—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct. 9. 1976
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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
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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/