Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Auction Summary
December 31,1976
CATTLE 5752. Compared
,(1)4331 head last week, and
98 head a year ago.
spared with last week’s
l r ket, slaughter steers
pjfly steady to 50 cents
ffer . Slaughter heifers
w d y to $1 lower. Slaughter
|flS mostly 50 cents to $1
Mr. Slaughter bullocks
Slaughter bulls
r ong to $1 higher.
STEERS: Few High
hoice & Prune No. 3-4 41.25-
550, Choice No. 2-4 38.50
275, Good 34.00-38.50,
landard 30.00-34.50, few
ItiUty 26.00-31.25.
EIFERS: Few Choice No.
4 35 00-38.50, Good 31.00-
iflfl, Standard 27.00-30.50,
Utility 23.00-28.00.
;OWS: Utility St High
ressuig Cutter 25.00-28.50,
sw to 29.50, Cutters 23.75-
fOfl, Canners 21.00-24.50,
jells down to 18.00.
ULLOCKS; Pew Choice
S.OO-38.00, Good 32.25-37.00,
tandard 28.50-34.00, few
tifxty 24.00-29.00. -
ULLS: Yield Grade No. 1
0(10-2100 lbs. 29.00-36.00,
ield grade No. 2 900-1200 lbs.
8 00-33.00. FEEDER
:ATTLE; Good 300-700 lbs.
eeder steers 29.50-35.00,
Medium 300-750 lbs. 20.00-
750; few Good 300-650 lbs.
feeder heifers 22.00-28.00;
Medium 350-750 lbs. feeder
lulls 21.50-27.50.
CALVES 3850. Compared
(with 3809 head last week, and
|2176 head a year ago.
Vealers $1 to $5 higher.
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VEALERS: Few Prime
67.00- Choice 60.00-
71.00, Good 48.00-62.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
35.00- 90-110 lbs. 27.00-
39.00, Standard 70-90 lbs.
22.00- Utility 50-75 lb.
18.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
32.0047.00,
HOGS 6260. Compared
with 7579 head last week, and
5075 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts uneven,
extremes $1.25 higher to $2
lower; early part of week;
market fell off rapidly after.
BARROWS & GILTS: US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 39.50-
44.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
38.5043.00, No. 2-3 190-260
lbs. 37.0041.00, few No. 24
250-325 lbs. 30.0040.00, few
No. 1-3 140-190 lbs. 34.00-
40.00, Sows $1 to $2 higher.
US No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. 26.00-
33.50, No. 2-3 300-600 lbs.
22.00-28.50. Boats 17.00-22.00,
few light weights 22.00-28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1212.
Compared with 856 head last
week, and 600 head a year
ago. Feeder pigs uneven to
weak. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs."
feeder pigs 8.50-22.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 18.00-
31.00, few No. 1-3 50-85 lbs.
31.0042.00, Utility 20-75 lbs.
14.50-28.00 per head.
SHEEP 308. Compared
with 542 head last week, and
208 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs steady to
strong, spots $2 higher.
Choice 70-100 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 44.00-49.00,
few to 56.60.
FA
EVERY MON. TUES.
January 6,1977
WEEKLY
REVIEW:
Receipts this week 6,000:
Week ago 5100; Year ago
8700
compared to last weeks
close. Slaughter Steers weak
to 50 lower. Slaughter
Heifers uneven, generally
steady. Cows and Bulls fully
steady. Supply mainly mixed
Good and Choice 24 975-1150
lb. steers; around 25 per cent
Heifers and 5 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
1025-1150 lbs. 39.50-40,00.
Closing sales 39.50. Choice 2-
4 950-1275 lbs. 38.00-39.50
several 38.00-39.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 24 900-1175
lbs. 37.00-38.50, Good 2-3
34.00- Standard to Good
2-3 IQOO-1275 lb. Holsteins
30.00- Standard with
few good 950-1200 lbs. 27.50-
29.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 24 850-
1050 lbs. 37.50-38.00 part load
Monday at 38.25. Closing
week sales 37.00-37.50.
Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 36.00-
37.50, closing 36.00-37,00.
Scattered lots 700-800 lbs.
34.00- Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 34.00-
36.25. Good 2-3 30.00-34.50.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 24 23.50-25.50.
Boning Utility 1-2 25.50-26.00.
Canner and Cutter 1-2 22.00-
24.00. Low dressing canner
18.00-
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1000-1700 lbs. 26.00-29.00.
NO DEDUCTIONS
8 A.M. TO 1 P.M.
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FEEDERS: Including
about 700 head at Thursdays
Auction. Feeder Steers and
Heifers weak to 1.00 lower.
Supply mostly Choice and
Mixed Good and Choice 400-
800 lb. steers and 400-700 lb.
Heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 375-600 lbs. 34.00-
37.75, 600-800 lbs. 34.00-36.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 400-
700 lbs. 32.00-34.00, Few Good
475-550 1 fas. 28.00-31.50. Lot
Standard 450 lbs. 26.00.
FEEDERS HEIFERS;
Choice 300-500 lbs. 27.00-
29.50, 500-600 lbs. 28.00-30.75,
600-700 lbs. 29.00-30.75. Mixed
Good and Choice 350-500 lbs.
25.00-27.00. Pew Good 450600
lbs. 23.50-25.00. Lot standard
360 lbs. 20,25.
CATTLE
CATTLE 116. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows steady to $1
lower. One Good slaughter
steer at 37.00, two Standard
32.50 and 36.25, few Utility
37.00-28,75. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 24.00-26.00, few to 26.50,
one at 28.50, Cutters 23.00-
24.85, Canners 21.00-23.10,
Shells down to 15.50. One
Standard slaughter bullock
at 24.00. One Yield Grade No.
1 1430 lbs. at 34.00; one yield
grade No. 2 920 lbs. at 29.50.
CALVES 196. Vealers
uneven. Two Prime vealers
71.00 and 74.00, few Choice
ERS!!
Greencastle
January 3,1977
& WED.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan. 8,1977—9
Joliet Cattle
January 5,1977
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 8,168, 5 days last
week 8,000, last year 10,337,
slaughter steers firm to 25
higher than last Friday.
Heifers 75 to 1.00 higher than
last Wednesday. Supply
mostly choice steers and
heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
high choice and prime 34
1125-1350 lbs. 41.2541.76
Monday, 40.50-41.25 Wed
nesday, load 4 and 5 1580 lbs.
39.50 Monday. Choice 24
1000-1375 lbs. 40.0041.50
Monday, 39.50-41.00 Wed
nesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 900-1250 lbs, 38.50-
40.00 Monday, 38.00-39.50
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
65.00- few Good 49.00-
61.00, Standard & Good 110-
130 lbs. 37.0047.00,90-110 lbs.
33.00- Standard 65-90
lbs. 28.00-33.50, Utility 60-90
lbs. 18.00-27.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
34,50-40.00.
HOGS 48. US No. 1-2 214-
218 lbs. barrows & gilts 39.50-
40.00, one No. 2-3 255 lbs.
37.00, lot No. 24 322 lbs. 34,00.
Few US No. 1-3 400-510 lbs.
sows 30.50-31.00, few No. 2-3
280420 lbs, 26.00-29.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0. No sales
on offer.
SHEEP 1. One Slaughter
ewe at 11.50.
Choice Holsteins 2 1250-1500
lbs. 31.50-33.00 Wednesday.
Mixed standard and good
holsteins 2 1150-1350 lbs.
30.00-31.50 Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
choice, few prime, 2-4 900-
1100 lbs. 38.00-39.50, mostly
38.50-39.00. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 750-1000 lbs. 36.50-
38.00.
CATTLE: 3800. Trading
moderate. Slaughter Steers
opened mostly 25 to 50 lower.
Heifers steady to instances
25 lower. Supply about 15 per
cent Heifers. Steers mostly
choice 2-4 1050-1350 lbs.
Heifers mostly choice 24 900-
1050 lbs.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1125-1350 lbs. 40.50-41.25.
Choice 24 1050-1375 lbs.
39.5041.00, mostly 39.50-
40.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice, Few Prime 24 900-
1050 lbs. 38.00-39.50, mostly
38.50-39.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-1000 lbs. 36.50-
38.00.
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