—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Feb. 19. 1977
6
Livest
Lebanon Valley Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
February 15,1977
CATTLE 362. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Good & Choice $1 to $1.50
lower. Slaughter cows
steady to $1 higher, mostly
advance on Canners. Few
High Choice daughter steers
38.75-39.00, Choice No. 24
1050-1250 lbs. 37.00-38.85,
Good 34.00-37.00, Standard
31.00- few Utility 28.10-
30.60. Few Good slaughter
heifers 32.85-34.00, few
Standard 29.1d-32.10. Utility
& High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 26.50-28.00,
couple at 28.85, Cutters 25.60-
27.00, Canners 23.50-25.75.
Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 33.85-35.60, few
Good 32.85-35.10, few Utility
28.00- Few Yield Grade
No. 1250-1750 lbs. slaughter
bulls 29.35-33.75.
Peoria Auction
February 17,1977
CATTLE: Receipts this
week: 6000 Last week: 5400
year ago: 6400.
Compared with last week’s
close, Slaughter Steers 50-
LOO lower. Slaughter Heifers
steady. Cons 75-1.00 higher.
Bulls firm. Receipts about 65
percent Slaughter Steers, 25
percent Slaughter Heifers
balance mostly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-
1250 lbs. 39.00-39.25, load
Monday 39.50; Choice 2-4 960-
1250 lbs. 38.00-39.00; Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4 900-1300
lbs. 37.00-38.00; Good 2-3
34.00-37.00; Good 2-3
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
10 mi. East of Lancaster
on Rt. 30
Box 100, Paradise, PA
717-442-4181
or 768-8204
EVERY THURSDAY AT 12 NOON
Hay, Straw & Grain Sale
We have plenty of good buyers each week.
We need consigners.
Contact;
L Robert Frame, manager
ck market and auction news
CATTLE 279. Vealers
grading Standard & Good 70-
110 lbs. about steady. Few
Prime vealers 70.00-72.00,
Choice 55.00-68.50, Good
42.00-55.00, Standard & Good
110-120 lbs. 37.0040.00, 90-110
lbs. 32.0037.00, Standard 70-
85 lbs. 26.5032.00, Utility 65-
100 lbs. 20.00-25.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 35.00-37.50.
HOGS 362. Barrows & Gilts
$1 to $250 higher. US No. 1-2
195-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
43.0043.60, No. 1-3 195-260
lbs. 42.1043.10. US No. 1-3
300500 lbs. sows 31.0034.00.
Few Boars 15.00-19.00.
FEEDER PIGS 65. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
13.5020.00 per head, No. 1-3
4050 lbs. 18.0027.50.
SHEEP 1. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market
Holsteins 32.00-33.25, few
34.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4 900-
1100 lbs. 36.50-37.00; load
37.25; Choice 2-4 850-1100 lbs.
35.50-36.50; Mixed Good and
Choice—4 800-1075 lbs. 34.00-
35.50; Good 2-3 31.0034.00;
Standard and Good 23 30.00-
31.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-3 24.00-26.00;
Few High- Dressing Utility
2650-27.00; Cutter 1-2 22.00-
24.50; Camer 20. 00-22.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1100-1900 lbs. 29.0033.00;
Few 34.00.
St. Louis Cattle
February 17,1977
Receipts this week 7800:
Week ago 9200: Year ago
9600
As compared to previous
weeks close, slaughter steers
and heifers fully steady.
Cows mostly 1.00 higher.
Bulls fully steady, instances
1.00 higher. Supply mainly
mixed good and choice 24
950-1150 lb. steers, around 30
per cent heifers and 5 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Load high-choice and prime
3-5 mostly 41250 lbs. at 36.35.
Choice and Prime 2-4 1100-
1250 lbs. 38.00-38.50 on
Monday. Choice 2-4 950-1325
lbs. 36.00-38.00, closing sales
36.00- Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs. 34.50-
36.50. Good 2-3 33.00-35.00.
Standard to Good 2-3 925-1325
lb. Holsteins 30.00-33.00, few
standard 28.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 2-4 900-
1025 lbs. 35.50-36.00, closing
35.50. Choice 2-4 800-1050 lbs.
34.00- closing mostly
34.00- Mixed Good and
Choice 706-975 lbs. 33.00-
34.50. Good 2-3 29.50-33.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commerical 2-4 23.00-26.00,
closing 24.00-26.00. Boning
Utility 1-2 25.50-27.00, closing
26.50-27.00. Part load com
mercial 5 at 22.00, Canner
and Cutter 1-2 21.00-25.00.
Low dressing canner 16.00-
22.00.
BULLS; YG 1-2 950-1600
lbs. 26.00-31.00. YG 1 1500-
1800 lbs. Mostly 32.00, part
load late at 33.00.
FEEDERS; (Including
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WEDNESDAY
Sale To Start Promptly At 1 P
WE WILL RECEIVE YOUR
State Graded Until 12 Noon. All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
State tags available at our office for you to
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NORMAN KOLB
Joliet Cattle
February 17,1977
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesdays receipts 7,166; 5
days last week 7,247; same
period last year 10,216.
Slaughter Steers weak to 25
lower than last Friday.
Heifers 25 to 50 higher than
last Friday. Supply mostly
Choice Steers and Heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
High Choice and Prime 34
1100-13251b5. 39.00-39.50, load
39.75 and load 40.00 Monday.
Load 4 and 5 about 1350 lbs.
3750 Monday. Choice 24
1000-1350 lbs. 37.75-39.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
900-1200 lbs. 36.50-37.75
around 2000 at Thursdays
Auction) Feeder Steers firm
to 1.00 higher, feeder heifers
1.00-2.00 higher. Buyer at
tendance large and demand
good. Supply mainly Choice
and Mixed Good and Choice
400-800 lb. Steers and 350-700
lb. Heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 350-600 lbs. 38.00-
40.50, few lots thin High
Choice 370-450 lbs. 41.25-
42.00; 600-800 lbs. 34.50-38.00.
Few lots fleshy 800-975 lbs.
34.50-36.25. Mixed Good and
Choice 350-600 lbs. 34.00-
37.75; 600-800 lbs. 32.75-35.50.
Good 400-650 lbs. 30.00434.00.
Pew lots standard 475-725 lb.
Holsteins 25.75-27.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS;
Choice 300-500 lbs. 30.00-
33.75; 500-725 lbs. 31.00-34.00.
Mixeid Good and Choice 325-
600 lbs. 28.25-31.25
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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
Monday, 36.00-37.75 Wed
nesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice, few Prime 24 900-
1100 lbs. 35-75-37.00 Monday;
36.00-37.00 Wednesday,
mostly 36.50-37.00 with load
37.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 23 700-1000 lbs. 34.50-
35.75 Monday, 35.00-36.00
Wednesday.
CATTLE: 2100 Trading
slow on Steers, moderate on
Heifers. Slaughter Steers
+ Every Wednesday at 12 Noon ♦
t HARVEY Z. MARTIN ♦
J North Maple Ave., Leola, PA a
▼ Home Phone 21W45-5303 Y
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4 717-656-7270 ♦
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4 Leola, PA *
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February 16,1977
BEEFALO HYBRID
CATTLE
45 UMOUSIIMIEREFORD CROSS COWS
Bred Beefalo Due In Spring For Sale
- Rapid gains on grass and roughage.
- 55-65 lb. Births - up to HOO 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 V* BULLS & HEIFERS.
BEEFALO N & J
4270 Quakerbridge Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-896-0336
Member World Beefalo Association
ABE DIFFENBACH
717-393-4464
opening steady. Heifers fully
50, instances 75 higher. Steer
supply mostly Choice 2-4
1000-1350 lbs. Heifers mostly
Choice 2-4 850-1100 lbs.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1325 lbs. 39.00-39.50.
Choice 2-4 1000-1350 lbs.
37.75-39.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice, Few Prime, 2-4 850-
1100 lbs. 36.00*37.00, mostly
36.50-37.00, Load 37.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 700-1000
lbs. 35.00-36.00.
RNING