—Lancaster Firming. Saturday, March 13. 1976
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Livestock market an
East Coast
Carlol Meats
March 11, 1I7«
Compared to Tuesday's
close: Choice steer beef
steady to 1.00 lower. Choice
heifer beef steady to SO
higher. Good steer beef
steady, good heifer beef SO
LDO lower. Cow beef steady
to 2.00 lower. Fresh pork
trade very slow, loins steady
to 1.00 higher except 20 lb. up
steady to 75 lower; picnics
1.25-2.7 S higher; boston butts
2.75-3.00 tower; hams 20-28
lb. 1.00-2.00 higher.
Steer Beef
Choice 600400 lb. YG 2-3
62.0042.25 70-1.00 lower; 500
900 lb. YG 3 61.0042.00,
mostly 61.0041.50 Steady to
weak; 600900 lb. YG 4 59.50.
Good 600900 lb. YG 3 59.50
Steady.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500700 lb. YG 3
60.0061.00, mostly 60.0040.50
Steady to SO higher; 500700
lb. YG 4 57.00. Good 500700
lb. YG 3 58.00-58.50 501.00
lower.
Cow Beef
Utility Breaking YG 3-4
54.50 LTD; Utility Boning
YG 1-2 56.0057.50 Steady to
1.50 lower; Canner & Cutter
YG 1-2 57.0059.00 1.50 2.00
lower; Commercial YG 3-4
Load 58.00.
Choice Primal Beef Cute
Yield Grade 3& 4
Steer Hindquarters 120190
lb. 73.0073.50 75-2.50 lower;
Steer & Heifer Fores 135-210
lb. 52.0053.00; Steer Rounds
6095 lb. 71,0072.50; Arm
Chucks 80130 lb. 52.0055.00;
Ribs 24-43 lb. 80.0084.00;
Armbacks 61.50; Full Plates
33.00; Untrimmed Flanks
28.0029.00 Steady to 1.00
higher.
Lamb Choice & Prime
Yield Grade 2-3
55 lb. Down 104.00-107.00,
mostly 104-105.00 Steady; 55-
65 lb. 101.00-104.00, mostly
101-102,00 Steady; 65-75 lb.
98.00-98.50.
Spring Lamb
Choice & Prime YG 2-3 50
lb. Down 109.00-110.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Reg.) 8-14 lb. 89.00;
14-17 lb. 88.00-89.00 Steady;
17-20 lb. 84.00-85.00 Steady to
1.00 higher; 20 lb. & up 80.00
Steady to 75 higher. Picnics
(Reg.) 4-8 lb. 58.25 1.25-2.75
higher. Boston Butts 4-8 lb.
75.00-77.50 2.75-3.00 lower;
Hams (Skinned) 20-26 lb.
81.75-82.75 1.00-2.00 higher.
GETTING
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Old Rt. 11 Danville, Pa
Phone (717) 275-2880
SALE EVERY MONDAY 2 P.M.
Horse Sale 2nd Sat. Every Month 10:30 A.M.
OWNERS
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(717) 569-2106 ( 717) 964-3621
St. Louis
Weekly Cattle Review
FEEDERS: Outgo
estimated at 2000 with near
1400 at Thursdays auction.
Feeder steers and heifers
3.00-4.00 higher, instances
5.00 higher on steers. Supply
good to mostly choice 400-800
lb. steers and 400-700 lb.
heifers.
STEERS: Choice 350-500
lbs. 40.25-45.00, mostly 43.00-
44.50; 500400 lbs. 40.5043.00;
600-700 lb*. 39.00-42.25, fleshy
kinds 37.50-40.00. Choice 700-
835 lbs. 37.2541.25. Good and
choice including bulls 400-650
lbs. 35.75-39.00, one lot choice
490 lb. bulls 43.00. Good 400-
600 lbs. 33.25-36.00, one lot
mostly good holsteins 889 lbs.
31.25.
HEIFERS: Choice 400500
lbs. 31.0034.00; 500600 lbs.
325034.75; 600725 lbs. 31.00
34.50, one lot sleshy 835 lbs.
32.00. Mixed good and choice
300500 lbs. 28.5031.00. Good
325450 lbs. 26.0029.25..
Recepits this week 7,900:
week ago 6,800: year ago
6,100. Compared to last
Tueaday, slaughter steers
and heifers mostly 1.00
higher except holsteins
steers steady to 1.00 higher.
Cows mostly 1.00 higher,
bulls fully steady. Bulk of
steers and heifer supply
choice 2-4 with near 10
percent cows and balance
largely feeder cattle.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice including prime 3-4
12001300 lbs. 35.5036.50, two
loads 1313 lbs. 36.00. Choice
2-4 9501250 lbs. 36.0037.75,
closing 36.50-37.50. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 35.00
36.00. Good 2-3 34.0035.50.
Standard and good holsteins
2-3 9501300 lbs. 32.0035.00,
part load 1730 lbs. 32.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice including prime 2-4
950-1000 lbs. 35.50-36.00.
Choice 2-4 800-1050 lbs. 34.00-
35.50. Mixed good and choice
2-3 750-1000 lbs. 33.00-34.00.
Good 2-3 31.00-33.00. Mostly
good Heiferettes 30.00-31.50.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 1-3 27.00-30.00, few
30.50. Cutter 25.00-28.00.
Canner and low cutter 22.00-
25.00.
BULLS: YG 1 1800-2500
lbs. mostly holsteins 34.00-
34.50. YG 1-2 1000-1800 lbs.
30.00-34.00.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, March 1,1971
Reported receipts of 363
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market steady with
last week.
Load of Tennessee riding
horses singles 365490.
Load of Tennessee mules
pairs - 775-1600 and singles
340-550; local mules 285-510;
better horses 275-540;
driving horses 150-540;
riding horses 150-250;
lightweight killers 19-24;
heavyweight 20-31; mares
1545; colts 5-20; geldings 15-
40 and larger ponies 60-140
local work horses 600-800.
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New Holland
Dairy
Wednesday, March 10
Reported receipts of 106
cows. Markets lower than
last week.
Load of Pa. fresh cows 560-
#B5; springers 550-790; load
of Pa. springers 530-796; load
of Wisconsin fresh cows 595-
700; load of Pa. fresh cows
550620 and load of Pa. fresh
cows 430-745.
Local consigned cows 350-
650; local Guernsey cows
190-350; springing heifers
475-625.
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USDA
Moo., March I
CATTLE 475: Slaughter
heifers steady to 50 cents
higher; cows steady to 1.00
higher; bulls 25 cents to 1.00
higher; feeders steady.
Supply included: 40 percent
steers and heifers; 40 per
cent cows; 15 percent
feeders and the balance
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Choice 37.50-39.50; Holstein
choice 37.35; good and choice
36.25-37.25; good 32.25-36.25,
standard 29.
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Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, March 5
Feeder Cattle
157
152
Today
Last Friday
TREND: Insufficient
volume any one class for a
market test.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
High good and choice 34-35;
good 31-33.50.
HOGS: 800 Barrows and
gilts 75 higher. US M 48-
48.25; US 2-3 47.50-48; US 2-4
46.5047.50; sows steady to 50
cents lower US 1-3 30-39.50.
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