—Lancaatar Firming. Saturday. Nov. 15. 1975 6 Livestock market an Pa. Auction Summary Week Ending Nov. 7,1975 CATTLE 5453. Compared with 6956 head Last week, and 5187 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers weak to $2.50 lower. Slaughter heifers steady to |2 lower. Slaughter cows 50 cents to 51.50 lower. Slaughter bullocks uneven, mostly steady to $1 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. STEERS: Few High Choice & Prime 48.75-49.25, Choice 44.00-48.60, Good 38.00- Standard 32.00- 40.00, Utility 22.00-32.00. HEIFERS: Choice 38.00- 44.00, Good 32.00-38.00, Standard 27.00-32.00, Utility 21.00- COWS: Utility & High Dressing Cutter 22.00- 24.50, f ew 25.50, Cutters 19.75-23.00, Canners 16.50- 21.00, Shells down to 10.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 36.25- 42.00, Good 31.00-36.50, Standard 26.00-32.00, Utility 21.00- BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2000 lbs. 26.00- yield grade No. 2 900-1600 lbs. 22.00-28.00. FEEDER CATTLE; Few Choice 400-800 lbs. feeder steers 29.00-37.50, Good 280- 700 lbs. 21.00-29.00, Medium 300-800 lbs. 14.75-21.75; few Choice 300-400 lbs. feeder heifers 22.00-27.25, Good 275- 600 lbs. 16.00-25.00, Medium 300-600 lbs. 10.00-18.50; few Good Sc Choice 320-650 lbs. feeder bulls 18.00-31.00. CALVES 4432. Compared with 5052 head last week, and 3997 head a year ago. Vealers mostly steady to $2 Oklahoma Cattle Nov. 13,1975 Estimated Receipts 11,700 Same Day Last Week 6,028 Trade active, feeder steers under 500 lb. 50 cents to 1.00 lower, feeder steers over 500 lbs. steady, with weights over 700 lb. rather scarce. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00, instances 2 00 lower, with most downturn noted on weights under 500 lb. Majority receipts mixed good and choice 300-700 lb. feeder steers, 300-600 lb. feeder heifers. Moderate attendance buyers FEEDER STEERS Choice with end of prime 300- lower. VEALERS: Few Prime 62.00- Choice 51.00- 62.00, Good 38.00-54.00, Standard 29.0042.00, Utility 110-130 lbs. 23.50-31.00, 90-115 lbs. 19.00-28.00, 65-85 lbs. 15.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 21.00- few holstein heifers 90-115 lbs. 22.00-30.50. HOGS 5284. Compared with 6483 head last week, and 6113 head a year ago. Barrows St Gilts $3 to $5 lower, although markets from Thursday on showed a strenghtening turn around. BARROWS Sc GILTS: US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 51.00- 54.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 50.00- No. 2-3 190-260 lbs. 48.00-52.00, No. 2-4 250- 300 lbs. 39.50-49.00, No. 1-3 150-190 lbs. 40.00-48.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. 40.0049.00, few No. 2-3 280- 600 lbs. 35.0040.50. Boars 30.00- FEEDER PIGS 1546. Compared with 2014 head last week, and 1271 head a year ago. Feeder pigs mostly $3 to $8 per head lower. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 14.50-32.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 24.00-39.00, few No. 1-3 50-125 lbs. 34.50-52.50, Utility 20-50 lbs. 11.00-31.00 per head. SHEEP 711. Compared with 813 head last week, and 717 head a year ago. Wooled slaughter lambs unevenly steady. Choice 70-100 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 40.0046.00, one at 47.50, Good 60-110 lbs. 32.0040.00, few Utility 35-65 lbs. 18.00-29.00. Slaughter ewes 5.00-19 on 400 lb. 36.00-41.50, largely 39.00- 400-500 lb. 35.25- 41.00, 40.00, part load 430 lb. at 43.10, 500-700 lb. 37.00- 41.50, few 700-875 lb. 36.00- 39.75; mixed good and choice 300-500 lb. 31.25-35.25, mostly 32.00- 500-700 lb. 30.00- 36.00, largely 33.00-36.00; good 300-500 lb. 26.00-31.50, 600-700 lb. 26.00-31.00; good 429-582 lb. holstems 20.00- 25.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 300-500 lb. 24.75-29.25, bulk 26.00-28 00, 500-700 lb. 25.75-30 50, majority 26.00- 28.00. Mixed good and choice 300-500 lb. 22.25-25.00. Greencastle Auction GrccncaiiUc, PA November 10,1975 CATTLE 208. Compared with last Monday's market, slaughter cows strong to 75c higher. Few Standard slaughter steers 32.50-39.00. Few Good slaughter heifers 28.25-29.60, few Standard 24.75-26.50, Utility 21.00- 24.75. Utility St High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 23.50-25.00, couple 25.50 and 25.60, Cutters 20.85-22.75, Canners 18.25-20.00, Shells down to 15.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks 29.60- 31.75, couple Standard 25.50 and 27.60, couple Utility 19.35 and 21.00. Couple Yield Grade No. 1 1440 and 1635 lbs. slaughter bulls 28.25-30.25, few yield grade No. 1055-1295 lbs. 23.60-29.00. Good 475-850 lbs. feeder steers 23.50-29.50, few to 34.00, Medium Sc Good 280-570 lbs. 18.50-24.50; Medium & Good 210-680 lbs. feeder heifers 16.50-23.50. Chambersburg Chambersburg, Pa. Nov. 6,1975 CATTLE 239. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter cows 75 cents to $2 higher. Few Good slaughter steers 38.00-39.85, few Standard 33.7537.75, Utility 23.50- Few Good slaughter heifers 32.00-38.75, Standard 28.00-31.00, few Utility 23.25-29.25. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 22.85-25.50, Cutters 21.35-23.00, Canners 18.50- Shells down to 12.00. Individual Good slaughter bullock at 32.25, few Standard 28.50-30.00, few Utility 23.50-28.25. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1250-1600 lbs. slaughter bulls 25.85-29.00. Few Medium and Good 550- 850 lbs. feeder steers 22.50- 28.50. Few Medium 400-600 lbs. feeder heifers 17.00- 22.00. CALVES 493. Vealers grading Choice and Prime about steady, Utility and Good $1 to $4 higher. Prime vealers 65.50-67.50, in dividual at 70.00, Choice 55.00-65.00, Good 45.00-56.00, Standard 35.00-47.00, Utility 90-115 lbs. 20.00-26.00, 70-85 lbs. 17.00-20.00. Farm Claves: Holstein bulls and heifers 90-115 lbs. 22.00-27.00. HOGS 47, Barrows and gilts $1 higher US No. 1-3 185-225 lbs. barrows and gilts 53.75-54.00, few No 2-3 265- auction news CALVES 225. Vcalcrs grading Utility unevenly steady. Few Choice vcalcrs 50.0042.00, few Good 37.00- 49.00, few Standard 31.00- 37.00, few Utility 115-130 lbs. 23.00-30.00, 90-115 lbs. 20.00- 22.50, 6545 lbs. 17.00-20.00. few 5045 lbs. 12.00-16.00. Farm calves, holstcln bulls 90-120 lbs. 21.50-26.00; few beef cross bulls & heifers 80- 180 lbs. 22.00-28.00. HOGS 33. Lot US No. 1-3 219 lbs. barrows & gilts 53.25, lot No. 2-3 248 lbs. 52.75, lot No. 2-4 335 lbs. 35.35, few US No. Utility 210-290 sows 27.00- 35.50, few No. 2-3 290410 lbs. 41.75-43.75. Few Boars 36.25, 2 light weights 48.00. FEEDER PIGS 17. LotUS No. 3 45 lbs. feeder pigs 35.00 per head, lot Utility 25 lbs. 15.00 per head. SHEEP 6. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. 275 lbs. 51.35-52.50, few No. 2- 4 375-400 lbs. 40.00-43.75. Few US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 45.50-49.00. Few Boars 35.00- 36.00. FEEDER PIGS 77. US No. 1-3 20-30 lbs feeder pigs 19.00- 24.00 per head, No. 1-3 30-40 lbs. 26.00-35.00 per head. SHEEP 51. Mixed Good and Good 80-110 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 35.50-40.00, lot Utility 55 lbs. at 27.00. New Holland Horse Monday, Nov. 10 Reported receipts of 458 horses, mules and ponies. Market steady with last week. Load of Pa. driving horses 180-300; load of Tenessee riding horses 240-500 and driving horses 200-700; another load of Tennessee riding horses 185-410. Local work horses 300-420; mules from 170; better horses 265-430; riding horses 150-240; lightweight killers 16-18; heavyweight killers 22-24; mares 1540; colts 5- 25; geldings 15-30 and larger ponies 50-90. PROFESSIONAL ,/7>v CONSULTATION PROFESSIONAL JiM l FARMERS r\r*&Wr9k Professional farmers want technical help. Our soil and nutritional analyses and recommendations are available to you to assist in getting the best possible profits. WE SELL NO PRODUCTS .. . ONLY RECOMMENDATIONS! ' u S i°'* Ullage and livestock nutrition. Our recom problems" 8 W ' h ® P make m ° re rational decisions 10 s °l ve y° ur Thomasville Auction Thomasville, Pa. 34.75. One Yield Grade No. i Nov. 12.1975 1250 lb«. slaughter bull at 27.35. Good 450-800 lbs feeder steers 32.75-38.00, one 38.60, Medium 300-430 Ibi 25.25-29.00; one lot Good 4SO lbs. feeder heifers 24.25. CALVES 75. Few Choice vealers 48.50-50.00, few Good 35.50*46.50, few Standard 26.50-28.50, Utility 90-115 lbs 21.00-24.50, 70-85 lbs. 18.50- 21.50. CATTLE 139. Compared with last Wednesday’s market; few Choice 1050-1320 lbs. 44.35-44.75, Good 39,75- 44.25, few Standard 35.75- 37.75. Few Choice 860-1160 lbs. slaughter heifers 35.75- 41.60, few Good 30.00-35.00, one Standard 28.00. Few Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 22.00- 24.00, few Commercial 20.00- 22.50, few Cutters 20.00-22.75, few Canners 19.35-19.60, Shells down to 14.50. 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