—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 17, 1976 6 Livestock market and auction news Pa. Auction Summary July 9,1976 CATTLE 6093. Compared with 7952 head last week, and 7299 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers weak to 75 cents lower. Slaughter cows steady to 25 cents higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 50 cents higher. STEERS: Few High Choice & Prime 38.35-39.75, Choice 37.00- Good 34.25-37.35, Standard 31.00-36.00, Utility 28.20-32.80. HEIFERS: Choice 34.00-37.35, Good 32.85-35.35, Standard 29.60- 32.50, Utility 25.50-29.00. COWS: Utility & High Dressing Cutter 28.60-32.00, Cutters 26.50-29.85, Canners 23.25-27.60, Shells down to 20.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 37.75-39.25, Good 35.00-37.75, Standard 30.80-35.10. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2000 lbs. 33.00-39.00; yield grade No. 2 900-1600 lbs. 30.70-35.00. FEEDER CATTLE: $1 to $2 higher. Few Choice 300-900 lbs. feeder steers 36.50-43.00, Good 33.00-39.25, Medium 26.00- Good 300-700 lbs. feeder heifers 27.50-30.00, Medium 22.00-29.00; Good 300-800 lbs. feeder bulls 30.75- 35.75, Medium 23.50-30.00. CALVES 3603. Compared with 4589 head last week, and 3765 head a year ago. Vealers $1 to $3 higher. VEALERS: Few Choice & Prime 60.00-77.00, Choice Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. July 13,1976 CATTLE 373. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers 75 cents to $1 lower. Slaughter, heifers weak to $2 lower. Slaughter cows strong to $2 higher. Few Prime No. 34 slaughter steers 36.50-37.00, Choice No. 2-4 36.50-37.75, few yield grade No. 2 38.60-39.85, Good 34.75-36.25, Standard 31.25- 34.75. Choice & Prime slaughter heifers 34.00-37.10, Good & Choice 33.10-34.35 Standard 30.50-33.25. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 29.25-32.25, Cutters 28.35-29.75, Canners 24.10-28.60, Shells down to 20.00. Choice slaughter bullocks-36.85-37.50, Good 34.00-36.75, Standard 32.00- 34.00. Yield Grade No. 11250- 2050 lbs. slaughter bulls 34.0040.85; one yield grade No. 2 1110 lbs. 31.85. BEEFALO HYBRID CATTLE BEEFALO - IPS GREAT - Rapid gams on grass and roughage - 55-65 lb Births-up to 1100 lb 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 A BULLS & HEIFERS BEEFALO N & J 4270 Quakerbridge Road Princeton, N J 08540 609-896-0336 • Member World Beefalo Association 46.00-60.00, Good 40.0050.00, Standard 32.00-43.00 few Utility 110-130 lbs. 31.00- 34.50, 90-120 lbs. 25.0054.50, 70-85 lbs. 20.00-31.50. Farm calves holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 28.0044.00; beef cross bulls & heifers 70-150 lbs. 30.0045.00. HOGS 4195. Compared with 7262 head last week, and 4742 head a year ago. Barrows & Gilts steady to 75 cents higher. BARROWS & GILTS: US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. 52.70- 53.50, No. 1-3 190-245 lbs. 51.00-53.00, No. 2-3 185-255 lbs. 50.1051.35, No. 24 230 300 lbs. 42.3050.20, No. 1-3 100-185 lbs. 40.50-50 M. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 38.2544.25, No. 2-3 300-650 lbs. 34.5040.00. Boars 30.25- 38.50. FEEDER PIGS 1486. Compared with 1508 head last week, and 1570 head a year ago. Feeder pigs uneven US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-37.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 26.00- 40.50, No. 1-3 50-100 lbs. 40.00- 52.50 per head. SHEEP 396. Compared with 1097 head last week, and 1094 head a year ago. Spring slaughter lambs mostly $2 to $3 higher. Choice 50-110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 42.00- 51.00, Good 50-110 lbs. 34.00- 46.00, Utility 40-80 lbs. 28.00- 35.00, Slaughter ewes 6.00- 21.50. CALVES 245. Vealerssl to $3 higher. Couple Choice vealers 48.00 and 52.00, Good 42.00-50.50, Standard 36.50- 45.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 28.00- 35.00, 70-85 lbs. -21.00-31.50. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 34.00-42.50. HOGS 483. Barrows Gilts $1.50 to $2 lower. Lot US No. 1-2 221 lbs. barrows & gilts 52.25, No. 1-3 195-235 lbs. 50.60-51.75, No. 2-3 185-245 lbs. 49.10-50.75, No. 24 250- 280 lbs. 47.3549.00. US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows 37.0041.00, few No. 2-3 450-550 lbs. 35.50- 37.00. Boars 30.00-34.00. FEEDER PIGS 14. Few US No. 1-3 3540 lbs. feeder pigs 38.5040.00 per head. SHEEP 53. Choice 45-90 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 47.50-52.00, Good 55-85 lbs. 39.0045.00. Slaughter ewes 7.00-17.00. St. Louis Cattle July 15 Receipts This Week 8700 Last Week Last Year As compared to the previous week’s close, slaughter steers 1.50-2.00 lower. Slaughter lambs fully 2.00, instances 2.50 lower. Cows steady through Wednesday, closing weak to 1.00 lower. Bulls steady. Supply mainly mixed Good and Choice 925-1175 lb. 24 slaughter steers, around 30 percent heifers and 10 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 1050-1175 lbs. 36.50-37.75, late week sales 36.50-36.75. Couple loads 34 1075-1150 lb. 37.00 Monday. Choice 24 950- 1200 lbs. 35.00-37.50, late sales 35.00-36.50. Several loads 34 1200-1275 lbs. 36.00- 36.50 Monday. Mixed Good Sgmus gehing TOP DOLLAR FOR YOU SHIP TO THE DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET Old Rt. 11 Danville, Pa. Phone (717) 275-2880 SALE EVERY MONDAY 2 P.M. Horse Sale 2nd Sat. Every Month 10:30 A.M. OWNER: MELVIN M. LEHMAN 717-964-3621 Res. 717-275-2880 Bus. sssssssssssssssssssssssssssss 4S? KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET FOR YOUR HOGS BEFORE THEY LEAVE YOUR FARM. PENN PACKING BUYING STATION and Choice 2-3 900-1175 lbs. 34.00- Good 2-3 32.00- 35.00. Standard to Good Holsteins 2-3 1000-1300 lbs. 33.00- Few,Utility and Standard 1-2 Holsteins 30.00- 32.50. 6000 9900 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 35.00- -late week sales 35.00. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 34.00- late sales 34.00- 35.00; 700-800 lbs. 33.00-35.00, late 33.00-34.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-950 lbs. 32.00- Good 2-3 31.00- 33.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 26.00-28.50; 1-21200-1700 lbs. 29.00. Cutter 1-2 23.00-27.00. Canner and low Cutter 22.00-24.00. Low dressing Canner 18.00-22.00. BULLS; YG 1-2 1100-1900 lbs. 30.00-34.00; 950-1050 lbs. 27.00-30.00. PAID IMMEDIATELY! VERY MONDAY. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT GREEN DRAGON LIVESTOCK SALE 1 Mile North of Ephrata RD3, Pa, Cali for Market Quotes each morning 717-733-9154 Peoria Auction CATTLE: 50. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Not enough of any one class to establish a trend. Try A Classified Ad If Pays! DISTRIBUTED BY AGWAY INC. CENTRAL CHEMICAL CORP. HELENA CHEMICAL CO. USS AGRI-CHEMICALS MILLER CHEMICAL CO. OR SEE YOUR LOCAL AG CHEMICAL SUPPLIER I 8 A.M. to 1 P.M. Thursday, July 15 Only BRAVO® controls all eight tomato fungus diseases. 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