Leesport
Livestock
Auction
Leesport, Pennsylvania
December 19,1974
CATTLE 190. Supply in
cluded 52 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers 25 cents to $1.75 lower.
Slaughter cows $1 to $2.50
higher. Good slaughter
steers 33.75-38.60, Standard
28.00-34.25, few Utility 24.50
25.25. Couple Choice
slaughter heifers 34.00 and
35.00, few Good 28.00-32.85,
few Standard 26.00-26.75.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 21.85-
23.75, individual at 25.00,
Cutters 19.60-22,10, Canners
17.50-20.10. Couple Good
slaughter bullocks 34.00-
35.75, few Standard 26.00
28.00, Couple Utility 22,50
and 23.75. Few Yield Grade
4 WHEEL DRIVE w/PIOWS
A FEW 74 PICKUPS LEFT
PETHCOFFER DODGE, MC.
rfoute 230 East, Next to Shopping Centei
Elizabethtown. Pa
Quarryville, Pa
N. Church St.
786-7361
No. 1 1260-1855 lbs. 26.25-
29.35. Pew Good & Choice
675-895 lbs. feeder steers
25.00- Medium 265-600
lbs. 18.50-22.00; Good 340-600
lbs. feeder heifers 21.50
24.50, Medium 400-670 lbs.
12.00- Good 4004100 lbs.
feeder bulls 22.50-25.50,
Medium 235-980 lbs. 16.00
23.00.
CALVES 138. Vealers
grading Utility mostly $2.50
to $3 higher. Few Choice
vealers 55.00-59.00, few Good
45.00-51.00, Standard 28.00
42.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 20.00
28.00, few 7085 lbs. 15.00
21.50. Farm calves active,
holstein bulls 95-125 lbs.
24.0033.50; few beef cross
bulls & heifers 70120 lbs.
22.0050.00,
HOGS 189. Barrows & Gilts
strong to 50 cents higher. US
No. 13195-240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 43.00-43.50, lot 12 head at -
44.00, No. 23 185-210 lbs.
42.0043.00, few no. 2-4 260285
lbs. 39.0042.25. US No. 13
SEASON'S GREETINGS (
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RED ROSE
ed & Farm Supply
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CATTLE 316. Compared
with last Thursday’s market,
slaughter cows $2 to $2.75
lower. Good slaughter steers
35.00- Standard 29.50-
35.50, Utility 27.50-29.75.
Choice slaughter heifers
38.00- Good 32.75-36.75.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 19.50-
21.35, individual 22.00,
Cutters 18.00-20.25, Canners
16.75-18.25, Shells down to
14.25. Few Standard
slaughter bullocks 25.00-
29.00, few Utility 21.00-26.25.
Individual Yield Grade No. 1
1200 lbs. slaughter bull at
29.85.
CALVES 348. Vealers
grading Choice about steady,
1 Utility to Good $2 to $4 lower.
Choice vealers 48.00-56.00,
300-550 lbs. sows 32.50-37.50.
Couple Boars 25.50 and 27.00,
few lights weights 29.75-
32.50,
FEEDER PIGS 56. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
15.00-23.00 per head, No. 1-3
40 lbs. 25.00, lot No. 1-3 55 lbs.
27.50, Utility 20 lbs. 7.00-10.50
per head.
SHEEP 4. Few Good &
Choice 75-135 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 35.00-38.00.
Buck, Pa.
284-4464
Chambersburg Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
December 12,1974
New Providence
Gram Elevator
786-3427
Good 43.00-47.00, Standard
33.00- Utility 90-120 lbs.
22.00- 70-85 lbs. 19.00-
23.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls & heifers 90-125 lbs.
26.00-
HOGS 117. Barrows & Gilts
about steady. US No. 1-3 210-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 41.00-
42.10, one lot No. 2-3 270 lbs.
39.75. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs.
sows 33.00-37.00, No. 2-3 350-
600 lbs. 30.00-31.75. Few
Boars 21.50-22.50.
FEEDER PIGS 37. US No.
1-3 50-85 lbs. feeder pigs
20.50-31.00 per head.
SHEEP 19. One lot Good 80
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
36.50, one lot Utility 70 lbs.
26.50. Few Slaughter ewes
4.00-8.00.
Carlisle Livestock Auction
, Com Pared 16.00. Individual Utility
with last Tuesday s market, slaughter bullock at 21.60.
slaughter cows strong to individual Yield Grade No. 1
$1.75 higher. Good & Choice - 132 0 and 1715 lbs. slaughter
slaughter steers 35.00-37.75, bulls 23.85 and 27.75; in
few Standaid 30.25-34.75, few d i v idual Yield Grade No. 2
Utility 25 25-31.60 Few 1145 and i 570 i bs . 22.00 and
Standard slaughter heifers 2 9.25. Few Medium 395-425
23.75-28.85, few Utility 22.00- i bs f ee der Steers 22.00-25.00;
24.75. Utility .>& High f ew Medium 515-765 lbs.
Dressing Cutter slaughter feeder bulls 16.75-20.75.
cows 22.00-23.00, Cutters CALVES 124. Vealers
?n’£?oA 2 rn 5, banners g ra ding Utility & Standard
19.00-20.50, Shells down to jj f 0 jg lower. Few Choice
Time to wish all our loyal
friends and customers a Christ
mas season filled with joy and
happiness, and express our sin
cere gratitude for their patronage.
Red Rose
ANIMAL FEEDS
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Dec. 21,1974
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, December 19
Weekly 51 - Cattle and
calves.
Compared with the
previous week’s close:
Closing prices on slaughter
Steers and Heifers steady.
Cows 1.50-2.50 higher, most
upturn on Utility and
Commerical. Bulls strong to
1.00 higher.
Four day receipts 18,800 as
compared 22,300 previous
week and 19,700 a year ago.
Slaughter Steers ap
proximately 36 percent of
weeks total, Heifers 25
percent. At Midweek, a
situation that has generally
prevailed over the past
several weeks.
STEERS: Load High-
Choice and Prime 1140 lbs.
yield grade 3-4 38.50 late,
modest supplyhigh-Cholce
and Prime 1031-1259 lbs.
yield grade 3-4 37.25-38.25
during week with none above
37.50 at low time Tuesday.
Load 1370 lbs. yield grade 4
36.75 Monday. Choice 975-
1300 lbs. yield grade 2-4
closed 36.75-38.00. Several
Loads 1390-1535 lbs. yield
grade 3-5 32.50-35.50 during
week and load 1599 lbs. yeidl
grade 5 30.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 950-1250 lbs.
36.00- Good 33.50-36.00.
Standard and low-Good
32.00- some Standard
1000-1100 lbs. 31.00-31.50.
Average cost Slaughter
Steers first three days 36.49.
Average weight 1131 lbs. as
compared 36.76 and 1132 lbs.
previous week and 39.52 and
1173 lbs. a year ago.
HEIFERS: High-Choice
and Prime 950-1189 lbs. yield
Grade 3-4 37.00-38.00 during
week, the outside price for
part load early. Choice 850-
1050 lbs. yield grade 2-4
closed 36.00-37.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 750-1000 lbs.
35.00-36.00. Good 32.00-35.00.
Small lots Standard and
Good 31.00-32.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commerical 17.50-20.00, a
few 20.50. Canner and Cutter
13.50-17.50, Mixed Cutter and
low-Utility 17.75-18.25. Shelly
Canner 12.00-13.00.
BULLS : Yield Grade 1 & 2
1400-1800 lbs. 21.00-24.00, a
few yield grade 1 24.50.
vealers 54.00-59.00, two Good
at 43.00, Standard 33.00-41.00,
Utility 90-115 lbs. 21.00-27.00,
70-85 lbs. 18.00-21.50. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-125
lbs. 22.00-36.00.
HOGS 207. Barrows & Gilts
mostly steady. US No. 1-3
205-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
42.1042.60, No. 2-3 185-270
lbs. 41.0042.10, few No. 24
260-270 lbs. 41.2541.35, lot
No. 4560 lbs. 27.25, few No. 2-
4160-165 lbs. 30.25-35.60. Few
US No. 1-3 325470 lbs. sows
31.00-34.50, few No. 2-3 335-
565 lbs. 27.00-31.75, few
Utility 210-300 lbs. 20.00-
27.75. Boars 25.75-27.25.
FEEDER PIGS 143. US
No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs
8.00-10.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 11.00-14.50, No. 1-3
50-60 lbs. 16.50-18.50, Utility
1545 lbs. 5.00-16.50 per head.
SHEEP 11. Few Choice 85-
105 lbs. wooled slaughter
lams 38.0040.50, few Utility
65-70 lbs. 25.00-29.00.
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Wednesday, December 18
Reported receipts of 156
cows and 3 bulls. Market
steady with last week.
Load of Franklin Co. cows,
fresh 535-700, springers 425-
730; load of Wisconsin cows,
fresh 500-690; load of Ver
mont cows fresh 540-590;
load of Pa. cows fresh 445-
825, springers 580-800 and
load of Delaware cows fresh
315450 and springers 450-570.
Locally consigned cows
350-940, heifers 255-365 and
springing heifers 410475.
St. Francis Of Assissi
St Francis of Assissi is rec
ognized as the originator of
Chnstnvx! Caro'c as we know
them „
meant a dance with singing St.
Francis, in thirteenth century
Italy, also introduced the famous
Nativity Scene which depicts the
baby Jesus in the manger.
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