Livestock market and auction news
Martinsburg Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
October 25,1976
CATTLE 256. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows $1.25 to $1.50
lower. High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 38.00-40.00,
Choice 36.75-38.75, Good
34.50- Standard 31.00-
34.00, Utility 26.50-29.00.
Choice slaughter heifers
34.00- Good 31.00-34.00,
Standard 27.00-30.00, Utility
21.00- Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 23.50-26.25, Cutters
21.50- Canners 17.50-
22.00, Shells down to 14.00.
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Good slaughter bullocks
28.00- Yield Grade No. 2
900-1400 lbs. slaughter bulls
26.00- Few Choice 500-
600 lbs. feeder steers 37.50,
Medium & Good 500-600 lbs.
feeder steers 25.00-32.00;
Medium & Good 350-500 lbs.
feeder heifers 19.00-25.00;
few Medium & Good 450-600
lbs. feeder bulls 19.00-28.00.
CALVES 297. Vealers $1 to
$1.50 lower. Choice vealers
54.00- Good 46.50-54.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
37.00- 90-110 lbs. 24.00-
31.50. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 95-115 lbs. 32.00-38.00;
BROILER BREEDING
holstein heifers 90-110 lbs.
30.00-
HOGS 302. Barrows & Gilts
$1 lower. US No. 1-2 200-230
lbs. barrows & gilts 33.25-
34.50, one lot 34.90 No. 1-3190-
240 lbs. 32.50-33.25, No. 2-3
195-270 lbs. 30.00-33.00. US
No. 1-3 350-500 lbs. sows
26.00- No. 2-3 300-600
lbs. 24.50-27.00. Few Boars
20.00.
FEEDER PIGS 83. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 8.50-
11.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50
lbs. 10.00-25.00 per head.
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SHEEP 0 No sales on offer,
St. Louis
October 28,1976
Receipts this week 9800
Last Week 9600:
Last Year 9000
As compared to the
previous weeks close,
slaughter steers and heifers
unevenly 50-1.00 higher.
Cows 50-1.00 lower. Bulls
weak to mostly 1.00 lower.
Supply mainly choice 2-4
1025-1200 lb. steers, around
25 per cent heifers, 10 per
cent cows.
Note: A substantial in
crease in marketings of YG
3-5 Slaughter Steers and
Heifers was noted this week.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct. 30,1976
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Mixed Choice and Prune 24
1050-1200 lbs. 39.50-40.50; 3-4
1100-1300 lbs. 39.00-40.00;
part load 4-5 1350 lbs. 37.50;
couple part loads 4 to mostly
5 1400 and 1450 lbs. 35.00 and
35.50. Choice 2-4 950-1300 lbs.
38.50-40.50, closing 38.50-
40.00; Few lots 4-5 1200-1325
lbs. 34.00-35.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs.
37.00- Good 2-3 35.50-
37.50. Standard to Good 2-3
1000-1300 lbs. 30.00-33.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
875-1025 lbs. 37.50-38.50. One
load Monday at latter
price. 3-4 875-1025 lbs. 36.00-
37.75; few lots 4-5 900-1050
lbs. 34.00. Choice 24 800-1050
lbs. 36.00-38.00, closing 36.00-
37.50; 34 850-1000 lbs. 36.00-
37.00; 24 700-800 lbs. 35.50-
36.50. Few lots 4-5 900-1050
lbs. 33.00-34.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs.
34.00- Good 2-3 33.00-
35.00.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 2-4 20.00-22.50’.
Canner and Cutter 1-2 18.00-
21.00. Low dressing canner
16.00-18.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1000-1600
lbs. 26.00-29.00.
Middieburg
Auction
Middieburg, Pa.
October 26,1976
CATTLE- 421. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers $1 to $1.50
higher. Slaughter cows weak
to $2.75 lower. High Choice &
Prime slaughter steers 39.10-
40.75, Choice No. 2-4 950-1250
lbs. 37.50-39.85, Good 35.00-
37.00, Standard 30.00-34.00,
Utility 28.00-30.00. Choice
slaughter heifers 36.25-38.75,
Good 33.50-36.25, Standard
28.00- Utility 20.00-
28.00, Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 23.75-25.50, Cutters
22.00- Canners 18.75-
22.00, Shells down to 15.00.
Choice slaughter bullocks
35.00- Good 30.00-32.75.
Yield Grade No. 1 1200-1800
lbs. slaughter bulls 28.00-
34.00; yield grade No. 218.00-
28.00, Medium 300-600 lbs.
feeder steers 28.00-35.00.
CALVES 222. Vealers
grading Choice $2 to $7
lower. Prime vealers 58.00-
65.00; Choice 50.00-58.00,
Good 40.00-50.00, Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 33.00-40.00,
90-110 lbs. 28.00-35.00,
Standard 70-85 lbs. 25.00-
28.50. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 95-115 lbs. 34.00-38.50.
HOGS 501. (October 25,
1976). Barrows & Gilts 50
cents to $1 lower. US No. 1-2
200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
34.10-35.20, No. 1-3 185-240
lbs. 33.50-34.10, No. 2-3 240-
275 lbs. 33.00-33.50, No. 2-4
275-300 lbs. 32.50-33.00 US No.
1-3 350-585 lbs. sows 25.75-
31.75. Boards 200-600 lbs.
20.00-
FEEDER PIGS 307. US
No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs
10.50-18.00 per head, No. 1-3
20-40 lbs. 18.00-30.00, No. 1-3
50-60 lbs. 30.00-35.00 per
head.
SHEEP 38. Good 70-90 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
38.0043.00, Utility 30-65 lbs.
20.00- Slaughter ewes
10.00-
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Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Oct. 27,1976
CATTLE 205. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows 50
cents to $2 lower, mostly $1
to $1.50 lower. Few Good
34.75-35.85, Standard 29.75-
32.50, Utility 27.60-29.60.
Individual Utility slaughter
heifer at 27.10. Utility and
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 21.75-23.60,
individual at 24.10, Cutters
20.60-22.00, Canners 19.50-
20.80, Shells down to 18.25.
Yield Grade No. 1, 1300-2400
lbs. slaughter bulls 26.60-
30.60. One Lot Good 600-700
lbs. feeder steers at 37.25.
CALVES 181. Vealers
grading Standard and Good
70-110 lbs. steady to $1
higher. Few Choice vealers
48.00-52.50, few Good 35.00-
42.50, few Standard and Good
110-130 lbs. 34.00-37.00, 90-110
lbs. 25.00-31.50, Standard 70-
85 lbs. 20.00-26.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 30.00-37.00.
HOGS 302. Barrows and
gilts uneven, 50 cents higher
to 25 cents lower. US No. 1-2
200-230 lbs. barrows and gilts
34.70-35.70, No. 1-3 200-240
lbs. 33.60-34.60, No. 1-3 ISO
-185 lbs. 32.00-33.90. US No. 1-3
300-525 lbs. sows 27.25-29.50.
Boars 15.50-24.25.
FEEDER PIGS 463. US
No. 1-3 15-20 lbs. feeder pigs
8.50-11.50 per head, No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. 10.50-18.00, No. 1-3
35.50 lbs. 14.00-22.00, No. 1-3
75-100 lbs. 24.00-32.00 per
headr
SHEEP 25. Few Choice 75-
100 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 38.00-40.00, few Good
70-90 lbs. 31.00-37.00, few
Utility 60-70 lbs. 22.00-27.50.
Few Slaughter ewes 11.00-
25.00.
Greencastle
Greencastle, Pa.
October 25,1976
CATTLE 190. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows $2.75 to $3
lower. Few Standard
slaughter steers 30.25-31.60,
couple Utility 27.75 and 28.35.
One Good slaughter heifer at
28.10, one Standard at 28.00.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 21.75-
24.25, Cutters 20.10-21.75,1
Canners 18.60-20.10, Shells
down to 13.10. Yield Grade
No. 1 1050-1675 lbs. slaughter
bulls 28.00-32.85; one at 35.75,
few yield grade No. 2 950-1300
lbs. 25.75-28.85.
CALVES 233. Vealers
grading Standard & Good $5
to $7 lower. Few Choice
vealers 47.00-56.60, few Good
40.00-48.00, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 31.0041.50, 90-110
lbs. 27.00-30.50, Standard 70-
85 lbs. 26.00-28.50; few Utility
60-65 lbs. 22.00-25.50. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 95-115
lbs. 30.50-36.00.
• HOGS 46. US No. 1-2 205-
220 lbs. barrows & gilts 34.00,
one lot No. 2-3 260 lbs. 32.00.
Few US No. 1-3 280460 lbs.
sows 28.00-30.00. One Boar at
21.75.
FEEDER PIGS 0. No sales
on offer.
SHEEPfi. One lot utility 60
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
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