Belleville
CALVES 150. Individual
Choice vealer at 59.00, Good
46.00-56.00, few Standard
43.0045.00, Utility 90-110 lbs.
35.0042.00, 80-85 lbs. 30.00-
33.00, Farm Calves: Holstein
bulls 95-120 lbs. 40.0046.00.
HOGS 260. Barrows and
gilts steady to 50 cents
higher. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs.
barrows and gilts 51.50-51.90,
No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. 50.20-
51.00, No. 2-3 220-265 lbs.
48.20-50.40. Few US No. 1-3
350-550 lbs. sows 41.5044.25,
few No. 2-3 500-600 lbs. 37.50-
40.25. Few Boars 29.5043.50.
FEEDER PIGS 800. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
29.0042.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 34.0049.50, No. 1-3
60-150 lbs. 50.50-70.50 per
head, Utility 60-120 lbs. 43.00-
55.00 per head.
HOGS 15. Few US No. 1-3
215-220 lbs. barrows and gilts
50.25-52.00, one lot No. 1-3 155
lbs. at 45.00.
FEEDER PIGS 15. One
Lot US No. 1-3 40 lbs. feeder
pigs at 44.50 per head.
SHEEP 1. Not enough for a
market test.
Thomasville
Belleville, Pa.
May 26,1976
Greencastle
May 26,1976
CATTLE 180. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows
about steady, spots 25 cents
higher. Few Good slaughter
steers 35.85-37.25, few
Standard 34.10-35.70, Utility
31.85-34.00. Few Good
slaughter heifers 33.10-35.00.
Utility and High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 29.70-
33.10, Cutters 28.80-30.80.
Canners 26.00-28.50. Few
Good slaughter bullocks
37.75-37.85, few Standard
35.60-37.50. Yield Grade No.
1, 1100-2400 lbs. slaughter
bulls 34.90-38.60. Few Good
400-800 lbs. feeder steers and
bulls 33.25-40.75.
Greencastle, Pa.
May 24,1976
CATTLE 126. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market; Choice No. 3-4 975-
1060 lbs. slaughter steers
38.35-40.00, few Good 34.25-
37.50, few Standard 31.75-
34.50. Couple Choice 1000 and
1125 lbs. No. 4-5 slaughter
heifers 32.25-32.50, one
Utility at 30.25. Few Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 30.35-32.10,
few Cutters 28.10-29.50, few
Canners 24.00-28.85. Couple
Standard slaughter bullocks
33.35 and 33.85. Few Yield
Grade No. 1 1050-1335 lbs.
slaughter bulls 34.25-36.10.
Good 350-900 lbs. feeder
steers 33.35-41.50, Medium
300-770 lbs. 28.00-36.00; Good
450-750 lbs. feeder heifers
28.60-34.50.
CALVES 70. Choice
vealers 51.00-57.00, few Good
45.00- few Standard
43.00- few Utility 90-115
lbs. 42.0043.50, few 75-85 lbs.
39.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
42.00-
HOGS 55. US No. 1-3 200-
230 lbs. barrows & gilts 49.35-
50.10, few No. 2-3195-210 lbs.
48.8549.00, few No. 1-3 115-
150 lbs. 46.2547.00. Couple
US No. 2-3 350 and 570 lbs.
sows 38.10 and 39.60. One
Boar at 35.60.
FEEDER PIGS 59. US No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. feeder pigs
36.5049.50 per head, one lot
Utility 30 lbs. at 28.00 per
head.
CATTLE 132. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows strong to $1
higer. Choice No. 2-4, 900-
1165 lbs. slaughter steers
38.75-39.50, one at 40.50, few
Good 35.00-36.85, few
Standard 33.50-34.85. Few
Standard slaughter heifers
31.00- Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 31.00-32.50, individual
at 33.10, Cutters 26.00-30.00,
few Canners 23.50-27.85.
Individual Standard
slaughter bullock at 34.50,
Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1090-
1760 lbs. slaughter bulls
36.35-40.85. Medium and
Good 500-700 lbs. feeder
steers 36.00-42.00. Few
Medium and Good 350-600
lbs. feeder bulls 31.00-35.50.
CALVES 154. Vealers
grading Utility $2.50 to $5
lower. Couple Prime vealers
at 64.00, few Choice 56.00-
61.00, Good 53.50-58.00,
Standard 50.00-56.00, Utility
90-110 lbs. 44.0tM7.00, 70-85
lbs. 42.00-45.00, few 50-65 lbs.
33.00- Farm Calves:
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
45.00- few to 58.00; few
Holstein heifers 90-105 lbs.
46.50-48.00; few Beef cross
bulls and heifers 80-105 lbs.
46.00- Slaughter
Calves: Choice 225-280 lbs.
42.00-
Local
Grain
Friday, May 28
These prices are made up
of the average prices quoted
by a number of participating
area feed and grain con
cerns. It should be noted,
however, that not every
dealer or broker handles
each commodity. All prices
are per bushel except ear
corn and soybean meal
which are per ton.
The average prices quoted
Friday, May 28, are as
follows:
CHRIS RIEHL
All Types of
ik-
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Corn 73.00 79.50
Shelled Com 2.91 3.08
Barley 1.88 2.05
Oats
ROOFING
SIDING
&
SPOUTING
Local 1.59 1.81
Western 1.87 2.05
Wheat
Millers 3.25 3.42
Soybeans 5.75
Soybean Meal 212.00
-(-Bid is the price the
dealer will buy from the
farmer delivered to the jnill.
Offered is the price the
dealer will sell for at his mill.
Free Estimates
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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 29.1976
Oklahoma
May 27,1976
Cattle Auction
Estimated receipts 5,500
Same day last week 7,943
Trade active, feeder cattle
1.00-2.00 higher, instances
3.00 higher with most ad
vance on weights over 500 lb.
Majority receipts good and
choice 400-800 lb. steers and
heifers. Moderate at
tendance of buyers.
STEERS: Few Choice 350-
500 lb. 47.00-51.00, 500-600 lb.
43.00- few lots and part
loads up to 48.50, 600-700 lb.
42.00- lot 639 lb.' at
45.30; 700-850 lb. 40.75-44.00,
largely 41.50-43.50; Mixed
Good and Choice 350-500 lb.
42.25-45.50, 500600 lb. 41.25-
43.00, 600650 lb. 40.00-42.50;
Good 450650 lb. 38.0041.50,
few Good holsteins 555-795 lb.
33.00-
HEIFERS: Choice 315-500
lb. 35.5038.00, lot 449 lb.
39.00, 500600 lb. 36.2569.25;
mixed Good and Choice 335-
500 lb. 34.5066.00, 500-700 lb.
34.75-36.00; Good 300500 lb.
31.50-34.25, 500-700 lb. 30.50-
34.25.
WEEKLY SUMMARY:
Compared to last week’s
close, feeder cattle 1.00-2.00,
instances 3.00 higher.
Slaughter cows remained
under pressure 2.00-3.50
lower, slaughter bulls
largely 2.00 lower. Salable
receipts this week near
12,300 head, compared to
16,456 last week, and 13,627
last year. Cows comprised
near 19 percent, feeders
remainder 78 percent.
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