—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 28, 1976 6 Livestock market and auction news East Coast Carlot Meats August 25 Compared to Tuesday’s close: Beef trade slow, demand poor as reported by the USDA. Choice 4 steer beef steady, Good 3 steer beef .50 higher. Utility boning cow beef .25 higher; Canner and Cutter 1.00-2.00 lower. Choice primal arm chucks .50 lower; rounds weak. Fresh pork cuts slow, hams 26 lbs. up steady; bellies steady. Spring lamb weak to 1.00 lower. Steer Beef Choice 4 600-800 lbs. 57.00 steady, 4 800-900 lbs. 56.00 steady; Good 3 600-800 lbs. 58.50 .50 higher. Heifer Beef Choice 4 500-800 lbs. 57.00 no comparison; Good 3 500- 700 lbs. 57.50 no comparison. Cow Beef Utility Bng 1-2 600 up 53.00 .25 higher; Canner-Cutter 1-2 350 up 50.00-51.00 1.00-2.00 lower, 350 lbs. dn 48.00 no comparison. Choice 4 Primal Beef Cuts Steer Hinds 145-190 lbs. 75.50 no comparison; Arm Chucks 90-130 lbs. 47.00, St. Louis Cattle August 26 Receipts This Week 10,500 Week Ago Year Ago 8000 As compared to last week’s close, Slaughter Steers and Heifers uneven, mostly 50 higher. Cows steady to 50 higher, bulls fully steady. Supply mainly Choice 2-4 1000-1150 lb. slaughter steers, around 25 percent heifers, 10 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 1050-1200 lbs. 36.75 to mostly 37.00; 34 1125-1250 lbs. 36.50- 37.00. Choice 24 950-1250 lbs. 36.00-37.00. Couple loads 2-3 1025-1050 lbs. 37.25. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 35.00-36.25. Load 2-3 Holsteins 1300 lbs. at 33.75. Good 2-3 33.50-35.25. Stan dard to Good Holsteins 975- 1250 lbs. 32.00-33.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prune 24 875-1025 lbs. 35.25 to mostly 35.50, few loads 35.75 and 36.00. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 34.50-35.50, few lots 3-5 900- 1025 lbs. 34.00-34.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-950 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 J A BULLS i HEIFERS BEEFALO N & J 4270 Quakerbndge Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609-896-0336 Member World Beefalo Association limited 48.00 mostly .50 lower; Steer Rounds, straight cut 70-90 lbs. 73.00 weak. Spring Lamb Carcass Choice and Prime 3-4 55 lbs. down 83.00-84.00, load 82.00 weak to 1.00 lower; 65 lbs. down 82.00 1.00-4.00 lower than mostly 3.00 lower than late last week. Fresh Pork Cuts Loins 14 lbs. dn 88.00 no comparison, 14-17 lbs. 86.50 no comparison; Picmcs 8 lbs. up 49.75-50.00 no com parison; Spareribs 3 lbs. dn 92.25 no comparison; Sknd Hams 17-20 lbs. 78.00-78.50 no comparison, 26 lbs. up 73.25 steady; Bellies, Sdls 14-16 lbs. 80.25 steady, 18-20 lbs. 75.25 steady, 20-25 lbs. 65.25 no comparison; C.T. Butts 1.50-3 lbs. 101.25 no com parison. Smoked Pork Sknd Hams 16-19 lbs. 78.00 no comparison. Boneless Beef 90 pet. chem lean, fresh 73.00 .50-1.00 higher. Boneless Beef 85 pet. chem lean, fresh 69.00 .50 higher. lbs. 33.00-34.50. Good 2-3 30.25-33.50. 7600 COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 24.50-26.50. Cutter 1-2 22.50-25.50. Canner and low Cutter 20.50-23.00. Low dressing canner 18.00- 20.50. Lancaster Feeder Cattle Friday, August 20 Today Last Friday TREND; Insufficient volume to fully test the trend, few sales steady to firm. FEEDER STEERS; Few low Choice 350-500 lb. 38.00- 40.00, 500-700 lb. 37.00-37.50, 700-1000 lb. 35.85-37.50; Good and Choice 800-1000 lb. 35.25- 37.00; Good 600-91)0 lb. 32.50- 35.50; few shipments Standard and Good 650-950 lb. Holsteins 26.75-28.00. FEEDER HEIFERS; Couple shipments low Choice 350450 lb. 29.75-32.00. CATTLE 239. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter steers grading Standard & Good steady to 50 cents higher. Slaughter cows 25 cents to $1.25 lower. Few Choice No. 2-3 1000-2000 lbs. slaughter steers 35.60-37.75, Good 34.50-36.10, Standard 31.75- few Utility 30.00- 30.75. Few Choice slaughter heifers 34.35-36.25, few Good 31.75- Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 26.25-28.35, one at 29.35, Cutters 24.50, Canners 22.25- 24.50, Shells down to 20.00. Utility slaughter bullocks 27.10-30.50. Yield Grade No. 1 1100-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls 27.50-35.75. CALVES 548. Vealers grading Good & Choice about steady. Few Prime vealers 59.00- Choice 49.00- 60.50, Good 37.00-47.00, Standard 34.00-38.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 31.00-34.50, 70-85 lbs. 29.00-32.00. Slaughter calves, Choice 150-300 lbs. 35.00- Good 25.00-35.00. HOGS 63. Barrows & Gilts about steady. US No. 1-2 200- 230 lbs. barrows & gilts 46.35- 46.75, few No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 45.25-46.10. US No. 1-3 300-475 NOTICE VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. Box 100 Paradise, PA 10 Miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30 NOW STARTING WEEKLY HAY, STRAW AND GRAIN SALE THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, 1976 At l:OOP.M. and every Thursday thereafter. For Information Call L. Robert Frame, Manager Office 717-442-4181 Home 215-458-5060 Feeder Cattle 283 325 sssssssssssssssssssssssssssss » n I isP % % % $ $ $ $ $ $ % $ $ $ $ $ Chambersburg Auction Chambersburg, Pa. August 19,1976 KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET FOR YOUR HOGS BEFORE THEY LEAVE YOUR FARM. PENN PACKING BUYING STATION lbs. sows 33.50-37.50. Few Boars 25.75-29.00. FEEDER PIGS 32. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-23.00 per head. SHEEP 30. Mixed Good & Choice 70-110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 35.50-40.50. Few Slaughter ewes 11.50- 20.50. New Holland Dairy Wednesday, August 25 Reported receipts of 109 cows, 11 heifers, and no bulls. Market stronger than last week’s market. Load of Franklin County springers 725-1475; Load of Franklin County fresh cows 650-940; Load of Wisconsin fresh cows 680-880; Load of Pennsylvania fresh cows, 635-835; Load of Penn sylvania fresh cows 785-1050; Load of Pennsylvania springers 670-1075; Guernsey herd dispersal, all stages of production, 39 head 275-540. Locally consigned cows 450-700; Springing heifers 450-650. PAID IMMEDIATELY! VERY MONDAY. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT GREEN DRAGON LIVESTOCK SALE 1 Mile North of Ephrata RD3, Pa, Call for Market Quotes each morning 717-733-9154 Martinsburg, Pa. August 23,1976 CATTLE 208. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers mostly 50 cents to $1 higher. Slaughter cows mostly 50 cents to $1 lower. One Prime No. 4 1260 lbs. slaughter steer at 39.85, one High Choice at 38.00, Choice No. 3-4 910-1230 lbs. 36.75- Good 35.25-36.50, Standard 30.75-34.50, Utility & Low Standard 28.25-30.25. One Good slaughter heifer at 31.50, few Utility & Standard 25.75- Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 26.25-28.00, Cutters 24.00- Canners 21.00- 23.75, Shells down to 16.50. One Good slaughter bullock at 34.75, few Standard 29.00- 33.50, few Utility 27.0030.25. Few Yield Grade No. 11310- 1650 lbs. slaughter bulls 33.00- few yield grade No. 2 1170-1425 lbs. 29.25- 33,10. Few Medium 800-880 lbs. holstein feeder steers & bulls 27.00-27.75; lot Medium & Good 665-810 lbs. holstein feeder heifers 40.00; lot Good 420-550 lbs. feeder bulls 33.75- 38.75. BEEFALO CALVES - Produce tender, lean, full flavored meat, without the fat and cholesterol which is required for taste in regular beef. - Tremendous amount of true hybrid vigor - Can be registered as Beefalo half blood breeding stock for progression to a Purebred herd. - Good supply of Beefalo x Holstein dairy calves on hand. (Calves guaranteed healthy and vigorous when sold). - Bred heifers for Beefalo calving in Sept., Oct SEMEN $ lO PER AMPULE (50 ampules or more) WALNUT HOLLOW FARM Creek Road, Pipersville, PA 18947 .215-795-2452 Member American Beefalo Association 8 A.M. to 1 P.M Martinsburg CALVES 403. Vealers grading Standard & Good $3 to $4 lower, Utility unevenly steady. Few Choice vealers 45.00- Good 38.0044.00, Standard 33.00-37.50, Utility 90-115 lbs. 28.00-33.00, 65-85 lbs. 22.00-29.00, few 55-70 lbs 10.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 80-115 lbs 28.00- holstein heifers 70-105 lbs. 28.00-35.00. Good 4 Choice 220-375 lbs. slaughter calves 27.50-39.00. HOGS 319. Barrows & Gilts mostly steady to 50 cents higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs barrows & gilts 45.40-46.00, No. 1-3 195-240 lbs. 44.50- 45.40, No. 2-3 185-250 lbs 43.5044.50. few No. 24 250- 260 lbs. 40.0042.00. US No. 1-3 335-525 lbs. sows 38.0040.25, No. 2-3 375-660 lbs. 33.75- 38.50. Few Boars 28.25-37.50 FEEDER PIGS 20. Few US No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. feeder pigs 24.50-28.00 per head, lot No. 1-3 60 lbs. 42.00 per head SHEEP 19. Good & Choice 85-102 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 36.00-38.50, One Good 60 lbs. at 31.00. Two Slaughter ewes 10.00 and 24.50. Nf* ssssssss
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