—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dec. 4. 1976
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Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Auction Summary
Harrisburg, Fa.
November 26,1976
CATTLE 4540. Compared
with 7478 head last week, and
5286 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
mostly 50 cents to $1.50
higher. Slaughter heifers
uneven. Slaughter cows
mostly $1.25 to $2.75 higher.
Slaughter bulls strong to
mostly $1 higher.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime No. 34 39.0043.00,
Choice 24 38.0043.25, Good
34.00- Standard 31.75-
34.75, Utility 26.00-31.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 36.00-
38.75, Good 29.50-36.50,
Standard 26.50-30.50, Utility
22.00- COWS; Utility &
. High Dressing Cutter 22.75-
. 25.50, few to 26.75, Cutters
. 21.50-24.25, Canners 18.50-
22.00, Shells down to 15.00.
BULLOCKS: Good 32.00-
38.75, few Standard 27.50-
31.00. BULLS; Yield Grade
No. 1 1000-2000 lbs. 27.85-
34.50; yield grade No. 2 950-
1700 lbs. 24.00-29.50. Feeder
cattle mostly steady. Good &
Choice 300-700 lbs. feeder
steers 28.00-36.00, Medium
250-600 lbs. 22.00-27.00;
Medium & Good 250-700 lbs.
feeder heifers 17.00-25.00;
few Medium & Good 300-700
lbs. feeder bulls 18.00-28.50.
CALVES 3227. Compared
with 4978 head last week, and
3934 head a year ago.
Vealers grading Standard to
Choice steady to $2 higher,
Utility & Standard & Good
60-130 lbs. $1 to $3 lower.
VEALERS: Few Prime
60.00- Choice 50.00-
62.00, Good 40.00-55.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
27.00- 90-110 lbs. 22.00-
28.00, Standard 70-90 lbs.
15.00- Utility 50-85 lbs.
10.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
26.00-
HOGS 6658. Compared
with 7186 head last week, and
5831 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts steady to $1
lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 34.75-
37.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
34.00- No. 2-3 190-265
lbs. 33.00-35.00, No. 24 250-
325 lbs. 31.00-34.00, No. 1-3
140-190 lbs. 31.00-34.00.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-575
lbs. 27.00-31.50, No. 2-3 300-
650 lbs. 22.00-28.00. Boars
17.00-
FEEDER PIGS 1454.
Compared with 1767 head
BEEFALO HYBRID
CATTLE
BEEFALO - ITS GREAT
- Rapid gams 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 Half-Blood Beefalo heifers and
bulls.
- Visit our farm and see our animals.
SEMEN *l2 an ampule
NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR V* BULLS & HEIFERS.
BEEFALO N & i
427 C Quakerbridge Road
Princeton. NJ 08540
609-896-0336
Memcer World Beefalo Association
last week, and 1459 head a
year ago. Feeder Pigs
steady to $3 higher per head.
US No. 1-3 50-85 lbs. 22.50-
31.00, Utility 15-25 lbs. 4.00-
11.00 per head.
Sheep 619. Compared with
895 head last week, and 694
head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs steady to
weak. Choice 65-105 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
38.0044.00, few to 47.00, Good
60-95 lbs. 32.0040.50, few
Utility 40-80 lbs. 25.00-35.00.
Slaughter ewes 6.00-18.50.
Martinsbiirg
Martinsburg, Pa.
November 29,1976
CATTLE 122. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers unevenly
steady. Slaughter cows
mostly $2 higher. Good &
Choice slaughter steers
36.50-39.50, Standard 31.00-
35.00, Utility 28,00-30.00.
Good slaughter heifers 33.50-
37.00, Standard 28.50-32.00,
Utility 23.00-25.00. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 24.50-27.00,
Cutters 22.00-24.00, Canners
20.00- Shells down to
18.00, Yield Grade No. 11000-
2000 lbs. slaughter bulls
32.00- yield grade No. 2
900-1600 lbs. 28.50-30.00.
Medium & Good 450-550 lbs.
feeder heifers 21.00-25.00;
Medium & Good 450-550 lbs.
feeder bulls 22.00-26.00.
CALVES 272. Vealers
grading Good & Choice
Steady to $2 higher, Standard
& Good 90-130 lbs. $5 to $lO
higher. Choice vealers 58.00-
64.00, Good 47.00-55.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
37.0047.00, 90-110 lbs. 28.00-
35.00, Standard 70-85 lbs.
24.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-115 lbs.
32.00-
HOGS 187. Barrows & Gilts
50 cents higher, spots $1
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 35.50-36.50,
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 34.00-
35.50, No. 2-3 190-260 lbs.
33.00- US No. 1-3 300-550
lbs. sows 26.00-31.00, No. 2-3
300-800 lbs. 25.00-27.00. Boars
18.00-
FEEDER PIGS 22. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 6.00-
13.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50
lbs. 13.00-23.00 per head.
SHEEP O. No sales on
offer.
East Coast Carlot Meats
East Coast Carlot meat
trade caf Boston to
Washington area inclusive
compared to Tuesday’s
close: demand for Beef
Good, commitments light as
reported by USDA. Carcass
Steer Beef firm to 2.25
higher, most advance on
Good 3’S. Cow beef in limited
test firm. Choice Beef cuts
firm to 3.00 higher, advance
on arm chucks. Lamb
generally* steady. Fresh
Pork cuts: SKD. Hams 17-20
lbs. weak.
STEER BEEF: Choice 3
600-800 lbs. part load 6725
firm, 4 600-800 lbs. 64006450
firm. Goods 600-800 lbs. 6325-
6350 1.50-2.25 higher
HEIFER BEEF: Good 3
500-700 lbs. 6250 no com
parison
COW BEEF: Canner
cutter 1-2 350 lbs. up few
head 4950 firm; Choice 3
primal Beef cuts; Steer
hinds 145-190 lbs. 7550-7700
steady; Fores 130-210 lbs.
5750 no comparison; Arm
Chucks 90-130 lbs. load 5300
firm to 3.008&34
LAMB, CARCASS
CHOICE & PRIME 34
55 lbs. down 9400-9600 bulk
9500-9600 generally steady,
55-65 lbs. 8800-8900 generally
steady, 65-75 lbs. 7800-7900
generally steady.
FRESH PORK CUTS
Loins 14 lbs. down 6900 no
comparison, 14-17 lbs. 6700
no comparison, Butts, Bnls.
FORTY-TWO YEARS OF SERVICE .. .
to the farmer, to the dealer and to the packer.
May we serve you?
S. K. SHOT7BERGER, INC.
LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION
Gene.Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, PA 17604
Phone: 393-4641 (day or night)
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
WEEKLY FEEDER
SALE EVERY
WEDNESDAY
Sale To Start Promptly At 1 P,
WE WILL RECEIVE YOUR PIGS ANYTIME FROI
State Graded Until 12 Noon. All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
NORMAN KOLB
4-8 lbs. 5275 no comparison,
Skd. Hams 17-20 lbs. 8525
weak, 20-26 lbs. 8425 no
comparison
SMOKED PORK
SKD. Hams 16-20 lbs. 9200-
9700 steady to 5.00 higher, 19-
23 lbs. 9100 no comparison,
Picnics 4-8 lbs. 2 loads 4800
vacuum packed no com
parison
No. 1' sliced bacon vacuum
pack 2 loads 8525 1.75 lower,
franks 70 beef - 30 pork 10 lb.
5300 no comparison,
Boneless Beef 90 per cent
chemical lean, fresh 6600-
6800 generally steady
Boneless Beef 85 per cent
chemical lean, fresh 6225-
6500 no comparison, Beef
Trimming 50 per cent
chemical lean, fresh 2650-
2700 1.50-2.50 higher, Beef
trimming 50 per cent
chemical lean, frozen 2600
1.00 higher, Pork trimming
50 per cent chemical lean,
frozen 2650 no comparison.
Add to Trend: Skd. Hams 26
lbs. up 4.25 higher. Add to
fresh pork cuts Loins 14 lbs.
down part load 7100, 14-17
lbs. part load 6900, SKD.
Hams 26 lbs. up 6950 4.25
higher
12 miles east
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*5538
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 800 FEEDERS: Including
WEEK AGO 300 around 3000 at Thursday
YEAR AGO 700 auction. Feeder Steers firm
~As compared to the to 2.00 higher. Feeder
previous weeks close, Heifers 1.00-2.00 higher.
Slaughter Lambs 1.00-2.00 Supply mostly Choice and
higher. Slaughter Ewes Mixed Good and Choice 400-
absent. Supply consisted ,of 800 lb. Steers and 400-700 lb.
Shorn and Wooled Slaughter Heifers. Demand Good with
lambs with fev lots of normal buyer attendance.
Feeder Lambs. FEEDER STEERS:
SHORN SLAUGHTER Choice 400-500 lbs. 37.50-
LAMBS: Couple part decks. 39.25; 500-800 lbs. 36.00-38.25;
choice to mostly Prime 100- 800-925 lbs. 35.00-37.00. Mixed
102 lbs. with No. 1 Pelts at Good and Choice 350-600 lbs.
42.00. One lot Choice 100 lbs. 33.00-37.25; 600-875 lbs. 34.00-
at 40.00. 35.00. Good 450-775 lbs. 31.00-
WOOLED SLAUGHTER- 33.75.
LAMBS: Choice and Prime FEEDER HEIFERS].
90-105 lbs. 39.00-42.00, closing Choice 325-500 lbs. 29.5 L:
sales 40.00-42.00. Choice 80- 32.00; 500-700 lbs. 31.00-33.25.
100 lbs. 37.00-40.00. Load fleshy 860 lbs. 33.75.
FEEDER LAMBS: Few Mixed Good and Choice 400-
lot Mixed Good and Choice 600 lbs. 27.00-30.25. Good 400-
, 80-90 lbs. 37.00-40.00. 600 lbs. 24.00-27.00.
St. Louis Cattle
OUR GOAL IS GETTING
TOP DOLLAR FOR YOU
SHIP TO THE
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK
MARKET
Old Rt. 11 Danville, Pa.
Phone (717) 275-2880
SALE EVERY MONDAY 2 P.M.
Horse Sale 2nd Sat. Every Month 10; 30 A.M
OWNER: MELVIN M. LEHMAN
717-275-2880 Bus.
7 AJM. WED. MORNING
ABE DIFFENBACH
717-393-4464