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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.
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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
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No. 1-3 300480 lbs. sows
48.0040.50, few No. 2-3 345-
525 tbs. 40.5048.50. Boon
30.00-35.50.
FEEDER PIGS 138. Few
US No. 1-3 15-20 lbs. feeder
pigs at 18.50 per head. No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. 25.00-31.50, No. 1-3
3545 lbs. 34.00-36.50 per
head.
SHEEP 18. Few Choice 00-
08 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 35.00-38.00, few Good
80-105 lbs. 25.0033.50. Few
Choice yearlings 108-120 lbs.
22.50-27.50. Few slaughter
ewes 8.00-13.00.
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