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.