—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 6, 1976
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Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Auction Summary
October 29,1976
CATTLE 8475. Compared
with 7707 head last week, and
6956 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
mostly steady to $1 higher.
Slaughter heifers 25 cents to
$1 higher. Slaughter cows $2
to $2.50 lower. Slaughter
bullocks unevenly steady.
Slaughter bulls $1 to $2
lower.
STEERS; High Choice &
Prime 38.50-42.00, Choice
37.5041.50, Good 34.00-37.00,
Standard 29.75-34.00, Utility
25.00- HEIFERS:
Choice 34.00-38.00, Good
31.00- Standard 28.00-
32.00, Utility 22.00-28.00
Cows: Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 22.00-24.75,
few to 26.00, Cutters 20.00-
22.75, Canners 17.50-21.00,
Shells down to 14.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 35.00-
37.75, Good 30.00-35.00, few
Standard 27.00-30.00, few
Utility 23.00-27.00. BULLS:
Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2000
lbs. few to 35.00;
yield grade No. 2 900-1600 lbs.
25.00- FEEDER
CATTLE: Mostly weak to $2
lower. Good & Choice 300-750
lbs. feeder steers 28.50-36.00,
Medium 300-750 lbs. 22.75-
27.75; Good 250-650 lbs.
feeder heifers 22.00-26.75,
Medium 300-650 lbs. 17.00-
21.00; Medium & Good 450-
750 lbs. feeder bulls 19.00-
28.00.
CALVES 5087. Compared
with 5227 head last week, and
5052 head a year ago.
Vealers mostly steady
steady to $3 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 58.00-
70.00, Choice 49.00-61.00,
Good 40.00-52.00, Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 31.00-40.00,
90-1110 lbs. 25.00-34.00,
Standard 70-90 lbs. 22.00-
28.00, Utility 50-75 lbs. 15.00-
25.00, Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 30.00-41.50.
HOGS 7022. Compared
with 6258 head last week, and
6483 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts 50 cents to
$1 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. barrows & gilts 34.00-
35.85, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
33.00- No. 2-3 190-260
lbs. 32.00-33.50, No. 24 250-
300 lbs. 30.00-33.00, No. 1-3
140-190 lbs. 28.00-33.50.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs.
25.00- No. 2-3 300-650 lbs.
23.00- Boars 18.00-24.00.
FEEDER PIGS 2177.
Compared with 1510 head
last week, and 2014 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs steady
to weak. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs.
feeder pigs 8.50-19.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 18.00-
26.00, few-No. 1-3 50-100 lbs.
24.00- per head.
SHEEP 778. Compared
with 797 head last week, and
813 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs steady to
strong. Choice 70-110 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
38.0045.00, Good 60-105 lbs.
32.0041.00, Utility 45-75 lbs.
22.00- Slaughter ewes
10.00-
Joliet Cattle
November 4,1976
Friday through Wed
nesday’s salable receipts
9084,5 days last week 10,225,
last year 8,829. Slaughter
Steers and Heifers steady to
50 lower than Friday of last
week. Supply mostly Choice
Steers and Heifer.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
High Choice and Prime 3-5
1200-1350 lbs. 35.00-38.00, 4
and 5 1250-1450 lbs. 33.75-
35.00, part load mostly 5 1647
lbs. 31.50 Monday. Average
Choice to Low Prime 3-4
1050-1150 lbs. 39.00-39.50, load
39.75 Wednesday, load
Monday and Wednesday
40.00. Choice 2-4 1000-1250
lbs. 38.00-39.00. Mixed Good
and Choice Holsteins 2-3
1250-1400 lbs. 32.00-33.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
High Choice and Prime 2-4
950-1100 lbs. 37.00-38.00.
Choice 2-4 850-1050 lbs. 35.50-
37.00 Monday, 36.50-37.50
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 750-1000 lbs. 34.50-
35.50, up to 36.50 Wednesday.
1250 lbs. 38.00-38.50; 3-5 1125-
1250 lbs. 36.50. Choice 2-4 950-
1300 lbs. 37.50-38.75. Mixed,
Nov. 4,1976 Good and Choice 2-3 900-1200'
Receipts this week 9200. lbs, 36.00-38.00. Good 2-3
Last week 9600. 34.50-36.50. Part load -
Last year 9500. Holsteins 1100 lbs. at 34.00.
As compared to last weeks Standard to Good Holsteins
close, Slaughter Steers 1.00- 2-3 1000-1300 lbs. 30.00-32.25.
1.50 lower. Slaughter Heifers SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
1.00-2.00 lower. Cows and Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
Bulls steady. Supply mainly 850-1025 lbs. 36.00-36.75, one
Choce 2-4 1000-1150 lb. load Monday at latter price.
Slaughter Steers, around 25 Load 3to mostly 4 1025 lbs. at
percent Heifers and 10 35.75. Choice 2-4 800-1025 lbs.
percent Cows. 34.50-36.00; 3-4 900-1000 lbs.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: 34.00-34.50. Mixed Good and
Mixed Choice and Prime 24 Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 32.50-
1050-1175 lbs. 38.50, one load 35.25. Good 2-3 31.50-33.50.
Monday at 39.00; 34 1100- COWS: Utility and
St. Louis
ATTENTION FARMERS
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SPECIAL MEETING
NOVEMBER 18,1976
at 6:30 P.M.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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State tags available at our office for you to
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Tags 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
Commercial 24 20.00-22.50.
Package Utility at 22.75
Monday. Cannerand Cutter
18.00-21.00. Low Dressing
Canner 15.00-18.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1000-1600
lbs. 26.00-28.00, few YG 1
1200-1800 lbs. 29.00.
FEEDERS: Including
around 2600 at Thursday
Auction. Feeder Steers'l.oo
- lower, Feeder heifers
2.00-3.00 lower. Buyer at
tendance normal. Supply
largely Good and Choice 400-
850 lb. Steers and 350-700 lb.
Heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 400-600 lbs. 34.00-
38.00, 600-800 lbs. 34.50-36.00,
NEXT SALE
NOV. 10, 1976
Commission Charge 5 1.25 per head.
25* additional charge for tagging.
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get for your hogs before
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8 A.M. to 1 P.M.
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HOGS WEIGHED IMMEDIATELY!
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BUYING STATION
AT GREEN DRAGON LIVESTOCK SALE
1 Mile North of Ephrata RD3, Pa.
Call for Market Quotes each morning
717-733-9154 or 717-733-9648
ABE DIFFENBACH
717-3934464
800-925 lbs. 34.50-35.25. Mixed
Good and Choice 350-600 lbs.
31.00- 600-825 lbs. 31.50-
34.50. Several Lots mixed
Steers and Bulls 350-515 lbs.
29.00- Good 350-600 lbs.
27.00- 700-850 lbs. 28.75-
31.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 350-600 lbs. 27.00-
30.5 G», 600-750 lbs. 29.75-31.75.
Mixed Good and Choice 350-
650 lbs. 24.50-27.50. Good 325-
500 lbs. 22.00-25.00
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