Al6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 12, 1987 Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection Thursday, Sept. 10, 1987 CALVES CATTLE WEEK TO DATE (EST.) 407,000 SAME PD LT WK (EST.) 530,000 SAME PD LT YR (ACT) 544,000 Pennsylvania Weekly Summary Harrisburg, PA Friday, September 11 Report supplied by PDA 11 Livestock Markets CATTLE; 4672, Compared with 5198 head last week and 6786 head a year ago. SI. steers strong to 1.50 higher, heifers steady to 2.00 higher, cows unevenly steady, stronger at end of week; bullocks & bulls steady to 1 00 higher. Steers high Choice & Prime 2-4 67 00-71 00; Choice 64 00-69.00; Good 58.50-64 00; Standard 53 00-58.50. Good & Choice holstems 55.50-61.50 Heifers Choice 61 00-65.85, Good 5500-61.00; Standard 50.00-55 00 Cows Break Utility & Commercial 44 00-49.00; Cutter & Boning 41.00-46.50; Canner & Cutter 37 00-41 50; Shells 30 00 BULLOCKS- Few Good & Choice 58 00-61 75, Good 55.00-59 00, few Stan dard 54 50-56 00 BULLS: YG 1, 1000-2100 lbs 54 00-60 00, YG 2. 900-1500 lbs 48 00-54 00. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, Medium & Large 1 400-700 lbs. 65.00-89 00; Heifers, Medium 1 350-700 lbs. 54.00-68 00, Bulls, Medium 1 300-650 lbs 65.00-84 00. CALVES: 3200 Compared with 3971 head last week and 3818 head a year ago Steady to 10 00 higher. Few Prime 110.00- 00, Choice 92.00-105.00, Good 75.00-94.00, 90-120 lbs 77.00- 65-85 lbs. 65.00-80.00; Utili ty 50-100 lbs. 35 00-65 00. FARM CALVES- Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs. 90.00-130 00, 85-95 lbs. 77 00-95.00; Heifers 85-135 lbs. 85.00-140.00; Beef Cross Bulls & Heifers 65-105 lbs. 80.00-100.00 HOGS- 3877. Compared with 5303 head last week and 5414 head a year ago. Weak to 2.00 lower. 1-2 220-245 lbs. 56.00- 1-3 215-250 lbs. 55.00-57.50; 2-3 220-265 lbs. 54.00-55.0 a, 1-3 145-210 lbs. 43.00-54.00. Sows mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 1-3 300-685 44.00-49.50; 2-3 300-700 lbs. 42.00-47.00. Boars 38.00- FEEDER PIGS; 981. Compared with 927 head last week and 1311 head a year ago. Steady to 5.00 lower. US 1-3 20-35 lbs. 20.00-38,00, 35-50 lbs. 30.00-45.00; few 50-80 lbs. 45.00-58.00 per head. 2 GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES. 2677. Compared with 1555 head last week HOGS SHEEP 35,000 936,000 68,000 37,000 1,175,000 81,000 46,000 1,124,000 93,000 and 2061 head last year. Uneven, extremes 7.00 higher to 8 00 lower US 2-1-2 25-30 lbs. 110.00-158.00, 30-40 lbs 110.00- 00. 40-50 lbs 107.00-130.00, 50-60 lbs. 100 00-124.00, 60-75 lbs 86.00- 2-3 25-40 lbs 108.00- 00, 54-65 lbs. 92.00-104.00. SHEEP; 259. Compared with 1340 head last week and 1149 head a year ago Uneven on small supply Few high Choice & Prime 80-115 lbs. 68 00-79 00; Choice 75-105 lbs. 62 00-71.00, Good & Choice 65-125 lbs. 51.00-62.00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP. 28 00-36 00 Omaha Weekly Thursday, Sept. 10 Report Supplied by USDA SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS PRICES RANGED 1 50-2.00 HIGHER FOR THE WEEK. AS COM PARED TO LAST WEEK’S CLOSING TRADE. BUYER DEMAND PROVED GOOD THROUGH THE SESSION, FOL LOWING SHARP ADVANCES IN WHOLESALE BEEF PRICES THE BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT STOOD 225 HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY, COM- PARED TO LAST FRIDAY, WHILE CARCASS VALUES ADVANCED 2.00- FOR THE SAME PERIOD. OVERALL FINISH CONTINUED ATTRACTIVE, ALTHOUGH NUM BERS OF YG 4 STILL SLIGHTLY ENLARGED. SLAUGHTER COWS 1.00- 50 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER. ESTIMATED 4 DAY RECEIPTS (HOLIDAY WEEK) 4,000; ACTUALS LAST WEEK 4,425; YEAR AGO 5,737. STEERS COMPRISED 44 PERCENT OF WEEK’S RECEIPTS; HEIFERS 42 PER CENT; COWS 6 PERCENT AND FEED ERS 7 PCT. SLAUGHTER STEERS: (CLOSING PRICES) CHOICE 2-4 1075-1300 LBS. ImimFii hoober equipment, inc mmmmmmmmmm Middletown, de « TWO LOCATIONS (302) 378-9555 WE SHIP PARTS DAILY Via UPS - PPSH - BUS - AIR FREIGHT, ETC. Now Is The Time To Consider High Quality, High Producing Seed Corn For Less Cost GUARANTEED PERFORMANCE Take The Chemgro Challenge I am interested in (Please Q ) □ 1987 Yield Data □ Dealership CHEMGRO BOX 218 East Petersburg, PA 17520 (717) 569-3296 65.00-66.50, LOAD 66.75. GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 1050-1200 LBS. 63.50-65.00. GOOD 62.00-63.50. PACK AGE CHOICE 2-3 HOLSTEINS NEAR 1300 LBS. 59.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-4 975-1150 LBS. 64.00-65.50, PART LOAD HIGH DRESSING REPUTATION FED 600.00. GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 925-1025 LBS. 62.50-64.00. GOOD 60.00-62.50. AVERAGE OF LS 214 DETAILED QUOTATIONS FOR 900-1100 LB. CHOICE STEERS 65.00,1100-1300 LBS. 65.62, 900-1100 LB. CHOICE HEIFERS 64.25. STEERS: THIS WEEK: CHOICE 1182 65 53; GOOD 1242 60.76; ALL 1194 The Saving Place Chemgro HEIFERS; THIS WEEK: CHOICE 1055 64.35; GOOD 1086 62.28; ALL 1064 63.82. LAST WEEK: CHOICE 1054 62.85; GOOD 1008 62.41; ALL 1039 62.71. SLAUGHTER COWS; (CLOSING PRICES) CUTTER AND BONING UTIL ITY 1-3 45.50-48 50. HIGH DRESSING INDIVIDUAL TO 50.75. CANNER AND CUTTER 42.00-45.50. SLAUGHTER BULLS; YG 1-2 1350-1950 LBS. 54.75-58.00, HIGH DRESSING INDIVIDUAL 62.50. MIXED HEIFERETTES, GRAIN-FED, AND FEEDER COWS 51.25-53 50 38 □ Guaranteed Performance □ More Information WAYNE WALBERT RD 2, Box 404 Delmar, DE 19940 (302) 846-9510 64.57. LAST WEEK: CHOICE 1172 63.90; GOOD 1200 60.87; ALL 1178 63.25.
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