Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, July 18
Report Supplied by USDA
Receipts this week
Week Ago
Year Ago
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers 1.50-2.00
lower. Slaughter heifers through
mid-week fully 1.00 lower. Cows
2.00-3.00 lower. Bulls 1.00-2.00
lower. Slaughter supply mainly
choice steers and heifers, around
10% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
choice and prime 2-4 1075-1350 lbs.
55.00-55.50; package 2-3 1300 lbs.
early 56.00, not tested late; load
and package 4-5 1300-1445 lbs. 47.50-
48.50. Choice 2-4 950-1325 lbs. 51.50-
55.00, closing sales 51.50-53.00.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1200
lbs. 50.00-54.00, closing 50.00-52.00.
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Good 2-3 900-1225 lbs. 48.00-53.00,
closing sales 48.00-50.00. Mostly
good 2-3 1075-1400 lb. holsteins
40.00-45.00. Standard to good 2-3
975-1300 lbs. 38.0042.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
(Through Mid-Week) Mixed choice
and prime 2-4 925-1125 lbs. 53.50-
54.50 early. Choice 2-4 850-1100 lbs.
51.50-53.00 at mid-week, not tested
late. Mixed good and choice 2-3 800-
1050 lbs. 50.0052.00. Good 2-3 750-
975 lbs. 46.0050.00.
2,500
2,700
4,000
COWS; (Closing Week Sales)
Breaking utility and commercial 2-
4 34.00-37.00. Cutter and boning
utility 1-2 34.00-37.00. High-yielding
utility 1-2 37.00-38.00, few up to
39.00. Canner and low cutter 1-2
31.00- Shelly canner 1-2 27.00-
31.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1075-1900 lbs.
43.00- closing 43.00-48.00.
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OWATONNA MANUFACTURING CO. INC
Owatonna, Minnesota
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts around 500 head.
Compared to last week, spring
slaughter lambs 2.00-3.00 higher.
Light supply feeder lambs 2.004.00
higher. Supply moderate, con
sisting mostly of slaughter lambs.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Mixed choice and prime 85-120 lbs.
70.00-75.00, one 7 head lot fleshy
shorn 100 lbs. 76.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few
utility to good 15.00-22.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Few mixed
choice and fancy 60-80 lbs. 66.00-
69.00.
GOATS: 13.00-25.00 per head.
FEEDERS: (Including around
400 at the regular Thursday auc
tion.) Feeder steers and heifers
steady in a light test. Supply light,
mostly odd lot medium to large
frame mixed 1-2 muscled cattle.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and large frame 1-2 : 300-400 lbs.
59.00- ; 500-700 lbs. 55.00-60.00;
700-800 lbs. 52.00-58.00 ; 800-900 lbs.
50.00- ; 900-1,000 lbs. 45.00-
50.00.
Large Frame No 2 Holsteins;
500600 lbs. 49.00-52.00 ; 700600 lbs.
43.00- ; 900-1100 lbs. 39.00-41.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and large frame 1-2 : 300400 lbs.
51.00- ; 400-500 lbs. 49.00-52.00;
600600 lbs. 45.0050.00.
Small frame 1-2 : 350-700 lbs,
46.00-
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, July 18
Report Supplied by USDA
Compared with last week,
slaughter steers and heifers .50-
LOO lower, instances 1.50 lower
Monday with not enough receipts
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 20,1985-Al5
Wednesday for a market test.
Increased supplies of live cattle
and further declining wholesale
beef prices are attributed to the
decline in live prices. Cows
generally steady in light supply.
Bulls steady to firm. Supply
mainly good to average choice
slaughter steers and heifers with
5% cows. Receipts this week about
2200, compared with 1839 last week
and 1835 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice
2-4, 1050-1200 lbs. 52.50-55.00,
mostly 53.0054.00; 10001050 lbs.
52.0054.00. Choice 3-4, 9501200 lbs.
51.00-51.50. Mixed good and choice
2-3, 10001200 lbs. 50.50-53.50. Good
2-3, 9001050 lbs. 50.00-52.50. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 holsteins 1350
1480 lbs. 45.0046.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4, 9501125 lbs. 52.0053.50,
load 54.00 ; 900950 lbs. 50.5052.50.
Mixed good and choice 2-3,9001100
lbs. 49.5052.00. Good 2-3, 800950
lbs. 47.0050.50.
COWS; Breaking utility and
commercial 2-3, 36.00-38.00, few
high dressing individuals 40.00.
Cutter and boning utility 1-2,31.00-
36.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2, 1400-
2000 lbs. 45.00-50.00, high yielding
individual 2300 lbs. 54.00, thin bull
1300 lbs. 40.00.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, July 15
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 250 head of
horses, mules and ponies. Market:
stronger.
Local:
Better horses 400.00-675.00.
Registered horses 665.00-785.00.
Driving horses 275.00-975.00.
Riding horses 175.00-275.00.
Lightweight killers 150.00-225.00;
Heavyweight killers 275.00-435.00.
Mare ponies 25.00-65.00; Colts
10.00-20.00; Gelding ponies 25.00-
65.00.
Larger ponies 100.00-150.00.
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