—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan. 22, 1977
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Pa. Auction Summary
Harrisburg, Pa.
January 14,1977
CATTLE 5623. Compared
with 6486 head last week, and
7800 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
highly uneven, extremes 52
higher to $1 lower. Slaughter
heifers uneven. Slaughter
cows strong to mostly $1
higher with prices in
creasing throughout the
week. Slaughter bullocks &
bulls uneven on very short
supply.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime No. 3-4 41.25-43.50.
Choice No. 2-4 39.00-43.25,
Good 34.00-39.00, Standard
30.00-34.50, Utility 26.75-
32.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 34.00-
38.50, Good 30.00-35.00,
Standard 27.00-30.00, Utility
22.00- COWS: Utility &
High Dressing Cutter 25.00-
29.75, Cutters 24.00-28.00,
Canners 21.00-25.00, Shells
down to 15.00. BULLOCKS:
Few Choice 35.00-39.00, Good
33.00- few Standard
28.00- few Utility 24.00-
19.00. BULLS; Yield Grade
No. 1 1000-2100 lbs. 31.00-
36.75; few yield grade No. 2
900-1600 lbs. 29.00-34.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Choice
300-700 lbs. feeder .steers
32.00- few Good 300-750
lbs. 29.00-34.00, Medium &
Good 300-800 lbs. 25.00-32.00;
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
January 17,1977
CATTLE 215. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows strong to
$1.75 higher. Few Choice
slaughter steers 37.60-39.60,
individual High Choice at
40.00, Good 35.00-37.85,
Standard 32.00-34.50, few
Utility 28.00-31.85. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
34.00-35.75, Good 33.00-34.50,
few Standard 30.50-33.10, few
Utility 28.00-30.75. Utility and
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 27.00-29.25,
individual at 29.60, Cutters
24.60- Canners 23.00-
25.00. Few Standard
slaughter bullocks 31.50-
32.50. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1500-1850 lbs. slaughter bulls
31.60-
CALVES 173. Vealers
grading Standard and Good
70-110 lbs. $ 2 to $4 higher.
Individual Prime vealer at
85.00, Choice 72.00-82.00,
Good 50.00-65.00, Standard
and Good 110-130 lbs. 42.00-
50.00, 90-110 lbs. 34.00-40.00,
Standard 70-85 lbs. 25.00-
35.00, Farm Calves: Holstein
bulls 90-115 lbs. 38.0045.00.
HOGS 243. Barrows and
gilts strong to 75 cents
higher. US No. 1-2 200-200 lbs.
barrows and gilts 43.10-45.00,
No. 1-3 210-230 lbs. 42.30-
43.80. US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
sows 28.50-34.00, few No. 2-3
600-675 lbs. 26.50-30.75
Couple Boars 18.75 and 21.25.
FEEDER PIGS 149. US
No. 1-3 10-15 lbs. feeder pigs
5.00-7.00 per head. No. 1-3 35-
50 lbs. 20.50-25.50 per head.
SHEEP 7. Few Good and
Choice (mixed) 80-100 lbs.
wooled slaughger lambs
43.00-52.50. Few Slaughter
ewes 10.00-14.50.
Livestock market
Medium & Good 300-700 lbs.
feeder heifers 21.00-28.50;
Good 300-650 lbs. feeder bulls
25.00-31.00.
CALVES 3696. Compared
with 4834 head last week, and
4502 head a year ago.
Vealers steady to $3 higher,
spots to $9 higher.
VEALERS: Few Prime
70.00- Choice 65.00-
77.00, Good 50.00-65.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
36.00- 90-110 lbs. 30.00-
45.00, Standard 65-90 lbs.
25.00- Utility 50-100 lbs.
15.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
33.00- few holstein
heifers 90-115 lbs. 32.00-46.00.
HOGS: -5333. Compared
with 6071 head last week, and
7630 head .a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts mostly $1.25
to s3.2s.higher.
BARROWS & gilts; us no.
1-2 200-235 lbs. 41.50-44.00,
No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. 40.00-
42.50, No. 2-3 190-265 lbs.
39.0041.00, few No. 2-4 250-
325 lbs. 37.00-41.00, few No. i
-3 140-190 lbs. 34.00-41.00.
SOWS: Steady to $3 higher.
US No. 1-3 300-560 lbs. 29.00-
35.00, few to 37.25, No. 2-3 300-
625 lbs. 25.00-31.00. Boars
17.00-22.00, few to 30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1222.
Compared with 2187 head
last week, and 1275 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs
uneven, mostly $5 to $6 lower
per head. US No. 1-3 20-35
lbs. feeder pigs 9.00-15.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 12.00-
25.00, No.-l-S 50-85 lbs. 20.00-
32.00, Utility 20-45 lbs. 7.00-
14.00 per head, few to 20.00
per head.
SHEEP 310. Compared
with 459 head last week, and
670 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs $2 to $6
higher on small supply.
Choice 60-110 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 49.00-58.00,
Good 60-100 lbs. 45.00-54.00,
few Utility 50-75 lbs. 31.00-
46.00, Slaughter ewes 10.00-
21.00,
Middleburg
Middleburg, Pa.
January 18,1977
CATTLE 276. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows $1 to $2
higher. Choice 1050-1375 lbs.
slaughter steers 38.00-39.85,
Good 950-1250 lbs. 36.00-38.00,
Standard 32.00-36.00, Utility
28.00- Choice 950-1375
lbs. slaughter heifers 35.75-
37.60, • Good 32.00-35.75,
Standard 28.00-32.00, Utility
25.00- Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 26.75-30.85, one at 31.60,
Cutters 25.00-27.75, Canners
24.00- Shells down to
22.25. Good slaughter
bullocks 34.00-36.00, Stan
dard 32.00-34.00. Yield Grade
No. 1 1200-1675 lbs. slaughter
bulls 32.00-36.10; yield grade
No. 2 900-1200 lbs. 28.00-32.00.
Medium 300-700 lbs. feeder
steers 30.00-35.75; Medium
500-700 lbs. feeder heifers
34.00-
CALVES 175. Vealers $2 to
$3 higher, instances $lO
higher on Prime. Prime
vealers 72.00-84.50, Choice
68.00- Good 55.00-68.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
45.00- 90-110 lbs. 34.00-
50.00, Standard 75-85 lbs.
28.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 95-115 lbs.
42.00-
HOGS 416. (Monday,
January 17,1977), Barrows &
Gilts 50 cents to 75 cents
higher. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs.
barrows & gilts 43.25-44.30,
No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. 42.20-
43.00, No. 2-3 180-250 lbs.
41.00- No. 2-4 250-300
lbs. 38.0041.00. US No. 1-3
300-625 lbs. sows 26.00-34.75.
Boars 200-600 lbs. 19.00-26.25.
FEEDER PIGS 100. US
No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs
5.75-15.00 per head, No. 1-3
2040 lbs. 15.00-20.00, No. 1-3
40-60 lbs. 20.00-29.50 per
head.
SHEEP 7. Few Choice
wooled slaughter lambs
59.00- few Good 55.00-
59.00.
Chambersburg
Chambersburg, Pa.
January 13,1977
CATTLE 372. Compared
with last Thursday’s market,
slaughter steers steady.
Slaughter cows $2 to $3.25
higher. Choice No. 2-4 1000-
1285 lbs. slaughter steers
37.75- one at 39.50, Good
35.00- Standard 32.00-
34.50, few Utility 26.75-30.85.
Couple Choice 945 and 1035
lbs. slaughter heifers 35.25
and 36.50, few Good 30.35-
35.85, few Standard 27.25-
28.75, few Utility 25.10-26.00.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 27.60-
30.85, one at 31.10, Cutters
25.75- Canners 23.10-
26.35, Shells down to 18.75.
Few Good slaughter bullocks
34.75- few Standard
30.00- Few Yield Grade
No. 1 slaughter bulls 1285-
1675 lbs. 35.60-38.25. Choice
425-725 lbs. feeder steers
33.5038.00.
CALVES 404. Vealers
grading Good & Choice $5 to
$lO higher, Standard $2 to $4
higher. Few Prime vealers
75.00-79.50, Choice 65.00-
77.50, light Choice 120-130 lbs.
61.50-69.00, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 41.00-59.50, 90-110
lbs. 34.0041.00, Standard 70-
85 lbs. 29.5035.50, Utility 55-
85 lbs. 25.00-29.50. Farm
calves, holstein Imlls 95-110
lbs. 36.0042.00, few holstein
heifers 95-110 lbs. 38.0044.00;
slaughter calves, Good &
Choice 350-600 lbs. 26.00-
33.50. '
HOGS 146. Barrows & Gilts
$1 lower. US No. 1-2 220-235
lbs. barrows & gilts 40.25-
40.35, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
39.0040.00, one lot No. 2-3 260
lbs. 38.50, one lot No. 1-3 130
lbs. 34.00. US No. 1-3 300-630
lbs. sows 27.75-33.25, few No.
2-3 400-500 lbs. 26.50-27.50.
Few Boars 17.00-18.00.
FEEDER PIGS 92. Few
US No. 1-3 30-35 lbs. feeder SHEEP 40. One Choice 105
pigs 11.00-12.00 per head, No. 'bs. wooled slaughter lamb
1-3 35-50 lbs. 15.50-22.00, one at 52.00, few 140-145 lbs.
lot No. 1-3 60 lbs. 22.00, few 40.0043.00, Utility & Good 65-
Utility 4045 lbs. 13.00 per 75 lbs. 41.0046.00. Slaughbfe
head. ewes 11.00-17.00. "
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