Livestock market and auction news
Peoria
Cattle
March 11, U 7«
CATTLE: Receipts this
week 5800; last week 5700;
last year 4300.
INVENTORY REDUCTION SALE
QUAN.
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers
mostly steady. Slaughter
heifers steady to 90 higher.
Cows FI. Bulls 1.00-2.00
lower. Receipts about 70
percent steers; 20 percent
slaughter heifers and the
balance mostly cows. With
reduced receipts early,
DESCRIPTION
36” x 74&” egg room cooler door
8’ suspendable Broiler waterer with
porcelain trough & Fox valve
2' x 15' electric heating mat for
Hogs 230 V 1185 W
6000 6TU Reconditioned Burch
egg room cooler
USED 700 ib. cap. Electric feed
cart for either stairstep or double
deck cages. Includes pneumatic
tires, used charger and new batteries.
The Systems Company
215 Oilier Ave.
New Holland, Pa.
slaughter steers and heifers
worked sharply early, but at
midweek lost most of the
advance.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and prime 3-4, 1100-
1300 lbs. early 38.00-38.75
closing 36.00-37.50; Yield
grade 4-5, 1300-1425 lbs. late
34.00-38.00: choice 2-4, 1000-
1250 lbs. Monday, 37.50-39.00;
at midweek 37.00-38.00.
Mixed good and choice 2-4,
900-1300 lbs. 38.0037.00. Good
2-3, 35.00-36.00. Few Stan
dard and good 2-3, holsteins
30.50-33.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and prime 3-4, 35.50
36.00, up to 36.50 on Monday;
YG 4-5, 950-1100 lbs. 32.00
PRICE
EACH
*125.00
*lO.OO
*50.00
*350.00
$ 395.00
PHONE
(717) 354-4576
Dewart
Auction
March t, 1871
CATTLE 203. Compared
with last Monday's market,
slaughter steers grading
34.00. Choice 2-4.850-1025 lbs.
34.50-35.50. Mixed good and
choice 2-4,750-1000 lbs. 32.50
34.50. Good 2-3, 30.0032.50.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 2-4, 28.0029.50. High
dressing utility 30.0031.00.
Cutter 2-3, 24.50-28.00.
Canner 20.00-24.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2,
11001900 lbs. 26.0032.00; few
yield grade 1, 33.0035.00.
QUAN.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 13.1976
Good St Choice 50 cents to
$1.25 higher. Slaughter cows
$1 to $1.50 higher. Few High
Choice St Prime slaughter
steers 40.0041.50, Choice
yield grade 2-4 l" r ' < lb„,
38.75-40,00, Good 34.7036.75,
few Standard 32.5034.75.
Couple Good slaughter
heifers 33.25 and 34.00, few
Standard 31.00-33.50, few
Utility 30.0031.75. Utility St
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 29.0032.25,
couple to 32.75, Cutters 28.00
28.50, Canners 24.5025.75.
Few Good slaughter bullocks
36.2038.25, few Standard
33.0034.00, few Utility 29.50
32.25. Few Yield Grade No. 1
13002100 lbs. slaughter bulls
33.5040.00. Mixed Good St
Choice 350700 lbs. feeder
steers 36.50-40.50; few Choice
550700 lbs. feeder heifers
29.25-32.25.
CALVES 177. Vealers
grading Standard & Good
steady to $5 higher; Utility $3
to $6 higher. Few Choice
vealers 69.00-70.00, Good
45.00-58.00, Standard 35.00-
45.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 30.50-
36.50, 70-85 lbs. 27.0W1.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls
90=115 lbs. 31.00-41.50.
HOGS 378. Barrows & Gilts
$1.50 to $2.25 lower. US No. 1-
2 200-220 lbs. barrows & gilts
47.20-47.80, No. 1-3 185-240
lbs. 45.90-47.20, No. 2-3 240-
265 lbs. 44.00-45.50, few No. 1-
3 140-175 lbs. 39.25-44.50. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
39.00-44.25. Few Boars 28.00-
41.50.
FEEDER PIGS 97. US No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. feeder pigs
36.00-50.00 perliead.
DESCRIPTION
18” dia. Fan K HP
rtSV i Speed
18" dia. Fan V. HP
230 V 1 Speed
18” dia. Fan Vs HP
115 V 1 Speed
18" dia. Fan Vt HP
115 V 2 speed
Fans, Heat Mats and Waterers are Brand
new and of Big Dutchman quality and
manufacture. All fans include shutter.
One speed or 2 speed controls additional
charge.
CABLE REMNANTS
5/16” stainless steel cable
1.95 82’
100 96’
5.55 106’
13’
20'
37’
67’ 10.05 114'
246'
Thomas ville
Tbomasvllle, Pa.
March 10,1976
CATTLE 66. Compared
with ‘’last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers
grading Standard 50 cents to
11.50 higher. Choice No. 3-4,
1000-1125 lbs. slaughter
steers 36.75-37.75, individual
at 39.10, few Good 34.00-36.50,
Standard few
Utility 28.00-29.60. Choice No.
3-4, 900-1150 lbs. slaughter
heifers 32.00-35.85, individual
at 37.35, few Standard and
Good 30.00-33.10. Few Utility
and High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 29.85-31.00,
few Cutters 25.85-27.85, few
Canners 23.75-24.25. In
dividual Standard slaughter
bullock at 32.50, Couple Yield
Grade No. 1, 1250 and 1570
lbs. slaughter bulls 33.75 and
34.25.
CALVES 77. Vealers
grading Utility $3.50 to $4
higher. Few Choice vealers
61.50-64.00, few Good 48.00-
54.50, Standard 38.00-50.00,
Utility 90-110 lbs. 32.00-35.00,
few Utility 70-85 lbs. 27.50-
33.50. Farm Calves: Holstein
bulls 90-115 lbs. 34.00-39.50.
HOGS 44. Barrows and
gilts $2 lower. US No. 1-3 210-
245 lbs. barrows and gilts
46.00-46.35, No. 2-3 225-270
lbs. 44.00-45.75, lot No. 2-4 290
lbs. at 40.00. One Boar at
32.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0. NO
SALES ON OFFER.
SHEEP 5. One Choice 110
lbs. wooled slaughter lamb
at 49.50. Few Slaughter ewes
11.50-12.50.
PRICE
EACH
*lOO.OO
*lOO.OO
*llO.OO
*115.00
12.30
14.40
15.90
17.10
36.90
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