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4—Lancaster Farming. 3,1976
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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.
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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.
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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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