6—Uncirtif Farming. Saturday, May 10.1975
Pa. Auction
Summary
CATTLE 8271. Compared
with 8397 head laat week, and
8322 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steera
strong to |2 higher.
Slaughter heifers mostly
steady to $1 higher.
Slaughter cows fully steady
with last week's summary,
but prices ranged uneven
through the week. Slaughter
bullocks mostly uneven.
Slaughter bulls uneven,
extremes (2 higher to $1.50
lower.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 47.50-50.00, Choice
43.00- Good 37.0043.00,
Standard 29.75*37.00, few
Utility 24.00-29.75.
HEIFERS: Choice 37,00-
42.75, Good 30.00-37.00,
Standard 24.50-30.00, few
Utility 22.00-25.00.
COWS: Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 21.50-23.50,
few to 24.00, Cutters 19.75-
22.00, Canners 17.50-20.00,
Shells down to 12.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 32.00-
35.00, Good 27.00-32.50,
Standard 24.25-28.75, Utility
21.25-25.75.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1
1000-2100 lbs. 25.00-29.50;
yidd grade No. 2 900-1600 lbs.
21.50-
FEDDER CATTLE:
Choice 250-700 lbs. fedder
steers 30.00-37.00, Good 300-
700 lbs. 25.00-30.00, Medium
250-750 lbs. 18.00-27.00; Good
250-600 lbs. feeder heifers
24.00- Medium 300-700
lbs. 17.00-24.00; Good 300-700
lbs. feeder bulls 22.00-27.00,
Medium 300-800 lbs. 17.00-
23.00,
CALVES 3752. Compared
with 3745 head last week, and
2554 head a year ago.
Vealers highly uneven.
VEALERS: Few Prune
67.00- Choice 55.00-
65.00, Good 45.00-55.00,
Standard 35.00-45.00, Utility
110-130 lbs. 30.00-40.00, 90-115
lbs. 25.00-35.00, 65-85 lbs.
20.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 85-120 lbs.
27.00- beef cross bulls &
heifers 70-120 lbs. 30.0047.00.
HOGS 9274. Compared
with 8142 head last week, and
7364 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts steady to 75
cents higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US
No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. 43.75-
44.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
42.50- No. 2-3 190-260
EVERY
WEDNESDAY IS *^s*
m# DAIRY
” DAY
AT NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
New Holland, PA
If you need 1 cow or a truck load, we have from
100 to 200 cows to sell every week at your price
Mostly fresh and close springing Holstems
Cows from local farmers and our regular
shippers including Marvin Eshleman, Glenn Fite,
Gordon Fritz, Blaine Hoffer, Dale Hostetter, H D
Matz, and Jerry Miller.
SALE STARTS 12:30 SHARP
Also Every Wednesday, Hay, Straw &
Ear Corn Sale 12:00 Noon.
For arrangements for special sales or herd
dispersals at our barn or on your farm, contact
Abram Diffenbach, Mgr.
717-354-4341 s
Norman Kolb
**o 717-397-5538 V s *
lbs. 41.00-43.00, NO. 2-4 240-
300 lbs. 37.00-41.25, No. 1-3
160-190 lbs. 35.00-11.00.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-675
lbs. 33.00-38.50, No. 2-3 300-
600 lbs. 30.00-35.00. Boars
25.00-29.50.
FEEDER PIGS 1396.
Compared with 1166 head
last week, and 802 head a
year ago. US No. 1-3 20-35
lbs. feeder pigs 18.0036.00
per head, No. 1-3 35-50 Ibt.
24.0040.00, No. 1-3 50-100 lbs.
31.0049.50, Utility 2040 lbs.
9.00-17.00, few 31.00 per head.
SHEEP 1711. Compared
with 876 head last week, and
671 head a year ago. Spring
slaughter lambs mostly
strong to |lO higher; bulk of
supply spring slaughter
lambs for Greek Easter
trade. Choice 25-45 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 70.00-
95.00, 45-90 lbs. 45.00-75.00,
Good 30-100 lbs. 35.00-55.00,
few Utility 2530 lbs. 25.00-
35.00, Slaughter ewes 8.00-
18.00, few to 35.00.
Greencasde
Livestock
Greencaatle, Penn*
May 5, 1975
CATTLE 163. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows 50 cents to $1
higher. One Standard
slaughter steers at 35.10, few
Utility 23.75-27.50. One
Choice slaughter heifer at
36.00, few Utility 25.00-26.00.
Utility and High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 22.25-
24.60, Cutters 19.85-22.00,
Canners 18.25-19.75, Shells
Down to 16.10. Yield Grade
No.l, 1050-2000 lbs. slaughter
bulls 25.60-28.60, one at 29.75,
Yield Grade No. 2, 960-1350
lbs. 22.25-25.00. Good 450-550
lbs. feeder steers 27.25-29.00,
one at 32.25.
CALVES 202. Vealers
grading Utility steady to
$2.50 higher. Couple Prime
vealers 64.00 and 65.50, few
Choice 54.00-59.00 few Good
46.00- Standard 38.00-
45.00, Utility 90-115 lbs. 33.00-
37.50, 70-85 lbs. 29.00-33.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
90-110 lbs. 33.50-36.00.
HOGS 56. Few US No. 1-3
200-210 lbs. barrows and gilts
45.00- few No. 2-3 210-
235 lbs. 44.35-44.60, one lot
No. 2-4 280 lbs. at 38.35, one
lot No. 1-3 185 lbs. at 42.10.
. FEDDER PIGS 0. NO
SALES ON OFFER.
SHEEP 6. One lot Choice
85 lbs. spring slaughter lamb
at 46.00.
Leesport
Leesport, PA
May 7,1975
CATTLE 429. Supply in
cluded 187 head feeder
cattle. Compared with iait
Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers strong to $2
higher. Slaughter cows 75c to
$2.50 higher. Choice
slaughter steers 46.0048.75,
Good 38.0045.25, Standard
30.0iK18.85. few Utility 24.25-
29.00. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 35.25-39.60, Good
29.10-34.00, Standard 23.85-
29.85, few Utility 21.50-24.00.
Utility 6c High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 23.85-
25.85, one at 26.60, Cutters
22.00- Canners 19.50
22.25. Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 34.00-36.50, few
Good 30.00-34.00, Standard
26.00- few Utility 24.75-
26.35. Yield Grade No. 1 1390
1690 lbs. slaughter bulls
27.25-32.25. Feeder cattle
active, feeder steers $1 to $5
higher; feeder bulla uneven;
Choice 390-650 lbs. feeder
steers 35.0040.50, Good 390
685 lbs. 30.00-33.50, Medium
370-850 lbs. 25.00-30.00, few
lots Common 400-795 lbs.
15.00- Good 275-650 lbs.
feeder heifers 23.00-25.25,
Medium 300-600 lbs. 19.00-
Carlisle
CARLISLE, PENNA.
May 6,1975
CATTLE 439. Supply in
cluded 198 head feeder
cattle. Compared with last
Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers strong to $2 higher,
spots $8 higher. Slaughter
cows mostly 25 cents to 75
cents higher. Choice 1010-
1350 lbs. slaughter steers
45.00- Good 41.50-45.35,
Standard 29.50-39.60, one at
40.25, Utility 23.50-29.50. Few
Choice 860-1155 lbs.
slaughter heifers 35.10-38.25,
Good 31.60-35.10, few
Standard 27.75-31.75, few
Utility 22.25-27.85. Utility and
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 22.00-24.85,
one at 25.10, Cutters 20.50-
22.35, Canners 18.85-20.50,
Shells down to 14.25. Couple
Good slaughter bullocks
31.50 and 32.25, few Standard
23.00- Utility 21.75-
22.85. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1440-1805 lbs slaughter bulls
27.75-29.75, few Yield Grade
No 2,1185-1380 lbs 23.85-27.85.
CALVES 144. Vealers
grading Utility and Standard
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Livestock
23.50; Good 300-660 lbs.
feeder bulls 23.00-27.50,
Medium 300-700 lbs. 20.00
26.50.
CALVES 143. Vcalcrs $2 to
|5 higher. Few Choice
vealcrs 54.50-60.00, Good
48.00-55.00, Standard 40,00
49.50, Utility 110-130 lbs.
37.0040.00, 90-110 lbs. 33.00-
37.50 ; 7085 lbs. 28.00-32.50.
Farm calves, holsteln bulls
90110 lbs. 34.0043.00; few
beef cross bulls 6c heifers 90
150 lbs. 34.0045.00.
HOGS 333. Barrows 6c Gilts
$1.75 to $4.50 higher. US No.
1-3 190240 lbs. barrows 6c
gilts 46.0048.60, No. 2-3 190
245 lbs. 44.2046.60, No. 24
250290 lbs. 43.2046.00, No. 1-
3 140170 lbs. 40.5045.50. US
No. 1-3 300550 lbs. sows
34.2037.75. Boars 26.7030.25,
couple Stock Boars 42.00 and
46.00.
FEEDER PIGS 162, US
No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs
22.5029.50 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 28.00-39.00 per
head.
SHEEP 17. Few Choice 35-
75 lbs. spring slaughger
lambs 59.0065.00, few Good
40-50 lbs. 50.00-58.00.
Slaughter ewes 9.5014.50.
Livestock
strong to $4 higher. One
Prime vealer at 57.00, few
Choice 53.50-56.50, few Good
46.00-51.50, Standard 40.00-
50.50, Utility 90-120 lbs. 33.00-
39.50, 70-85 lbs. 29.00-33.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
95-155 lbs. 34.00-45.00; few
Beef cross bulls and heifers
80-115 lbs. 34.00- 42.00.
HOGS 520. Barrows and
gilts mostly $3.50 higher. US
No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows
and gilts 47.00-47.50, No. 1-3
200-240 lbs. 46.25-47.25, No. 2-
3 195-250 lbs, 46.10-46.85, few
No. 2-4 250-270 lbs. 43.25-
45.10. US No 1-3 245-520 lbs
sows 30.00-36.50 Boars 31.25-
34.25.
FEEDER PIGS 264. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
20.00-26.00 per head. No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 31.00-34.00, Utility
20-35 lbs. 16.00-18.00 per
head.
SHEEP 32. Choice 35-90.
spring slaughter lambs 50.00-
56.00, few Good 50-105 lbs.
wolled slaughter lambs
32.00-38.00. Few slaughter
ewes 10.00-11.‘ , j.
Chambersburg
Chamber (burg, Pa.
May L 1975
CATTLE 405. Compared
with last Thursday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Good SO cenU to $3 higher,
Standard about steady.
Slaughter cows 50 cents to
mostly $1 to $2 higher. Few
Choice slaughter steers
45.5046.00, Good 37.0045.00,
Standard 30.00-35.25, few
Utility 28,50-28.75. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
41.0043.85, few Good 32.75-
39.50, few Standard 28.25-
30.10. Utility 6c High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 22.25-24J5, few 25.25,
Cutters 21.75-23.25, Canners
19.0021.75. Shells down to
16.75. Few Good slaughter
bullocks 28.25-32.50, Stan
dard 25.5027.75, Utility 23.35-
25.25. Few Yield Grade Mb. 1
14002100 lbs. daughter bulls
26.5029.60. Few Mixed Good
6c Choice 350-800 lbs. feeder
steers 26.0033.00; Good 300
700 lbs. feeder bulls 22.00
27.00; Common 6c Medium
300600 lbs. feeder heifers 6c
fedder bulls 17.0023.00.
CALVES 351. Vealers
steady to mostly $1 to $3
higher. Few Prime vealers
70.00-86.00, Choice 55.50-
68.00, Good 48.00-56.00,
Standard 45.0053.00, Utility
90110 lbs. 32.0039.50, 7085
lbs. 27.00-31.50. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 85-120 lbs.
34.0045.00,
HOGS 159. Barrows 6c Gilts
75 cents to $1 higher. US No.
1-3 200230 lbs. barrows &
gilts 42.85-43.25, No. 2-3 230
255 lbs. 42.0042.75. US No. 1-3
300400 lbs. sows 35.00-38.50,
few No. 2-3 400-550 lbs. 30.00
35.75. Few Boars 25.0027.75.
FEEDER PIGS 107. US
No. 1-3 20-40 lbs. feeder pigs
26.0036.00 per head, Utility
2540 lbs. 19.00-31.00 per
head.
SHEEP 2. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
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Weekly Cattle Review:
Receipts 7700, Last Week
8900, Year Ago 6800.
Compared with last
Tuesday, Slaughter Steers
4.00- higher, except
Standard and Good Holstelns
1.00- higher. Slaughter
Heifers 3.00-5.00 higher,
most advance on Choice
Heifers over 900 lbs. Cows
1.00- higher and Bulls
fully steady. Supply about 36
percent Slaughter Steers,
mostly Good and Choice 950-
1150 lbs. yield grade 2-4, 20
percent Heifers, 12 percent
Cows and 30 percent
Feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Three loads Choice including
Prime 1100-1200 lbs. yield
grade 2-4 51.00 on Monday.
Choice 950-1300 lbs. yield
grade 2-4 48.50-51.00, closing
mostly 49.00-50.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 46.00-49.00.
Good 40.00-46.00. Standard
and Good Holsteins 1100-1500
lbs. 36.00-39.00. Few mostly
Standard 956-1100 lbs. 32.00-
36.00, one load 906 lbs. 29.00
on Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1100 lbs. yield
grade 2-4 closing 46.00-47.75.
Mixed Good and Choice
44.0046.50. Good 39.0044.00.
Few Standard and Good 700-
900 lbs. 36.00-39.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 19.00-25.00, few
25.50. Cutter 16.00-20.00.
Canner 13.00-16.00.
BULLS: Few yield grade 1
1600-1800 lbs. 27.00. Yield
grade 1-21100-1600 lbs. 23.00-
26.00. Few thin 900-1200 lbs.
20.00-23.00.
VEALERS: Choice 34.00-
38.00, few 40.00.
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