Al2-lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 28,1985
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, Sept. 26
Report Supplied by USDA
Receipts this week 2,500
Last Week 2 N SQQ
Last Year 2,900
Compared to the previous week’s
close, Slaughter Steers unevenly
2.50-3.50 higher. Slaughter heifers
fully 2.00-2.50, instances 3.00
higher. Cows mostly 1.00, in
stances 2.00 lower on high-yielding
utility. Bulls 1.00 higher. Slaughter
supply mainly Choice Steer and
Heifers, light supply cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
choice and prime 24 1075-1300 lbs.
>4.00, package 2-3 early 55.00, not
tested late. Choice 24 950-1325 lbs.
>2.50-54.50, closing 53.00-54.50; few
lots 2-3 1050-1175 lbs. 55.00-55.75
late. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
900-1225 lbs. 51.00-53.50. Good 2-3
900-1250 lbs. 48.50-51.00. Mostly
Good 2-3 1075-1500 lb. Holsteins
43.0048.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
choice and prime 24 925-1100 lbs.
52.50-53.00, load early 53.50, not
tested late. Choice 24 825-1125 lbs.
>l.OO-52.50 early, not tested late.
Few lots 2:-3 825-950 lbs. 53.50-54.25
late. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
300-1959 lbs. 48.00-51.00. Good 2-3
700-975 lbs. 46.0048.00.
COWS: (Closing Week Sales)
breaking utility and commercial 2-
1 34.00-36.00. Cutter and boning
utility 1-2 34.00-36.00. Few high
yielding utility 1-2 mostly 36.00,
few 36.50 and 37.00. Canner and low
Cutter 1-2 31.00-34.00. Shelly
Canner 1-2 28.00-31.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1800 lbs.
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Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts around 340 head.
Slaughter Lambs 3.00-5.00 lower.
Slaughter Ewes steady. Feeder
Lambs mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
and prime 95-115 lbs. 64.00-69.50.
Prime 70.00-70.50. Choice and
Prime Wooled 95-115 lbs. 63.00-
>6.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good
16.00-21.00.
FEEDER LAMBS; Choice and
fancy 60-80 lbs. 62.00-65.00. Choice
>O-60 lbs. 55.00-56.50.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, Sept. 26
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Receipts this week
about 1,100; a week ago 1,150; and
a year ago 1,041. Prices on
Slaughter Steers and Heifers
moved higher both Monday and
Wednesday and were mostly 3.00
higher for the week.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4, 1025-1350 lbs., 53.00-55.50,
mostly 54.00 up late but the market
was not well tested on Wednsday
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-
1150 lbs. 52.00-54.25. Part load Good
and Choice 2 1100 lbs. Holsteins
45.25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 2-4, 950-1100 lbs., 52.50-55.00,
Mostly 54.00-55.00 on Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-10 M
lbs. 52.00-54.00.
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