs. 71.00.
Canner & Cutter 1-2 350&up lbs,
72.00-74.00.
Primal Beef Cuts
8 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3: Hinds (H) 120-170 lbs.
110.00.
Good & Choice 2-3: Short Plates
73.00-75.00.
Boneless Processing Beef/
Beef Trimmings
99 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
90% Chem Lean Fresh 98.00
90% Chem Lean Frozen 99.00.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 68.00.
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90% Chem Lean Fresh 99.00-
100.00, mostly 100.00.
90% Chem Lean Frozen 101.00.
85% Chem Lean Fresh 94.00.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 68.00-
69.00.
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, August 8
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Prime Special Fed Veal not fully
established, limited reported sales
5.00-10.00 lower than late last week.
Demand light on moderate to
heavy supplies iwth most buyers
and sellers not reporting sales in a
cautious and uncertain market
situation. Good and Choice Boning
Veal steady.
VEALCARCASS
Prime (Special Fed)
Hide on 290 Head
220-280 lbs. 135.00-140.00, few
130.00 and 145.00, 5.00-10.00 lower
than late last week.
Good & Choice
Boning Type
Hide On
Northeastern Suppliers: 65-75
lbs. 78.00-80.00, steady; 55-64 lbs.
76.00- ; 45-54 lbs. 74.00-76.00;
35-44 lbs. 72.00-74.00 ; 34 lbs. down
70.00-
Inshipped: 71-80 lbs. 84.00-86.00,
steady; 61-70 lbs. 82.00-84.00; 51-60
lbs. 80.00-82.00 ; 41-50 lbs. 78.00-
80.00; 3040 lbs. 76.00-78.00.
Spring Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 3-4
6 Loads
55 lbs. down 135.00, steady with
last week; 55-65 lbs. 135.00; 65-75
lbs. 135.00.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, August 9
Receipts This Week 3,500
Week Ago 3,300
Year Ago 4,100
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers weak to .50
lower. Slaughter heifers steady.
Cows and bulls 1.00 lower.
Slaughter supply mainly choice
slaughter steers and heifers,
around 20% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
choice and prime 2-4,1050-1300 lbs.
64.50-65.00, part load 65.50. Choice
2-4 1000-1300 lbs. 63.50-65.00 ; 900-
1000 lbs. 60.0063.50; 850-900 lbs.
rp
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59.00- Mixed good and choice
2-3 900-1225 lbs. 60.0083.50. Good 2-
3 900-1175 lbs. 58.0080.00; 850-900
lbs. 56.00-58.00. Mostly good 2-3
1100-1300 lb. holstems 51.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
choice and prime 2-4 900-1100 lbs.
63.00- several 63.00, couple
part load 64.00. Choice 2-4 900-1100
lbs. 62.0083.00; 800-900 lbs. 58.00-
61.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3
800-1000 lbs. 58.0081.50. Good 2-3
750-975 lbs. 55.00-58.00; 700-750 lbs.
51.00-
COWS (Closing Week Sales)
Breaking Utility and commercial
2-4 37.00-39.00. Cutter and boning
utility 1-2 37.00-39.00. High-yielding
utility 1-2 39.0040.00. Canner and
low cutter 1-2 33.00-37.00. Shelly
canner 1-2 30.00-33.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1900 lbs.
43.00-49.00, closing 44.0048.00. Few
YG 1 early at 50.00, closing 48.00
48.25.
Wednesday’s weekly sheep
auction. Receipts around 450 head.
Compared to last week, spring
slaughter lambs sold uneven;
under 100 lbs. 5.00 higher, over 100
lbs. 1.50 lower. Moderate supply of
feeder lambs 3.00 higher. Not
enough of any other class to test
market trends.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice and prune wooled and
shorn with no. 1-2 pelts 90-100 lbs.
50.00-57.00; 100-120 lbs. 58.0030.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few
utility to good 10.00-14.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Choice and
fancy 50-75 lbs. 43.0048.00.
GOATS: Few 21.00-24.00 per
head.
FEEDERS; (Including around
900 at the regular Thursday auc
tion.) Feeder steers and feeder
heifers fully 1.00 higher. Trading
moderate to active light to
moderate supply. Demand good.
Supply mainly steers and heifers
udder 700 lbs.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and large frame 1: 300-500 lbs.
63.00-68.00 ; 500600 lbs. 62.00-66.00,
one 21 head lot 66.75. 600-700 lbs.
62.0063.50. A few 8001,000 lbs.
54.0056.50.
Large frame 2 Holsteins: Few
575-750 lbs. 43.5045.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and
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large frame 1-2 : 300-700 lbs. 50.00-
57.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and large frame 1: Few 300400 lbs.
52.0084.50; 400800 lbs. 53.0086.50;
500-700 lbs. 52.5085.00, one lot 530
lbs. 56.75.
Indiana Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, August 9,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
Compared with last Thursday’s
market; Slaughter steers mostly
1.00 higher; SI. cows steady to 3.00
lower. SI. steers: Choice 64.00
67.00; Good 58.00-63.00; Standard
51.00-58.00. SI. heifers: (few)
Choice 58.0060.00; Good 56.00
58.50; Standard 47.00 51.00. SI.
cows: Utility & Commercial 41.50
45.25; Cutters 37.50-42.00; Canner
& L. Cutter 33.0038.00; Shells down
to 26.00. SI. bulls: (few) Yield
Grade No. 1, 13001800 lbs. 46.50
52.00; (few) Yield Grade No. 2,900
1400 lbs. 40.0046.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 500700 lbs.
45.00-53.00. Heifers, Medium
Frame No. 1, 450600 lbs. 42.00
45.00.
CALVES: 180. Vealers standard
& good grades mostly 1.50 lower,
(few) Choice 58.00-62.00; (few)
Good 51.00-58.00 ; 90120 lbs. 46.00
53.00; 6085 lbs. 39.0047.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90
120 lbs. 55.0074.00.
HOGS; 183. Barrows and gilts
steady to .50 lower. US No. 1-2 205-
240 lbs. 53.5054.50 No. 1-3 200250
lbs. 52.5053.60; few No. 2-3 270290
lbs. 47.25-50.00; Sows strong to 2.00
higher. US No. 1-3 350550 lbs. 43.00
44.50; No. 2-3 350600 lbs. 40.00
42.50.
FEEDER PIGS 57. US No. 1-3 20
40 lbs. 18.0026.00 per head; No. 1-3
45-65 lbs. 30.0042.00.
SHEEP: 113. Steady to 2.00
higher. High Choice & Prime 7090
lbs. 56.00-60.00; Choice 6080 lbs.
53.0057.00. SI. sheep: 7.0012.00.
Goats; 18.10.0034.00.
Belleville Livestock
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, August 8,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 178. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows mostly $1 lower.
Couple Good slaughter steers at
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11,1984—A15
Chambersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, August 9,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 238. Compared with
last Thursday’s market: SI. cows
uneven, 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher.
SI. steers: Couple Choice 60.75 &
63.75; (few) Good 55.75-57.25;
(few) Standard 47.50-53.85. SI.
cows; Utility & Commercial 41.25-
44.85; Cutters 39.50-43.25; Canner
St L. Cutter 34.85-39.85. SI. bulls:
Yield Grade No. 1, 975-1590 lbs.
44.00-53.60.
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53.25, Standard 45.50-50.85, few
Utility 40.50-44.85. Few Good
slaughter heifers 52.25-54.50.
Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 41.75-44.60, couple
45.60, Cutter & Boning Utility 38-
42.25, Canner & Low Cutter 35.00-
38, Shells down to 30.00. Couple
Yield Grade No. 1 995 lbs.
slaughter bulls at 44.50, and 855 lbs.
at 48.25.
CALVES 168. Few Standard and
Good 110-140 lbs, vealers 50.00-53,
70-105 lbs. 38.00-49.00, Utility 5545
lbs. 25.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-120 lbs. 48.00-88, mostly 65.00-
80.00.
HOGS 197. Barrows and gilts $l
- higher. US No. 1-2 255-250 lbs.
barrows and gilts 53.75-53.85, few
to 57.10, No. 1-3 210-250 lbs. 49.60-
53.60. US No. 1-3 300830 lbs. sows
40.00-47.75. Few Boars 33.00-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 160. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 14.50-24.50 per
head, No. 1-3 30-50 lbs. 20.00-31, No.
1-3 50-60 lbs. 28.50-36.50 per head.
SHEEP 28. Few Choice 70-105
lbs. spring slaughter lambs 56.00-
66.00, few Good 60-70 lbs. 43.00-
49.00. Slaughter ewes 15.00-24.50.
CALVES: 466. (few) Choice
63.00-71.00; (few) Good 56.00-65.00;
70-110 lbs. 44.00-51.00 ; 6005 lbs.
30.0045.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
125 lbs. 50.00-70.00; Hoi. Heifers 80-
120 lbs. 48.00-60.00.
HOGS: 146. Barrows and gilts
about steady. US No. 1-2 210-230
lbs. 52.75-54.60; US No. 1-3 280695
lbs. 37.0043.75.
SHEEP; 30. (few) Good St
Choice 60-98 lbs. 50.00-54.00. SI.
ewes: 16.00-22.00.
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