Livestock market and auction news
Omaha Weekly
Omaha
Thursday, October 18
Report Supplied by USDA
Slaughter steer and heifer prices
50C to mostly 1.00 higher, instances
1,50 higher than last week. Good
demand from buyers noted
Monday when advances were
noted on live cattle. This demand
continued through midweek.
Federally inspected slaughter
somewhat reduced from last week.
Wholesale beef traded slow and
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prices held generally steady with
last week. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00
higher, most advance coming in
forced trading on Thursday.
Slaughter bulls firm to 1.00 higher.
Estimated 5 day receipts this
week 9300; actuals last week 9441
and 12054 last year. Steers com
prised 31 PCT of the week’s
receipts. Heifers 33 PCT., Cows 8
PCT and Feeders 36 PCT.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Closing
sales, few loads and packages
choice 2-4 1050-1300 lbs. 61.50-63.00.
• 19 YEARLING EWES
• 16 BREEDING EWES
• 15 EWE LAMBS
• 1 STUD RAM
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Mixed good and choice 2-31050-1150
lbs. 60.00-61.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
loads and packages choice 2-4 950-
1075 lbs. 60.50-61.50. Few mixed
good and choice 2-3 900-1025 lbs.
58.50-60.00.
Average of LS 214 quotations for
choice 900-1100 lb. steers 61.00,
1100-1300 lbs. 62.00. Average cost
steers this week 61.27, average
weight 1150 lbs. as compared to
61.14 and 1155 lbs. last week.
Average cost heifers this week
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 20,1954-Al3
60.30, average weight 1037 lbs. as
compared to 60.15 and 1006 lbs. last
week.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking
utility 2-3 40.75-43.00. Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 37.2542.25.
Canner and Low Cutter 34.00-37.00,
few ‘Shells’ 29.00-31.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; 1-2 1050-
1500 lbs. 45.50-49.00, high dressing
individual 50.25, few low dressing
to 42.50.
G&M Livestock
Monday, Oct. 15
D uncans ville, Pa.
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Steers-
Choice None; Good 54.00-62.00;
Standard 48.00-54.00; Utility 42.00-
48.00. Heifers- Choice 58.0063.00;
Good 52.00-58.00; Standard 46.00-
52.00; Utility 40.00-16.00. Cows-
Choice 38.0040.00; Good 36.00-
38.00; Standard 34.00-36.00, couple
to 42.50; Utility 32.00-34.00; Cutters
30.00-32.00; Canners down to 26.00.
Bulls 1200-1900 lbs. 42.00-51.00; 900-
1200 lbs. 40.00-50.00.
HAMPSHIRE
DOKET
SUFFOLK
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers-
Choice 300-600 lbs. 50.00-60.00.
Heifers- Choice 300-600 lbs. 46.00
56.00.
CALVES: Vealers Prime and
High Choice 68.00-78.00; Good and
Choice 50.00-67.00; Standard 40.00
50.00; Utility down to 35.00; farm
calves, Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
70.00- Heifers 90-120 lbs.
55.00-
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts 200
250 lbs. 43.00-46.10; 170-300 lbs.
41.0044.00; Sows 300650 lbs. 42.00
47.50; Boars 29.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 25-35 lbs. 15.00
28.00 per head; 35-50 lbs. 28.00
34.50.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs 80115
lbs. 53.0062.00; Ewes 12.0020.00.
GOATS 215.00; 2-35.00.
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