—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dec. 18, 1976
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Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Auction Summary
Harrisburg, Pa.
December 10,1976
CATTLE 7243. Compared
with 5709 head last week, and
7204 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
mostly steady to $1.50 lower.
Slaughter heifers steady to
weak. Slaughter cows mostly
steady to $2 lower. Slaughter
bulls unevenly steady.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime No. 3-4 42.00-44.00,
Choice No. 24 39.000-43.00,
Good 34.50-39.00, Standard
31.00- Utility 26.00-
32.00. HEIFERS: Choice
36.0040.00, few to 42.00, Good
32.00- Standard 28.00-
32.00, few Utility 22.00-28.00.
COWS; Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 23.75-26.00,
Cutters 21.50-24.25, Canners
18.00- Shells down to
15.00. BULLOCKS; Choice
36.00- Good 32.00-36.50,
Standard 28.00-32.00, few
Utility 24.00-28.00. BULLS:
Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2200
lbs. 28.00-34.00, few to 38.00;
yield grade No. 2 900-1500 lbs.
26.00- FEEDER
CATTLE: Good & Choice
300-700 lbs. feeder steers
25.00- Medium 20.00-
28.00; Good & Choice 300-700
lbs. feeder heifers 20.00-
28.50, Medium 18.00-22.50;
few Good & Choice 300-750
lbs. feeder bulls 24.00-33.75,
few Medium 17.00-23.00.
CALVES 5312. Compared
with 4677 head last week, and
5313 head a year ago.
Vealers unevenly steady.
VEALERS: Few Prime
70.00- Choice 55.00-
70.00, Good 43.00-55.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
35.00- 90-110 lbs. 27.00-
36.00, Standard 70-90 lbs.
20.00- Utility 50-75 lbs.
15.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
30.0049.50.
HOGS 7725. Compared
with 5397 head last week, and
8380 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts strong to
mostly $1.50 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US No.
1- 200-240 lbs. 38.00-41.50,
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 36.00-
39.00, No. 2-3 190-260 lbs.
34.50-37.00, few No. 2-4 260-
325 lbs. 32.00-36.00, No. 1-3
140-190 lbs. 30.00-35.00.
SOWS; US No. 1-3 300-570 lbs.
26.00-29.00, few to 34.50, No.
2- 300-600 lbs. 24.50-27.50.
Boars 15.00-22.00, few light
weights to 27.50.
FEEDER PIGS 2020.
Compared with 937 head last
BEEFALO HYBRID
CATTLE
45 LIMOUSIN-HEREFORD CROSS COWS
& BRED BEEFALO’S FOR SALE.
- 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 3 /< BULLS & HEIFERS
BEEFALO N & J
4270 Qua kerbridge Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-896-0336
Member World Beefalo Association
week, and 1736 head a year
ago. Feeder pigs uneven. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
9.00- per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 19.00-29.00, No. 1-3
50-80 lbs. 28.50-37.00, Utility
20-25 lbs. 6.00-23.00 per head.
SHEEP 584. Compared
with 453 head last week, and
709 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs mostly.
steady, spots 50 cents higher.
Choice 70-110 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 40.00-46.00,
few to 51.00, Good 60-100 lbs.
33.00- Slaughter ewes
8.00-
. Oklahoma
. Oklahoma City <
Dec. 16,1976
Thursday Feeder Cattle
Auction
Estimated Receipts 7,150
Same Day Last Week 9,038
Moderately active, Feeder
Cattle and calves mostly
steady with Feeder Steers
600-700 lb. additionally 50
cents to 1.00 lower; majority
receipts Mixed Good and
Choice 300-750 lb. Feeder
Steers and 300-650 lb. Feeder
Heifers including few cattle
arriving from wheat
pasture; moderate at
tendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 37.0040.75;
500-600 lb. 36.25-38.75; 600-700
lb. 34.75-36.25 ; 700-800 lb.
34.00-35.50; few 800-840 lb.
33.50-34.60; Mixed Good and
Choice 400-600 lb. 35.00-37.00;
600-750 lb. 33.75-35.75; few
790-860 lb. 33.00-34.00; Good
440-600 lb. 33.00-35.00; 680-870
lb. 32.50-34.75, few Good 490-
985 lb. 25.75-29.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS;
Choice 300-500 lb. 29.00-32.50;
500-700 lb. 29.50-32.50,, part
load 711 lb. at 30.30; Mixed
Good and Choice 360-500 lb.
27.75-29.00; 500-790 lb. 27.75-
29.50; Good 300-500 lb. 26.50-
27.75; 500-750 lb. 24.25-28.00.
For the week: Compared
to late last week, Feeder
Steers over 600 lb. 50 cents to
1.00 lower; Feeder Steers
under 600 lb., Feeder Heifers
and Feeder Calves generally
steady; Slaughter Cows 50
cents to 1.25 higher; bulls
generally steady; salable
receipts near 19,900 head
compared to 21,185 last week
and 15,353 head the same
week a year ago. Cows and
bulls near 12 percent of the
cattle receipts, Feeders near
87 percent of the total.
Peoria Auction
Dec. 16,1976
51 weekly cattle
Receipts this week 6900;
last week 6900; last year
8300.
Compared with last weeks
close, Slaughter Steers 1.00-
1.75 lower. Slaughter Heifers
1.00- lower. Cows 1.50
higher. Bulls firm. Receipts
about 65 per cent Slaughter
Steers, 25 per cent Slaughter
Heifers and the balance
mostly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4, 1150-
1270 lbs. 39.0041.50; late
39.00- Couple loads
1200-1230 lbs. 40.25-40.50.
Choice 24,950-1250 lbs. 38.50-
41.00; at midweek 38.50-
40.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 24,900-1300 lbs. 37.50-
39.00. Good 2-3, 36.00-37.50.,
Standard and Good 2-3,33.00-
30.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4, 900-
1050 lbs. 37.50-39.50; Closing
37.50-38.00; Load 39.00; Few
YG 3-5, 36.00-37.00. Choice 2-
4, 850-1050 lbs. 36.50-39.00;
Late 36.50-37.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-4, 800-1100 lbs.
36.00- Good 2-3, 34.00-
36.00. Standard and Good 2-3,
31.00-
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-3, 21.50-23.00.
High Dressing Utility 23.50-
24.00. Cutter 1-2, 20.50-22.50.
Canner 16.00-20.50.
BULLS: YG 1-2, 1100-1800
lbs. 25.00-29.00. Few YG 1,
1800-2160 lbs. 30.00-32.00
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
WEEKLY FEEDER
SALE EVERY
WEDNESDAY
Sale To Start Promptly At 1 P.M
WE WILL RECEIVE YOUR PIGS ANYTIME FROM 7 A.M. WED. MORNING
State Graded Until 12 Noon. All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
State tags available at our office for you to
tag pigs at home to save 25* tagging charge.
NORMAN KOLB
Midwest Carlot
Meat Trade
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: Trade slow. Demand
very light for this-week’s
delivery. Steer Beef 50-1.00
lower. Heifer beef 1.00-1.50
lower. Prima Beef cuts,
Choice 3 Arm Chucks 2.00
lower. Cow Beef Canner &
Cutter 1.00 higher.
STEER BEEF
Choice 3 600-800 lbs. 61.00-
61.50 50 lower; Choice 4 600-
800 lbs. 56.50-57.00.
Good 3 600-800 lbs. 57.00 SO
LDO lower.
HEIFER BEEF
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 58.75-
59.751.00 lower; Choice 4 500-
700 lbs. 55.75.
Good 3 500-700 lbs. 54.25-
55.00 1.00-1.50 lower.-
COW BEEF
Canner & Cutter 48.0049.00
1.00 higher.
CHOICE 3 PRIMAL
BEEF CUTS
Hinds (Steer) 145-190 lbs.
71.50; Hinds (Hfr) 120-170
lbs. 65.75-70.75.
Fores 130-210 lbs. 51.25-
52.00.
Arm Chucks 75-120 lbs,
45.00 2.00 lower.
Ribs 24-40 lbs. 103.00.
Rounds (Steer) 70-95 lbs.
74.00; Rounds (Hfr) 60-85 lbs.
74.00.
Beef trimmings 50 percent
chera lean fresh 25.00-25.50.
12 miles east of Lancaster on Route 23, New Holland, PA.
PIG
Tags delivered if you call 717-354-4341 our office in advance.
CALF SALE TO BE HELD IN NEW SALES PAVILION
EVERY THURSDAY AT 6:30 P.M.
717-397-5538
CATTLE 600: Moderate,
slaughter steers & heifers
firm, cows $.25-1.00 higher,
bulls market not tested, few
feeders steady. Supply 35 per
cent slaughter steers &
heifers, 50 per cent cows, 15
per cent feeder cattle.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 24 995-1300 lbs. 39.10-
40.90; Good & Choice 24 950-
1150 lbs. 38.00-39.00; Good 2-3
1000-1175 lbs. 33.75-38.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 850-1050 lbs. 35.00-
37.00; few Good 2-3 850-1000
lbs. 32.00-34.50
COWS: Utility 2-3 23.00-
26.60; Cutter 20.50-24.10;
Canner & low Cutter 18.00-
20.50
BULLS: Several YG 1 1065-
1690 lbs. 26.60-28.85
FEEDER CATTLE:
package Good & Choice
.steers 850 lbs. 34.50; several
Choice bull calves 395-512
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ABE DIFFENBACH
Baltimore USDA
U.S. Dept, of
Agriculture
December 13,1976
717-333-4464
lbs. 30.50-32.25;
Good heifers 522 lbs. 22.00 |
HOGS 600; Barrows j l
GUts 50-1.00 higher US i 'i
200-230 lbs. 39.5040.00 SO
Steady, US 2-3 230-250 Ifc,
3fi.50-39.50 US 1-3 300-600 lb b
26.00- US 24 250-280 lb
37.00- ?
VEAL & CALF AUt 1
TION 100: few Choice* j
Vealers 175-250 lbs. 54®'.|
64.00; Good 120-240 lbs. 38 ft;
48.50; Standard 80-145 Ife j
23.00- Good calves T&
385 lbs. 29.00-36.00; Standaifl
23.00-
" SHEEP AUCTION ijt
Choice wooled slaughf -
lambs 98-105 lbs. 42.1042 afe
high Good & Choice 70-72 M
35.25-38.00 1
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