Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, February 28
Report Supplied by USDA
Receipts this week 2,400
Week Ago 4,500
Year Ago 1,500
Compared with last week’s
close, Slaughter Steers and Heifers
.50-1.00 lower. Cows 2.00 higher.
Bulls steady. Slaughter supply
mainly choice and Mixed Good and
Choice Steers and Heifers, around
15% Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Limited supply Mixed Choice and
Prime 2-4 1075-1275 lbs. 63.0043.50.
Choice 2-41000-1300 lbs. 62.0043.00;
900-1000 lbs. 60.00-62.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 900-1250 lbs.
60.0042.00. Good 2-3 900-1200 lbs.
56.0040.00. Mostly Good 24 1075-
1450 lb. Holsteins 53.0047.00.
Standard and Good 48.00-53.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Limited supply Mixed Choice and
Prime 2-4 900-1125 lbs. 61.0041.50,
package 62.00. Choice 2-4 900-1100
lbs. 60.0041.00; 800-900 lbs. 57.00-
60.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
800-1000 lbs. 57.0040.00. Good 2-3
750-950 lbs. 53.0047.00.
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2-4 40.00-42.00. Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-2 40.00-42.00. High-
Yielding Utility 1-2 42.0043.00.
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 35.00-
40.00. Shelly Canner 1-2 30.0045.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1800 lbs.
45.0040.00. Couple YG 152.00.
Weekly Sheep Auction
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts around 450 head.
Compared to last week, Slaughter
Lambs 3.00-4.00 lower. Feeder
lambs 3.00-4.00 higher. Trading
active. Supply moderate, con
sisting mostly of Shorn Slaughter
and Feeder Lambs.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed
Choice and Prime Wooled, Few
110-115 lbs. 65.5046.00. Same
Grades Shorn with No. 1-2 Pelts
100-140 lbs. 62.0048.50, mostly
64.5048.50. One 30 head lot 153 lbs.
62.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few Utility
to Good 17.00-23.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Mixed
Choice and Fancy 75-100 lbs. 60.00-
64.50.
GOATS: Few 21.00-25.00 Per
Head.
FEEDERS: (Including around
NO TISSUE RESIDUE AND
800 at the regular Thursday
Auction.) Feeder Steers and
Heifers under 500 lbs. Steady to
Firm; 500-700 lb. Cattle steady to
1.00 higher. Not enough of any
other weight class to test market
trends, trading moderately active.
Supply light.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1: 300-400 lbs.
74.50-77.00; 400-500 lbs. 67.00-71.00,
one lot 74.25; 500-700 lbs. 65.00
70.00. Few 700-1000 lbs. 58.00-61.00.
Medium and Large Frame 1-2; few
400-700 lbs. 55.00-58.00. Urge
Frame No. 2 Holsteins; 250-900 lbs.
49.75-53.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1: 300-400 lbs.
57.00-61.00; 400500 lbs. 53.0059.00;
500700 lbs. 55.0060.00. Few over
700 lbs. 53.00-58.00. Medium and
Large Frame 1-2; 300600 lbs. 50.00
56.00. Few 600700 lbs. 45.0050.00.
Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, February 27
Report Supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts: 2200
Same Day Last Week; 5549
Feeder Steers and Heifers
steady to 1.00 higher. Demand
Good. Bulk supply Medium Frame
1 and Mixed 1-2 350750# Steers and
Heifers. Cows made up 7% of total.
Actual Auction Sales 2076 Head.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
few large Frame 1300500 lb. 73.50
79.50 Bulk 73.25-79.50; 500575 lb.
70.7075.30; 600700 lb. 69.0071.30;
700800 lb. 68.0070.50, couple lots
785-795 lb. fleshy 67 30-68 00; 800
826 lb. 64.5066.30.
Lots Mixed Small and Medium
Frame 1 495 lb. 73.90; 500675 lb.
67.0070.50; 765 lb. 64.25.
Medium and Large Frame
Mixed 1-2 450 lb. very thin 77.25;
545 lb. Mates 72.50; 580 lb. 68.00;
600700 lb. 66.3068.50; 7401 b. 66.50.
Medium and Large Frame 2 425-
550 lb. 63.75-65.50; 655 lb. 62.75 ; 775
lb. 59.00.
Large Frame 2 Holsteins 600650
lb. 52.2055.80; Lot 700 lb. 56.25; 830
850 lb. 52.1055.10.
FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium
and Large Frame 1 350500 lb.
62.0067.00; 500700 lb. 60.7063.60,
several lots 62.0063.60; 700760 lb.
62.7063.00. Medium and Large
Frame Mixed 1-2 240 lb. 62.75; 370
lb. very thin 66.00 ; 350-500 lb. 62.00
64.25 ; 500725 lb. 59.5062.70, few
57.5059.50; Medium and Large
Frame 2 500625 lb. 56.3059.50, lot
520 lb. thin at 59.50.
Weekly Trends: Feeder Steers
and Heifers steady to 2.00 lower,
No. 1 Steers showing the least
decline and largely steady to 1.00
off. Slaughter Cows 2.00-3.00
higher. Slaughter Bulls steady.
Substantial rains in the trade area.
Road and field conditions ham
pering livestock movement; result
light run for the week.
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Thursday, February 28
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this week on light to moderate
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lbs. of mud. Prices on slaughter
steers and heifers declined 1.00 to
1.50 Monday when the bulk of the
cattle sold and showed some
weakness again on the light
Wednesday receipts. Cows closed
mostly 2.00 higher, instances 3.00
up with bulls advancing 1.00.
Supply mainly good to low choice
slaughter steers and heifers with
6% cows. Receipts this week about
1450 as compared with 1462 a week
ago and 1400 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-41060-1200 lbs. 61.0043.50, mostly
62.5043.00; 900-1050 lbs. 61.0043.00.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1100
lbs. 59.0042.00. Good 2-3 900-1060
lbs. 55.00-59.00. Good and choice 24
holsteins 1175-1300 lbs. 53.0067.50;
standard and good 24 holsteins
1085-1355 lbs. 48.0062.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 950-1100 lbs. 60.0043.00,
mostly 61.5043.00; 800-950 lbs.
59.0041.50. Mixed good and choice
24 800-1000 lbs. 57.0041.00.
Reported receipts of 49 cows, 72
heifers, and 4 bulls. Market
stronger.
Load of PA fresh cows, 500.00-
830.01.
Load of PA fresh cows, 1125.00-
1350.00; springers 975.00-1125.00.
Load of PA fresh cows, 610.00-
1200.00.
Load of PA fresh cows, 510.00-
880.00.
Locally consigned cows 620.00-
1400.00.
Springing heifers 525.00-960.00.
Open heifers 310.00-480.00.
Bulls 490.00-750.00.
New Holland
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New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, February 27
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