*l6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 27,1984
Livestock market and auction news
Leesport Livestock
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, October 24,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 446. Supply included
117 head feeder cattle. Compared
with last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to weak.
Slaughter cows unevenly steady.
Slaughter bulls $l-$1.50 lower.
Choice 1000-1350 lbs. slaughter
steers 60.50-63, few to 65.25, Good
55.50- few to 63.75, Good &
Choice 1280-1500 lbs. holsteins 54-
58.75, Standard 45.50-53.50, few to
56.75, few Utility & Low Standard
41.75-44.50. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 57.75-61.25, few Good 53-
55.25, Standard 41.75-49, Utility
36.50- Breaking Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows 37.75-
40, few to 40.60, Cutter & Boning
Utility 34.00-39, Canner & Low
Cutter 30.50-34, Shells down to
28.25. Good slaughter bullocks
48.25- few 60.50, Standard
42.25- Yield Grade No. 1 1280-
2180 lbs. slaughter bulls 44.75-49.25,
few to 55.00, few #2 900-1150 lbs. 42-
43.75,
FEEDER CATTLE: Few Large
Frame #1 470-530 lbs. steers 59.00
63, Medium §2 310680 lbs. 53.0000.
few §2 & Small Frame #1 380-515
lbs. 41.00-49, few Large #2 445-455
lbs. 38-38.50. Few Large and
Medium Frame # 1450-750 lbs. bulls
48.50-57.00.
CALVES 200. Vealers unevenly
steady. Few Choice vealers 70.00
85, Good 65.00-70, few Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 60.0001, 85-110
lbs. 55.0000, 7085 lbs. 43.0055, few
Utility 90105 lbs. 50.0052,55-85 lbs.
30.0040.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90125 lbs. 73.0006, some down to
58.00, few Holstein Heifers 85-105
lbs. 58.0063; Few Beef cross bulls
& heifers 75-100 lbs. 58.00-80.00.
HOGS 457. Barrows and gilts
strong to 50 cents higher. US No. 1-
2 220-250 lbs. barrows and gilts
46.75-47.35, lot 47.75, No. 1-3 2-255
lbs. 45,8546.85, few down to 45.25,
few No. 2-3 250-275 lbs. 45.00-46, few
No. 1-3 175-185 lbs. 40.25-40.75. Sows
$1 higher. US No. 1-3 lbs.
sows 38.0042, few 43.50, Medium
285-340 lbs. 35-37.50. Few Boars
28.50-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 319. US No. 1-3
2045 lbs. feeder pigs 66.00-90,
mostly 76.00-85, few 60-80 lbs. 58.00-
75, few Utility 25-55 lbs. 50.00-68.
ALL SALES PER HUN-
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DREDWEIGHT.
SHEEP 20. Few Choice 95 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 60.00-61,
one lot Utility & Good 65 lbs. at
35.00. Slaughter sheep 10.00-17.00.
GOATS 15: Few Large Adults
26.0043 per head, few Large Kids
13.00-29 per head.
Central U.S.
Carlot
Beef Report
Wednesday, October 24
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report Steer and Heifer carcasses
steady to $l.OO higher. Demand
moderate, trading light with
packers firm on limited offerings.
Supplies moderate. The gross
boxed beef carcass cut out value
advanced $.27 to an estimated
$95.69 per cwt., 188 loads boxed
cuts reported.
Sales reported on 48 loads of
steer and heifer carcasses.
Steer Beef
21V2 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 600-900 lbs. 93.00,
steady-1.00 higher.
Choice 2 600-900 lbs. 92.50-93.50.
Choice 4 600-900 lbs. 82.00, 1.00
higher.
wood 2-3 600-900 lbs. 85.00, not
established
Good 2 & Low 3 600-700 lbs 84 00-85.50,M84.50-85.50.
85.50,M84.50-85.50.
Choice 2-3 600-900 lbs 88 25
1 Hols 1 steady.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 83.25 (Hols)
steady.
Heifer Beef
26V 2 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 550-700 lbs. 90.00-91.00,
late 91.00, steady-1.00 higher; 500-
550 lbs. 88.00-89.00, mostly 89.00 no
comparison; 400-500 lbs, 86.00-
88.00, mostly 88.00,
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 90.50.
Choice 4 500-700 lbs. 81.0082.00,
steady-1.00 higher.
Good 2-3 550-700 lbs. 82.00-83.00,
steady-1.00 higher.
Good 2 & Low 3 600-700 lbs. 82.00-
83.50.
Central U.S.
Carlot
Pork Report
Wednesday, October 24
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
p.m. report; Fresh Pork Loins 14-
17 lbs. steady to $.50 lower, 22&up
lbs. firm on light test. Picnics and
Boston Butts steady. Skinned
Hams steady to $2.00 higher. Sdls
Bellies steady. Trade, demand and
offerings moderate. U.S. No. 1&2
165 lb. Pork Carcass cut out ad
vanced $.43 to $.44 per cwt.
Sales reported on 57 loads of
Fresh Pork Cuts and 10 loads of
Trimmings and Boneless
Processing Pork.
Fresh Pork Cuts
LOINS (Regular): 14-17 lbs.
85.50-88.00, steady-. 50 lower; 14-17
lbs. 83.00 mid Nov. del.; 22&up lbs.
73.50, firm.
LOINS (Retail Trim). 14-17 lbs.
97.00-98.00, Short Cut, steady to
firm.
PICNICS: 4-8 lbs. 47.00, steady
w/Thursday; B&up lbs. 43.00, firm
w/Fnday.
BOSTON BUTTS; 4-8 lbs. 63.00-
64.00, steady; 48 lbs. 70.00, late
Nov. del.
SPARERIBS; 3.5-5.5 lbs. 85.00.
HAMS (Skinned): 14-17 lbs.
80.00; 17-20 lbs. 80.0081.00,1.00-2.00
higher; 17-20 lbs. 77.50 Frozen
T. 1.5., no comparison; 20-26 lbs.
76.00, steady-,50 higher.
BELLIES - (Sdls - Skin On): 14-
16 lbs. 51.00, gen. steady/Monday;
16-18 lbs. 47.50, steady; 18-20 lbs.
45.00, steady.
Chambersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, Oct. 25
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE; 346. Compared with
last week’s market: SI. cows
steady to 1.00 higher. SI. steers:
few Godo 52.75-62.00. SI. heifers:
few Good 48.00-52.75; few Standard
40.00-49.75. SI. cows: Utility &
Commercial 36.75-41.00; Cutters
34.75-37.75; Canner & L. Cutter
31.50-34.50. SI. Bulls: Yield Grade
No. 1, 1050-1865 lbs. 42.0048.75.^
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers &
Bulls, few Medium Frame No. 1,
350-775 lbs. 38.0048.50.
CALVES: 510. Choice 65.00-
74.00; Good 55.00-85.00; 110-125 lbs.
60.00-63.00; 70-105 lbs. 51.00-59.00.
FARM CALVES; Hoi. Bulls 90-
125 lbs. 58.00-80.00, mostly 65.00-
78.00; Hoi. Heifers 80-120 lbs. 50.00-
60.00.
HOGS: 69. Barrows and gilts 1.25
higher, few lots No. 1-3 225-230 lbs.
45.25-46.25; Sows Couple US No. 1-3
400 & 435 lbs. 38.50-41.50. Few
Boars 30.50-32.75.
FEEDER PIGS: 18. Lot US No.
1-3 40 lbs. at 17.00 per head.
SHEEP: 17. Lot Choice 100 lbs.
56.50.