Livestock market and auction news St. Louis Cattle Thursday, January 10 Report supplied by USDA Reciepts This Week 4,100 Week Ago 2,200 Year Ago 5,100 Compared to last weeks close, Slaughter Steers and Heifers 1.00- 2.00 lower, most decline on light weight Choice Cattle and Good grades. Slaughter Cows 3.00-4.00 lower, except for Canner Grade Cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls steady in a light test. Slaughter supply mainly Choice Steers and Heifers, around 10% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Mixed Choice and Prime 24 1100-1300 lbs. 64.50-65.00, couple lots 65.50 early. Choice 2-31000-1300 lbs. 63.50-65.00; 900-1000 lbs. 61.00-53.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 60.00- Good 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 59.00- Mostly Good 2-3 1100- 1500 lb. Holsteins 53.00-57.00. Standard 2 Holsteins 49.00-53.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mostly Choice, few Prime 1-3 900- 1100 lbs. 62.50-63.50, one lot 64.00 early. Choice 24 900-1100 lbs. 61.00- 63.00; 800-900 lbs. 58.0061.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 58.0061.00. Good 2-3 750-1000 lbs. 54.0068.00. COWS: (Mid Week Sales) Breaking Utility and Commercial 24 34.00-38.00. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2 34.00-38.00. High- Yielding Utility 1-2 38.00-39.00. Canner and Low Crossing Cutter 1- 2 30.00-35.00. Shelly Canner 1-2 26.00- BULLS: Few YG 1-2 1100-1900 lbs. 42.0047.00. Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep Auction Receipts around 500 head. Compared to last week, Wooled and Shorn Slaughter Lambs firm. No recent price comparison on Feeder Lambs. Slaughter Ewes scarce. Trading moderately ac tive. Demand Good especially for SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed Choice and Prime Wooled 90-125 Dairymen Who Attend Our Ftee Seminars Know More Ulan You Do! There is an easy way to get up-to-date information about managing a dairy operation ... attend one of our free dairy producer meetings. Our featured speaker, Dr. Charles Smffen, Professor of animal nutrition, Cornell University, will discuss the relationship of neutral detergent fiber to soluble proteins and carbohydrates, In addition, you’ll learn practical, important things like 1 managing alfalfa for effective use in your feeding program. Our dairy producer meetings are free, but space is limited. So call now to reserve your place. Why let the other fellow know more than you do? Schedule of Meetings: January 29th, 1985 10 AM Good NT Plenty Restaurant January 30th, 1985 10 AM Country Cupboard Restaurant January 30th, 1985 7AM Morrison’s Cove Memonal Park For Reservations and Information: Contact your local Youngs’ representative, or call collect (814)793-3701 (££) young’s »>•.5». p. i»73 Livestock Nutritional Services © COPYRIGHT lbs. 55.0060.00, mostly 56.0068.00. Same grades shorn with No. 1-2 Pelts 100-140 lbs. 60.0063.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Scarce. FEEDER LAMBS: Mixed Choice and Fancy 6080 lbs. 58.00- 60.00. GOATS: Few 11.0015.00 per head. FEEDERS: (Including around 1,000 at the regular Thursday Auction.) Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers under 500 lbs. 2.00 higher. Feeder Steers and Heifers over 500 lbs. firm. Trading moderate to active. Demand good. Supply moderate, consisting mostly of 300-800 lb. Steers and 400-700 lb. Heifers. FEEDERSTEERS: Medium and Large Frame 1: 300600 lbs. 61.0067.00, 500600 lbs, 60.0065.00. Medium and Large Frame 1-2; Few 500600 lbs. 55.0060.00. Small Frame 1-2: Few 300-500 lbs. 52.00-58.00. Large Frame No. 2 Holsteins Few 700-900 lbs. 44.0048.00. ame 1-2 : 350-900 lbs. mostly 47.00- 55.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large Frame 1: 300-700 lbs. 52.00-57.00; few 700600 lbs. 50.0066.00. Medium and Large Frame 1-2 Few 400600 lbs. 48.0062.00. Omaha Weekly Thursday, January 10 Report supplied by USDA Fed cattle prices averaged 1.00 lower for the week, as a declining beef trade had buyers lowering their bids. Overall finish continued mediocre and many cattle carried some degree of mud. Slaughter Cows under pressure throughout the week until Thursday when some recovery noted, closing 1.00- 2.00 lower, extremes 3.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Estimated 5 day receipts 9,650, actuals last week 4,349 (holiday); year ago 9,023. Steers comprised 42 pet of the week’s receipts; Heifers 40 pci., Cows 14 pet., Feeders 3 pet. SLAUGHTER STEERS: At the close, Choice 2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 64.00-65.50. Few Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1150 lbs. 63.00-64.00. Few Good 61.00-63.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 950-1100 lbs. 63.00-64.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1025 lbs. 61.00-63.00. Few Good 58.00- 61.00. Average of LS 214 Detailed Quotations for 900-1100 lb. Choice Steers 64.35; 1100-1300 lbs. 65.20. Average cost Steers 63.62, average weight 1161 lbs. as compared 65.24 and 1170 lbs. a week ago. Average cost Heifers 63.18, average weight 1036 lbs. as compared 64.27 and 1026 lbs. a week ago. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 few 37.25-41.00. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2 35.00- 40.00, few high dressing to 41.50. Canner and low Cutter 29.75-35.00. BULLS: 1-2 1200-2100 lbs. 39.50- 47.00. Oklahoma Cattle Wednesday, Jan. 9,1984 rt Supplied by USDA cllfmated Receipts; 5,000 Same Day Last Week: 408 Feeder steers under 500 lb. steady to 1.00 higher; over 500 lb. weights steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb. 1.00- 1.50 higher; over 500 lb. fully steady. Feeder demand good. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Slaughter cattle demand moderate. Bulk supply medium and large frame 1 and mixed 1-2 400-800 lb. feeder steers and 400-700 lb. heifers. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and large frame 1 few 300-400 lb. 72.50-77.25 ; 400-500 lb. 70.50-77.25; 500-600 lb. 68.00-71.20, one lot 520 lb. 74.40; 600-700 lb. 68.25-70.60; 700-800 lb. 68.40-70.80; 800-900 lb. 65.25- 69.40 900-1040 lb. 61.0065.25. Small and mixed medium and small frame 1 375-500 lb. 65.0070.50; 500 575 lb. 66.7069.50; package 665 lb. Lancaster, PA. Lewisburg, PA Martmsburg, PA r MH EBY, INC. Invites You To See The Grain Trailer That Makes Other Ways Of Hauling Chain Obsolete See Our Display At The PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW January 13th - 18th *r. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 12,1985-Al5 Distinguished service award John H. Witmer (right) from Upper Paxton Township has retired after 13 years as a farmer director of the Dauphin Co. Conservation District. District Manager David Ball (left) presents Witmer with a distinguished service award during the district's awards dinner at Halifax recently. Witmer is employed by M.G. Henninger & Sons, Berrysburg. He was recognized for contributing his expertise as a farm manager to assist in establishing "strong conservation programs for Dauphin County’s soil resource and agricultural community.” 65.70. Medium and large frame mixed 1-2 245 lb. thin 73.50; 400-500 lb. 63.50-69.75 ; 550-700 lb. 66.80- 70.00 ; 700-850 lb.- 64.00-68.00; Medium and large frame 2 350850 lb. 61.0085.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medioum and large frame 1350-500 lb. 60.50- 66.00 several 61.0085.00; 500-700 lb. 60.2583.80, lot 510 lb. gaunt 64.90. Small frame 1 345-435 lb. 53.25- 565.00; 550800 lb. 55.0089.75. Medium and large frame frame mixed 1-2 225-500 lb. 57.2089.80;/ 500-725 lb. 57.0080.25. Medium and large frame 2165 lb. thin 52.75; 300- 675 lb. 54.0087.75, 500875 lb. light bone brahman-cross 47.25-54.00. For The Week: Feeder steers under 550# 2.004.00 higher; over 550# steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550# 3.008.00 higher; over 550# steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1 00-3.00 lower, utility showing the most decline. Slaughter bulls firm to 2.00 higher. We Will Be Located At Spaces #65-72 Outside MH EBY. INC. P.0.80x 127 Blue Ban, PA 717/354-4*71 Glen Rock Community 4-H Club The Glen Rock Community 4-H club met at the Susquehannock High School Administration Building on Jan. 11 to select projects and committees. The club is collecting money for the Ronald McDonald House in Hershey. Perspective members, age 8 to 18 are welcome. For more in formation call 235-4315 or 235-2404. Got Gram 7 Then get the trailers that are Timpte tough the Super Hopper or the level floor Super Grain Trailer They're not only built to take it they’re also built to cut fuel costs The Super Hopper and the level floor Super Gram Trailers are light weight and aerodynamically desi gned to reduce wind drag When there's gram to be hauled Timpte does the haulin' best and pulls a lot easier than the rest 17506
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