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Salt Lake City, Utah    February 12, 1999   USDA/UT Dept of Ag Market News  
Smithfield Livestock Auction, Smithfield, Utah - Thursday, February 11, 1999

Receipts: 470; Last Week 925; Last Year N/Q.  Feeder Steers and Heifers: not
enough for price comparisons.  Holstein Steers: to few for price comparison.  Slaughter Cows: mostly steady.
Slaughter Bulls: to few for comparison.

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 1: 250-500 lbs scarce; 500-550 lbs
package 540 lbs 82.00; 550-600 lbs scarce; 600-650 lbs package 650 lbs 
74.00; 650-850 lbs scarce; 850-900 lbs package 875 lbs 63.50; 900-1000 lbs
scarce.

Holstein Steers: Baby Bulls: 25.00-45.00 per head; started calves 85.00-
160.00 per head; 200-700 lbs scarce; 700-900 lbs package 843 lbs 45.00; 
900-1100 lbs scarce.
  
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1: 200-450 lbs scarce; 450-500 lbs 
package 475 lbs 78.50; 500-650 lbs scarce; 650-700 lbs package 682 lbs 
71.75; 700-1000 scarce.  Heiferettes: 46.00-53.00.

Stock Cows: Medium and Large Frame 1: Black Bred Heifers 700-770.00 per
head; Mixed age bred cows 475.00-670.00 per head.  

Slaughter Cows: Boning Utility 1-3 32.00-36.50; Breaking Utility 2-4
scarce; Commercial 2-4 few scarce; Cutter and Low Dressing Utility 
27.00-32.00. 

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 scarce; Yield Grade 2 1500-1710 lbs few 
38.00-39.50; Feeder Bulls scarce.                  

Dairy Sale:
Top Springer 1,550.00; Top 5 average 1,505.00; Top 10 average 1,479.00;
Top 25 average 1,426.00; Top 50 average 1,357.00; Top 100 average 1,254.00;
Total average 1,227.00.  Short Bred 680.00-1,475.00 per head

Open Heifers: 
200-300 lbs: package 240 lbs 138.00 cwt.
1000-1200 lbs: 55.00-61.00.

Source: USDA-Utah Dept. Of Agriculture Market News , Salt Lake City, UT
(801-538-7109).