—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 5, 1976 6 Livestock market and auction news Leesport Leesport, Pa. June 2,1976 CATTLE 397. Supply in cluded 132 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers steady to 50 cents lower. Slaughter cows about steady, spots uneven. Choice 900-1100 lbs. slaughter steers 39.5041.25, Good 37.8540.35, Standard 33.00- Choice slaughter heifers 37.8541.00, Good 35.75-38.35, Standard 30.85- 33.50, few Utility 27.00-29.50. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 31.00- 33.00, Cutters 29.75-31.35, Canners 25.00-29.60. In dividual Choice slaughter bullock at 39.00, Good 36.10- 39.00, Standard 33.6035.60. Yield Grade No. 1, 1280-2095 lbs. slaughter bulls 36.00- 40.00, individual Yield Grade No. 2, 1145 lbs. at 33.00. Feeder Cattle steady to $3 lower. Good 300-550 lbs. feeder steers 37.50-43.25, Medium 300-700 lbs. 30.25- 36.00, Good 500-735 lbs. feeder heifers 28.00-30.50, few Medium 400-600 lbs. 22.00- Few Choice 300- 600 lbs. feeder bulls 38.25- 43.00, Good 400600 lbs. 32.00- 36.50, Medium 300-650 lbs. 25.0033.25. CALVES 147. Vealers $4 to |6 lower. Choice vealers 55.00- Good 50.00-55.00, Standard 40.00-18.00, Utility 110-130 lbs. 40.00-42.00, 90-110 lbs. 35.0040.00, 70-85 lbs. 30.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 40.00- Beef cross bulls and heifers 85-200 lbs. 44.00- 64.00. HOGS 280. Barrows and gilts weak to 25 cents lower. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. barrows and gilts 52.25-52.35, No. 1-3 195-235 lbs. 51.85- 52.25, No. 2-3 180-250 lbs. 51.00-51.85, No. 2-4 230-280 lbs. 49.25-50.00, No. 1-3 140- 170 lbs. 46.0048.75. US No. 1-3 300450 lbs. sows 41.0045.75, individual at 47.25, No. 2-3 340-600 lbs. 38.0041.75. Boars 36.75-43.50, individual at 51.00. FEEDER PIGS 288. Feeder pigs were about steady. US No. 1-3 20*15 lbs. 26.0046.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 41.00-51.00 per head. SHEEP 42. Choice 30-70 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 50.00-66.00, individual at 70.00. Slaughter ewes 12.00- 26.00. Yearlings 24.00-36.00. BEEFALO HYBRID CATTLE BEEFALO - IT’S GREAT - Rapid gams on grass and roughage - 55-65 lb. Births - up to 1100 Ib^yearling - Test data show 62 percent carcass dress out - We stock and distribute Pureblood Beefalo Semen and Half-Blood Beefalo heifers and bulls. - Visit our farm and see our animals. SEMEN *l2 an ampule NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR 3 /« BULLS & HEIFERS BEEFALO N & J 4270 Quakerbridge Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609-896-0336 Member World Beefalo Association Pa. Auction Summary Week Ending May 28,1976 CATTLE 7045. Compared with 8381 head last week, and 7465 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers 4c heifers about steady. Slaughter cows & bullocks steady to $1 lower. Slaughter bulls fully $1 lower. STEERS: High Choice & Prime 41.00-43.00, Choice 38.7542.00, Good 36.7539.00, Standard 33.0037.50, Utility 29.00- HEIFERS: Choice 36.00-40.00, Good 33.0038.00, Standard 31.00- 35.00, Utility 27.00-31.00. COWS: Utility & High Dressing Cutter 30.5033.00, Cutters 28.0031-50, Canners 25.00- Shells down to 20.00, BULLOCKS: Choice 38.0041.00, Good 34.0038.00, Standard 32.0037.50, Utility 27.0032.00, Yield Grade No. 1 1050-2400 lbs. slaughter bulls 34.0035.00, yield grade No. 2950-1650 lbs. 30.00-38.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Good 300-900 lbs. feeder steers 33.0040.75, Medium 300600 lbs. 25.0036.00; Good 300300 lbs. ieeder heifers 28.00- 34.50, Medium 250-600 lbs. 24.00-30.75; Good 400-800 lbs. feeder bulls 32.00-37.00, Medium 300-650 lbs. 24.75- 33.75. CALVES 4062. Compared 64.50, Good 50-100 lbs. 40.00- with 4045 head last week, and 55.00. Slaughter ewes 8.00- 3769 head a year ago. 24.00. Oklahoma Cattle JuneS Thursday Feeder Cattle Auction Estimated Receipts 7,700 Same Day Last Week 5,111 Trade active, feeder steers mostly steady, heifers steady to 50 cents higher, instances 1.00 higher on Choice consignments over 500 lb. Majority receipts Choice 500-800 lb. steers, 400- 700 lb. heifers. Moderate attendance buyers. STEERS: Few Choice 385- 450 lb. 48.75-50.25, 500-600 lb. 44.2546.00, couple lots and part load 509-545 lb. 46.40- 47.10, 600-800 lb. 42.7545.25, largely 43.5044.75, part load 647 lb. 46.10, 800-875 lb. 42.50- 44.25, load fleshy 866 lb. 41.25; Mixed Good and Choice 397-500 lb. 43.7547.25, 500-800 lb. 43.0044.80; Good 400-600 lb. 42.0044.25, 600-815 Vealers mostly $3 to $5 lower. VEALERS: Few Choice & Prime 65.00-76.00, Choice 55.00-67.00, Good 44.0060.00, Standard 42.00- 55.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 39.00- 52.50, 7035 lbs. 30.0047.00. Farm claves, holstein bulls 80-120 lbs. 39.00-59.50; holstein heifers 80-120 lbs. 44.5049.00; beef cross bulls & heifers 80-160 lbs. 40.0031.00. HOGS 7804. Compared with 7223 head last week, and 8479 head a year ago. Barrow & Bilts 50 cents to $1 higher. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. 52.00- 53.00, No. 13 190-245 lbs. 50.7532.50, No. 23 180-260 lbs. 48.0031.50, No. 24 250- 300 lbs. 45.0030.00, No. 13 110-185 lbs. 45.50-50.10. SOWS: $1 to $2 higher. US No. 13 300350 lbs. 40.00- 46.00, No. 23 300350 lbs. 36.0041.00, Boars 31.1045.00. FEEDER PIGS 2003. Compared with 1447 head last week, and 1418 head a year ago. Feeder pigs uneven. US No. 13 2035 lbs. feeder pigs 18.0042.00 per head, No. 13 3530 lbs. 30.00- 54.Q0, No. 13 5035 lbs. 48.00- 58.00 per head. SHEEP 1008. Compared with 841 head last week, and 936 head a year ago. Spring 'slaughter lambs $4 to $7 lower. Choice 65-100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 51.50- lb. 40.50-41.75, few Good 615- 860 lb. Holsteins 34.75-37.25. HEIFERS: Choice 300-500 lb. 38.00-40.00, 500-700 lb. 38.50-40.50, few loads 508-616 lb. 40.70-41.40, couple lots 761-786 lb. 39.40-39.90; Mixed Good and Choice 400-600 lb. 35.00-38.75, 600-800 lb. 34.00- 37.75, Good 375-800 lb. 31.00- 35.00, largely 32.50-34.50. FOR THE WEEK: Feeder steers 1.00-2.00 higher, largely 1.00-1.50 higher on Choice consignments over 600 lb. Heifers 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00- 1.50 higher, while slaughter bulls closed mostly 1.00 higher. Salable receipts this week near 13,500 head compared to 12,381 last week and 22,409 last year. Cows comprised 11 percent, feeder 87 percent of total. Carlisle Auction Carlisle June 1,1976 CATTLE 267. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers mostly uneven, to 75 cents lower. Slaughter cows steady to 75 cents lower. Choice slaughter steers 38.5041.00, Good 36.7538.50, Standard 32.0036.25, two Utility 29.10 and 29.75. One Choice slaughter heifer at 37.85, few Good 33.25-35.50, few Standard 30.00-33.75, few Utility 28.2530.75. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 30.6032.10, few Commercial 27.7531.00, Cutters 28.0031.00, Canners 24.60-27.85, Shells down to 20.25. Few Good slaughter bullocks 34.85-36.10, Stan dard 32.0035.35. Two Yield Grade No. 1, 1510 and 2020 lbs. slaughter bulls 37.10 and 37.85. CALVES 170. Vealers mostly $2 to $5 lower. In dividual Prime vealer at 66.50, few Choice 54.00-58.50, Joliet Cattle JuneS CATTLE: Friday through Wednesday’s receipts 8,100, 5 days last week 8,610, last year 10,101. Slaughter steers trended unevenly steady to 1.00 higher for'the week compared with last Friday. Most advance was centered on loadlots mostly 3 1050-1150 lbs. also on loadlots High Choice and Prime- mostly 4 1250-1350 steers usually in evidence. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-1350 lbs. 39.75-41.50, some Tuesday, 4 few 5, 1250- 1350 lbs. 39.00-40.50, load 4 and 51552 lbs. 36.50. Choice 2- 4 1025-1300 lbs. mostly 41.00- 42.00. 4 loads 2 and 3 around 1100-1150 lbs. 42.50, some 4 1250-1300 lbs. 40.00 Tuesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 950-1250 lbs. 39.00-41.00, some 2 and 3 1285-1475 lb. Holsteins 39.50 Tuesday, Good 2 1100- 1550 lbs. Holsteins 37.00- 39.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice, few Prime, 2-4 850- 1075 lbs. mostly 40.00-41.50, load 41.75 and load Tuesday 42.00. Few lots Choice and Prime 4 and 5 1050-1150 lbs. 37.00-38.50. Good 2 and 3 750- 950 lbs. 36.00-39.00. Good 47.5032.00, Standard 43.00-47.50, Utility 110-130 lbs. 39.0042.00, 90-110 lbs. 37.0040.50, 6535 lbs. 30.00- 37.00. Farm Calves; Holstein heifers 90-120 lbs. 39.0044.50. Good and Choice 200-270 lbs. slaughter calves 34.5041.50. HOGS 321. Barrows and gilts mostly 50 cents higher. Few US No. 1-2 210-230 lbs. barrows and gilts 51.7532.10, No. 13 200-250 lbs. 50.60- 51.35, No. 23 230-250 lbs. 50.1030.85, few No. 24 250- 280 lbs. 47.0049.50. Few US No. 13 320425 lbs. sows 40.0041.50, No. 23 400370 lbs. 37.0039.75. Boars 34.00- 44.25. FEEDER PIGS 147. US No. 13 2030 lbs. feeder pigs 29.0033.00 per head, No. 13 3040 lbs. 38.5039.00, No. 13 40-55 lbs. 41.00-48.00 per head. SHEEP 11. Individual Choice 30 lbs. spring slaughter lamb at 65.00, one Good 60 lbs. at 40.00. Slaughter ewes 12.00-18.00. TRACTOR PULLS SATURDAY JUNE 12, 1976 1:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. FEATURING — 7 SUPERSTOCK & MODIFIED CLASSES PHONE (TRACK) 284-2139 - (OFFICE) 569- 3296 LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF LANCASTER ON RT.272. NEXT PULL - SPRING NATIONAL FRI., JUNE 18 - 7 p.m. SAT., JUNE 19 - i p.m., 7 p.m. SEE YOU AT THE BUCK!!! Belleville Belleville, Pa. June 2,1976 CATTLE 174. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows steady to 25 cents lower. Few Choice slaughter steers 40.10’ 42.50, few Good 37.25- 39.40. Couple Choice slaughter heifers 37.70 and 38.60, couple Good 34.10 and 35.50. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 29.50-32.75, couple to 33.10, Cutters 28.60-30.60, Canners 26.00-28.50, Shells down to 22.00. Few Utility slaughter bullocks 32.75- 33.10. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1200-1450 lbs. slaughter bulls 33.60-37.60. m CALVES 181. VealerS grading Utility steady to $4 higher. Few Choice vealers 54.50-55.00, Good 45.00-52.00, few Standard 42.00-45.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 37.50-44.00, 70-85 lbs. 30.0038.00. 'Farm [Continued on Page 7] irirk BUCK
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