Central U.S. Carlotßeef Report Thursday, April 2,1987 COMPARED TO WED NESDAY’S 3:00 P.M. REPORT, STEER AND HEIFER CAR CASSES NOT WELL ESTABLISHED EXCEPT CHOICE 3 HEIFER CARCASSES 400-550 LBS. 1.00-2.00 LOWER. TRADE SLOW, DEMAND VERY LIGHT OFFERINGS LIGHT TO MODERATE. Sales reported on 12 loads of steer and heifer carcasses. Steer Carcasses FOB Omaha Basis 1 Load Reported Choice 4 600-900#, 179.00. Heifer Carcass FOB Omaha Basis 7 Loads Reported Choice 3 500-550# 3 89.00. Choice 3 400-500# 3 88.00. Choice 4 500-800# 179.00. Steer Carcasses FOB Amarillo Basis 2 Loads Reported Choice 4 600-900# 2 79.00. Heifer Carcasses FOB Amarillo Basis 2 Loads Reported Choice 4 500-800# 2 79.00. FARMERS As you prepare to plant your FIELD CORN, SWEET CORN, TOBACCO, TOMATOES, SOYBEANS AND OTHER C PROTE At times crop damage can not be helped, but the fin ancial damage it incurs can be. Many lenders will re quire insurance for crop Closing date for some policies is April 15 For courteous service from people familiar with crop production see ROGER SLUSHER at JACOB H. RUHL, INC. 26-28 Market Square Manheim, PA 17545 Phone: 717-665-2283 Home: 717-653-1147 Full Service Farm Insurers INSURANCE BROKERS PENNSYLVANIA TOBACCO AUCTION "Working For The Farmer" P.T.A. thanks all farmers who supported our auction this past season. Although the season was a dissapointment, P.T.A. provided the only market for many farmers. We look forward to a better ’B7-’BB season. RECEIVING AT QUARRYVILLE ONLY Thursdays & Fridays 8 to 5 P.T.A. will continue to buy your tobacco or receive your tobacco for processing at the Quarryville Location until the 17th of April. Call for details. Me ™ b . e . r .°L PENNSYLVANIA v 7 TOBACCO AUCTION \ CKj / 717-768-7100 \vly / 717-786-8500 \ro-/ WORKING FOR THE FARMER! Central U.S. Carlot Pork Report Thursday, April 2,1987 COMPARED TO WED NESDAY’S 3:00 P.M. CLOSE, FRESH PORK LOINS 14-18 LBS. STEADY TO 3.00 LOWER ON LIGHT TEST; SKD HAMS 17-26 LBS. 1.00-4.50 HIGHER; SDLS BELLIES 12-18 LBS. STEADY TO 1.50 HIGHER. TRADE SLOW FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE DEMAND AND OFFERINGS. SALES REPORTED ON 16 LOADS OF FRESH PORK CUTS, AND 2 LOADS TRIMMINGS AND BONELESS PROCESSING PORK. Fresh Pork Cuts- FOB Omaha Basis Loins, Regular, Fresh 14-18 lbs. 3 Ids. 91.00-92.00. Hams, Skinned, Fresh 14-17 lbs. 2 Ids. 77.00-78.00. 17-20 lbs. 1id.77.00-78.00. 20-26 lbs. 2 Ids. 76.00-79.50. Bellies, Sdls, Skin On, Fresh 10-12 lbs. lid. 54.00. 12-14 lbs. 2 Ids. 58.50-61.50. 14-16 lbs. 2 Ids. 58.50-61.50. 16-18 lbs. lid. 55.00. 18-20 lbs. 2 Ids. 54.50-55.00. SURANCE loans this year. We have the markets and knowledge to handle ail your farm insurance needs. Pork Trimmings/ Boneless Processing Pork (Chemical Lean) Combo 72% fresh 2 75.25. National Sheep Summary Wednesday, April 1,1987 NATIONAL SHEEP SUMMARY FOR WED NESDAY. APRIL I, 1957 SLAUGHTER LAMBS STEADY TO 2 00 HIGHER AT MIDWEST MARKET CENTERS AT OIXON.CA COMPARED TO LAST SALE TWO WEEKS AGO. OLD CRFOP SLAUGHTER LAMBS FIRM TO 3 00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER EWES FIRM TO 200 HIGHER. SPRING FEEDER LAMBS UNDER 70 LBS 8 00-14 00 LOWER. NO COMPARISONS ON HEAVIER WEIGHTS IN THE MIDWEST SLAUGHTER EWES AND FEEDER LAMBS STEADY AT BLACKWELL.OK TELEAUCTION 800 HEAD SOLD WITH SPRING LAMBS 4 75 HIGHER OLD CROP LAMBS 575 HIGHER IN DIRECT TRADE SLAUGHTER LAMBS STEADY IN THE MIDWEST ON TUESDAY ON THE EAST COAST DRESSED CARLOT LAMBS 5 00 HIGHER SLAUGHTER LAMBS CHOICE AND PRIME 90- 120 LBS MIDWEST SPRING 86 7S-87 75. OLD CROP SHORN 80 00-87 75. WOOLED 80 00- 85 75 VIRGINIA SPRING 92 00. OLD CROP WOOLED 87 75 DIXON OLD CROP WOOLED 78 00-80 00 TELEAUCTION BLACKWELL SPRING 93 50. OLD CROP SHORN 91 50 DIRECT TRADE (LAMBS FOB WITH 34% SHRINK > MIDWEST 675 SLAUGHTER LAMBS CHOICE AND PRIME 120-135 LBS SHORN 82 00- 84 00. FEW 85 00 CA 7000 SLAUGHTER LAMBS CHOICE AND PRIME WOOLED 100 LBS 80 00 FOR AUG 15 DELIVERY MT 250 FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY OLD CROP SHORN 120-122 LB 82 00 SLAUGHTER EWES MIDWEST UTILITY AND GOOD 18 0027 25. CULL 10 00-20 50 DIXON UTILITY AND GOOD 25 50-28 00. CULL AND LOW-UTILITY 24 00-27 50 RIVERTON,WY CULL TO GOOD 16 50-20 00 FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY 50-100 Sale Reports A Public Sale was held by Tri-State Farm & Western Md. Con tractor’s on March 28 at Hagerstown Fair grounds. There were 1000+ in attendance. Items sold included; 953 Cat $61,000, B-G Paver $55,000, I-R Roller $27,500, Cat 955 $28,000, 580 C Backhoe $15,000, 580 B Backhoe $12,000, 81 Mack Dump $49,000, 76 Mack Dump $30,250, 78 Ford 10T Dump $6,500,76 Int. 2700 A & Trailer $25,000, M.F. 285 $7,800, M.F.175 $4,100, 9N Ford $1,500, WFF Chisel Plow $3,900, 851 Round Baler $4,600, Hay Wagons $9OO - N.I. Spreader $2,000, N.H. 310 Baler $2,600; N.H. Haybine $2,400, and Gravity Wagon $l,OOO. Auctioneers were James G. Cochran and J. Rodger Wildeson. LBS MIDWEST OLD CROP BO 00*0 00. DIXON SPRING SOM LIS 100.00-10100. CO-70 LIS 97 00-102 00. 70-10 LBS 15.00-90 00.10-90 LBS 14 00-17 SO, 90-110 LBS 13 0014 00 RIVER TON. WY OLD CROP 70-95 LBS 14 0015 00. 100-110 LBS 74 0080 75. STOCK EWES DIXON' MIXED AGE EWES WITH LAMBS 90 00-10000 PER PAIR. WITH TWINS 122 00-127 50 PER PAIR RIVERTON. YOUNG BRED EWES 103 00 PER HEAD. MIDDLE AGE 86 0091 00 PERM LO. AGED 67 00 PER HEAD DRESSED CARLOT LAMB 5 LOADS CHOICE AND PRIME 55 LBS DOWN 15000, 55- 65 LBS 170 00.65-75 LBS ICO 00 SHEEP AND LAMB SLAUGHTER UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION FOR THE WEEK TO DATE TOTALED 62,000 COMPARED WITH 59.000 FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST WEEK AND 61,000 FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR Oklahoma Cattle Thursday, April 2,1987 OKLAHOMA NATIONAL STOCKYARDS WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY FEEDER STEERS UNDER 6001 AND HEIFERS UNbER 5001 STEADY TO 1 00 HIGHER. STEERS OVER 6001 AND HEIFERS OVER 5001 STEADY SLAUGHTER COWS 2 00-3 00 LOWER SLAUGHTER BULLS 100-2 00 LOWER DEMAND VERY GOOD MONDAY FOR ALL CLASSES DEMAND CON TINUED GOOD FOR STEER AND HEIFER STOCKERS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK DEMAND LIGHT TO MODERATE TUESDAY AND WED NESDAY FOR FEEDER STEERS. HEIFERS. AND SLAUGHTER CATTLE NORMAL FLOW OF FEEDERS TO DESTINATION FEEDLOTS REMAIN PARTIALLY DISRUPTED BY RECENT STORM DAMAGE OTHER FACTORS AFFECTING TRADE A) FED CATTLE PRICE LEVELS-BULLISH B) DRESSED BEEF PRICES-BEARISH, ESPECIALLY SHARP DROP ON COW BEEF C) HOG t PIG CROP REPORT-CONSIDERED BEARISH RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 9800 HEAD. LAST WEEK 9130. LAST YEAR 15.271 FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS 94% OF RUN. COWS AND BULLS 6% FOLLOWING QUOTES ARE BULK SALES FOR THE WEEK MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 1 FEEDER STEERS FEEDER HEIFERS 3004001 FEW 86 00-90 00 300-4001 75 00-83 75 400- SOOI 80 00-86 25 400-500* 71 20-77 80 500- 6001 76 75-83 40 SOO-600* 66 30-72 00. 600- 635* THIN 72 00-76 50 CLOSING 66 30-70 00 625-700* 68 50-73 75 600-700* 64 00-68 00 700-750* 68 60-72 00 700-770* 64 70-66 80 750-800* 67 20-70 80 800-900* 66 30-69 10 790-880* 60 40-63 60900-1000* 64 00-67 00 SLAUGHTER COWS LATE TRADE - BONING* UTILITY 1-2 AND BREAKING-UTILITY 3-4 43 20- 48 00 CUTTER 1-2 42 00-47 25 CANNER AND LOW-DRESSING CUTTER 1 2 FEW 39 25-41 50 SLAUGHTER BULLS Y G 1 1050-1500* SO 25 56 00,1500-2350* 55 00-59 00 Omaha Cattle Thursday, April 2,1987 WEEKLY 51 CATTLE • SLAUGHTER STEER AND HEIFER PRICES RANGED DOWNWARD 50- 100 FOR THE WEEK SALABLE NUMBERS COUNTED LESS THAN NORMAL. AS WEEKEND SNOW STORM HAMPERED THE MOVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK OVERALL FINISH PROVED OR DINARY AND MUD OR WEATHER STRESS CONDITIONS APPARENT ON MANY CATTLE COWS 4 00-6 00 LOWER BULLS 1 00-3 00 LOWER ESTIMATED 5 DAT RECEIPTS 3,800, ACTUALS LAST WEEK 6,237. LAST YEAR 5,362 STEERS COMPRISED 43 % OF THE WEEK’S RECEIPTS HEIFERS 43%, SLAUGHTER COWS 11 %, FEEDERS 2 % SLAUGHTER STEERS AT THE CLOSE CHOICE 2 4 1100-1350 LBS 64 00-65 00 2 1/2 LOADS Lancasttr Fanning, Saturday, April 4,1M7-AI7 65 25-65.50 0000 AND CHOICE 2-3 1050-1250 LBS 62.0064.00. FEW 00005t.0062.00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 575-1150 LBS 62 5064 00, LOAD 64.25. GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 9501050 LBS 60 0063 00 FEW GOOD 57 0060 00 AVERAGE OF IS 214 DETAILED PRICE QUOTATIONS FOR CHOICE 900 1100 LB STEERS THIS WEEK $63.50. 11001300 LBS $64 SO AVERAGE COST OF ALL SLAUGHTER STEERS THIS WEEK $63.60 AVERAGE WEIGHT 1192 LBS COMPARED TO $64 06 AND 1233 LBS LAST WEEK AVERAGE COST OF ALL SLAUGHTER HEIFERS THIS WEEK $62 54. AVERAGE WEIGHT 1055 LBS COMPARED TO $62 95 AND 1066 LBS LAST WEEK SLAUGHTER COWS CUTTER AND BONING UTILITT 1-3 39 0 043 75, FEW HIGH DRESSING INDIVIDUALS TO 47 00 CANNER AND LOW DRESSING CUTTER 34 50 39 00. FEW SHELLS' TO 29 00 SLAUGHTER BULLS YIELD GRADE 1-2-1275- 2200 LBS $5O 0057 00 New York State Livestock Thursday, April 2,1987 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP A LAMBS DAIRY WEDNESDAY. 4-1 610 923 205 22 196 LAST WEDNESDAY. 3-25 696 873 57 40 93 YEAR AGO. 4-2 8721080 7149130 SLAUGHTER CATTLE DEMAND MODERATE TO GOOD COMPARED TO TUESDAY COWS WEAK TO 100 LOWER STEERS CHOICE 2 3 1125-1450 LB 58 0061 50. GOOD 2-3 11001675 LB 5400 58 50 HEIFERS CHOICE 2 9001150 LB 54 75-59 00. GOOD 2 HOLSTEINS 11501300 LB 46 5048 00. STANDARD 1-2 HOLSTEINS 875- 925 LB 43 0045 00 COWS BREAKING UTILITY 6 COMMERCIAL 2 3 41 5045 75, BONING UTILITY 1-3 40 0045 00. FEW UP TO 46 50. CUTTER 1-2 37 00-42 00. NORTHERN AREA 33 25-36 25. CANNER A LOW CUTTER 1-2 35 00-39 00. NORTHERN AREA 30 00-34 00 BULLS YIELD GRADE 1 1050-1600 LB 48 25-53 75 SLAUGHTER CALVES I VEALERS DEMAND MODERATE VEALERS OVER 200 LB GENERALLY STEADY. UNDER 110 LB 1 00-5 00 LOWER CALVES GOOD 150-325 LB 50 00-55 00 VEALERS HIGH CHOICE I PRIME 275-375 LB ' 87 00-95 00. CHOICE 210-360 LB 70 00-80 00. GOOD I CHOICE 90-110 LB 55 0046 00. EASTERN AREA 5000-5600, 70-90 LB 50 00- 62 00. EASTERN AREA 48 00-50 00. 60-70 LB 40 00-48 00 CALVES RETURNED TO FEED 30% HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 85-125 LB 60 00-69 00. FEW 85 00 HOLSTEIN BULLS 85-120 LB 60 00-89 00 MOSTLY 65 00-75 00 FEEDER CATTLE HEIFERS MEDIUM LARGE NO 1 2 300-350 LB 59 00-62 00 SLAUGHTER HOGS BARROWS I GILTS US 1 2 235-250 LB 47 25-47 75. LOT 48 00. FEW US 2 190-225 LB 46 75-47 00. US 3 275-300 LB 45 00 FEEDER PIGS PER HEAD BASIS US 1 3 40-60 LB 45 00-48 00 SHEEP I LAMBS FEEDER LAMBS LOT CHOICE 85 LB 76 50 DAIRY PER HEAD BASIS HEIFERS SPRINGING MEDIUM LARGE FRAME $650-800 OPEN 600- 900 LB 300-450 400-600 LB 235 350 200-400 LB 125-265
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