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Weekly Summary
Friday, September 28,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Markets: 14.
CATTLE: 5149. Compared with
last week’s market: Slaughter
steers steady to 1.00, spots 1.50
lower; SI. heifers steady to 2.00
lower; SI. cows steady to 1.50
lower; SI. bullocks & bulls steady
to 2.50 lower. SI. steers: High
Choice & Prime No. 2-4, 65.00-
68.60; Choice NO. 2-4, 62.0045.00;
Good 55.0040.00; Standard 45.00-
55.00. SI. heifers: Choice 56.00-
60.75; Good 51.0046.00; (few)
Standard 43.5041.00. SI. cows:
Utility & Commercial 38.00-42.00;
Cutters 35.00-39.50; Canner & L.
Cutter 30.00-35.50; Shells down to
18.00. SI. bullocks: (few) Choice
55.0049.50; Good 50.00-55.25; (few)
Standard 45.0040.00. SI. bulls;
Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-1850 lbs.
44.5040.00; Yield Grade No. 2, 900-
1450 lbs. 39.00-45.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-600 lbs.
52.00-61.00. Heifers, Medium
Frame No. 1, 300-700 lbs. 38.00
48.00. Bulls, Medium Frame No. 1,
300-650 lbs. 45.00-58.00; Medium
Frame No. 2, 400-900 lbs. 40.00
46.00.
CALVES: 3947. Compared with
5012 head last week and 4796 head a
year ago. Vealers steady to 5.00
higher. Choice 74.00-86.00; Good
60.00- few Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 52.0061.00; 90-110 lbs.
47.00- 65-90 lbs. 35.00-50.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90
130 lbs. 48.00-92.00; Hoi. Heifers 85-
140 lbs. 50.0062.00.
HOGS: 5945. Compared with 6964
head last week and 7981 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts mostly
1.00-2.00 lower. US No. 1-2 200-245
lbs. 46.50-48.10 No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
45.0047.50; No. 2-3 200-285 lbs.
42.75-44.85; No. 1-3 140190 lbs.
39.5044.00; Sows steady to 3.00
lower US No. 1-3 300640 lbs. 38.00
43.50; No. 2-3 300685 lbs. 36.00
41.00. Boars 28.0033.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 970. Compared
with 1290 head last week and 1397 a
year ago. Steady to 10.00 lower. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 12.00-26.00 per
head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 20.50-35.00;
No. 1-3 5080 lbs. 30.00-43.00.
SHEEP: 1342. Compared with
-1652 head last week and 1321 head a
year ago. Spring si. lambs steady
to 3.00 lower. High Choice & Prime
70-120 lbs. 58.00-70.00; Choice 60-115
lbs. 47.00-62.00; Good 50-100 lbs.
43.00- Utility 45-80 lbs. 25.00
40.00. SI. ewes; 12.00-26.00.
3 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES; 2721. Compared with 2038
head last week, and 1945 head a
year ago. All sales by CWT. Feeder
Pigs mostly 6.00-18.00 lower. US
No. 1-2 20-30 lbs. 72.00-93.00, 3040
lbs. 72.00-90.00, 40-50 lbs. 65.00
87.00, 5080 lbs. 60.00-79.00, 6085
lbs. 54.0087.00; US No. 2-3 35-50 lbs.
50.00-
SHEEP: 1342. Compared with
1652 head last week and 1321 head a
year ago. Spring si. lambs steady
to 3.00 lower. High Choice & Prime
70120 lbs. 58.0070.00; Choice6olls
lbs. 47.0062.00; Good 50100 lbs.
43.0054.00; Utility 45-80 25.0040.00.
SI. ewes. 12.0026.00.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, September 25,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 170. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaugther
cows steady to $1 lower. Few Low
Choice slaughter steers 61.85-62.25,
few Good 53-61.85, few Good &
Choice holstems 48-52.25, few
Standard 45.00-52, few Utility &
Low Standard 38.50-42.75. Few
Good & Choice slaughter heifers
53.50-58.10, one Good at 52.50, few
Standard 44 25-47, few Utility 34 25-
42.25. Few Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 40.10-
44.75, Cutter & Boning Utility 36-
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39.60, Canner & Low Cutter 33.10-
36.75, Shells down to 25.00. Few
Good slaughter bullocks 46.50-
48.00, few Standard 45-46.50. Yield
Grade No. 1 1395-1960 lbs.
slaughter bulls 49.25-51.35.
CALVES 208. Few Good and
Choice vealers 67.00-77, Standard &
Good 90-115 lbs. 51.0047, 65-90 lbs.
47.0040, few Utility 65-85 lbs. 27.00-
35.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-120 lbs. 59.00-75, mostly 65.00-71;
few Holstein Heifers 90-150 lbs.
55.00-73. Few Choice 250-290 lbs.
slaughter calves 52.0043.00.
HOGS 148. Barrows and gilts $2-
$2.50 lower. US No. 1-2 225-250 lbs.
barrows and gilts 46.50-47.50, lot at
47.85, No. 1-3 2-250 lbs. 44.85-46.35,
lot No. 2-3 230 lbs. at 42.75, few 300-
445 lbs. 39 25-42.75. US No. 1-3 270-
435 lbs. sows 39.00-43.50, few No. 2-3
405415 lbs. 33.00-38.25. Few Boars
32.75-33.00.
SHEEP 5. Few Choice 80-100 lbs,
spring slaughter lambs 47.00-50.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, September 27,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Slaughter steers and heifers
declined to 1.00 to 3.00 this week,
closing 2.00 to 3.00 lower than last
week’s levels. Trading on steers
and heifers slowed and demand
was light corresponding to a
rapidly declining dressed beef
trade. Slaughter cows closed
steady to mostly 1.00 lower and
made up 10% of supply. Bulls
generaly steady to weak in limited
comparison. Receipts this week
about 1500 as compared to 1475 a
week ago and 1856 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1050-1290 lbs. 62.50-63.50
Monday, few 62.00 on Wednesday;
2-3 900-1050 lbs. 59.0042.50. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 900-1050 lbs.
58.0041.00 Monday, 56.00-59.00
Wednesday. Good 2-3 56.00-59.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 900-1050 lbs. 60.0042.00
Monday, 57.5049.50; few 1050-1150
lbs. 61.7542.25; 2-3 850-950 lbs.
54.0048.00. Mixed good and choice
2-3 800-950 lbs. 55.0040.00. Good 2-3
53.0047.00.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-3 36.00-40.00. Cutter
and boning utility 1-2 33.00-37.00.
Canner and low cutter 28.00-35.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-2155 lbs.
42.00-47.00.
Joliet Weekly
Thursday, September 27,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Friday through Wednesday’s
salable receipts 1,000 ; 5 days last
week 1,630; same period a year ago
2,185. Slaughter steers ended the
week mostly 1-00 lower compared
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Slaughter heifers ended the week
mostly 2.00 lower. Cows ended the
week steady to 1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
few prime 3-4 1225-1300# 63.0043.50
Monday; 63.25, load 64.00 Wed
nesday. Choice 2-4 1050-1300# 61.00-
63.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3
1000-1200# 60.0041.50, package
choice 2-3 1530# holsteins 54.00
Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-4 900-1100# 60.0042.00
Monday; 59.5040.50 Wednesday.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 850-1000#
57.0040.50 Monday; 56.0049.50
Wednesday.
COWS: Canner and cutter 34.00-
38.00, few 39.00 Monday.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, September 27,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Slaughter steer and heifer prices
glosed 2.00 lower, instances 2.50
lower than last week. A decline of
as much as 4.00 registered in the
wholesale beef prices was the
primary factor for downturns at
the live level. A reduced slaughter
under federal inspection could not
overcome downward pressure
exerted by dressed beef prices.
Slaughter cows and bulls steady.
Estimated 5 day receipts 6,500:
Authorized
Distributor
actual receipts last week 9,363:
and lU, 112 last year. Steers
comprised 44 pet. of the week’s
receipts, heifers 32 pet., cows near
8 pet., feeder cattle 15 pet.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Closing
sales of choice 2-4 1050-1250 lbs.
60.00- load and part load
61.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3
1050-1150 lbs. 58.50-60.00, few good
57.00- Few part loads mixed
good and choice 2-3 1150-1350 lb.
holsteins 52.50-53.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Scattered loads and part loads
choice 2-4 950-1050 lbs. 58.00-59.00.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1000
lbs. 57.00-58.50. Good 54.00-57.00.
Average of LS 214 detailed
quotations this week on choice 900-
1100 lb. steers 60.30; 1100-1300 lbs.
61.58. Average price of slaughter
steers this week of 60.70, average
weight 1142 lbs. compared to 61.85
and 1134 lbs. last week. Average
price of slaughter heifers this week
59.06, average weight 1008 lbs.
compared to 60.81 and 1012 lbs. last
week.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking
utility and commercial 2-3 37.75-
40.00. Cutter and boning utility 1-2
34.00-37.75. Canner and low cutter
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SLAUGHTER BULLS: Few 1-2
1100-1850 lbs. 41.75-50.00.
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