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Weekly Last Year 2636 1971
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Friday Dec. 4, 1998 WEEK'S CLOSING PRICES. SLAUOH
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FULLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER
CATTLE RECEIPTS WERE VERY
LIGHT THIS WEEK AS MANY PRO
DUCERS AND MRKETMEN WERE
BUSY WITH THE OPENING OF DEER
SEASON. DEFINITE MARKET
STRENGTH WAS NOTED ON THE
FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
CATTLE THAT WERE AVAILABLE
THIS WEEK. WESTERN FEEDLOTS
HAD HOPES OF HIGHER PRICES EAR
LY IN THE WEEK. BUT ENDED UP
SETTLING FOR STEADY MONEY
AFTER A SHARP FUTURES DROP ON
WEDNESDAY. LOCAL HOLSTEIN
STEER PRICES CLOSED STEADY TO
.SO HIGHER AND A LIMITED TEST OF
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS FINISHED
STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. A GOOD
WEEK'S TEST OF SLAUGHTER COWS
CLOSED .50 TO MOSTLY 1.00 LOWER
AND SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD 1.00
HIGHER WITH GOOD DEMAND.
SUPPLY WAS MADE UP OF AROUND
30 PERCENT SLAUGHTER STEERS, 6
PERCENT SLAUGHTER HEIFERS, SO
PERCENT SLAUGHTER COWS. 6 PER
CENT BULLS, WITH THE BALANCE
FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1070-1460
LBS. 62.00-6535, FEW OUTSTANDING
UP TO 70.00. CHOICE 2-3 107 S-1440
LBS. 60.60-63.25, FEW HIGH DRESS
ING 1-2 UP TO 6630. SELECT AND
LOW CHOICE 2-3 101S-149S LBS.
53.00- 1300-1663 LBS. 49.25-5730.
SELECT 1-3 900-1490 LBS. 52.00-59.00.
FEW STANDARD 1-2 100 S-1430 LBS.
45.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1330-1565
LBS. 54.75-56.50. CHOICE 2-3
1270-1610 LBS. 52.75-54.75; FEW
1625-1830 LBS. 49.50-52.50. SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1185-1580 LBS.
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50.23-33.25. SELECT 1-2 10SS-IS6S
LBS. 46.25-49.75. STANDARD 1-2
101S-ISOO LBS. 39.75-45.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 IISO-UlO
LBS. 59.75-61.83. CHOICE 2-3
1100-1390 LBS. SB.7S-62.50. FEW HIGH
DRESSING 1-2 UP TO 68.23. SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1040- I3SO LBS.
5330-SB.SO. SELECT 1-3 BSO-1140 LBS.
50.75-54.00. HEIFERETTES: FEW
CHOICE 3-4 1000-1440 LBS.
4930-55.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS; BREAKERS
'73-80% LEAN, OVER 1400 LBS., BULK
34.75-39.25, LOW DRESSING
3230-36.73; BONERS 80-85% LEAN.
OVER 1200 LBS., BULK 33.25-37.25,
LOW DRESSING 30.00-34.00; LEAN
(HI-YIELD) 85-88% LEAN, OVER 1200
LBS. BULK 31.75-35.00, LOW DRESS
ING 2930-32.75; LEAN 88-90% LEAN,
OVER 1000 LBS. BULK 28.75-3330,
LOW DRESSING 26.73-29.50; LEAN
(LIGHT WT.) 85-90% LEAN. 7SO-1000
LBS., BULK 2630-31.00, LOW DRESS
ING 25.00-2830.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: YIELD
GRADE I 1185-2050 LBS. 4030-5330,
SEVERAL HEAVY-MUSCLED
1485- 1653 LBS. 55.00-63.00; IDEAL
CHAROLAIS 17SS LBS. 66.25. YIELD
GRADE 2 970-2393 LBS. 35.0044.00.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 2 1040-114 S
LBS. 36.00-3930. SELECT 1-3 880-ISSO
LBS. 44.50-54.00.
CALVES; COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK. THERE WAS NOT A GOOD
COMPARISON FOR VEALERS AND
SLAUGHTER CALVES LATE LAST
WEEK. ALTHOUGH, PRICES FOR
VEAL CALVES WERE DEFINITELY
LOWER THIS WEEK AND SLAUGH
ning to expand or update?
with Agri-Inc. where quality is our standard.
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TER CALVES WERE LARGELY
STEADY. HOLSTEIN BULLS. FARM
CALVES ENDED THE WEEK STEADY,
WHILE HEIFER PRICES WERE
SHARPLY HIGHER
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
70-110 LBS. 15.00-25.00, LATE MOST
LY 15.00-23.00. STANDARD AND LOW
GOOD 60-90 LBS. 10.00-20.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; GOOD AND
CHOICE 200-350 LBS. 60.00-85.00,
350-500 LBS. 50.00-60.00. STANDARD
300-600 LBS. 33.0045.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-125 LBS. 62.00-104.00; FEW
125-150 LBS. 70.00-85.00. PLAINER
TYPE BULLS 80-120 LBS. 25.00-79.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 80-120 LBS.
122.00- LATE MOSTLY
150.00- PLAINER TYPE HEIF
ERS 70-95 LBS. 72,00-145.00.
SQUASH: ACORN 11/9 8U.4.00-5.00;
BUTTER NUT 1 1/9 BU. 2.004.75.
SPAGHETTI 1 1/9 BU. 4.00-6.00.
TOMATOES: RED SMALL TO
LARGE l A BU. 10.00-23.00.
TREES; 5.00-12.00.
TURNIPS: 25 LB. BAG 1.00-3.00.
BROCCOLI BY THE HEAD 30 TO
1.10.
CABBAGE: GREEN 50 LBS
5.00-6.00.
CAULIFLOWER BY THE HEAD
.40-1.10.
CUCUMBERS: 1 1/9 BU. 12.00-16.00.
GARLIC BY THE LB. 30 LBS.
20.00-31.00.
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Nov. 30 & Dec. 2, 1998
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