livestock market and auction news
Central U.S.
Carlot
Beef Report
Wednesday, August 7
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report: Choice 3 Steers steady to
|l.OO higher. Choice 3 Heifers
steady to firm. Good 2-3 Steers
steady in light test, Good 2-3
Heifers steady to $l.OO higher.
Choice 3 Steer and Heifer Car
casses fully $l.OO higher. Trade
slow to moderate for moderate
demand and offerings.
The Gross Boxed Beef Carcass
cut out value advanced $.48 to an
est. $91.31 per cwt., 132 loads boxed
cuts reported.
Sales reported on 25 loads of
Steer and Heifer carcasses.
Steer Beef
12 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 600-900 lbs. 80.00,
steady-1.00 higher; 600-700 lbs.
81.00-81.50.
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 82.0082.50.
Choice 4 600-900 lbs. 67.00, 1.00
higher.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 74.00,
steady.
Good 2 & Low 3 600-700 lbs. 76.00-
78.00.
Heifer Beef
13 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 550-700 lbs. 80.00,
steady-firm.
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 81.00.
Choice 4 500-700 lbs. 67.00, 1.00
higher.
Good 2-3 550-700 lbs. 74.00-75.00,
steady-1.00 higher.
Good 2 & Low 3 600-700 lbs. 79.00.
Steer and Heifer
Primal Cuts
8 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3: Hinds (H) 120-170 lbs
101.00, steady; Forers 130-210 lbs.
61.50-62.00, steady-. 50 lower; Arm
Chucks 75-120 lbs. 59.00, steady-1.00
higher.
Cow Beef
7 Loads
Midwest: Trade remains slow
for light offerings and good
demand. Cow Carcasses firm on
light test and comparison.
Sales In The Midwest
Production Area
FOB Omaha Basis
NEW SANITIZED CAGE CART SYSTEMS OR
Call Richard Sechler,
Tom Feger ( Nelson Legge
for quotations
Brkg Util 2-3 450&up lbs. 63.00-
66.00, firm; Bng Util 1-3 400&up lbs.
66.00, firm; Cutter 1-2 350&up lbs.
74.00-76.00, firm.
Boneless Processing Beef/
Beef Trimmings
84 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
90% Chem Lean Fresh *** 100.00-
103.00 ••*.
80% Chem Lean Fresh 78.00.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 36.00-
39.00, late 37.50-39.00, 1.00-2.00
higher.
90% Chem Lean Fresh 101.00-
103.00,2.0(M.00 higher.
90% Chem Lean Frozen 102.00.
85% Chem Lean Fresh 95.00-
97.50.
75% Chem Lean Fresh 76.00.
65% Chem Lean Frozen 60.00.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, August 5
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 201. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
steers fully steady. Few Choice
Slaughter Steers 5.00-52.00, few
Good 47.50-49.50, Standard 43.00-
47.00, Utility 39.00-43.00. Few
Choice slaughter heifers 48.50-
50.00, Good 45.50-48.00, Standard
40.50-45.00, Utility 37.00-40.00.
Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 36.00-38.50, few
High Yielding 41.00-42.75, Cutter &
Boning Utility 34.00-37.00, Canner
& Low Cutter 27.00-34.25, Shells
down to 20. Yield Grade No. 1 1000-
1750 lbs. slaughter bulls 45.00-51.75,
n 950-1450 lbs. 40.0044.050.
FEEDER CATTLE: Medium &
Large Frame #1 400-600 lbs. steers
48.00-58.00. Few Medium Frame #1
350-500 lbs. bulls 54.00-60.00.
CALVES 259, Vealers grading
Good & Choice 3.00-5.00 higher,
Standard & Good mostly steady.
Few Choice Vealers 73.00-81.00,
Good 61.00-71.00, Standard & Good
90-120 lbs., 43.0048.50, 60-65 lbs.
39.0044.00, Few Utility 50-85 lbs.
27.00-35.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs. 60.00-93.00.
HOGS 123: Barrows & gilts $4.00
higher. US No. 1-2 225-250 lbs.
LEGHORN FOWL
SECHLER'S POULTRY, INC.
Eastern Texas
and Oklahoma
Production Areas
FOB Plant
"WANTED"
Box G, Strausstown, PA 19559
barrows & gilts 45.00-i„ No 2-3
210-240 lbs. 44.50-45.10, No. 2-4 230-
260 lbs. 44.00-44.60, No. 1-3 160-175
lbs. 41.00-43.00. SOWS - US No. 1-3
300-600 lbs. sows 38.0040.50, No. 2-3
400-550 lbs. 35.00-38.00. BOARS -
30.00-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 16. US No. 1-3 20-
25 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-21 00 per
head.
SHEEP 353. Spring slaughter
lambs fully steady. High Choice &
Prime 85-120 lbs. shorm lambs
72.00-75.00, 75-108 lbs. wool lambs
69.75-72.00, Choice 70-105 lbs. Wool
Lambs 67.00-70.00, Good & Choice
55-75 lbs. feeder lambs 60.00-69.00.
Slaughter sheep 18.00-28.25.
GOATS 10: 8.00-28.00 per head.
Belknap Livestock
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, July 31
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 69. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, slaughter
steers; one Choice 1425 lbs. at
45.00, one Good at 42.00. Few
Standard slaughter heifers 38.75-
39.50. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 35.00-35.75,
one at 37.00, Cutter & Boning
Utility 33.00-36.25, Canner & Low
Cutter 27.50-33.00, Shells down to
27.00, Few Yield Grade No. 1 1470
1810 lbs. slaughter bulls 45.00-49.50,
one #21725 lbs. at 40.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Medium Frame #1 410-660 lbs.
steers 44.00-47.00, few #2 430-600
lbs. 35.00-42.00.
CALVES 101: Two Choice
Vealers 69.00 & 70.00, few Good
56.00- few Standard 45.00
50.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs.
42.00- 60-85 lbs. 34.0045.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
95-130 lbs. 65.00-80.00, 90-130 lbs.
53.00-60.00. Beef cross bulls and
heifers 65-100 lbs. 43.00-53.00.
HOGS 204; Barrows and gilts
2.00 lower. US No. 1-2 225-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 42.0042.10, lot at
42.75, No. 2-3 210-250 lbs. 40.00
41.60, No. 24 205-265 lbs. 38.00-
40.00, No. 1-3 180-195 lbs. 38.00-
40.75. Sows 2.00 lower. US Nos. 1-3
270-640 lbs. sows 31.00-35.00, few
No. 2-3 380-615 lbs. 28.00-31.00.
Boars 23.00-27.50.
FEEDER PIGS 55: US No. 1-3
25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 13.00-24.00 per
head, 3545 lbs. 24.00-33.00 per
head.
PA Watts H 800-34
or call collect 215-488
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 10,1985-A7
SHEEP 8. Few Good and Choice
50-70 lbs. spring slaughter lambs
50.00-61.00. Few Slaughter Ewes
17.50-19.00. GOATS 13: 9.00-27.00
per head.
Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hall, Pa.
Tuesday, Augusts
Report supplied by Auction
Beef Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 36.25-39.50; Cutters 33.50-
35.75; Canners 30.50-32.50; Shells
27.00.
Heifers; Standard 44.00-46.25,
Commercial 37.50-42.00.
Steers; Good 45.25-48.25;
Standard 43.25-45.10
Bulls; Good
Standard 43.50-45.10
Feeder Cattle: 300-500 lbs
large frame 49.00-52.00 ; 300-500
lbs. small frame 43.00-48.00 ; 500-
700 lbs. large frame 46.00-51.00;
500-700 lbs. small frame 44.00-
47.00.
Veal Calves; Choice 76.00-
83.00; Good 63.00-72.00; Standard
50.00-62.00; Utility 43.0049.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls 70.00-86.00;
Heifers 52.0083.00.
Hogs; 42.1045.75.
Boars: 25.50-29.75.
46.50-48.25;
Shoats: 25-30 lbs. per head
15.00- ; 30-35 lbs. per head
23.00- ; 35-50 lbs. per head
31.0041.00.
Lambs: 55.0065.00.
Sheep: 19.00-24.00.
Goats per head; 11.00-20.00,
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, July 31
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 207. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers ready to $1 lower;
Cows 75 cents to $2 lower. Choice
9801400 lbs. slaughter steers 48.00
51.50, couple 53.00, few Good 45.00
47.50, few Standard 37.5040; Good
and Choice 13001600 lbs. holsteins
38.7542.60. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 48-50.25, few Good 38.75-
40.00. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 33.75-36.25,
couple 37.85, Cutter & Boning
Utility 33-35.50, Canner & Low
Cutter 29.25-33, Shells down to 25.
Few Choice slaughter bullocks
49.50-56.50, few Good 43.75-47.25.
Yield Grade No. 1 1000-1995 lbs.
slaughter bulls 42.50-48, couple
down to 38.50. FEEDER CATTLE:
Few Medium Frame H\ 500-900 lbs.
steers 50.50-58, lot Large §2 350 lbs.
at 47.00.
CALVES 190. Few Good and
Choice vealers 55.00-56, Standard
and Good 110-130 lbs. 47.00-50, 75-
105 lbs. 40.00-46, Utility 60.80 lbs.
20.00-35. FARMCALVES; Holstein
Bulls 90-130 lbs. 48.00-71.00. Few
Beef Cross Bulls & Heifers 90-110
lbs. 45.00-61.
HOGS 400. Barrows and gilts
$3.75 to $4.50 lower. US No. 1-2 2-235
lbs. barrows and gilts 41.00-42, lot
44.50, No. 2-3 210-245 lbs. 40-41.25,
No. 2-4 220-265 lbs. 37.75-40. US No.
1-3 330-590 lbs. sows 32.50-35, couple
to 37.50. Boars 29.00-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 292. US No. 1-3
20-50 lbs. feeder pigs 91.00-97, 60-70
lbs. 64.00-80, lot 165 lbs. at 39.00 - all
per hundredweight basis.
SHEEP 53. Choice 65-110 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 59.00-68,
Good 60-75 lbs. 58.00-63. GOATS 14;
Few Large Adults 14.00-34 per
head, few Kids 18.00-25 per head.
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, August 5
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves 45.00-59.00.
Veal Calves 60.00-79.00.
Vealer Bull Calves 60.00-65.00.
Slaughter Calves 45.00-50.00.
Grassers & Feeders 32.0045.00.
Lambs 50.00-62.00.
Sheep 15.00-25.00.
Hogs, 200 to 250 38.0043.00.
Sows 30.0034.00.
Boars 26.0031.00.
Pigs each 12.0027.00.
Heifers 36.0037.75.
Steers none.
Steers, feeder 32.0042.00.
Bulls 36.0042.75.
Cows, utility 35.75-36.00.
Cows, fat 34.0035.00.
Cows, medium 32.0034.00.
Cows, poor or small 25.0031.00.
Cattle Market easier.
Calf Market easier.
Horses to 250.00 each.
Ponies to 75.00 each.
Goats each to 35.00 each.
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