f f I • \,r* ' J r■* * 4—Lancaster Farming. 3,1976 1 Pa. Auction Summary Week Ending Jane 25,1976 CATTLE 8285. Compared with 7706 head last week, and 10,230 head a year ago. Compared with list week’s market, slaughter steers 50 cents to 51.50 lower. Slaughter cows 50 cents to |1 lower. Slaughter bulls 50 cents to 75 cents lower. STEERS: High Choice & Prime No. 3-4 38.75-40.25, Choice No. 2-4 36.75-39.75, Good 34.60-38.00, Standard 31.00- Utility 27.00- 32.00. HEIFERS: Choice 35.00- Good 32.00-37.00, Standard 29.00-33.85, Utility 25.00- COWS: Utility & High Dressing Cutter 28.00- 31.35, few to 32.00, Cutters 26.00- Canners 23.00- 27.20, Shells down to 17.50. fy, n • , A BULLOCKS: Few Choice rCOTISL AUCtlOll 36.8039.90, Good 34.2537.25, Standard 30.0035.50, Utility 27.6030.90. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2100 lbs. 31.5039.25, yield grade No. 2 900-1600 lbs. 30.50-35.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Choice 300300 lbs. feeder steers 39.50-40.00, Good 31.00- 38.00, Medium 25.7533.50; Good 300-600 lbs. feeder heifers 25.0034.10, Medium 22.75-29.25; Good 300300 lbs. feeder bulls 29.50-38.25, Medium 24.00-29.00. CALVES 4630. Compared with 3805 head last week, and 4306 head a year ago. Vealers $4 to $7 lower. VEALERS: Few Choice & Prime 50.00-80.00, Choice 44.00-56.00, Good 37.0fr49.00, Standard 32.00-42.00, few Utility 110-130 lbs. 30.00- 38.00, 90-120 lbs. 25.0fr34.00, 70-85 lbs. 17.0fr30.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-110 lbs. 29.00-41.00; holstein heifers 90-115 lbs. 30.0036.50; beef cross bulls & heifers 80- 120 lbs. 28.0fr43.00. HOGS 8564. Compared with 6040 head last week, and 8765 bead a year ago. Barrows & Gilts weak to |1 lower. BARROWS & GILTS: US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. 52.50- 53.50, No. 1-3 195-240 lbs. 51.00-53.00, No. 23 185-250 lbs. 50.00-52.10, No. 24 250- 300 lbs. 46.00-50.25, No. 1-3 125-185 lbs. 43.5049.70. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. 37.50-43.00, few No. 2-3 300- 650 lbs. 32.25-38.00. Boars 30.00-40.00. FEEDER PIGS 2001. Compared with 1361 head last week, and 1591 head a year ago. Feeder pigs weak to $4 lower. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 20.50-38.00 per No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 27.0047.00, No. 1-3 50-75 lbs. 35.5052.00 per head. SHEEP 772. Compared with 598 head last week, and 1055 head a year ago. Spring slaughter lambs fully $4 to $5 lower. Choice 50100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 42.00 52.50, Good 40110 lbs. 32.00 46.50. Slkaugbter ewes 8.00 19.00. Julyl 51 Weekly Cattle Receipts This Week Last Week Last Year Compared to last week’s close, slaughter steers and CATTU belt f Even distribution STOLTZFUS SILO EQUIPMENT RDI, Box 77 Kinzer, PA 17535 Phone (717) 768-3873 mostly steady<,in ~ stances 50bigher:-Cowsso - lower.. .Jteceipts about 70 percent slaughter steers,2s percent’ slaughter heifers and the balance mostly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 3-4, 1100- 1250 lbs. 38.00-39.00; YG 3-5, 1315-1350 lbs. 36.00-37.00. Choice 2-4,950-1250 lbs. 38.00- 39.50. Couple loads 1205 lbs. 39.75. Mixed Good and Choice 24,900-1300 lbs. 37.00- 38.00. Good 2-3, 35.00-37.00. Standard- and Good 2-3, Holsteins 33.00-34.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Prime 3-4, 900- 1050 lbs. 38.5039.00. Choice 2- 4, 850-1050 lbs. 37.5038.50. Mixed Good and Choice 24, 750-1100 lbs. 35.5037.50. Good 2-3,34.0035.00. Standard and Good 23, 32.0034.00. COWS; Utility and Commercial 24, 27.50-28.00; high dressing utility 28.50; early 29.0030.00. Cutter 23, 24.50-27.00. Canner 21.00- 24.50. 5500 5500 4500 BULLS: YG 1-2, 1100-1800 lbs. 30.0036.50; few YG 1, 37.0037,50. eifsburg June 24,1976 CATTLE. 356. Compared ith last Thursday’s market, aughter steers 50 cents to 1.50 lower. Slaughter cows Fading Cutter &. Utility eak to $1 lower, canners $2 i $3 low?r.. Choice - JMo. 34 10-1270 Jbs. slaughter steers 1.0038.00, one at 38.60, Good 1.6036.60, Standard 31.10- 1.60, few Utility 28.7530:10. ew Choice No. 34 650342 s. slaughter heifers 32.00- >.35, few Good 30.6032.85. tiUty & High Dressing utter slaughter cows 28.75- .35, one at 31.85, Cdm ercial 28.3530.60, ‘Cutters .75-28.75, Canners 23.35- 1.85, Shells down to' 17.75. ood slaughter bullocks .2536.85, one at 37.75, few andard 33.2534.85. Yield rade No. 1 1325-1775 lbs. aughter bulls 34.60-37.50; w yield grade No. 2 950-1225 s. 32.0034.85. Few Choice 0 lbs. feeder steers 34.50- .25, Good 400375 lbs. 28.50- .75, Medium 500300 lbs. .50-28.00; Medium 300-600 s. feeder heifers 24.50- .25; few Medium 360350 Si feeder bulls 25.50-28.25. 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