—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Sept. 11, 1976
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Pa. Auction Summary
Harrisburg, Pa.
Septembers, 1976
CATTLE 7198. Compared
with 7442 head last week, and
6868 head a year ago.
Compared with last wekk’s
market, slaughter steers
grading Choice & Prime
steady to 50 cents higher,
Standard & Good steady to $1
lower. Slaughter heifers
weak to $1 lower. Slaughter
cows steady to 50 cents
lower. Slaughter bulls steady
to $2 lower.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 37.00-39.50, Choice
35.50- Good 32.50-35.50,
Standard 29.00-33.50, Utility
26.50- HEIFERS: Few
Choice 32.50-35.75, Good
29.00- Standard 27.50-
30.00. Utility 23.00-27.00.
COWS; Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 25.00-28.50,
Cutters 23.50-26.50, Canners
21.00- Shells down to
17.00. BULLOCKS: Few
Choice 35.00-38.00, few Good
32.00- few Standard
31.00- few Utility 24.00-
31.00. BULLS: Yield Grade
No. 1 1000-2000 lbs. 30.75-
35.00; yield grade No. 2 900-
1600 lbs. 29.00-33.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 44,00-
45.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
43.00- No. 2-3 190-260
lbs. 41.50-43.50, No. 2-4 245-
300 lbs. 40.00-42.50, No. 1-3
140-190 lbs. 37.00-41.00.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-600
lbs. 33.00-38.50, No. 2-3 300-
695 lbs. 31.00-34.00. Boars
25.00-
FEEDER PIGS 1838.
Compared with 1605 head
last week, and 1301 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs steady
to $3 lower. US No. 1-3 20-35
lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-26.00
per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
22.00- few No. 1-3 50-100
lbs. 34.00-50.00 per head.
SHEEP 593. Compared
with 951 head last week, and
743 head a year ago. Spring
slaughter lambs uneven,
spots $2 lower. Choice 80-110
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
36.00- few to 45.00, Good
60-115 lbs. 33.00-38.00.
Slaughter ewes 12.00-18.50.
Carlisle Auction
FEEDER CATTLE: Choice
350-650 lbs. feeder steers
35.00- Good 300-750 lbs.
31.00- Medium 300-750
lbs. 24.00-30.00; Good &
Choice 350-500 lbs. feeder
heifers 25.00-32.00, Medium
& Good 300-750 lbs. 20.00-
27.00; Medium 300-750 lbs.
feeder bulls 20.00-28.00.
CATTLE 231. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows unevenly
steady. Two High Choice
slaughter steers 37.75-37.85,
one Choice at 34.85, few Good
34.10-35.35, Standard 29.75-
35.00, Utility and Low
Standard 26.25-29.50. Two
Good slaughter heifers at
30.75, few Standard 27.75-
28.50, few Utility 23.50-26.50.
Utility and High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 25.75-
26.85, few to 28.75, Com
mercial 24.35-26.75, Cutters
23.75-25.85, Canners 21.00
23.85, Shells down to 17.00.
Few Utility.and Standard
slaughter bullocks 23.75-
29.60. Individual 'afield Grade
No. 1,1355 lbs. slaughter bull
at 31.00.
CALVES 195. Vealers
mostly strong to $2 higher.
Few Choice vealers 48.50
53.50, Good 38.00-46.00,
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
CALVES 5693. Compared
with 5674 head last week, and
4669 head a year ago.
Vealers steady to $5 lower.
VEALERS: Few Prime
60.00- Choice 46.00-
60.00, Good 35.00-49.00,
Standard 30.00-40.00, Utility
110-130 lbs. 28.00-35.00, 90-120
lbs. 23.00-30.00, 70-85 lbs.
18.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 80-115 lbs.
26.00- beef cross bulls &
heifers 70-110 lbs. 24.00-36.00.
HOGS 6711. Compared
with 6539 head last week, and
6399 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts mostly $1 to
$2 lower.
Standard 30.00-35.50, Utility
90-115 lbs. 26.00-30.00, 70-85
lbs. 22.50-26.00, few 55-65 lbs.
15.00-22.00. Farm Calves:
Holstein bulls (few) 90-110
lbs. 30.5033.00.
HOGS 235. Barrows and
gilts mostly $1 to $1.50
higher. US No. 1-2 220225 lbs.
barrows and gilts 42.75-43.10,
No. 1-3 200245 lbs. 41.50
42.50, No. 2-3 195-255 lbs.
40.6042.10, No. 2-4 250280
lbs. 39.1040.60, No. 1-3 155-
185 lbs. 30.0033.50. US No. 1-3
275-465 lbs. sows 30 0038.50,
few No. 2-3 435-610 lbs. 25.00
30.00. Boars 26.0028.50.
FEEDER PIGS 266. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
12.5017.50 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 20.00-26.00 per
head.
SHEEP 13. Few Choice 75-
95 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 34.0038.00, few Good
60-85 lbs. 27.0036.00.
Belleville
Belleville, Pa.
September 8,1976
CATTLE 104. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows
steady to 75 cents higher.
Few Standard slaughter
steers 29.85-32.50. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 25.00-27.10,
one at 27.85, Cutters 23.60-
25.50, Canners 21.00-23.75,
Shells down to 18.00. One
Good slaughter bullock at
34.70. Yield Grade No. 1 900-
1600 lbs. slaughter bulls
29.35-37.85.
CALVES 217. Vealers
grading Utility $1 lower.
Choice vealers 46.00-59.50,
Good 35.00-45.00, few
Standard 28.00-33.00, Utility
90-110 lbs. 20.00-26.00, 70-85
lbs. 15.00-21.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-115 lbs.
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HOGS 128. Barrows & Gilts
25 cents to 75 cents higher.
US No. 1-2 210-230 lbs.
barrows & gilts 44.30-44.70,
No. 1-3 190-230 lbs. 44.00-
44.30. Few US No. 1-3 350-400
lbs. sows 37.75-40.50, few No.
2-3 350-650 lbs. 30.75-36.25.
Few Boars 22.50-29.75.
FEEDER PIGS 289. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
18.00-26.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 24.00-36.00 per
head.
SHEEP 32. Few Choice 75-
95 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 35.00-37.00, few Good
60-90 lbs. 30.00-34.00, few
Utility 40-65 lbs. 29.00-31.50.
Slaughter ewes 11.50-17.00.
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
WEEKLY FEEDER PIG
SALE IN AIR
CONDITIONED
SALES PAVILION
WE WILL RECEIVE YOUR PIGS ANYTIME FROM 7 fI.M. WED. MORNING
NORMAN KOLB
Peoria Auction
September 9,1976
Weekly Summary
Cattle Receipts
This Week 4600
Last Week 5600
Year Ago , 4600
Compared with last week’s
close, Slaughter Steers fully
50 higher. Slaughter Heifers
50-1.00 higher. Cows and
Bulls weak to- 1.00 lower.
Receipts about 65 percent
Slaughter Steers. 30 percent
Slaughter Heifers, balance
mostly Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-
1250 lbs. 36.50-38.00; load
yield grade 5 1570 lbs. 33.50;
Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs. 37.00-
38.00; four loads 38.25-38.75;
part-load 39.00; Mixed and
Good and Choice 2-4 900-1300
lbs. 36.00-37.00; Good 2-3
33.50-36.00; Standard and
Good 2-3 Holsteins 31.00-
32.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4 900-
1075 lbs. 36.50-37.00; Choice
24 850-1000 lbs. 35.5036.50;
Mixed Good and Choice 24
750-1000 lbs. 34.50-35.50;
Good 2-3 32.50-34.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 23.50-26.00,
Few 26.25; Cutter 21.50-
24.00; Canner 19.50-21.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1100-1800 lbs. 28.00-31.00,
couple Yield Grade 1 32.00-
33.00.
12 miles east of Lancaster on Route 23, New Holland, PA.
Z NEXT SALE I
WEDNESDAY,
I SALE TO START PROMPTLY AT I ;00 P.M. •
State Graded. All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
Commission Charge *1.25 per head.
25* additional charge for tagging.
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
EVERY THURSDAY AT 6:30 P.M.
717-397-5538
Fredericksburg, Pa.
September?, 1976
CATTLE 281. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market;
Choice slaughter steers
37.00- Good 34.00-37.00,
Standard 28.00-33.00. Utility
& High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 25.00-29.00,
Cutters 22.00-28.00, Canners
21.00- Choice slaughter
bullocks 35.60-37.85, Good
32.25-33.75, Standard 31.25-
32.60. One Choice 560 lbs.
feeder steer at 37.25;
Medium 275-300 lbs. feeder
BEEFALO HYBRID
CATTLE
BEEFALO - ITS 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 /< BULLS & HEIFERS.
BEEFALO N « J
4270 Quakerbridge Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-896-0336
Member World Beefalo Association
SEPT.
Lebanon Valley Auction
1976
15,
ABE DIFFENBACH
717-3934464
heifers 32.00-32.50; Medium
& Good 550-700 lbs. feeder
bulls 22.10-26.00.
CALVES 305. Choice
vealers 45.00-61.00, Good
32.00-50.00, Standard 25.00-
35.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 22.00-
28.00, 70-85 lbs. 10.00-20.00.
HOGS 437. US No. 1-2 220-
225 lbs. barrows & gilts 43.50-
43,85, No. 1-3 200-245 lbs.
42.75-43.25, No. 2-3 195-255
lbs. 41.00-42.00.
FEEDER PIGS 20. US No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. feeder pigs
25.00-41.00 per head.