Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, Nov. 1
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 4,100
Week Ago 3,700
Year Ago 3,800
As compared to the previous
week’s close, Slaughter Steers .50-
1.00 higher. Slaughter Heifers 1.50-
2.00 higher. Cows weak to 1.00
lower. Few Bulls steady. Slaughter
supply mainly Choice Steers and
Heifers, around 15% Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1225 lbs.
62.00. Choice 2-41000-1250 lbs. 61.00-
62.00. load mostly 2’s, few 3’s 62.50;
900-1000 lbs. 60.00-61.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs.
60.00- Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
58.00- Mostly Good 2-3 1050-
1350 lb. Holsteins 51.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 900-1100 lbs.
61.00. Choice 2-4 900-1050 lbs. 59.50-
61.00; 800-900 lbs. 57.0(W9.60.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000
lbs. 57.00-59.50. Good 2-3 750-975 lbs.
54.50-57.00.
COWS: (Closing week sales)
breaking Utility and Commercial
24 35.00-37.00. Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-2 34.00-37.00. High-
Yielding Utility 1-2 37.00-38.00.
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 31.00-
34.00. Shelly Canner 1-2 27.00-31.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-2100 lbs,
43.0047.00.
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts around 450 head.
Compared with last week, Wooled
GARDEN CARTS
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UNASSEMBLED... *lO.OO LESS!
Than Sato Prlcas Shown
SALE PRICE
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BOWMAN'S STOVE SHOP
RD3, Ephrata. PA 17522
Rt. 322,1 Mi. East of Ephrata
17 17) 733-4973
Tues., Wed. 10-6: Thurs., Fri. 10-8: Sat. 10-4
and Shorn Slaughter Lambs 3.00-
5.00 higher, most advance on
lambs over 100 lbs. No recent price
comparison on Feeder Lambs.
Trading moderate to active,
especially on shorn lambs. Supply
modera t 6.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed
Choice and Prime wooled 80-100
lbs. 52.00-56.00; 100-110 lbs. 60.00-
62.00, one lot 120 lbs. 68.00. Same
grades shorn with No. 1-2 pelts 99-
120 lbs. 66.00-70.00, mostly 68.00-
70.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: A few
Utility to Good 10.00-13.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Mixed
Choice and Fancy 60-90 lbs. 50.00-
56.00.
GOATS; Few 18.00-20.00 per
head.
FEEDERS: (including around
1,600 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder Steers under 500
lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower; 500-600 lbs.
steady to 1.00 higher, over 700 lbs.
steady. Feeder Heifers firm.
Demand light for calves, moderate
on yearlings.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1; 300-500 lbs.
56.00-60.00; 500-600 lbs. 62.50-64.00,
one lot 66.00 ; 600-700 lbs. two lots
60.25 ; 700-900 lbs. 59.5082.00, one
lot 737 lbs. 64.00. Medium and
Large Frame Mixed 1 and 2; a few
400-500 lbs. 49.0056.00. Urge
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you can count on for high earnings
year after year.
And that’s why so many farmers build
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on consistent performance, under a
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and bad.
Frame No. 2 Holsteins: couple lots
350-950 lbs. 40.00-46.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and
Large Frame 1; couple lots 375-600
lbs. 50.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1: few 300-400
lbs. 44.00-46.50, one lot 52.25; 400-
800 lbs. 50.00-54.00. Medium and
Large Frame 1-2; few 400-600 lbs.
45.00-51.00.
Omaha Weekly
Thursday, Nov. 1
Report supplied by USD A „
Slaughter Steer and Heifer
prices were .50 to mostly 1.00
higher, instances 1.50 higher than
last week. Prices advanced on
Monday in the face of somewhat
higher dressed beef prices and
good packer demand. This coming
about even though Cattle Slaughter
increased from last week’s levels.
Slaughter Cows 1.00-1.50 lower,
Instances 2.00 lower. Slaughter
Bulls 1.00-1.50 lower.
Estimated 5 day receipts this
week 9,400; actual receipts last
week 7,595 and 10,687 last year.
Steers comprised 26 pet of the
week’s receipts, Heifers 33 pet,
Cows 6 pet and Feeders 34 pet.
SLAUGHTER STEERS ; Closing
sales small package Choice, few
Prime 2-41290 lbs. 64.50. Choice 2-4
1050-1300 lbs. 62.50-64.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 28 1050-1150 lbs.
Consistent performance that gives you
a bigger cut of the earnings.
61.00-62.50. Good 58.00-61.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 Holsteins near
1200 lbs. 53.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Load
Choice and Prime 2-4 near 1150 lbs.
62.75. Choice 2-4 950-1125 lbs. 60.50-
62.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
900-1050 lbs. 59.00-61.00. Good 56.00-
59.00.
Average of LS 214 Quotations for
Choice 900-1100 lb. Steers This
week 61.75, 1100-1300 lbs. 63.25.
Average cost Steers this week
62.51, average weight 1168 lbs. as
compared to 60.77 and 1155 lbs. last
week. Average cost Heifers this
week 60.42, average weight 1047
lbs. as compared to 59.79 and 1042
lbs. last week.
SLAUGHTER COWS; Closing
sales few breaking Utility 2-3 39.00-
39.50. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2
34.50-38.00. Canner and low Cutter
30.00-34.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; 1-2 1300-
1700 lbs. 44.25-47.25.
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, October 31
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Prime Special Fed Veal steady to
1.00 lower. Good and Choice
Boning Veal steady to 2.00 higher.
Inshipped steady with last Mon
day. Lamb steady in light test.
Boneless Beef Trimmings 2.00
lower compared to last week.
Today, this consistent performance
means more to you than ever. It means
reliable production to keep your oper
ation running efficiently on home-grown
feeds... to put a bigger cut of the earn
ings in your pocket.
So don’t cut yourself short. See your
Hoffman Seed man or Funk’s G-Dealer
for your order now.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 3,1984-Al3 ,
Hoffman Seeds, Inc
PA 17538
Perform;
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VEAL CARCASS Hide On
Prime (Special Fed)
Hide on 230 Head
220-280 lbs. 150.00-152.00, steady
-1.00 lower.
Good & Choice
Boning Type
Hide On
Northeastern Suppliers: 65-75#
83.g0-85.00, steady-2.00 higher; 55-
64# 81.00-83.00; 45-54# 79.0081.00;
35-44# 77.00-79.00; 34# down 75.00-
77.00.
Inshipped; 71-80 lbs. 84.00,
steady; 61-70 lbs. 82.00; 51-60 lbs.
80.00 ; 41-50 lbs. 78.00 ; 3040 lbs.
76.00.
Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 3-4
9Vi Loads
55 lbs. down LTD 135.00, steady;
55-65 lbs. LTD 135.00 ; 65-75 lbs.
LTD 135.00.
Boneless Beef
(US and Canadian Origin)
3 Loads
Compared to last week:
75% Chem Lean, Fresh 78.00, no
comparison.
Beef Trimmings
5 Loads
65% Chem Lean, Fresh 66.00, no
comparison.
50% Chem Lean, Fresh 49.00,
2.00 lower.
Funk s G Hybrid and design
is a registered trademark ot
CIBA GEIGY Corporation
The limitation of warranty and
remedy on the lag attached to each
hag of Funk s G Hybrids sold is
part of the terms ot sate thereof
Funk s is a brand name
Numbers identify varieties 1
m bank on.