New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, July 27, 1998
Calves Sheep Goats
Today
288 563 1019
Last Week
237 992 839
CALVES: COMPARED TO THURS.'S
AUCTION. VEALERS SOLD 1.00-3.00
higher in a light test, slaugh
ter CALVES WERE MOSTLY
STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND
WAS GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULL
FARM CALVES AND PRICES WERE
MOSTLY 10.00 HIGHER. HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS WERE ONLY LIGHTLY
TESTED.
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
70-100 LBS. 28.00-33.00. FEW STAN
DARD AND LOW GOOD 60-90 LBS.
15.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 300-400 LBS. 70.00-85.00;
400-600 LBS. 60.00-70.00. STANDARD
400-600 LBS. 50.00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-125 LBS. 60.00-92.00. PLAIN
ER CALVES 80-115 LBS. 34.00-60.00.
COUPLE HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 85-95
LBS. 130.00-132.00. PLAIN HEFIERS
70-90 LBS. 52.00-100.00.
SHEEP: COMPARED TO THURS.’S
AUCTION. SLAUGHTER LAMBS
SOLD FULLY STEADY WITH CON
TINUED DEMAN FOR THE LIGHTER
WEIGHTS. THERE WAS NO COMPAR
ISON LAST TOURS. FOR EWES, BUT
PRICES WERE SHARPLY HIGHER
THAN THE LAST TEST.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 25-40 LBS. 120.00-150.00,
FEW UP TO 200.00; 40-60 LBS.
95.00- 60-80 LBS. 80.00-95.00;
80-110 LBS. 85.00-95.00. GOOD AND
CHOICE 1-3 30-60 LBS. 70.00-90.00;
60-80 LBS. 70.00-85.00; 80-110 LBS.
80.00- 85.0 Q.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 1-2 30.00-45.00. FEW GOOD 2-3
20.00-
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE
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COWS. 25 BULLS AND 61 FEEDER
CATTLE.. .COMPARED WITH LAST
MONDAY'S SALE...SL. STEERS
.50-1.50 HIGHER ON A LIGHT TEST.
SL. COWS STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER.
BULLS 1.001.50 LOWER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; CHOICE 2-3
11001465 LBS. 59.0062.00, FEW TO
63.25, SELECT 1-3 54.0058.50.
HOLSTEINS STEERS: FEW CHOICE
2-3 12001300 LBS. 51.0055.75, ONE
58.00, SELECT 1-2 46.5049.55, FEW
STANDARD 1-2 38.5039.25.
HEIFERS: FEW CHOICE 2-4
11501330 LBS. 60.0062.50, ONE 63.25,
ONE SELECT 1-3 57.25.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 38.75-41.75, CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3
36.25- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 1-2 32.5035.50. SHELLS DOWN
TO 27.75.
BULLS: YG#l 1100-1915 LBS.
45.505075, FEW YG2 11301360 LBS.
41.25-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS FEW
LARGE 1 270350 LBS. 75.0079.00,
LARGE 1 AND 2 9601015 LBS.
53.0057.00, FEW MED. 2 285-500 LBS.
58.0066.00; HEFIERS MED. 1 AND 2
300625 LBS. 55.0065.00; BULLS FEW
MED. AND LARGE #1 270380 LBS.
65.0074.00,
CALVES: 479...VEALERS FEW
GOOD AND CHOICE 140175 LBS.
60.0065.00, STANDARD AND GOOD
70110 LBS. 20.003000, UTILITY 55-80
LBS. 13.0021.00, lEW TO 7.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
STEADY TO 15.00 HIGHER...#! HOLS
TEIN BULLS 95-125 LBS. 70.00-96.00,
ONE 98.00. 90-95 LBS. 55.00-75.00, #2
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95-120 LBS. 35.00-75.00, 85-95 LBS.
27.00- #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-120 LBS. 160.00-191.00, FEW TO
140.00, 80-90 LBS. 80.00-115.00. ONE
130.00, FEW #2 90-110 LBS.
90.00- FEW 70-85 LBS.
33.00-
BEEF TYPE BULLS AND HEIFERS
80-105 LBS. 45.00-105.00.
HOGS: 43...8ARR0WS AND GILTS
FEW US# 1-3 220-255 LBS. 35.50-37.00,
FEW US#2-3 280-285 LBS. 33.75, FEW
300-315 LBS. 29.00-30.00.
SOWS: US#l-3 360-460 LBS.
22.00-26.50, ONE 28.00, FEW 535-580
LBS. 25.50-28.50.
BOARS; FEW 385-800 LBS. 12.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 0...N0 MARKET
TESTI
SHEEP: 119... SLAUGHTER LAMBS
STEADY. SLAUGHTER LAMBS
CHOICE 55-75 LBS. 80.00-86.00.80-120
LBS. 75.00-81.00. FEW TO 67.00, GOOD
AND CHOICE 40-60 LBS. 62.00-71.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 17.00-28.00,
ONE LOT YEARLINGS 42.00.
GOATS: 82...8Y THE HEAD, ONE
LARGE BILLY 77.50. FEW MED.
60.00-67.50, LARGE NANNIES
52.50-68.00, MED. 34.00-48.00, LARGE
KIDS 35.00-45.00. FEW TO 55.00,
SMALL 9.00-22.00 PER HEAD.
Oklahoma City
Feeder Cattle
Oklahoma City, OK
Wed July 29, 1998
USDA-OK Dept Ag Market News
Oklahoma National Stockyards - Week
ly Cattle Summary
Compared to last week: Feeder steers
and heifers steady. Steer calves steady.
Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher.
Demand good. Weigh-ups average to
mostly full. Quality plain to average, few
attractive calves. Feeder cattle in thin to
medium flesh. Calves in slightly thin to
moderate flesh. High heal and low humidi
ty is playing on like a broken record.
Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter
bulls steady. Demand good for slaughter
and country cows. Country buyers fairly
aggressive for cows destined for greener
pastures north of Oklahoma. Total of $65
cows and bulls sold with 70 percent to
packers. Receipts this week 10,180; last
week 10,430; last year 12,632. Supply con
sisted of 74 percent yearlings over 600 lbs;
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18 percent calves under 600 lbs; 8 percent
cows and bulls. Prices follow with
weigthed average weight and price in
parenthesis.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1
400-450 lbs (425 lbs) 75.00-79.50 (78.87);
450-500 lbs (488 lbs) 73.00-76.50 (73.95);
500-600 lbs (523 lbs) 72.00-77.50 (75.32),
600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 68.00-73.75 (72.23);
few Calves 650-700 lbs (673 lbs)
67,25-70.25 (69.44); 700-800 lbs (750 lbs)
67.00- (69.45), few Calves 700-750
lbs (711 lbs) 65.50-68.00 (65.98); 800-850
lbs (817 lbs) 66.00-70.00 (68.00); 850-900
lbs (875 lbs) 65.00-67.50 (65.91); 900-950
lbs (916 lbs) 63.25-67.25 (65.38);
950-1000 lbs (982 lbs) 62.50-63.75
(63.59). Hdsteins: Large 2 650-800 lbs
48.75-49.00; 1025 lbs 46.25.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1
400-450 lbs (431 lbs) 70.50- 76.00 (72.72);
450-500 lbs (485 lbs) 71.00-7350 (73.18);
500-600 lbs (550 lbs) 66.00-7150 (69.42);
600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 63.75-6850 (66.79);
700-800 lbs (750 lbs) 64.25-6850 (65.99);
800-850 lbs (818 lbs) 60.75-64.75 (6357);
850-900 lbs (867 lbs) 6050-61.75 (61.26).
Slaughter Cows: %Lean Weight Aver
age Dress High Dress Low Dress Bnr &
Btk 75-80% 830-1550 33.00-36.50
36.00- 30.00-3450 Lean 85-90%
800-1400 31.50-34.50 35.50-39.00
28.00- few 85-92% 700-850
27.00-
Slaughter Bulls: Weight Average Dress
High Dress Low Dress Yield Grade i-2
1225-2100 44.50-48.00 48.00-51.50
40.00-
Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma
National Stockyards: Lean 7350, few
under 350 lb carcass 69.40; Boners 70.30;
Breakers 66.65, few Y.G. 4-5 61.45. Bulls
82.35.
Replacement Cows: Pretested for
Bangs, pregnancy, and age Medium and
Large 1 4-6 yr old 1050-1150 lbs 4-7 mo
bred hi quality 550.00-560.00, 4-6 yr old
900-1050 lbs 3-4 mo bred avg quality
450.00-
Pairs: Medium and Large 1 2-4 yr old
950-975 lb cows 275 lb calves hi quality
675.00,3-6 yr old 800-1275 lb cows 250 lb
calves avg quality 480.00-560.00.
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Company, Inc.
Complete Auction A
Appraisal Service
Churdiville, Md.
Report Supplied bj Auction
Wednesday, July 29, 1998
SLAUGHTER STEERS: MARKET
STEADY. CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS.
62 00-64.00; SELECT A LOW CHOICE
1000-1500 LBS. 57.00-61.00; HOL.
STEERS HI CHOICE A PRIME
1250-1400 LBS. 56.00-59.00; CHOICE
1200-1500 LBS. 52.00-55.00; SELECT
ALL WEIGHTS 46.00-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: MARKET
STEADY. CHOICE A PRIME 950-1300
LBS. 61.00-63.00; SELECT ALL
WEIGHTS 900-1400 LBS. 53.00-57.00,
COWS: 1.00 HIGHER. BRK. UT. &
COMM. 2-4 BULK 38.00-41.00; HI
DRESSING 41.00-43.00; CUTTER &
BON. UT. 36.00-39.00; HI DRESSING
39.00- CANNER * CUTTERS
31.00- LOW DRESSING
21.00-
BULLS: STEADY. ALL WEIGHTS
1100-1900 LBS. 45.00-53.00.
VEAL CALVES: STEADY. CHOICE
AND PRIME 200-400 LBS. 71.00-82.00;
HI GOOD AND LOW CHOICE ALL
WEIGHTS 49.0063.00.
FARM CALVES: MARKET STEADY.
HOL BULLS 100-125 LBS. 63.00-77.00;
HOL. BULLS 85-95 LBS. 40.00-59.00.
HOL HEIFER CALVES 100120 LBS.
100.00155.00; SMALL FRAME 70105
LBS. 30.00-92.00; SLAUGHTER
CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 15.0030.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: MARKET 3.00
LOWER. BULLS A STEERS 400900
LBS. 47.0073.00; HEIFERS 300700
LBS. 45.0069.00.
LAMBS: MARKET STEADY.
CHOICE A PRIME 90-110 LBS.
80.00- LIGHTER LAMBS
90.00- HEAVY EWES
22.0029.00; LIGHT 33.0051.00.
GOATS: STEADY. SMALL
30.00- MEDIUM 40.00-65.00;
LARGE 85.00-100.00.
HOGS: MARKET 2.00 LOWER.
210-250 LBS. 33.00-36.00; 255-300 LBS.
28.00- HEAVY SOWS 22.00-26.00,
LIGHT 18.00-23.00. BOARS ALL
WEIGHTS 14.00-19.00.
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