Livestock market .and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, September 27,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week: 2,700
Week Ago 3,300
Year Ago 4,100
Compared to the previous week’s
close, slaughter steers mostly 1.00,
instances 2.00 lower. Most decline
on choice steers mostly 1.00, in
stances 2.00 lower. Most decline on
choice steers over 1000 lbs.
slaughter heifers 1.00-1.50 lower.
Cows and bulls steady. Slaughter
supply mainly choice slaughter
steers and heifers, around 10%
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Limited supply mixed choice and
prime 2-4 1075-1325 lbs. 62.00-62.50
early, not tested late. Choice 24
1000-1275 lbs. 61.00-62.00, most
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closing sales 61.00; 900-1000 lbs.
59.00- 850-900 lbs. 58.00-59.00.
Mixed good and choice 24 900-1175
lbs. 59.00-61.00. Good 2-3 900-1150
lbs. 57.00-59.00 ; 850-900 lbs. 55.00-
57.00. Mostly good 2-3 1025-1400 lbs.
52.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Limited supply mixed choice and
prime 24 900-1125 lbs. 60.00. Choice
24 90-1075 lbs. 59.0060.00; 800-900
lbs. 57.00-59.00. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 57.00-59.00.
Good 2-3 750-950 lbs. 54.00-57.00;
700-750 lbs. 50.00-54.00.
COWS: (Closing Week Sales):
Breaking Utility and Commercial
24 36.00-38.00. Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-2 36.00-38.00. High-
Yielding Boning Utility 1-2 38.00.
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 33.00-
36.00. Shelly Canner 1-2 30.00-33.00.
BULLS; YG 1-2 1150-2000 lbs.
Drive
with
42.5047.00. Few YG 1 1300-1600 lbs.
48.00, individual 48.25.
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts around 600 head.
Compared with last week, spring
slaughter lambs firm with supply
mainly over 90 lbs. feeder lambs
steady. Not enough of any other
class to test market trends.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice and prime wooled and
shorn with no. 1-2 pelts 90-120 lbs.
59.00-65.00. Three lots shorn with
No. 1-2 pelts 109-115 lbs. 66.5068.50.
FEEDER LAMBS: Choice and
Fancy 70-80 lbs. 56.00-59.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Few
Utility to Good 11.00-13.00.
GOATS; Few 12.00-19.50 per
head.
FEEDERS: (Including around
1,300 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder steers and heifers
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steady to 1.00 lower. Supply mainly
medium and large frame 1-2 400-
700 lb. steers and 400-600 lb.
heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and large frame 1: 300-500 lbs.
62.00-66.00 ; 500-700 lbs. 62.0066.50;
700-900 lbs. 58.50-62.25. Medium
and large frame 1-2 : 300-500 lbs.
56.0062.00; 500-700 lbs. 51.00-56.00.
Small frame 1-2: 300600 lbs. 45.00-
51.00. Several lots large frame 2
holstems: 350-925 lbs. 40.0044.75.
- FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and large frame 1: 300-500 lbs.
51.00-53.50; 500-700 lbs. 51.50-56.00.
Medium and large frame 1-2; 300-
600 lbs. 45.00-50.00.
Westminster
Livestock Auction
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, September 25
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS- $l.OO-$2.00
lower. High Yield 40.00-42.00;
Utility 37.00-40.00; Canners 34.00-
37.00; Shelly 34.00 down.
BULLS: $l.OO to 2.00 lower. Good
1100-2050 lb. 45.00-48.00; Medium
800-1200 lb. 42.00-45.00.
FED BULLOCKS: Good-Low
Choice 900-1250 lb. 52.00-60.00.
FED STEERS- Good-Low
Choice 900-1250 lb. 52.00-60.00
H osteins 1600-1800 lb. 52.00-55.25.
FED HEIFERS: One Good 1400
lb 54 50.
VEAL CALVES: Choice 60.00-
70.00; Good 52.00-60.00;
Stocky/Thm 25.00-40.00; Killers SO
HO lb. 3.00-5.00 higher 45.00-53.00;
Weak/Rough 25.00 down.
FARM CALVES: Holstems Bulls
10.00- higher; 95-126 lb. 65.00-
90.00; Beef Type Bulls 75-110 lb.
50.00-
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: 95-110 lb.
Few 62.00-62.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 1.00 lower.
US 1&2 215-240 lb. to 46.50. US 1&3
280-335 lb. 39.0041.00.
SOWS: 300-500 lb. 37.01M0.00,
over 500 lb. to 42.25.
BOARS: 400-675 lb. 29.25-31.25.
STOCK CATTLE: 150 Head.
Prices uneven, weaker demand.
STEERS: 300-650 lb. Choice
53.00- Good 45.00-53.00 ; 650-
950 lb. Choice 52.00-58.00; Good
45.00- Holsteins- Few 38.00-
45.00.
HEIFERS; 300-700 lb. Choice
43.00-48.00, Good 38.00-43.00;
Holsteins 400-600 lb. (Fair Con
dition) 25 head 33.00-38.00.
BULLS: 300-500 lb. Good 49.00-
54.50.
LAMBS: Choice 95-120 lb. 60.00-
64.00; Good & Choice 85.00-95.00;
52.00-58.50.
GOATS: By the head, 40 head
mature 20.00-38.00; Few Kids 18.00-
24.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 110 head,
steady prices. By The Head: 20-35
lb. 18.00-30.00 ; 45-65 lb. 32.00-38.50.
By the Lb.: Stock Boars 195-225 lb.
32.00-35.50.
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