Oklahoma City Feeder Cattle Oklahoma City, OK Wed Mar 29, 1995 USDA-OK Dept Ag Market Newi Oklahoma National Stockyards Weekly Cattle Summary Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 800 lbs steady; over 800 lbs 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Stocker steers and heifers steady. Demand good for feeder cattle and improved some as sale progressed. CME cattle futures posted significant gains Monday giving a boost to the feeder cattle market No boost needed for Stockers as demand remains very good for these kind, Weigh-ups improved for buyers from last week with majority of cattle in average fill conditions. Flesh conditions also improved with bulk of feeder steers returning to medium flesh; however feeder heifer offerings remain rather fleshy. Overall quality plain to aver age with end attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand fair to moderate from packers as slaughter cows and bulls take the same downward trend as the fat cattle market Total of 346 cows and bulls sold with 65 percent to packers. Receipts include 341 show steers from the Oklahoma Spring Fair. Receipts this week 8,534; last week 11,577; last year 7,853. Supply consisted of 66 percent yearlings over 600 Iba; 26 percent calves and light yearlings under 600 lbs; 4 percent cows and bulls; 4 percent slaughter show steers. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 250-300 lbs (268 lbs) 102.00- 109.00 (106.00); 400-450 lbs (434 lbs) 90.75-96.00 (90.99); 450-500 lbs (485 lbs) 85.50- (88.40); 500-600 lbs (550 lbs) 78.50- thin 82.00-86.75 (82.62); 600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 71.75-78.00, thin 76.00- (74.63); 700-800 lbs (750 lbs) 65.00- thin 69.75-73.75 (68.95); 800-850 lbs (822 lbs) 63.75-68.25 (65.28); 850-900 lbs (871 lbs) 62.00- 65.25 (63.57); 900-1000 lbs (950 lbs) 59.25-62.25 (60.33). Holstein: Large 2 425-475 lbs 62.00- 575 lbs 56.00; 675-700 lbs 51.50- 750 lbs 51.75; 825 lbs 52.50. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs (450 lbs) 73.75- 79.75 (76.47); 500-600 lbs (550 lbs) 68.00-72.75, thin 71.00- (71.90); 600-650 lbs (620 lbs) 65.50- thin to 73.00 (69.70); 650-700 lbs (679 lbs) 62.50-66.00 (64.26); 700-750 lbs (719 lbs) 62.50- 66.00 (63.89); 750-800 lbs (764 lbs) 60.25-63.60 (62.18); Mahoning Outdoor Furnaces Cut Your Heating Costs With Our Outdoor Furnace • Standard Model Bums Wood, Coal or dr Wood by-products ■ • Multi-Fuel Model Bums Wood, Coal, Oil yf *// or Gas • Corning Catalytic Combustor Option Available on all Models Clyde K. Alderfer mL* / Box 246, RD #1 ‘fT Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA 17853 Adapts to any existing heat system (717) 539-8456 Installation & Accessories Available FREE DELVOTESr SP orP OFFER Introducing Delvotest® SP. Buy a Delvotest® Block Heater from January Ist to March 31st, 1995 and get a $25 Delvotest® kit Free. 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Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1400-2100 lbs average dressing 51.50-54.00; high dressing 54.00-56.50; low dressing 47.00-50.50. Slaughter Show Steers: Select and Choice Yield Grade 1-2 few 3’s 1100-1400 lbs 63.00-66.00 (64.39); several full 59.25-63.75 (61.94). Mostly Select Yield Grade 1-2 1100-1400 lbs 57.00-63.75 (61.35). Eighty-Four Livestock Eighty-Four, Pa. Monday, March 27, 1995 Report Supplied by Auction STEERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 64.00- SELECT 58.00-63.50; STANDARD 52.00-57.00, UTILITY 51.00 DOWN. HEIFERS: CHOICE AND SELECT. NONE; STANDARD SXOO-56.50, UTILI TY 51.00 DOWN. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 39.00-4X50, COUPLE HEAD 45.50; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 36.00-40.00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 3XOO-35.50; SHELLS DOWN TO 31.50 DOWN. BULLS: YG#l 50.00-57.50; YG#2 45.00- FEEDER STEERS: 200-300 LBS., NONE; 300-500 LBS. 53.0tf-T5.00, 500-800 LBS. 46.00-74.50; HEIFERS 200-300 LBS. SXOO-80.00,300-500 LBS. 46.00- 500-800 LBS. 45.00-64.00; BULLS 200-300 LBS. 60.00-87.50, 300-500 LBS. 50.00-77.50,500-800 LBS. 45.00- VEALERS: CHOICE 90.00-105.00, GOOD 70.00-87.00, STANDARD AND GOOD 60.00-69.00, UTILITY 55.00 DOWN. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 10S.00-12S.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 110.00- HOLSTEIN BULLS #2 85.00- BEEF BULLS 75.00- SO; BEEF HEIFERS 75.00- HOGS: US#l-3 220-260 LBS. 31.00- 260-300 LBS. 28.00-3S.SO; US#2-3 32S LBS. 27.00. SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. 18.00-28.00, OVER SOO LBS. 25.00-31.00. BOARS: 1730-22.00. FEEDER PIGS: NONE. SHEEP AND LAMBS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME IS LBS. 107.00; 20-40 LBS. 50.00- 95.00; 40-60 LBS. 83.00-88.00; CHOICE AND PRIME 60-80 LBS. 83.00- 80-100 LBS. 78.00-87.00; 100-125 LBS. 66.00-73.00; FEEDER LAMBS GOOD AND CHOICE 67.00- UTILITY 66.00 DOWN; EWES 22.00-41.00. GOATS: BY THE HEAD. LARGE 50.00-56.00; MEDIUM 35.00-50.00; SMALL 26.00-36.00. PONY: 58.00 PER LB., 237.00. THURSDAY, APRIL 6 SPRING FEED ER CATTLE SALE CONSIGNMENT, 9 A.M.-3 P.M. SALE TIME 7 P.M. Four States Livestock Hagentown, Md. March 29, 1995 Report mpplled by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: ZOO LOWER. UTILITY 36.00-40.00; HIGH DRESSING TO 4150; CANNERS 33.00-36.50; SHEL LY 33.00 DOWN. BULLS: YG«I 1300-1900 LBS. 49.00-5175; YG#2 43.0W7.00. FED STEERS: NO HIGH CHOICE OR PRIME AVG. CHOICE 1200-1450 LBS. 62.00- SELECT TO LOW CHOICE 57.006100; LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1200-1550 LBS. 5100. FED HEIFERS: FEW CHICE 1100-1300 LBS. 62.00-63.75; LOW CHOICE 59.0061.00. VEAL CALVES: CHOICE 1 350 LB. AT 79.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 54.0063.00; 50-80 LBS. 48.00-57.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS «1 90-120 LBS. 105.00-129.00; #2 85.00- 80-85 LBS. 65.00-85.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS «1 90-120 LBS. 170.00- «2 75-90 LBS. 120.00- BEEF X BULLS TO 111.00; HEIFERS TO 93.00. BUTCHER HOGS: NO TOP WBIGHT- S OFFERED. FEW 200-210 LBS. TO 30.00. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 70.00- 400-600 LBS. 65.00-72.00, FEW 75.00-77.00; 600-800 LBS. 57.00- 800-1000 LBS. 53.00-59.00. 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PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD FROM TESTED HERDS, 20 LBS. 12.00- SOWS: 300-475 LBS. 24.00-27.50; 500-700 LBS. TO 31.00. BOARS: NONE Middleburg Livestock Auction MIDDLEBURG, PA March 28, 1995 CATTLE 448... PDA ...Comparad to last Tueiday’i marketi...il. iteen active moitly iteady to .75 lower, cowl 100 to 4.00 lower, heifert .25 to 1.00 lower. STEERS: Choice 10S0/14S0 Ibi. 63.75- ore 68.00, Select 59.00- HOLSTEINS: Choice 1150/1450 Ibi. 58.75-6150, three head 64.00, Select 51.00- 56.75. HEIFERS: Choice 975/1275 lb*. 60.75-66.25, few Select 53.00-58.00. COWS: Breaking Util ity and Commercial 38.00-40.00, one 41,25, Cutter and Boning Utility 36.75- Canner and Low Cutter 33.00- Sheila down to 25.00. BULLS; few Yield Grade No. 1 1130/2000 lb*. 46.00-52.75, few No. 21225/1700 lb*. 42.75- FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium Frame No. 1 400/700 lb*. 53.00-72.50, two head 300 lb(. 80.00, few Large Frame No. 2 500/600 Ibi. 54.00- HEIFERS: Medium Frame No. 1 400/600 Ibi. 45.00-60.00; BULLS: Medium Frame No. 1 450/825 Ibi. 48.00- CALVES 162...VEALERS: Standard and Good 75/100 Ibi. 55.00-60.00, Utility 55/85 Ibi. 40.00-52.50. FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holitein bulla 85/125 Ibi. 95.00-122.00, couple 125.00, No. 2 80/120 Ibi. 65.00-95.00; No. 1 Holitein heifers 90/115 Ibi. 145.00-195.00, No. 2 80/110 Ibi. 70.00-125.00. Beef crocs bulls and heifers 70/105 lbs. 80.00-132.50. HOGS 484...(03/27 & 28/95)..8u1k of supply sold on Monday and reported by the auction. Barrows and gilts 1.50 to 2.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 230/260 lbs. 38.00-39.75, US 1-3 220/260 lbs. 34.75- 38.00, US 2-3 220/260 lbs. 33.50-36.00. SOWS: US 1-3 300/450 lbs. 24.00-28.00, 450/500 lbs. 27.00-29.75. FEEDER PIGS 133... Few lots US 1-3 25/50 lbs. 20.50-23.50. per head. bacterial wilt, Verticillium wilt, Fusarium wilt, anthracnose and pea aphid • Multileaf variety Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 1, 1995-Al5 SHEEP 97... NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 20/45 Ibi. 90.00-137.50, two heed 145.00, 55/105 Ibi. 71.00-99.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 19.00-33.00. GOATS 18... Few Large 33.00-45.00, few Medium 29.00-60.00, few Smell Kids 21.00- 28.00. per heed. Friend’s Stockyard Inc. Accident, Md. 21520 Report Supplied by Auction Merch 27, 1995 STOCK BULLS AND STEERS (200-500 LBS.) 55.00-82.00. STOCK HEIFERS: 45.00-7150. SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO CHOICE 65.00-68.25, MEDIUM TO GOOD 61.00-64.50, HEAVY CHOICE OVER 1450 LB. 61.00-6450. HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY 52.00-60.00, LIGHT 49.00-55.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO CHOICE 6350-66.85, MEDIUM TO GOOD SS.OO-62.50. BULLS: HEAVY 44.00-56.00, LIGHT 44.00- COWS: FEW HIGH DRESSING UP TO 45.00, UTILITY (HOLSTEIN) 39.00- COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 32.00- CULL COWS 30.00 AND DOWN. VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE 70.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD 50.00- 808 CALVES: 50.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)- 100.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM (100 TO 120 LB.) - UP TO 185.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 160.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY 35.75-36.60, HEAVY 35.00-36.00, LIGHT 28.00-35.50. SOWS: 21.00-29.00. MALE HOGS: 15.00-21.00. LAMBS 65.00-74.50; FEEDER LAMBS 55.00-72.00. SHEEP 20.00-32.00. LIVESTOCK PRICES ARB ALL GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHT! Pennsylvania Livestock Auction Wayneiburg, Pa. Thursday, March 30,1995 Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE SL. COWS' UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 39.00 TO 43 50; CUTTER & BONING UTILITY 37.00 TO 40 50, CANNER & LOW CUTTER 30 00 TO 38 00, SHELLS 30 00 & DOWN BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1500#-2000# 40.00 TO 52 50 YIELD GRADE 2 1000#-1400# 42 00 TO 51 00 FEEDER STEERS M & L I 300-500# 50 00 TO 82.00, 250-280# 65.00 TO 85 00, M 600-900# 50 00 TO 7000 HEIFERS M 1 & L 1 300-500# 55 00 TO 74.00, L I 400-650# 48 00 TO 72 00, BULLS M & L I 300-620# 50 00 TO 80 00 CALVES VEAL PRIME 90 00 TO 96 00, CHOICE 70.00 TO 85 00, GOOD 50 00 TO 67.00 FARM CALVES- #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 90- I2O#FEW 75.00 TO 12000, #2 HOLSTEIN BULLS 80- 100# FEW 55.00 TO 75 00, BEEF X BULL & HFRS7HD. 50.00 TO 15000 HOGS- BARROWS & GILTS #l-2 210-255# 35.00 TO 38 00, #2-3 255-280# 30.00 TO 36.50, SOWS #l-3 300-500# 25.00 TO 32 00 FEEDER PIGS 1-3 25- 35# 10 00 TO 25 00/HD LAMBS HIGH CHOICE 55-75# 70 00 TO 100 00, CHOICE 90-105# 70 00 TO 88 00, FEEDER LAMBS GOOD 70 00 TO 8100, SHEEP 25 00 TO 40 00 GOATS- LARGE 60 00 'TO 108 00/HD. MEDIUM 30 00 TO 60 00/HD, SMALL 10 00 TO 30 00/HD HORSES 45 00 TO 75 50. PONIES 28 00 TO 6000