Livestock market and auction news
Martinsburg
Martinsburg, Fa.
November 15,1976
CATTLE 264. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to $1
lower. Slaughter cows
steady to 50 cents lower.
Choice slaughter steers
37.00- Good 34.50-35.00,
Standard 30.00-34.00, Utility
25.00- Good slaughter
heifers 30.00-34.00, Standard
28.00- Utility 23.00-
26.00, Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 22.80-25.00, Cutters
20.75-22.50, Canners 18.50-
22.00, Shells down to 15.00.
Good slaughter bullocks
29.00- Standard 28.50-
30.00, utility 24.50-27.50.
Yield Grade No. 1100-200 lbs.
slaughter bulls 29.00-34.50;
yield grade No. 2 900-1600 lbs.
27.00- Medium & Good
400-600 lbs. feeder steers
23.50-30.00; Medium & Good
400-600 lbs. feeder heifers
18.00- Medium & Good
400-600 lbs. feeder bulls 18.00-
25.50.
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CALVES 324. Vealers
grading Good & Choice $1.50
to $3 higher, Standard &
Good 70-130 lbs. steady to $2
lower. Choice vealers 56.50-
63.50, Good 48.00-54.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
28.00- 90-110 lbs. 22.00-
28.00, Standard 70-85 lbs.
18.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-115 lbs.
28.00- holstein heifers
90-115 lbs. 27.00-34.00.
HOGS 316. Barrows & Gilts
steady, spots 50 cents lower.
US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs.
barrows & gilts 34.50-35.50,
few to 36.00, No. 1-3 195-245
lbs. 34.00-35.00, No. 2-3 180-
250 lbs. 31.00-33.00. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 26.00-31.00,
few 2-3 300-600 lbs. 23.50-
26.00. Boars 18.00-20.00.
FEEDER PIGS 38. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
10.00- per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 16.00-24.00 per
bead.
SHEEP 5. Few Good 70-90
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
34.00-38.00.
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CATTLE 600; Compared
with Monday two weeks ago
slaughter steers and heifers
$l.OO-1.50 higher, cows weak
to 50, bulls $1.50-1.75 higher
few feeders steady, supply 25
per cent slaughter steers &
heifers, 50 per cent cows, 20
per cent feeders, balance
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 2-4 1050-1275 lbs.
38.50-40.25; few Good &
Choice 2-4 37.85-38.50; Good
24 965-1300 lbs. 33.25-37.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
few high Good & Choice 24
870-940 lbs. 35.00-35.10; Good
2-3 950-1025 lbs. 30.00-33.00.
COWS: Utility 2-3 20.00-
24.10; Individual 24.50;
Cutter 17.50-21.85; several
high Dressing 22.35-22.60;
Canner & low Cutter 13.50-
17.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1100-1550 lbs. 26.35-31.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
& Choice steers 680-925 lbs.
31.75-33.75; Good 625-950 lbs.
27.00-30.50; several Choice
heifers 375-390 lbs. 25.00.
HOGS 600: Compared with
Thursday Barrows & Gilts
steady to 50 higher. US 1-3
190-230 lbs. 35.50-36.00; US 2-3
230-260 lbs. 34.50-35.50; US 24
250-280 lbs. 32.25-34.50. Sows:
steady to 50 cents higher; US
1-3 300-600 lbs. 24.50-26.00.
VEAL & CALF AUCTION
100: Choice Vealers 160-250
lbs. 49.00-58.00; Good 160-260
lbs. 36.0047.00; Standard 75-
100 lbs. 20.00-25.50; Standard
& low Good 100-125 lbs. 26.00-
35.00; few calves returned to
farm 24.00-29.00.
SHEEP AUCTION 25:
Choice wooled slaughter
lambs 95-112 lbs. 40.0042.25.
floor
USDA
Lebanon Valley Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
November 16,1976
CATTLE 360. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market;
Choice No. 24 950-1260 lbs.
slaughter steers 38.0040.25,
Good 35.00-38.00, Standard
32.00- few Utility & Low
Standard 25.10-29.35. Few
Choice No. 34 slaughter
heifers 32.25-34.85, few Good
29.50- few Utility &
Standard 25.10-27.00. Utility
& High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 22.25-24.35,
Commercial 20.35-23.00, few
to 25.60, Cutters 20.75-22.85,
Canners 17.00-20.75, Shells
down to 13.60. Few Standard
& Good slaughter bullocks
29.00- Few Yield Grade
No. 1 1370-1665 lbs. slaughter
bulls 28.75-34.35; few yield
grade No. 2 1025-1485 lbs.
25.85-30.85.
CALVES 217. One Prime
vealer at 63.00, Choice 51.50-
57.50, one at 61.00, Good
39.50- Standard & Good
Joliet Cattle
November 18,1976
Friday through Wed
nesday’s salable receipts
9,481,5 days last week 9,929,
last year 8,706. Slaughter
Steers fully 75, instances 1.00
higher than last Friday
except for Holsteins steady
to 1.00 lower than 50 higher
than last Friday. Supply
mostly Choice Steers and
Heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Average Choice to Low
Prime 241100-1200 lbs. 39.00-
40.00. 40.0041.00 Wednesday,
3-51200-1350 lbs. 37.00-39.00,4
and 5 A 1250-1525 lbs. 35.00-
37.00. Choice 24 950-1250 lbs.
38.50- Monday, 39.00-
40.00 Wednesday. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 900-1200
lbs. 37.00-38.50 Monday,
37.50- Wednesday.
Standard and Good Holsteins
2-3 1200-1400 lbs. 29.00-32.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice, Few Prime, 24 850-
1100 LBSM 36.50-38.00
Monday, 37,00-38.50 Wed
nesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-1000 LBSM
35.00-38.50 Monday, 35.50-
37.00 Wednesday. Good 2-3
700-950 lbs. 33.00-35.00
Monday, 33.50-35.50 Wed
nesday.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 20,1976
110-130 lbs. 27.00-36.50, 90-110
lbs. 23.50-26.00, Standard 70-
90 lbs. 18.50-23.50, Utility 50-
85 lbs. 10.00-18.00. Farm
calves, active. Holstein bulls
95-130 lbs. 26.0040.50; few
Holstein heifers 90-100 lbs.
28.00- few beef cross
bulls & heifers 80-105 lbs.
25.00-
HOGS 618. US No. 1-2 195-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 36.00-
36.85, No. 1-3 190-245 lbs.
34.85-36.10, few No. 2-3 185-
260 lbs. 34.00-34.50. US No. 1-3
300-545 lbs. sows 25.75-27.10,
No. 2-3 290-535 lbs. 23.25-
25.25. Boars 17.00-23.00.
FEEDER PIGS 31. Few
US No. 1-3 30-35 lbs. feeder
pigs 15.50-16.50 per head, lot
No. 1-3 40 lbs. 21.00, few No.
1-3 130-140 lbs. 20.00-26.00
cwt.
SHEEP 3. Two Choice 70
and 75 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 40.50 and 45.50, one
Good 60 lbs. at 28.00.
Lancaster
Grain Prices
Friday, Nov. 19
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
corn and soybean meal
which are per ton.
The average prices quoted
Friday, Nov. 19 are as
follows:
Bid+ Offered+
New Ear Com
43.70 52.50
Old Ear Com
75.66 85.00
Shelled Com 2.12 2.27
Barley 2.01 2.21
Oats
Local 1.59 1.81
Western 1.91 2.09
Wheat
Millers 2.45 2.65
Soybeans 6.50
Soybean Meal
-fßid is the price the
dealer will buy from the
farmer delivered to the mill.
Offered is the price the
dealer will sell for at his mill.
East Coast
Carlot Meats
November 17,1976
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: beef trade & demand
light. Choice 3 steer beef 1.00
higher, other steer beef
steady to 1.00 lower. Cow
beef and boneless processing
beef steady to 3.00 lower. No
comparison Primal beef
cuts. Fresh pork loins steady
to 50 higher, skinned hams
1.00-2.25 higher. Lamb
compared to last week
steady to 1.00 lower, decline
on 55-65 lb.
STEER BEEF
Choice 600-700 lb. YG 3
64.75 No Comparison; 600-800
lb. YG 3 64.25 1.00 higher;
600-800 lb. YG 4 LTD 60.50 SO
LDO lower; 800-900 lb. YG 4
LTD 59.50 50-1.00 lower.
Good 600-800 lb. YG 3 60.50
Steady to 50 lower.
HEIFER BEEF
Good 500-700 lb. YG 3 LTD
58.50 No Comparison.
COW BEEF
Utility (Brkg) 500 lb. up
YG 3-4 39.00 1.00 lower.
Utility (Bng) 600 lb. up YG 1-
2 LTD 43.00 Steady. Canner
& Cutter 350 lb. up YG 1-2
43.00-45.50 50-3.00 lower; 350
lb. down YG 1-2 42.00 50
lower.
CHOICE PRIMAL
BEEF CUTS
YIELD GRADE 3
Steer Hinds 145-190 lb.
75.50 No Comparison. Heifer
Hinds 120-170 lb. 72.00 No
Comparison. Steer Rounds
70-90 lb. 75.00 No Com
parison. Full Plates LTD
28,(Xb29.00 No Comparison.
TJriskets 42.00 No Com
parison. Flanks, Untrimmed
LTD 22.00 No Comparison.
LAMB CARCASS
YIELD GRADE 3-4
(Compared to Last
Week)
Choice & Prime 55 lb. down
92.00-93.00 Generally Steady;
55-65 lb. 85.00-86.00, few 84.00
Steady to 1.00 lower; 65-75 lb.
LTD 78.00 Steady.
FRESH PORK CUTS
Loins 14 lb. down 66.50 No
Comparison; 14-17 lb. 65.50-
66.25 Steady to 50 higher.
Skinned Hams 17-20 lb. 71.75-
73.25 1.75-2.00 higher; 20-26
lb. 64.25 1.00-2.25 higher.
BONELESS BEEF 90 per
cent Chemical Lean, Fresh
65.00- 50 lower; 85 per
cent Chemical Lean, Fresh
61.00- Steady to 2.00
lower; 75 per cent Chemical
Lean, Fresh 48.00 Steady.
BEEF TRIMMING 50 per
cent Chemical Lean, Fresh
23.00 50 lower.
229.00
PORK TRIMMING 80 per
cent Chemical Lean, Fresh
44.50; 45.75-46.00 No Com
parison.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, November 15,1976
Reported receipts of 478
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market steady with last
week’s market.
Local work horses 510-750;
mules 350-500; driving
horses 175-750; riding horses
150-225; lightweight 15-18;
heavyweight 22-24; mares
15-40; colts 10-20; geldings
15-35; larger ponies 55-90.
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