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Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, August 31
Report Supplied by PDA
Markets: 16.
CATTLE: 6434. Compared with
6133 head last week, and 7669 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week market: Slaughter steers
uneven, extremes 1.00 higher to
2.00 lower; SI. heifers mostly
steady to 1.00 lower; SI. cows
steady to 1.00 lower, spots 1.50
lower; SI. bullocks mostly steady;
SI. bulls uneven. SI. steers: High
Choice & Prime No. 3-4, 67.00
71.85; Choice No. 2-4, 64.00-69.10;
Good 56.00-62.00; Standard 47.00
56.50. SI. heifers: Choice 58.00
62.00; Good 52.00-58.00; Standard
45.00- SI. cows: 41.50-45.50;
Cutters 38.00-42.50; Canner 33.00
39.00; Shells down to 25.00. SI.
bullocks: Choice 57.0060.50; Good
52.00- SI. bulls: Yield Grade
No. 1, 10002050 lbs. 48.0054.75;
Yield Grade No. 2, 9001450 lbs.
44.0049.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300750 lbs.
53.0063.00; Medium Frame No. 2,
300600 lbs. 32.0048.00. Heifers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 350700 lbs.
39.00- Bulls, Medium Frame
No. 1,300700 lbs. 49.5058.00.
CALVES: 4988. Compared with
5006 head last week and 4861 head a
year ago. Vealers uneven, ex
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tremes 5.00 higher to 10.00 lower,
(few) Prime 80.00109.00; Choice
63.0080.00; Good 53.0064.00; 90120
lbs. 41.0051.00; 65-90 lbs. 30.00
45.00; Utility 50110 lbs. 20.0042.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90
130 lbs. 45.0099.00; Hoi. Heifers 85-
130 lbs. 43.0072.00.
HOGS: 7355. Compared with 6615
head last week and 7045 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts mostly
2.003.00 lower. US No. 1-2 200245
lbs. 50.0051.75 No. 1-3 200250 lbs.
49.0050.85; No. 2-3 220285 lbs.
45.0049.00; No. 1-3 140190 lbs.
42.0046.85; Sows mostly .501.50
higher. US No. 1-3 300585 lbs. 42.00
47.00; No. 2-3 300650 lbs. 40.00
44.50. Boars 32.0036.75.
FEEDER PIGS 1253. Compared
with 1220 head last week and 1360 a
year ago. Feeder pigs uneven,
under 35 lbs. 5.00 higher, over 35
lbs. 3.007.00 lower. US No. 1-3 2035
lbs. 17.0030.00 per head; No. 1-335-
50 lbs. 18.0039.00; No. 1-3 5075 lbs.
27.0045.00.
2 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES: 1192. Compared with 2390
head last week, and 2300 head a
year ago. All sales by CWT. Feeder
Pigs mostly 6.0019.00 higher. US
No. 1-2 3040 lbs. 90.00103.00, 4050
lbs. 84.00101.00, 5060 lbs. 83.00
101.00. 6070.1b5. 74.0088.00; US No.
2-3 2030 lbs. 90.0094.00, 35-65 lbs.
69.0074.00.
SHEEP: 1637. Compared with
1597 head last week and 1460 head a
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year ago. Steady to 5.00 lower.
High Choice & Prime 75-130 lbs.
58.0070.00; Choice 65-105 lbs. 50.00
65.00; Good 4090 lbs. 45.0055.00. SI.
sheep: 12.0025.00.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, August 30,1984
Receipts This Week 3,500
Week Ago 3,300
Years Ago 3,800
Compared to last week’s close,
slaughter steers steady to 1.50
lower. Slaughter heifers weak to
.50 lower. Cows and bulls steady.
Slaughter supply mainly choice
slaughter steers and heifers,
around 10% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
choice and prime 24 1050-1225 lbs.
63.50, package 64.00, load 1300 lbs.
early 64.50, not tested late. Choice
2-4 1000-1250 lbs. 62.50-64.00,
package 1240 lbs. late 64.25 ; 900
1000 lbs. 60.0062.50; 850-900 lbs.
59.0060.00. Mixed good and choice
2-3 900-1225 lbs. 60.0062.50. Good 2
3 900-1175 lbs. 58.0060.00; 850-900
lbs. 56.0058.00. Mostly good 2-3
10601400 lb. holsteins 52.0056.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
choice and prime 24 9001100 lbs.
61.5062.00, package 62.50 early, not
tested late. Choice 24 9001075 lbs.
60.5061.50; 800900 lbs. 58.0060.50.
Mixed good and choice 23 8001000
lbs. 58.0060.50. Mixed good and
choice 23 9001000 lbs. 58.0060.50.
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Good 23 750950 lbs. 55.0058.00;
700750 lbs. 51.0055.00.
COWS; (Closing Week Sales)
Breaking utility and commercial 2-
4 37.0040.00. Cutter and boning
utility 1-2 37.0040.00. High-yielding
boning utility 1-2 40.0041.00, few
41.50. Canner and low cutter 1-2
33.0037.00. Shelly canner 1-2 30.00
33.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 11001490 lbs.
44.0048.00. YG 1 11502030 lbs,
48.5050.00.
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction: Receipts around 1,000
head. Compared to last week,
spring slaughter lambs mostly 2.00
higher, moderate supply of feeder
lambs 1.003.00 higher. Trading
moderate to active. Demand good,
supply moderate to heavy and
mostly spring slaughter lambs.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice and prime wooled and a few
shorn with No. 1-2 pelts 80100 lbs.
58.0061.50; 100130 lbs. 61.5066.00,
mostly 63.0065.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility to
good 8.0010.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Choice and
fancy 5560 lbs. 53.0059.00.
GOATS: Few 10.0020.00 per
head.
FEEDERS: (including around
1,000 at the regular Thursday
Auction.) Feeder steers under 700
lbs. steady to 2.00 lower, over 700
lbs. Firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder
heifers under 600 lbs. Mostly 2.00
lower, over 600 lbs. 1.00-2.00
higher. Trading very uneven.
Demand very good for light supply
No. 1 muscled cattle, slow on
mixed No. 1 and 2 muscled lots.
Steers and heifers under 400 lbs.
scarce. Supply mostly 500-800 lb.
steers and 400-700 lb. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and large frame 1: 400-500 lbs.
63.00-65.00; 500-700 lbs. 60.0065.50;
700-800 lbs. 60.00-64.00, few over 800
lbs. 58.00-59.50.
LARGE FRAME 2
HOLSTEINS: 400600 lbs. 46.00
47.00; 600800 lbs. 43.00-44.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and
large frame 1-2 : 400-500 lbs. 56.00
57.00; 500700 lbs. 50.0063.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and large frame 1: One lot 375 lbs.
57.50; 400500 lbs. 50.0053.50; one
lot 550 lbs. 54.25 ; 600700 lbs. 53.00
58.00. Few over 700 lbs. 51.00-55.00.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 1-2; 300600 lbs. 46.50
49.00.
Penns Valley
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Centre Hall, Pa.
Tuesday, August 28
Report supplied by auction
Beef Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 42.75-45.00; Cutters 39.25-
41.00; Canners 35.75-38.00; Shells
30.00.
Heifers: Standard 47 50-53,00;
Commercial 40.00-46.00.
Steers: Choice 60.5004.85; Good
54.00-59.50; Standard 45.00-52.85.
Bulls: Good 50.50-51.35; Stan
dard 42.75-49.50.
Veal Calves; Good 52.00-64.00;
Standard 43.00-51.00; Utility 35.00
42.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls 58.0068.00;
Heifers 50.0061.00.
Hogs; 50.5053.25.
Sows: 41.0043.75.
Boars: 35.75-38.50.
Shoats: 25-30 lbs. per head 14.00
17.00; 3035 lbs. per head 21.00
27.00.
Lambs; 56.00-62.00.
Sheep: 14.00-23.00.
Goats per head 25.0044.00.
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