P hO tuLvj'rs. ,v..ir.-r 1 -.Vetjiifaj B—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Oct. 9. 1976 livestock market and auction news Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. Octobers, 1976 CATTLE 308. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers uneven, mostly steady to 50 cents lower. Slaughter cows weak to mostly $1 lower. High Choice & Prime No. 3-4 1100- 1360 lbs. slaughter steers 37.00- Choice No. 2-4 950-1350 lbs. 35.25-37.00, Good 34.35-36.00, Standard 30.00- 34.25, few Utility 27.60-29.85. Two Choice slaughter heifers 31.75 and 32.85, few Good 28.25-30.85, few Standard 25.00- few Utility 22.25- 25.35. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 23.60-25.35, few to 26.25, Cutters 21.50-23.85, Good 29.00- Standard 27.60- 30.25. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1445-1965 lbs. slaughter bulls 30.00- few yield grade No. 2 1050-1500 lbs. 29.25- 31.35. CALVES 215. Vealers uneven, mostly weak to $1.50 East Coast Carlot Meats Octobers, 1976 Compared to Tuesday’s close: demand for Choice 3’s and 4’s very light. Good 3’s in moderate demand 25 higher than Monday’s limited test. Cow beef mostly steady in limited test. Choice beef: arm chucks 25-50 higher. Lamb erratic, 55 lb. down mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Fresh pork: skinned hams steady to 1.25 higher. STEER BEEF Prime 600-800 lb. YG 3 Load 58.00 No Comparison. Choice 600-800 lb. YG 3 2 loads 58.00, Load 59.00 No Comparison; 600-800 lb. YG 4 Part Load 54.50 No Com parison; 800-900 lb. YG 4 Part Load 53.50 No Com- parison. Good 600-800 lb. YG 3 55.00 25 higher than Monday. Holsteins 600-800 lb. YG 2-3 54.00 No Comparison. COW BEEF Utility (Brkg) 450 lb. up YG 3-4 LTD 43.00,50 higher. Utility (Bng) 500 lb. up YG 1- 2 LTD 46.00 Steady. Canner & Cutter 350 lb. up YG 1-2 LTD 46.00 Steady. CHOICE YG 3 PRIMAL BEEP CUTS Arm Chucks 90-130 lb. 46.00-46.25 25-50 higher. Full Plates 24.00-26.75 Steady to 1.25 higher. Flanks, Un tnrnmed 19.00-20.00 Steady. YES! irs FREE ACALLTO HEISEY FARM SERVICE (Mt. Joy, Mountville, Marietta, Manheim, Elizabethtown and Lancaster exchange. Lebanon County Call Collect.) CALL ANYTIME 653-1568 for prices 653-1568 ON •SEEDING FERTILIZER • LIME • ANHYDROUS AMMONIA •FURADAN HEISEY FARM SERVICE 653-1568 RD2, Mount Joy, Pa. John M. Heisey E Musser Heisey it'k'kirirk'kir'kirif'kitir'kirkir'k'kic'kiririr lower. Choice vealers, couple 54.00 and 55.00, Good 39.50-51.50, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 32.5040.00, 90-100 lbs. 28.00-32.00, Standard 70- 85 lbs. 23.00-28.50, Utility 50- 100 lbs. 10.00-22.00. Farm calves, holstcin bulls 90-120 lbs. 30.00-39.00; few holstein heifers 90-115 lbs. 30.00-38.50. HOGS 252. Barrows & Gilts steady to 75 cents lower. US No. 1-2195-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 36.10-36.50, No. 1-3 195- 235 lbs. 35.60-36.25, No. 2-3 185-250 lbs. 34.35-35.85, few No. 2-4 265-355 lbs. 30.00- 32.75. US No. 1-3 300-495 lbs. sows 24.00-28.75, few No. 2-3 455-645 lbs. 23.25-34.50. Boars 19.00-24.25, FEEDER PIGS 13. Lot US No. 1-2 45 lbs. feeder pigs 27.00 per head. ' SHEEP 5. Two Choice 50 and 55 lbs. new crop lambs 30.00 and 34.00, two Good 75 and 90 lbs. at 35.00. Flanks, Trimmed 20.00-22.00 Steady. LAMB CARCASS YG3-4 Choice & Prime 55 lb. down 90.00-92.00 Mostly steady-2.00 lower; 55 lb. down 2 loads 93.00; 55-65 lb. 89.00-90.00 No Comparison; 65-75 lb. LTD 89.00 No Comparison. FRESH PORK CUTS Loins 14 lb. down 73.00 No Comparison; Trimmed 77.00 No Comparison; 14-17 lb. 71.00-73.00 No Comparison; Trimmed 74.75-75.25 No Comparison. Skinned Hams 14-17 lb. 70.75-72.25 Steady to 50 higher; 17-20 lb. 66.25-67.25 Steady to 1.25 higher. SMOKED PORK Semi Bids 17-20 lbs. 89.00 No Comparison. Picnics 4-8 lb. 51.00-52.50 No Com parison. No. 1 Sliced Bacon Vacuum Pack 102.00 No Comparison. BONELESS BEEF 90 per cent Chemical Lean, Fresh 63.00- Steady-50 lower. BONELESS BEEF 85 per cent Chemical Lean, Fresh 59.00- Steady-2.00 lower. BEEF TRIMMING 50 per cent Chemical Lean, Fresh 19.00-21.00 Steady-1.50 lower. BONELESS VEAL 90 per cent Chemical Lean, Frozen 61.00 No Comparison. Oklahoma Cattle Oklahoma City Oct, 7 Thursday Feeder Cattle Auction Estimated Receipts 7,500 Same day last week 5,867 fairly active, feeder Cattle and Calves steady to strong, some sales additionally 50C higher on Feeder Steers over 700 lb; majority receipts mixed good and choice and choice 350-750 lb Steers and 350-650 lb Heifers; per centage of offerings under 500 lb materially increased over past several weeks; best demand centering on thin fleshed offerings suitable for grab. FEEDER STEERS: Choice, Few Prime, 300-500 lb. 38.75-41.50, load 415 lb at 42.10: 500-600 lb 35.50-39.20, part load 503 lb at 40.10; 600- 700 lb 33.5034.40; 700-800 lb 33.0034.60; mixed good and choice 300-500 lb. 35.5038.00; 500-600 lb 32.75-35.00; 600-918 lb 31.50-33.00; Good 300-500 lb 30.0034.75; 500800 lb 30.25- 32.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice, Few Prime, 300-500 lb 28.25-32.00, two part loads 262-345 lb 33.0033.30; 500-600 lb. 28.50-29.30, two loads 625 lb at 31.30; Mixed Good and Choice 275-500 lb 27.25-28.50; 500-715 lb 26.75-28.50; Good 300-625 lb 26.25-27.25. FOR THE WEEK: Compared to late last week. Feeder cattle and Calves strong to 1.00 higher with Good Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 1.00-200 Higher; cows in good demand and 25-75 C higher; Bulls closed 1.00-2.00 higher with supply light late in the week; salable receipts near 17,400 head compared to 16,594 last week and 32,652 head the comparable period a year ago. SAVE YOUR SELLING COST! HOGS WEIGHED IMMEDIATELY! PENN PACKING BUYING STATION Belleville Auction Belleville, Pa. October 6,1976 CATTLE 145. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows S] to 62.50 higher. One Good slaughter steer at 34.25, one Standard at 29.60, few Utility 26.10-28.60. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 23.25-25.35, Cutters 22.00-23.25, Canners 19.50- 22.10, Shells down to 15.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1100-2000 2000 lbs. slaughter bulls 24.50-29.60. Few Good, & Choice 400-600 lbs. feeder steers 33.00-35.00. CALVES 189. Vealers grading Standard & Good 70- 110 lbs. $1 to $3 higher. One Prime vealer at 62.50, Choice 49.00-59.00 C Good 40.00-51.00, few Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 34.0037.00, 90-110 lbs. 27.0032.00, Standard 7035 lbs. 20.00-27.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 29.0041.50. HOGS 195. Barrows & Gilts steady to 50C lower. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 36.2036.80, No. 13 185- 240 lbs. 33.8535.90, one lot 265 lbs. 34.00 US No. 13 300300 - lbs. sows 24.00-27.25. Few Boars 19.00-19.75. FEEDER PIGS 340. US No. 13 2035 lbs. feeder pigs 7.50- 11.50 per head, No. 13 3530 lbs. 10.50-22.50, one lot No. 13 100 lbs. 34.50 per head. SHEEP 26. Few Good & Choice' 80-115 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 38.00- 47.00. ewes 12.00- 15.00. Every Mon. Tues. 8 A.M. to 1 P.M. PAID IMMEDIATELY! AT GREEN DRAGON LIVESTOCK SALE 1 Mile North of Ephrata RO3, Pa. Call for Market Quotes each morning 717-733-9154 or 717-733-9648 Lancaster Grain Prices Friday, Oct 8 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 READ LANCASTER FARMING FOR FULL MARKET REPORTS c< tkmsd Omwi Ztmm FARMERS Know what you are going to get for your hogs before they leave your farm. & Wed. 0 W corn and soybean meal which are per ton. The average prices quoted Friday, Oct. 8, are as follows: Bid* Offered* New Corn 48.00 56.00 Old Ear Com 78.00 85.50 Shelled Cora 2.51 2.74 Oats Local 1.58 1.80*6 Western 1.86 2.03 Wheat 2.75 2.93 Soybeans 6.33 Soybean Meal ■ ■ ■ 219.00
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