Omaha Weekly
Thursday, June 19
Report Supplied by USDA
Slaughter steer and heifer prices
closed higher this week. Influenced
primarily by good packer demand
to maintain current slaughter
needs. Dressed beef prices little
changed for the week through
Wednesday and lent no support to
the advance in live prices.
Slaughter Steers closed .50-1.00
higher, Slaughter Heifers 1.00-1.50
higher. Slaughter cows steady to
1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00
higher.
Estimated 5 day receipts this
week 5,600 compared to 5 day
actual receipts last week of 5437
and 10,008 last year. Slaughter
steers accounted for 51 pet. of the
supply this week, Slaughter heifers
40 pet., Slaughter cows 6 pet. and
Feeder cattle 1 percent.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: closing
sales choice 2-4,1100-1300 lbs. 54.50-
55.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1050-1250 lbs. 53.00-54.50. Few Good
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50.00-53.00. Few Choice 2-3 1350-
1400 lb. Holsteins 43.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Closing sales choice 2-4 975-1100
lbs. 53.00-54.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 950-1050 lbs. 51.50-53,00.
Few Good 49.00-51.50.
Average of LS 214 detailed price
quotations for choice 900-1100 lb.
Slaughter Steers this week 53.42,
1100-1300 lbs. 54.42. Average cost of
all slaughter steers this week 52.44,
average weight 1179 lbs. compared
to 53.24 and 1180 lbs. last week.
Average cost all slaughter heifers
this week 52.44, average weight
1036 lbs. compared to 52.65 and 1053
lbs. last week.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking
utility and commercial 2-4 36.25-
39.50, high dressing to 41.75. High
cutter and boning utility 1-3 36.75-
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CATTLE: 152. Cows weak to .50
lower; few Choice steers 50.00-
53.00; Good 47.00-50.00; Choice
heifers 48.0051.50; Good 45.00-
48.00; Standard 40.25-44.00;
Breaking Utility & Commercial
Cows 38.5041.00; Cutter & Boning
34.50-39.00; Canner & Cutter 30.00-
35.00; few YG No. 1 bulls 1400-2270
lb. 45.00-50.00; few No. 2, 900-1300
lb. 39.0043.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers Med.
No. 1,350-700 lb. 47.00-56.00; heifers
few Med. No. 1, 400-700 lb. 41.00-
48.00."
CALVES: 105. Few Good 52.00-
57.00; Standard & Good 90-120 lb.
50.00-56.00; 60-85 lb. 43.00-51.00;
holstein bulls 90-125 lb. 60.0086.00.
HOGS; 181. 3.004.00 higher; No.
1-2, 210-240 lb. 55.00-56.25; No. 1-3,
215-255 lb. 53.00-54.50; No. 2-3, 230-
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Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, June 19
Report supplied by PDA
17506
275 lb. 51.00-53.00; few US No. 1-3
sows 325-550 lb. 40.00-42.00; few
boars 30.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 7. One lot 65 lb.
44.00.
SHEEP: 71. 2.00-4.00' lower;
High Choice & Prime 70-66 lb.
71.00- Choice 75.0065.00 lb.
69.00- si. sheep 7.50-19.00
GOATS: 4.10.00-20.00.
Chambersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, June 19
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 174. Cows .50-1.50
lower; few Standard & Good steers
40.5044.85; Breaking Utility &
Commercial cows 36.85-40.00;
Cutter & Boning 36.00-39.00;
Canner & Cutter 32.35-36.00; YG
No. 1, 1200-1800 lb. si. bulls 46.50
51.60; No. 2 Grade a few 1200-1350
lb. 41.0045.35.
CALVES: 408. Few Choice 77.00
82.00; Good 60.0070.00; Standard &
Good 75-105 lb. 52.0059.00; holstein
bulls 90130 lb. 57.00115.00; heifers
90120 lb. 52.0069.00.
HOGS: 36. One lot No. 1-2,235 lb.
56.10; few No. 2-3, 200-240 lb. 54.00-
55.10; few No. 1-3 sows 350470 lb.
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SHEEP: 7. Few Good & Choice
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Joliet Weekly
Thursday, June 19
Report supplied by USDA
Sales this week 1000; last week
821; a year ago 1391.
Slaughter Steers and Heifers
ended the week steady to mostly
.50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice
2-4 1050-1400# 51.50-54.00, Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1200#
51.00-52.50. Load Choice 2-3 1660#
Holsteins 46.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice
2-4 900-1125# 51.50-52.75, Load 53.25
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 850-1050# 50.00-51.50.
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