—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct. 9. 1976 6 Livestock market and auction news Pa. Auction Summary Harrisburg, Pa. October 1,1978 CATTLE 7900 Compared with 6649 head last week, and 8055 head a year ago Compared with last Friday’s summary, slaughter steers unevenly steady. Slaughter heifers uneven, spots II higher to |2 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls |1 to $3 lower. Slaughter bullocks mostly 50 cents to |1 lower. Feeder steers highly uneven. STEERS: High Choice & Prime 36.50-38.25; Choice 35.75-38.75, Good 32.00-36.25, Standard 29.00-33.00, Utility 25.00- -HEIFERS; Choice 33.00-37.00, Good 29.00- Standard 26.00- 29.00, Utility 22.50-26.50. COWS; Utility St High Dressing Cutter 22.50-25.00, few to 27.00, Cutters 19.00- 24.00, Canners 18.00-20.50, Shells 12.00-17.00. Bullocks: Few Choice 34.00-36.75, Good 31.50-34.00, few Standard 28.00- few Utility 24.00- 28.75. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-2200 lbs. 28.00- 33.50, few to 35.75; Yield Grade No. 2, 900-1600 lbs. 27.00- FEEDER CATTLE: Good 300-700 lbs. steers 27.50-34.00, Medium 300-750 lbs. 24.00-29.00; Good 300-700 lbs. heifers 22.50- 27.50, Medium 300-700 lbs. 17.00- CALVES 5177. Compared with 4954 head last week, and 5803 head a year ago. Vealers uneven, $3 higher to $5 lower. VEALERS: Prime Middleburg Middleburg, Pa. Octobers, 1976 CATTLE 312. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers weak to $1 lower. Slaughter cows steady to $1.50 lower. One High Choice slaughter steer at 38.85, Choice No. 2-4 975- 1200 lbs. 36.00-37.75, Good 33.00- Standard 28.75- 32.50, few Utility 26.00-27,50. One Choice slaughter heifer at 37.00, few Good 30.00-32.75. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 22.25- 24.35, one at 25.00, Cutters 21.00- Canners 19.00- 21.00, Shells down to 12.00. Couple Good slaughter bullocks 33.35 and 33.85. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1000-1700 lbs. slaughter bulls 27.50- 32.75. Good & Choice 300-500 lbs. feeder steers & bulls 33.00- CALVES 175. Vealers grading Good to Prime about 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 MO PER AMPULE (50 ampules or more) WALNUT HOLLOW FARM Creek Road, Pipersville, PA 18947 215-795-2452 Member American Beefalo Association 59 00-67 00, Choice 49 00- 60.00, Good 40.00-50 00, Standard and Good 110-130 lbs. 32 00-40 00, 90-110 lbs. 27 00-33.00, Standard 70-85 lbs. 22.00-29.50, Utility 60-110 lbs. 18 00-25 00 Farm Calves Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 30.00-38.50; Holstein heifers 85-115 lbs. 29.00-40.00. HOGS 7522. Compared with 8139 head last week, and 7527 head a year ago. Barrows and gilts weak to $3 lower, with steady decline throughout the week. BARROWS St GILTS: US No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 37.00-39.00, few to 41.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 36.00-38.00, No. 2-3 190- 260 \hd: 35.00-37.00, some down to 32.25, No. 2-4 250-325 lbs. 30.50-35.00, No. 1-3 160- 190 lbs. 28.00-34.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 25.00- 32.50, No. 2-3 300650 lbs. 20.00- Boars 20.00-28.00. FEEDER PIGS 1937. Compared with 2199 head last week, and 1929 head a year ago. Feeder pigs were highly uneven, $4 higher to $5 lower. FEEDER PIGS PER HEAD: US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 13.00- 35-60 lbs. 18.00- 29.00, 50-110 lbs. 30.00-38.00, Utility 15-35 lbs. 8.00-16.00. SHEEP 722. Compared with 845 head last week, and 950 head a year ago. Spring slaughter lambs steady to mostly $1 lower. LAMBS: Choice 70-110 lbs. 39.00-44.00, Good 60-100 lbs. 33.00-40.00. Slaughter ewes 8.00-18.00. steady; Standard & Good 70- 130 lbs. $1 to $4 low.er. Prime vealers 62.00-65.50, Choice 52.00- Good 39.0049.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 34.00- 90-110 lbs. 28.00- 33.00, Standard 70-85 lbs. 22.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 95-115 lbs. 33.50-37.00. HOGS 588. (9-4-76). Barrows & Gilts $2.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 35.70-37.00, No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. 34.50- 35.70, No. 2-3 240-275 lbs. 33,50-34.50. US No. 1-3 400-650 lbs. sows 25.00-28.50. Boars 20.75-22.00. FEEDER PIGS 361. US No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs 5.50-9.00 per head, No. 1-3 20- 40 lbs. 8.50-17.00, one lot No. 1-3 55 lbs. 24.00 per head. SHEEP 15. Few Good 60-80 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 33.50-38.00. Slaughter ewes 12.00-17.00. Peoria Auction October 7,1971 Receipts this week 4700. Ijiat week 4700 l,ast Year 4400. Compared with Inst weeks'. s l ail ghtcr cows steady to close Slaughter Steers and ** lower. Couple Good Heifers mostly steady Cows slaughter steers 31.50 and steady to firm Bulls steady. 33 Fcw Choice No. 3-5 GGS - about 70 per cent Ibs slaughter heifers Slaughter Steers, 25 per cent 31 00 ' 33 onc Standard at Slaughter Heifers and the Utility & High balance mainly Cows. Drc «tog Cutter slaughter Slaughter Steers and Heifers cows 22 60-25.00, one at 26 35, opened the week on a lower Cutters 19.00-22.00, few basis but with reduced Canners 15.25-19.10, Shells receipts locally regained the down to 12.10. Couple Yield early loss. Grade No. 1 1030 and 1440 SLAUGHTER STEERS: ,bs - slaughter bulls 29.85 and At Midweek: Choice and 31>6 °: one Y ield grade No - 2 Prime 3-4, 1200-1325 lbs. 1100 Ibs - at 23 - 85 - Few Gooa 34.50- Load 36.50; Yield ,bs - feeder heifers Grade 4-5, 1250-1300 lbs. 23.75-25.25. 31.00-33.00. Choice 2-4, 950- CALVES 202. Vealers 1250 Lbs 35.5036.25. Load finding Standard & Good 1020 Jha, 37.00. Mixed Good 11(W30 lbs - SI to $3 higher; and Choice 2-4, 900-1300’lbs. 7MIO lbs - 50 cents to <1 34.50- Good 2-3, 33.50- lower - Couple Prime vealers 35.00. Load Standard and and 66.00, few Choice Good 2-3, 1250 lb Holsteins 56-»«-00, few Good 49.00- Monday, 29.50. 53.00, Standard & Good 110- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; UOlte-34.50-48.00.90-110 lbs. Choice and Prime 34, 900- 29.50-32.00, Standard 70-85 1050 lbs 35.00; Load 35.75; lbs - 27.00-30.00, 55-65 lbs. load YGP4-5, 1025 lbs. 31.50. 25.50-27.50. Farm calves, Choice 24,850-1075 lbs 33.50- holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 35.00. Mixed Good and 31-50-38.50; few holstein Choice 24,800-1000 1b533.00- beifers 80-105 lbs, 30.0041.00. 34.00. Good 2-, 32.0033.00. HOGS 30. Few US No. 13 Standard and Good 23.29.00- 200-250 Ibs. barrows & gilts 32.00. 35.5036.00, one lot No. 24 300 COWS; Utility and lbs. 35.75. One US No. 13 325 Commercial 24, 21.06-23.00; lbs. sow at 28.00. One Boar at Few 23.50. Cutter 19.00-22.00. 2U5. Canner 15.50-19.00. FFEDER PIG S 21. One lot BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2, GS No. 13 35 lbs. feeder pigs 1100-1800 lbs 26.00-29.50; Few 15 .00 per head, one lot No. 13 3Q op 45 lbs. 45JW cwt. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC. WEEKLY FEEDER PIG SALE IN AIR CONDITIONED SALES PAVILION WE WILL RECEIVE YOUR PIGS ANYTIME FROM 7 A.M. WED. MORNING NORMAN KOLB Greencastlc Greencastlc, Pa. October 4,1978 CATTIJS 114. Compared with last Monday's market, 12 miles east of WEDNESDAY, OCT. I SALE TO START PROMPTLY AT 1; 00 P.M. Z •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••a* State Graded. All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian. State tap available at our office for you to tag pip at home to save 25* tagging charge. Tap delivered if you call 717-3544341 our office in advance. CALF SALE TO BE HELD IN NEW SALES PAVILION EVERY THURSDAY AT 6:30 P.M. 717-397-5538 CATTLE 385. Compared Utility 24.75-27.10. Yield with last Thursday's market, Grade No. 1, 1200-2000 lbs. slaughter steers uneven, slaughter bulls 26.1032.00 about steady. Slaughter CALVES 647. Vealers cows $1 to $2 lower. Few grading Good and Choice Choice slaughter steers steady. Standard and Good 35.7536.75, Good 32.0035.75, 70-130 lbs. $3 to $4 lower. Standard 29.75-32.00, few Prime vealers 60.00-64.00,. Utility 26.00-28 00. Few Good Choice 49.00-60.00, Good slaughter heifers 28.7532.00, 40.00-51.00, Standard and Utility 22.50-26.00. Utility and Good 110-130 lbs. 34.5040.00, High Dressing Cutter 90-110 lbs. 31.00-34.00, slaughter cows 22.50-25.00, -Standard 70-85 lbs. 28.00- Cutters 21.50-23.50, Canners 31.00, Utility 50-65 lbs. 20.00- 19.25-21.50, Shells down to 28.00. Farm Calves; Holstein 15.00. Individual Good bulls 95-120 Ibs. 32.0036.00. NEXT SALE Commission Charge *1.25 per head. 25* additional charge for tagging. Ch ambersburg Chambers burg, Pa. September 30,1978 6EEFALO HYBRID CATTLE BEEFALO - IT’S GREAT - Rapid gains 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 ! 12 an ampule NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR V> BULLS & HEIFERS BEEFALO N . J 4270 Quakerbridge Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609-896-0336 Member World Beefalo Association 1976 13, ABE DIFFENBACH 717-3934464 slaughter bullock at 31.85, few Standard 27.60-28 25, few dc/
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