Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, December 13
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 5,200
Week Ago 4,500
Year Ago 4,000
Compared to last week’s close,
Slaughter Steers steady to .50
higher. Slaughter Heifers mostly
1.00 higher. Cows 1.00-2.00 higher.
Bulls steady. Slaughter supply
mainly Choice Slaughter Steers
and Heifers, around 15% Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1250 lbs.
66.00. couple packages 66.25 and
66.50. Choice 2-41000-1275 lbs. 65.00-
66.00; Couple 3-4 990-1100 lbs. 61.25-
62.00 ; 850-1000 lbs. 63.50-65.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1200
lbs. 63.50-65.00. Good 2-3 900-1225
lbs. 60.5063.50. Mostly Good 2-3
1150-1400 lb. Holsteins 55.0059.00.
Standard to Good 2-3 1100-1300 lbs.
50.0055.00. Few Standard 45.00-
50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 900-1075 lbs.
64.50, part load 2-3 1075 lbs. 65.50;
oackage 3-4 1000 lbs. 61.00. Choice
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24 900-1100 lbs. 63.0064.50; 800900
lbs. 62.0063.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 25 8001000 lbs. 61.0063.00.
Good 2-3 7501000 lbs. 59.0061.00.
COWS; Closing week sales
Breaking Utility and Commercial
24 34.0057.00. Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-2 34.0057.00. Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 30.0054.00. Shelly
Canner 1-2 26.0030.00.
BULLS; YG 1-2 10502100 lbs.
41.0045.00. Few YG 1 46.00, in
dividual 1540 lbs. 46.75.
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts around 600 head.
Compared with last week,
Slaughter lambs 1.005.00 lower,
instances 4.005.00 lower on wooled
lambs. Feeder lambs 2.00 higher.
Trading Moderately active for
moderate supply.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed
Choice and Prime Wooled 90-120 lb
57.5059.00. sAme Grades shorn
with No. 1-2 pelts 90-105 lbs. 58.00-
61.00; 105-120 lbs. 61.0054.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few cull
10.00. Good 17.00.
FEEDER LAMBS; Mixed
Choice and Fancy 60-90 lbs. 57.00-
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Lakewood, New Jersey 08701
Phone: 201-363-2333 • Telex: 132462
59.00.
GOATS: Few 13.50-24.50 per
head.
FEEDERS; (Including around
2,500 at the regular Thursday
Auction.)
FEEDER CATTLE under 500
lbs. 4.00-5.00 lower, most decline on
heifers; 500-600 lb. cattle, few thin
lots firm, fleshier offerings 1.00
2.00 lower. Steers over 600 lbs. 1.00
2.00 higher. Heifers over 600 lbs.
Firm in a light test. Trading slow
to moderate. Demand good for
steers over 600 lbs., light for other
classes. Supply heavy, consisting
mostly of calves.
FEEDER STEERS. Medium
and large frame 1: 300-500 lbs.
55.00-60.00, one lot 478 lbs. 62.50;
500-600 lbs. 57.00-62.00, one thin lot
64.50; 600-800 lbs. 61.0085.00; 800
900 lbs. 58.0082.00.
Medium and large frame 1-2;
couple lots 400800 lbs. 50.00-56.00.
Small frame 1-2; couple lots 375-
550 lbs. 46.0050.00.
FEEDER BULLS. Medium and
large frame 1-2; couple lots 450750
lbs. 45.0052.00.
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FEEDER HEIFERS. Medium
and large frame 1: 300-400 lbs.
42.00-45.00; 400-500 lbs. 42.0048.00;
500800 lbs. 47.00-50.00, couple thin
lots 55.50 ; 600800 lbs. couple lots
53.75-55.50.
Medium and large frame 1-2;
few 350-500 lbs. 42.5043.50. EB
55.0080.00 EC 55.0062.00 ED 57.00
65.00 EE 61.0085.00 EF 61.0083.00
EG 58.0062.00 GB 42.0045.00 GC
43.0048.00 GD 47.0055.00 GE 52.00
56.00 GF 52.0054.00.
Fifty-Four Livestock
Auction
Eighty-Four, PA
Monday, December 10
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 414. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows 50 cents - $1 higher. Few Good
slaughter steers 56.75-60, Standard
50.5054.50, Utility 46.0050. Few
Good slaughter heifers 52.0054,
Standard 45.0050, Utility 38.2544.
Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 35.50-39, few 40
42.50, Cutter & Boning Utility 34-
36.25, Canner & Low Cutter 28-
34.25, Shells down to 22. Yield
Grade No. 1 14001900 lbs.
slaughter bulls 41.5049.50, few #2
12001500 lbs. 36.0042.50.
FEEDER CATTLE. Medium
Frame #1 350650 lbs. steers 55.00
65, H 2 3450 lbs. 40.0046. Medium
Frame #1325-500 lbs. heifers 47.00
52, n 3450 lbs. 37.0045. Medium
Frame #1 350850 lbs. bulls 51.00
58.75.
CALVES 256. Vealers unevenly
steady. Few Choice vealers 76.00-
86, few Good 68.00-73, Standard &
Good 90-120 lbs. 42.0049, 6085 lbs.
36.0043, few Utility 50-100 lbs.
21.00-33.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs. 55.00-70.00.
HOGS 131. Barrows and gilts
strong to 25 cents higher. US No. 1-
2 204-230 lbs. barrows and gilts
50.00-51, few No. 1-3 2-5-230 lbs.
49.50- few No. 1-3 145-170 lbs.
40.00-42. US No. 1-3 3-700 lbs. sows
40-43.75, few No. 2-3 4-600 lbs. 35.00-
40. Boars 33.00-34.50.
FEEDER PIGS 26. US No. 1-3 50-
70 lbs. feeder pigs 23.00-33 per
head, few Utility 40-55 lbs. 8.50-
15.00 per head.
SHEEP 241. Wooled slaughter
lambs weak to $1 lower. High
Choice 75-100 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 65.00-67.50, Choice 73-95 lbs.
63.50- Good & Choice 55-65 lbs.
feeder lambs 65.00-66.75. Slaughter
sheep 15.00-24.00. GOATS 18. 8.00-
21.00 per head.
Belknap Livestock
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, December 12
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 63. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, slaughter
cows $2.5043 higher. Few Utility
slaughter steers 38.0043.50. One
Good slaughter heifer at 50.50.
Breaking Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 36.5042, Cutter and
Boning Utility 34.50-38, Canner and
Low Cutter 27.25-34.50, Shells down
to 22.00. Two Utility slaughter
bullocks 42.50 & 44.75.
FEEDER CATTLE. Few
Medium Frame #l-2 480-710 lbs.
steers 35.5040.50. Few Medium
Frame #1 475-575 lbs. bulls 45.00-
50.00.
CALVES 77. Few Choice vealers
70.00-73, few Good 60.00-70, few
Standard 45.00-55, Standard and
Good 90-110 lbs. 45.00-49, 60-85 lbs.
30.0045.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
95-135 lbs. 60.00-77, few 90 lbs. 53.00-
60.00.
HOGS 170. Barrows and gilts 25
cents - 75 cents higher. US No. 1-2
210260 lbs. barrows and gilts 50-
51.25, few No. 1-3 210-240 lbs. 49-
49.85, few No. 2-3 275-300 lbs. 45.75-
47, few No. 1-3 140-150 lbs. 35.0040.
Sows about steady. US No. 1-3 270-
560 lbs. sows 4047.75, few No. 2-3
350-765 lbs. 37.50-39.50.
FEEDER PIGS 44. US No. 1-3 30-
40 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-21 per
head, 40-50 lbs. 21.00-28 per head.
SHEEP 16. Few Choice 85-110
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 50.00-
55, lot Good 70 lbs. at 50.00.