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Livestock market
Carlisle
Carlisle, Pa.
March 8,1977
CATTLE 245. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers unevenly
steady. Slaughter cows
strong to $2 higher. Choice
slaughter steers 37.60-39.00,
Good 35.50-37.50, Standard
30.50-34.00, few Utility 27.50-
29.75. Good slaughter heifers
31.75-34.50, Standard 28.35-
30.50. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 29.35-32.25, Cutters
27.25-29.50, Canners 24.00-
27.00, Shells down to 22.75.
Two Good slaughter bullocks
34.25 and 34.85, few Standard
32.10-33.75.
CALVES 206. Vealers
mostly steady to $2 lower.
Choice vealers 51.00-67.00,
Good 47.00-54.00, Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 34.50-45.00,
90-110 lbs. 29.00-36.00,
Standard 70-90 lbs. 23.00
27.00.
HOGS 298. Barrows & Gilts
mostly steady to 75 cents
lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 39.60-40.50,
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 38.85-
39.50, No. 2-3 190-260 lbs.
35.50- US No. 1-3 300-550
lbs. sows 28.50-32.00, No. 2-3
300-600 lbs. 25.25-28.50. Boars
18.50-
FEEDER PIGS 243. US
No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs
14.50-22.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 24.00-28.50, No. 1-3
50-60 lbs. 30.00-36.00 per
head.
SHEEP 13. Good 60-90 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
42.00-49.00.
Martlnsburg, Pa.
March 7,1977
CATTLE 344. High Choice
& Prime slaughter steers
37.00-39.50, Choice 36.50-
38.00, Good 34.50-37.50,
Standard 32.00-36.00, Utility
29.5032.50. Choice slaughter
heifers 34.00-37.50, Good
32.0034.00, Standard 31.50-
34.50, Utility 28.00-32.00.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 28.50-
31.75, Cutters 26.50-29.00,
Canners 24.50-26.50, Shells
down to 22.00. Good
slaughter bullocks 34.00-
37.00, Standard 32.0034.00,
Utility 29.50-32.00. Yield
Grade No. 1 slaughter bulls
34.5038.00; yield grade No. 2
31.0034.00, Few Medium &
Good 450-600 lbs. feeder
steers 25.5034.50. Medium &
Good 450-600 lbs. feeder
heifers 22.00-28.00.
March 9,1977
Cattle: 3280. Trading slow.
Slaughter steers opening 75
to 1.25 lower, instances 1.50
lower. Heifers opening fully
1.50-2.00 lower. Supply about
20 per cent heifers, steers
mostly choice 24 1050-1350
lbs. Heifers mostly choice 24
900-1050 lbs.
Slaughter Steers: Load
high choice and prime 34
1310 lbs 38. 75. Load about
1275 lbs 39.25. Choice, few
prime, 2-4 1050-1350 lbs.
37.00-38.50, opening mostly
37.50-38.50. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs 35.50
37.00.
Slaughter Heifers: Choice,
few prime, 24 8501075 lbs
35.00-36.75, mostly 35.00-
36.25. Mixed good and choice
2-3 7001000 lbs 34.0035.00.
March 10,1977
Friday through Wed
nesday salable receipts 6458;
5 days last week 6863; same
period last year 10,552. At
mid-week trading on
March 30,1977
Cattle receipts this week:
4300 last week; 5000 Year
' ago: 5700
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers and
heifers uneven steady to 50
higher. Cows firm to 50
higher. Bulls firm. Receipts
about 70 per cent slaughter
steers, 25 per cent slaughter
heifers, balance mainly
New Holland RDI
Phone 717-354-5848
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 12,1977
Martinsburg
CALVES 412. Choice
vealers 65.00-74.00. Good
52.00- Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 42.00-55.00, 90-110
lbs. 30.0045.00, Standard 70-
90 lbs. 27.0034.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 95-120
lbs. 45.90-55.00.
HOGS 362. US No. 13 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 38.50-
39.89, No. 13 190-230 lbs.
37.5038.50, No. 23 190-220
lbs. 36.0037.00, No. 13 150-
185 lbs. 31.0036.00. US No. 13
300300 lbs. sows 28.5054.00,
No. 23 300350 lbs. 25.50-
30.00. Boars 17.00-20.00.
FEEDER PIGS 56. US No.
13 2535 lbs. feeder pigs
14.00- per head, No. 13
25-50 lbs. 20.00-30.00 per
head.
SHEEP 2. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
Joliet
Cattle
slaughter steers mostly
steady, instances 50 higher
than last Friday. Trading on
heifers steady with last
Friday. Supply mostly
choice steers and heifers.
Slaughter steers: High
choice and prime 34 1150-
1350 lbs 39.5040.00 Monday,
load 38.75 and load 39.25
Wednesday. Choice 24 1050
1350 lbs 38.00-39.50 Monday,
37.00- Wednesday.
Mixed good and choice 2-3
900-1200 lbs 36.50-38.00
Monday, 35.50-37.00 Wed
nesday. Mixed standard and
good holsteins 21100-1300 lbs
29.00- Slaughter
heifers: High choice and
prime 34 900-1100 lbs 38.00
38.25 Monday, 36.50-36.75
Wednesday. Choice 24 850
1050 lbs 37.0038.00 Monday,
35.00- Wednesday,
mostly 35.50-36.25 Wed
nesday. (Good and Choice 2-3
700-100 lbs. 35.50-37.00
Monday, 34.00-35.00 Wed
nesday.
Peoria
cows. Slaughter steers and
heifers opened the week
sharply higher, but most of
the advance lost by mid
week.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-
1300 lbs. Monday 39.0fr89.75,
load 40.00; closing 38.00-
38.50, load yield grade 3 7235
lbs. 39.00; Choice 2-4 950-
1300 lbs. 36.50-38.00, late
36.5fr-38.00; Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 900-1300 lbs. 35.00-
36.50; Good 2-3 33.00-35.00;
Monday load good 2-3
Holsteins 34.50; Few Stan
dard and Good 2-3 31.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4 900-
1075 lbs. early 37.0fr37.75 few
38.00; at mid-week 35.50-
36.50, part -load 36.75; choice
4 850-1100 lbs. 34.50-37.00, late
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Greencastle
Greencastle, Pa.
March 7,1977
CATTLE 102. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows $1 to $1.75
higher. One Choice slaughter
steer at 35.35, couple Good
33.35 and 34.00, few Utility
26.50-29.35. Few Good &
Choice slaughter heifers
31.10-32.85. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 27.75-29.35, few to 30.85,
Cutters 25.00-27.75, few
Canners 23.50-25.35. Few
Utility slaughter bullocks
26.75-29.25. One Yield Grade
No. 1 1265 lbs. slaughter bull
at 32.85. Few Good 500-550
lbs. feeder steers 38.00-38.25.
Few Good 450-600 lbs. feeder
heifers 32.50-35.00.
CALVES 188. Vealers $2 to
$4 higher. Few Prime
vealers 75.00-78.00, few
Choice 53.G0-71.50, few Good
45.00-49.50, few Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 41.50-47.50,
90-110 lbs. 34.00-40.50,
Standard 70-90 lbs. 32.50-
36.00, few Utility & Standard
55-105 lbs. 25.00-31.50. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-115
lbs. 36.00-42.50; few holstein
heifers 90-115 lbs. 36.50-49.00.
HOGS 52. US No. 1-2 210-
215 lbs. barrows & gilts 40.00,
few No. 1-3 205-215 lbs. 39.00,
one lot No. 2-3 255 lbs. 38.00,
No. 1-3 135-140 lbs. 32.00-
32.50. Couple US No. 1-3 430
and 500 lbs. sows 32.35 and
32.50.
FEEDER PIGS 34. One lot
US No. 1-3 45 lbs. feeder pigs
20.50 per head, Utility 35-60
lbs. 15.50-22.50 per head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
Green Dragon
Green Dragon
Market & Auction
Friday, March 4,1977
Market high compared
with last week’s
STEERS: Good to Choice
34.00- Standard to Good
33.00- other 28.00-32.00.
HEIFERS: Good to Choice
28.00-32.00; other 26.00-28.00.
FEEDER STEERS: Good
to Choice 34.00-36.00;
Standard to Good 30.00-34.00;
other 26.00-30.00.
BULLS: 34.00-36.00.
COWS:High Choice to
Prime 30.00-31.00; Good to
Standard 28.00-30.00; utility
26.00- cutters 24.00-
26.00; canners 20.00-24.00.
CALVES: Good to Choice
35.00- few to 50.00;
Standard to Good 25.00-35.00.
34.50-35.00; mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 800-1100 lbs. 33.00-
34.50; few 750-800 lbs. 31.00-
32.00; Good 2-3 30.50-33.00;
Standard and Good 2-3 29.00-
30.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-3 25.50-27.50;
High-dressing utility 28.00;
cutter 1-2 24.00-26.00; Canner
20.50-24.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1100-1850 lbs. 30.00-34.00; few
yield grade 134.50-35.50; few
1000-1100 lbs. 28.00-30.00.
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