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AlB-Lincaster Fuming, Saturday, March 14, 1998 Oklahoma National Stockyards - Weekly Cattle Summary Oklahoma City, OK Wed Mar 11, 1998 USDA-OK Dept Ag Market New* Compared to last week; Feeder steers and heifers steady. Demand moderate to good with best demand on steers over 800 lbs and heifers over 700 lbs. Stocker cattle and calves weak to 3.00 lower. Demand mod erate in a weather related market Quality Mercer Livestock Auction MERCER, PA March 10, 1998 CATTLE 275... PDA ...Ccmpared with hut week’s sale...tl. steen mostly steady on small supply of Choice, si. cows steady to .75 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 1140/1465 lbs. 59.75- Select 55.75- few Standard 52.00-54.00. HOLSTEINS: few High Choice and Prime 1430/1700 Ibi. 59.50-60.00. Choice 1245/1600 the. 54.75-59.00, few Select 52.25-52.50, few Standard 44.50-46.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 1000/132S Ibf. 59.25-64.50 moftly 60.00- Select 54.00- few Standard 45.00- COWS: Breaking Utility ■id Commercial 34.75-39.75, cne@ 4130, Cutter and Bon ing Utility 32.00-39.00, Can ner and Low Cutter 29.75-34.25. Sheila down to 25.00. BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1 1440/1635 Ibi. 43.25-49.50, few No. 2 1345/1915 lb*. 38.50-43.25. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium Frame No. 1 470/750 Iba. 63.00-88.00, few Large Frame No. 2 475/1000 Iba. 44.00-47.00; HEIFERS: few Large Frame No. 1 450/500 Iba. 68.00-71.00, Medium Frame No. 1 250/675 Iba. 56.0068.00, few Large Frame No. 2 475/750 Iba. 47.0062.00, Medium Frame No. 2 375/800 Iba. 49.50-58.00; BULLS; few Medium Frame No. 1 A 2 625/850 Iba. 47.0051.00, few 320/625 Iba. 56.0070.00 CALVES 121...VEALERS: Standard and Good 7S/10S Ibi. 15.00- Utility 55/85 lb*. 7.00- FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls 90/120 lbs. 60.00-85.00, one @ 90.00. No. 2 90/125 lb*. 30.006000; few No. 1 Holstein heifen 95/120 lbs. 100.00125.00. No. 2 80/90 lbs. 30.0080.00. Beef cross bulls and heifers 75/115 lbs. 22.00-67.00. HOGS 20... BARROWS AND GILTS: few US 1-3 195/270 lbs. 27.0035.00 BOARS: one 535 lbs. @ 16.50, few 170/240 lbs. 17.0022.00. FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET TEST! SHEEP 6... NEW CROP LAMBS: few Choice 22/40 lb*. 100.00-130.0 a GOATS 2...C0up1e Small @ 12.5 a par head. plain to average. Wrigh-ups average. Feed er cattle in medium to moderate flesh, few fleshy. Calves and Stockers in thin to medium flesh conditions. Soft field condi tions from Saturday's tain combined with cold front Sunday and Monday sharply cur tailed receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand very good from packets. Light receipts and good demand due to attic blast Total of 200 cows and bulls sold on the regular turn with 55 per cent going to packets. Special cow sale accounted for 675 head of mostly Fancy quality Angus purebred and commercial bred stock cows from one ranch. The bulk dfiw) SUPERFLOW FERTILIZER SPREADERS CJicaii) superflow vy SEEDER Spreaders are the most accurate broadcast spreaders in the world. The unique pendulum action keeps the spread pattern close to the rear of the machine while at the same time providing a symmetrical pattern on both sides. I I working I I. ►4 1 spreading width | The pattern allows “back and forth” as well as “around and around” operation. The “truncated” pattern offsets inaccurate overlap problems, eliminating streaking. Stop By Your Nearest Dealer and See First Hand Why They’re Worth The Investment PENNSYLVANIA Bloomsburg D&E Equipment Centre Hall Dunkle& Grieb, Inc. Clifford North East Dist. & Equip. Glen Rock Wertz Farm Equipment Jersey Shore Thomas Dunlap D ' S “ BV: CUMMINGS and BRICKER, Inc. ST I BEs B 5 100 Stover Drive, Carlisle, PA 17013 717/249*6720 GREENLAND Klingerstown Stanleys Farm Service Leola M.M. Weaver & Son Mahaffey Hutton Farm Equipment New Berlmville Erb & Henry Equipment New Ringgold Eckroth Bros. Farm Equipment Orefield Eckroth Equipment of these wen young fall calvers with near 30 percent young cows middleto long bred. Excellent demand for replacements. Receipts this week9,9oo; last week 15,977; last year 13,122. Supply consisted of 79 percent yearlings over 600 lbs; 12 percent calves under 600 lbs; 9 percent cows and bulls of which 2 percent were for slaughter and 7 percent replacements. Prices follow with weighted average weight and price in parenthesis. Feeder Steers; Medium and Large 1 400-430 lbs (429 lbs) 96.23-106.00 (99.87); 450-500 lbs (499 lbs) 91.50-94.25 (93.26); 500-550 lbs (514 lbs) 89.00-91.50 f 90.05). Fancy 93.75-98.00 (95.62); i i i I overlap j Peach Bottom Triple H Equipment Rome Allis Hollow Equipment Pen Run Manor Motors Sharon Watsons, Inc. NEW JERSEY Pittsgrove Schaper Bros. 100-120 Lehigh Ave., P.O. Box 928, Batavia, New York 14021-0928 716/343-5411 550-600 lbs (577 lbs) 81.23-92.00 (85-50);* 600-650 lbs (627 lbs) 81.00-8750 (84.99), Fancy 84.00-91.25 (8955); 650-700 lbs (674 lbs) 76.00-80.00 (78.20); 700-750 lbs' (732 lbs) 7350-76.75 (75.64). few Stockers 715 lbs 77.00- 79.00 (77.40); 750-800 lbs (778 lbs) 72.25-76.25 (74.03); 800-830 lbs (821 lbs) 72.00-76.00 (73.46); 850-900 lbs (870 lbs) 68.00-73.75 (71.60); 900-950 lbs (916 lbs) 68.25-7150 (70.12); 1000-1010 lbs (1006 lbs) 65.00-65.25 (65.19). Hols teins: Large 2 550 lbs 6350; 600-700 lbs 5750-58.00; 800-850 lbs 54.25-5950. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 350400 lbs (365 lbs) 83.00-8950 (89.23); 450-500 lbs (476 lbs) 79.00-8550 (83.02); Ru; hO| eni cot stal plat ad/ vai 500-550 lbs (532 lbs) 76.00-81 JO (79.04); 550-600 lbs (577 lbs) 73.75-79.75 (76J9); 600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 70.00-76J0 (72.66); 700-750 lbs (721 lbs) 70.00- 73.75 (72.00); 750-800 lbs (778 lbs) 68.25-71.75 (69J3); 800-850 lbs (821 lbs) 64.00-71 JO (66.75); lot 890 lbs 64.75; few 900-950 lbs (935 lbs) 62.25-64.50 (63.22). Slaughter Cows; Avenge dressing: Cutters 36.00-39.00, Utilities 37.0040J0; high dressing: Cutters 39.00-41.50, Utilities 40J0-42J0; low dressing: few Cutters 32J036J0, Utilities 34.00-37.00. Can- Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma National Stockyards: Cutters 80.40,