Livestock market ah
Greencastle
Greencastle, Pa.
Oct. 27,1975
CATTLE 233. Caompur<*d
with last Monday's market,
slaughter cows steady to SI
higher. Individual Utility
slaughter steer at 28.75.
Utility and High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows W 25-
24.85, Cutters 20.50*23.10,
Canncrs 19.35*20.85, Shells
down to 14.25. Few Yield
Grade No. 1, 1135*1360 lbs.
slaughter bulls 27.00-28.10,
few Yield Grade No. 2, 985-
1340 lbs. 21.75-25.25. Good
and Choice 300-450 lbs.
feeder steers 21.50-27.00, few
to 34.00; few Good and
Choice 300-480 lbs. feeder
heifers 20.00-22.50.
Peoria Cattle
October 30
CATTLE: Receipts this
week 5564, last week 4600,
year ago 5000.
Compared with last weeks
close, Slaughter Steers and
Heifers mostly steady. Cows
steady to 50 lower. Bulls
steady. Receipts about 75
pet. Slaughter steers, 20 pet.
Slaughter Heiters ana me
balance mainly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Near four loads Choice and
Prime 1240-1380 lbs. Yield
Grade 34,51.25-51.50; Choice
1050-1200 lbs. Yield Grade 2-
4, 46.75-50.00; 900-1050 lbs.
46.00-47.25. Mixed Good and
Choice 900-1300 lbs. 44.50-
47.50. Good 38.00-44.50.
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CALVES 252. Vcalcrs
steady to |3 higher. Couple
Prime vculers 58.00 and
58.50, few Choice 48 00-57.00.
few Good 43.00-48.00,
Standard 30 00-t4.00, Utility
90-115 lbs. 26.00-29.00, 70-85
lbs. 22.50-26.00.
HOGS 38. One Lot US No,
1-3 215 lbs. barrows and gills
at 59.00, one lot No. 2-4 365
lbs. at 42.75, one lot No. 1-3
135 lbs. at 48.00. Few US No.
1-3 290-470 lbs. sows 46.50-
51.75. Few Boars 38.00-40.00.
FEEDER PIGS 36. US No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. feeder pigs
27.00-33.00 per head.
SHEEP 1. not enough for a
market test.
Couple loads Good Holsteins
40.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 900-1040
lbs. Yield Grade 3-4, 46.00-
47.00; half load 47.50. Choice
850-1025 lbs. Yield Grade 2-4,
44.50- 750-850 lbs. 42.00-
44.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-1000 lbs. 35.00-
44.50. Good 30.00-39.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 19.00-22.00.
High Dressing Utility 22.50;
early up to 23.50. Cutter
15.00-21.00. Canner 12.00-
15.00.
BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2,
1100-1700 lbs. 24.00-27.00;
couple Yield Grade 1, 1000
lbs. 28.75.
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Belleville
Belleville, PA
Oct. 29,1975
CATTLE 198. Compared
with last Wednesday's
market, slaughter cows
steady to mostly SOc 41
lower. One Good slaughter
steers at 41.25, few Standard
38.00- few Utility 25 00-
31.50. Utility and High
Dressing Cutler slaughter
cows 23.75-25.60, Cutters
21.50-24.00, Canners 19.10-
21.50, Shells down to 14.25.
Few Yield Grade No. 1.1350-
1750 lbs. slaughter bulls
22.90-30.90.
CALVES 202. Vealers
grading Utility steady |1
lower. Individual Choice
vcaler at 58.00, few Good
44.00- few Standard
35.00- Utility 90-110 lbs.
23.00- Utility 7045 lbs.
19.00- Holstein bulls
100-115 lbs. 26.00-35.00.
HOGS 153. Barrows and
gilts 2.00-2.50 lower. Few
U.S. lots 1-2 205-215 lbs.
barrows and gilts 56.90-57.50,
No. 1-3 200-235 lbs. 55.80-
56.70, Light No. 2-4 175-185
lbs. 49.25-55.50, few Lots No.
2-4 250-290 lbs. 47.0048.50.
Few U.S. No. 1-3 300450 lbs.
sows 44.50-46.00, few No. 2-3
375-700 lbs. 39.7544.00.
FEEDER PIGS 485. U.S.
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
23.0040.00 per head. No. 1-3
35-60 lbs. 36.00-53.00 per
head, Utility 2040 lbs. 14.50-
35.00 per head.
SHEEP 32. Good 70-90 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
38.0044.50, few Utility 40-80
lbs. 30.00-36.00.
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Local Grain
Friday, Oct. 31
These prices are made up
of the average prices quoted
by a number of participating
local feed and grain con
cerns It should be noted,
however, that not every
dealer or broker handles
each commodity. All prices
are per bushel except ear
com which is per ton.
The average local grain
prices quoted Friday, Oct. 31
arc as follows;
Bld+Offered+
Ear Com
Old 69.75 77.66
New 46.25 52.75
ShellecCom 2.50 2.77
Barley 1.81 1.99
Oats
Local 1.52 1.66
Western 1.71 1.85
Wheat
Millers 3.28 3.60
Feed 2.20
Milo 1.80
Soybeans 4.41
+Bid is the price the
dealer will buy from the
fanner delivered to the mill.
Offered is the price the
dealer will sell for at his mill.
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Lancaitar Farming, Saturday. Nov. 1.1975
October SO
Thursday Feeder
Cattle Auction
Estimated Receipts 8,700
Same Day Lost Week 10,163
Trade active, feeder steers
steady, instances SOc higher;
feeder heifers mostly steady.
Majority receipts mixed
good and choice and choice
400400 lb. feeder steers, 300-
700 lb. feeder heifers.
Moderate attendance
buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300400 lb. 33.25-35.25,
400-500 lb. 33.75-37.50, part
load 432 lb. 38.40, 500-700 lb.
34.00- bulk 35.0038.00,
700-975 lb. 6.5038.50, part
load 1140 lb. 39.60. Mixed
good and choice 300-500 lb.
29.50-33.25, mostly 30.00-
31.75, 500-700 lb. 30.2534.00,
700400 lb. 31.0034.75, few
800-900 lb. 34.7536.50. Good
300300 lb. 25.00-29.50, bulk
27.00- scattered sales
500475 lb. 26.00-27.75, small
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717 786 7351
LAMB’S FARM MACHINERY
THORNOALE, PA
Oklahoma Cattle
lot good 1006 lb. Holatelns
24.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 24.50-27.50,
500-750 lb. 26.50-30.75, mostly
27.40-29.00. Mixed good and
choice 300-500 lb. 22.00-24.50,
500-750 lb. 24.25-28.50. Good
300-500 lb. 18.00-22.00, few
600-750 lb. 20.00-24.00.
Compared to last week:
feeder steers 1.00-1.50
higher, feeder heifers 50c to
1.50 higher, with some sales
2.00 higher on choice heifers
over 500 lb. Slaughter cows
under pressure late and
closed mostly 1.00-2.00 lower,
slaughter bulls steady to 1.00
higher, slaughter heifers
generally steady with some
sales 1.00 lower. Salable
receipts this week totaled
near 26,100 head, compared
to 29,781 last week and 18,906
last year. Cows comprised
near 17 percent, feeders 80
percent of total.
C. B. HOOBER & SON
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HERITAGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
1054 S Slate St
717 733 2283
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MOUNTVILLE
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22 26 Henry Ave New Berlmville PA
1 Mile North of Boyertown
Phone 215 367 2169
215-269-2676
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