Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Weekly Friday, April 9 Cattle Calves This Week 5600 1150 Last Week 4390 1273 Last Year 5547 1142 CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.00-2.00 higher; cows steady to 75 cents higher; bulls and bullocks steady to 1.00 higher. Supply included 67 per cent slaughter steers, 14 per cent cows, 5 per cent bulls, 4 per cent heifers with the balance feeder steers. Slaughter steers supply mainly Choice and Prime 1100-1450 lb. with less than 20 per cent Standard and Good on offer first 3 days of the week. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 24 1100-1400 lb. 40.5042.85, few 4-5 1400-1550 lb. 37.00-39.50, few on Tuesday down to „j. 00; Choice mainly 2 1000- 1250 lb. 40.5042.75, Choice 24 1000-1400 lb. 38.0041.50 most late sales 39.5041.50 with a few to 42.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3 975-1300 lb. 36.50-39.25, Holsteins 35.00- 37.00; Good 2-3 975-1300 lb. 35.00-39.00; Standard and low Good 1-3 32.00-36.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 800-1050 lb, 35.50- 39.00, few 39.7542.00; Goodl -2 31.50-35.50. Consignment Sale of Farm Equipment APRIL 24,1976 Glenn Erdley 5 miles Southwest of Lewisburg, PA 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—Resistcy.t to phytophtora BEACHLEY-HARDY SEED CO. COWS: Utility and high dressing cutter 29.75-31.75, few 32.00-33.00; Cutter 27.50- 30.50; Cannerandlow Cutter 25.50-27.50. BULLOCKS: Choice 1000- 1250 lb. 37.50-39.50, few 40.00- 40.85, couple 41.50-42.00; Good 975-1200 lb. 32.75-36.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1800 lb. 35.75-38.00, few 38.25-39.60; yield grade 2 1000-1250 lb. 32.50-36.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-2.00 higher, instances 4.00 higher. VEALERS: Prune 73.00- 80.00. several 81.00-83.00; Choice 61.00-72.00; high Good and low Choice 48.00-60.00; Good 40.00-48.00; Standard and Good 100-120 lb. 28.00- 35.00, 75-100 lb. 24.00-29.00, few 55-75 lb. 18.00-24.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 15 head 100-125 lb. Holstein heifers 40.0049.00, one lot 90- 95 lb. 58.00,26 head Utility 80- 105 lb. 25.00-35.00; 100 head 100-115 lb. Holstein bulls 40.0042.00. 15 head lot 120-125 lb. 44.00. Phila. produce APPLES Steady - Ctn Tray Pack: PENNA Romes no grade mark 72s 5.50 80-88 s 5.00. WASH Red Delicious 72- 125 s USExFcy 9.50-10.50 Wash ExFcy 9-9.50 Wash Fey 8.50-9.00 Golden Delicious Wash ExFcy 8.50- 9.50. Ctn Film Bag 12 3-lb. US No. 1 2¥<” & Up: NJ Red Delicious 4.20. PENNA Romes 4.20 fair cond 2.50-3.00 Staymans fair cond 3.00. Ctn Film Overwrpd Tray* USFcy 12-8: VA Golden Delicious 9.00 Bed Delicious 8.40. If cows could talk they’d ask for WL ALFALFAS AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL SEED DEALER Shiremanstown, PA 17091 CONTROLLED AT MOSPHERE STORAGE: Ctn Tray Pack: NY Red Delicious US Combination ExFcy & Fey 72-125 s 8-8.50 US Fey fair appear 100413 s 6.25-6.50 125 s 6.00. NJ Staymans US Com bination ExFcy & Fey 80- 100 s 6.50 USFcy 72-80 s fair appear 5.00. VA Staymans US Com bination ExFcy & Fey 72-80 s 7 50-8.00 Red Delicious US Combination ExFcy & Fey 64-72 s fair cond 6 25 WASH Red & Golden Delicious Wash ExFcy 72- 125 s 10.50-11.00. Ctn Cell Pack; NY Mclntosh 100420 s US Ex Fey 6-6.50 USFcy 5.50-6.00 140 s USFcy 5-5.25. NEW ENGLAND Mcln tosh 100420 s US No. 1 5.50- 6.00. Ctn Film Bag 12 3-lb. USFcy 2%” & Up; VA Staymans 4.80-5.40. NY Red Delicious 7.20 Mclntosh 5.40. NEW ENGLAND Mcln tosh 4.80. NJ Red Delicious 4.80-5.40. PARSLEY About Steady Bunched S doz.: FLA 1 and one-ninth bu crt Curly fair cond 5*5.50. TEXAS crt & ctn Plain & Curly few 8.00. ONIONS—DRY Slightly Lower 50-lb sk unless otherwise stated: TEXAS Grano Ige 5.50-6.50 mostly 5.75-6.00 Granex Ige 44.25 Pre-pack sz Granex-Grano 5.75-6.50 mostly 6.00. COLO 25-lb sk Red med 8.00. MICH Yellow med fair cond 4.50. NY sml-med poor cond 1.00. REPACKED LOCALLY Origin Unknown yellow 20-2 lb sks 7.25-7.50. TEST RESULTS (1 4 yrs PA type climotesl WL 305 out yielded Vernol by 10 9% WL 311 out yielded Vernal by 11 3% [(Mean annual yield*, test data available w 31t out yielded Vernol by 12 69H ond Soronoc by 10 26**. on request) Dewart April 5,1976 CATTLE 256. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers grading Standard and Good 75 cents to $2 higher. Slaughter cows $2 to $3 higher. Choice No. 2- 4, 1050-1250 lbs. slaughter steers 38.00-40.00, individual 41.10, Good 34.75-37.25, Standard 32.50-34.75, Utility 31.00- Individual Choice slaughter heifer at 38.00, few Good 35.50-36.75. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 30.00-33.50, Cutters 27.50-30.25, Canners 26.00- few Shells down to 21.00. Couple Choice slaughter bullocks 39.00 and 41.50, few Good 34.25-38.25, few Standard 32.50-34.75, few Utility 29.25-32.25. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1200-2060 lbs. slaughter bulls 33.00-35.25. Few Good 450-700 lbs. feeder steers 28.25-34.00. Few Mix Medium and Good 300-600 lbs. feeder heifers 24.75- 30.25. CALVES 200. Vealers grading Good and Choice $2 to $5 higher, Utility about steady. Few Prime vealers 73.00- Choice 60.00- 73.00, Good 45.00-61.00, Standard 34.00-44.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 25.00-30.00, 70-85 lbs. 18.00-25.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-110 lbs. 26.00-32.00; Few Beef cross bulls and heifers 75-95 lbs. 25.00-32.00. HOGS 393.. Barrows and gilts 25 cents to 50 cents lower. US No.' 1-2 190-225 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.5048.46, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 46.20- 47.50, No. 2-3 230-260 lbs. 44.1046.10, No. 24 280-310 lbs. 41.6044.00. Few US No. 1-3 325-550 lbs. sows 41.75- 43.75, few No. 2-3 325-550 lbs. 38.1040.25. Boars 28.5042.00. FEEDER PIGS 59. US No. 1-3 15-20 lbs. feeder pigs 30.00- per head, No. 1-3 30-45 lbs. 34.0044.50 per head. SHEEP 47. Choice 2540 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 70.00- 60-95 lbs. 45.00- 50.00; Utility and Good 60-90 lbs. 25.00-35.00. Leb. Valley Fredericksburg, Pa. April 6,1976 CATTLE 289. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers $1 to $2 higher. Slaughter cows mostly $1 to $1.50 higher. High Choice slaughter steers 40.60-41.10, Choice 37.60- 40.35, Good 35.10-37.60, Standard 33.25-36.85, Utility 30.00-33.85. Good slaughter heifers 33.10-36.50. two Standard 33.00 and 33.10. Utility & High Dressing Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 10.1976 Greencastle Greencastle, Pa. Aprils, 1976 CATTLE 126. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows steady to 75 cents higher. Couple Choice slaughter steers 37.35 and 37.85, few Good 35.50-37.50, few Standard 31.85-33.00. One Standard slaughter heifer at 31.25. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 28.50-32.25, Cutters 26.85-28.50, few Canners 21.50-24.25. One Standard slaughter bullock at 31.35. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1150- 1350 lbs. slaughter bulls 32.75-36.00; few Yield Grade No. 1 1100-1300 lbs. 30.85- 32.75. Few Good 450-600 lbs. feeder steers 38.00-39.50. CALVES 137. Vealers steady to weak. One Prime vealer at 70.00, few Choice 65.00- few Good 44.00- 65.50, few Standard 38.00- 43.00, few Utility 115-130 lbs. 28.00- 90-110 lbs. 25.00- 28.00, 70-85 lbs. 23.50-26.50. Farm calves moderately active. Holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 27.00-36.00; few holstein heifers 90-105 lbs. 41.00-49.00. HOGS 31. US No. 1-3 200- 230 lbs. barrows & gilts 47.50- 48.00, one lot No. 1-3 150 lbs. 50.25. Few US No. 1-3 340-600 lbs. sows 39.00-40.25. FEEDER PIGS 10. Few US No. 1-3 25-30 lbs. feeder pigs 30.00 per head. SHEEP 1. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. Cutter slaughter cows 29.50- 32.10, few Commercial 27.00- 29.50, Cutters 27.60-29.75, Canners 24.00-27.50, Shells down to 18.00. Good slaughter bullocks 36.85- 38.35, one at 39.00. Standard 34.00-37.10, Utility 32.75- 35.00. Yield Grade No. 11275- 1475 lbs. slaughter bulls 35.10-37.85. Few Good 500-800 lbs. feeder bulls 28.00-35.25, few Medium 475-600 lbs. 26.50-27.25. CALVES 169. Vealers about steady. Two Choice vealers 70.00, few Good 57.50- 69.00, Standard 40.00-54.50, few Utility & Low Standard 115-130 lbs. 31.50-40.00, Utility 90-100 lbs. 25.5030.00, 70-85 lbs. 20.00-25.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 29.00-44.00; holstein heifers 80-100 lbs. 24.50-31.50, couple to 40.00. SHEEP 125. Choice 15-45 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 80.00- 50-90 lbs. 63.00- 69.50, few Choice 80-120 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 48.50-58.50. Slaughter ewes 5.00- GOATS 7. Kids 16.50-26.50. Oklahoma Aprils Thursday Feeder Cattle Auction Estimated Receipts 8,400 Same Day Last Week 9,677 Trade active, steers 50 cents to 1.00 higher, heifers 1.00-2.00 higher. Bulk of receipts choice 400-800 lb. steers, 300-700 lb. heifers with moderate showing ot wheat pasture cattle on offer. Moderate attendance ouyers. STEERS: Choice 300400 lb. 48.75-50.25, 400-500 lb. 45.00- 500-600 lb. 42.00- 46.50, part load 526 lb. 47.80, 600-800 lb. 42.75-44.90, bulk 43.00- 800-950 lb. 41.50- 43.75; mixed good and choice 350-500 lb. 40.50-45.75, 500-600 lb. 40.25-43.25, 600-750 lb. 40.25-43.50, load 838 lb. 41.25; good 300-500 lb. 37.25-40.75, 500-775 lb. 37.25-41.25. HEIFERS: Choice 300-400 lb. 38.25-41.00, 400-500 lb. 41.00, 400-500 lb. 36.75-40.00, 500-700 lb. 38.00-40.00, few 700-750 lb. 36.25-39.50, mixed good and choice 400-500 lb. M.OO-37.50, 500-700 lb. 35.00- 38.00, few good 350-500 lb. 33.75-35.50. Belleville Belleville, PA April 7,1976 CATTLE 155. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows steady to mostly 50 cents higher. Individual Good at 36.35, few Standard 32.35-33.60, few Utility 29.50-31.75. Few Utility slaughter heifers 29.60-32.00. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 29.00-33.00, individual at 33.60, Cutters 27.50-30.10, Canners 26.00-28.00, few Shells down to 15.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1050-1600 lbs. slaughter bulls 32.10- 37.00, CALVES 166. Vealers grading Utility $2.50 to $4 higher. Few Choice vealers 59.50-63.50, few Good 45.00- 59.00, few Standard 36.00- 42.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 25.00- 30.00, 70-85 lbs. 20.00-24.50. Farm Calves; Holstein bulls 95-120 lbs. 29.00-42.00. HOGS 213. Barrows and gilts $1.75 to $2 higher. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.8049.00, No. 1-3 190-235 lbs. 46.50-48.00. US No. 1-3 300-525 lbs. sows 41.00- Few Boars 32.00- 34.25. FEEDER PIGS 322. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 28.00- per head, No. 1-3 40-60 lbs. 44.00-59.50 per head, one lot No. 1-3 70 lbs. at 67.50 per head. 7
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