—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct. 23, 1976
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livestock market and auction news
East Coast
Oct. 20,1976
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: demand good for beef
as reported by USDA. Steer
beef steady to 1.50 higher, no
comparison on heifer beef.
Cow beef generally steady.
Choice steer hinds steady to
1.00 higher, arm chucks
steady to 1.00 lower. Lamb
compared to last week
steady to 1.00 higher on 55 lb.
down, steady to 1.00 lower on
55-65 lb. No comparison on
fresh pork cuts.
STEER BEEF
Choice 600-900 lb. YG 3
61.50-63.00 bulk 62.00-63.00 SO
LDO higher; 600-800 lb. YG 4
58.25-60.00 No Comparison;
800-900 lb. YG 4 57.25-59.00 No
Comparison. Good 600-900 lb.
YG 3 59.00-61.00 bulk 59.50-
61.00 Steady to 1.50 higher.'
HEIFER BEEF
Choice 500-700 lb. YG 4
59.50 No Comparison.
COW BEEF
Utility (Boning) 600 lb. up
YG 1-2 Few 49.00 Weak.
Canner & Cutter 350 lb. up
YG 1-2 49.00-52.00 Generally
steady.
CHOICE PRIMAL BEEF
CUTS YIELD GRADE 3
Steer hinds 145-190 lb.
75.00-76.00 Steady to 1.00
higher. Arm Chucks 90-130
lb. 48.00-49.00 Steady to 1.00
lower. Full Plates 27.00 1.00
Middleburg Auction
Middleburg,Pa.
October 19,1976
CATTLE 321. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows 50 cents to
1.75 lower. One Prime
slaughter steer at 39.10,
Choice 24 950-1250 lbs. 36.00-
38.10, Good 33.50-35.75, few
Standard 28.50-31.85. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
34,75-36.50, few Good 31.00-
34.00, Standard 28.00-29.50.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 24.00-
26.25, Cutters 23.50-25.00,
Canners 21.60-23.85, Shells
down to 19.00. Couple Choice
slaughter bullocks 36.00-
36.50, few Good 35.00-35.75.
Few Yield Grade No. 1 1000-
1550 lbs. slaughter bulls
29.1053.00, Good & Choice
450-750 lbs. feeder steers
33.50- Medium 400-700
lbs. feeder steers & bulls
25.50- Good 350-650 lbs.
feeder heifers 24.50-27.00.
CALVES 218. Vealers
grading Choice $5 higher,
Standard to Good $2 to $5
lower. Choice vealers 52.00-
65.00, Good 40.00-50.00,
Standard & Good 110-130
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
(SOampulesor more)
WALNUT HOLLOW FARM
Creek Road, Pipersville, PA 18947
215-795-2452
Member American Beefaio Association
Carlot Meats
higher. Briskets 31.00-34.00
No Comparison. Flanks,
Untrimmed 23.00-24.00
Steady to 1.00 higher.
LAMB CARCASS
YIELD GRADE 3-4
COMPARED TO
LAST WEEK
Choice & Prime 55 lb.
down 92.00-95.00 Steady to
1.00 higher; 55-65 lb. 87.00-
91.00 Steady to 1.00 lower; 65-
75 lb. LTD 84.00 No Com
parison.
FRESH PORK CUTS
Skinned Hams 14-17 lb.
72.00-72.50 No Comparison;
17-20 lb. 64.50-65.50 No
Comparison; 20-26 62.50 No
Comparison. Bellies,
Seedless 12-14 lb. 45.75 No, t
Comparison; 14-16 lb. 46.25
No Comparison; 16-18 lb.
44.00 No Comparison.
SMOKED PORK
Vacuum pack sliced. Bacon
No. 1 93.00-99.00 No' Com
parison.
BONELESS BEEF 90 per
cent Chemical lean, Fresh
67.50-70.00; 85 per cent
Chemical lean, Fresh 65.00-
67.50.
BEEF TRIMMINGS 50
per cent Chemical lean.
Fresh 26.00-26.50 Steady to
2.50 lower; 50 per cent
Chemical lean, Frozen 26.50
No Comparison.
lbs. 35.0040.00, 90-110 lbs.
30.50-34.50, Standard 70-85
lbs. 25.50-29.50. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 95-115 lbs.
34.5041.00.
HOGS 458. (October 18,
1976). Barrows & Gilts $1 to
$1.75 .higher. US No. 1-2 200-
230 lbs. barrows & gilts 34.90-
36.30, No. 1-3 185-240 lbs.
34.00- No. 2-3 240-270
lbs. 33.70-34.00. US No. 1-3
325-650 lbs. sows 24.25-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 101. US
No. 1-3 15-20 lbs. feeder pigs
17.00- per head, No. 1-3
25-45 lbs. 21.50-26.00 per
head.
SHEEP 20. One lot Good 80
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
35.00. Slaughter ewes 12.00-
17.50.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
October 19,1976
CATTLE 322. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers mostly
steady, Good strong to $1
higher. Slaughter cows
steady to 75 cents lower.
High Choice & Prime No. 3-4
IQIO-1640 lbs. slaughter
steers 37.75-38.75, one at
40.75, Choice No. 2-4 960-1550
lbs. 36.75-38.50, few No. 2-3
38.75-39.35, Good 35.75-37,50,
Standard 33.10-35.10, few
Utility & Low Standard 29.75-
33.60. Choice No. 24 910-1060
lbs. slaughter heifers 35.50-
37.00, one High Choice at
40.50, Standard 30.25-30.35,
few Utility 22.50-29.50. Utility
& High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 25.10-27.35,
Commercial 24.50-27.35, 2
head 27.75 and 28.00, Cutters
23.50-25.50, Canners 21.75-
23.75, Shells 16.85-21.60. Two
Choice slaughter bullocks
36.10 and 36.85, few Good
31.25- Standard 29.00-
35.00, two Utility 23.85 and
26.75, Few Yield Grade No. 1
1225-1865 lbs. slaughter bulls
32.35-34.75; one yield grade
No. 2 1305 lbs. at 31.25. Few
Good. & Choice 295-585 lbs.
mixed feeder steers & bulls
30.25- few Good &'
Choice 305-660 lbs. feeder
heifers 23.25-29.50.
Lancaster Feeder Cattle
Friday, Oct. 15,1976
Feeder Cattle
1215
903
Today
Last Friday
TREND: Compared to last
Friday feeder steers 2.00-3.00
higher. Supply included 576
in graded sale, sold in lots of
10 or more.
FEEDER STEERS: One
lot Choice and Prime 455 lb.
40.00; couple lots Prime 745-
850 lb. 37.00-39.25; Choice
485-880 lb. 34.85-37.50, couple
lots 860-900 lb. 34.25; mixed
Good and Choice 440-1000 lb.
SAVE YOUR SELLING COST!
HOGS WEIGHED IMMEDIATELY!
PENN PACKING BUYING STATION
CALVES 219. Vealers
Grading Standard to Good
steady, mostly $2 lower, two
Prime vealers 63.50 -and
64.00, few Choice 50.50-63.50,
few Good 40.50-50.50,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
34-00-40.50, 90-110 lbs. 29.00-
34.00, Standard 70-% lbs.
25.00- Utility 50-105 lbs.
10.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 85-115 lbs.
31.0040.00; beef cross bulls &
heifers 85-95 lbs. 32.00-38.50.
HOGS 373. Barrows &
Gilts $1.50 to $1.75 lower. US
No. 1-2195-230 lbs. barrows &
gilts 34.85-35.25, No. 1-3 185-
235 lbs. 34.75-35.10, No. 2-3
250-260 lbs. 33.00-33.50, few
No. 24 270-290 lbs. 31.75-
34.75. US No. 1-3 285485 lbs.
sows 25.25-27.50, few to 30.25,
No. 2-3 440-600 lbs. 22.00-
25.25. Few Boars 20.00, few
light weights 25.00-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS 65. One
lot US No. 1-3 35 ,lbs. feeder
pigs 20.50 per head, No. 1-3
4050 lbs. 22-60-27.00, few No.
1-3 60-70 lbs. 34.00-36.00,
Utility 2030 lbs. 3.004.00 per
head.
SHEEP 16. Few Choice
35-55 lbs. new crop lambs 35.
00-41.50, one 85 lbs. at 39.00,
few Good 50-105 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 27.50-35.00.
Few Slaughter ewes 12.00-
15.00.
34.25-37.00; Good 500-700 lb.
31,5033,50.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
One lot Choice and Prime 670
lb. 35.00; one lot Choice 400
lb. 29,.50; few mixed Good
and Choice 325-500 lb. 26.25-
27.60; one lot Good 370 lb.
21.75.
Eveiy Mon. Tues.
8 A.H. to 1 P.M.
PAID IMMEDIATELY!
AT GREEN DRAGON LIVESTOCK SALE
1 Mile North of Ephrata RD3, Pa.
Call for Market Quotes each morning
717-733-9154 or 717-733-9848
Martinsburg Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
Oct. 18,1976
CATTLE 250. Compared
with 2 week’s ago market;
High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 37.50-39.00,
Choice 36.50-38.50, Good
34.00- Standard 29.50-
34.00, Utility 26.50-29.00.
Good slaughter heifers 28.00-
34.50, Standard 26.50-30.00,
Utility 24.00-27.00. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 24.75-28.00,
Cutters 23.00-25.00, Canners
19.00- Shells down to
16.50. Yield Grade No. 11000-
2000 lbs. slaughter bulls
29.00- Good & Choice
350-500 lbs. feeder steers
28.50-35.00; Medium & Good
350-500 lbs. feeder heifers
20.00- Medium & Good
350-500 lbs. feeder bulls 22.00-
28.00.
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CALVES 343. Choice
vealers 55.00-62.00, Good
45.00-54.00, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 32.00-40.00, 90-110
lbs. 28.00-34.00, Standard 70-
85 lbs. 24.00-28.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 38.00-42.00; holstein
heifers 90-110 lbs. 32.00-36.00.
HOGS 256. US No, 1-2 200- ,
230 lbs. barrows & gilts 34.30
35.50, one lot 36.00, No. 2-3
200-230 lbs. 33.50-34.00, No. 1-
3 165-200 lbs. 29.50-33.00. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
26.50-31.50, No. 2-3 300-650
lbs. 25.00-27.00. Few Boars at
20.00.
FEEDER PIGS 56. US,
No. 1-3 25.35 lbs. feeder
10.00-17,00 per head, No. 1-3'
35-50 lbs. 17.00-25.00 per
head.
SHEEP 23. Good &.
Choice 60-90 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 38.00-42.00.
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