Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01
Montana Livestock Market
USDA WEEKLY SUMMARY
BILLINGS. AUG. 2o-26

CATTLE AND CALvES-Heavy
suited in a 2so-head increase for the first
four days this week over the comparable period
last week salable receipts through Thurs
head plus 800 head of calves. This count
compared with 3,805 head and SOB calves for
the comparable period one year earlier. The
II principal markets showed a slight increase
in receipts through Thursday this week, an
1876, 900 head for the same period last week.
Calf numbers were estimated at 5000 head.
around 400 less than for the same period last
week.
Slaughter Glasses Active
Trading proved moderately active this week
on most slaughter classes following the rather
dull trade of one week earlier. Fully steady
heifers. while beef cows chaiked up early gains
OF so cents to 81. Gamer and cutter cows
higher prices. Bulls and vealerS showed little
or no price change from late last week. Trad
ing slowed down somewhat on beef cows late
in the week with some lots carrying bids
around rs cents or more lower than early
Only limited numbers of grass steers moved
on slaughter accounts this week, medium and
good grades ranging from SIS to s29 80. odd
common kind going downward to around s21.
approximately two loads of good 1,043-pound
spayed grass heifers featured the trade at
midweek at $3.50 with odd head up to s29.
The bulk of the heifer supply selling for
slaughter were medium grade at mostly s3
to $3.50, although common heifers sold down.
ward to around $40.
Good beef cows bulked at s21 to s24. so.
high good young cows going upward to s23. so.
Common and medium grades of cows pre-
dominated at SIT to SIG. so, and a sprinkling
Of Gamers and cutters ranged from 81 to
Medium and good sausage bulls bulked at
s2 to s24. an Individual good beef offering
going as high as s24.30. Scattered sales on
medium and good vealers and slaughter calves
were made at s22 to s27:
AND FEEDERS - Trading on
stockers and feeders was fairly active, show
ing considerably more activity than one week
eanlsT; sul og 50 9e1 Psrssns Of the eIsss rsceip ES,r were
weakness was uncovered on a few fleshy
feeding steers this week; however, the bulk
of the stockers and feeders cashed at fully
steady to strong prices compared with late
last week, some instances on yearlings being
nearly 50 cents higher. Good and choice
stocker and feeder steers and yearlings bulked
at SIS to s28, a few choice going upward to
Common and medium stock y~earlings in
rather limited supply cashed at $40 to s23. SO.
ing selling at around SIT. Good and choice
stocker and feeder yearling heifers we're quite
to s25.5o Good and choice mixed Steer and
heifer stock calves bulked at s27 to s28. so.
odd lightweight calves selling as high as
S30.25. Small packages of mostly medium
stock cows with calves at side cleared at s17O
to S182.50 per pair, and a few medium and
1890 per bushel.
HoGs-Receipts in the hog division added
the same period last week. Slaughter hos
prices opened rs to so cents lower than latt
cred by midweek. Good and choice 100 to 24o
pound butchers cashed at $1,000 and $780,
81 III III week, WIN late sales back TO $3l
Other weights were scarce, although. a few
16O-pound averages were noted at s2e. so, ant
odd ITS to 295-pound butchers earned 500, on,
lot OF 507-pound butchers stopping at s24.
a limited supply of good and choice 275 t,
5oO-pound sows cashed at s23 to s26. SO
choice .230-pound sows topping at s27. Cd,
good stays sold as high as s23. Small pack
ages of good and choice rs to 152-pound feede
pigs secured $685. to s31, the outside pric
being paid for lightweight feeders. Scattere,
sales on. weaver pigs were reported mostly a
s14 to s18 per head.
SHEEP-Approximately 1,025 head of shee
we're marketed the first four days this week
Only odd lots of mostly medium and goo
slaughter lambs were offered this week, tn
bulk of these figuring around SO cents lowe
than last week, and the late undertone wa
around 81 lower. Several small packages G
medium and good lambs cashed at s24. so t
SIS, one lot going as high as s25 so on Monda.
Odd medium yearlings sold on slaughter &C
counts at SIG to $40, these being weak to S
cents lower than the previous week. Slaughte
ewes secured mostly steady prices, choice IL
pound ewes going as high as $40 on Monda,
and a sprink1ing of other good ewes durin
the week moving at SIS. 25 to SO. so, and CON
mon to medium ewes at 81 to s8.25.