—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Dec. 11, 1976 6 Livestock market and auction news Pa. Auction Summary Harrisburg, Pa. Decembers, 1976 CATTLE 5709. Compared with 4540 head last week, and 6187 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers steady to $2 higher, most advance on High Choice & Prime. Slaughter heifers steady to $1,50 higher. Slaughter cows steady to $2.50 higher. Slaughter bulls strong to $2 higher. STEERS: High Choice & Prime No. 3-4 41.50-44.75, Choice No. 2-4 38.50-44.50, Good 34.00-40.00, Standard 31.00- Utility 27.00- 32.50. HEIFERS: Choice 35.00- Good 30.75-36.50, Standard 28.00-32.00, few Utility 22.50-27.50. COWS: Utility & High Dressing Cutter 24.00-28.10, Cutters 21.50-26.35, Canners 18.50- 24.50, Shells down to 13.00. BULLOCKS: Few Good 37.60-41.75, Standard 31.00- 38,00, few Utility 28.25-34.00. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2100 lbs. 28.00-37.00; few Yield Grade No. 2 900- 1700 lbs. 25.90-30.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Good & Choice 300-700 lbs. feeder steers 27.00-34.50; few Good & Choice 300-600 lbs. feeder Heifers 22.50-33.00; Medium & Good 400-700 lbs. feeder bulls 19.50-32.50. CALVES 4677. Compared with 3227 head last Week, and 4890 head a year ago. Vealers $3 to $8 higher. Martinsburg Martinsburg, Pa. December 6,1976 CATTLE 244. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows 50 cents to $1.50 lower. Choice slaughter steers 37.50-40.50, Good 34.00- 38.00, Standard 31.,00-34.00, Utility 26.00-30.00. Good slaughter heifers 32.00-34.50, Standard 29.00-32.00, Utility 23.00- Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaugher cows 23.75-26.10, Cutters 21.50- Canners 18.50- 22.00, Shells down to 16.00. Choice slaughter bullocks 34.00- Good 32.00-34.00, Standard 28.50-31.00, Utility 25.50- Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls 32.00- yield grade No. 2 900-1600 lbs. 28.50-31.00. Medium & Good 500-650 lbs. feeder steers 24.00-32.00; Medium & Good 500-650 lbs. feeder heifers 22.00-24.00. BEEFALO HYBRID CATTLE BEEFALO - irs GREAT - Rapid gams on grass and roughage - 55-65 lb Births -up to 1100 lb yearling - Test data show 52 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 & J 4270 Quakerbndge Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609-896-0336 Member World Beefalo Association VEALERS: Prime 63.00- 77.00, Choice 53.00-70.00, Good 42.00-59.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 30.00-46.00, 90-110 lbs. 24.00-37 50, Standard 70-90 lbs. 20.00- 30.00, Utility 50-100 lbs. 15.00- 26.00, Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-120 lbs 29.00-50.00. HOGS 539,7 Compared with 6658 headlast week, and 5277 head a year ago. Barrows & Gilts 50 cents to $1 higher. BARROWS & GILTS: US No. I*2 200-240 lbs. 35.50- 37.90, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 34.50-37.25, No. 2-3 190-265 lbs. 33.00-35.75, few No. 2-4 250-330 lbs. 30.00-35.25, few No. 1-3 140-190 lbs. 30.50- 35.75. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300- 575 lbs. 23.75-35.50, few No. 2- 3 300-650 lbs 22.00-28.00. Boars 16.00-21.60. FEEDER PIGS 937. Compared with 1454 head last week, and 926 head a year ago. Feeder pigs unevenly steady. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 8.50- 19.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 14.00-33.00, No. 1-3 50-80 lbs. 20.50-34.00 per head. SHEEP 453. Compared with 619 head last week, and 495 head a year ago. Wooled slaughter lambs steady to $2 higher. Choice 70-110 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 39.5046.50, Good 60-90 lbs. 32.00- Slaughter ewes 8.00- CALVES 357. Vealers unevenly steady. Choice vealers 57.50-64.00, Good 49.00-56.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 35.00-46.00, Standard 65-85 lbs. 20.00- 30.50. Farm calves, holstein bulls 95-115 lbs. 32.00-45.50. HOGS 268. Barrows & Gilts $1.25 to $2 higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 37.25-38.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 37.00-38.00, No. 2-3 190- 260 lbs. 36.00-37.00, No. 1-3 160-190 lbs. 30.00-35.00. US, No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows 26.50-30.00, No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 25.00-26.50. Boars 18.00- 20.00. FEEDER PIGS 64. 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 0. No sales on offer. Joliet Cattle Joliet, 111. December 8,1976 CATTLE. Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipte 10,801, 5 days last week 10,484, last year 11,758 At mid-week Slaughter Steers and Heifers Steady to 25, instances 50 Higher than last Friday. Steer supply mostly Choice 24 1000-1300 lb. Heifers mostly Choice 24 850-1050 lbs. SLAUGHTER STEERS On Monday few loads High Choice and Prime 3-5 1200- 1400 lbs. 37.00-39 50, 4 and 5 1400-1600 lbs. 35.00-37.00, Load mostly 5 1640 lb. 33.00. Choice Few Prune 24 1000- 1300 lbs. 39.5041.10, Mostly 40.00- Monday, Wed nesday 40.5041.75, Load 34 1310 lbs. 42.00. MIXED GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 900-1300 lbs. 38.00- Monday, 39.00- 40.50 Wednesday. Some Mixed Good and Choice Holsteins 2 31.00-33.00 Monday. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime 34 950-1050 lb. y 38.,25-39.00 Monday, 39.25-40.50 Wed nesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-1000 lb. 36.00- 37.50 Monday, 37.00-38.00 Wednesday. 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 State Graded Until 12 Noon. All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian. SPECIAL MENTION: LARGE i i YORKSHIRE & 3 WAY-CROSS BRED GILTS. 1 PUREBRED YORKSHIRE BOAR, RENO THOMAS STRAIN. NORMAN KOLB Baltimore USDA U.S. Dept, of Agriculture Dec. 6,1976 CATTLE 400: Moderate, slaughter steers firm to 50 higher, heifers 1.00 higher cows $l.OO to mostly 1.50-2.00 lower, bulls; $2.50 lower, few feeders 50-1.00 higher. Supply 25 per cent slaughter steers & heifers, 55 per cent cows, 15 per cent feeder cattle, balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS- Choice 24 1045-1300 lbs. 39.0041.00; Good & Choice 2- 4 1050-1200 lbs. 38.00-39.10; Good 2-3 985-1200 lbs. 34.50- 38.00; Standard & Good 2-3 1050-1700 lbs. 31.00-33.25; several Standard 2’s 1000- 1280 lbs. 27.35-30.00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 24 835-965 lbs. 35.00- 36.50; one package 910 lbs. 38.00. COWS: Utility 2-3 22.00- 26.00; several 26.25-26.50; Commercial 20.60-22.50; Cutter 20.00-24.85; Canner & low Cutter 17.00-20.00 ' BULLS plus Yield Grade 1 1400-1900 lbs. 29.75-33.50; 1000-1400 lbs. 27.50-32.00; 'several yield Grade 2 1000- 1400 lbs. 24.60-27.00 FEEDER CATTLE: few Choice steers 710-860 lbs. 35.60-37.50; Good & Choice 745-875 lbs. 33.00-34.00; several Good 630-850 lbs. 31.00-32.50; Choice bulls calves 370-490 lbs. 28.75- 12 miles east of Lancaster on Route 23, New Holland, PA. PIG Tags delivered if you call 717-3544341 our office in advance. 717-397-5538 Receipts this week 7000; Last week 8100; Last year 8500. Compared with last weeks close, Slaughter Steers and Heifers Steady to 50 higher. 32.00; few Choice heifers 235- 480 lbs. 26.50-27.50 HOGS: 600: Compared with last Monday closing sales Barrows & Gilts $l.OO - higher US 1-3 200-230 lbs. 36.50 mostly 36.75 few 37,00, US 2-3 230-250 lbs. 35.50-36.50 Sows; 25-50 cents higher US 24 250-280 lbs. 34.00-35.50 US 1-3 300-600 lbs. 24.50-25.50 few 26.00 VEAL & CALF AUCTION: few Choice vealers 190-225 lbs. 54.50-63.00; Good 125-270 lbs. 40.0048.00; Standard 65- 105 lbs. 24.00-30.00 SHEEP AUCTION: 50: Choice wooled slaughter lambs 82-86 lbs. 36.35-37.10; package 110'lbs. 39.85; couple high Good 70 lbs. 33.10 State tags available at our office for you to tag pigs at home to save 25* tagging charge. CALF SALE TO BE HELD IN NEW SALES PAVILION EVERY THURSDAY AT 6:30 P.M. Peoria Auction Peoria, 111. Dec. 9,1976 POULTRYMEN l ) - idea \ f CALL m HALLER ELECTRIC, INC. Route 2 Denver, Pa. 17517 SPECIALIZING IN POULTRY HOUSES, ALSO GRAIN DRYERS' SEE JOHN FOR ALL YOUR WIRING HEEDS. CALL 215-267-7610 A.M. WED. MORNING ABE DIFFENBACH 717-393-4464 Cows 50-1 00 lower. Bulls steady. Receipts about 65 per cent Slaughter Steers; 25 per cent Slaughter Heifers and near 10 per cent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS At midweek Choice and Prime 3-4, 1150-1300 lbs 40.50-41.75; Load 42.00; Early Load YG 4-5, .1350 lbs 38.00. Couple Loads 1465-1510 lbs. 35.00. Choice 2-4, 950-1250 lbs. 40.00-41.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4, 900-1300 lbs 39.00-40.00. Good 2-3, 37.00- 39.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice and Prune 3-4, 900- 1050 lbs 39.50-40.00 Choice 2- 4, 850-1050 lbs. 38.00-39.50 Mixed Good and Choice 2-