Livestock market and auction news St. Louis Cattle Thursday, July 25 Report Supplied by USDA Receipts this week 2,300 Week Ago 2,500 Year Ago 3,400 Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers 3.00-3.50 lower. Slaughter heifers 3.50-4.00 lower. Cows firm to 1.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 lower. Slaughter supply mainly choice steers and heifers with an apparent increase in YG 3- 5 offsprings. Around 10% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Mixed choice and prime 2-4 1075-1325 lbs. 52.00-52.50. Mostly choice, some prime 2-4 1100-1525 lbs. 43.5048.25. Choice 2A 950-1275 lbs. 50.0002.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1250 lbs. 48.0000.50. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs. 45.0048.00. Mostly good 2-3 1125-1500 lb. holsteins 40.0043.00. Standard to good 2-3 1050-1275 lbs. 37.0040.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed choice and prime 24 900-1075 lbs. 50.00, package 50.50 ; 34 900-1125 lbs. 45.0048.00. Choice 24 850-1100 lbs. 48.50-50.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3 800-1050 lbs. 47.0049.00. Good 2-3 700-975 lbs. 44.0047.00. COWS; (Closing week sales) Breaking utility and commercial 2- 4 35.00-37.00. Cutter and boning utility 1-2 35.00-37.00. High-yielding utility 1-2 37.00-38.00, few up to 38.50. Canner and low cutter 1-2 32.00- Shelly canner 1-2 28.00- 32.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-2000 lbs. 42.00- Wednesday’s weekly sheep auction. Receipts around 500 head. Compared to last week, spring slaughter lambs steady. Feeder lambs weak in a light test. Trading moderately active. Supply David and Benjamin Cinder The new Plasson Cage Cup has proven itself in extensive testing and is now available to egg producers David and Benjamin Cinder, Cinder Brothers, Ml. Joy, Pa. say "We just knew the new Plasson Cage Cup was a good one when we saw how it was engineered. It’s just a fool-proof cage waterer. 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Mostly fresh shorn 70.00-76.00. SLAUGHTER EWES; Scarce. FEEDER LAMBS: Few mixed choice and fancy 60-84 lbs. 63.00- 68.00. GOATS: Few 17.00-25.00 per head. FEEDERS; (Including around 400 at the regular Thursday auc tion.) Feeder Steers and Heifers lower undertone. Not enough cattle in any one class and weight bracket to fully test market trends. Supply mainly odd lot, Mixed 1-2 muscled cattle. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large Frame 1-2; 400-500 lbs. 58.00- 500-700 lbs. 56.5058.00; 700-950 lbs. 51.0052.50. Small Frame 1-2; 350550 lbs. 45.0048.00. Large Frame No. 2 Holsteins; one lot 819 lbs. 47.75; 1050-1150 lbs. 39.0042.00. FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large Frame 1-2; 450-700 lbs. 48.00- 53.50. FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium and Large Frame 1-2; 400-600 lbs. 48.00- ; 600-900 lbs. 46.0049.00. COW AND CALF PAIRS: Medium Frame 1-2; mostly 6-10 year old cows 1,000-1,200 lbs. with calves at side 430.00-490.00 per pair. Peoria Cattle Thursday, July 25 Report supplied by USDA Trading moderate on light to moderate supply. Slaughter Steers and Heifers closed 2.00-2.50 lower, instances 3.00 lower than a week ago. Cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Not enough bulls to establish a trend. Supply mainly good to average Choice Slaughter Steers and Heifers with 6% Cows. Receipts this week 1850, compared with 2136 last week and 2063 a year ago. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 24, 1050-1200 lbs. 50.00-52.00, mostly 51.00-51.50; 1000-1050 lbs. 50.00- Mixed Good and Choice 2-3, 1000-1200 lbs. 49.00-51.00. Good 2-3, 900-1050 lbs. 47.50-50.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3, Holsteins 1170-1280 lbs. 40.0042.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 24, mostly 3, 950-1100 lbs. 48.00- mostly 49.50-50.50, three loads Monday 51.00-51.50; 900-950 lbs. 49.00-50.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3, 900-1100 lbs. 47.50- 49.50. Good 2-3, 800-950 lbs. 44.50- 48.00. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3,34.00-37.00, couple high dressing 37.50-38.00. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2,32.00-34.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2, 1300- 2100 lbs. 42.0045.00, individual 47.50. Perms Valley Livestock Centre Hall, Pa. Tuesday, July 23 Report supplied by Auction Beef Cows: Utility and Com mercial 38.75-40.25; Cutters 36.10- 38.50; Canners 34.10-36.00; Shells 26.00. Heifers: Commercial 38.50- 42.50. Steers: Standard4o.oo-45.75. Bulls; Good 49.00-52.10; Standard 46.50-48.75.' Feeder Cattle; 300-500 lbs. large frame 46.00-54.00 ; 300-500 lbs. small frame 44.00-49.00 ; 500- Plasson Cage Cup ...the most advanced watering system. ll / / / / /// / / / & // / / d* 1 /// / tSP / / / qS y J? / / / A'* / // // //, / / s s / f/ / / / / /////// <ss° /// / / J >/ </ cf / <r° ** Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 27,1985-Al3 700 lbs. large frame 48.00-52.00; 500-700 lbs. small frame 42.00- 50.00. Veal Calves: Good 58.00-69.00; Standard 46.00-55.00; Utility 40.0045.00. Farm Calves: Bulls 60.00-78.00; Heifers 55.00-65.00. Hogs: 45.1047.75. ' Sows: 31.00-34.50. Boars: 27.50-31.75. Shoats: 25-30 lbs. per head 18.00- 30-35 lbs. per head 25.00- ; 35-50 lbs. per head 33.0046.00. Lambs: 65.00-72.00. SheepS. 16. Goats per head: 14.00-19.00. North Jersey Livestock Hackettstown, NJ Tuesday, July 23 Report supplied by auction Calves-25.00-73.00. Cows 30.2540.75. Easy Cows 22.50-35.50 Heifers 34.00-51.00. Bulls 44.2549.75. Hogs 28.0043.00. Roasting Pigs, each 24.0045.00, Boars 33.00. Sows 34.00-35.00. Sheep 10.0048.00. Lambs, each 10.00-50.00. Lambs, per lb. .40-.81. Goats, each 12.00-07.00. Kids, each 8.00-39.00. Total 1241. IdUSSINGER’S lauaUTY STOVES I Custom Flroploces Doors Scroons East Coast Carlot Wednesday, July 24 Report supplied by USDA Compared to Tuesday’s close: Special Fed Veal steady with moderate trading. Good and Choice boning Veal generally steady. Inshipped 5.00 lower then Monday’s close. Spring Lamb unsettled with a weak undertone. Boneless Beef also not established. 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