Livestock market and auction news
East Coast Carlot Meats
December 8,1976
Compared to Tuesday’s
close; demand good for beef,
commitment however light
early. Steer beef steady to
1.00 higher; cow beef m
limited test 50-2.00 lower;
boneless beef generally
steady. Lamb compared to
last week steady to 2.00
higher, advance on 65 lb.
down. No fresh pork cuts
confirmed.
STEERBEEF
Choice 600-800 lb. YG 3,
67.50-68.00, firm to 50 higher;
600-900 lb. YG 4, 65.50-66.00,
50-1.00 higher. Good 600-800
lb. YG 3, 64.50 generally
steady. Holstein Type 500-
8001 b. YG 2-3 61.50 No
Comparison.
COW BEEF
Utility (Brkg) 500 lb. up
YG 4-5 41.00 No Comparison.
Utility (Bng) 450 lb. up YG 1-
2 42.00-43.00. Canner & Cutter
350 lb. up YG 1-2 46.00-47.50
50-2.00 lower.
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ZOOK &
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RDI, Gap, PA 17527
Phone 717 442 4171
GREEN DRAGON
LIVESTOCK SALES
, 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and veal calves.
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. ■ Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
We will have consignments from Alfred
Albright, Bob Kennedy, Ray Keiper, Kelly
Bowser, and Dale Brewer.
Bring a Load and Buy a Load
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
Waiter H. Risser, Proprietor
CHOICE PRIMAL BEEF
CUTS YIELD GRADE 3
Arm Chucks 90-130 lb. 55.00
Steady. Arm Backs 100-150
lb. 66.50 No Comparison.
Loins Trimmed 40-65 lb.
112.00 No Comparison
LAMB CARCASS
YIELD GRADE 3-4
Choice & Prime 55 lb. down
95.00- 1.00-2.00 higher
than last week; 55-65 lb.
89.00- 1.00-2.00 higher
than last week; 65-75 lb.
78.00- Steady with last
week.
BONELESS BEEF
90 per cent Chem. Lean,
Fresh 67.50-68.50 Generally
Steady. 90 per cent Chem.
Lean, Frozen 66.50-67.00 No
Comparison. 85 per cent
Chem. Lean, Fresh 62.00-
64.00 Generally Steady.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
50 per cent Chem Lean,
Fresh 26.50-28.00 1.00-1.50
higher. 50 per cent Chem
Lean, Frozen 25.00 No
f Comparison.
FRESH PORK CUTS
Loins 14 lb. down 79.00 late
next week shipment No
Comparison; 14-17 lb. 78.00
late next week shipment No
Comparison.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
AD!
Dewart Auction
December 6,1976
CATTLE 202. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows uneven, 50
cents lower to 50 cents
higher. Choice 2-4, 1000-1150
lbs. slaughter steers 39.75-
42.75, Good 36.00-39.60, few
Standard 32.00-35.00. Few
Mixed Good and Choice
slaughter heifers 31.50-36.00,
few Standard 29.35-31.50.
Utility and High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 24.00-
27.10, individual at 27.50,
Cutters 22.85-24.75, Canners
21.00- few Shells down
to 19.50. Couple Choice
slaughter bullocks 36.85 and
37.50, few Good 36.00-36.50.
Few Good 400-700 lbs. feeder
steers 31.00-35.50; few Choice
300-700 lbs. feeder heifers
29.00-
CALVES 296. Vealers
grading Standard and Good
70-110 lbs. $2 to $5 higher.
Few Prune vealers 60.00-
70.00, Choice 54.00-60.00,
Good 39.00-48.00, few
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 35.00-44.00, 90-110 lbs.
29.00- Standard 70-85
lbs. 26.00-30.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-115
lbs. 30.00-40.50.
HOGS 260. Barrows and
gilts mostly 50 cents higher.
US No. 1-2 190-220 lbs.
barrows and gilts 37.60-38.20,
No. 1-3 225-250 lbs. 36.00-
37.20, No. 2-3 245-260 lbs.
35.00- US No. 1-3 300-525
lbs. sows 24.50-29.00, No. 2-3
350-575 lbs. 22.25-25.00. Few
Boars 16.00-21.50.
FEEDER PIGS'2B3. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
11.50-23.50 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 20.50-28.00, No. 1-3
55-75 lbs. 28.50-32.00 per
head, Utility 15-20 lbs. 6.50-
9.00 per head.
SHEEP 14. Few Choice 80-
100 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 38.00-44.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 12.00-19.00.
Lancaster
Grain Prices
Friday, Dec. 10
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.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Dec. 9,1976
Estimated Receipts 9,200
Same Day Last Week 8,429
Moderately active, Feeder
Cattle and Calves generally
steady with the weeks ad
vance of 50c to 1.000 higher;
majority receipts Good and
Choice 350-750 lb. Feeder
Steers and 350-650 lb. Feeder
Heifers including few cattle
arriving from wheat
pasture. Fairly large at
tendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice, few Prime, 300-500
lb. 37.00-42.40, 97 head 384 lb.
42.70; part load small frame,
fleshy 489 lb. at 35.70; 500-600
lb. 35.00-38.60 ; 600-700 lb.
36.00-37.40 ; 700-800 lb. 35.50-
37.40; few 800-915 lb. 35.00-
35.30; Mixed Good and
Choice 300-500 lb. 34.50-38.75;
500-600 lb. 35.25-36.25; 600-755
lb. 34.00-34.75; Good 300-700
lb. 32.75-34.75. Few Good 275-
810 lb. Holstein Steers 26.00-
29.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 290-500 lbs. 29.25-
32.50, short load 335 lb. at
33.80 ; 500-600 lb. 29.00-32.90;
600-700 lb.- 29.75-32.80; part
load 832 lb. at 28.80; Mixed
Good and Choice 300-500 lb.
27.50-29.50; 500-755 lb. 25.50-
28.50; Good 345-635 lb. 26.00-
27.25.
For the week: Compared
to late last week, Feeder
Cattle and Calves 50c to 1.00
higher; Slaughter Cows
uneven, Beef Cows steady to
75c lower, Canner and Cutter
1.00-1.50 lower; Bulls
generally steady; salable
receipts near 21,000 head
compared to 20,453 last week
and 21,763 the same week a
year ago. Cows and bulls
near 12 percent cattle
receipts, Feeder Cattle and
Calves near 86 percent of the
total receipts.
The average prices quoted
Friday, Dec. 10 are as
follows:
Bid+ Offered-!-
New Ear Corn
46.33 54.66
Shelled Com 2.41 2.61
Barley 2.25 2.45
Oats
Local 1.68 1.88
Western 2.00 2.20
Millers 2.53 2.70
Soybeans 6.90
Soybean Meal 243 00
+Bid 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.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dec. 11,1976
Greencastle
Greencastle, Pa.
December 6,1976
CATTLE 159. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows steady to $1
higher. One Choice slaughter
steer at 36.25, few Good 35.00-
35.75, few Standard 31.50-
33.00, few Utility 28.00-29.75.
Fw Standard slaughter
heifers 28.35-30.75. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 24.00-25.00,
few 26.85, Cutters 22.00-
23.50, Canners 20.00-21.75,'
Shells down to 17.50. Few
Standard slaughter bullocks
26.60-28.50. Few Yield Grade
No. 1 1200-1535 lbs. slaughter
bulls 29.10-31.60. Good 350-850
lbs. feeder steers 29.00-33.00,
Medium 500-950 lbs. 26.50-
28.50.
Chambersburg
Chambersburg, Pa.
December 2,1976
CATTLE 535. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market; One High Choice
slaughter steer at 45.00,
Choice No. 2-4 1050-1250 lbs.
41.50- Good 35.50-39.50,
few to 41.00, Standard 33.00-
35.25, Utility 27.75-32.50. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
34.50- few Good 31.75-
33.75, few Standard 29.00-
30.00. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 24.85-28.10, Cutters
24.10-26.35, Canners 20.85-
24.50, Shells down to 18.25.
Few Good slaughter bullocks
34.00- Standard 32.00-
34.00, few Utility 30.00-31.00.
Yield Grade No. 1 1200-2100
lbs. slaughter bulls 29.00-
35.30.
CALVES 745. Few Prime
vealers 66.00-70.00, Choice
53.00- 50, Good 43.00-54.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
36.00- 90-110 lbs. 31.00-
37.50, Standard 70-85 lbs.
28.00- Utility 50-65 lbs.
19.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
32.50-
HOGS 140. US No. 1-2 205-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 35.50-
35.85, No. 1-3 215-240 lbs.
35.35-35.50. US No. 1-3 300-500
lbs. sows 23.75-28.00. Few
Boars 16.00.
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CALVES 209. Vealers
steady to $1 lower. Few
Choice vealers 59.00-60.50,
few Standard & Good 110-130
lbs. 40.00-49.00, 90-110 lbs.
28.00- Standard 70-90
lbs. 25.00-28.00, few Utility
50-95 lbs. 16.00-27.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 95-115
lbs. 30.00-32.00.
HOGS 42. US No. 1-3 210-
230 lbs. barrows & gilts 36.00-
36.50, few No. 2-3 245-250 lbs.
35.00. Few US No. 1-3 350-525
lbs. sows 23.00-26.00. One
Boar at 17.50.
FEEDER PIGS 55. US No.
1-3 35-40 lbs. feeder pigs
10.00- per head, No. 1-3
50-80 lbs. 18.00-24.50, one lot
No. 1-3 100 lbs. at 30.00 per
head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on offer.
FEEDER PIGS 22. Few
US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder
pigs 11.00-17.50 per head.
SHEEP 15. Good & Choice
50-90 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 33.50-39.50.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
December 3,1976
Feeder Cattle
Today 326
Last Friday 323
TREND; Insufficient
volume of any one class to
fully test trends. Few sales
Good and mixed Good and
Choice feeder steers 1.00-1.50
higher.
FEEDER STEERS:
Mixed Good and Choice 700-
9001 b. 34.50-37.00; couple lots
Good 450-465 lb. 35.00-36.25;
Good 700-975 lb. 31.50-34.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS: One
lot Choice 430 lb. 28.75.
FEEDER BULLS: One lot
Choice 665 lb. 34.75.
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