The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-12-31
Farmers UNION
weekly Market
REPORT
December 20, 1943

Our cattle market has worked Out
rather uneven the past week with
some strength being shown on prac
tically all killer classes of cattle with
a very dull inactive market develop
ing on all feeder classes. Our good
| to choice heavy weight grass fat
steers are selling this week from $12
up to S14.25. The medium kinds of
grass fat steers selling to packers
mostly from $11 to S12 with those of
palmer quality and in just fair flesh
selling on down around $40. Our
good to choice heavy fat COWS are
selling mostly from SO to s10.75 with
strictly choice young kind on up to
S11.25. Heiferette types up to S11.75.
The medium grade butcher cows are
selling mostly from $3.50 to $3.50 with
strong weight cutters selling from
SIPS to $3.50. Low grade Gamers
and cutters selling from $3.50 to SIPS.
Light thin Gamers on down to $3.50.
Our good to choice feeder steers are
selling from $10.25 to s11 with med
ium kind from 1925 to $1,000 Plain
and common cattle on down to $3.50.
Our choice light weight feeder heifers
are selling mostly from $3.50 to 50
with just a medium kind selling from
S7.75 to $3.50. Plain and common
kinds down to around Sc. There are
large number of stock calves in the
runs at this time with good to choice
kinds of steer calves selling mostly
from $11.50 to $12 with strictly choice
kinds up to $13 for club purposes with
Just the medium to good kinds from
$1,000 to $11.50. Plain and common
calves down to around $500. Heifer
calves of the same weights and quail
ity selling from SOC to 81 under the
steer calves. The bull market has
been fairly active the past week with
the best heavy weight bulls selling
from 1915 to $3.50. Medium weight
bulls selling mostly from S7.75 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 to 225 pound calves
are selling mostly from SO to $11 |
with the light and thinner kinds suit
able for veal selling from So to $40.
Our hog market has worked out |
about steady the past week with $50 |
10 200 pound choice butchers bringing |
S11.5O to $1,000 and the real heavy
butchers from $11.25 to $12. Hogs !
weighing over 800 pounds are bring
ng around $11. Light weight hogs |
weighing from 100 to $50 pounds sell
ng from $3.50 to $11. Hogs under
$50 pounds to about 140 pounds are
bringing from So to $3.50 per cwt.
5ows are bringing from $3.50 to $10.35
or the real choice lots. Rough sows
would bring about $3.50 to $9.75.
Feeder pigs weighing from 80 to 125
are bringing from So to $3.50
depending upon quality. The bulk
ell right around So per cwt. Weaver
,igs are unstable. Please hold these
{ possible Hogs weighing 200 to 300
pounds are selling for the support
rice of $1265. These are moving
lind of slow because OF the coming l.
Holiday and the flood on coast mar
tets. AS usual all hogs sold at this
market are sold on filled weights
which often offsets the cost of mar
.eting.
Our fat lamb market has worked
ut fully steady the past week with
God to choice fat lambs selling from
1875 to 1925. Medium lambs are
elling from $11.50 to Slips with
ONE lots selling down to $10.75.
'eeder lambs are selling from 1925
0 $1,000 with some lots bringing
lips. The latter being paid for
trictly choice feeder lambs. Few lots
( lighter lambs are selling down to
700 and $500. Gull lambs will
ring from $500 to $3.50 per cwt. Fat
earling wethers are selling from SO
} $40 per cwt with the medium
rades selling around $500. Good
ives are quotable from 1928 to $3.50
18th the medium ewes bringing from
4 to $3.50. Gamer ewes are bring
lg from $1.50 to s2.75 per cwt.