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Livestock market and auction news
Chambersburg
December 30,1976
CATTLE 365. Compared
with last Thursday’s market,
slaughter cows about steady,
spots 25 cents lower to 25
cents higher. Few low Choice
slaughter steers 38.00-38.60,
Good 34.50-37.85, Standard
32.10-34.25, Utility 26.85-
31.25. Couple slaughter
heifers 36.10 and 39.35, few
Good 32.25-33.75. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 26.00-28.50,
Cutters 29.75-27.25, Canners
22.75-25.00, few Shells down
to 21.50. One Good slaughter
bullock at 36.00, few Utility
26.60-32.60. Yield Grade No.
1 1100-1850 lbs. slaughter
bulls 33.00-39.00.
CALVES 591. Vealers
grading Choice $2 higher,
Standard & Good 70-110
Ibs.steady to $2 lower. Prune
vealers 67 00-75.00, Choice
57.00- Good 44.00-56.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
36.00- 90-110 lbs. 32.00-
37.00, Standard 70-85 lbs.
29.00- Utility 50-70 lbs.
20.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 95-115 lbs.
35.00-
HOGS 119. Barrows & Gilts
$1,25 to $1.50 lower. US No. 1-
2 195-225 lbs. barrows & gilts
39.00- No. 1-3 210-240
lbs. 38.60-39.00, No. 2-3 225-
250 lbs. 37.75-38.85. US No. 1-3
300475 lbs, sows 28.00-30.75.
Few Boars 14.00-22.50.
FEEDER PIGS 43. US No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. feeder pigs
19.50-27.00 per head.
SHEEP 52. Choice 80-115
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
40.50-48.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, January 4,1977.:
Feeder pigs
747
Today
Two Weeks Ago
TREND; Compared to two
weeks ago feeder pigs 6.00-
10.00 higher. AH prices on a
per hundred weight basis.
US 1-2 38-60 lb. 64.00-72.00,
46 head 56 lb. 74.50, 60 head
70-93 lb. 51.00-58.00; US 2-3
One lot 34 lbs. 56.00 - 40-60 lb.
59.00- 20 head 40 lb.
73.00, 19 head 70 lb. 55.00
Utility 55 head 30-75 lb.
37.00-
Jan. 8, 1977
January 3,1977
CATTLE 343. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows 75 cents to
$1.50 lower. Choice slaughter
steers 38.00-40.50, Good 36.00-
38.00. Standard 32.00-34.00,
Utility 28.00-32.00. Choice
slaughter heifers 34.50-37.00,
Good 31.50-34.50, Standard
28.50- Utility 26.00-
28.00. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 26.00-28.50, Cutters
24.50- Canners 23.50-
24.50, Shells down to 18.00.
Good slaughter bullocks
31.50- Standard 28.50-
32.00. Yield Grade No. 11000-
2000 lbs. slaughter bulls
33.50- yield grade No. 2
900-1600 lbs. 30.00-34.00. Few
Medium & Good 500-700 lbs.
feeder steers 28.00-35.00;
Medium & Good 500-700 lbs.
feeder heifers 23.50-26.50.
Dewart
Auction
January 3,1977
CATTLE 212. Compared
with last Monday’s market;
few Choice No. 24 1100-1400
lbs. slaughter steers 38.25-
40.35, Good 34.75-38.60,
Standard 31.75-34.25, few
Utility 27.50-30.50. Couple
Good slaughter heifers 34.75
and 35.25, few Utility 25.00-
27.75. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 26.00-28.85, Cutters
23.85-26.25, Canners 21.75-
23.85, Shells down to 18.00.
One Standard slaughter
bullock at 35.75. Few Yield
Grade No. 1 1700-2100 lbs.
slaughter bulls 34.00-36.85.
CALVES 173. One Prime
vealer at 69.00, Choice 56.00-
62.00, Good 45.00-55.00, few
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
39.0045.00, 90-110 lbs. 34.00-
35.00, Standard 70-85 lbs.
28.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 95-115 lbs.
34.0040.00,
HOGS 275. US No. 1-2 190-
230 lbs. barrows & gilts 39,90-
40.70, No. 1-3 185-230 lbs.
39.3040.20, No. 24 265-300
lbs. 36.50-36.85. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 24.00-28.75,
No. 2-3 350-550 lbs. 22.00-
24.00, Boars 16.00-24.50.
FEEDER PIGS 169. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
14.00- per head, No. 1-3
3545 lbs. 26.00-28.50, No. 1-3
75-100 lbs. 30.00-33.00 per
head.
1652
SHEEP 28. Choice 80-110
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs'
48.50-54.00.
Martinsburg
CALVES 392. Vealers
unevenly steady. Choice
vealers 65.50-70.00, Good
52.50-60.00, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 37.00-55.00, 90-110
lbs. 26.50-34.50.
HOGS 235. Barrows & Gilts
$4 to $4.50 lower. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
38.00- one lot at 40.00,'
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 36.50-
38.50, No. 2-3 190-260 lbs.
36.00- No. 1-3 140-190
lbs. 32.50-36.00. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 26.00-30.00,
No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 24.50-
26.50. Boars 17.50-20,00.
FEEDER PIGS 129. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
8.50-17.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 20.00-26.00 per
head.
SHEEP 24. Choice 95-105
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
43.00-46.00.
Peoria Auction
January 6,1977
CATTLE: This
Receipts This Week: 6100
Last Week: 4800
Year Ago; 5700
Compared with last weeks
close, Slaughter Steers
steady to 50 higher.
Slaughter Heifers 50 higher.
Cows fully steady. Bulls
steady receipts about 65
percent Slaughter Steers, 25
percent Slaughter Heifers
balance mainly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-
1300 lbs. early 40.50-41.25,
late 39.50-40.50, load 40.75
with load and part load 41.00;
couple loads mostly 4 1400-
1500 lbs. 39.00-39.25 and
couple loads 4-5 1300-1550 lbs.
36.00- Choice 2-4 950-
1275 lbs. 39.00-41.50, at mid
week 39.00-40.50; Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4 900-1300
lbs. 37.00-39.00; Good 2-3
35.00- load Good 2-3
Holsteins 34.50, and load
Standard and Good 2-3 33.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4 900-
1075 lbs. 38.00-39.00, mostly
38.00- Choice 2-4 850-
1050 lbs. 37.00-38.00; Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4 800-1100
lbs. 35.50-37.00; Good 2-3
33.00- Standard and
Good 2-3 30.00-33.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-3 22.50-24.00,
High-dressing Utility 24.50;
Cutter 1-221.00-23.00; Canner
19.00-21.50.
BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2
1100-1700 lbs. 25.00-31.00, few
yield Grade 1 32.00.
Leesport Auction
January 5,1977 -
CATTLE 269. Supply in
cluded 81 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market slaughter
steers grading -Good and
Choice $1 to $2 higher.
Slaughter cows 25 cents to 75
cents lower. Choice 2-4, 1050-
1200 lbs. slaughter steers
39.85-42.00, Good 36.00-41.00,
few Standard 32.25-34.75, few
Utility 29.00-31.75. Few
Standard and Good
slaughter heifers 30,00-34.00.
Utility and High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 26.00-
27.50, Cutters 24.00-26.25,
Canners 21.50-24.25, Shells
down to 17.60. Individual
Choice slaughter bullock at
38.00, few Good 34.00-38.00,
few Standard 30.00,-32,75.
Few Yield Grade No. 1,1300-
1700 lbs. slaughter bulls
33.00-33.85. Choice 400-800
lbs. feeder steers 34.75-38.00,
couple to 41.00, Good 500-700
lbs. 32.25-36.25.
Belleville Auction
January 5,1977
CATTLE 198. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows $1 to
$2,50 lower. Two Good
slaughter steers 32.25 and
33.10, one Standard at 34.00,
few Utility & Low Standard
28.00- One Choice No. 4
slaughter heifer at 31.50, one
Good at 31.00, few Standard
26.00- few Utility 22.00-
26.50. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 24.10-26.10, few Com
mercial 24.60-26.75, Cutters
22.75-24.25, Canners 20.10-
22.75, Shells down to 16.75.
One Good slaughter bullock
at 31.75, few Standard 28.85-
34.00, one Utility at 23.35.
Yield Grade No. 1 1505-1855
lbs. slaughter bulls 32.00-
32.50.
CALVES 217. Vealers
grading Standard & Good $1
to $3 higher. Few Choice
vealers 55.00-57.00, Good
39.00- Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 34.00-
41.50. 90-110 lbs. 28.00-34.00,
Standard 60-90 lbs. 22.00-
29.00, Utility 50-105 lbs. 10.00-
20.00, Farm calves, holstein
bulls 100-115 lbs. 35.00-40.50;
holstein heifers 90-115 lbs.
32.50-41.50.
HOGS 253. Barrows & Gilts
steady to 50 cents higher. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 39.80-41.00, No. 1-3 195-
245 lbs. 39.50-40.30, one lot
CALVES 219. Vealers
grading Standard and Good
70-110 lbs. $3 higher. Few
Prime vealers 65.00-68.00,
Choice 57.00-65.00, Good
43.00- few Standard and
Good 110-130 lbs. 36.00-44.00,
90-110 lbs. 32.00-36.50,
Standard 70-85 lbs. 23.00-
33.00, Utility 50-65 lbs. 12.00-
20.00. Farm Calves :JHolstein
bulls 95-115 lbs. 35.00-41.00.
HOGS 298. Barrows and
gilts $1 to $2.25 higher. US
No. 1-2 190-230 lbs. barrows
and gilts 40.00-40.75,- lot to
41.35, No. 1-3 185-230 lbs.
39.10-40.25, few lots No. 2-4
300-325 lbs. 32.00-33.60. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
28.00- Boars 20.00-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 246. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
16.00- per head, No. 1-3
65-100 lbs. 33.00-38.00, Utility
20-35 lbs. 9.50-20.00 per head
SHEEP 27. Choice 50-100
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
50.00-61.00, individual at
67.00.
41.50, No. 2-3 190-260 lbs.
37.00- lot 41.40. Few US
No. 1-3 300-425 lbs. sows
27.75-32.50, No. 2-3 375-600
lbs. 22.75-26.75. Few Boars
14.25-18.25.
FEEDER PIGS 565. US
No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs
7.00- per head. No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 11.00-24.00, No. 1-3
50-80 lbs. 24.00-38.00, No. 1-3
85-120 lbs. 38.00-42.50, Utility
25-60 lbs. 8.00-15.00 per head.
SHEEP 8. Few Good 75-130
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
25.00-44.50.
Lancaster Grain Prices
Friday, Jan. 7
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
have a
nice weekend...
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RAW FURS
WANTED
• FOX
•COON
• MINK
• DEERSKINS
•NO SKUNKS PLEASE
Buying At Two Locations
Wed. & Fri. Evenings
( AH Day Saturday
i'll Be At
Sherds
Hunting t Trapping
Supplies
R. D. 1, Ephrata
4Vi miles west of
Ephrata on 322
• farmers Mot* •
Call mall'll
pickup at your farm
Baltimore
USDA
January 3,1977
CATTLE 50Q: Slaughter
steers and heifers steady
cows $l.OO-1.50 lower, bulls
firm, few feeder cattle
steady. Supply 35 per cent
slaughter steers & heifers, 50
per cent cows, balance
feeders and bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 2-4 975-1285 lbs. 39 Oft
-40.50; Good 2-4 975-1250 lbs
33,75-38.00; Standard and low
Good 2-3 1100-1550 lbs. 2775-
32.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 2-4 975-1000 lbs 36 00-
38.00; few Good & Choice 2-3
785-990 lbs. 33.00-33.75, Good
2-3 775-1000 lbs. 29.75-3300
COWS; Utility 2-3 &
Commercial 3-4 22.50-2650,
few 26.60-27.00; Cutter 2100-
25.50; Canner & low Cutter
18.00-21.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1000-1400 lbs. 28.75-34 50,
1400-1900 lbs. 29.60-34.75
FEEDER CATTLE high
Good & Choice steers 860-950
lbs. 32.50-35.00; Good 770-800
lbs. 30.00-31.50; Choice steer
calves 385-470 lbs. 32 75-
34.50; package Choice
heifers 318 lbs. 30.00; few
Good 575-660 lbs. 23.75-2500
VEAL & CALF AUCTION
100: Choice 160-260 lb
Vealers 57.00-70.00; Good
130-270 lbs. 45.00-56.00; early
sales Standard and low Good
75-135 lbs. 27.00-35.00; Good
calvfes 300-440 lbs. 30.00-35 00
SHEEP AUCTION 10.
Package Choice wooled
slaughter lambs 85 lbs. 49 50.
each commodity. All prices
are per bushel except ear
corn and soybean meal
which are per ton.
The average prices quoted
Friday, - Jan. 7 are as
follows:
Bid+Offered+
Ear Com 54.00 6100
Shelled Com 2.51 2 71
Barley 2.30 250
Oats
Local * 1.61 1-83
Western 2.11 2 27
Wfipat
Millers 2.66 281
Soybeans 6.95
Soybean Meal 249 00 i
+Bid is the price toe
dealer will buy from ® e
farmer delivered to the niui
Offered is the price W
dealer will sell for at his m®
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