BELFALO HYBRID
CATTLE
BEEFALO - IfS GREAT
• Rapid gams on grass and roughage
- 55-65 lb. Births •up to 1100 lb yearling
- Test data show 62 percent carcass dress out
■ We stock and distribute Pureblood Beefalo
Semen and Half-Blood Beefalo heifers and
bulls.
- Visit our farm and see our animals.
NON TAKING ORDERS FOR V. ROLLS A HEIFERS.
BEEFALO N * J
4270 Quakerbridge Road
Princeton. NJ 08540
609-896-0336
Member World Beefalo Association
GREEN DRAGON t*w
LIVESTOCK SALES
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and veal calves.
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
Consignments for March 19th Sale include
Leonard Seiple Herd of 68 Cows, 23 Heifers
consigned by Dale and Carl Hostetter. Herd m
all stages of lactation, pregnancy checked and
30 day charts.
Also consignments from Alfred Albright, Bob
Kennedy, Ray Keiper and Kelly Bowser.
Bring a Load and Buy a Load.
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444. Res. 717-838-4318
Walter H. Risser, Proprietor
*
Consign all your feeder pigs to Walter M. Dunlap & Sons
where they will be handled by a capable and experienced staff.
WALTER M. DUNLAP & SONS
Consignors can get state tags at our office, thereby saving 25c marketing
expense.
NEXT FEEDER PIG
TUESDAY, MARCH
1 P.M.
UNCASTER STOCK YARDS
For Further Information, Call 717-397-5136
Hog Markets
Lancaster
Market
Monday, March I
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS;
US 1 200-225 lb. 48.50-49.00;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 47.50-48.00;
US 2-3 200-250 lb. 47.0(M7.50.
New Holland
Auction
HOGS: 1796.
Compared to last week
barrows and gilts 1.00-1.25
lower.
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 4849.
US 1-3 150-190 46.5047.50;
US 1-3 200-250 47.5048; US 2-3
230-270 lbs. 48.5047.50;
SOWS: 300-650 lbs. 3541.
BOARS: 33-41.
St. Louis
Auction
Thursday, March 11
HOGS; 4500.
Barrows and gQts fairly
active, 1.00-1.50 higher.
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 48.00-
48.50, liberal volume 48.50;
US 2-3 240-260 lb. 47.5048.25.
Peoria Auction
Thursday, March 11
HOGS: 3000.
Barrows and gilts active,
opening 1.00-1.50 higher.
Receipts currently 500 under
estimate.
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 48.00-
48.50, 60 bead 48.75; US 1-3
200-240 lb. 47.50-48.00.
SALE
16
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, March 10
HOGS; Barrows and gilts
50-75 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 48.50-48.85;
US 2-3 200-250 lb. 47.75-48.35.
Vintage
Auction
March 6,1978
HOGS: 1010
Compared to last week
barrows and gilts 1.00-1.75
lower.
US 1-2 200-240 4049.60; US
1-3 200-245 48.50-49; US 2-4
270-300 44.25-47; US 1-3 160-
180 4046.50; US 2-3 190-250 47-
48.35.
SOWS: 13- 290440 3541.50.
BOARS 42.7545.
Indianapolis
Tuesday, March 11
HOGS: 1000.
Barrows and gilts very
active, early sales 25-50
higher.
40 Head US 1-2 200-220 lb.
47.75; US 1-3 200-240 lb. 47.00-
47.50.
HOGS “51”: 1000.
Barrows and gilts very
active in forced trading for
numbers. Early sales 25-50
higher, late sales 50-75 in
stances 1.00 higher with most
advance on US 1-2 grades.
Receipts will fall 300 short of
early estimate.
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 47.75-
48.25, 30 head 48.50; US 1-3
200-240 lb. 47.0047.50; US 2-3
240-280 lb. 46.5047.25.2 small
packages US 34 310-350 lb.
44.00.
Lebanon
Valley
Auction
HOGS 245. Barrows and
gilts $1.50 to $2 Lower. US
No. 1-2 195-230 lbs. barrows
and gilts 47.25-47.60, few to
48.25, No. 1-3 195-230 lbs.
46.8547.10, lot No. 2-3 250 lbs.
at 46.35. Few US No. 1-3 350-
450 lbs. sows 39.00-39.25. One
Board at 36.25.
FEEDER PIGS 6. Lot US
No. 1-3 40 lbs. feeder pigs at
31.00 per head.
EVERY FRIDAY
FEEDER CATTLE
12 NOON
Lancaster
Stockyards, Inc.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 13,1976
Futures Trading
(Closing bid* as of Thursday, March 11)
Chicago Chicago New York New York
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
March
April 37.25 43.70
May
June 41.45 44.60
July
August 43.50
September
October 43.70 40.05
Trend Cattle arc Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are
Lower, and Eggs are Stronger.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing bids as of Thursday, March 11)
Corn Wheat Soybeans Soybean
Meal
March
2.68% 3.63% 4.79% 131.70
April
2.73% 3.69% 4.86% 134.50
May
June
2.76% 3.66% 4.94 137.20
July
August
September 2.73
October
Trend Corn is Lower, Wheat is Lower, Soybeans are
Lower, and Soybean Meal is Lower.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Dally Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
580.000 1,094,000
556.000 1,035,000
534.000 1,140,000
Week to date
Same period last week
Same period last year
J. M. HOOBER INC.
For Over 80 Years
A Company You Can Trust
& Have Faith In
FAT CATTLE AUCTION
EVERY MON. & WED.
At OOAM.
STOCKER CATTLE SALE
EVERY FRIDAY
12:00 Noon
Private Sale &
Customer Order Buying
At The time
With Spring & Easter just around the corner
it’s time to send in your lambs & goats. We have
the buyers & we need your stock.
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE
MARCH 16,1976
You can save yourself 25c per head by tagging
at home. We supply free State tags at our office.
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS
PLEASE CALL US SOON
Phone (717) 397-6191,
569-2084,626-5659.
9.65 46.85
12.65 45.00
45.70
5.02 139.40
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52.95
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SHEEP
98,000
101,000
112,000