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CATTLE 270. Supply
included 62 percent head
feeder cattle. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers
steady to 75 cents higher.
Slaughter cows $1 to $2
lower. Few High Choice and
Prime No. 3-4, 1100-1200 lbs.
slaughter steers 38.00-39.00,
Choice No. 2-4, 950-1300 lbs.
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717-345-4854
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NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
IST FEEDER PIG
SALE IN AIR
CONDITIONED
SALES PAVILION
WE WILL RECEIVE YOUR PIGS ANYTIME FROM 7 A.M. WED. MORNING
Commission Charge *1.25 per head. 25' additional charge for tagging.
36.75-38.00, Good 34.00-37.10,
Standard 32*75-35.00, few
Utility 28.75-31.85. Choice
and Prime No. 2-4, 800-1245
lbs. slaughter heifers 34.00-
36.50, few Standard and Good
30.00-33.00. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 27.85-28.85, few Com
mercial 24.85-28.75, Cutters
25.10-27.75, Canners 23.00-
25.25, Shells down to 18.00.
Choice slaughter bullocks
12 miles east of Lancaster on Route 23, New Holland, PA.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 28,1976
SALE TO START PROMPTLY AT 1:00 P.M
State Graded. All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
State tags available at our office for you to
tag pigs at home to save 25' tagging charge.
Tags delivered if you call 717-354-4341 our office in advance.
CALF SALE TO BE HELD IN NEW SALES PAVILION
JULY 29, 6:30 P.M. .
NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH
717-397-5538
35.00- few Good 33.75-
35.00, few Standard 31.10-
33.85, few Utility 25.00-28.00.
Few Yield Grade No. 1,1245-
1710 lbs. slaughter bulls
34.00- individual Yield
Grade No. 2 at 33.00. Choice
320-465 lbs. feeder steers
40.0042.00, individual Prime
at 45.50, Good 350-850 lbs.
32.50-37.50, few Medium 400-
700 lbs. 27.00-32.00. Good 315-
525 lbs. feeder bulls 31.50-
35.00.
CALVES 153. Vealers
mostly $6 to $7 lower. Few
Choice vealers 48.00-64.00,
Good 38.0045.00, Standard
32.00- Utility 90-110 lbs.
29.00- 70-85 lbs. 22.00-
28.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
Bulls 95-110 lbs. 32.00-39.50;
Few Beef cross bulls and
heifers 75-110 lbs. 30.00-42.00.
HOGS 263. Barrows and
gilts $2 to 2,50 lower. Few US
No. 1-2 210-215 lbs. barrows
and gilts 48.25-48.85, No. 1-3
195-245 lbs. 47.6048.35, No. 2-
3 190-245 lbs. 47.0048.10. US
No. 1-3 260475 lbs. sows
34.00- individual’s 41.00
and 44.25, No. 2-3 295-580 lbs.
30.25-35.00, individual at
25.00 and 28.00. Few Boars
29.00- light weights
32.75-39.00.
FEEDER PIGS 130. US
No. 1-3 25-30 lbs. feeder pigs
22.00- per head. No. 1-3
3545 lbs. 30.00-36.50, No. 1-3
50-65 lbs. 30.00-35.50 per
head, few Utility 3045 lbs.
20.00- per head.
SHEEP 21. Individual
Choice 60 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 44.00 and
50.00, Utility and Good 45-60
lbs. 36.00-42.00. Slaughter
ewes 12.50-15.00.
717-393-4464
Omaha Cattle
July 22
Weekly 51 Cattle -
compared with the previous
week’s close, slaughter
steers and heifers closed
steady to 25 cents higher,
losing most of an early price
advance. Cows 2.50-3.00
lower, bulls 3.004.00 lower.
Four day receipts this
week 14,900 compared 14,100
previous week and 14,600 a
year ago.
STEERS: At the close,
Choice 2-4 1050-1300 lbs.
37.00- with three loads
mainly 3 1075-1200 lbs. 38.50-
38.75. Choice, some with end
of Prime, 3 with large per
centage 4 1200-1375 lbs. 35.25-
36.50, some 4-5 33.00-34.00.
Fore part of week Choice 24
1050-1300 lbs. 37.50-39.00, bulk
38.00- with few loads
Choice 3 1075-1225 lbs. 39.15-
39.50. At the close, Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 975-1200
lbs. 36.00-37.00. Good 2-3
33.00- Standard and
Good 2-3 31.00-32.00.
Average of LS 214 detailed
quotations, for Choice 900-
1100 lb. steers this week
38.22, Choice 1100-1300 lbs.
37.72. Average weight steers
this week 1133 lbs. as com
pared 1124 lbs. previous
week. Average weight
heifers this week 981 lbs. as
compared 953 lbs. previous
week.
HEIFERS: At the close,
Choice 24 875-1075 lbs. 36.00-
37.50, largely 36.50-37.25,
package 950 lbs. 38.00 at
week’s best time, Choice 24
875-1075 lbs. 37.00-38.25, three
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 24,197&
loads Choice 3 900-1000 lbs.
38.50-38.75. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. closed
34.00-36.00. Good 2-3 32.50-
35.00. Few Standard and
Good 30.50-32.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial closed 23.50-
24.00, occasionally 24.50.
Canner and Cutter 20,00-
23.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1&2
1300-1800 lbs. closed 30.00-
33.00, few yield grade 133.50-
34.00.
FEEDERS: Mostly
Choice fleshy steers 900-1050
lbs. ranged 37.00-38.50,
closed 37.00-37.50. Feeders,
including around 1500 at the
auction. Feeder steers and
heifers firm to mostly 1.00
higher, instances 2.00 higher,
except some partly finished
fleshy steers over 800 lbs.
weak to 1.00 lower. Supply
mainly Good and Choice 400-
800 lb. steers and 350-650 lb.
heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 475-600 lbs. 37.00-
40.50, 600-800 lbs. 36.75-39.00,
few lots fleshy 775-875 lbs.
35.75-37.25. Mixed Good and
Choice 35.50-37.00. Good 375-
500 lbs. 33.25-35.00. Few lots
Standard 500-775 lb.
Holsteins 27.00-28.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 400625 lbs. 32.25-
35.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 450-650 lbs. 30.00-
32.75. Good 350-500 lbs. 27.00-
30.00.
Chambersburg
Chambcrsburg, Pa.
July 15,1976
CATTLE 345. Compared
with last Thursday’s market,
slaughter steers $1.23 to $2.25
lower. Slaughter cows weak
to $1 lower. Choice No. 2-3
1000-1250 lbs. slaughter
steers 35.85-37.10, Good 33.85-
36.00, Standard 32.25-33.85,
few Utility 30.00-32.50.
Choice slaughter heifers
33.75-36.00, Good 32.25-33,75,
few Stanadard 31.50-32.75.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 29.50-
31.60, one to 32.50, Cutters
27.50-30.25, Canners 24.60-
27.50, Shells down to 22.00.
Few Good slaughter bullocks
34.85-36.75, few Standard
33.25-35.10, Utility 31.35-
32.85. Few Yield Grade No. 1
1100-1600 lbs. slaughter bulls
33.00- Good 350-700 lbs.
Feeder steers 27.50-32.50.
CALVES 581. Vealers
grading Good & Choice about
steady, Utility $4 to $5
higher. Prime vealers 64.00-
72.00, Choice 54.00-64.00,
Good 44.00-54,00, Standard
39.0045.00, Utility 90-110 lbs.
38.0041.00, 70-85 lbs. 35.00-
38.50. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-115 lbs. 39.0044.00.
Slaughter calves 150-300 lbs.
Choice 40.00-50.00, Good
36.0046.00, Standard 32.00-
39.00,
HOGS 52. Barrows & Gilts
50 cents to $1 lower. US No. 1-
2 210-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
49.35-50.60. US No. 1-3 300450
lbs. sows 35.0040.00. Few
Boars 27.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 45. US No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. feeder pigs
23.00- per head.
SHEEP 30. Choice 85-125
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
39.00-47.00. Few Slaughter
ewes 10.00-15.00.
Carlisle
Carlisle, Pa.
July 20,1976
CATTLE 248. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Choice $2.25 higher, Stan
dard & Good about steady.
Slaughter cows 50 cents to $1
lower, spots $2 lower. Few
Choice No. 2-4 1095-1225 lbs.
slaughter steers 58.00-39.25,
Good 33.00-35.85, one Stan
dard at 32.35, few Utility
21.50-27.50. One Choice
slaughter heifer at 37.10,
Good 31.00-35.00, few
Standard 27.10-29.35, few
Utility 22.50-26.00. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 28.75-29.75,
Commercial 24.00-27.10,
Cutters 26.10-28.50, Canners
23.10- Shells down to
19.85. Couple Standard
slaughter bullocks 29.50 and
30.10, couple Utility 23.60 and
26.75. Few Yield Grade No. 2
1220-1725 lbs. slaughter bulls
33.10- Good 300-715 lbs.
feeder steers 30.75-38.00,
Good 425-715 lbs. feeder
heifers 29.00-33.75, Medium
300-765 lbs. 23.00-28.50,
Medium & Good 305-785 lbs.
feeder bulls 23.75-32.50.
CALVES 194. Vealers
grading Standard & Good
steady to 50 cents lower,
Utility $1 to $1.50 lower. One
Choice vealer at 55.50, Good
46.00- Standard 40.00-
45.50, Utility 90-120 lbs. 32.50-
39.50, 70-85 lbs. 27.00-34.00,
few 5065 lbs. 11.00-24.50.
HOGS 233. Barrows &
Gilts $1.50 to $2 lower. US
No. 1-3 205-225 lbs. barrows &
gilts 48.85-49.10, No. 2-3 190-
240 lbs. 47.6048.50, few No. 2-
4 240-290 lbs. 41.1045.00, No.
1-3175-180 lbs. 44.75-46.00. US
No. 1-3 320465 lbs. sows
38.00- No. 2-3 400-605
lbs. 32.75-37.25. Boars 32.00-
33.75.
FEEDER PIGS 135. US
No. 1-3 10-15 lbs. feeder pigs
12.00- per head, No. 1-3
25-35 lbs. 23.50-34.00, No. 1-3
40-50 lbs. 38.00-43.00, one lot
60 lbs. 49.50 per head.
SHEEP 12. Few Good 55-60
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
34.00- 90-100 lbs. 35.00-
40.00. Few Slaughter ewes
12.00-
Joliet
Cattle
Joliet, HI.
July 21,1976
Fed. State
51 and close
CATTLE: 4100. Trading
moderate on steers, slow on
heifers. Slaughter steers
under 1250 lbs. steady to 25
lower, over 1250 lbs. steady
early late sales steady to 50
lower. Heifers early steady
to 25 lower, some late sales
25 to 75 lower. Supply mostly
Choice steers and heifers.
Clearance fairly complete.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-5
1250-1425 lbs. 36.50-37.50, few
late 36.00-37.00. Choice 2-4
1050-1250 lbs. 37.50-38.25, 4
loads at 38.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs.
35.50- Few Good 2-3
1100-1300 lbs. Holsteins 32.00-
33.00.
SLAUGHTER HEI
FERS: Choice, few
Prime 2-4 900-1050 lbs. 36.00-
37.50, closing mostly 36.00-
37.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 750-950 lbs. 34.50-
36.00. Good 2-3 700-850 lbs.
32.50-
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