—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Nov. 1. 1975 6 Livestock market and auction news Pa. Auction Summarv Week Ending Oct. 24. 1975 CATTLE 7663. Compared withs2l6 head last week, and 6102 head a year ago. Compared with last Friday's summary, slaughter steers weak to $1 lower. Slaughter heifers steady to $1.50 lower. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 50 cents higher. Slaughter bullocks steady to $1 higher. Slaughrer bulls uneven. STEERS; Choice 45.00- Good 40.00-46.00. Standard 30.00-41.00. Utility 24.00- HIEFERS: Choice 39.00-44.50, Good 32.0039.50, Standard 24.00- 32.00, Utility 20.50-28.00. COWS. Utility and High Dressing Cutter 23.75-26.50, Cutters 21.25-24.00, Canners 18.00- Shells down to 11.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 37.00- Good 31.00-38.50, Standard 25.00-31.00, Utility 20.00- BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1. 1000-2000 lbs. 26.00- Yield Grade No. 2. 900-1600 lbs. 23.50-30.00. FEEDER CATTLE Good and Choice 300-800 lbs. steers 22.50-35.00, Medium 380-800 lbs. 17.00-29.00. Good 300-750 lbs. heifers 21.00-27.00. Common and Medium 300- 650 lbs. 14.00-22.00. Good 350- 700 Ibbs. bulls 20.00-25.50, Medium 400-800 lbs 15.00- 23 00 CALVES 4965. Compared with 3439 head last week, and 4238 head a year ago. Vealers steady to S 4 higher. VEALERS Few Prime 60 00-70 00, Choice 52 00- Lancaster Feeder Pigs Tuesda\. October 28 87 00 US 2 50-55 lb 120.00-133 00 Feeder Pigs 59-63 lb 96 00-109 50 Todav 2827 Two Weeks Ago 3109 US 2-3 33-45 lb 119 00- TREND Compared to two 00- weeks ago feeder pigs steady 85 OO to 4.00 lower; some sales US 116 °°- lb 80 - 00 ' 98 - 00 1-3 7.00 lower All paces on a per hundred weight basis US 1-2 55-70 lb 121.00- Mamh 102 00-115 00; 59-67 lb 128 50 , 86 Head 48-60 lb 85 00-105 00. 78-83 lb. 67 GO -131 50-133 00; Couple lots 75 78 00; UtiliU 20 1 26 lb 79 00- lb 94 00-103 00. One lot 80 lb 100 00 : 34-50 lb 65 00-72 00 60.00, Good 41.00-52.00. Standard 32.00-41.00, Utility 110-130 lbs. 27.00-32.00, 90-120 lbs. 23.00-29.00. 65-85 lbs. 19.00- FARM CALVES: Hostein bulls 90-120 lbs. 23.00- Beef cross bulls and heifers 70-110 lbs. 17.50- 27.00, few to 43.00. HOGS 7525. Compared with 6295 head last week, and 7015 head a year ago. Barrows and gilts highly uneven due to extremes changes in markets this week compared with last. Prices $3.50 lower to $2.50 higher. BARROWS & GILTS: US No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 60.25-61.00, No. 1-3 200- 250 lbs. 59.25-60.25, No. 2-3 190-260 lbs. 58.00-59.25, No. 2- 4 250-300 lbs. 52.0057.00, No. 1-3 150-190 lbs. 45.0058.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300590 lbs. 48.0054.75, No. 2-3 300-625 lbs. 43.00-49.00. Boars 38.00- 46.00, FEEDER PIGS 1722. Compared with 1498 head last week and 1324 head a year ago. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 23.0045.00 per head, No. 15 35-50 lbs. 29.0049.00, few No. 15 50-120 lbs 45.0067.00, few Utility 15-30 lbs. 11.00-30.00 per head. SHEEP 906. Compared with 425 head last week, and 1066 head a year ago Wooled slaughter lambs 50 cents to $1 higher LAMBS: Choice 70-110 lbs 39.0046.50, Good 60120 lbs. 33.00-40.00, Utility 50-75 lbs 20.00-34.00 CSlaughter ewes 7,00-16.50. US 3 Few 27-42 lb 122 50- 130 00. 25-55 lb 95 00-121 00 Dewart Dewart. Pa. Oct. 27. 1975 CATTIJS 284 Compared with last Monday's market, slaughter steers grading standard and good about steady. Slaughter cows steady to 75 cents lower. Couple choice slaughter steers 45.5045.75, Good 40 00- 44.00. Standard 35.0058.75. few Utility 25.25-33.00. Few Good slaughter heifers 33.50- 37.75, few Standard 29.75- 33.25, Utility 24.25-29.25. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 24.00- 27.00, Cutters 21.75-24.00. Canners 18.75-22.00, few Shells down to 16.50. Few Good slaughter bullocks 33.25-37.50, few Standard 29.5050.50, few Utility 24.75- 26.50, Slaughter bulls Yield Grade No. 1, 1400-2350 lbs. slaughter bulls 28.2551.00. Mixed Gooda dn Choice 400- 750 lbs. feeder steers 30.00- Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. Oct. 29.1975 CATTLE 384. Supply in eluded 129 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Wednesdays market, slaughter cows steady to 50 cents lower. Choice slaughter steers 45.00-47.00, Good 39.5045 50. Standard 30 60-39 50 Choice slaughter heifers 37 50-42 00. Good 32.00- Standard 20 00- 30.25 Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 23.50-26 00, Cutters 21 00-23.60, Canners 18.00- 21 00, Shells down to 12.00 Couple Choice slaughter bullocks 37 00 and 37.75, Good 32.10-37,50, Standard 25.00- Utility, 20.10- 27 00 Choice 500-785 lbs. feeder steers 30.50-38.25, Good 25.00-31.00, Medium 300-700 lbs 17.50-24.00. Few Choice 300400 lbs. feeder heifers 20.00-25 00, Medium and Good 300-500 lbs. 14 50- 20 00 Good and Choice 350- 500 lbs. feeder bulls 24.00- 29.00, Good 275-755 lbs 20 00- 25.00, Medium 300-500 lbs Use the Farm Calendar To Publicize Your Meetings. BALANCE THE SCALES IN YOUR FARM OPERATION CONSIDER fl . BROILER BREEDER HATCHING EGG -^ I UNIT FOR HATCHING I 4 ’*'}'" I \ PRESENT FARM EGGS _« t i-«- v O \ OPERATIONS ... 1 LONGENECKER'S HATCHERY INC. EUZABHTHTOWN, PA LONGENECKER'S HATCHING EGG UNITS ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION. CONTACT EARL GERLACH 717-367-1545 TODAY Auction 36 75 Good 400-500 lbs. feeder bulls 21 00-25 50 CALVES 220 Vcalcrs grading Choice $2 higher. Utility and Good about steady Choice Vealers 52.00- 57.50, Good 40.00-50.00, Standard 32.0040.00, Utility 90-115 lbs. 24.00-28 50. Utility 7055 lbs 21.00-24.00. HOGS 244. Barrows and gilts $3.25 lower. U.S No. 1-3 200-240 lbs 56.80-57.50. Few Ixits U.S No. 24 300550 lbs. 47.0053.00. U.S. No. 15 375- 600 lbs. sows 42 0045.50. Few Boars 36 75-38.50. FEEDER PIGS 184. US. No. 15 5-20 lbs. feeder pigs 12.00-27.50 per head. No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. 34.5045.50, Lot No 15 40 lbs at 51.00 per head. SHEEP 16. Wooled slaughter lambs Good and few Low Choice 75-100 lbs. 38.5044.00, few Utility 6050 lbs. 24.00-30.00. Few Slaughter ewes 11.00-18.00. 17.00-20.25. CALVES 175. Vealers $3 to J 6 lower. Couple Prime vealers 64.00 and 65.00, few Choice 49.00-55.00, Good 40.0045.00, Standard 29.00- 40 00, Utility 110-130 lbs 25.00-30.00, 90-110 lbs. 19.00- 23.00, 70-85 lbs. 12.00-18.00. HOGS 220. Barrows and gilts fully $4 lower. US No. 1- 3 200-245 lbs. barrows and gilts 56.00-56.50, No. 2-3 200- 245 lbs. 55.10-56.10, No. 24 250-300 lbs. 53.00-54 60, No. 2- 4 190-195 lbs 53.85-54.00, No 1-3 140-150 lbs. 37.0044.00. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 43.0049.75. Few Boars 470- 590 lbs. 35.00-36.00, few 175- 220 lbs. 39.2544.50 FEEDER PIGS 249. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 15.50-25.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 27.00-34.50, Utility 15-35 lbs 12 00-16.00 per head SHEEP 11. Few Choice 70- 115 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 39.50-40.00, one Good 70 lbs. at 38.00, couple Utility 50 lbs. at 25.00 Middleburg Auction Mlddleburg. Pa. Oct, 28.1975 CATTI.E 233. Compared with last Tuesday’s market; slaughter steers about stead>. Choice slaughter steers 44.0046.75. Good 42.00- 43 75. Standard 34.1059.60, Utility 21.50-26.00. Good slaughter heifers 38.0040.00, Standard 32,0055.00, Utility 22.00- Slaughter cows 50 cents to $1 higher. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 25.10-28.60, Cutters 22.60-24.85, Canners 20.00- Shells down to 17.10. Good slaughter bullocks 28.8556.00, Yield Grade No. 1-2 slaughter bulls 24.25-27.85. CALVES 162. Vealers steady to $1 higher. Choice vealers 50.00-57.00, Good 43.50- Standard 31 no. 38.50, Utility 85-100 lbs 27 oa 31.50, Utility 70-85 lbs 1750. 24.50, HOGS 338, Barrow.s and gilts $446 lower. U.S. 1-2 200. 230 lbs. barrows and gnu 56.50- No. 1-3 230-25 C lbs. 53,50-55.90, No. 2-3 250. 300 lbs. 50.00-53.50. U.S. No 1-3 300-500 lbs sows 43 50- 46.00, thin sows 30.00-3250 No. 2-3 300400 lbs 40 00 43.00. Boars 35.75-43.25. FEEDER PIGS 142. US No. 1-3 40-50 lbs., feeder pig« 46.00-61.00 per head, No. 1.3 25-35 lbs. 30.50-44.00, No. 1-3 15-20 lbs. 20.00-26.00 per head. SHEEP 6. Good Wooled slaughter lambs 70-95 lbs 31.00- Slaughter ewes 12.00-
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