Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, Dec. 5
Report Supplied by USDA
Receipts this week 4,500
Week Ago 1,600
Year Ago 4,500
Compared to last week’s close,
slaughter steers mostly 1.50
higher. Slaughter heifers 1.50-2.00
higher. Cows uneven, generally
firm to 1.00 higher, except
breaking utility and commercial
1.00 lower. Bulls firm to 1.00
higher. Slaughter supply mainly
choice steers and heifers, around
10% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
choice and prime 2-4 1075-1300 lbs.
66.00- part load 2-3 1300 lbs.
67.00. Choice 2-4 950-1325 lbs. 64.50-
66.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3
900-1250 lbs. 63.00-65.00. Good 2-3
900-1200 lbs. 61.50-63.00; 850-900 lbs.
57.00- Mostly good 2-3 1075-
1400 lb. holsteins 50.00-56.50.
Standard to good 2-3 1050-1300 lbs.
46.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
choice and prime 2-4 900-1125 lbs.
64.00-64.50, couple packages 56.00.
Choice 2-4 825-1100 lbs. 62.50-64.00.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 800-1050
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PENNSYLVANIA TOBACCO
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SUGGESTIONS FOR STRIPPING 1985 CROP
The following practices for handling, stripping, and baling are
recommended:
1. Curine - Fully cure the tobacco
2. Case - Strip only tobacco in natural case, on dry side. Bales
containing excess moisture will be rejected.
3. Stripping - Bale separately all good quality tobacco. Remove all
trash, frozen, muddy, shed damaged, or fat stem (BALE
SEPARATELY.)
4. Baling - Make a good bale, lap tails or tips of leaf 8 to 10 inches.
There is no objection to short bales of good quality tobacco. Poorly
lapped or weak bales that break apart in the middle are not
accepted by the industry. Please use cotton twine and paper
on all Pennsylvania tobacco.
5. Baled tobacco should be stored in a dry, cool area until delivered.
Do NOT store in damp cellar.
6. Weights of bales should be 60 to 68 pounds
Protect tobacco with waterproof cover when making delivery to prevent
damage from rain or snow.
LANCASTER TOBACCO
lbs. 61.00-62.50. Good 2-3 750-1000
lbs. 59.00-61.00 ; 700-750 lbs. 55.00-
59.00.
COWS: (Closing Week Sales)
Breaking utility and commercial 2-
4 30.00-33.00. Cutter and boning
utility 1-2 33.00-36.00. Highhyielding
cutter and boning utility 1-2 36.00-
37.00. Canner and low cutter 1-2
31.00- Shelly canner 1-2 27.00-
31.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1000-2125 lbs.
42.00- closing 43.00-47.25.
Individual YG 11185 lbs. late 48.00.
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts around 450 head.
No comparison because of holiday
week. Quality improved.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
and prime shorn 100-115 lbs. 62.50-
65.00. Choice and Prime wooled
100-115 lbs. 60.00-64.50. Couple
packages 150-160 lb. lambs 50.00-
58.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Few
Utility to good 16.00-18.00. 30 head
155 lb. 3-4 year old breeding ewes
ready to lambs 30.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Choice and
fancy 50-80 lbs. 63.50-65.50. Choice
57.00-60.00.
FEEDERS: 2000.
Feeder steers & heifers steady to
2020 Horseshoe Rd., Lancaster, PA
BOARD OF TRADE
2.00 lower, instances 3.U0 lower on
calves compared with 2 weeks ago.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1, 300-500 lbs. 64.0068.00,
500600 lbs. 61.0065.00, 600-700 lbs.
58.0065.50, 700600 lbs. 54.50-58.50;
Frame 2 holsteins 300-700 lbs
40.25-44.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1, 300-500 lbs. 53.50-58.50,
500600 lbs 48.50-54 50.
Central U.S.
Carlot
Pork Report
Wednesday, Dec. 4
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
P.M. report Fresh Pork Loins 14-18
lbs. $l.OO-1.50 lower; Picnics 46
lbs. firm on light test; Boston butts
steady to $l.OO higher; Skd hams
not established; sdls bellies weak
to $2.00 lower. Trade slow for
moderate offerings and light to
moderate demand.
Sales reported on 18 loads fresh
pork cuts and 2 loads of trimmings
and boneless processing pork.
Fresh Pork Cuts
LOINS, REGULAR: 14-18
93.00-95.00,1.00-1.50 lower.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 7,1985-Al5
22&up lbs. 83.50, no comparison.
PICNICS: 46 lbs. 44.00, firm.
BOSTON BUTTS: 46 lbs. 63.00,
pi 64.00, steady to $l.OO hgr.
SPARERIBS (Frozen) 3.56.5
lbs. 83.0064.00, no comparison.
BELLIES (Sdls., Skin On): 12-14
lbs. 56.0066.50, 1.50-2.00 lower; 14-
16 lbs. 56.0066.50, 1.50-2.00 lower;
16-18 lbs. 53.50, weak; 18-20 lbs.
46.00.
Pork Trimmings/Boneless
Processing Pork (Chemical
Lean):
72% Lean Trimmings Fresh
64.25.
72% Lean Trimmings Frozen
63.75.
72% Bnls Picnics Frozen 68.00.
Cured and Processed Pork
Smoked Hams
(Water Added)
16-19 lbs. 96.0fr-106.00
19-23 lbs. 91.00-96.00.
Picnics
4-7 lbs. 57.0062.00.
No. 1 Bacon
1 Lb. pack 116.00-141.00.
Morrison Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Decembers, 1985
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 143. High Ch. & Pr. si.
steers NONE, Choice 60.50-63.75,
High Good & Low Ch. 57.50-61.50,
Good 55.00-60.00, Good & Choice
holsteins 45.00-51.25, Standard
42.00- Utility 34.50-40.00.
Choice si. heifers NONE, Good
54.50-57.50, Standard 48.50-53.00,
Utility 35.00-42.00. Breaking Ut. &
Commercial si. cows 38.5042.00,
Cutter & Boning Ut. 35.50-38.25,
Canner & Low Cutter 30.50-34.75,
Shells down to 25.00. Choice si.
bullocks NONE, Good 45.50-48.75,
Standard 42.00-43.50, Utility 35.00-
38.50. Yield Grade No. 1 1200-1500
lbs. si. bulls, 44.50-46.75, Yield
Grade No. 2 1200-1600 lbs. 42.00-
44.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Good 52.00-60.00 Standard 38.50-
45.00, Heifers Good 45.00-53.50,
Standard 38.50-44.50, Bulls Good
48.00- Standard 35.00-43.00.
CALVES 265: High Ch. & Pr.
NONE, Choice 72.50-80.00, Good
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Standard & Good 90 lb. to 130 lb.
48.50- Utility 50-80 lbs. 35.00-
48.00. Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs.
62.50- Holstein heifers 90-130
lbs. 48.50-64.00.
HOGS 95: US No. 1-2 220-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 47.00-48.25, No. 1-
3 220-250 lbs. 46.75-47.25, No. 2-3 220-
240 lbs. 45.00-46.50, No. 1-3 270-320
lbs. 42.50-44.50. US No. 1-3 300-600
lbs. sows 38.50-47.50, No. 2-3 300-600
lbs. 35.00-38.25. Boars 29.50-31.00,
Light weights 31.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 8: US No. 1-3 30-
40 lbs. feeder pigs 27.50-38.00 per
head, Ut. 20 lbs. 10.00-14.50 per
head.
SHEEP 12: High Ch. & Pr. 90-120
lbs. 64.50-69.00. Slaughter ewes
12.50-22.00.3 GOATS 10.00-31.00 per
head.
Chambersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, December 5
Report supplied by Auction
CATTLE: 346. Few Choice 1200
1650 lb. 59.00-60.75; few Good 47.00
53.50; Standard 42.35-47.00; few
Good heifers 45.75-48.75; few
Standard 37.50-42.00; Breaking
Utility & Commercial 35.25-38.75;
Cutter & Boning 33.50-36.75;
Canner & Cutter 30.50-34.25; Yield
Grade No. 1, 1140-2070 lb. 39.75-
47.75.
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers few
Med. Frame No. 1,330-870 lb. 42.00
52.00.
CALVES: 460. Few Choice
vealers 80.00-87.00; Good 62.00
78.00; Standard & Good few 110-125
lb. 54.50-58.50; 70-105 lb. 47.0054.50.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90130 lb. 55.00108.00, mostly 75.00
95.00.
HOGS: 85. Couple lots US No. 2-3,
225-235 lb. 47.35; one lot No. 1-3,190
lb. 42.00; sows US No. 1-3, 330585
lb. 35.0037.25; few boars 31.00
32.25.
FFEEDER PIGS: 60. Few 2550
lb. 16.00-31.00 per head.
SHEEP: 16. Few Choice 90-115
lb. 67.50-71.00; few slaughter ewes
18.50-25.50.
GOATS: 6. Few Large 20.00-45.00
per head.
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