Livestock market and auction news
Middleburg
Feburaryls,l977
CATTLE 215. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows strong to
mostly $1.75 higher. Good
950-1250 lbs. slaughter steers
34.00- Standard 32.00-
34.00. Utility 28.00-32.50.
Good slaughter heifers 32.00-
35.75, Standard 28.50-32.00,
Utility 25.00-28.00. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 26.00-29.85,
one at 30.50, Cutters 24.00-
26.00, Canners 22.00-24.50,
Shells down to 18.00. Good
slaughter bullocks 32.75-
36.75, Canners 22.00-24.50,
Shells down to 18.00. Good
slaughter bullocks 32.75-
36.75, Yield Grade No. 11200-
1700 lbs. slaughter bulls
32.75-35.75; yield grade No. 2
900-1200 lbs. 26.00-32.00. Good
300-600 lbs. feeder steers
30.00- Good 300-600 lbs.
feeder heifers 23.00-28.75.
CALVES 172. Vealers
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unevenly steady. Prime
vealers 70.00-74.50, Choice
60.00- Good 45.00-58.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
34.0042.00, 90-110 lbs. 28.00-
35.00, Standard 70-85 lbs.
22.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 95-115 lbs.
33.0042.00,
HOGS 531. (Monday,
February 14, 1977). Barrows
& Gilts 50c to $1.50 higher.
US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs.
& gilts 42.00-43.60, No. 1-3190-
240 lbs. 41.0042.20, No. 2-3
180-250 lbs. 40.00-41.10. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
33,75-37.00, No 2-3 270-500 lbs.
26.25- Boars 200-600 lbs.
19.25-
FEEDER PIGS 187. US
No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs
10.00- per head. No. 1-3
2040 lbs. 18.00-30.00, No. 1-3
40-50 lbs. 30.00-34.50 per
head.
SHEEP 13. Good 80-90 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
40.00- Utility 4060 lbs.
32.0040.00. Slaughter ewes
12.00-
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Carlisle, Pa.
February 15,1977
CATTLE 235. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers mostly $1.50
lower. Slaughter cows
mostly 25c to 50c higher. Few
Choice slaughter steers
38.0040.00, Good 36.75-37.75,
Standard 30.5034.00, Utility
27.75-29.00. Individual
Choice slaughter heifer at
35.00, Good 31.00-32.00,
Ufflity26.lo-26.75. UtiUty and
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 27.00-28.10,
Cutters 24.25-26.75, Canners
22.50- Shells down to
19.25. Good slaughter
bullocks 30.00-34.25, Utility
and Standard 25.00-29.00.
CALVES 207. Vealers
highly uneven, extremes $5
higher to $5 lower. Prime
vealers 62.50-68.50, Choice
54.50- Good 42.50-
55.00, Standard and Good
110-130 lbs. 32.0041.50,
Standard 70-90 lbs. 22.00-
33.50.
HOGS 342. Barrows and
gilts mostly 75c to $2 higher.
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 42.2542.85,
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 39.25-
42.00, No. 2-3 190-260 lbs.
35.7537.10. US No. 13 300-575
lbs. sows 26.5033.00. Boars
19.00-20.25.
FEEDER PIGS 113. US
No. 13 30-40 lbs. feeder pigs
20.50-23.50 per head, No. 13
4060 lbs. 26.00-33.00, UtiUty
20-30 lbs. 11.00-16.50 per
head.
SHEEP 20. Good 60-90 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
45.00-47.50, UtiUty 50-75 lbs.
29.0036.00.
New Holland
Horse
Friday, Feb. 11
354 head.
Load of Tennessee mules,
pairs 2700-2825, singles 650-
1050; load of Tennessee
mules pairs 1550-2950; two
loads Tennessee mules,
pairs 1450-2700, singles 585-
1460; load of Tennessee work
horses, pairs 1500-2350,
singles 750-1075; load of Ohio
driving horses 400-725; load
of Kentucky work horses,
pairs 1400-2400, singles 510-
785; load of Michigan work
horses, pairs 1475-2500; load
of Virginia work horses,
pairs 1200-1450, singles 510-
850; load of Virginia work
horses, pairs 875-1500,
singles 525-800.
Locally consigned mules,
pairs 1550-1675, singles 325-
825; work horses, pairs 860-
1900, singles 430-700, driving
horses 200-825.
Monday, Feb. 14
Reported receipts of 266
horses. Market steady with
last week’s market.
Local driving horses 175-
420; riding horses 150-250;
better horses 275-500;
lightweight killers 22-26;
heavyweight killers 30-32;
mare ponies 15-45; colts 10-
20; geldings 15-40; larger
ponies 60-100.
PRESENT FARM
OPERATIONS
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Feb. 19,1977
Vintage Auction
Saturday, Feb. 12
978 head - No. I’s 200-300
pounds 42.5043.10; No. 2’s
and 3’s 200-240 pounds 41.50-
42.50; heavy hogs 250-285
pounds 36.0042.75; light
weight hogs 145-190 pounds
28.00-39.00; sows 330-500
pounds 29.00-32.75; boars 235-
410 pounds 20.00-22.25; 1 boar
at 850 pounds, 22 cents.
Belleville Livestock Market, Inc.
SPRING MACHINERY
SALE
FRIDAY, MARCH 4,1977
The annual Spring Machinery Sale will be held
at the Belleville Livestock Market, Inc. on Friday,
March 4th, 1977, beginning at 9:30 A.M, All
kinds of new and used machinery will be offered
for sale. TRACTORS and HAY will be sold at 1
P.M. All machinery must be consigned by 5 P.M.
Thursday, March 3, 1977.
Easter Lamb and Goat Sale Wiil Be
Wednesday, March, 30,1977.
15th ANNUAL SPRING
CONSIGNMENT SALE
Monday, Mar. 21,1977
Will Accept Any Farm Industrial
& Lawn & Garden Equipment
Must Have Consignment List
By March 8,1977
Full Particulars To Follow.
EAGLE MACHINERY CO.
Rt 100, Eagle, PA
(215) 458-5326
R. L. Frame, Auctioneer
CASE & ATHENS
2-Bar and 3-Bar Chisel Plow
Mounted and PuD Type;
Week of Feb. 21 thru 26
10% CASH DISCOUNT
ON ALL CASE AND GEHL PARTS
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SALES & SERVICE
j BINKLEY & HURST BROS.:
• /\ 133 Rothsville Station Rd
• /lifts. Lititz, PAl7s43
• / Phone (717) 626-4705
Wednesday, Feb. 16
445 head. No. 1, 110 head,
200-240 pounds 43.00-43.60;
No. 2’sand 3’s 197-230 pounds
41.50-42.85; heavy straights
265-305 pounds 39.75-4f.75;
light straights 160-185 pounds
30.00-39.25; sows 350-515
pounds 33.00-34.25; boars 280-
375 pounds 24.00-24.75. Five
head weighing 220 pounds
44.50.
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