Ai4-L»nc«Bt«r Farming, Saturday, Oacamber 9, 1995
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
DECEMBER 6, 1995
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
WEDNESDAY (EST) 132,000 6,000 368,000 16,000
WEEK AGO (EST) 118,000 5,000 369,000 17,000
YEAR AGO (EST) 127,000 6,000 358,000 19,000
WEEK TO DATE (EST) 390,000 18,000 1,090,000 48,000
SAME PD LT WK (EST) 356,000 17,000 1,067,000 50,000
SAME PD LT YR (ACT) 375,000 15,000 1,113,000 48,000
PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED STEER AND HE1FER.,.104,000. COW AND
BULL 30,000.
SOURCE: USDA MARKET NEWS, WASHINGTON, D.C.
New Wilmington
Livestock
NEW WILMINGTON, PA
DECEMBER 4, 1995
CATTLE 178... PDA ..Compared with
last Monday's sale...cows .50 to 250
higher.
STEERS: few Choice 1075/1475 lbs.
63 75-66.50.
HEIFERS; few Choice 1000/1100 lbs.
63.00-64.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 30.00-34.50, one 35.75, Cutter and
Boning Utility 25.00-32.00, Canner and
Low Cutter 22.00-26.00. Shells down to
16.00.
BULLS: one Yield Grade No. 1 1910
lbs. 41.50, one No. 2 1900 lbs. 36.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS; few
Medium Frame No. 1 325/475 lbs.
47.00-
HEIFERS: few Medium Frame No. 1
225/450 lbs. 39.00-49.50, few Large
Frame No. 2 200/400 lbs. 36.00-54.50;
BULLS: few Medium Frame No. 1
225/450 lbs. 41.50-51.00.
CALVES 186...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 40/190 lbs. 50.00-70.00,
80/115 lbs. 20.00-32.50. Utility 70/85 lbs.
10.00-
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls
120/130 lbs. 73.00-84.00, 90/115 lbs.
86.00- few 80/85 lbs. 37.50-60.00,
No. 2 85/115 lbs. 40.00-85.00; few No. I
Holstein heifers 105/110 lbs.
100.00- few No. 2 90/130 lbs.
65.00- Beef cross bulls and heifers
90/130 lbs. 35.00-77.50.
HOGS 376...8arr0ws and gilts steady to
1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
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200/250 lbs. 41.50-43.10, US 1-3 280/260
lbs. 40.25-41.35, US 2-3 200/240 lbs.
37.50- few US 1-3 190/200 lbs.
43.25. SOWS: US 1-3 275/750 lbs.
29.00-34.00, few Medium 250/400 lbs.
24.50-
BOARS: few 290/640 lbs. 24.00-24.50.
FEEDER PIGS 57... US 1-3 40/70 lbs.
20.00-30.00, 90/100 lbs. 41.00. per
head.
SHEEP 75... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
High Choice and Prime 70/80 lbs.
87.50-90.00, Choice 100/125 lbs.
60.00- 65/100 lbs. 79.00-82.50, few
50/55 lbs. 86.00-101.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 22.00-45.00.
GOATS B... Few Medium & Large
30.00- few Urge Kids 19.00-23.00.
per head.
OK City
Feeder Cattle
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
DECEMBER 6, 1995
Compared to Monday of last week:
Feeder steers 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder
heifers steady in limited test. Steer calves
steady. Heifer calves 1.00-2.00 lower.
Demand good for feeder cattle. Calf
demand moderate for steers, light for heif
ers. Many calves in medium or less flesh.
Reshy calves in minority and heavily dis
counted. Quality average to attractive. Last
rain in Oklahoma wheat country was
October 2ond. Subsoil moisture in many
areas is still good but top very dry. Wheat
pasture remains extremely scarce. Slaugh
ter cows steady to 1.00 lower, decline on
Utility. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.
Demand moderate for cows, good for
bulls. 625 cows and bulls told with 70 per
cent to packers.-Receipts this week 14,150;
U(t week 8,558; last year 10,860. Supply
consisted of 47 percent yearlings and
numerous calve* over 600 lbs; 49 percent
calves under 600 lbs; 4 percent cows and
bulls. Prices fallow with weighted average
weight and price in parenthesis. Feeder
Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs
(350 lbs) 71.50-75.00 (74.82); 400-450 lbs
(427 lbs) 66.00-71.75, thin 73.50-75.50
(70.02); 450-500 lbs (468 lbs) 64.50-70.25,
thin7l.7s-73.50 (68.35); 500-600 lbs (550
lbs) 61.50-67.75 (65.14); 600-700 lb
calves (650 lbs) 60.00-66.75, load Angus
68.00 (63.82); 650-700 lb yearlings (673
lbs) 65.50-70.75 (67.81); 700-800 lbs (750
lbs) 66.75-71.50 (69.01); 800-850 lbs (817
lbs) 67.00-70.75 (69.22); 850-900 lbs (861
lbs) 65.50-69.50 (68.57). Holsteins: Large
2 450 lbs 39.00; 500-600 lbs 39.00-41.75;
600-650 lbs *** 38.00-40.50; *•* 825 lbs
40.25. Feeder Heifers; Medium and Large
1 300-400 lbs (350 lbs) 58.00-62.25
(60.86) 400-500 lbs (450 lbs) 52.75-58.75,
few 60.00-62.00 (55.88); 500-600 lbs (550
lbs) 53.00-58.50 (55.51); 600-700 lb
calves (650 lbs) 56.00-62.50 (57.15);
600-700 lb yearlings (650 lbs) 60.00-66.00
(61.87) 700-800 lbs (750 lbs) 62.00-64.25
(63.59); 800-850 lbs (819 lbs) 58.25-60.00
(59.38). Slaughter Cows; Cutter, boning
and breaking Utility average dressing
28.50-30.75, high dressing 31.00-33.50,
low dressing 25.50-28.50. Conner and low
Cutter 23.00-26.00. Estimated dressed cost
at Oklahoma National Stockyards: Cutter
63.80; boning Utility 60.10; breaking Utili
ty 55.40; Bulls 79.00. Slaughter Bulls:
Yield Grade 1 1300-2100 lbs average
dressing 42.50-47.00, individual high
dressing 47.50; low dressing 39.50-43.00;
low dressing and low boning 33.50-37.00.
Replacement Cows; Pre tested for bangs,
pregnancy, and age Medium and Large 1
Average quality tingle bead tales; Heifers
750-1000 lbs 4-8 months bred
367.00-439.00; 4-7 year old 875-1175 lbs
4-8 months bred 382.00-456.00.
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.CATTLE 428... SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION ..Compared with last week's
sale...steert 1.00 to 1.50 higher, cows
steady ZOO lower, heifers .50 to 1.00 high
er, built steady 1.00 to 3.00 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime
1250/1400 lbs. 66.50-71.50, Choice
1200/1525 lbs. 61.75-65.00. Select
54.00- Standard 36.00-45.25.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 1185/1400 lbs.
52.00- Select 1050/1150 lbs.
44.00-
HEIFERS: High Choice 1125/1300 lbs.
64.00- Choice 1010/1200 lbs.
58.00- Select 42.00-SI.OO, Standard
32.00-
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 25.00-32.00, Cutter and Boning Utility
26.00- Canner and Low Cutter
14.00-
BULLOCKS: High Yield Choice 1200
lbs. 58.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 2 950/1400
lbs. 32.00-44.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: Medium
Frame No. 1 450/600 lbs. 48.00-55.00,
Medium Frame No. 1 700/925 lbs.
25.00- HEIFERS: Medium Frame
No. 1 400/650 lbs. 40.00-48.00, few
Medium Frame No. 2 270/400 lbs.
25.00- BULLS; Medium Frame No.
1 275/350 lbs. 21.00-30.00.
CALVES 101...VEALERS: Standard
arid Good 70/140 lbs. 20.00-42.00, Utility
60/80 lbs. 10.00-20.00. ■
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls
90/115 lbs. 75.00-104.00, No. 2 80/120
lbs. 30.00-60.00; No. 1 Holstein heifers
90/115 lbs. 100.00-115.00. No. 2 85/100
lbs. 40.00-80.00. Beef cross bulls and heif
ers 80/110 lbs. 50.00-82.50.
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Mercer
Livestock
MERCER, PA
DECEMBER 5, 1995
We Have A Good Supply
Of Farberware Cookware
HOGS 260...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 230/260 Ibt. 39.50-42.00, US 1-3
220/250 Mm. 37.50-41.00, US 2-3 160/190
Ibf. 25.00-32.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300/450 lb«.
32.00- US 2-3 450/700 Ibf
31.00-
BOARS: 200/300 Ibf. 25.25, 450/700
Ibf. 24.00-27.50.
FEEDER PIGS 39... Few US 1-3 18/45
Ibt. 12.00-21.00, per head.
SHEEP 65... SLAUGHTER LAMBS
one Good and Choice 100 Ibt. 65.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few 24.00.
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TESTI
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackeltstown, NJ
Report Supplied bj Auction
Tueaday, December 5, 1995
Report fupplied by auction
CALVES .13-1.17 M .
COWS .10-.36V*.
EASY COWS .05% -25 V..
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .10-.60.
HEIFERS .18V, -.55V4 .
BULLS .20-.46V..
STEERS .18-.56.
HOGS .10-.40.
ROASTING PIGS BACH 10.00-26.00.
BOARS .21-.23.
SOWS .10-.16.
SHEEP: .15-.69.
LAMBS EACH 13.00-91.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .39-1.35.
GOATS EACH 55.00-110.00.
KIDS EACH 12.00-74.00.
HIDES EACH 12.00-14.00.
TOTAL: 1071 HEAD.