Livestock market and auction news Auction Summary 19 Livestock Markets Harrisburg, PA Week Ending January 39,1971 CATTLE 5992. Compared with 6283 head last week, and 5526 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers |2 to $3 lower. Slaughter heifers weak to $1.75 lower. Slaughter cows active, $1.25 to $2 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to $1 higher. STEERS: High Choice & Prime 40.75-48.00, Choice 38.5041.75, Good 35.0CW9.00, Standard 30.0CW7.00, Utility 25.0CW0.00. HEIFERS: Few Choice 37.0044.50, Good 32.00-36.75, Standard 27.00- .ffeo, Utility 23.00-28.50. COWS: Utility and High Dressing Cutter 26.DCW0.00, tatters 24.00-27.25, Canners Shells down to 16.00. BULLOCKS: Few Choice 39.5044.10, Good 32.75-39.50, Standard 27.00- 32.50, few Utility 24.50-29.00. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-2000 lbs. 28.00-36.00, Yield Grade No. 2, 900-1600 lbs. 26.00-31.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Good 350-700 lbs. feeder steers 25.00-32.00, Medium 300-650 lbs. 18.00 27.50. Good 300-700 lbs. heifers 24.00-31.00, Medium 300-750 lbs. 16.00-24.50. Medium and Good 300-650 lbs. bulls 19.00-27.50. CALVES 4209. Compared with 3687 head last week, and_ 3928 head a year ago. We’re Here to Help You Now Buying Diy Ear Com $72 Per Ton Certified Soybean Seed $B.OO per bu. 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VEALERS: Few Prime 75.00-86.00, Choice 62.00-75.00, Good 50.0045.00, Standard 38.0043.00, Utility 110-130 lbs. 35.0044.00, 90-115 lbs. 28.0040.00, 6545 lbs. 23.0034.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 33.0046.50. HOGS 6299. Compared with 7296 head last week, and 7577 head a year ago. Barrows and gilts 50 cents to $1 lower. BARROWS & GILTS: US No. 1-2 200240 lbs. 51.7543.00, No. 14 200 250 lbs. 50.0042.50, No. 24 190260 lbs. 48.0051.00, No. 2- 4 240300 lbs. 47.5049.50, No. 14 120190 lbs. 43.0047.00. SOWS: US No. 14 300600 lbs. 39.5044.50, No. 24 300800 lbs. 35.0040.00. BOARS 30.00 38.00. FEEDER PIGS 1067. Compared with 1075 head last week, and 1354 head a year ago. Feeder pigs steady to $2 lower. US No. 14 2035 lbs. feeder pigs 19.5042.00 per bead. No. 14 3540 lbs. 29.0042.00, No. 14 50100 lbs. 40.0041.00 per head. SHEEP 427. Compared with 640 head last week, and 773 head a year ago. Wooled slaughter lambs weak, spots uneven on small supply. LAMBS: Choice 70110 lbs. wool 45.0053.00, few High Choice and Prime 49.00 57.00, Good 65-110 lbs. 35.00 45.00, few Utility 6085 lbs. 24.0029.00, Slaughter ewes 8.0020.50. AATREX SOW *2 * lb. Other cbeflwsfc nahUe it tMar prut upm nfiwsl \ , r t Jl ' * ' 10 000 gallon steel storage tanK (or liquid jlQyYgyygjy solution and fertilizer 11500 hum swm me KD4 HANOVER, H 17331 Pnor FOI« 0 4 Ham Pi mi u*i«l la dun* <hn f K (717) 532-0402 « BM7U Thomas ville Thomaivflle, PA February 4,197* CATTLE 89. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows steady. Couple Choice slaughter steers 39.85 and 40.10, few Good 36.3038.50, Standard 31.1045.25, couple Utility 29.00 and 31.75. Few Choice slaughter cows 28.00 28.85, few to 30.25, Cutters 23.8025.85, Canners 20.70 24.25. CALVES 79. Vealers $4 to $8 lower. Individual Choice vealer at 70.50, few Good 60.0044.50, few Standard 40.0061.00, Utility 90120 lbs. 28.00-30.00, few to 33.50, Utility 6085 lbs. 22.0028.00. Farm Calves: Few Holstein bulls 80105 lbs. 27.5042.50. HOGS 38. Barrows and gilts $1.50 lower. US No. 14 190225 lbs. barrows and gilts 48.1049.75, few No. 24 210 250 lbs. 49.0049.25, lot 270 lbs. at 50.60. Few US No. 14 290 455 lbs. sows 44.75-48.00, few No. 24 530370 lbs. 38.00 40.60. Individual Boar at 38.00. FEEDER PIGS 84. US No. 14 2035 lbs. feeder pigs 22.0027.50 per head, No. 14 3045 lbs. 30.5031.50, No. 14 55-65 lbs. 31.00-40.00 per head. SHEEP 11. Individual Choice 95 lbs. wooled slaughter lamb at 50.50, few Good 6075 lbs. 30.5044.50, few Utility 45-50 lbs. 20.00 25.00. Few Slaughter ewes 12.5015.00. PARAQUAT 13400 gal SIJO lb $14.75 gal 551 b (201 b bag) 54 (50 lb bag) TREFLAN S2MO gal * 7OO * al <5 M' cam 2-4 D ESTER $g.CO gal RAMROD SUTAN THIMED Belleville Belleville, Pa. February 4,1971 CATTLE 145. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows $1 to $1.25 higher. Couple Stan dard slaughter steers 32.75 and 35.90. Individual Stan dard slaughter heifer at 32.50, couple Utility 28.00 and 29.35. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 28.0030.60, Cutters 25.35-28.00, Canners 22.35- 25.00, Shells down to 20.00. Individual Utility slaughter bullock at 29.70. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 13901890 lbs. slaughter bulls 30.804440. CALVES 206. Individual Prime vealer at 76.50, few Choice 64.5049.50, Good -46.0056.00, Standard 38.00 51.00, Utility 90110 lbs. 24.00 30.00, 7085 lbs. 20.0023.50. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90120 lbs. 26.0046.00. HOGS 202. Barrows and gilts 50 cents to $1 lower. US No. 1-2 200230 lbs. barrows and gilts 49.8051.10, No. 14 200250 lbs. 48.90-49.90. US No. 14 275-450 lbs. sows 43.5045.50. Few Boars 26.00 33.00, FEEDER PIGS 331. US No. 14 2045 lbs. feeder pigs 26.5038.00 per head. No. 14 3555 lbs. 37.0045.50, few lots No. 14 85-140 lbs. 52.0072.50 per head. SHEEP 20. Few Good 85- 145 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 36.00-45.00, few Utility 60-80 lbs. 28.00-34.00. Few Slaughter ewes 9.00-14.50. 1976 will bring people from around the world to the Eastern region of this nation. As they visit the area where America was born, they will also see where American agriculture began. They will see your barns, livestock, and especially your fields. Prepare NOW to proudly show these visitors our productive Eastern farms. RDI Box 413 A We can help show off your farm in 1976 by providing you with EASTLAND HYBRID CORN and FIELD SEEDS. As the name indicates, these seeds are grown, processed, and distributed by farmers and the farm suppliers of this historic region. Eastland Seed Dealers will provide you with the latest proven varieties of field seeds which are adapted to our area. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Feb. 7.1976 Peoria February 5 Weekly Summary Cattle Receipts This Week Last Week Year Ago Compared with last week's close, slaughter steers SO 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers 1.001.50 higher. Cows and bulls mostly steady. Receipts 70 percent slaughter steers, 20 percent slaughter heifers, balance mainly cows. Slaughter steers and heifers worked higher for the first weekly advance this year at mid week part of the early ad vance was lost. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 11001250 lbs. yield grade 3-4 40.50 41.00, early 41.0042.25, with load 1388 lbs. yield grade 35 43.00; Choice 9501250 lbs. yield grade 2-4 39.5041.00, closing 39.0040.00, load 1400 lbs. yield grade 24 41.00; mixed Good and Choice 900 1300 lbs. 37.5049.50; Good 36.0038.00; Standard and Good 33.5036.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Prime 9001078 lbs. yield grade 3-4 39.00 40.25, at mid-week 39.00 39.50; Choice 8501025 lbs. yield grade 2-4 37.0039.00; mixed Good and Choice 750 1000 lbs. 35.0037.00; Good 30.0045.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 24.00-26.50; high-dressing Utility 37.00- 38.00; Cutter 21.00-25.50; SEEM SEED FARMS PHONE; (215) 965-5072 or 967-4131 SHOW THE WORLD WHO YOU ARE: "AN EASTLAND FARMER" CATTLE 171. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows steady to 75 cents higher. Few Standard & Good slaughter steers 35.50-36.75, few Utility 24.50- 29.75. Few Standard slaughter heifers 27.85-29.85. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 28.85- 28.50, Cutters 24.00-26.25, Canners 22.35-23.35. Few Yield Grade No. 1142M910 lbs. slaughter bulls 31.25- 33.25. 5100 5200 5900 CALVES 181. Vealers $1 to $4 lower. Few Choice vealers 65.00- few Good 54.00- 58.00, few Standard 34.00 49.00, few Utility 115-125 lbs. 33.00- 90-110 lbs. 28.00 32.50, 7085 lbs. 25.00-29.00. Farm calves, Few Holstein bulls 90-105 lbs. 29.0082.00. HOGS 35. Barrows & Gilts |2 to $2.25 lower. US No, 1-3 200-215 lbs. barrows & gilts 49.0049.25. Few US No. 2-3 340625 lbs. sows 40.25-41.00. FEEDER PIGS 0. No sales on offer. A good supervisor, someone once said, Is a guy who can step on your toes without messing up your shine. Canner 18.50-21.50, light weight canner 17.0018.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 11001800 lbs. 24.0030.00, few yield grade 1 31.0033.00. ARE YOU PREPARED FOR 1976? BY Greencastle Greencastle, Pa. Feb. 2,1971 Emmaus, PA 18049 7
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