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    AlMancmer Farming, Saturday, March 6 1993
Oklahoma City
Feeder Cattle
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Wednesday, March 3, 1993
OKLAHOMA NATIONAL
STOCKYARDS WEEKLY CATTLE
SUMMARY: Compared lo last volume
lest last Thursday: Feeder steers over 600
lbs. steady to $l.OO higher. Feeder heifen
over 600 lbs. steady. Compared with last
volume test of last Monday; Steers under
600 lbs. steady to $2.00 higher. Heifers
under 600 lbs. steady to $2.00 lower.
Demand good. Trade active. Quality aver
age through attractive. Gaunt to average
weigh-ups. Flesh conditions on weights
under 700 lbs. average to thin, over 700
lbs. varying from thin through fleshy.
Wide spread extensive rains resulting in
cancelation of some planned marketings.
Slaughter cows steady Slaughter bulls ful
ly steady. Slaughter cattle demand good.
Special Feeder Cattle Sale this Thursday
(March 4) starting at 10:30 A.M.
Receipts this week 11,200; last week
10,268; last year 20,922.
Run consisted of 68% feeders over 600
lbs ; 30% calves under 600 lbs.; 2% cows
and bulls. Bulk price ranges follow.
Weighted averages in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers; Medium and Large
Frame 1, 400-500 lbs. $103.00-$! 12.50
($108.42); 500-600 lbs. $94.00-$104.00
($98.46); 600-650 lbs. $87.25- $92.50
($9O 91); 650-700 lbs. $85.25-590 25
($B7 29), 700-750 lbs $84.50- $B6 00
($B5 56), 750-800 lbs, 582.25-SB5 00
($B4 02). 800-850 lbs. $80.50- $B4 75
($B2 59); 850-900 lbs. $79.50-583.25
($BO 96), 900-950 lbs. 578 50- $Bl5O
(80.63). Large Frame 2 Holsteins, 520 lbs.
$76.25; 650-800 lbs. $68.50-$72.50;
800-850 lbs. $68.00-$70.75; 850-1000 lbs.
$67.75-$70.25.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large
Frame 1, 375-400 lbs. 591.00-595.50
(593.61); 400-500 lbs. 587.50-595.00
(593 04); 500-550 lbs SB6 00-589.00
(SBB 35); 550-600 lbs. SB3 75-587.50
(SB5 49), 600-650 lbs. SBl.OO-585.50
(SB3 19). 650-700 lbs. SBl.OO-583.50
($81.67); 700-800 lbs. 578.75-582.25
(SBO 54), 800-900 lbs. 576.00-578.00
(576 90).
Slaughter Cows; Cutter, Boning Utility,
and Breaking Utility Y. G. 1-4, average
dressing 551.00-554.00; high dressing
$53.50-556.25; low dressing
546.50-550.50. Canner 540.00-545.00.
Slaughter Bulls: Y.G. 1 1475-2150 lbs.
average dressing 560.50-564.25; high
dressing 564.00-566.75; high dressing/
high boning 566.00-569.50.
Keister’s
Middleburg Auction
Mlddleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, March 2, 1993
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 422... PDA . Steers steady to
1.50 lower, Cows steady to .50 lower, heif
ers about steady. STEERS: Choice
1075/1450 lbs. 76.00-82.00, few Select
72.00- HOLSTEINS: few Choice
70.00- couple to 75.25, Select
64.00- HEIFERS: Choice
73.50-77.50, couple lo 81.50, few Select
65.00- few Choice Holsteins
70.00- COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 49.00-54.00, one 58.00, Cut
ler & Bon. Utility 49.00-53.50, few high
dressing to 54.00-56.00, Canner and Low
Culler 42.00-48.00. Shells down to 38.00.
BULLOCKS; few Select and Choice
69.75-73.00. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1
985/2000 lbs. 58.00-69.00, one No. 2 2335
lbs at 55.00. FEEDER CATTLE: few
Medium No. 1415/600 lbs. steers and bulls
75.00- few Large No. 2 650/900 lbs.
59.00-
CALVES 237...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 76/105 lbs. 60.00-70.00, Utility
50/80 lbs. 55.00-62.00. RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein bulls No. 1 90/130 lbs.
140.00- No. 2 85/125 lbs.
80.00- Holstein heifers No. 1
80/125 lbs. 125.00-181.00, few down to
80.00. Beef cross 75/100 lbs. bulls and
heifers 107.00-170.00.
HOGS 716...(03/01 & 02/93)..Barrows
and gilts .75 to 1.00 higher. BARROWS
AND GILTS; No. 1 225/250 lbs.
47.50- US 1-2 220/250 lbs.
46.00-47.25,1-3 215/250 lbs. 44.50-45.75,
210/300 lbs. 38.50-44.25. SOWS: 1-3
400/600 lbs. 36.00-42.00, 275/400 lbs.
28.50- BOARS: 30.00-33.50.
FEEDER PIGS 140... Few lots US 1-3
30/50 lbs. 31.00-44.00. - all per head,
SHEEP 45,..few Choice 80/120 lbs.
Wooled si. Lambs 71.00-84.00, Choice
30/45 lbs. New Crop lambs 112.50-142.50.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few 30.00-40.00.
GOATS 7... few Large 49.00-78.00.
all per head.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, March 2, 1993
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 178... PDA .. si. cows weak to
mostly 1.00 lower. STEERS: few Select
74 75-76.00. HOLSTEINS: one Choice
70 00, few Select 64.50-67.50, two Stan
dard 52.00 & 60.75. HEIFERS: few
Choice 1130/1220 lbs. 75.75-77.50, one
Select 68.00, few Standard and Select
Ilolsteins 55.75-59.00. COWS: Breaking
Utility and Commercial 48.25-51.75, few
52.25, low dressing down 46.25, Cutter
and Boning Utility 47.25-51.75, few 53.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 43.75-47.00. Shells
27.00-42.75 mostly 35.75-39.75. BULLS;
few Yield Grade No. 1 1505/1725 lbs.
62.50-64.00.
CALVES 153... Farm calves unevenly
steady. VEALERS: Standard and Good
70/115 lbs. 50.00-60.00, Utility 30/85 lbs.
30.00- few down 25.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: No. 1 Holstein
bulls 85/145 lbs. 142.00-181.00, few down
to 86.00, No. 2 85/110 lbs. 67.00-147.00.
mostly 95.00-135.00. Few No. I Holstein
heifers 90/105 lbs. 135.00-170.00. Few
Beef cioss 90/135 lbs. bulls and heifers
87.00-
HOGS 78... BARROWS AND GILTS:
2 lots 1-2 238 & 267 lbs. 44.25 & 44.60,
1-3 235/250 lbs. 44.00-44.50, few lots 2-3
220/270 lbs. 43.00-43.75. few lots 1-3
190/211 lbs. 37.00-42.25. SOWS: few US
1-3 345/505 lbs. 36.00-38.75, one 2-3 590
lbs. 35.00. BOARS: one 29.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0....N0 market lest.
SHEEP 0..N0 market test.
GOATS 0..N0 market test.
Morrison Cove
Livestock
MartfMbwv,
March 1, 1993
Report MppM bp mmE—
CATTLE 227. STEERS CHOICE
78.00-13.85; GOOD 73 JO-77 JO.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 77.00-SI.00;
GOOD 70.50-76.00.
COWS: UTILITY * COMMERCIAL
46.50- 50; CANNER A LOW CUTTER
37.50-
BULLOCKS: GOOD * CHOICE
62J070.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. I
57.5065.50.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS
77.0093.00; BULLS 67.0083.00; HEIF
ERS 57.0075.00.
CALVES 223. PRIME, NO MKT.
TEST; CHOICE. NO MKT. TEST;
GOOD, 93.00-99.00; STANDARD
45.0066.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 90130
LBS. 125.00181.00; HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS 90130 LBS. 125.00180.0 a
HOGS: ISS. US NO. 1-2 45.0046.50;
US NO. 1-3 43.5044.30.
SOWS: US NO. 1-3 31.0042.00.
BOARS 31.5033.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 41 HEAD. US# 1-3
2050 LBS. 11.0027.00 PER HEAD.
SHEEP: 43 HEAD. CHOICE
85.00-95.00; GOOD 75.00-8S.00;
SLAUGHTER EWES 20X1039.00.
GOATS: 27.0072.00.
44 LOADS OF HAY. ALFALFA
85.00134.00; TIMOTHY 65.0082.00; S
LOADS OF STRAW 80.0088.00, 1
LOAD FIREWOOD 27.00.
Dewart
Livestock Auction
Dcwart, Pa.
Monday, March 1, 1993
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 79.. PDA ..cows uneven,
about steady. STEERS: few Choice
1175/1300 lbs. 76.75-79.00. HOLSTEINS:
few Choice 72.25-74.25, few Select
67.25-70.75. COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 54.00-54.50, Cutter and Bon
ing Utility 49.50-54.00, few high dressing
55.00- Canner and Low Cutter
42.75- Shells down to 38.50.
BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1 1400/1970
lbs. 60.00-67.25.
CALVES 165...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 50/80 lbs. 50.00-65.00.
FARM CALVES: No. 1 90/130 lbs. Hols
tein bulls 145.00-180.00, couple 187.50,
No. 2 85/125 lbs. 85.00-125.00; few No. 1
85/115 lbs. Holstein heifers
150.00- few No. 2 80/90 lbs.
62.50-77.50. Few Beef cross 70/100 bulls
and heifers 87.50-157.50.
HOGS 87... BARROWS & GILTS:
about steady, few lots US 1-2 235/245 lbs.
44.00- two head 46.00, few 1-3
235/265 lbs. 42.00-45.50. SOWS: few US
1-3 300/400 lbs. 38.00-39.50,450/575 lbs.
39.75- BOARS: few 31.50-32.25.
FEEDER PIGS 44....0ne US 1-3 25 lbs.
22.50, couple lots 50 & 55 lbs. 30.00 &
37.00. all per head.
SHEEP 2...0ne Choice US lbs. wooled
si. limbs 60.00.
GOATS 0...N0 market test.