The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-12-17
FARMERS UNION
Market REPORT

Our cattle market has worked out
rather spotty the past week. With a
strong market on all classes during
last weeks close and early this week
Weakening again in later trading ses.
lsions. Our good to choice heavy
weight grass fat steers are selling this
week from S12 to s13 with strictly
kinds of grass fat steers selling to
packers mostly from S11 to S12 with
those of palmer quality and in just
fair flesh selling on down around $40
to $10.75 with strictly choice young
kind on up to $11. Heiferette types
up to $1I25. The mdium grade butch
er cows are selling mostly from sS.75
| to 1915 with strong weight cutters
selling from $3.50 to $780, Low grade
Gamers and cutters selling from S.
to 81. Light thin Gamers on down to
$3.50.
Our good to choice feeder steers are
selling from $1O75 to SLIPS with
medium kind from $3.50 to S10.50.
Plain and common cattle on down to
$3.50 Our choice light weight feeder
heifers are selling mostly from $S.75
to $3.50 with just medium kind sell
ing from $775 to $3.50. Plain and
common kinds down to around Sc.
There are a large number of stock
calves in the runs at this time with
good to choice kinds of steer calves
selling mostly from $11.5O to $12 with
strictly choice kinds up to $13 with |
just the medium to good kinds from
$1,000 to $11.50. Plain and common
calves kinds down to around So. |
Heifer calves of the same weights and
quality selling from SOC to a s1.00
under the steer calves. The bull
market has held fairly steady the
past week with the best heavy weight
bulls selling from $S.75 to s925. Me-
dunn weight bulls selling mostly from
$7.75 to $3.50. The light weight bulls
down to $3.50. There is very light
demand for veal calves at this time
and our good to choice 200-lb. to 225-
lb. calves are selling mostly from
$40 to $11 with the light and thinner
kinds suitable for veal selling from J,
b8 to $40.
Our hog market has worked out
lbout steady the past week with
-80-lb. to 2O0-lb. choice butchers bring !.
ng $11.50 to $12 and the real heavy
butchers from $1125 to $12 Hogs :
over 320-lbs. are bringing
ro,,nd Ell iobt ruoiob+ booc 1.,oiob
ng from 160-lb to 18O-lb. selling from
$50 to $11 per cwt. Hogs under !,
6O-lb. to about 140-lb. are bringing !,
rom So to $3.50. Sows are bringing !.
rom $3.50 to $10.25 for the real choice :.
DTS. Rough sows would bring about
$50 to 1918. Feeder pigs weighing !,
rom 80-lb. to 125-lb are bringing
rom 81 to SO depending upon quality.
he bulk selling right around So per
VT. Weaver pigs are unstable. !
lease hold these If possible. Hogs =
Teighing 200-lbs. to $270-lbs. are sell :,
lg for the support price of $12.65. :,
Our fat lamb market has worked
ut fully steady the past week with
God to choice fat lambs selling from :
1875 to $1325. Medium lambs are
cling from $11.5O to $1225 with some
ITS selling down to $1075. Feeder =
.mbs are selling from 1925 to $1,000 =
18th some lots bringing S10.75. The p
tier being paid for strictly choice %
,eder lambs. Few lots of lighter
mbs are selling down to 81 to So. ?,
I'LL lambs will bring from SIS to $3.50 -
sr cwt. Fat yearling wethers are !,
cling from 81 to $3.50 per cwt. with y
lie medium grades selling around =,
7. Good ewes are quotable from =
I.50 to $5.75 with the medium ewes n'
'inging from 81 to $3.50. Gamer !,
YES are bringing from $1.50 to S275 =, =,
er cwt =.