Omaha Weekly
Thursday, October 4,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Fed cattle prices ranged up
wards 1.50-2.00 through midterm
this week, recooping most of last
week’s severe decline. Advancing
wholesale beef prices (2.00-3.00)
provided the primary impetos in
the advance. Overall finish proved
fairly attractive, with a slight
increase nuted in numbers of yield
grade 4. Cows 1.00-2.00 higher.
Bulls steady.
Estimated 5 day receipts 10000:
Actuals last week 6127; Year ago
12,784. Steers comprised 21 pet of
the week’s receipts: Heifers 20
pet: CowsB pet; Feedersso pet.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: At the
close choice 2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 61.50-
63.00, few mostly 4’s 61.00. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 1050-1150 60.00-
61.50. Few good 58.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Scattered loads and packages
choice 2-4 950-1150 lbs. 59.50-60.75.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1000
lbs. 58.00-59.50. Good 56.00-58.00.
Average of LS 214 detailed
quotations for 900-1100 lb. choice
steers 60.65, 1100-1300 lbs. 62.15.
Average cost steers 60.12, average
weight 1165 lbs; as compared 60.70
and 1142 lbs. a week ago. Average
cost heifers 58.61, average weight
1039 lbs.; as compared 59.06 and
1008 lbs. a week ago
SLAUGHTER COWS; Few
breaking utility and commercial 2-
3 39.00-41.00, occasional high
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Boning Utility 1-2 36.00-39.75, few
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BULLS: 1-2 1100-2200 lbs. 43 00-
48.25.
Belleville Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, October 3,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 155. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows strong to $1 higher.
Few Standard slaughter steers
44.25-48.10. Few Utility slaughter
heifers 36.50-40.75. Breaking
Utility and Commercial slaughter
cows 38.5041.35, few to 44.00,
Cutter and Boning Utility 34.50-
38.50, Canner and Low Cutter 31.50-
34.75, Shells down to 24.00. In
dividual Yield Grade No. 12160 lbs.
slaughter bulls at 46.60.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few Large
Frame #1 300450 lbs. steers 46.00-
53.00.
CALVES 144. Few Good to Low
Choice vealers 52.00-55.00, Stan
dard and Good 70-105 lbs. 42.00-
50.00, Utility 60-80 lbs. 30.0040.00.
FARM CALVES; Holstein Bulls
90-130 lbs. 54.00-86, mostly 65.00-
80 00.
HOGS 164. Barrows and gilts 75
cents-$2.50 lower. US No. 1-2 210-
245 lbs. barrows and gilts 46 25-
46.50, No. 1-3 220-245 lbs. 44.50-
45.50. US No. 1-3 350-475 lbs. sows
39.2542. Few Boars 27.50-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 276. US No. 1-3
10-15 lbs. feeder pigs 9.50-14.50 per
head, 20-35 lbs. 15.00-21, 35-50 lbs.
20.00-23.50, one lbs. at 48.50
per head.
SHEEP 30. Few Good and Choice
60-80 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
50.00-59.00. Slaughter ewes 12.00
21.00. GOATS 15: Few Large 21.00
40 per head, few Kids 12.00-24.00
per head.
Chambersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, October 4,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 292. SI. steers: (few)
good 56.00-58.00; (few) Standard,
46.85-47.35. SI. cows; Breaking
Utility & Commercial 37.75-40.75;
Cutters 34.35-38.25; Canner & L.
Cutter 31.00-34.50. SI. bulls: (few)
Yield Grade No. 1250-2150 lbs.
44.10-54.85.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
(few) Medium Frame No. 1, 315-
450 lbs. 39.00-52.00. (few) Prime
90.00; Choice 74.00-85.00; Good
62.00-72.00; Standard & Good 70-105
lbs. 54.00-62.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90
125 lbs. 61.0069.00; Hoi. Heifers 85-
140 lbs. 55.0070.00.
HOGS: 186. US No. 1-2 210235
lbs. 45.25-46.35; US No. 1-3 350550
lbs. 36.0041.00. Boars 29.75-34.50.
FEEDER PIGS 4. No market.
SHEEP: 20. (few) Choice 85-120
lbs. 58.0060.50.
GOATS: 10. Few kids 7.0015.00
per head.
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North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, N. J.
Tuesday, October 2
Report supplied by auction
1277 head.
Calves 11.00-80.00; Cows 28.50
42.50; Easy Cows 20.25-33.50;
Heifers 30.00-54.75; Bulls 39.00
50.25; Steers 35.0058.50; Hogs
35.00- Roasting Pigs, each
10.0032.00; Kids 2.0034.00; Boars
28.0035.00; Sows 28.0037.00; Sheep
2.00- Lambs, each 15.00
50.00; Lambs, per lb. 40.0070.00,
Goats, each 2.00-66.00.; Hides 2.00.
Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hall, Pa.
Tuesday, October 2
Report supplied by auction
Beef Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 40.1042.60; Cutters 36.50
39.75; Canners 33.75-36.00; Shells
29.00.
Heifers; Good 56.85-58.00;
Commercial 42.0048.50.
Steers: Good 51.25-53,70;
Standard 42.7548.00.
Bulls: Good 50.0051.50; Stan
dard 45.0048.75
Feeder Cattle; 300-500 lbs large
frame 51.0056 00; 300-500 lbs.
small frame 46.0053.00; 500700
lbs. large frame 48.0050,00; 500700
lbs. small frame 42.00-46.00.
Veal Calves: Good 57.0062.00;
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Farm Calves: Bulls 65.00-75.00.
Hogs: 45.50-47.50.
Sows: 38.00-43.75.
Boars: 26.00-28.85.
Shoats: 25-30 lbs. per head 12.00-
16.00; 30-35 lbs. per head 20.00-
26.00; 35-50 lbs. per head 24.00-
34.00.
Sheep: 14.00-19.50.
Goats per head 10.00-22.00.
UNIVERSITY PARK - Dr.
Joyce Allen, agricultural
economist for the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s Economic
Research Service, will visit Penn
State Oct. 15 and 16 as part of a
continuing program on the black
experience in agriculture.
Allen will give a public lecture on
job opportunities with the federal
government focusing specifically
on careers with the Agricultural
Research Service. She will also
hold seminars and join in panel
discussions with faculty and
students in the College of
Agriculture on recruiting and
retaining minority students in the
agricultural professions.
As a member of the American
Agricultural Economics
Association, Allen serves on the
Subcommittee on Opportunities
and Status in Agricultural
Economics for Minorities and the
Subcommittee on Women in
Agricultural Economics.
Allen received a masters of
science in agricultural economics
from North Carolina State
University and a Ph.D. from the
University of Illinois. The focus of
her research at USDA is the
economic and nutritional impacts
of food assistance programs on
recipients. She also provides
general information on public food
assistance programs including
food stamps, school lunch and
school breakfast as well as the
Women, Infants and Children
(WIC) program.
The minorities in agriculture
program is sponsored by the
College of Agriculture to present
role models of outstanding
minorities in agricultural
professions.
The lecture, sponsored jointly by
the College and by Women in
Agriculture (a student/faculty)
will be held in 301 Agricultural
Administration Building at the
corner of Pollock and Shortlidge
Roads on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 7:30
p.m.
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