—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 17/1
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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)