Livestock market and auction news Si. IxMllH Cattle September a ThU Week 9600 weekAßo rroo Year Ago 9500 A* compared Jo la*t week’* dour. .Slaughter steer* and Heifer* weak to IOC lower Cow* 1 00-1 SO lower Few hull* steady .Supply mainly Mixed flood to Choice 1000 1150 lb Slaughter Steers, around 15 percent Heifer* and 10 percent Cows SUUGHTER STEERS Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1175 lb* 36 50-37 00, 0-4 1100-1225 lbs 36 00-38 50 Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs 35 50- 37 00. dating 35 50-38 50 ; 3-4 1075-1225 lbs 35 50-36 00 Couple part loads 3-5 1350 and 1435 lbs at 34 00 Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs 34 50-36 25 Good 2-3 33 00-35 00. Standard to Good Holstems 2-3 975-1250 lbs ' 30 00-33 35 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Mixed Choice and Prune 2-4 850-1025 lbs. 34 25-35.00, 6EEFALO 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 dist r ibute 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 V* BUI IS & HEIFERS. BEEFALO N » J 4270 Quakerbridge Road Princeton, N J 08540 - 609-896-0336 Member World Beefalo Association HOGS WEIGHED IMMEDIATELY! , .. '—— PENN PACKING BUYING STATION r losing 34 25-34 50 Choice 2-4 800-1050 lb* 33 00 3-4 900-1025 lb* 33 UO-33 50 Part load 5 1050 lb* 30 00 Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 750-950 lb* 32 00-33 75 flood 2-3 29 50- 32 50 f f)WS Utility and Commercial 1-3 21 00-24 50, dosing 21 00-23 00 Utility 1-2 dosing 24 00-24 50 Part load Commercial 5 at 22 00 on Monday Cutter 1-2 2D DO -23 00. dosing 20 00-22 00 Canncr and low Cutler 18 00- 21 00 low Dressing Canncr 16 00-19 00 BULLS YG 1-2 1000-1600 lbs 26 00-30 00 FEEDERS (Including around 2500 at Thursdays auction.) Feeder Steers 1.00- 2.00 lower, Feeder Heifers 2 00-3 00 lower, most decline on low Choice and below weighing under 500 lbs. Supply mostly good and Choice 450-300 lb. Steers and 350-600 lb. heifers. Every Mon. Tires. SAVE YOUR SELLING COST! PAID IMMEDIATELY! AT GREEN DRAGON LIVESTOCK SALE 1 Mile North of Ephrata RD3, Pa. Cal! for Market Quotes each morning 717-733-9154 or 717-733-9648 Baltimore* Sept 20. 1971 CATI IF', 400 Slaughter steers mostly 50 cents lower, instances 75 cents lower. Utility & fommertcal cows steady, canner & culler steady to 25 cents higher. Bulls weak to 50 cents lower, too few feeders for a market test Supply 40 percent slaughter steers & heifers, 45 percent cows, balance feeders and bulls SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-4 1075-1300 lbs 36 25-38 00, Good & Choice 3- 4 35,50-36 25; Good 2-4 33 00- 35 50; Good 2-3 Holstcms 1200-1300 lbs 30 60-33 35 COWS; Utility 2-3 St Commercial 3-4 25 50-28 50; Cutter 23 50-26.75; Canner St low-Cutter 20 25-23 50; few low-Dresslng Canner 18.50- 20.75. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 920-1465 lbs. 28.60-32.60; Individual high Dressing 34.75. HOGS 800: Compared with Wednesday Barrows & Gilts 75-1.00 lower: U S 1-3 190-240 lbs 40.00-40.25; U S 2-3 230- 260 lbs. 39.25-40.00; SOWS; 50-1.50 lower; U S 1-3 SOO-600 lbs. 32.00-34.00; few 34.25. VEAL St CALF AUCTION 100: few Chicc Vealers 210- 290 lbs. 43.00-53.00; Good 155- 275 lbs. 32.00-40.50; high Standard and Good 90-115 lbs. 28.50-32.50, 70-90 lbs. 27.00- few 50-70 lbs. 21.00- Good slaughter calves 275-425 lbs. 26.00- 32.00; Good bulls calves 275- 445 lbs. 23.50-29.00; Good heifers calves 260-520 lbs. 22.00- SHEEP AUCTION 125: Choice & Prime Spring lambs 95-109 lbs. 43.10-44.35. FARMERS Know what you are going to get for your hop before they leave your farm. & Wed. 8 fI.M. to 1 P.M. USD A Sioux Cil> Cattle September 23,1971 Weekly feeder cattle summary and feeder quotation* FEEDER STEERS 100- 3 00 lower, except 500-600 lb offering steady Feeder Heifers 2 00-4 00 lower with most decline on heifers under 550 lb the supply 2-3 feeder steers The outgo estimated at 2 00 head with 1,800 from Wed auction FEEDER STEERS Several loads Choice 466-496 lb 37 35-39 25. Two lodas Choice Inc Prime 591-599 lb 39 50-40.00 Choice 500-600 lb 36.70-38 85. Few Mixed Good and Choice 500-750 lb 32 25- 36.35. Choice 600-800 lb. 33 85- 38 05. Choice 800-1000 lb. 32.0034.20. FEEDER HEIFERS: Load and part load Choice 421-485 lb. 28.25-30.50. Choice 500-750 lb. 29.0034.00, largely 30.0032.00. Few Mixed Good and Choice 28.20-29.90. Part load Choice 824 lb. 31.00 Yearling Sale SPECIAL YEARLING SALE Tazewell, VA‘ (Sept 17). There were 167 head sold. All heifers were graded by Representatives of the VDAC’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDAC standards and sold by the hundredweight. HEIFERS Choice & Fancy 400-500 lbs. 24.25-25.00; 501-750 lbs. 22.50- 26.00; 801 St Up 24.50. Good 250-500 lbs. 22.50- 24.50; 501-700 lbs. 24.00-25.50; 800 & Up 22.50-23.00. Medium 300-500 lbs, 20.75- 23.00; 501-700 lbs. 20.50-22.75; 701-800 lbs. 21.50-23.75. Common 300-500 lbs. 17.50- 21.50; 500-645 lbs. 18.50-21.75; 910 lbs. 22.75. ■ ■ ■ Lancaster Farming Saturday. S<»pt 25.1976 Martiunhurf; Martltuburg. Pa September 20,1978 (ATTU-: 184 (ompared with last Mond«>'i market, daughter cows tl to 12 lower Choice daughter <rtcent 35 00-37 00, few Good 34 00-35 00, few Standard 28 75-33 00. one Utility 28 00 Few Choice slaughter heifers 34 35-36 50. few Good 32 50-33 25, few Standard 31 00-32 25. few Utility 26 25- 28 25 Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 24 25-26 75, Cutters 21 75-24 10, Canners 18 25- 21 25, Shells down to 15 00 Few Good slaughter bullocks 34 25-34.75, Standard 28 75- 31 00. Utility 28 50-28 10 Few Yield Grade No 1 1140-1760 lbs. slaughter bulls 30 75 31.25; few yield grade No 2 1030-1160 lbs. 28.60-28 75. CALVES 360. Vealera mostly $2 to $4 higher. Few Choice vealers 54.00-59.00, Good 48.00-54.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 37.0046.00, 90-110 lbs. 32.00-36.00, Standard 70-85 lbs. 26 00- 31 50, Utility 50-70 lbs. 13.00- 22.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 36.0045.50; holstein heifers 85-110 lbs. 33.00- HOGS 369. Barrows & Gilts $2.75 to $3 lower. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 39.7040.00, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 38.70-39.30, No. 2-3 190- 245 lbs. 37.00-38.40, few No. 2- 4 250-285 lbs. 35.75-36.80. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 33.5035.50, few No. 2-3 450- 500 lbs. 30.75-32.00. Boars 170- 725 lbs. 21.75-31.00. FEEDER PIGS 122. US No. 1-3 2535 lbs. feeder pigs 11.00- per head, No. 13 35-50 lbs. 19.50-25.00 per head. SHEEP 3. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. Lancaster Grain Prices formerly LOCAL GRAIN Thursday, Sept. 23 These prices are made up of the average prices quoted by a number of participating area feed and grain con cerns. It should be noted, however, that not every dealer or broker handles each commodity. All prices are per bushel except ear corn and soybean meal which are per ton. The average prices quoted Thursday, Sept. 23, are as follows: 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 healthy and vigorous when sold). - Bred heifers for Beefalo calving in Sept., Oct. SEMEN 5 10 PER AMPULE (50 ampules or more) WALNUT HOLLOW FARM Creek Road, Pipersville, PA 18947 215-795-2452 Member American Beefalo Association (irwiiniHtlr C.rrrnruiUc I’a September 2», 1171 CATTI-E 134 Compared with hurt Mondiiy'* market. Few Good and Choice daughter (deer* 32 10-36 00 Few Utility and High I>rcasing Cutler slaughter cows 25 10-28 50, few Cutters 24 35-2 G 00. Canncra 21 25- 23 75, Shells down to 18 00 Couple Standard slaughter bullocks 30 10 and 31 00. few Utility 28 60-28 75 Few Yield Grade No 2. 900-1330 lbs slaughter bulls 28 10-30 50 Medium 650-950 lbs feeder steers 26 00-28 85 CALVES 236 Vcalcra 83 to J 7 higher Couple Prime vcalers GO 00 and 62 50, few Choice 56 00-60 50, Few Good 45 00-52.00, Standard and Good 110-130 lbs. 36 00-49.00, 90-110 lbs. 33.50-35.00, Standard 7065 lbs. 31.50- 33.50, few 60-65 lbs. 28.00- 29 50; few Utility 60-80 lbs. 25.00- Farm Calves were active. Holstein bulls 90-105 lbs. 34.00-40.50; Holstein heifers 90-110 lbs 33.00- HOGS 28. One Lot US No. 1-3 225 lbs. barrows and gilts at 40.50, few No. 2-4 300-330 lbs. 36.00-37.25. Few US No. 1-3 315-450 lbs. sows 34.25- 34.50, few No. 2-3 380-625 lbs. 32.00- Couple Boars 24.00 and 25.00. FEEDER PIGS 34. US No. 1-3 35-45 lbs. feeder pigs 14.50-20.00 per head. SHEEP 24. Utility and Good 60-65 lbs. slaughter lambs 28.50-32.00. One lot slaughter ewes at 14.00. Bid+ Offered+ New Ear Corn 48.00 Old Ear Com 79.00 84.00 Shelled Com 2.64 2.93% Barley 2.12% 2.45 Oats Local 1.56% 1.75 Western 1.85 2.03% Wheat Millers 2.92 3.23 Soybeans 6.25 Soybean Meal 221.00 +Bid is the price the dealer will buy from the farmer delivered to the mill.* Offered is the price the dealer will sell for at his mill. 7
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