Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-01
USDA WEEKLY
BILLINGS, JAN. 1928
Active Trading

Active trading again featured this weeks
trade on Monday and Tuesday on all classes
of cattle, prices comparing fully steady with
last weeks best time on most classes, al
though Gamer and cutter COWS displayed as
stock calves was fully SO cents higher. Late
on Tuesday and on the following days this
other markets. Prices on most classes by
Thursday were fully SO cents off, instances
being 81 lower, especially on cows. Scarcely
enough supply of any class was offered on
Thursday to fully test the market.
Shortfed steers and yearlings were repre-
sented with several load lots of medium to
pounds cashing at s26.40 to s28. Scattered
other sales on medium and good offerings
ranged from S23 to s29, a few head common
kind scoring SCI and down.. One load lot
of medium to mostly good 874-pound heiferS
scored $26, and numerous sales of packages
Of medium and good shortfed heifers ranged
form s2l5O to $3.50, late sales at mostly
Good beef cows bulked at s1s.75 to ,22, q
ward to s23; Common and medium cows
cashed at $3.50 to s1s. so early in the week,
I ne4s Sa and ranging ca3pfars b bTGm Sl 81 50 s1 70 So gig 80 81, Cam 7 Il
Monday and Tuesday, and after that at s13
to SIS. Medium and good sausage bulls
grade bulls moved at SIC to s2O.5O after mid
week. Good beef bulls sold as high as s21 so
Only odd head medium and good Slaughter
calves we're noted at sls5o to s25.
classes enjoyed an active early week trade,
but trading slowed up considerably at mid
week in sympathy with lower trends on
a fully steady basis on most classes, the top
on stock steer calves advancing so cents.
ured weak to SO cents lower, spots being
off more on especially feeding steers. Choice
ESQ and 800 pound fleshy feeder steers cashed
at $26.40 and S26.80 early in the week, nu-
merous packages of good and choice replace
ment steers and yearlings clearing at s22. so
s22 to SIS. ' 80 o'
Limited numbers Of common and medium
stock steers and yearlings earned SIT to s22.
Good feeding heifers in mostly odd lots Sc
cured $40 to $22.40, a sprinkling of medium
and good stock heifers cashing at s17.50 to
$40. Several lots of choice stock steer calves
at. the best time topped at 500 so, most late
sales of good and choice stock steer calves
g gandtnf he dfen o s2S;se sG s sas s so sS s s'5G' ont
part load of 302-pound choice heifer calves
sfook as Cows Rish secured eS s27, sfs N Med ssOl i and s goGs
stopping at around $40.
HoGs-Salable hog receipts for four day,
this week at Billings were estimated at 99l
head, a very Slight increase over the sans
period last week. Marketings at the IL ma.
Ior midwest markets We're sharply reduced q
269, 200 head, against 344, 800 head for tn,
same days last week. Butchers scored al
much as a rs cents advance over last week
close on Monday, and sows a so cents ad
Vance; however, on the following days values
ranged from rs to. rs cents lower on butchers
Good and choice 100 to $50 pound butcher
bulked at s27.25 on Monday, and ranged from
$26.25 TO S26.95 on other days, S26.5O beini
the prevailing price on Thursday.
SHEEP-Price setbacks on Monday and o,
Tuesday on slaughter lambs resulted in
81 downturn. from last weeks close. Othe
classes of sheep in rather limited number
showed little or no price change. Around on
deck of good and choice wooded fed lamb
scaling 10 pounds topped early at So. so, blu
good and choice fat lambs stopped at mostl
s22.50 at midweek. medium and good grade
earning s21 to s22.
A few lots of good and choice slaughte
ewes earned $3.50, odd head choice touchinl
$40, and Gull to medium ewes cleared at >
to $3.50, strictly Gull ewes selling as 10y
as s4.75. Good and choice feeder lamb
bulked at $40 to $22. Is, most lambs owe
$3.50 being fleshy feeder lambs. Medium
around 50-pound feeders secured around s16.
to 1880. One lot Of aged breeding eve
brought $40.