AlB-Lantestar Farming, Saturday, November 8, 1997 St. Louis Cattle, Hogs Springfield IL. Monday November 03, 1997 USDA-U Market News Service National Stockyards Illinois terminal slaughter cattle market Receipts this week: 300 Last week: No report Last year: No report Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifen, steady. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Supply mainly Choice steers and heifers. Mod erate supply Holstein steers. Around 15% slaughter cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4 1050-1500 lbs. 64.00-66.00; 2-3 and Black and Black Batdies 2-4 1125-1400 lbs. 66.00- few up to 67.25; Select and Choice 2-3 1000-1325 lbs. 61.00-64.00; Select 2-3 95^-1 200 lbs. 57.00-61.00. Holstein Steers: Choice 2-3 1300-1500 lbs. 60.00- package 1615 lbs. 63.25; Select and Choice 2-3 1200-1500 lbs. 57.00- Select 2-3 1250-1500 lbs. 53.00- Low Yielding 48.00-53.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-4 975-1400 lbs. 64.00-66.00; 2-3 and Black and Black Baldies 2-4 950-1300 lbs. 66.00-67.00, few up to 67.25; Select and Choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 61.00-64.00; Select 2-3 850-1150 lbs. 57.00-61.00. SLAUGHTER COWS: Cutter, Boning and Breaking Utility 1-4 29.00-32.00; High Yielding 32.00-33.00; Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 26.00-29.00; Shelly Can ner 1-2 22.00-26.00; Low Yielding 18.00-22.00. BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2 1950-2100 lbs. 36.00-40.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Medium and Large Frame; 950-1050 lbs. 57.00-58.00 New Holland Horses New Holland Satea Sublet New Holland, PA Monday, November 3, 1997 Report Supplied By Auction 203 HEAD. MARKET STEADY, WORK HORSES 360.00-840.00. DRIVING 370.00-925.00. RIDING 425.00-11SO.OO. REGISTERED 00.00-2050.00. KILLERS. HEAVYWEIGHTS 00.00-750.00, LIGHTWEIGHTS SSO.OO-350.00. PONIES 160.00-385.00. 4 LARGE PONIES 310.00-SBS.OO. 2 COLTS 200.00-320.00. Glenwood Furnaces & Boilers Sfefr ■ |pSg| Oil Combinations Penn Mfg. Co. 393 W. 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SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; GOOD TO CHOICE 64.00-69.00; MEDIUM TO GOOD 47.0063.50. BULLS: HEAVY 30.0042.00, LIGHT 38.0040.00. COWS: UTILITY (HOLSTEIN) 30.0035.25, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 27.0029.75, CULL COWS 27.00 AND DOWN. VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE 50.0070.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 20.0046.00. 808 CALVES; 24.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)- 60.00106.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.) -UP TO 142.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 70.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY UP TO 50.50, HEAVY UP TO 49.50, LIGHT 30.00-48.00. SOWS: 35.00-41.00. MALE HOGS; 27.00-34.00. LAMBS, LIGHT AND FEEDER, NONE AVAILABLE. SHEEP: 15.00-38.00. LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHT! RIDING s will be on time... you be ready »n they are? ftcnmssmicc nutrition, inc. RENAISSANCE NUTRITION. 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RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-115 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 90.00-105.00, FEW 85-90 LBS. 60.00-80.00; SMALL FRAME 90-105 LBS. 50.00-75.00, 80-90 LBS. 35.00-50.00. FEW SMALL FRAME 85-105 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 40.00-70.00. SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS 5.00-10.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER EWES FIRM TO 5.00 HIGHER. enlightening the committee on the expected availability of a com puterized heifer management program by year-end. Setting the final price for this program will be forthcoming. Currently, processing is in pro cess of creating a fact sheet, which identifies the different type of computerized dairy management systems that are available to today’s modem dairymen. It was also decided that bam cards should receive a different design. In order to accommodate this request, the committee designed a new updated bamcard. This will be veiy instrumental in marketing the bamcard option throughout all the Pa. DHIA service area. The committee finished the agenda by critiquing the recent fall confeimcc and decided to hold the fall conference next year in State Coll ge once again. SLAUGHTER LAMBS; CHOICE 1-2 40-80 LBS. 100.00-125.00, 80-105 LBS. 90.00- CHOICE 1-3 105-130 LBS. 75.00- FEW CHOICE 40-60 LBS. NEW CROP LAMBS 130.00-195.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: CHOICE 1-3 INCLUDING YEARLINGS 40.00-75.00; UTILITY AND GOOD 1-3 30.00-50.00. GOATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE BILLIES 100.00-120.00, FEW 120.00- MEDIUM 75.00-100.00: MEDIUM AND LARGE MUTTON 60.00- MEDIUM NANNIES 40.00- LARGE 50.00-70.00; GOOD AND CHOICE YEARLINGS 50.00-70.00, FEW 70.00-80.00; CHOICE KIDS 40.00- GOOD 20.0040.00. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY