Greencastle
Livestock
GrMKMtk, Pm.
Apr! 20, 1998
CATTLE 526...PDA...SUPPLY
INCLUDED 125 SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND HEIFERS, 221 SLAUGHTER
COWS, 22 BULLS AND 158 FEEDER
CATTLE. COMPARED TO LAST MON
DAY’S SALE SL. STEERS WEAK,
SPOTS 1.25 LOWER, BULLS STEADY
TO 1.50 LOWER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1325-1440
LBS. 64.00-65.25, CHOICE 2-3
1100-1435 LBS. 60.00-64.00, SELECT
1-3 55.00-450.50, STANDARD
45.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-4 1435-1680 LBS.
5750-60.00, CHOICE 2-3 1330-1675
LBS. 55.25-57.25, SELECT 1-2
49.00- STANARD 1-2 42.25-47.25.
HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-4 1110-1325
LBS. 60.25-62,75, FEW SELECT 1-3
56.25- FEW STANDARD 1-2
42.25-
COWS: FEW EARLY SALES BREAK
ING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4
38.00- CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-3 35.25-4235, CANNER
AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 31.50-37.00.
SHELLS DOWN TO 28.00.
BULLS: YG#l 1045-2050 LBS.
47.00- FEW YG#2 980-1745 LBS.
43.75-47.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS MED.
ANDLRGE. 1260-500 LBS. 83.00-97.00,
500-675 LBS. 69.00-76.00,700-850 LBS.
61.50- MED. AND LROE. 2
490-750 LBS. 56.50-64.50; HEIFERS
MED. AND LRGB. 1 250-500 LBS.
69.00- ONE LOT 81.00, 500-700
LBS. 64.00-77.00, 700-900 LBS.
55.50- MED. AND LRGE. 2
225-500 LBS. 61.00-70.00, LARGE 2
HOLSTEINS 500-600 LBS. 46.0058.0 a
700-900 LBS. 43.00-5250; BULLS MED.
AND LARGE 1 200-425 LBS.
76.00-87.00, 550-750 LBS. 51.0066.00,
800900 LBS. 48.0058.00, MED. AND
LRGB. 2 225-485 LBS. 56.0069.00.
CALVES; 369...VBALERS STAN
DARD AND GOOD 95-120 LBS.
25.0034.00, 75-90 LBS. 220026.00,
UTILITY 5090 LBS. 10.002200.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
5.00 HIGHER, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER.,.#! HOLS
TEIN BULLS 90120 LBS. 90.00126.00,
#280125 LBS. 40008750, FEW DOWN
TO 30.00; #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
85-125 LBS. 40008750, #2 70110 LBS.
300050.00
BEEF TYPE BULLS AND HEIFERS
65-105 LBS. 40008750, ONE 12200
HOGS: S7...BARROWS AND GILTS
US#2-3 280330 LBS. 27.503200.
SOWS'; UNEVEN, 200 HIGHER TO
2.00 LOWER. US#l-3 340495 LBS.
24.0028.50, 500605 LBS. 245029.00,
FEW MED. 275-505 LBS. 15.0022.00
BOARS; COUPLE 320545 LBS.
14.501550
FEEDER PIGS: 0...N0 MARKET
TEST.
SHEEP: 53... SLAUGHTER LAMBS
FEW CHOICE 35-55 LBS. 95.00117.50,
55-65 LBS. 9000117.50, 7080 LBS.
875011250, GOOD AND CHOICE
7080 LBS. 775080.00.
OLD CROP LAMBS: FEW CHOICE
90100 LBS. 71.0075.00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 31.0046.00.
GOATS; 76. BY THE HEAD, LARGE
BILLIES BS.OO-ISS.OO, MED.
37.00-100.00, FEW LARGE NANNIES
47.30-90.00, MED. LARGE
KIDS 28.00-SO.OO, SMALL 8.00-22.00
HEAD.
Oklahoma City
Feeder Cattle
Oklahoma City, OK
Wed Apr 22, 1998
USDA-OK Dept Ag Market News
Oklahoma National Stockyards - Week
ly Cattle Summary
Compared to last week: Feeder stems
1.00- lower. Feeder heifers steady,
except 6 weights 2.00 lower. Demand
moderate. Stocker cattle and calves firm
with vety good demand. Bulk receipts
feeder cattle off wheat and tye pastures and
these in medium to mostly moderate flesh
conditon, end fleshy. Wdgh-ups ran com
plete range of gaunt to full with bulk sales
in average fill condition. Genetic quality of
supply average, though flesh a limiting
price factor to buyers. This week marks the
beginning of the May wheat tun. Slaughter
cows lost last weeks advance and were
2.00- lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 low
er. Packer demand light to moderate. Total
of 32S cows and bulls sold on tegular cow
turn with 65 percent going to packets. 300
head of pairs and few bred cows from one
ranch sold in special sale format These
cows were average to low in quality but
with high confidence for soundness as they
had been handled on one ranch for year or
mote. Prices 100-200 dollars per pair over
their lower confidence daily sale bam
counterparts. Receipts this week 14,935;
last week 7,919; last year 13,876. Supply
consisted of 82 percent yearlings over 600
lbs; 14 percent calves under 600 lbs; total
of 4 percent cows and bulls of which 13
percent were packer cows the balance back
to country. Prices follow with weighted
avenge weight and price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 few
350-400 lbs (350 lbs) 109.00- 116.00
(114.56); 400-500 lbs (447 lbs)
101.00- (103.65), few new crops
(465 lbs) 93.00-105.00 (95.30); 500-600
lbs (550 lbs) 90.75-98.00, few thin
Unctstw Firming, Saturday, April 25, 1998-A7
98.00- (96.53); 600-650 lbs (628
lbs) 85.25-91.00 (17.42); 650-700 tbs (676
lbs) 78.75-83.25 (81.92); 700-750 lbs (732
lbs) 74.00-79.00 (76.42), stocken (710 lbs)
80.00- (81.72); 750-800 lbs (775 lbs)
73.00- (7436); 800-850 lbs (824 lbs)
71.25- 7530 (73.26); 850-900 lbs (868 lbs)
68.75-73.50 (7136), Fleshy 850- 900 lbs
(883 lbs) 68.75-70.00 (69.49); 900-950 lbs
(920 lbs) 67.50-70.50 (69.31), Fleshy
900-950 lbs (924 lbs) 67.25-6830 (68.03);
950-1000 lbs (969 lbs) 66.00-68.75
(67.25); 1000-1050 lbs (1015 lbs)
65.00- (65.45). Holsteins: Large 2
295 lbs 77.50; 650 lbs 59.00; 775 lbs
56.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large I few
325-400 lbs (350 lbs) 90.00- 93.50 (93.03);
400-500 lbs (450 lbs) 8630-9130 (88.28),
new crops 4SO-SOO lbs (471 lbs)
83.25- (83.87); 500-550 lbs (523 lbs)
82.00- 89.00 (85.16); 550-600 lbs (575 lbs)
77.75-83.00 (80.19); 600-650 lbs (624 lbs)
74.00- (75.95); 650-700 lbs (672 lbs)
72.25- (74.23); 700-800 lbs (750 lbs)
69.00- (7236), Fleshy 67.75-72.75
(70.47); 800-850 lbs (817 lbs) 67.25-71.75
(70.16); 850-900 lbs (875 lbs) 6630-68.25
(67.31); 900-950 lbs (914 lbs) 64.75-6730
(6630); 970 lbs 64.25.
Slaughter Cows: Average dressing; Cut
ters 34.25-3730, Utilities 36.00-39.00;
high dressing: Cutters 37.00-40.00, Utili
ties 3830-4130, high dtessing/high bon
ing 4130-44.00; low dressing: Cutters
31.00- 34.00, Utilities 3530-37.00. Few
Cannets 27.50-30.00.
Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma
National Stockyards; Cutters 76.40; Bon
ers 74.65; Breakers 72.50; Cannets 73.45;
Bulls 87.65.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1250-2300
lbs average dressing 4630-50.00; high
dressing 50.00-54.00, high dressing/high
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Large Frame 1 average quality from one
ranch; Black based cows: Heifers 850-900
lbs 4 mo bred 580.00-614.00, 2-5 yr old
900-1150 lbs 7-8 mo bred 663.00-747.00.
Reds and mixed colored cows: 5-7 yr old
950-USO lbs 7-8 mo bred 515.00-624.00.
Pairs: Medium and Large 1 average
quality from one ranch: Black based cows:
2-6 yr old 750-1150 lb cows 100-200 lb
calves 770.00-810.00, few low quality
600.00-710.00; Reds and mixed colored
cows: 2-6 yr old 800-1150 lb cows
150-275 lb calves mostly 735.00-780.00,
several low quality 640.00-700.00.
Source: USDA Market News S?, Oklaho
ma City, OK Robert Miles - Tina Colby
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Valley Stockyards
Athena, Pa.
April 20, 1998
Report Supplied By Auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
75.00-
BACK TO FARM CALVES X BRED
95-120 LBS. 87.50-140.00, 70-9 S LBS.
40.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES 8.00-33.00.
GRASSERS AND FEEDERS
60.00-
FEEDERS 51.00-79.00.
LAMBS, NONE.
SHEEP 23.(XMa00.
HOGS. 200-250 LBS. 33.00-38.00
SOWS. NONE.
BOARS 10.00-1100.
PIGS, EACH. TO 45.00.
HEIFERS 37.00-46.50.
STEERS 40.00-55.50.
BULLS 40.00-44.75.
COWS, GOOD 34.50-42.00.
COWS. MEDIUM 31.00-35.25.
COWS. POOR OR SMALL
15.50-3125.
CATTLE MARKET STEADY.
CALF MARKET MUCH HIGHER.
HORSES AND PONIES TO 350.00.
GOATS 22.50-5150.
GOOD DEMAND FOR BACK TO
FARM CALVES.
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