—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 27, 1976
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Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Auction Summary
November 19,1976
CATTLE 7478. Compared
with 6452 head last week, and
7409 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
grading Choice & Prime
steady to $2 higher, Standard
& Good mostly 50 cents
lower. Slaughter heifers
steady to $1 lower. Slaughter
cows mostly 75 cents to $1.50
lower. Slaughter bulls weak
to $1 lower. Feeder cattle
uneven.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 40.25-43.10, Choice
37.0042.75, Good 33.00-37.50,
Standard 29.00-34.00, Utility
25.00- HEIFERS:
Choice 34.00-39.00, Good
29.50- Standard 26.00-
31.00, Utility 22.00-27.00.
COWS: Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 20.00-23.75,
few to 25.00, Cutters 18.00-
23.00, Canners 16.00-20.75,
Shells down to 12.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 36.00-
39.00, Good 30.00-36.50,
Standard 26.00-30.50, Utility
22.00- BULLS: Yield
Grade No. 1 1000-2200 lbs.
26.50- yield grade No. 2
900-1600 lbs. 23.00-30.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Choice 300-600 lbs. feeder
steers 32.00-38.00, Good 300-
700 lbs. 27.00-33.00, Medium
23.00- Good & Choice
300-700 lbs. feeder heifers
21.00- Medium 15.00-
22.00; Medium & Good 300-
750 lbs. feeder bulls 18.00-
27.00,
CALVES 4978. Compared
with 3897 head last week, and
5138 head a year ago.
Vealers highly uneven,
extremes $2 higher to $4
lower.
VEALERS: Prime 62.00-
70.00, Choice 50.00-65.00,
Good 40.00-54.00, Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 28.00-44.00,
90-110 lbs. 23.00-31.00,
Standard 70-90 lbs. 18.00-
25.00, Utility 50-70 lbs. 12.00-
19.00, Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 26.00-35.00,
few to 45.50; few holstein
heifers 90-115 lbs. 27.00-34.00.
HOGS 7186. Compared
with 6222 head last week, and
7099 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts steady to 75
cents lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 34.50-
38.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
33.75-36.00, No. 2-3 190-260
ATTENTION PIG FEEDERS
DATE CHANGED
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE
THURSDAY, DEC. 2, 1976
l:OOP.M.
Feeder Pig Sales Will Be
First & Third Thursday Of Each Month
At 1:00 P.M.
Pigs will be received from SAM to 12 Noon
State Graded.
$lOO Commission Charge
We do the tagging
HAY, STRAW & GRAIN SALE
EVERY THURSDAY 12 NOON
We are in a good market area for
Good Market Prices
L ROBERT FRAME, MANAGER
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Box 100, Paradise, PA
PH; 717-442-4181 or 768-8204
lbs. 32.00-35.00, No. 2-4 250-
300 lbs. 30.00-35.00, No. 1-3
130-180 lbs. 28.00-32.00.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-575
lbs. sows 25.00-31.50, few to
34.75, No. 2-3 300-600 lbs.
22.50-26.50. Boars 17.00-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1767.
Compared with 1725 head
last week, and 2136 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs
unevenly steady. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 16.00-
18.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50
lbs. 14.00-24.00, No. 1-3 50-80
lbs. 19.00-26.50 per head.
SHEEP 895, Compared
with 631 head last week, and
943 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs steady.
Choice 70-110 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs -39.00-46.00.
Good 60-100 lbs. 32.00-40.00.
Greencastle
Greencastle, Pa.
November 22,1976
CATTLE 117. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows 25 cents to 50
cents lower. Individual Good
slaughter steer at 32.00.
Utility and High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 22.75-
24.50, individual at 26.00,
Cutters 20.25-22.50, Canners
18.60-19.85, Shells down to
15.25. Few Standard
slaughter bullocks 27.75-
28.60. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1200-1900 lbs. slaughter bulls
28.75-31.50, few Yield Grade
No. 2, 1075-1500 lbs. 27.00-
28.00.
CALVES 195. Vealers 50
cents to $1 higher. Few
Choice vealers 47.00-53.50,
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 30.0040.00, 90-110 lbs.
25.00- Standard 70-85
lbs. 20.00-25.50. Farm Calves
were active. Holstein bulls
90-115 lbs. 26.50-34.50.
HOGS 34. One Lot US No.
1-2 225 lbs. barrows and gilts
at 35.00, lot No. 2-3 245 lbs. at
34.60, few No. 24 315-350 lbs.
33.00- Few US No. 1-3
300400 lbs. sows 27.50-30.00,
few No. 2-3 580-650 lbs. 24.50-
25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 44. US No.
1-3 20-30 lbs. feeder pigs 5.50-
7.00 per head, No. 1-3 50-55
lbs. at 16.00, few No. 1-3 100-
105 lbs. 27.50-30.00 per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 8. Few Slaughter
ewes 6.50-12.50.
Contact
Dewart
Dewart, Pa.
November 22,1976
CATTLE 175. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Good 50 cents to $1 higher..
Slaughter cows strong to $1
higher. Few Choice No'. 24
1000-1400 lbs. slaughter
steers 37.85-40.60, Good 34.60-
38.00, few Standard 30.00-
33.00, Couple Choice
slaughter heifers 34.75 and
35.25, few Standard 30.00-
32.85, few Utility 25.00-25.50.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 22.60-
25.10, Cutters 20.85-22.75,
Canners 19.00-21.50, few
Shells down to 16.00. One
Good slaughter bullock at
32.35, 'couple Standard at
27.75. Few Yield Grade No. 1
950-1700 lbs. slaughter bulls
25.10-30.00.
CALVES 168. Vealers
grading Standard & Good 70-
110 lbs. $1 lower. Few Prime
vealers 55.00-56.00, few
Choice 50.00-54.00, Good
35.0047.00, Standard & Good
90-110 lbs. 25.00-30.00,
Standard 70-85 lbs. 21.00-
24.50. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-115 lbs. 26.00-35.50.
HOGS 320. Barrows & Gilts
steady. US No. 1-2 200-225
lbs. barrows & gilts 35.40-
36.40, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs.
35.00- few lots No. 2-3
220-265 lbs. 33.70-35.10. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
27.00- Boars 17.00-25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 299. US
No. 1-3 10-15 lbs. feeder pigs
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NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
WEEKLY FEEDER
SALE EVERY
WEDNESDAY
Sale To Start Promptly At 1 P
WE WILL RECEIVE YOUR PIGS ANYTIME FROM 7 A.M. WED. MORNING
State Graded Until 12 Noon. All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
NORMAN KOLB
Auction
6.50-10.50 per head, No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. 11.-50-19.00, No. 1-3
35.50 lbs. 18.00-26.00, few lots
50-65 lbs. 25.00-28.50 per
head.
SHEEP 43. Choice
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs -
39.50-44.00, Good 70-85 lbs.
30.00-35.00, few Utility 60-80
lbs. 25.00-28.50.
Joliet Cattle
Joliet, HI.
November 24,1976
CATTLE: 2600. Trading
moderate. Slaughter Steers
and Heifers opened steady to
50 higher, mostly 25 to 50
higher. Supply mostly
Choice Steers and Heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Average Choice to Low
Prime 24 1050-1250 lbs. 41.25-
42.00. Few loads 4-5 1350-1480
lbs. 38.00-39.00. Choice 24
1000-1300 lbs. 40.00-41.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
900-1200 lbs. 38.5040.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice Few Prime 24 850-
1100 lbs. 38,5040.00, mostly
39.0040.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 750-1000 lbs. 37.00-
38.50.
12 miles east of Lancaster on Route 23, New Holland, PA.
PIG
State tags available at our office for you to
tag pigs at home to save 25* tagging charge.
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.
717-397-5533
CATTLE 261. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows 50 cents to
$1.75 lower. Few High Choice
Prime slaughter steers
39.00- Choice 37.00-
40.00, Good 34.00-37.50,
Standard 31.00-34.50, Utility
25.00- Good slaughter
heifers 29.50-34.50, Standard
27.50- Utility 23.00-
25.00, Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 22.50-25.00, one at 26.00,
Cutters 19.00-22.00, Canners
18.50- Shells down to
14.00, Yield Grade No.
slaughter bulls 29.50-33.50;
yield grade No. 2 26.00-29.00.
Medium & Good 450-600 lbs.
feeder steers 25.00-30.00;
Medium & Good 450-600 lbs.
feeder heifers 18.00-24.00;
Medium 450-600 lbs. feeder
bulls 18.00-23.00.
CALVES 308. Vealers
uneven. Choice vealers 57.00-
62.00, Good 47.00-55.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
30.0040.00, Standard 70-85
Martinsburg
Martinsburg, Pa.
November 22,1976
BEEFALO HYBRID
CATTLE
BEEFALO - ITS GREAT
- Rapid gains on grass and roughage
- 55-65 lb. Births - up to 1100 lb. yearling
- Test data show 62 percent carcass dress out
- We stock and distribute Pureblood Beefalo-
Semen and HalTßlood Beefalo heifers and
bulls
- Visit our farm and see our animals.
SEMEN $ l2 an ampule
NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR 3 A BULLS & HEIFERS
BEEFALO N & J
4270 Quakerbridge Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-896 0336
Member World Beefalo Association
ABE DiFFENBACH
717-393-4464
lbs. 18.00-26.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
30.00-
HOGS 314. Barrows & Gilts
unevenly steady. US No. 1-2
200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
35.00- one lot 36.50, No.
1-3 190-240 lbs. 33.50-34.50,
No. 1-3 150-195 lbs. 28.50-
34.00. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs.
sows 27.00-31.50, No. 2-3 300-
500 lbs. 25.00-28.00. Boars
18.00-
FEEDER PIGS 105. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
10.00-18.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 18.00-25.00 per .
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
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