6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 5, 1975 Pa. Auction Summary Harrisburg, Pennsylvania March 29, 1975 CATTUS 6812. Compared with 6874 head last week, and 5828 head a year ago. Compared with last week's market, slaughter steers mostly 50 cents to 51 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 50 cents higher. Slaughter bullocks SO cents to $1 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 25 cents higher. STEERS: High Choice & Prime 39.00*41.00, Choice 36.50- Good 31.00*36.75, Standard 26.75-32.00, Utility 23.00- HEIFERS: Choice 32.00-35.00, Good 27.50- Standard 25.00- 28.60, Utility 21.00-25.00. COWS; Utility & High Dressing Cutter 21.00-24.60, Cutters 19.50-22.25, Canners 17.00- Shells down to 12.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 30.00- Good 26.00-31.50, Standard 23.50-28.00, few Utility 23.00-25.00. BULLS: MEMO HAY, STRAW and EAR CORN SALE EVERY MONDAY AT 11 AM EVERY WEDNESDAY 12 00 NOON NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES. INC Phone 717-354 4341 Lloyd H Kreider Auct MARTIN SUES STABLES 2 MILES EAST OF INTERCOURSE ALONG RT. 340. HAY, STRAW & CORN SALE EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 12:00 NOON Our Sales are getting bigger and better thanks to you, the best people in the world, our customers Yield grade No. 1 1100-2000 lbs. 25.75-30.00; yield grade No. 2 900-1500 lbs 24.25-26.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Good 300-800 lbs. feeder steers 24.00-29.50, Medium & Good 300-850 lbs. 20.00-27.00; Good 300-600 lbs. feeder heifers 22.75-27.00, Medium 19.75- 25.00; Good 300-700 lbs. feeder bulls 22.50-28.00, Medium & Good 19.00-25.50. CALVES 3776. Compared with 4027 head last week, and 3315 head a year ago. Vealers $1 to $2 lower. VEALERS: Few Prime 68.00- Choice 50.00- 60.00, Good 41.50-52.50, Standard 30.00-42.00, Utility 110-130 lbs. 21.00-30.00, 90-110 lbs. 17.00-23.00, 70-85 lbs. 12.00- Farm Calves, holstein bulls 80-110 lbs. 20 00-36.00. HOGS 8143; Compared with 8272 head last week, and 6190 head a year ago. Barrows & Gilts steady to 50 cents lower, spots $1 lower. Barrows & Gilts: US No 1- 2 200-235 lbs. 40.85-42.00, No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. 39.40-41.00, No. 2-3 185-250 lbs. 38.00- 40.35, No. 24 250-300 lbs. 34.00-39.00, No. 24 120-180 lbs. 32.00-38.70. SOWS: US No 1-3 300-500 lbs. 33.75-38.25, No. 2-3 300- 650 lbs. 30.00-34.75. Boars 23.75-29.75. FEEDER PIGS 1348. Compared with 1012 head last week, and 684 head a year ago. US No. 1-3 20-35 feeder pigs 15.50-29.00 per Oklahoma City Aprll3 Thursday Feeder Cattle Auction Estimated Receipts 7,700 Same Day I.ast Week 7,321 Moderately active, feeder cattle and calves steady to strong, some sales 1.00 higher with most advance noted on weights under 600 lb; majority receipts Mixed Good and Choice and Choice 400-800 lb. steers and 300-700 lb. heifers. Moderate at-! tendance buyers. FEEDER STEERS: Choice, few Prime 370-508'lb? 35.00- Choice3oo-600 lb* 30.00- ; 600-900 lb. 31.00- 33.50, part load 978 lb. at 32.70; mixed Good and Choice 300-600 lb. 26.00-30.00; 600-821 lb. 28.50-31.50; few good 550-750 lb. 25.00-28.50, package Good 1013 lb. Holstein steers at 26.80. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 300400 lb. 24.25-27.00; 400-500 lb. 25.00-27.75 ; 500-850 lb. 25.00-28.50; Mixed Good and Choice 300-500 lb. 23.00- 25.00; 500-775 lb. 22.00-25.00. FOR THE WEEK: Compared to late last week, feeder steers strong to 1.00 higher; feeder heifers mostly 1.00 higher, some under 500 lb. 2.00 higher; cows in good demand and 50c to 1.00 higher, some sales 1.50 up; slaughter bulls 1.00- 1.50 higher; salable receipts near 18,600 head compared to 22,430 last week and 20,549 the comparable period a year ago. Cows nine percent cattle receipts; feeders 87 percent of the total. head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 19.50- 35.00, No. 1-3 50-100 lbs. 29 00- 40.00 per head. SHEEP 5385. Compared with 3681 head last week, and 964 head a year ago. Spring slaughter lambs $5 to $2O lower. Prices declined throughout the week. Wooled slaughter lambs $3 to $6 lower. Choice 20-40 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 50.00- 89.00, few to 105.00, 40-60 lbs. 40.00- 60-110 lbs. 38.00- 65.00, Good 20-65 lbs. 30.00- 77.50; Choice 60-110 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 36.00- Good 60-95 lbs. 30.00- Slaughter ewes 3.25-17.00. Greencastle Livestock Auction Greencastle, Pa. March 31,1975 CATTLE 173. Compared with last Monday's market, slaughter cows $1.25 to $1.75 higher. Few Good slaughter steers 32.60-36.35, few Standard 28.60-32.00. Couple Standard slaughter heifers 25.85 and 26.00. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 22.00-23.75, few to 25.00, Cutters 20.75- 22.50, Canners 18.60-21.10. Lancaster Feeder Tuesday, April 1 Feeder Pigs 1041 1724 Today Two Weeks Ago FEEDER PIGS: Com pared to two weeks ago feeder pigs 8.00-12.00 higher. All prices on a per hundred basis. US 1-3 30-46 lb. 96.00- 107.50; One lot US 2 38 lb. 110.00; US 1-3 53-57 lb. 85.50- 90.00. 62-66 lb. 80.00-87.50; US 3 3W9 lb. 88.00-97.00,50-56 lb. 83.00-89.00; One lot 67 lb. 68.00. WHICH CAME FIRST? FRANKLY - WE DON’T KNOW, EITHER! But. .. If you want to raise your own Broilers or Pullets for table eggs - Start 'em right and Grow 'em right! Red Rose Starter and Grower (Medicated) See your nearest dealer for your free copy of "The Programmed Hen 4 '. L. T. GEIB EST. Manheim, RD2 HEISEY FARM SERVICE, INC. Mount Joy HEISTAND BROTHERS Elizabethtowp f-w-; I \ Red Rose POULTRY FEEDS One Standard slaughter bullock at 25.35. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1070-1415 lbs. slaughter bulls 24.50-26.75; few yield grade No. 2 985-1170 lbs, 21.85-24.25. Good 350-600 lbs. feeder steers 25.00-27.00. CALVES 175. Vcalcrs grading Standard & Good steady to $4 higher; Utility steady to $1 lower. Few Choice vealers 53.00-59.50, Good 41.00-53.00, Standard 27.5W1.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 17.00-20.50, 70-85 lbs. 14.00- 17.50, Farm calves, holstein heifers 90-110 lbs. 19.00-24.50, one at 31.00. ELECTRIC or BATTERY MODEL FENCE CONTROLLER REPAIRS AUTHORIZED FACTORY SERVICE ON MOST SHOCKERS Repair Them Now. GLENN M. HOOVER Leola RDI, Oregon Pike, 17540 656-8020 Manufacturers of Kafstals, Veal Stalls DAVID B. HURST Bowmansville MOUNTVILLE FEED SERVICE Columbia, RD2 RED ROSE FEED & FARM SUPPLY u u ctaiiffer Quarryville & Buck "* aiflurrtK & SONS Witmer Richard B. Stein, District Manager Mountville, Pa. (717) 285-5650 JOHN W. ESHELMAN & SONS Red Rose Feed, York, Pa. A Division of Carnation Co # HOGS 93. Barrows & Gilts fully 25 cents to 75 cents higher. US No. 1-3 195-235 lbs. barrows & gilts 40.50m.00 No. 2-3 205-220 lbs. 40.25- 40,50, few No. 2-4 130-170 lbs. 34.50-37.00. One Boar at 33.25. 33.25. FEEDER PIGS 5. One Ixit US No. 1-3 35 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00 per head. SHEEP 5. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. TRY A CLASSIFIED Red Rose POULTRY FEEDS LEROY M. SENSENIG Mohlers Church Road - Ephrata, PA E. P. SPOTTS, INC. Honey Brook, RD2 WALKER COMPANY Gap
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