—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 29. 1976 Phila. Balitmore USDA Leesport Lancaster Feeder Cattle produce Auction Friday, May 28,1976 APPLES Steady 5-24-76 Leesport, Pa. May 26,1976 Friday, May 21 Feeder Cattle 372 CONTROLLED AT MOSPHERE STORAGE Ctn Tray Pack: PENNA USExFcy Staymans 100-113 s 7.00. CATTLE 500. Slaughter steers & heifers SO cents to $1 lower; Cows 50 cents to $1 lower; Bulls steady to $1 lower. Supply 40 percent slaughter steers & heifers; 40 percent cows, scattered losts of feeders & bulls. STEERS: Package High Choice & Prime No. 3-4 1175 lbs. at 41.50, Choice No. 2-4 1000-1325 lbs. 39.00-40.50, few to 41.00; Good & Choice No. 24 950-1300 lbs. 38.0040.85, Good No. 2-4 35.25-38.00, several Standard & Good No. 2-3 1000-1100 lbs. 31.75-35.25. HEIFERS: Choice No. 24 900-1000 lbs. 37.00-38.00, few Good & Low Choice No. 24 880-1000 lbs. 34.25-36.00. COWS: Utility No. 2-3 29.50- 33.75, Cutters 26.00-30.00, few to 30.75, Canner & Low Cutter 22.00-26.00. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1000-1750 lbs. 33.75-39.10. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Good steer calves 365-390 lbs. 35.00-36.00, several Good heifers 330430 lbs. 26.50-27.00. HOGS 850. Barrows & Gilts steady. US No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. 49.5049.75, 150 head 50.00, No. 2-3 230-260 lbs. 48.5049.00, No. 24 250-280 lbs. 47.0048.50. Sows steady. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 39.00- 40.50. CATTLE 337. Supply in cluded 116 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers steady to $1 lower. Slaughter cows weak to $2 lower. Choice slaughter steers 39.50-41.85, one at 43.00, Good 38.50-40.10, Standard 33.00-37.60, Utility 30.00- Choice slaughter heifers 38.00-40.00, Good 34.00- Standard 31.85- 35.25. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 31.00-33.00, Cutters 28.00- Canners 24.85- 28.10. Few Choice slaughter bullocks 38.60-41.00, few Good 37.00-39.60, Standard 32.00- Utility 28.25- 33.00, Feeder cattle steady to weak, spots $2 to $3 lower. Choice 350-780 lbs. feeder steers 38.0041.50, Good & Choice 300-900 lbs. 34.25- 43.50. Medium 350-800 lbs. 30.25-36.25; few Good & Choice 300-600 lbs. feeder heifers 30.50-35.75, Medium 285-650 lbs. 24.00-30.75; Good & Choice 300-850 lbs. feeder bulls 32.00-36.00, Medium 400650 lbs. 27.25-36.50. CALVES 142. Vealers grading Utility mostly $3 to $7 lower. Couple Choice vealers 60.00 and 73.00, few Good 52.00-60.00, Standard 44.50-53.50, Utility 90-120 lbs. 40.0046.00, 70-85 lbs. 37.00- 41.50. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 45.00-59.50; beef cross bulls & heifers 80- 165 lbs. 43.00-61.00. HOGS 332. Barrows & Gilts $1 to $1.25 higher. Few US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 52.50-52.60, No. 1-3 195- 235 lbs. 52.00-52.85, No. 2-3 185-250 lbs. 51.25-52.35, No. 2- 4 260-300 lbs. 50.85-52.00, No. 1-3140-180 lbs, 48.5049.50. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 40.2543.50. Boars 35.0046.25. FEEDER PIGS 162. Feeder pigs strong to $4 higher. US No. 1-3 15-30 lbs. feeder pigs 26.00-34.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 46.00- 54.00, one lot No. 1-3 65 lbs. 58.00 per head. SHEEP 4. Few Slaughter ewes 8.50-19.00. Today Last Friday 760 TREND: Insufficient volume to fully test trends, bulk of supply in lots of five or less. Few mixed Good and Choice feeder steers 50-1.00 lower. FEEDER STEERS; Mixed Good and Choice 700- 940 lb. 37.2540.10; Good 560- 800 lb. 33.50-36.50. FEEDER BULLS: Choice 450-780 lb. 33.00-36.50; Good 500-750 lb. 29.75-32.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: Few lots Good and Choice 450-665 lb. 31.25-33.75. WASH Red Delicious 72- 113 s USExFcy 9.50-10.50 64- 100 s USFcy 7.50 Golden Delicious USExFcy 80-138 s 11.00. Ctn Cell Pack: NY USExFcy Mclntosh 100 s 9- 9.50 120 s 9.00 Staymans 140 s 7.00 USFcy Mclntosh 100- 120 s 5.75-6.00. MAINE Mclntosh USExFcy 100-1203 6.50-7.00. WASH Golden Delicious USExFcy 80-96 s 12.00-12.50. Ctn Film Bag 12-3 lb USFcy 2%” & Up unless otherwise stated: NY Red Delicious 7.20-7.50 Mclntosh & Staymans 6.60. TRY A CLASSIFIED AD! NJ Red Delicious 6-6.50 US No. 1 Red Delicious 5.40-6.00 Romes & Stayman 4.80. ♦ PENNA Romes 7.20. VA Staymans 6.00. Ctn Film Overwrapped Trays 12-8 s LETTUCE About Steady ICEBERG Ctn 24s CALIF 5-5.25 one lot 5.50 fair qual 4.50-4.75 fair cond 4- 4.50 ord cond 3-3.50 poorer cond 1.50-2.00 film wrpd 24s 5-5.50 Ige ctn 6-6.50. East Coast ARIZ ord cond 2.50-3.00. Carlot Meats NJ mostly fair qual 3.50- 4.00 few 4.50 fair cond 3.001% bu crt 24s one lot 4.00. ROMA EVE May 26,1976 Compared to Tuesday: Beef trade and demand moderate. Choice steer beef .50-1.50 higher, good steer beef 1.50-2.25 higher. Canner and Cutter cow beef 1.00 lower. Spring lamb, com pared to last Wednesday, 5.00-6.00 lower on 55 lbs. down. No sales reported on 55 lbs. up. Fresh pork cuts: loins .50 lower; hams 20-26 lbs. steady; bellies 16-18 lbs. 2.75 higher. at Green Dragon Livestock Sale 1 mile North of Ephrata R.D. 3, PA CALIF crt & ctn 24s 6-6.50 fair cond 5-5.50 NJ 1 and one ninth bu crt 2-2.25 mostly 2.00 few 2.50 fair qual 1.50-1.75. STRAWBERRIES BRIDGETON, NJ Auction Sales - Prices to Growers Cloudy 47-61 degrees. 16- quart crt VINELAND 1369 mostly Raritan med-lge 11.60-13.50 mostly 12.65-13.10 few 14.45 med including fair qual 10.30-10.90 sml-med including fair qual 9.10-9.90 HAMMONTON 333 Raritan 10.80-16.30 avg 13.14 165 Darrow 10.00-16.65 avg 12.68. Steer Beef Choice 3 600-800 lbs. 65.00- 65.50.50- higher; 3 800-900 lbs. 63.00 no comparison; 4 600-900 lbs. early 56.50, no late sales; 4 800-900 lbs. 55.50- 56.50; 900-1000 lbs. 54.50. Good 3 600-800 lbs. 64.00-65.25 1.50- higher. ORANGE COUNTY OXNARD DIST, CALIF Hazy 56-74 degrees Dem best good others mod tray 12 pt 3.50-4.00 mostly 3.50-3.75 one label 4.50. CENTRAL CALIF COASTAL POINTS Clear 47- 74 degrees Dem very good MKT ABT STDY 12 pt. tray 4-4.50 mostly 4.25 occ 4.75. Cow Beef Utility Bng. 1-2 600 lbs. up 60.00 no comparison; Can ner-Cutter 1-2 350 lbs. up 59.00-60.00 1.00 lower. Choice 3 Primal Beef Cuts TOMATOES PALMETTO-RUSKIN DIST, FLA PCloudy 69-88 degrees. Dem good MKT FIRM green 30-lb ctn Stake Grown 85 percent or more US No. 1 exlge 7.00 one label 8.00 Ige 6.00-7.00 med 3.50- 4.00 sml 2.50-3.00 (other prices on request) Fores 130-210 lbs. 51.00 no comparison; Full Plates 33.50 generally steady. Spring Lamb Carcass Choice & Prime 34 Stop in and get a great deal on the Sperry New Holland Model 276 Baler. This 14" x 18" baler is built extra rugged to handle tough crops, it's designed to work hard and give years of dependable service. (Compared to last Wed nesday) 55 lbs. down 122.00- 125.00 5.00-6.00 lower. Fresh Pork Cuts Now's the time to buy because we're moving our complete stock of hay tools. Already have a new baler? Then stop in and see our Sperry New Holland Automatic Bale Wagons and Mower-Conditioners. They're priced to sell, too l WEST MEXICO IM PORTS THRU NOGALES, ARIZONA Dem flats good lugs very Igt MKT SL HGR mostly Breakers & Turning place pack Stake Grown 85 percent or more US No. 1 2 lyr flats 4z5-sz6s best mostly 5.00 some 4.50 one label 5.50 3 lyr lugs 6x6s 4.50-5.00 some 4.00 6z7s 3.504.00 mostly 3.50 Cherry type Dem Igt MKT ABT STDY 12 pt flat 3-3.50 best 3.50 Igt red 2.50 (other prices on request). Loins 8-17 lbs. ltd. 98.00 .50 lower; 20 lbs. up 86.00. Skd. Hams 14-17 lbs. 80.00-80.25; 17-20 lbs. 78.00; 20-26 lbs. 79.25-79.75 steady; 26 lbs. 73.25. Bellies, Sdls. 10-12 lbs. 76.75; 14-16 lbs. 78.25; 16-18 lbs. 76.25 2.75 higher; 18-20 lbs. 68.25-69.25. Smoked Pork L. H. Brubaker 350 Strasburg Pike Lancaster 397-5179 I. G. Ag Sales C. E. Wiley & Son, Inc. Silverdale, PA 18962 101 S Lime St 215-257-5136 Quarryville, PA 786-2895 Roy A. Brubaker 700WoodcrestAve. Lititz. PA 626-7766 Albert J. Ness & Son, Inc. RD2 Oley, PA 215-987-6257 Skd. Hams 19-23 lbs. 81.00. Steer Beef Choice 3 700-800 lbs. 66.00 no comparison; 3 800-900 lbs. 65.00 no comparison; 4 600- 800 lbs. 59.00 no comparison. Livestock market and auction news - 8 A.M. to 1 P.M. jPENN PACKING BUYING Open Starting May 31, 1976 Phone 717-733-9154 NOW'S THE TINE TO GET R GRERT DEfil ON SPERRY NEW HOLLRND HRY TOOLS! SSuS GETTING TOP DOLLAR FOR YOU SHIP TO THE DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET Old Rt. 11 Danville, Pa. Phone (717) 275-2880 SALE EVERY MONDAY 2 P.M. Horse Sale 2nd Sat. Every Month 10:30 A.M. OWNER: MELVIN M. LEHMAN 717-964-3621 Res. 717-275-2880 Bus. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦^ ATTENTION HOG FEEDERS Farmers! Save Your Selling Cost and Also Get Top Market Price. Every Mon., Tues., Wed. 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