Livestock market and auction news St. Louis Cattle Thursday, March 14 Report Supplied by USDA Receipts this week 3,100 Week Ago 3,300 Year Ago 4,200 Compared with the previous week’s close, slaughter steers .50- 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers very uneven, generally steady to weak. Cows and bulls fully steady. Slaughter supply mainly mixed good and choice steers and heifers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed choice and prime 2-4 1050-1300 lbs. 60.50 to mostly 61.00. Choice 2-4 1000-1275 lbs. 60.00-61.00; 900-1000 lbs. 58.0040.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 58.00-60.00. Good 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 54.5058.00. Mostly good, 2-3 1100-1300 lb. holsteins 52.00-56.00. Standard to good 2-3 975-1200 lbs. 48.0052.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Mixed choice and prime 24 900-1075 lbs. 59.50-60.00, part load 975 lbs. 60.50. 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRACTOR HEADQUARTERS Steiger 4-Wheel Drive Tractors Are Built For TShrs Arid Years t)f Reliable, Trouble-Free, Productive Farming. But Many Eastern Farmers Wouldn’t Consider Owning A Steiger ,Because It Just Didn’t Fit Into Their Operation. That Is Over, Since Steiger Introduced The All New COUGAR 1000 Row Crop Tractor With: Q ROW CROP BAR AXLES The Cougar 1000 has adjustable bar axles which can be truly cen tered on 30” rows because wheel settings are as narrow as 60” or as wide as 130”. The turning radius is only 15.5 ft. BCLOSED-CENTER, LOAD SENSING HYDRAULICS Variable displace ment piston pump provides flow and pressure on demand to the remotes. Flow control ranges from 2-30 GPM. THE COUGAR 1000 IS A STEIGER BUILT FOR YEARS AND YEARS OF TROUBLE-FREE FARMING! Choice 24 900-1075 lbs. 58.5059.50; 800-900 lbs. 55.5058.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 55.50- 58.50. Good 2-3 750975 lbs. 51.50 55.50. COWS: (Closing Week Sale) Breaking utility and commercial 2- 4 40.0043.00. Cutter and boning utility 1-2 40.0043.00. High-yielding utility 1-2 43.0044.00. Canner and low cutter 1-2 35.0040.00. Shelly canner 1-2 30.00-35.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1900 lbs. 45.0050.00. Few YG 151.0052.00. Weekly Sheep Auction Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep Auction. Receipts 125 head. Compared to last week, slaughter lambs and feeder lambs steady in a light test. Not enough of any other class to test market trends. Trading moderately active. Supply very limited. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed choice and prime wooled 100-150 lbs. 60.00-64.50. Same grades shorn INTERCOURSE, PA 'MIDDLETOWN, Dl AND BEST OF ALL & STEIGER, COUGAR 1000 FITS INTO YOUR OPERATION FOR ROW CROP FARMING Qfull power, independent pto 4 # J ~ QRANGE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION 20 Forward speeds with a two speed “on the go” powershift. There are 7 aw* speeds under 4 MPH for ■ ""•"STtSt* ''' PTO Applications and 9 f speeds between 3.5 & 8 MPH ; / /•V , for tillage applications. with No. 1-2 pelts 100115 lbs. 66.00- 70.50. FEEDER LAMBS: Mixed choice and fancy 709-100 lbs. 60.00- 63.00. FEEDERS: (Including around 1,200 at the regular Thursday Auction.) Feeder Steers and Heifers under 600 lbs. 2.003.00 higher. Cattle over 600 lbs. steady to weak in a light test. Demand good for Calves, light to moderate for yearlings. Supply moderate, mostly Steers and Heifers under 600 lbs. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large Frame 1: 300400 lbs. 68.0074.50, two lots 390 lbs. and 413 lbs. at 76.00 and 79.75; 600700 lbs. 62.0066.00, few 700 1.000 lbs. 58.0059.00. Large Frame No. 2 Holsteins; 3001.000 lbs. 47.0051.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large Frame 1: 300600 lbs. 57.0061.00, two lots 400 MODEL CRUM COUGAR - 280 HP CAT I w. The 1000 RPM PTO is pressure ! * lubricated to reduce heat and add " 0 longevity to the components. jpJL Available in 4 models. I (M ...CR1225, Cat 3306 @ 195 HP (PTO) k Bmm ...KR1225, Cummins 10L @ 190 HP (PTO) ...CRI2BO, Cat 3306 @ 250 HP (PTO) * ...KRI2BO, Cummins 10L @ 250 HP (PTO) 425 lbs. 64.00 and 65.50. Few 600800 lbs. 55.0056.00. Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 300650 lbs. 50.0055.00. Small Frame 1-2; Few 350-550 lbs. 48.0053.00. Central U.S. Carlot Pork Report Wednesday, March 13 Report supplied by USDA Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00 report: Loins weak to 2.00 lower. Skinned Hams steady to 1.00 higher. Sdls Bellies 14-16 lbs. steady to .50 higher; 16-18 lbs. 1.00 lower. Trade slow. Offerings moderate to a narrow outlet. Sales reported on 25 loads of Fresh Pork Cuts and 3 loads of Trimmings and Boneless Processing Pork. Fresh Pork Cuts LOINS (Regular): 14-17 lbs. 85.00, weak to 2.00 lower; 17-22 lbs. 85.00. 1.00 to 2.00 lower. rtrdapcrtiHPHl Lancaster Famine, Satnrday, March 16,1965-Al3 PICNICS: 4-8 lbs. 38.00. SPARERIBS: 3.5-5. S lbs. 94.50. HAMS (SKINNED); 17-20 lbs. 66.00-67.00, steady; 20-26 lbs. 60.00, steady to 1.00 higher; 26&up lbs. 59.0060.00. BELLIES (Sdls - Skin On): 14-16 lbs. 63.0063.50, steady to .50 higher; 16-18 lbs. 62.50, 1.00 lower; 18-20 lbs. 56.00. BNLS CT BUTT; 1.5-3 lbs. 103.00. Pork Trimming* Boneless Processing Pork (Chemical Lean) 72% Lean Trimmings Fresh 62.00,2.00 lower. Jowls, Fresh 32.00, steady. Penns Valley Livestock Centre Hall, Pa. Tuesday, March 12 Report supplied by Auction Beef Cows: Utility and Com mercial 41.50-45.50; Cutters 37.75- 41.00; Canners 35.25-37.10; Shells 29.00.• Heifers; Standard 49.00-51.50; Commercial 47.25-52.00. Steers: Good 51.50-57.00; Standard 48.00-51.QQ, Bulls: Good 51.50-54.10; Standard 46.00-50.00. Feeder Cattle: 300-500 lbs. large frame 46.00-55.00; 500-700 lbs. large frame 44.00-51.50; 500- 700 lbs. small frame 42.00-46.00. Veal Calves: Choice 75.00- 88.00; Good 67.00-74.00; Standard 58.0065.00; Utility 44.0056.00. Farm Calves; Bulls 65.0089.00; Heifers 60.0085.00. Hogs; 42.50-45.10. Sows; 36.5042.00. Boars: 28.25-30.00. Lambs: 55.00-73.00. 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