Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, Dec. 5
Report supplied by PDA
13 Livestock Markets
CATTLE: 5446. Compared with
4366 head last week and 6192 head a
year ago. Steers unevenly steady;
heifers and bulls mostly steady;
cows steady to 1.25 higher; Few
High Choice & Prime steers 66.00-
70.00; Choice 60.00-66.00; Good
52.50- Standard 43.00-51.00;
Choice heifers 54.50-61.00; Good
47.50- few Standard 42.00-
46.50; Breaking Utility & Com
mercial cows 36.50-40.50; Cutter &
Boning 34.00-39.00; Canner &
Cutter 29.00-35.75; shells 23.00; few
Choice bollocks 50.50-55.25; Good
44.00-51.00; YG No. 1,1200-2300 lb.
bulls 42.50-51.50; few No. 2,800-1400
lb. 39.0045.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; Large &
Med. No. 1 steers 375-900 lb. 46.00-
54.00; Large & Med. No. 1 heifers
350-750 lb. 39.00-46.00.
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PRESERVATION BENEFIT
BREAKFAST
*4.00 per adult
Children (ages 3-9) *2.00
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14th, 1986
Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, French Toast,
Sausage, Home Fried Potatoes, Danish, Muffins,
Juice, Milk, Hot Coffee or Tea, Fresh Fruit, Apple
Butter, Butter and Jelly.
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CALVES: 3886. Compared with
3002 head last week and 4232 head a
year ago. Mostly steady; few High
Choice & Prime 94.00-108.00;
Choice 72.00-90.00; Good 55.00-
80.00 ; 90-110 lb. 42.00-53.00; 70-90 lb.
25.0046.00; Utility 50-100 lb. 15.00-
35.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. bulls 90-
130 lb. 70.00-99.00; few heifers 90-
125 lb. 52.00-62.00.
HOGS; 3772. Compared with 4439
head last week and 4719 head a
year ago. Steady to weak; No. 1-2,
210-250 lb. 53.75-56.75; No. 1-3, 200-
260 lb. 52.00-54.75; No. 2-3, 210-270
lb. 51.00-53.00; few No. 24, 240-290
lb. '46.50-51.00; sows 1.00-2.00
lower; 300-700 lb. 40.0048.50; boars
39.0044.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 735. Compared
with 1125 head last week and 699
head a year ago. Steady to strong;
20-35 lb. 23.0040.00; 35-55 lb. 38.00-
61.50; per head.
2 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES: 1082. Compared with 2268
8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
liers
B J Saylor
Ettlme
Bob White
Hershey Foods
Lancaster County Farms
La Tourame
Singer Equipment
PYA Monarch
head last week and 1353 head a
year ago. 10.00-30.00 lower; 20-25
lb. 164.00-180.00; 3040 lb. 100.00-
126.00, few 144.00 ; 40-50 lb. 91.00-
104.00; 50-60 lb. 89.00-100.00; 60-65
lb. 80.00-95.00; No. 2-3, 45-60 lb.
77.00-81.00; 80-90 lb. 66.00-70.00; all
per hundredweight.
SHEEP: 614. Compared with
1232 head last week and 824 head a
year ago. Steady to weak; High
Choice & Prime 80-120 lb. 65.00-
73.00; Choice 70-110 lb. 54.50; Good
& Choice 60-90 lb. feeder lambs
60.0086.50; si. ewes 11.50-35.00.
Omaha Weekly
Thursday, Dec. 4
Report Supplied by USDA
Slaughter steers and heifers
closed 50*1.00 lower this week in
the face of lower boxed beef prices,
and lower prices on carcass beef as
well as lower prices at direct
trading points in Nebraska and
lowa. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00
higher to a good late week demand.
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Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00
higher.
Estimated 5 day receipts this
week 7,200 compared to 4 day
actuals for holiday shortened week
last week or 5,005 and 5 day actuals
last week of 6,663. Slaughter steers
accounted for 35 percent of
receipts this week, slaughter
heifers 33 percent, slaughter cows
8 percent and feeder cattle 22
percent.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Closing
sales choice 241075-1300 lbs. 62.00-
63.50; Mixed good and choice 2-3
1050-1200 lbs. 60.50-62.00; good
58.50-60.50; few mostly choice 2-3
1250-1400 lb. holsteins 54.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Closing sales choice 24 975-1125
lbs. 61.00-62.50, small package
63.00; Mixed good and choice 2-3
925-1050 lbs. 59.50-61.00; Good 57.50-
60.00.
Average of Ls 214 detailed price
quotations for choice 900-1100 lb.
steers this week 62.00, 1100-1300
lbs. 63.25. Average cost of all
slaughter steers this week 62.40,
average weight 1181 lbs. Compared
to 62.16 and 1181 lbs. last week.
Average cost of all slaughter
heifers this week 61.87, average
weight 1065 lbs. compared to 61.15
and 1059 lbs. last week.
SLAUGHTER COWS; Breaking
utility and commercial 2-3 35.50-
37.75. Cutter and boning utility 1-3
34.00-38.25, high dressing in
dividuals to 39.00. Low to average
cutter, few canner 31.00-35.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1-2 1700-
2100 lbs. 44.00-46.25, low dressing
1150-1350 lbs. 40.00-43.25.
Westminster Livestock
Auction
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
Friday, Nov. 28,1986
1,683 Pigs: Last month 1,289 -
Bidding active from a large
ground. Compared to October’s
sale, prices were fully 10.00-20.00
higher. 30-40 lb. as much as 30.00
higher. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the pound.
CASH
FOR
1&2; 63 hds. 26-29 lbs. 113.00-
141.00; 156 hds. 31-35 lbs. 141.00-
157.00; 39 hds. 31-39 lbs. 113.00-
130.00; 232 hds. 40-49 lbs. 130.00-
145.00; 133 hds. 42-49 lbs. 115.00-
129.00; 151 hds. 5206 lbs. 120.00-
122.00; 170 hds. 5009 lbs. 101.00-
117.00; 23 hds. 63 lbs. 112.00; 276
hds 61-68 lbs. 97.00-109.00; 88 hds.
73-79 lbs. 85.00-94.00; 119 hds 81-91
lbs. 75.0067.00.
1:23 hds. 88 lbs. 89.00.
2: 66 hds. 32-38 lbs. 101.00-132.00;
101 hds. 43-56 lbs. 93.00-114.00; 13
hds. 60 lbs. 92.00.
Utility & Culls 16 hds. 4062 lbs.
40.0065.00.
NEXT SALE DECEMBER 26th
-1:30 P.M.
Keister’s Livestock
Mlddleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, Dec. 2,1986
Report supplied by Auction
CATTLE 328. Compared with
last week’s market; Choice
slaughter steers 62.50-65.35, Good
58.00- Standard 52.00-58.00,
Utility 50.00-52.00. Choice
slaughter heifers 56.75-60.25, Good
52.00- Standard 48.0052.00,
Utility 45.00-48.00. Breaking Utility
and Commercial slaughter cows
36.00- Cutter and Boning
Utility 36.00-40.25, Canner and low
Cutter 31.00-36.00, Shells down to
28.00. Choice slaughter bullocks
53.75-54.75, Good 50.00-53.75. Yield
grade No. 1 1200-2475 lbs. slaughter
bulls 46.00-47.75, No. 2,800-1200 lbs.
44.0046.00.
CALVES 175: Prime vealers
91.00-100.00, Choice 75.0090.00,
Good 60.0075.00, Standard and
Good 90110 lbs. 55.0060.00, 6090
lbs. 40.0055.00.
HOGSL101: US No. 1,220240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 56.00-57.25, 1-2
215-240 lbs. 55.0056.00, 2-3 200250
lbs. 53.5055.00 ; 24 190270 lbs.
51.0053.50. US No. 1-3 350770 lbs.
sows 45.0048.00, 2-3 300600 lbs.
43.5045.00. Boars 41.5043.75.
FEEDER PIGS 256: US No. 1-3
25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 33.0042.00,35-
50 lbs. 42.00-61.50 all per head.
SHEEP 0: No market test,
GOATS 0: No market test.