—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 3. 1976
6
Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Auction
Summary
Week Ending
March 26,1976
CATTLE 7350. Compared
with 6978 head last week, and
6812 bead a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
fiilly 50 cents to $1 lower.
Slaughter cows fully $l-75 to
$2.25 lower. Slaughter
bullocks $1.25 to $1.75 lower.
Slaughter bulls 50 cents to
$1.50 lower. Few High Choice
& Prime slaughter steers
36.75-38.60, Choice 35,00-
38.75. Good 33.50-36.35.
Standard 30.75-34.50, Utility
26.00-30.85. HEIFERS:
Choice 34.35-37.75, Good
30.35-35.00, Standard 28.00-
32.00, Utility 25.75-29.10.
COWS: Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 26.50-29.50,
few to 30.00, Cutters 24.50-
28.10, Canners 21.75-26.00,
Shells down to 16.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 35.00-
38.85, few to 40.00, Good
33.0036.75, Standars 28.75-
33.90, Utility 25.00-32.25.
Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2200
lbs. slaughter bulls 31.00-
37.50, yield grade No. 2 900-
1600 lbs. 29.00-34.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Good & Choice feeder steers
500-1050 lbs. 36.00-43.75, Good
300-850 lbs. 31.00-38.00,
Medium 300-850 lbs. 24.25-
32.00; Good 300-700 lbs.
feeder hiefers 25.50-34.00,
- CALVES 173. Vealers
30.25; Good 300-800 lbs. weak to $4 i ower> spots $7
feeder bulls .28.00-33.50, i ower- Qne Choice vealer at
Medium 300350 lbs. 21.00- 71 f ew Good 57.0038.00,
38 - 50< Standard 40.0032.00, Utility
CALVES 4698, Compared and Low Standard 110-130
with 5129 head last week, and lbs. 28.00-40.00, 90-110 lbs.
3776 head a year ago. 25.0030.00, 70-85 lbs. 20.00-
Vealers mostly $1 to $3 26.00. Farm calves were
lower; spots uneven. slow. Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 28.00-43.00
VEALERS: Prime 71.00-■
82.00, Choice 62.00-72.00,
Good 48.00-65.00, Standard
38.00- Utility 110-130
lbs. 30.00-38.00, 90-115 lbs.
22.00- 65-85 lbs. 18.00-
24.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 75-120 lbs. 22.00-45.00;
holstein heifers 75-125 lbs.
24.00- beef cross bulls &
heifers 50-115 lbs. 22.00-41.00.
HOGS 7896. Compares with
7375 head last week, and 8143
head a year ago. Barrows &
Gilts steady to SO* cents
lower. BARROWS & GILTS:
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 47.50-
48.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
46.50-48.00, No. 2-3 190-260
lbs. 45.00-47.00, No. 24 250-
325 lbs. 42.05-46.00, few No. 1-
3 160-190 lbs. 42.00-45.00.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-575 lbs.
38.0045.50, No. 2-3 300-660
lbs. 34.0039.00. Boars 29.00-
39.00, few to 45.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1163.
Compared with 913 head last
week, and 1348 head a year
ago. Feeder pigs mostly
steady to $3 lower. US No. 13
2035 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-
35.00 per head, No. 13 3530
lbs. 29.0047.00, No. 13 50-110
lbs. 44.00-66.00 per head.
SHEEP 693. Compared
with 346 head last week, and
5385 bead a year ago. Spring
slaughter lambs $1 to $6
higher; Wooled slaughter
lambs firm. Choice 20-50 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 71.00-
81.00, 40-80 lbs. 53.00S8.00;
Choice 70-100 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 46.00-59.00,
Good 65-115 39.00-48.00,
Utility 40-70 lbs. 28.00-39.00.
Slaughter ewes 5.00-20.00.
Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
March 31,1976
CATTLE 326. Supply in*
eluded 134 head feeder
cattle. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers strong to 75
cents higher. Slaughter cows
fully $2 higher. Choice No. 2-
3 slaughter steers 36.50-38.50,
Good 35.85*37.85, Standard
32.00- few Utility 26.50-
30.00, Choice No. 2, slaughter
heifers 36.50-38.75, few Good
33.00- few Standard
30.00- few Utility 25.00-
28.85. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 28.75-31.25, individual
at 32.75, Cutters 27.00-30.50,
Caimers 22.00-27.00, Shells
down to 20.00. Few good
slaughter bullocks 34.00-
35.75, few Standard 30.75-
34.00, few Utility 26.00-26.75.
Few Yield Grade No. 1,1300-
1800 slaughter bulls 34.35-
36.10. Good and Choice 300-
685 lbs. feeder steers 38.25-
43.50, Good 300-725 lbs. 32.00-
39.00, Medium 300-700 lbs.
26.25-33.50. Good and Choice
200-550 lbs. feeder heifers
26.5030.00, Medium 300-700
lbs. 22.75-28:00, two at 34.00.
Few Choice 300-500 lbs.
feeder bulls 35.50-40.00, Good
400-650 lbs. 30.75-35.50,
Medium 300-750 lbs. 25.00-
28.50, 200-380 lbs. 30.0034.50.
HOGS 305. Barrows and
gUts $1 to $1.50 lower. US No.
1-2 200-225 lbs. barrows and
gUts 47.1047.25, No. 13 195-
240 lbs. 46.5047.25, No. 23
180-245 lbs. 45.5046.25, No. 2-
4 220340 lbs. 43.0045.00, No.
13105-170 lbs. 45.0049.50. US
No. 13 300370 lbs. sows
36.7540.00, few No. 23 350-
660 lbs. 30.00-34.75. Few
Boars 485300 lbs. 31.7533.50,
140-235 lbs. 41.0044.50.
NOTICE
I AM NOT DISCONTINUING
PUBLIC SALE
OF
HAY, STRAW & GRAIN
EVERY WEDNESDAY
12 NOON
Paul L Martin’s Sales Stables
2 miles East of Intercourse along RL 340
Stable 717-768-8108
Residence 717-354-6671
Peoria
Auction
April 1,1976
CATTLE: Receipts this
week 5400; last week 4900;
last year 4400.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers 1.00-
2.75 higher. Slaughter
heifers 1.50-2.50 higher. Cows
1.00-2.00 higher. Bulls firm.
Receipts about 70 pet.
slaughter steers, 25 pet.
slaughter heifers and the
balance mostly cows. With
reduced receipts and a
higher dressed trade,
slaughter steers and heifers
moved sharply higher. Also
a factor was possibility of a
truckers strike.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4, 1140-
1235 lbs. 38.0038.50. YG 33,
1200-1300 lbs. 37.50-38.00.
Choice 24,950-1200 lbs. 37.00-
38.00.
: CHOICE 24, 900-1300 lbs.
36.0037.25. Good 23, 35.50-
36.00. Monday, load Good 23,
holsteins 35.00 and load
standard and good 23, 33.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 34, few
SS, 900-1100 lbs. 36.5037.50.
Choice 24,850-1030 lbs. 35.00-
36.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 24,750-1100 lbs. 33.50-
35.50. Good 31.0033.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24, 26.5030.00.
Couple 31.00. Cutter 24,
25.00-28.50. Canner 21.00-
25.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2,
1100-1800 lbs. 26.0033.00. Few
YG 1, 35.0036.00.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, March 29
Reported receipts of 442
horses, mules and ponies.
Market steady.
Load of Illinois driving
singles 410-710. Riding
horses 275-470.
Load of Virginia riding
horses 435-610.
Local work horses 495-840,
mules 370-630; better horses
275480, driving horses 175-
400; riding horses 150-250;
lightweight killers 19-23;
heavyweight killers 28-30;
mares 15-50; colts 10-25;
geldings 15-50; larger ponies
65-130.
Leb. Valley
Auction
March 30,1976
CATTLE 325. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to $r
lower. Slaughter cows ac-*
live, strong to $1 higher.
Choice slaughter steers
35.8537.25, Good 34.5036.50,
Standard 31.0035.00, Utility
27.1030.00. Few Choice No. 2-
3 slaughter heifers 36.00-
37.25, few Good 30.3533.75,
few Standard 27.25-30.50.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 27.75-
30.75, one at 31.25, Cutters
26.00- Canners 23.10-
27.50, Shells down to 19.00.
One Choice slaughter bullock
at 36.85, few Good 34.7536.60,
Standard 30.7535.00. Yield
Grade No. 1 1265-2070 lbs.
slaughter bulls 32.0037.10.
Few Good 335460 lbs. feeder
steers 32.0036.00, Medium
300350 lbs. 22.0034.25; Good
400350 lbs. feeder heifers
29.2534.00. Medium 360-700
lbs. 23.60-28.75; few Medium
310420 lbs. feeder bulls 24.25-
27.00.
CALVES 251. Vealers
grading Standard to Good 50
cents to $3 lower, Utility
uneven. One Choice vealer at
73.50, Good 56.5033.50,
Standard 47.5036.50, Utility
& Low Standard 115-130 lbs.
33.5045.50, Utility 90-110 lbs.
25.00- 7035 lbs. 20,00-
26.50, Farm calves, holstein
bulls 100-120 lbs. 28.5045.00;
holstein heifers 85-105 lbs.
24.5033.50, few 100-105 lbs.
48.0032.00; few beef cross
bulls & heifers 85-160 lbs.
25.5045.00.
SHEEP 33. Choice 70-105
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
60.0037.50, few Good 15-18
lbs. 77.50-103.00. Slaughter
ewes 7.50-19.00.
If cows could talk
Vu J they’d ask for
WL ALFALFAS
WL 311
WL 305
WL 318
Resistant to
Anthracnose and
Bacterial Wilt
High Yielding-
Excellent Stand Persistence
Rapid growing Dark green
color fine stems
Excellent seedling vigor and stand establishment
Developed by Waterman Loomis Co., specialized
alfalfa breeders.
WL 318—Resistant to phytophtora
BEACHLEY-HARDY SEED CO.
East Coast
Carlot Meats
March 31,1976
'Compared to Tuesday’s
close: beef trade very slow,
demand light. Choice steer
beef 75-2.00 higher. Choice
heifer beef 50 higher. Good
steer beef steady to 2.00
higher. Compared to last
Thursday old crop lambs
steady to 1.00 higher, spring
lambs fully steady. Fresh
pork very slow, demand
light. Picnics 3.00 higher;
hams 17-20 lb. 2.50 higher.
Steer Beef:
Choice 600-900 lb. YG 3
Limited 62.75 75-1.25 higher,
600-900 lb. YG 4 Limited
1.50-2.00 higher; Good 600-900
lb. YG 3 Limited 59.2531.00
Steady to 2.00 higher.
Heifer Beef:
Choice 500-700 lb. YG 3
61.50 50 higher.
GREEN DRAGON f«|
LIVESTOCK SALES Sgl
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
We will have tonsignments 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
AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL SEED DEALER
Shiremanstown, PA 17091
Cow Beef: I
Utility Breaking YG 3 A-
Not Established.
Choice Primal Beef
Cuts Yield Grade 3-4:
Hinds 145-190 lb. 74.00 On],
1.50-2.00 higher; Fores 13d
210 lb. 53.00 Only 2.00-3.3
higher; Short Plates 28 ty
Only.
Lamb Carcass:
Choice & Prime YG 2-4; a
lb. Down 109.00-111.00 Stead]
to 1.00 higher compared ti
last Thursday; 55-65 lb
105.50-109.00 Mostly Stead;
65-75 lb. 102.00-104.00 Most!;
Steady.
Spring Lamb Carcass
Choice* Prime
Yield Grade 2-4:
50 lb. Down 113.00-115,M
Fully Steady; 50-55 lb. Ill#
112.00 Fully Steady; 55-651
108.00-109.00. I
Fresh Pork Cats
Picnics 4-8 lb. 54.50 3#
higher; Skinned Hams 17#
lb. Limited 90.50 2.50 higher.
16-19 lb. 95.00 Only.
TEST RESULTS
{1 4 yrs PA type climates)
Wl 305 out yielded Vernal ty
10 9%
Wl 311 out yielded Vernal b l
12 69% and Saran*
by 10 26%
W 31 > out yielded Vernal H
113%
[Mean annual yields test data
on request)