Livestock market and auction news St. Louis Cattle Aprfl 1,1976 Weekly Cattle Review: Receipts this week 9,000; reek ago 9,000; yew ago 400. ’slaughter Steers 1.50 to lostly 2.00 higher, daughter eifers 1.00-1.50 higher. Cows icstly 2.00 higher. Bulls irm to 50 -higher. Supply lostly Choice 1000-1250 lb. teers 2-4 with several loads hoice and Prime 1200-1350 u. 3-5 on Monday and hesday. Near 27 percent GET THE WHOLE FAMILY INVOLVED BROILER BREEDING HATCHING EGG UNIT LONGENECKER’S HATCHERY, INC. LONGENECKER'S HATCHING EGG UNITS ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION. EARL GERLACH - 717-3(57-1545 heifers and 10 percent cows with balance largely feeder cattle.' SLAUGHTER STEERS: i Choice, few Prime 950-1300 lbs. 2-4 35.00-37,00, dosing 36.00-37.00. Choice and Prime 1200-1350 lbs. 3-5 35.50- 36.50. Mixed Good and Choice 950-1250 lbs. 2-3 34.50- 35.50. Good 2-3 33.00-35.00. Standard and Good Holsteins 1000-1300 lbs. 2-3 31.00-34,75, .closing 33.00-34.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Part load Choice and Prime 950 lbs. 3-4 35.00. Choice 800- 1050, lbs. 2-4 33.50-35.00, closing 34.00-35.00. Mixed Good and Choice 750-1000 lbs. 2-3 32.00-33.50. Good 2-3 30.00- 33.00, dosing 32.00-33.00. CONSIDER A ELIZABETHTOWN, PA ESTABLISHED SINCE 1920 CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION New Holland March 29,1976 HOGS 1649: Compared with last Monday’s market, barrows & Gilts mostly steady to $1 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 48.25-49.00, No. 1- 3 195-225 lbs. 47.00-48.25, No. 2-3 225-260 lbs. 44.5047.00, No. 1-3 160-190 lbs. 43.50- 47.00. US No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows 36.00-41.00. Boars: 34.0041.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 27.50-30.50. Cutter 26.00-28.00. Canner and low Cutter 23.00-26.00. Thin canner 21.00-23.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1000-1800 lbs. 30.00-35.00, mostly 33.00- 35.00 late. FOR Danville Auction Danville Auction March 29,1976 Steers - Good to Choice 36- 37.50; Standard to Good 30.50-33. Bulls - 32-35.40. Cows - High Choice and Prime 28-29; good to stan dard 26-28.10; utility 23.50- 25.85. Calves - good to choice 46- 50; standard to good 24-35. Hogs - 46.7048.50; sows 38- 45; boars 30-37.50. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 3,1976 Baltimore USDA March 29,1976 CATTLE 500. Slaughter steers & heifers 25 cents to mostly 50 cents higher; Cows 75 cents to $1.50 higher; Bulls firm to 50 cents higher; Feeder Cattle firm. Supply included 45 percent slaughter steers & heifers; 35 percent cows; 20 percent feeders, balance bulls. STEERS: Choice No. 24 1000-1290 lbs. 36.50-38.00, Good & Choice No. 2-4 35.35- 36.50, Good 32.00-35.25. HEIFERS: Good & Choice No. 2-4 900-935 lbs. 34.00- 35.00, Good No. 2-3 750-1000 lbs. 30.50-33.00. COWS: Utility & Commercial No. 24 28.00-31.25, Cutter 24.50-28.50, Canner & Low Cutter 20.75- 24.50. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1400-1670 lbs. 34.00- 36.00, 1000-1400 lbs. 32.00- 34.85, several Good Bullocks 1000-1180 lbs. 33.60-36.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Choice steers 500-735 lbs. 39.0042.00, few 430-500 lbs. 38.0008.50, Good & Choice 800-975 lbs. 34.75-35.50, Good steer calves 250490 lbs. 32.00-35.00, Standard 350-530 lbs. 28.00- 30.85, several Choice heifer .calves 430-525 lbs. 28.8502.50, Good 350-525 lbs. 23.50-27.00. HOGS 900. Barrows & Gilts 25 cents higher. US No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. 47.2547.50, 100 head 47.5047.75, No. 20 230- 260 lbs. 46.7547.25, No. 24 250-280 lbs. 46.2546.75. Sows steady to 25 cents lower. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 38.25- 38.75, few to 39.00. Belleville Belleville, PA March 31,1976 CATTLE 173. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows $2 to |4 higher. One Good slaughter steer at 36.00, few Standard 32.25*33.00, few Utility 30.00*31.85. Couple Good slaughter heifers 33.00 and 35.25, few Utility 27.75* 30.35. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 29.00-32.00, individual at 33.30, Cutters 27.00-29.50, Canners 25.25-27.50, few Shells down to 21.50. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1300-1950 lbs. slaughter bulls 34.50- 35.80. CALVES 186. Vealers grading Utility steady to $2 ["tiller USERS..7j I Can your machine | | do all of this? | it Handle with just ONE HAND. it EVENLY break, turn & till soil. it Shred vegetation without tangling. it Leave NO WHEELMARKS or FOOTPRINTS. The TROY-BILT® ROTO TILLER-POWER COM POSTED can do all this and more! That's why serious gar deners consider it the finest tiller available. See for yourself! For complete details, OFF SEASON SAVINGS, and FREE 24-page booklet clip this and mail to day to: TROY-BILT® Tillers, Dept. 64404 102nd St ft Ninth Ave., Troy, N.Y. 12180 Greencaslle Auction Greencastle,PA March 29,1976 CATTLE 168. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows 50 cents to $1.50 higher. Few Choice 1050-1200 lbs. slaughter steers 35.50-36.35, few Good 33.60-35.85, few Standard 32.10-33.10. Few Choice 700- 1400 lbs. slaughter heifers 31.50-32.50. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 28.75-30.75, individual at 31.60, Cutters 26.00-28.50, Canners 22.50-25.85. Few Utility slaughter bullocks 27.85-30.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1,1270-1750 lbs. slaughter bulls 31.85-37.25, few Yield Grade No. 2, 1020-1380 lbs. 26.25-29.10. Few Good 325-600 lbs. feeder steers 34.00-41.25. CALVES 176. Vealers $1.50 to $3 higher. Individual Prime vealer at 77.50, few Choice 68.00-76.50, few Good 56.00- few Standard 34.0045.00, few Utility 90-110 lbs. 27.00-30.00, 70-85 lbs. 23.50-26.50. Farm Calves were active. Holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 27.00-41.00; Holstein heifers 90-115 lbs. 37.00- HOGS 24. Few US No. 2-3 200-245 lbs. barrows and gilts 46.0046.50, lot No. 24 285 lbs. at 44.50. Few US No. 1-3 310- 490 lbs. sows 37.5042.00. Couple Boars 34.25 and 35.00. FEEDER PIGS 26. Lot US No. 1-3 35 lbs. feeder pigs at 34.00 per head, few No. 1-3 50- 60 lbs. 41.0047.50 per head. lower. Couple Choice vealers 57.50 and 61.00, Good 39.00- 50.50, few Standard 26.00- 35.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 21.00- 26.00, 7035 lbs. 17.00-22.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 100-125 lbs. 28.5039.00. HOGS 180. Barrows and gilts 75 cents to $1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 210-230 lbs. barrows and gilts 46.10-46.80, No. 1-3 195-230 lbs. 44.20- 45.80, No. 2-3 185-245 lbs. 42.90-44.00. Few US No. 1-3 350-520 lbs. sows 36.00-39.50. Few Boars 30.5033.00. FEEDER PIGS 333. US No. 1-3 30-50 lbs. feeder pigs 36.00-51.00 per head, No. 1-3 6085 lbs. 52.0067.00, Utility 75-100 lbs. 48.00-60.00 per head. SHEEP 2. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. 7
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