Livestock market and auction news St. Louis Cattle Thursday, April 11 Report supplied by USDA Receipts This Week Week Ago Year Ago Compared to the previous week’s close, slaughter steers .50-1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers thru mid week, fully .50-1.00, instances 1.50 lower. Cows steady to 1.00 lower. Bulls steady. Slaughter supply mainly choice steers and heifers, around 10% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS' Mixed choice and prime 24 1075-1350 lbs. 58.50-59.00, couple part loads early 60.00, not tested late. Choice 2-4 1000-1325 lbs. 57.00-59.50, closing 58.00-59.50, few up to 60.00 ; 900-1000 lbs. 56.00-58.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1250 lbs. 56.00-58.00. Good 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 53.00-56.00. Mostly good 2-3 1075-1400 lb. holsteins 50.00-55.00. Standard to good 2-31075-1375 lbs. 47.00-50.00. 4,000 3,200 5,100 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: (Thru mid-week) Mixed choice and prime 24 900-1125 lbs. 57.00-57.50. Choice 24 900-1100 lbs. 56.00-57.00, few up to 57.50 ; 800-900 lbs. 54.00- 56 00. Mixed good and choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 54.00-56.00. Good 2-3 750-1000 lbs. 51.00-54.00. COWS: (Closing Week Sales I breaking utility and commercial 2- 4 39.0041.00. Cutter and boning utility 1-2 39.0041.00. High-yielding utility 1-2 41.0043.00. Canner and low cutter 1-2 34.00-39.00. Shelly canner 1-2 29.00-34.00. BULLS; YG 1-2 1100-2000 lbs. 46.00-51.00. Few YG 1 1425 and 1550 lbs. 52.00-52.50. Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep Auction. Receipts around 150 head. Not enough of any one class to test market trends. Demand light for light supply. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed choice and prime wooled, few 90 110 lbs. 58.00-61.00. Same grades shorn with No. 1-2 pelts, two lots 125-140 lbs. 63.50-65.50. Same grades spring 100-120 lbs 69.00 72.50. SLAUGHTER EWES- Few utility to good 14.00-18.00. FEEDER LAMBS' Scarce FEEDERS: (Including around 1,800 at the regular Thursday auction.) Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. generall steady to 1.00 higher Steers over 500 lbs. and all weight heifers generally steady. Supply moderate to heavy, consisting of steers under 800 lbs. and heifers under 700 lbs. FEEDER STEERS; Medium and Large Frame 1: 300-400 lbs. 72.00-76.25 ; 400-500 lbs. 70.00-75.50; 500-600 lbs. thin lots 68.00-72.00, fleshy lots 66.00-68.00; 600-700 lbs., thin lots 63.00-67.00, fleshy lots at 60.0063.50, few 700600 lbs. 62.00 63.00. Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 400600 lbs. 64.0067.00; 600700 lbs, 59.0063.00. - I>arge Frame No. 2 Holstems -450950 lbs. 48.0054.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and I>arge Frame 1- 300500 lbs. 57.0062.00, one lot 405 lbs. at 63.50; 500800 lbs. 55.0060.00, one lot reputation brand 598 lbs. 61.00. Medium and Large Frame 1-2 300600 lbs. 52.0057.00. Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 13,1985-Al3 Peoria Cattle Thursday, April 11 Report Supplied by USDA Trading moderate this week on moderate receipts with best demand for steers suitable for one delivery. Compared with last week slaughter steers weak to 1.50 lower, mostly .50 to 1.00 off Heifers mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls not well tested. Supply mainly good to average choice slaughter steers and heifers with 7% cows. Receipts this week about 1600 as compared to 1162 a week ago and 1237 a year ago. SLAUGHTER STEERS- Choice 2-4 1050-1220 lbs. 59.25-60.00, load and part load Monday for one delivery 61.00-61.50; few 1000-1050 lbs 59.00-59.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs. 58.00-60.00. Good 2-3 900-1050 lbs. 55.50-58.00 Holsteins choice, few good 2-3 1375 lbs. 53.50-54.25. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-4 950-1100 lbs. 55 00-59.00, mostly 58.00-59.00 ; 900-950 lbs 54.00- mostly 57.00-58.50 Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1100 lbs. 56.00-57.50. Good 2-3 800-950 lbs. 54.00- COWS. Breaking utility and commercial 2-3 39.00-41.00, few high dressing 42.00-43.00. Cutter and boning utility 1-2 36.00-40 00 Canner and low cutter 33.00-36 00 BULLS: Few YG 1-2 1500-1750 lbs Monday 49 00-50.00 Come To Where The Buying Is!! Lebanon County eUS 4-H INDOOR FLEA MARKET Saturday, April 20,1985 7 A.M. until 2 P.M. OVER 100 CRAFTS & FLEA MARKET BOOTHS at the LEBANON FAIR GROUNDS Rain Or (Proceeds from rental of booths to Shine benefit the 4-H Development Fund) This Ad Compliments Of Lebanon Valley National Bank Agricultural Group -Your Money Mafters OQ Lebanon Valley leUsi National Bank (717) 949-6506 or (717) 274-6910 MICHAEL FIRESTINE Senior Agricultural Loan Officer ROBERT DONALDSON SCOTT ARTZ Agricultural Loan Officer Agricultural Loan Officer Ten Convenient Oflices
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