—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Feb. 5. 1977
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Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Auction Summary
January 18,1977
CATTLE 7524. Compared
with 6037 head last week, and
5992 head a year ago
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
steady. Slaughter heifers
steady to $1 lower Slaughter
cows 50 cents to $2 lower,
most decline at end of week.
Slaughter bullocks steady to
$1 lower. Slaughter bulls
unevenly steady.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 40.25-42.00, Choice
37.5041.25, Good 33.50-38.00,
Standard 30.00-35.00, Utility
26.00- HEIFERS:
Choice 34.00-38.75, Good
30.00- Standard 27 00-
31.00, Utility 23.00-28.00.
COWS; Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 24.50-29.60,
Cutters 23.25-27.50, Canners
20.50-24.75, Shells down to
15.00. BULLOCKS: Few
Coice 35.60-41.50, Good 32.50-
37.50, few Standard 29.00-
34.00, few Utility 24.35-29.85.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1
1100-2000 lbs. 30.00-38.25; few
yield grade No. 2 900-1500 lbs.
27.00-33.00. FEEDER
CATTLE Few Choice 500-
875 lbs. feeder steers 33.50-
37.75, Good 300-700 lbs. 29.00-
34.00; Good & Choice 350-600 SHEEP 453. Compaed with
lbs. feeder heifers 24.50- 328 head last week, and 427
33.00, Medium 300-700 lbs head a year ago. Wooled
18.00-26.50; Good & Choice slaughter lambs uneven.
400-700 lbs. feeder bulls 25.00- Choice 70-110 lbs. wooled
35.00. slaughter lambs 46.00-59.00,
CALVES 4987. Compared few Good 60-100 lbs. 37.50-
with 4251 head last week, and 48.00. Slaughter ewes 9.00-
4209 head a year ago. 18.00
Martinsburg
Martinsburg, Pa,
January 31,1977
CATTLE 294. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers 25 cents to
50 cents lower, spots $2
lower. Slaughter heifers 50
cents to $2 lower. Slaughter
cows $2 to $3 lower, Canner
$4 to $6 lower. Slaughter
bullocks $1.50 to $3 lower.
Slaughter bulls 50 cents to $2
higher. Choice slaughter
steers 37.00-40.00, Good 34.00-
36.00, Standard 32.00-35.00,
Utility 27.00-31.00. Good
slaughter heifers 32.50-35.00,
Standard 29.50-33.00, Utility
23.00- Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaaughter
cows 25.50-28.00, Cutters
22.00- Canners 18.00-
22.00, Shells down to 15.00.
Good slaughter bullocks
33.00- Standard 29.00-
32.00, Utility 24.50-28.00
Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2000
lbs. slaughter bulls 34.00-
36.75; yield grade No. 2 900-
1500 lbs. 31.00-34.00. Few
Medium & Good 500-650 lbs.
feeder steers 23.00-30.00; few
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Vealers steady to $5 lower
VEALERS Prime 72 00-
78.00, Choice 59.00-74.00,
Good 45.00-67.00, Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 38.00-55.00,
90-110 lbs. 30.00-45.00,
Standard 70-90 lbs 22.00-
36.00, Utility 60-100 lbs. 10.00-
26.00, Farm calves, holstem
bulls 90-115 lbs 36.00-53.00.
HOGS 6656. Compared
with 6220 head last week, and
6299 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts 75 cents to
$2.50 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 40.00-
43.25, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
38.5042.25, No. 2-3 190-260
lbs. 38.0041.50, few No.-24
220-300 lbs. 33.0040.00, No. 1-
3 125-180 lbs. 25.75-36.00. US
No. 1-3 285-600 lbs. sows
29.00-38.50, No. 2-3 270-700
lbs. 27 00-32.50. Boars 16.50-
24.50.
FEEDER PIGS 1394.
Compared with 985 head last
week, and 1067 head a year
ago. (1109 head in graded
sales). US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs.
feeder pigs 10.00-22.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 10.50-
36.50, No. 1-3 50-100 lbs. 21.00-
32.00, Utility 25-40 lbs. 5.00-
18.00 per head.
Medium & Good 500-650 lbs.
feeder heifers 21.00-24.00.
CALVES 292. Vealers $1.50
to $3 higher. Choice vealers
66.50-75.00, Good 56.00-65.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
42.00- 90-110 lbs. 29.50-
43.00, Standard 7085 lbs.
24.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-115 lbs.
37.00-
HOGS 350. Barrows & Gilts
$1.50 higher, spots $6 higher.
US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs.
barrows & gilts 42.70-43.70,
No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. 41.50-
43.25, No. 2-3 200-240 lbs.
41.00- No. 1-3 150-185
lbs. 34.00-39.00. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 27.50-34.00.
Boars 17.00-20.00.
FEEDER PIGS 31. Not
enough of any one grade to
establish a market.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
February 1,1977
CATTLE 257. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to 75
cents lower. Slaughter cows
uneven, $1 lower to 75 cents
higher. One Prime No. 4
slaughter steer at 41.35,
Choice No. 2-4 1000-1300 lbs.
37.85-40.00, one at 41.00, Good
34.00- Standard 31.60-
33.85, Utility 28.50-31.50. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
33.25-38.25, few Good 31.50-
34.85, few Utility & Standard
26.50-29.00. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 25.60-27.85, Couple to
29.00, Cutters 24.85-26.50,
Canners 22.75-24.75, few
Shells down to 20.50. Few
Standard slaughter bullocks
33.00- few Utility 27.60-
30.60. Few yield Grade No. 1
1300-1600 slaughter bulls
30.60-34.60.
CALVES 223. Vealers
grading Good & Choice $2 to
$5 lower; Standard & Good
Dewart
Dewart, Pa.
January 31,1977
CATTLE 190. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Good and Choice $1 higher to
$1 lower. Slaughter cows $1
to $2 lower. Choice 2-4, 1000-
1250 lbs. 37.25-39.25, Good
35.50-37.25, Standard 31.50-
34.50, few Utility 29.75-31.50.
Individual Good slaughter
heifer at 28.50, Utility and
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 25.35-28.60,
one at 29.00, Cutters 23.25-
25.25, Canners 21.75-23.50.
Few Utility slaughter
bullocks 29.50-31.25. Few
Yield Grade No. 1, 1300-1800
lbs. slaughter bulls 32.75-
33.50. Few Good 450-700 lbs.
feeder steers and bulls 27.50-
36.75.
CALVES 168. Vealers 50
cents to $3 lower. Few Prime
70-110 lbs. steady to $1 lower.
One Prime vealer at 73.00,
Choice 60.00-67.00, Good
43.50-53.50, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 38.0043.00, 90-110
lbs. 34.50-38.50, 70-85 lbs
30.00-34.50, few Utility 65-90
lbs. 15.00-25.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 100-125 lbs.
38.0047.00.
HOGS 427. Barrows & Gilts
$3 to $3.75 higher. US No. 1-2
200-225 lbs. barrows & gilts
43.50- No. 1-3 190-225
lbs. 42.50-13.25, No. 2-3 220-
275 lbs. 42.35-42.60, No. 1-3
175-195 lbs. 37.35-41.25. US
No. 1-3 350-500 lbs. sows
25.50- few No. 2-3 350-
600 lbs. 22.00-24.50. Few
Boars 18.00-25.75.
FEEDER PIGS 23. Few
lots US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs.
feeder pigs 13.50-19.50 per
head, lot No. 1-3 60 lbs. 29.50.
SHEEP 12. One Choice 105
lbs. wooled slaughter lamb
at 59.00. F'ew Slaughter ewes
11.50-
Auction
vealers 69.00-74.50, Choice
56.00- Good 40.50-53.00,
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 40.00-42.00, 90-110 lbs.
35.00- Standard 70-85
lbs. 31.00-34.50. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 100-
115 lbs. 35.50-42.00.
HOGS 204. Barrows ana
gilts $4 higher. US No. 1-2
200-225 lbs. barrows and gilts
44.80-45.60, No. 1-3 .190-235
lbs. 44.5045.00, few lots No.
2-3 245-260 lbs. 41.2543.40.
Few US No. 1-3 300675 lbs.
sows 27.00-33.00. Few Boars
17.00-
FEEDER PIGS 99. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
14.00-26.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 23.00-33.00 per
head.
SHEEP 16. Few Mixed
Good & Choice 70-115 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
48.50-64.00.
Chambersburg
Chambersburg, Pa.
January 27,1977
CATTLE 467. Compared
with last Thursday’s market
slaughter steers $1.50 to $1.75
lower. Slaughter cows $1.50
to $2 lower. Choice slaughter
steers 36.00-37.50, Good 33.00-
35.00. Standard 30.00-32 00.
Good slaughter heifers 32.00-
34.00. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 25.50-27.35, one at 29.60,
Cutters 24.00-25.50, Canners
21.00- Shells down to
18.00. Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 36.50-38.00, Good
33.00- Standard 30.00-
32.00. Yield Grade No. 1,
slaughter bulls 34.50-35.00,
few Yield Grade No. 2, 30.00-
33.00. Good 450-600 lbs.
feeder steers 29.00-34.00;
Good and Choice 450-550 lbs.
25.00- Good and Choice
450-550 lbs. feeder bulls 27.00-
35.00.
FORTY-TWO YEARS OF SERVICE . ..
to the farmer, to the dealer and to the packer.
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P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, PA 17604
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CALVES 606. Few Prime
vealers 76.00-77.00, Choice
65.00- Good 48.00-62.00,
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 40.00-48.00, 90-110 lbs.
36.00- Standard 70-85
lbs. 30.00-36.00, Utility 60-80
lbs. 20.00-28.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-115
lbs. 45.00-55.00.
HOGS 104. Barrows and
gilts 50 cents to $1 higher. US
No. 1 200-220 lbs. barrows
and gilts 41.50-42.00, No. 1-3
200-240 lbs. 40.5041.50, one
lot No. 1-3130 lbs. at 35.50. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
31.50-34.00. F'ew Boars 17.00-
19.00.
FEEDER PIGS 32. US No.
1-3 35-45 lbs. feeder pigs
12.00-18.00 per head.
SHEEP 20. One Lot Choice
80 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs at 52.00, Utility and
Good 85-110 lbs. at 45.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 14.00-18.00.