6—LarKaattr Farming, Saturday, SapUmbar 20. 1975 Local Livestock Market. Auction News Pa. Auction Summary Harrisburg, Pa. Week Ending Sept. 12.197 S CATTLE 2763. Compared with 6868 head last week, and 6247 head a year ago. Compared with last week's market, slaughter steers & heifers steady to $1 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 25 cents, spots |1 higher. Slaughter bullocks uneven, mostly steady to $1 higher. Slaughterbulls steady to SO cents higher. STEERS: High Choice St Prime 52.50-55.85, Choice 47.00-52.75, Good 40.00-47.75, Standard 32.00-40.00, few Utility 23.00-31.75. HEIFERS: Choice 38.00- 43.00, Good 32.00-39.00, Standard 28.00-34.00, few Utility 23.00-28.00. COWS: Utility St High Dressing Cutter 22.75-26.00, Cutters 20.50- Canners 17.00- 21.00, Shells down to 12.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 36.00- 39.50, Good 30.00-36.00, Standard 24.00-30.00, few Utility 21.00-27.00. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2100 lbs. 27.00-32.00; yield grade No. 2 900-1600 lbs. 24.00-29.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Good St Choice 350-600 lbs. feeder steers 33.00-43.00, Good 225-750 lbs. 24.00-33.00, Medium 275-650 lbs. 19.00- 27.00; Good 250-750 lbs. feeder heifers 20.00-27.50, Medium & Good 275-750 lbs. 17.50- Medium & Good 300-750 lbs. feeder bulls 19.00- 25.00, CALVES 4915. Compared with 4669 head last week, and 4447 head a year ago. FEEDER CALF SALE GRANTSVILLE COMMUNITY SALE INC. Grantsville, MD Ward Thomas & Sons, owners THURSDAY, OCT. 9, 1975 7:30 P.M. Hereford, Angus, Shorthorns, & Mixed Breeds Bus. Ph. - 301-895-5268 Home Ph. - 304-379-2601 Vcalcrt grading Standard to Choice steady to |3 lower; Utility steady to $3 higher. VEALERS: Few Prime vealers 62,00-77.00, Choice 50.00- Good 40.00-54.00, Standard 30.00-45.00, Utility 110-130 lbs. 25.00-35.00, 90-120 lbs. 21.00-30.50, 65-85 lbs. 15.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 21.0033.00. HOGS 8395. Compared with 6399 head last week, and 7435 head a year ago. Barrows & Gilts mostly strong to 50 cents higher. BARROWS & GILTS: US No. 1- 200-240 lbs. 61.2562.00, few to 63.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 60.2561.25, No. 2-3 190- 260 lbs. 59.00-60.25, No. 2-4 250-325 lbs. 52.00-56.00, No. 1- 3 150-180 lbs. 54.00-59.75. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. 47.00-54.00, few to 57.00, No. 2- 300-725 lbs. 45.00-51.00. Boars 38.00-47.00. FEEDER PIGS 1424. Compared with 1301 head last week, and 1460 head a year ago. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-34.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 31.00- No. 1-3 50-90 lbs. 44.00- few to 67.00, Utility 15-50 lbs. 13.00-35.00 per head. SHEEP 1050. Compared with 743 head last week, and 1349 head a year ago. Spring slaughter lambs unevenly steady. Choice 80-105 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 37.00- 44.00, Good 60-90 lbs. 28.00- 39.00, Utility 40-80 lbs. 19.00- 26.00. Slaughter ewes 3.00- 19.00. Philadelphia Produce APPLES INACTIVE Cnt RTray Pack NJ Red Delicious no grade mark 72-IOOs 7.008.00 few 8.50; 113 s, 7.50-8.00. Delicious 100-ISOs 5-5.50 fair appear 4.50. MD Red Delicious US ExFcy 113 s, 6-6.50; 125 s 5.00. VA Red Delicious US Combination Ex Fey & Fey 72-113 S, 8-8.50 few 9.00. Ctn Cell Pack - NY Mclntosh US Fey 100-120 s, one lot 8-8.50. Cat Film Rag 12-3 lb US No. 1 or better 2Mi & up - NJ Red Delicious 3.60-4.20 Heavy Minimum-Size 3.00. New England Mclntosh 4.80. MD Red Delicious 4.20- 4.80. 1-M. Bu Ctn - NJ Red Delicious no grade mark 2Ms” 4-4.50. 38 - Lb Ctn - NJ Red Delicious no grade mark 2M>” 3.50-3.75. BEANS-SNAP HIGHER Bu crt & bu hmpr Round Green Type NJ 5.50-6.50 mostly 6.00, fair arrear 5.00. MD fair appear 4.50-5.00. CABBAGE STEADY 1% bu crt & cnt Domestic Round Type Green med-lag unless otherwise stated. Penna. 3.50-4.00, best mostly 4.00; med, 3-3.25; New Holland Dairy Wednesday, Sept. 17 Reported receipts of 195 head of cows, 17 heifers and 3 bulls. Market steady. Load of Susquehanna cows 700-610; springers 585-975; Franklin County cows 670- 830 and springers 635-870; Wisconsin cows 550-970; locally consigned cows 395- 700; springing heifers 420- 730; open heifers 180-350 and bulls 175-215. Herd dispersal of 42 head from New York State in all stages of production 255-540; herd dispersal of 40 head from Chester County 255-630 and a herd dispersal of 36 head from Maryland 320-640. sml. 2.50 mesh sks approx 50- lb mod 33.25. NJ 3.50-4.00; best mostly 4.00, sml - med 2.503.00 few 3.25. NY mesh sks approx 50-lb med 3.253.50. Red Tvpc • Penna med-lgc 5.00. Savory Type • Calif, cnt few 6.50. MUSHROOMS STEADY Penna 4-qt bkt med-lge 4- 4.25, some 4.50 sml-med 3- 3.25, some 3.50, ONIONS-DRY ABOUTSTEADY 50-lb ksk Yellow Spanish 3” & Igr unless otherwise stated. Colo - few 10.25 fair cond 8.50. Idaho-Oregon US No. 1 Heavy to Minimum Sz. 8.75- 9.00; few 9.50-10.00 some 8.00. Calif. Heavy to Minimum Size 8.50. NY Yellow Sml-med 4.50- 5.00; few 5.25 sml 4-4.25, Ige 5.50-6.00, ctn 20-2 lb mesh sks 6.50 25 lb sks Red Type med- Ige 5-5.50. ONIONS-GREEN Steady NJ 4-5 bu crt bchd 36s 5.75- 6.00, fair qual 4.50-5.00. Calif ctn bchd 48s one lot few 7.00. Mexico ctn bchd 48s poor cond. 50 cents. PEACHES ABOUTSTEADY % bu crt no grade mark 2V*” & up unless otherwise stated. NJ Jersey Queen 8.50, fair color 7.00, 214 ” 9.00 Rio Oso Gem fair color, 6.50-7.00, ord qual cond 3.50, Blake ord qual cond 3.50. Penna. Rio Oso Gemm 7- 7.50, Monroe & White Hale, fair color 6-6.50; Redskin fair color 6-6.50 2” 5.00. MD US Ex No. 1 2” fair color Marhigh 5.00. West. No offerings. New York Meats Dressed Sept. 18,1975 Dally Distributive - Less than carlot meat trade. Compared with Wed nesday: prices 50 cents in stances 1.00 lower for Choice steer and heifer beef. Good grade steady. Veal and calf steady to weak; lamb firm. General market tone easy for fresh pork cuts. Decline on beef resulting from lower prices for arm chucks and rough cuts while bulk late lamb sales at high quote for week. Demand less urgent for pork and small available supplies fully ample. Steer Beer: Prime 600-900 lb. 82.50- 83.50; Choice 600-700 lb. 82.00-83.00; 700-800 lb. 83.00- 84.00; 800-900 lb. 84.00-85.00; Good 500-800 lb. 72.00-77.00. Heifer Beef; Choice 500-700 lb. 80.00- 81.50. Calf (Skin Off): Choice 150-350 lb. 61.00- 65.00; Good 150-350 lb. 55.00- 60.00; Standard 150-350 lb. 50.00-56.00. Baltimore USDA Report Sept. 15,1975 CATTLE 400. Limited sales slaughter steers & heifers 50 cents higher; Cows 25 censt mostly 50 cents lower; bulls steady. Supply included 30 percent slaughter steers & heifers, 55 percent cows; balance few feeders and bulls. STEERS: Choice yield grade 2-4 1010-1130 lbs. 51.50- 53.50, several Good 41.00- 48.00, Standard & Good 1000- 1300 lbs. yield grade 2-3 36.00- 39.00, package 1325 lbs. 41.00, few Standard 30.85-35.00. HEIFERS: Several High Good yield grade 2-3 910-935 lbs. 41.50-42.00, Good 825-855 lbs. 37.00-39.00, Standard & Veal (Skin Off): Choice 90-150 lb. 83 00. 92.00; Good 60-90 75.00-83 00- Standard 60-120 lb. 70V 75.00. Sprlnf Lamb: Choice & Prime 3085 lb 94.00-96.00; 55-65 94.00-96 00 Choice Beef Cut*: Hinds (steer) 145-190 lb 96.00-98.00; Arm Chucks 90- 105 68.00-70.00; Ribs (7-Rib) 34-40 100.00-120.00; Loins (Trmd) 50-70 135.00-140.00; Rounds (Steer) 70-95 92.00- 94.00; Full Plates 47.00-48.00- Hinds (Heifer) 120-170 94 96.00. Pork Cats (Fresh': Loins (Regular) 8-14 lb 119.00- 14-17 118.00- 122.00; Picnics (Regular) 4-8 68.00- Boston Butts 4-8 102.00- Spareribs 3 lb. down. 119.00-123,00; Hams (Skinned) 14-17101.00-103.00• 17-20 99.00-101.00. Kosher Steer Beef: Choice & Prime Forequarters 69.00-75.00. Good 27.50-30.50. COWS. Utility 21.00-24.50, one at 24.85, Cutters 17.50-21.50, Canner & Low Cutters 14.00- 17.50. BULLS; Yield Grade No. 1 1400-2060 lbs. 27.10- 30.50, one 920 lbs. 26.75. FEEDER VATTLE: Few Good steers 595-665 lbs. 26.00- 27.75, package Good & Choice calves 481 lbs. at 41.00. HOGS 750. Barrows & Gilts 50 cents to 75 cents higher. US No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 61.25- 61.50, 75 head 61.75, No. 2-3 230-260 lbs. 60.75-61.25, No. 2- 4 250-280 lbs. 59.75-60.75. SOWS: $1 higher. Us No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 50.00-52.00, few 315 lbs. at 53.00.
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