Leesport
Lcctport, Pennsylvania
April 2,1975
CATTLE 355. Supply In
cluded 113 head feeder
cattle. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers and cows
about steady. Choice
slaughter steers 38.0040.75,
Good 33.00-39.00, Standard
25.00- few Utility 22.35-
27.25. Few Good 33.00-39.00,
Standard 25.00-33.00, few
Utility 22.35-27.25. Few Good
slaughter heifers 25.00-32.50,
few Standard 23.60-27.25.
Utility and High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 22.50-
25.10, Cutters 21.35-22.55,
| Canners 19.10-21.50. Few
Choice slaughter bullocks
35.00- few Good 25.25-
32.25, Standard 25.00-27.50.
Few Yield Grade No. 1,1245-
1690 lbs. slaughter bulls
2j.00-30.50, Individual Yield
Grade No. 2, 1275 lbs. at
23.85. Feeder steers were
strong to $2 higher. Few
Choice 580-795 lbs. feeder
steers 32.25-34.50, Good 300-
600 lbs. 28.25-32.00, Medium
280-540 lbs. 27.00-29.00, 500-
980 lbs. 24.25-26.75. Medium
and Good 275-560 lbs. feeder
, heifers 20.50-26.50. Few
'Choice 400-750 lbs. feeder
bolls 27.25-34.50, Good 300-850
lbs. 23.00-28.50, Medium 300-
730 lbs. 20.00-24.75.
CALVES 137. Vealers
’ about steady. Few Choice
vealers 52.00-60.00, Good
40.00- Standard 30.00-
40.00, few Utility 110-130 lbs.
22.00- 90-110 lbs. 17.00-
22.00, 7045 lbs. 12.00-17.50.
Farm Calves: Very Active.
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
21.0044.00, 70-85 lbs. 18.00-
31.00; Holstein heifers 85-110
lbs. 18.0041.00; Beef cross
bulls and heifers 70-120 lbs.
24.0044.00,
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Livestock
HOGS 265. Barrows and
gilts |1 to $1.25 higher. Lof
US No. 1-2 205 lbs. barrows
and gilts at 42.50, No. 1-3 200-
240 lbs. 41.3542.10, No. 2-3
190-250 lbs. 40.2541.50. No. 2-
4 250-300 lbs. 36.0040.25, No.
24110-175 lbs. 30.00-37.25. US
No. 1-3 300-560 lbs. sows
34.00-35.75. Boars 24.00-29.50.
FEEDER PIGS 175. US
No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs
18.5028.50 per head. No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 26.5038.00, few No.
1-3 70-80 lbs. 30.50-33.50,
Utility 5070 lbs. 18.0029.50
per head.
SHEEP 12. Couple Choice
55 and 60 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs at 45.00; few
Good 65-75 lbs. wooled lambs
26.5030.00, few Choice 70100
lbs. 36.5042.00. Couple
Slaughter ewes 14.00 and
15.00.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, March 31
Reported receipts of 509
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market reported
stronger.
Load of Tennessee riding
horses 195-355 and Tennessee
work horses, pairs 875-1200
and singles 475495; load of
Virginia riding horses 300-
500.
Local work horses 370460;
mules 175-275; better horses
240-760; driving horses 175-
425; riding horses 160-225;
lightweight killers 19-21;
heavyweight killers 23-26;
mare ponies 1545; colts 5-25;
geldings 15-35 and larger
ponies 55-150.
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York
Livestock
Thomaiville, PA
April 2,1975
CATTLE 118. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers
grading Standard steady $1
higher. Few Choice 1050-1200
lbs. slaughter steers 38.85-
39.35, Good 32.85-36.75,
Standard 29.00-32.75. Few
Choice 8501060 lbs. slaughter
'heifers 28.00-31.85. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 21.75-23.10,
one 23.60, Cutters 20.00-21.75,
few Canners 18.50-21.00. One
Good slaughter bullock at
28.00, couple Standard 23.60
and 24.00, few Utility 20.00-
23.35. Few Yield Grade No. 1
1285-1520 lbs. slaughter bulls
25.60-27.50. Few Good 400-550
lbs. feeder steers 27.50-31.00;
Medium & Good 325-550 lbs.
feeder heifers 22.00-25.50,
Medium 300-585 lbs. feeder
bulls 23.50-26.50.
CALVES 66. Vealers
grading Utility $2 lower.
Couple Choice vealers 49.00
and 53.00, few Good 35.00
44.00, Standard 32.0037.00,
Utility 90115 lbs. 16.0022.00,
few 7085 lbs. 13.0017.00.
Farm calves, few holstein
bulls 100110 lbs. 20.0023.00.
HOGS 44. Barrows & Gilts
25c to 75c lower. US No. 1-3
210215 lbs. barrows & gilts
38.75-39.10, one lot No. 2-3 215
lbs. 38.00, few No. 2-4 280290
lbs. 35.00, one lot No. 2-4 155
lbs. 32.50. Few US No. 1-3 490
525 lbs. sows 35.0035.50.
FEEDER PIGS 8. One lot
Utility 20 lbs. feeder pigs
18.50 per head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
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Carlisle
Livestock
Carlisle, PA
April 1,1975
CATTLE 384. Supply in
cluded 206 head Feeder
Cattle, bulk of which sold by
the head. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to
strong. Slaughter cows
unevenly steady. Two High
Choice slaughter steers 40.50
and 40.75, few Choice 35,85-
36.50, Good 32.10-35.35,
Standard 26.50-29.85, few
Utility 22.65-27.85. Couple
Choice slaughter heifers
31.25 and 35.25, few Standard
25.25- few Utility 21.85-
26.00. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 22.10-23.60, one at 24.75,
Cutters 20.75-22.00, Canners
19.25- Shells down to
15.00. Few Good slaughter
bullocks 28.75-29.25, Stan
dard 23.85-27.10, few Utility
21.10-23.10. Few Yield Grade
No. 1 1175-1695 lbs. slaughter
bulls 24.25-30.75. Medium
and Good 350-770 lbs. feeder
steers 21.50-25.50.
CALVES 156. Vealers
steady to $1 lower, spots 84
lower. Few Choice vealers
48.00- Good 40.00-49.00,
Standard 30.00-41.00, Utility
110-130 lbs. 20.00-31.00, 90-115
lbs. 14.50-19.00. 65-85 lbs.
12.00- Farm Calves:
Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs.
20.00- few Beef cross
bulls and heifers 85-110 lbs.
25.00-
HOGS 374. Barrows and
gilts mostly steady. US No. 1-
2 200-235 lbs. barrows and
gilts 40.50-41.10, No. 1-3 195-
245 lbs. 40.00-41.00, No. 2-3
200-255 lbs. 39.0040.35, No. 2-
4 260-280 lbs. 35.0038.00, No.
2-4120160 lbs. 30.75-33.25. US
No. 1-3 280-500 lbs. sows
UALITY ”
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 5,1975
28.0035.00, No. 2-3 340540
lbs. sows 25.0030.00. Few
Boars 24.0029.25.
FEEDER PIGS 184. US
No. 1-3 25-40 lbs. feeder pigs
19.0024.00 per head.
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