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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.
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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
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Know what you are going to
get for your hogs before
they leave your farm.
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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
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219.00