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2313 Norman Rd., Lancaster, PA
Phone 397-5152
Leb. Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
June 15,1976
CATTLE 319. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to 50
cents higher. Slaughter cows
mostly 50 cents to $1 lower.
Choice No. 24 980-1225 lbs.
slaughter steers 38.50-40.85,
Good 36.75-39.00, Standard
34.00-36.85, Utility 27.00-
33.50.. Choice No. 34 890-1125
lbs. slaughter heifers 35,60-
37.75, few Good 34.50-36.00,
few Standard 29.00-34.25, one
Utility at 28.75. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 31.10-32.85,
Cutters 28.60-31.60, Canners
25.60-28.35, Shells down to
. 19.75. Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 36.85-38.75, Good
Standard 33.50-
35.60, one Utility at 31.00.
Yield Grade No. 1 1235-1835
lbs. slaughter bulls 34.35-
38.10; couple yield grade No.
21205 and 1530 lbs. 37.60 and
38.00.
CALVES 213. Vealers
grading Utility & Standard
mostly $3 to $5 lower. Few
Choice vealers 51.50-61.50,
few Good 43.50-53.00,
Standard 38.00-45.00, few
Utility 115-120 lbs. 37.50-'
39.50, 90-110 lbs. 33.00-37.50,
65-85 lbs. 27.50-34.00, few
down to 20.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 80-120 lbs.
35.00-43.50; few holstein
heifers 85-100 lbs. 35.0043.00;
few beef cross bulls & heifers
100 - 120 lbs. 38.00 - 45.00.
SHEEP 23. Choice 65-
100 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 50.50-55.00, few Goopd
& Choice 75-80 lbs. 45.50-
52.50. Slaughter ewes 12.50-
17.00.
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June 16
CATTLE: 5000. Trading
moderate on steers under
1200 lbs. and on heifers. Slow
on heavier steers. Under 1200
lbs. 50 to 1.00 lower early,
fefr heavier weights sold as
of 9:00. Heifers weak to 50
lower. Receipts exceeded
estimate by about 400.
Supply mostly Choice steers
and heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few High Choice and Prime
3-4 1275-1400 lbs. at 38.00-
39.50 early. Choice 2-4 1050-
1250 lbs. 39.50-40.50, mostly
39.50-40.25. Load at 40.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice, few Prime 2-4 850-
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Leesport
Leesport, Pa.
June 16,1976
CATTLE 359. Supply in
cluded 88 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers weak to 75 cents
lower. Slaughter cows slow,
$1 to $2 lower. Choice
slaughter steers 38.0040.10,
one at 41.25, one at 41.25,
Good 37.00-38.00, Standard
33.00- Utility 30.00-
32.00. Good slaughter heifers
35.00- Standard 30.25.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 28.00-
30.35, one at 31.35, Cutters
1050 lbs. 39.00-40.00, mostly
39.50-40.00.
June 17
Weekly Cattle
CATTLE: Friday’s
through Wednesday’s
salable receipts 10,110, 5
days last week 10,379, last
year 10,753. Slaughter steers
and heifers fully 50 lower
than last Friday.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1175-1400 lbs. 37.00-39.50, load
4 and 5 1365 lb. 36.50 Wed
nesday. Choice 2-4 1050-1250
lb. 39.50-41.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 950-1200 lb.
38.00-39.50 Wednesday. Good
2-3 1100-1325 lb. HolSteins
36.50-38.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice, few prime, 2-4 850-
1050 lb. 39.00-40.50, some late
Wednesday 38.00-39.00, load 4
1081 lbs. 37.00 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
800-950 lb. 38.00-39.50.
26.75-29.00, Canners 24.25-
27.00, Shells down to 20.00.
Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 37.00-39.75, Good
34.00- Standard 32.00-
35.25, few Utility 30.00-31.50.
Few Yield Grade No. 1 1430-
2090 lbs. slaughter bulls
36.00- few yield grade
No. 2 1030-1760 lbs. 31.00-
34.50. Feeder cattle slow.
Good 200-735 lbs. feeder
steers 36.50-40.50, Medium
250-680 lbs. 32.50-36.50; Good
300-600 lbs. feeder heifers
27.00- Medium 250-630
lbs. 22.50-29.00; Good 300-600
lbs. feeder bulls 30.00-38.50,
Medium 300-875 lbs. 25.00-
31.00.
CALVES 177. Vealers $2 to
$4 lower. Few Choice vealers
50.00- Good 48.00-52.00,
Standard 38.00-45.00, Utility
110-130 lbs. 36.00-38.00, 90-110
lbs. 32.00-37.00, few 70-85 lbs.
30.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-110 lbs.
30.00- beef cross bulls &
heifers 85-105 lbs. 35.00-41.00.
' HOGS 230. Barrows & Gilts
25 cents to $1 lower. One lot
US No. 1-2 225 lbs. barrows &
gUts 53.35, No. 1-3195-240 lbs.
52.25-52.75, No. 2-3 180-240
lbs. 51.85-52.25, No. 2-4 250-
300 lbs. 48.5052.00, few No. 1-
3 125-180 lbs. 49.00-49.50. US
No. 15 300500 lbs. sows
40.50-45.50, one at 47.50.
Boars 34.00-40.50, one at
47.00.
FEEDER PIGS 213.
Feeder Pigs slow $3 to $7
lower. US No. 15 2555 lbs.
feeder pigs 25.0055.00 per
head, No. 15 3550 lbs. 33.00-
45.00 per head.
SHEEP 17. Few Choice SO
HO lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 46.0057.00. Slaughter
ewes 10.00-25.00.
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