Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01
Montana Markets
USDA WEEKLY SUMMARY
BILLINGS. APRIL 1922

htblDSS VI Cdttle but lJSb lOQI days ILLS WEEK
at Billings showed a moderate gain over the
comparable period last week. Around 1,410
head of cattle and $50 head of calves were
offered for sale through Thursday this week.
However, a good part of the calf offering was
withdrawn from the market for shipment to
some other point.
During the comparable period last week,
salable cattle supplies added up to 1,253 head,
major markets reported an estimated 1853, 800
head of salable cattle through Thursday this
week, around 5000 head more than during
bers at those markets gained 10, 600 head this
week over the same period last week, reach
ing 80 400 head for four days this week.
Price Advances
Price advances on practically all classes of
cattle featured this weeks market at Bill
iings. Strong to mostly soc higher prices
heifers. The COW trade was rather uneven,
prices ranging from strong to soc higher,
spots showing as much as 81 gain on beef
cows. Strong to soc higher prices ruled on
bulls and vea1ers.
Slaughter steers and yearlings again pre-
dominated in the slaughter trade this week.
Small lots of mostly choice around LOO
pound steers topped at s27, one load lot of
good to choice 1,169-pound Angus steers scor-
ing s26.75. while a few other loads of com
parable grade and weight steers secured
s26. so and s26.6o. Numerous lots of mostly
good fed steers and yearlingS bulked at $3.50
TO s26. A few medium shortfedS earning S23
to s24 one package Of mostly choice Ss1-pound
fed heifers sold as high as 1852 good grade
heifers bulking at s23. so to s25.60
Scattered sales on common and medium
SldOgnCeT Qel1erS were noted at SZU to SZJ.
Odd head cutter offerings moving at SIT.
Good beef COWS bulked at $40 to s21 SO, on
Monday. high good young cows frequently
mon and medium cows were included in a
price spread from Sits to $40. rs, and most
Gamers and cutters ranged from s14 to SITS
Medium and good sausage bulls cashed at $40
to $23, several head of good beef bulls clear
Ing downward to $40. Scattered sales on
good and choice vealers and slaughter calves
were noted at s23 to SGT.
STOCKERs AND F~EEDERs-Broad demand
existed for most classes Of stockers and feeders
small except for on Monday. YearIing stock
last weeks close, firm to soc higher prices
ruling on other replacement classes. Numer-
earring s stock % steers saGa saa ei0's ss4 n to SIS So.
mostly choice steer stock calves selling up
ward to 5000.
feeding steers were noted at $23 to SIS. rs
Medium and = good yearling stock .heifer,
upward to. s26 so. and several shipments O.
choice calf weight heffers sold upward t.
stock cows with calves at side cashed a.
, yl7s to sl9e per pair on Monday, and a few
other comparable Grade stock cows moved a
yearlng stock steers secured s130.5o per heae
early In the week, the balance of a 12-loae
shipment moving on.
HOGs-Hog receipts declined somewhat thi
week from one week earlier. Approximate,
4a5 head of hogs were marketed through
thui Sudy ILLS week, against 591 mead. SlaugH
ter classes suffered a price setback of 81 Il
$3.50 on Monday from last weeks close, Blu
81 OF that loss ives recovered on Thursday
Butchers cashed at IS to soc lower prices OF
Thursday than last weeks close, sows bein
quotable around steady.
Good and choice 100 to 240-pound butcher
at the low time on Monday dipped to $40. 81
recovering to s21.5 so on Tuesday, to 500 o.
Wednesday, then slipping back to s21. so an
$21 rs on Thursday. Weights 240 to 80
pounds continued to be discounted 81 to 5
for weight, heavier weights SO to 81 an
instances more. Good and choice sows range
from $13 to s14 on Monday, and from s14 t
SIS on the other days. Scattered lots c
good and choice feeder pigs cashed at mostl
$40 to SAL. around soc lower than last weel
SHEEP@Sheep receipts continued to ru
very light, not sufficient numbers being OF
fered to test the market on any class. On
part deck of good and choice 94-pound shor
slaughter lambs with No. 1 pelts sold sharpl
higher on Tuesday at $22 than the last slaugf
ter lambs offered more than a week earlier.
Several odd lots of Gull slaughter ewes sol
around steady at 50 to IS, good ard choic
slaughter ewes being quotable possible aroun
SO or better. One lot of good solid mout
breeding ewes with lambs at side cashed
$40 and $40 per pair at midweek. Late la
week, odd lots of good and choice shearin
lambs secured s17.50 to $18.