— Larttifcter' Pkrftil 6 Pa. Auction Summary Week Ending January 24, 1975 CATTUS 5461. Compared with 6041 head last week, and 5481 head a year ago. Compared with last week's market, slaughter steers steady to |I lower. Slaughter cows steady to 50 cents higher. Slaughter bulls about steady. STEERS: Choice 36.50- 39.00, few to 41.25, Good 32.00-36.50, Standard 26.75- 33.00, Utility 20.00-27.50. HEIFERS: Few Choice 32.00- few Good 28.00- 32.50, Few Standard 22.75- 27.25, few Utility 18.75-21.25. COWS: Utility St High Dressing Cutter 18.50-21.50, Cutters 17.00-20.25, Canners 15.00- Shells down to 12.50. BULLOCKS: Few Choice 29.60-33.00, few Good 25.00- few Standard 23.85-26.85. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1100-1900 lbs. 25.00- yield grade No. 2 900-1500 lbs. 20.25-26.75. FEEDER CATTLE: Good 250-750 lbs. feeder steers 21.75-30.00, Medium 19.00- 25.-50; Good 250-700 lbs. feeder heifers 21.00-28.00, Medium 16.00-22.00; Medium & Good 300-800 lbs. feeder bulls 20.00-25.00. CALVES 3652. Compared with 3611 head last week, and 3589 head a year ago. Vealers steady to $2 higher. VEALERS: Few Prime 62.00- Choice 50.00- 64.50, Good 42.00-56.00, Standard 30.00-44.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 19.00-30.00, 70-85 lbs. 15.50-23.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 24.00- HOGS 6027. Compared with 6813 head last week, and 6522 head a year ago. Barrows & Gilts $1 to $1.50 lower. BARROWS & GILTS: Few US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. 41.00- 42.10, No. 1-3 195-240 lbs. 39.0041.10, No. 2-3 185-250 lbs. 37.8540.25, No. 24 250- 300 lbs. 35.10-38.50, No. 24 125-185 lbs. 32.90-38.50. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. 32.00-36.00, No. 2-3 300- 650 lbs. 28.75-32.00. Boars 20.00-25.50, few to 23.25. FEEDER PIGS 1141. Com ared with 1140 head last week, and 873 head a year ago. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 6.00-19.00 per rSMrflWFttS.’i: 1975' head, No. 1-3 35*60 lbs. 9.00- 27.00, No. 1-3 50-90 lbs. 19.00- 33.50 per head. SHEEP 395. Compared with 403 head last week, and 735 head a year ago. Wooled slaughter lambs fully |2 higher. Choice 70-100 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 39.25-45.00, Good 60-100 lbs. 32.00-0.00, Utility 40-70 lbs. 26.50- Slaughter ewes 7.50- Peoria Cattle January 30 CATTLE: Receipts this week 5000, compared to last week 5200, and to a year ago 4400. Compared with last weeks close, Slaughter Steers and Heifers steady to 50 higher. Cows Steady to strong. Bulls steady. Receipts about 75 pet. Slaughter Steers, 15 pet. Slaughter Heifers and the balance mainly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 1150-1350 lbs. yield grade 3-4 35.50- 37.00; load and part load 37.25; ssame grade 1340-1410 lbs. yield grade 3-5, 34.00- 36.00; 1400-1550 lbs. yield grade 4-5, 31,00-34.00. Choice 950-1250 lbs. yield grade 2-4, 34.50-36.50; part load 1060 lbs. 37,00 and load 1425 lbs. yield grade 3, 36.00. Mixed Good and Choice 900-1300 lbs. 32.00- Good 29.50-32.00. Standard and Good Holsteins 28.00- One load 1340 lbs. 30.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Prime 900-1075 lbs. yield grade 34, 35.50- 36.00; load 36.25-36.50. Choice 850-1050 lbs. yield grade 24, 34.00-35.50. Mixed Good and Choice 750-1100 lbs. 30.50- 34.00. Good 27.00-30.50. Standard and Good 24.00- 27.00. COWS: Utility and Commencal 14.50-17.00. High Dressing Utility 18.00. Cutter 12.00-16.00. Canner 10.00-13.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2, 1100-1700 lbs. 21.00-24.50. Leesport Philadelphia Livestock Produce Auction ThU apples' 1 30 Lecsport.PA Ctn Tray Pack: PENNA January 29,1976 USComblnation ExFcy & CATTLE 366. Supply In- Fey Red Delicious 64-113 s 6- eluded IS4 head feeder 6.50 mostly 6.50 Romes 88s & cattle. Compared with last Igr one lot 7.00 Staymans 88s Wednesday’s market, & Igr one lot 8.00. slaughter steers weak to |2 NJ no grade mark Red lower. Slaughter cows Delicious 72-113 s 6-6.50 125 s steady to 50 cents higher. 6.50 138 s 5.00 Staymans 72- Few Choice slaughter steers H3s 5.50-6.00. 34.60-38.00, Good 31.0034.35, VA Staymans USCom- Standard 27.50-32.85, Utility bination ExFcy & Fey 72- & Low Standard 23.75-27.50. 113 s 7.50. Few Choice, slaughter Ctn Cell Pack - Mclntosh: heifers 32.00-37.25, few Good NY USFcy 120 s 6.50 fair cond 31.00- few Standard 4.50-5.00 Controlled At -22.0- Utility & High mosphere Storage 96-120 s Dressing Cutter slaughter lew 8.50. cows 18.25-21.10, Cutters NEW ENGLAND US No. 1 17.25- Canners 16.00- 120 s 7.00. 17.50. One Choice slaughter Ctn Film Bag 12-3 lb US bullock at 32.00, few Good No. lor Better 2Vi” & Up: 28.25- few Standard PENNA Red Delicious 4.50- 23.75-25.25. Yield Grade No. 1 4.80 Staymans 4-4.20. 1200-1950 lbs. slaughter bulls NEW ENGLAND Mcln -25.0- Choice 350-415 tosh Red & Golden Delicious lbs. feeder steers 28.50-33.50, 4.80. ' individual fancy at 37.00, VA Red Delicious 5.40. Good 300-625 lbs. 23.00-27.00, 1% Bu Ctn: NJ no grade Medium 300-650 lbs. 18.25- mark Red Delicious 2 l k" few 23.50; one Choice 590 lbs. 4.00 feeder heifers 24.25, Good & Choice 300-500 lbs. 20.00- 23.75; few Good & Choice 300- 500 lbs. feeder bulls 23.00- 29.00, Good 300-500 lbs. 21.50- 26.00, Medium 350-725 lbs 18.00- CALVES 165. Vealers $2 to $5 higher. Couple Choice vealers 55.00 and 55.50, Good 44.00-50.00, Standard 33.00- 42.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 24.00- 32.00, 70-85 lbs. 20.00-27.50. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 27.00-31.00. HOGS 208. Barrows & Gilts 75 cents to $1.50 lower. US No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. barrows & Gilts 40.35-41.25, No. 2-3 190- 250 lbs. 39.00-40.25, No. 2-4 250-300 lbs. 35.00-44.75, No. 2- 4 130-170 lbs. 31.00-38.75. US No. 1-3 300-585 lbs. sows 31.25-35.25. Boars 22.00-23.00, couple 26.50 and 29.00. FEEDER PIGS 282. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 13.50-23.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 23.50-27.50, No. 1-3 60-100 lbs. 26.50-36.00 per head. No. 1-3 110-115 lbs. 19.00-23.50 cwt., Utility 15-20 lbs. 4.00-11.50 per head. SHEEP 20. Few Choice 75- 115 lbs. wooled slaughter ambs 37.00-43.00; new crop ambs 50-60 lbs. 40.00-41.00, lood 65-105 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 29.50-35.00. CABBAGE FLA 1% bu ert & ctn med- Ige Domestic Round Type Green 3.50-4.00 some 4.25 occ 4.50 fair cond 3-3.25 Red Type few 6.50 Savoy Type 4.50- 5,00. NY Danish Type mesh sks approx 50-lb med & Ige 3.25. LEEKS NJ four-fifths bu crt & ctn bchd 12s 6-6.50. MUSHROOMS PENNA 4-qt bkt med-lge 2.25-2.50 few 2.75 sml-med 1.75-2.00 few best 2.25. . ONIONS-DRY sflkb sks unless otherwise stated. NY Yellow sml-med 2-2.25 few 2.40-2.50 fair appear 1.75- 1.90 med-lge 2.50 ctn mesh sks 15-3 lb. 3.25-3.50 20-2 lb 3.25. POTATOES ABOUTSTEADY 50-lb sks US No. 1 Size A wshd unless otherwise stated. Caflisle ' Livestock January 28, 1975 > CATTLE 238. Supply in cluded 59 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Tues day's market, slaughter cows mostly |1 to 81.25 lower. Few Choice slaughter steers 35.00-37.00, few Good 27.75-34.50, Standard 24.85- 30.75, few Utility 22.50-25.50. One Choice slaughter heifer at 29.00, two Good 26.10 and 28.50, Standard 20.75-25.50. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 19.50- 20.85, 2 head 21.10 and 21.35. low yielding 18.50-19.50, Cutters 17.85-19.50, Canners 16.10-17.85, Shells down to 14.25. One Choice slaughter .bullock at 34.25, on Good at 28.25, few Utility 20.75-22.85. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1235- 1775 lbs. slaughter bulls 23.60-27.60, individual Yield Grade No. 2 1490 lbs. at 24.85. Few Medium & Good 520-770 lbs. feeder steers 20.00-27.00; few Good 3904145 lbs. feeder bulls 23.00-27.00; individual Choice 635 lbs. at 30.50. CALVES 193. Vealers grading Standard & Good steady to $1 higher; Utility steady to $1.50 lower. Few Choice vealers 57.50-65.00, Good 46.00-59.00, Standard 31.00- Utility 90-120 lbs. 20.00- 70-85 lbs. 15.00- 19.50. Farm calves, holstein SQUASH NJ Butternut 1-one-ninth bu crt 5-5.50 bu bkt Ige 4.50. SWEET POTATOES Ctn approx 50-lb Porto Rico Type unless otherwise stated. NJ no grade mark 6.00 Vz bu hmpr Open Face Yellow Jersey fair appear 3.25-3.50 sml-med 2-2.50. t Round Whites: MAINE 2- 2.25 mostiy'2.lo-2.25 Ige 2.60 Baled 104 b sks 50-52 c 5-lb sks 32 1 /2-34c. LI 2-2.15. NJ fair appear 1.75. PENNA fair appear in cluding unwshd 1.75. Round Reds: NY mcludmg Size B 2.75. • bulls 90-130 lbs. HOGS 308. Barrows & Gilts steady to 25 cents lower. US No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. barrows & gilts 39.00-39.85, No. 2-3,190- 255 lbs. 38.00-39.50, few No. 2- 4 250-300 lbs. 32.00-35.00. No. 2-4 155-195 lbs. 34.25-37.00. US No. 1-3 235-555 lbs. sows 31.50-36.00, No. 2-3 355-655 lbs. 29.00-33.25, few Utility 280-370 lbs. 24.00-26.00. Boars 22.00- light weights 29.00- FEEDER PIGS 170. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 12.00- per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 18.50-23.00, No. 1-3 50-65 lbs. 25.00-34.00, Utility 25-75 lbs. 7.00-16.00 per head. SHEEP 7. Lot Utility 52 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 35.00. Weekly St. Louis January 30 ' Weekly Cattle Review: Receipts 63000, last week 7800, year ago 6400. Slaughter Steers and Heifers 50-1.00 lower than bulk sales last week. Cows fully 1.00 higher, Bulls steady. Supply mostly Good and Choice 950-1150 lb. yield grade 2-4 Slaughter Steers, 20 percent Heifers, 20-per cent cows and 20 percent Feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 950-1150 lbs. yield grade 2-4 35.00-36.50, load and part load Monday 37.00, late sales 36.00 down. Mixed Good and Choice 34.50-35.50; Good 31.00-34.00; Standard and Good Holsteins 1100-1350 lbs. 29.00-31.50; Standard 24.00- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice and Prime 900-1000 lbs. yield grade 3-5 34.00- 35.25; Choice 850-1000 lbs. 33.50-35.00, late sales mostly 34.00 down. Few 700-800 lbs. 32.00- Mixed Good and Choice 800-950 lbs. 33.00- 34.00; Good 29.00-33.00; Standard 23.00-26.00. COWS: Late sales Utility and Commercial 16.00-18.00; Cutter 14.00-16.00; Canner 11.00-
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