—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. August 23. 197 S 6 Local Livestock Market, Auction News Pa. Auction Summary Harrisburg, PA Week Ending Aug. 15,1975 CATTLE 8766. Compared with 8395 head last week, and 6743 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers about steady, spots uneven. Slaughter heifers |2 higher. Slaughter cows steady to |1 lower. Slaughter bullocks uneven. Slaughter bulls steady to 50c higher. STEERS: Few High Choice & Prime 52.50-53.60, Choice 44.00-51.75, Good 38.00- Standard 29.00 38.25, Utility 22.00-29.50. HEIFERS: Choice 40.00- 44.85, Good 34.00-40.00, Standard 25.60-32.75. Utility 20.00- COWS: Utility St High Dressing Cutter 21.50- Cutters 19.50- 23.35, Canners 16.00-21.25, Shells down to 12.00. BULLOCKS: Few Choice 37.00- Good 28.75-34.85, Standard 25.00-29.50, Utility 22.00- BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1100-2000 lbs. 25.50- yield grade No. 2 900-1500 lbs. 22.00-28.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Good 300-800 lbs. feeder steers 24.00- Medium 18.00 26.00; Good 300-600 lbs. feeder heifers 22.00-26.00, Medium 15.00-22.50; Good & Choice 300-800 lbs. feeder bulls 23.00-27.00, Medium 17.00- CALVES 5791. Compared with 5305 head last week, and 4301 head a year ago. New York Dressed Meats August 21,1975 Daily distributive - less than carlot meat trade. Compared with Wed nesday: market tone very weak for practically all fresh meats with rail stock wholesalers continuing to meet price resistance and meager purchasing power while pork houses able to barely hold the line in view of favorable position on supply available. Quotations un changed for all listed meats. Steer Beef Prime 600-900 lbs. 79.00- 81.00; Choice 600-700 79.00- 80.50 ; 700-800 80.00-81.50; 800- 900 81.00-82.50. Good 500800 68.00-72.00. Heifer Beef Choice 500-700 lbs. 76.50- 78.00. Calf (Skin off) Choice 150-350 lbs. 61.00- 65.00; Good 150-350 53.00- 60.00; Standard 150-350 50.00- 55.00. Veal (Skin off) Choice 90-150 lbs. 83.00- 92.00; Good 60-90 74.00-83.00; Standard 60-120 70.00-73.00. Lamb Choice and Prime Spring 30-55 95.00-96.00; 55-65 95.00- 96.00. Choice Beef Cuts Hinds (steer) 145-190 lbs. 95.00-97.00; Arm Chucks 90- 105 57.00-60.00; Ribs (7-Rib) 34-40 105.00-120.00; Louis 54.5) 50-70 132.00-136.00; Rounds (steer) 70-95 85.00- 88.00; Full Plates 52.00-52.50; Hinds (heifer) 120-170 94.00- 96.00. Pork Cuts (Fresh) Loins (regular) 8-14 107 00- 109 00; 14-17 107.00-109.00, Vealers $2 to $4 lower. VEALERS: Choice 44.00 54.50. few to 60.00, Good 35.00- Standard 26.00 40.00, Utility 110-130 lbs. 23.00- 90-120 lbs. 17.00 27.00, 70-85 lbs. 14.00-21.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-110 lbs. 19.00-32.00; beef cross bulls & heifers 70-130 lbs. 25.00-30.00. HOGS 7279. Compared with 7511 head last week and 7062 head a year ago. Barrows & Gilts $1 to $2 higher. BARROWS St GILTS: US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. 59.75- 60.50, No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. 58.4080.00. No. 2-3 180-245 lbs. 57.5089.30, No. 2-4 250 300 lbs. 50.0088.85, No. 1-3 120-180 lbs. 46.0088.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300850 lbs. 46.0084.00, No. 2-3 300 650 lbs. 40.0047.00. Boars 33.00-42.25, few to 50.00. FEEDER PIGS 1498. Compared with 1524 head last week, and 1436 head a year ago. US No. 1-3 20-35 feeder pigs 20.00-39.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 27.00- 44.00, No. 1-3 50-100 lbs. 40.00- 49.00 per head. SHEEP 1152. Compared with 788 head last week, and 1092 head a year ago. Spring slaughter lambs 61 to $3 lower. Choice 70-110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 36.00- 45.25, Good 60-90 lbs. 27.00- 38.00, Utility 40-80 lbs. 20.00- 27.00. Slaughter ewes 3.75- 18.00. Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredericksburg, PA August 19,1975 CATTLE 352. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers uneven. Slaughter cows 25c to $1 lower. Choice slaughter steers 46.00-48.85, Good 39.25- 44.00, Standard 30.50-40.10, Utility 21.00-26.75. Few Good and Choice slaughter heifers 35.10-39.10, Good 30.10-35.25, Standard 24.00-29.25, few Utility 20.75-25.10. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 22.75-25.00, one at 26.00, Cutters 20.75- 23.50, Canners 18.10-20.00, Shells down to 15.10. Good slaughter bullocks 31.00- 36.00, Standard 26.00-28.85, Utility 19.25-25.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 125(1-2325 lbs. slaughter bulls 26.10-31.60, Individual Yield Grade No. 2’s, 1130 and 1335 lbs. 22.00 and 23.85. CALVES 220. Vealers $1 to $2.50 lower. Few Choice vealers 42.00-46.00, Good 40.00- Standard 27.00- 40.00, Utility 110-130 lbs. 20.00- 90-110 lbs. 18.00- 21.00, 70-85 lbs. 14.00-17.50. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 18.00-29.00. SHEEP 24. Choice 70-120 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 38.00- few Good 60-80 lbs. 30.00-35.00. Few slaughter ewes 3.00-14.00. picnics (regular) 4-8 62.00- 65.00; Boston Butts 4-8 94.00- 99.00; sparenbs 3 lbs. down 107.00-110.00; hams (skin ned) 17-20 90.00-92.00. Kosher Steer Beef Choice and Prime forequarters 65.50-68.00. Dewart Dewart, PA August 18,1975 CATTLE 303. Supply in cluded an estimated 130 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers unevenly Peoria Cattle August 21 Cattle Receipts This Week 5000 Last Week 4700 Year Ago Compared with last weeks close, slaughter steers and heifers 50-1.00 lower, least decline on Choice and Prime offerings. Cows firm to 1.00 higher. Bulls steady. Receipts about 65 percent slaughter steers 25 percent slaughter heifers balance mainly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Couple loads early Choice and Prime 1300-1350 lbs. Yield Grade 3-4 52.00-52.50, load Wednesday 1230 lbs. 54.00; Choice 1000-1100 lbs. Yield Grade 2-4 45.00-48.00; 1100-1350 lbs, 47.00-49.00; 800- 1000 lbs. 42.00-45.00; mixed Good and Choice 900-1300 lbs. 40.00- Good 33.00-40.00; Standard and Good Holsteins 31.00- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice, including few Prime 850-1100 lbs. Yield Grade 2-4 42.50-45.00; UTP 750-850 lbs. 34.0043.00; mixed Good and Choice 750-1050 lbs. 33.00- 42.00; St Good 27.00-35.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 19.00-22.50; High-Dressing Utility 23.00; Cutter 16.00-21.50; Canner 12.00- BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1100-1800 lbs. 23.00-26.25; Few 1800-1900 lbs. 27.00-27.50. Greencastle Auction Greencastle, Pa. August 18,1975 CATTLE 236. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows unevenly steady. Few Good slaughter steers 38.00-40.00, few Standard 32.00-36.00. Few Standard slaughter heifers 25.50- Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 20.00-24.00, Cutters 18.50- few Canners 17.35-18.85. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1200-1485 lbs. slaughter bulls 24.50-28.50; few yield grade No. 2 970-1220 lbs. 21.00- Few Good 450-750 lbs. feeder steers 26.50-28.75, Medium 350-800 lbs. 20.25- 22 25 CALVES 266. Vealers 50c to $3.50 lower. Few Choice vealers 40.00-47.00, few Good 30.00- Standard 24.00- 30.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 17.00- 22.00, 70-85 lbs. 15.00-18.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 95-110 lbs. 18.50-22.50. HOGS 35. Few US No. 2-3 255-260 lbs. barrows & gilts 58.00- Few US No. 1-3 365-565 lbs. sows 48.25-49.25. Few Boars 41.00-41.75. FEEDER PIGS 24. US No. 1-3 35-40 lbs. feeder pigs 25.00- per head. Utility 30-35 lbs. 14.00-23.00 per head. SHEEP 2. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. TRY A CLASSIFIED Auction steady. Slaughter cows steady to 91 lower. Few Choice slaughter steers 45.5046.00. Good 38.0043.50. individual at 44.50, Standard 31.50-37.75, Utility 23.00- 30.75. few Cutters 16.25-22.50. Individual Choice slaughter heifer at 38.75, couple Good 31.75 and 33.25, few Standard 28.0031.25. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 23.5025.50, few to 26.25, Commercial 21.75-26.25, Cutters 21.0023.50, Canners 18.0020.75. Shells down to 12.00. One Good slaughter ' bullock at 31.75, few Stan dard 25.0030.00, Utility 23.00 25.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1325-1552 lbs. slaughter bulls 25.75-27.00, two Yield Grade No. 2, 1094 and 1226 lbs. at 26.75. Good & Choice 250600 lbs. feeder steers 28.00-34.25, Medium & Good 400780 lbs. 23.00-28.00, Common St Medium 325-600 lbs. 16.00 21.75. Good 290-525 lbs. feeder heifers 18.75-23.75, Medium 400700 lbs. 12.25- 19.75. Good St Choice 350800 lbs. feeder bulls 23.5027.75, few to 32.00, Medium 425-700 lbs. 15.0022.25. r i New Idea’s Uni-Forage Harvester Superchopper Reliable. A real performer. Today there’s a really dependable forage harvester in the field! It’s the new generation of choppers from Uni-System, the No. 1 self-propelled forage harvester on the market. We call it the Superchopper, If you liked Uni choppers before, wait till you see this one in action. See its reliability... its added convenience... and yes, its 15% greater capacity. Bigger, heftier cutterhead. Broader, wider design for even smoother flow of material. Let us show you this great Superchopper. But before you buy, be sure you’ve got enough forage boxes to handle the greater volume. Uni-Syste A. L.HERR&BRO. Quarryville 717-786-3521 ROYH. BUCH.INC Ephrata R D 2 717- 859 2441 STOLTZFUS FARM SERVICE A B.C. GROFF, INC Cochranville Pa New Holland 215-593 5280 717-354-4191 CALVES 243. Vealers grading Utility ssU>s6 lower. Few Choice vealers 44.00 50.50, Good 35.00-46.00, Standard 26.0037.00. Utility 110130 lbs. 228026.00, 90115 lbs. 16.0021.00, 7090 lbs. 13.50-16.00. Farm Calves: Few Holstein bulls 90110 lbs. 17.0022.00; Beef cross bulls St heifers 90135 lbs. 21.00 40.00. Few Choice 280285 lbs. slaughter calves 31.0041.50, Good 180340 lbs. 20.0030.00, Standard 175-290 lbs. 17.00 23.00. HOGS 276. Barrows and gilts mostly steady. US No. 1- 3 190245 lbs. barrows and gilts 59.2089.60, No, 2-3 190 260 lbs. 58.0059.40, individual JOHN Z. 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