Livestock market and auction news ‘THfthlircr Standard 30.25-33.75, Utility 27.75-30.85. Few Good & Chambersburg, TA March 25,1976 CATTLE 436; Compared Thursday's market, ighter steers uneven, * $1 lower. Slaughter rs mostly $1.50 to $2.50 fer. Choice yield grade 2-4 1300 lbs. slaughter steers 00-37.35, Good 34.25-36.35, Hinged r gAN IMPORTANT NOTICE jjjflL TO ALL CONSIGNORS OF LAMBS MONDAY, APRIL 12th All lambs will be sold at auction beginning at noon. All these lambs will be sorted and weighed upon arrival. Your consignments are respectfully solicited. For further information, please contact Horace Plank. Tel.: Area 717-397-5136 (office), or Area 717-392-2304 (residence). WALTER M. DUNLAP and SONS UNCASTER STOCKYARDS - v l- t i. Choice slaughter heifers 34.35-35.25, Good 32.00-34.10, Standard Utility & Low Standard 28.00-29.75. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 27.50- 29.85, few to 30.75, one at 33.50, Cutters 24.75-27.60, Canners 21.75-24.85, Shells down ~ to 18.00. Good YOU NEED IT \ Safety Color-Coded slaughter bullocks 33.00- 36.50, Standard 31.25-33.00, few Utility 26.7040.85. Yield Grade No. 1 1300-2000 lbs. slaughter "bulls 33.00-38.00; one yield grade No. 2 1440 lbs. 34.75. Good & Choice 350- 850 lbs. feeder steers 31.50- 35.50, few to 40.00, few Medium 400-700 lbs. 25.00- 29.00; Medium & Good 375- 600 lbs. feeder heifers 23.00- Lightweight Aluminum 31.00; Medium & Good 275- 925 lbs. feeder bulls 26.50- 33 50 CALVES 569. Vealers highly uneven, extremes $3 higher to $3 lower. Few Prime vealers 74.00-75.50, Choice 63.00-76.50, Good 48.0065.00, Standard 40.00 50.00, Utility & Low Standard 110-130 lbs. 30.00-39.00, Utility 90110 lbs. 27.0031.50, 7085 lbs. 24.0028.00, few 50 70 lbs. 19.0025.50. Farm calves active. Holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 30.00-45.00; holstein heifers 80105 lbs. 27.00-40.66; few beef cross bulls & heifers 65-95 lbs. 27.0041.00; Standard & Good 200350 lbs. slaughter calves 30.0048.00, HOGS 93. Lot US No. 1-2 2051b5. barrows & gilts 47.35, few No. 1-2 200215 lbs. 46.35- 47.10, few No. M 205-245 lbs. 43.0046.00, few No. 24 250 3401b5. 38.0042.50. US No. 1-3 250450 lbs. sows 38.5045.50, No. 2-3 350610 lbs. 34.25- 39.25. Boars 29.00-35.75, couple 38.25 and 42.00. All Gear FEEDER PIGS 55. US No. 14 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 21.00-30.00 per head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 32.50-47.00, few to 59.00. SHEEP 20. Few Good 70-85 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 31.00- one Utility 42 lbs. 31.00. Few Slaughter ewes 5.00- Martinsburg CATTLE 192. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers weak to 75 cents lower. Slaughter cows weak to |1 lower. Few Choice No. 2-4 slaughter steers 34.85-36.10, Good 34.75-35.75, one at 37.00, Standard 28.50- 34.00, Utility 25.00-28.50. Few Good slaughter heifers-32.00- 34.10. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 25.75-28.50, Cutters 23.50-25.75, Canners 21.00- 23.50, Shells down to 14.00. One Standard slaughter bullock at 28.25, one Utility at 26.25. Few Yield Grade No. 11420-1975 lbs. slaughter bulls 31.85-33.25; couple yield grade No. 21655 and 1790 lbs. 30.50 and 31.10. Medium 400- 780 lbs. feeder steers 23.00- 27.35; Medium & Good 300- 700 lbs. feeder heifers 20.00- 26.75; Medium 360430 lbs. feeder bulls 22.25-24.50. CALVES 266. Vealers firm to $4 higher. Few Choice -vealers 72.00-74.00, few Good Marthubnrg, PA March 29,1970 lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 3,1976—9 Middleburg March 30,1976 CATTLE 303. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers 50 cents to $1.50 higher. Slaughter cows grading Utility & High Dressing Cutter $2.50 higher, Canner & Cutter 50 cents to $1.50 higher. Choice No. 2-3 9501150 lbs. slaughter steers 36.0038.35, Good 34.5035.75, Standard 32.10-34.60, few Utility 31.00-32.50. Couple Choice slaughter heifers 35.25 and 37.00, few Good 32.2534.85. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 28.50-31.25, Cutters 26.25-28.75, Canners 24.50 26.50, Shells down to 20.00. Few Standard slaughter bullocks 32.75-33.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1 10001760 lbs. slaughter bulls 31.25- 36.00. Good 500-800 lbs. feeder steers 32.00-39.50, Common & Medium 250-600 lbs. feeder steers & bulls 27.5036.00. CALVES 189. Vealers $2 to $6 higher. Choice vealers 67.00-74.00, Good 48.0043.00, Standard 35.00-50.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 26.00-35.00, 7045 lbs. 22.00-26.00. Farm calves, holstein heifers 90-120 lbs. 48.5047.00. HOGS 494. Barrows & Gilts steady to 50 cents lower. US No. 1-2190-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 46.9047.60, No. 1-3 US -245 lbs. 46.1047.00, No. 1-3 170-190 lbs. 45.6046.10. US No. 1-3 350425 lbs. sows 38.0042.25. Few Boars 33.50- 38.00. FEEDER PIGS 213. Few Lots US No. 14 10-15 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-25.00 per head, No. 14 3040 lbs. 37.00- 49.00 per head. 60.0046.50, Standard 44.50- 55.00, Utility 110-115 lbs. 27.0040.00, 90-110 lbs. 24.00- 27.00, 7045 lbs. 20.00-25.00; holstein heifers 90-115 lbs. 32.0044.00, HOGS 450. Barrows & Gilts fully $1 lower. US No. 1-2 200- 235 lbs. barrows & gilts 46.70- 47.30, No. 14 195-240 lbs. 45.8046.60, No. 24 180-240 lbs. 43.7545.50, No. 24 240- 300 lbs. 40.1043.50. US No. 14 300400 lbs. sows 40.2543.25, No. 24 300435 lbs. 35.00- 40.00, Boars 32.0041.10. FEEDER PIGS 38. US No. 14 2545 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-27.50 per head, No. 14 35-50 lbs. 32.0048.00 per head. Thomasville ThomaivQle, PA March 31,1976 CATTLE 136. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers 25 cents to $1 higher. Choice No. 2-4, 916-1485 lbs. slaughter steers3s.6o-36.85, Good 34.50- 35.85, Standard 30.85-34.10. Few Choice No. 2-4, 860-1000 lbs. slaughter heifers 31.75- 35.35, few Good 29.75-31.25. Few Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 28.60-29.50, few Cutters 26.35-28.10, few Canners 22.60-25.75. One Good slaughter bullock at 34.60, few Standard 31.85-33.10. Few Yield Grade No. 1,1235- 1850 lbs. slaughter bulls 33.00- Few Good 570650 lbs. feeder steers 34.75-28.75, Medium and Good 270-380 lbs. 34.0036.25. CALVES 49. Vealers grading Utility $l-50 to $2 higher. Couple Choice vealers 62.50 and 69.50, dne Good at 49.50, few Standard 35.0040.00, few Utility 90110 lbs. 26.0028.50, 7085 lbs. 22.5025.00, few 6065 lbs. 17.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90115 lbs. 27.5031.00, HOGS 46. Barrows and gilts $1.50 to $1.75 lower. Few US No. 1-3 200-225 lbs. barrows and gilts 45.3545.75, No. 2-3 205-250 lbs. 43.75- 45.00, lot No. 1-3 140 lbs. at 37.75. Few US No. 1-3 375-500 lbs. sows 35.0036.25. One Boar at 32.00. FEEDER PIGS 39. Few US No. 1-3 2535 lbs. feeder pigs 30.0038.00 per head, lot No. 1-3 20 lbs. at 17.50, few No, 1-3 5080 lbs. 42.5045.50, few Utility 2540 lbs. 25.50- 28.00 per head. SHEEP 21. Few Choice sft -70 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 59.0045.00; Choice Bft -90 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 53.00-53.50, few Good 70-85 lbs. 44.0048.50. Couple Slaughter ewes 17.50 and 18.00.
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