—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 17/1 6 Livestock market and auction news Leesport Auction April 14,1976 CATTLE 273. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers 'Steady to $l, spots $3 higher. Slaughter cows uneven. Few High Choice and Prime No. 24, 1095-1315 lbs. slaughter steers 43.5045.10, Choice No. 2-3, 985-1275 lbs. 40.5043.50, Good 37.0040.75, Standard 32.60- Few Choice slaughter heifers 40.0042.25, few Good 34.00-38.75, few Standard 33.25-33.75, in dividual Utility at 29.00. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 30.75- 33.00, few to 33.85, Com mercial 28.0031.75, Cutters 27.0030.50, Canners 23.00- 27.00, Few Choice slaughter bullocks 37.2540.00, Good 36.60- few Standard 30.85-35.50. Yield Grade No. 1, 1210-2575 lbs. slaughter bulls 36.1038.10, few Yield Grade No. 1245-1560 lbs. 35.00- Few Choice 300- 450 lbs. feeder steers 43.00- 49.50, Good 270-715 lbs. 38.00- 43.00, Medium 200-850 lbs. 32.00- Few Good 350-550 lbs. feeder heifers at 35.00, Few Medium 400460 lbs. 25.00- Good and Choice 495-700 lbs. feeder bulls 34.25- 38.00, Medium 330-600 lbs. 26.00- CALVES 141. Vealers grading Standard steady, Utility $3 to |8 higher. Few Prime vealers at 70.00, few Choice 62.00-66.00, Good 50.00- Standard 39.00- 52.00, few Utility 115-130 lbs. 36.0041.00, 90-115 lbs. 34.00- 40.00, 70-85 lbs. 25.00-34.50. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 85-120 lbs. 36.0047.00; few Holstein heifers 90-105 lbs. 34.0045.00; few Beef cross bulls and heifers 85-110 lbs. 40.00- HOGS 236. Barrows and gilts steady to 50 cents higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows and gilts 49.75-50.25, No. 1-3 200-235 lbs. 49.25- 49.85, No. 2-3 200-250 lbs. 48.0048.75, few lots 46.25- 47.00, few No. 24 240305 lbs. 40.0045.25, few No. 13 160- 195 lbs. 38.0042.75. US No. 13 275320 lbs. sows 39.0041.75, few No. 23 365450 lbs. 32.00- 38.00, Boars 34,0038.00, lot light weight 40.00. FEEDER PIGS 122. US No. 1-3 20-25 lbs. feeder pigs 25.00-36.50 per head, No. 1-3 30-50 lbs. 44.00-51.50, lot No. 1-3148 lbs. 50.50 per hundred Peoria Auction April 15 Cattle This Week 10,100 Last Week 7153 Year Ago 4579 Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers 3.00- 3.50 higher. Slaughter heifers 3.004.00 higher. Cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls fully steady. Receipts about 70 percent slaughter steers, 25 percent slaughter heifers and the balance mainly cows. This marks the second week of sharp price increase with best demand for deliverable cattle. SLAUGHTER STEERS: At midweek, Choice and Prime 3-4, 1100-1250 lbs. 44.0044.75. Couple loads 45.0045.25. Choice 24, 950- 1300 lbs. 42.5044.00. Mixed Good and Choice 24,900-1300 lbs. 40.5042.50. Good 38.00- 40.50. Good 23, Holsteins Monday, 37.50-38.50, few Standard and Good 23,34.00- 37.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Prime 34, 900- 1100 lbs. 42.00-42.50, few 43.00. Choice 24,850-1050 lbs. 41.004230. Mixed Good and Choice 24,750-1100 lbs. 38.00- 41.00. Good 23, 35.0038.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 24, 29.0032.00. High dressing Utility 32.50- 33.50. Cutter 24, 27.5030.50. Canner 22.00-27.50. weight; few Utility 20-60 lbs. 26.0040.00 per head. SHEEP 72. Spring slaughter lambs mostly steady. Choice 3040 lbs. sprilng slaughter lambs 90.00-107.00, 4030 lbs. 74.00- 92.00, few 65-75 lbs. 73.00- 83.00. Good 55 and 65 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs, individual’s 26.00 and 33.00. Slaughter ewes 14.00-19.00, few 25.0030.00. GOATS 39. Bulk kids 23.00- 35.00 per head; milk goats, better kinds 30.0040.00 per head. BALER NOW AVAILABLE TWINE *II.SO ABALE 40 LBS. -9000 FT. A. B. C. GROFF, INC. New Holland, PA Lancaster .Weekly Fri., April 16,1976 Cattle Calves This Week 3700 1100 Last Week 5751 1113 Last Year 6117 1057 CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.50-2.50 higher, extremes 3.00 higher; cows 1.00-2.00 higher; bullocks 1.00 higher, instances 2.00 higher; bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply included 57 percent slaughter steers, 17 percent cows, 5 percent bulls, 4 percent heifers with the balance feeder steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 34 1075-1300 lb. closed the week at'43.0044.50, one lot 23 1250 lb. 45.00; Choice mainly 2 1050-1325 lb. 43.0044.50, few 44.7545.25, Choice 24 975- 1300 lb. 41.00-43.75, few Choice 4 40.5042.00; high Good and low Choice 231000- 1250 lb. 39.5041.50; Good 23 37.5041.00; Standard and low Good 13 33.0038.00, late mainly 35.0038.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Prime 23 975- 1250 lb. 38.5041.50, one lot 1280 lb. 44.25; Choice 23 850- 1100 lb. 36.5040.00; Good 23 33.5037.00. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 31.5033.50, few 33.7534.75; Cutter 28.75- 32.50; Canner and low Cutter 25.00-28.50. BULLOCKS; Choice 975- 1250 lb. 38.0041.00, few 41.00- 42.00; Good 33.5038.50. BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1100-1700 lb. 36.0039.25, few 39.0040.85; yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 32.5037.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady to 1.00 higher with some closing sales 3.00 higher. VEALERS; Prime 74.00- 77.00, few late sales 79.00- 84.00; Choice 64.00-75.00; high Good and low Choice 52.0032.00; Good 43.0032.00; Standard and Good 105-115 Ph: (717)354-4191 Carlisle April 13,1976 CATTLE 288. Compared with last Tuesday’s market; slaughter cows $3 to $4 higher. Choice slaughter steers 37.2538.35, one' at 41.60, Good 34.00-35.25, Standard 29.00-33.00. Few Choice slaughter heifers 34.2535.00, few Standard & Good 29.5032.75. Utility & High Dressing Cutter , slaughter cows 31.5034.50, Cutters 29.0031.50, Canners 26.00- few Shells down to 23.00. ' One Utility slaughter bullock at 30.35. Yield Grade No. 1 slaughter bulls 32.6037.85. CALVES 114. Vealers grading Utility & Standard $1 to $6 higher, spots $lO higher. Two Prime vealers 67.00 and 74.00, few Choice 59.0038.00, few Good 52.00- 59.00, Standard 43.0030.00, few Utility & low Standard 110-130 lbs. 40.0043.00, 90-110 lbs. 34.0040.50, few 65-85 lbs. 24.0034.00, Farm calves, holstein heifers 95-140 lbs. 35.0048.00, HOGS 278. Barrows & Gilts„ $1 to $2 higher. US No. 13 200-245 lbs. barrows & gilts 49.0030.10, No. 23 200-270 lbs. 48.0049.50, few No. 24 270-285 lbs. 44.0046.75, few No. 24 160-185 lbs. 45.00. US No. 13 385460 lbs. sows 39.7542.00, No. 23 375490 lbs. 36.7539.75. Few Boars 30.0034.00, FEEDER PIGS 84. US No. 13 3545 lbs. feeder pigs 26.00- per head, No. 13 lb. 34.0041.00,90-105 lb. 28.00- 35.00, few 70-90 lb. 22.00-28.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-115 lb. Holstein calves 34.0041.00; few lots Holstein heifers 42.0048.00, couple lots 70-80 lb. Holstein heifers 27.0036.00. WL 311 WL 305 WL 318 Resistant to Anthracnose and Bacterial Wilt High. Yielding- Excellent Stand Persistence Rapid growing Doric 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. 45-70 lbs. 44.50-46.00, lot No. spring slaughter lambs 69.00- 1-3 100 lbs. 56.50 per head. 81.00, 45-65 lbs. 49.00-62.00, SHEEP 48, Spring 65-95 lbs. 40.00-53.00. Few slaughter lambs mostly Slaughter ewes 14.00-15.00, steady. Choice 30-45 lbs. one at 33.00. FIFTH WAYNE CO. HOLSTEIN CLUB SALE SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1976 12:30 P.M. LOCATION: Wayne Co. Fairgrounds, Honesdale. 1 mi. North of Honesdale on Rt. 191, PA. 50 REG. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES Hand Selected Ages-May 1975-Jan. 1976 ALL CALVES eligible for immediate interstate shipment. Many of the Dams are classified and three have records over 23,000 milk. A few examples are: An Elevation from G.P. 84 cow with 23,900 milk; An Elevation from V.G. 86 cow with over 23,000 as a 4 yr. old - a potential Excellent cow. An Elevation born a 20,000 lb. G.P. Kingpin daughter. A Strong July Elevation from a V.G. dam; second dam is excellent. A lovely Vigo Citerion from a G.P. cow with over 23,000 milk. Several other Elevations plus lovely daughters of these popular sires; Tidy Burke Transmitter; Dsn Ver Carol Senator; Ariinda Jet Stream; Knob lick Elevation Bob; Kingstead Ivan hoe; Mose Lucky Star; Norlene Alstar Pilot; Roybrook Starlight; Penn Dell Gent Larry; Teriland Duke Leo; Vigo Charmcross; Leebar Bronson; Heatherstoqe Lucky Typeblazer; Marbeth Standin; Crocker Golden Reflection;' Shadyside Royal Birch; Rosemere Fury Ivan; Har- Cream Angels Atlas; Fran Lou Tri Star; Segis and Countdown. Lovely show prospects and foundation herd replacements. Quality you would expect to see in a much larger sale! LUNCH AVAILABLE Auctioneer Merton Bunnell Springville, Pa. Sale Chairman Arthur Spangenburg Preston Park, Pa. .Sale Selector Willard Bunting Star Route, Honesdale, Pa. 717-253-3109 Sale Selector Ellis Dix Pleasant Mount, Pa. 717-448-2941 For Complete Catalog Write Sale Chairman or Selector If cows could talk they’d ask for WL ALFALFAS AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL SEED DEALER Shiremanstown, PA 17091 TEST RESULTS (1 4 yrs PA type climotes) WL 305 out yielded Verna) by 10 9*. WL 311 out yielded Verna) by 12 69% and Saranac by 10 26% W 311 out yielded Vernal by 11 3*. 'Mean annual yields lest dots available on request)
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