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Longocre Electrical
Svc. Inc.
Bally, PA
Phone (215) 845-2261
H. Daniel Wenger
& Bro. Inc.
RDI, Hamburg, PA
Phone (215) 488-6574
im's Soles & Service
Oak Bottom RD Box 37
Quarryville, PA.
Phone (717) 786-1533
Brandt's Form Supply, Inc.
601 E. High St.
Elizabethtown, PA
Ph.(717)367-1221
Glenn E. Hurst
RD2, East Earl, PA
Ph. (215) 445-6865
Pen. W. Hostetter
RD2, Annville, PA
Ph.(717)867-2896
. Lester B. 801 l
RDI, Lititz, PA
Ph.(717)626-6198
Livestock market
Middleburg
Middleburg, Pa.
March 8,1977
CATTLE 256. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Good steady to 75 cents
higher. Slaughter cows weak
to $1 lower. Few Low Choice
1000-1100 lbs. slaughter
steers 36.50-37.00, Good 34.00-
36.75, Standard 30.50-33.75.
Few Choice slaughter
heifers 33.00-35.60, few Good
32.75-34.10, few Standard
29.25-32.85, few Utility 27.50-
31.50. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter Slaughter
cows 27.75-30.10, Cutters
26.00-28.50, Canners 23.25-
25.85, 'Shells down to 22.00.
Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 38.25-40.00, few
Good 33.00-35.10. Yield
Grade No. 1 1200-1550 lbs.
slaughter bulls 33.10-37.00.
Good 500-700 lbs. feeder
heifers 31.00-33.00, couple to
39.00. Few Good 400-600 lbs.
feeder bulls 30.00-35.00.
CALVES 226. Vealers
Leesport, Pa.
March 9,1977
CATTLE 300. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers
steady to 50 cents lower.
Slaughter heifers steady to
$1 lower. Slaughter cows
steady. Choice No. 2-4 925-
1280 lbs. slaughter steers
37.00- Good 35.00-37.25,
Standard 31.35-34.85. Choice-
No. 2-4 810-1150 lbs. slaughter
heifers 33.85-35.75, few Good
32.10- few Standard
28.00- few Utility 25.00-
26.00. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 28.25-30.50, few to 32.75,
Cutters 26.60-38.75, few
Canners 24.00-27.25. Shells
down to 20.00. Few Good
slaughter bullocks 34.50-
37.50, one Utility at 30.25.
Few Yield Grade No. 1 1250-
1500 lbs. slaughter bulls
32.10- Few Choice 475-
840 lbs. feeder steers 38.00-
39.00, Medium 460-625 lbs.
34.00-
CALVES 168. Vealers
mostly steady. Few Prime
vealers 70.00-71.50, Choice
59.00-68.00, Good & Low
Belleville, Pa.
March 9,1977
CATTLE 176. Compared Shells down to 22.50. Yield
with last Wednesday’s Grade No. 1 1100-1800 lbs.
market, slaughter cows 25 slaughter bulls 32.25-36.50.
cents to $1.50 higher. Few CALVES 190. Vealers
Good slaughter steers 33,25- steady to $2 higher. Few
35.00, few Standard 31.75- Prime vealers 68.00-69.50,
33.60. Few Good slaughter Cbioce 59.00-69.00, Good
heifers 33.00-33.25. Utility & 44.00-56.00, few Standard &
High Dressing Cutter Good 110-130 lbs. 38.0040.00,
slaughter cows 28.00-30.35, 90-110 lbs. 33.00-37.00,
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
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 12,1977
uneven,' about steady. Few
Prime vealers 70.50-75.00,
Choice 60.00-68.00, Good
45.00- Standard Ik Good
110-130 lbs. 38.00-45.00, 90-110
lbs. 33.00-38.00, Standard 70-
85 lbs. 28.00-33.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 35.0043.50.
HOGS 646. (Monday,
March 7, 1977). Barrows &
Gilts 50 cents to $1.25 lower.
US No. 1-2 200-220 lbs.
barrows & gilts 39.40-40.40,
No. 1-3 200-230 lbs, 38.50-
39.50, No. 2-3 230-255 lbs.
37.50-38.25, No. 1-3 170-185
lbs. 34.00-36.00. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 30.00-33.75.
Boars 20.75-23.75.
FEEDER PIGS 143. US
No. 1-3 25-40 lbs. feeder pigs
26.00- per head, Utility
50-80 lbs. 25.00-30.00 per
head.
SHEEP 24. Few Good &
Low Choice 70-90 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 46.50-50.50,
few Utility & Good 40-50 lbs.
30.00- Slaughter ewes
12.00-
Leesport
Choice 49.00-59.00, Standard
& Good 110-130 lbs. 39.00-
50.50, 90-110 lbs. 28.00-36.50,
Standard 70-90 lbs. 25.00-
28.50, few Utility 80-105 lbs.
22.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 100-115 lbs.
35.00- beef cross bulls &
heifers 75-120 lbs. 36.00-51.00.
HOGS 360. Barrows & gilts
weak to 75 cents lower. US
No. 1-2 205-225 lbs. barrows &
gUts 39.5040.00, No. 1-3 190-
245 lbs. 38.75-39.60, No. 2-3
230-260 lbs. 38.00-39.10, few
No. 24 235-285 lbs. 32.00-
37.75, few No. 1-3 170 lbs.
37.25. US No. 1-3 315-550 lbs.
sows 31.50-34.50, few No. 2-3
315-575 lbs. 28.25-30.50.80ars
19.00- light weights
23.00-
FEEDER PIGS 158. US
No. 1-3 30-35 lbs. feeder pigs
21.00- No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
27.00- No. 1-3 50-75 lbs.
38.0046.00, Utility 3545 lbs.
15.50-25.00 per head.
SHEEP 5. One Choice 110
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
53.00, one Good 65 lbs. 44.00.
Few Slaughter ewes l£oO
-20.00.
Belleville
couple to 32.75, Cutters 26.25-
28.25, Canners 23.75-26.10,
St. Louis Cattle
March 10,1977
Receipts this week 8500:
week ago 7700: year ago 8100
As compared to last weeks
close, slaughter steers
mostly 1.00 higher despite
mid-week downturn.
Slaughter Heifers 1.00-1.50
higher. Cows 50-1.00 higher.
Bulls fully steady. Supply
mainly Qioice and Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4 950-1175
lb. steers, around 25 per cent
heifers and 10 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
1050-1175 lbs. 37.50-38.50,
closing 37.50-38.00; 3-4 1100-
1225 lbs. 37.00-38.00, closing
37.00- Choice 24 950-
1300 lbs. 36.00-38.25, closing
36.00- Mixed Good and
Choice 24 900-1200 lbs. 35.00-
36.75. Good 2-3 33.00-35.50.
Standard to Good 2-3 1000
1350 lb. Holsteins 31.00-33.00.
Few standard 28.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
900-1025 lbs. mostly 36.00,
load and part load Monday
36.25. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs.
34.25-36.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 33.00-
34.75. Good 2-3 30.00-33.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 25.50-28.50.
Boning Utility 1-2 28.50-29.00.
Canner and Cutter 1-2 23.00-
27.50. Low Dressing canner
18.50-23.50. *
BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2
975-1600 lbs. 27.00-33.00, few
individuals 33.50-34.00.
FEEDERS (including
around 2200 at Thursday
auction.) Feeder steers 1.00-
3.00 higher, feeder heifers
1.00-2.00 higher. Trading
active and demand broad.
Overall quality much im
proved over recent weeks
and the best since last fall
with Choice 400-700 lb. steers
and 400-600 lb. heifers
predominating.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-500 lbs. 39.00-
43,25, lot high Choice and
Prime 479 lbs. 43.50, lot
comparable’'.grade 361 lbs.
44.00. Choice' 500-600 lbs.
37.75-41.00, 600-700 lbs. 36.00-
40.50, mostly 37.50-39.00, 700-
800 lbs. 35.75-38.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 400600 lbs.
36.0038.75. Few lots Good
450-500 lbs. 34.5035.00. Lot
standard and Good 450 lbs.
holsteins 31.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS;
Choice 300-500 lbs. 32.00-
34.75, 500-700 lbs. 32.2534.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 375-
600 lbs. 30.0032.00, few good
400600 lbs. 26.75-28.75.
Standard 70-85 lbs. 24.00-
32.00, Utility 50-80 lbs. 15.00-
25.00. Farm calves, bolstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 35.00-48.50.
HOGS 293. Barrows & Gilts
steady to 75 cents lower. US
No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows &
gUts 39.70-41.00, No. 1-3 200-
250 lbs. 38.50-39.80, No. 2-3
200-240 lbs. 38.50-38.90, No. 1-
3 160-180 lbs. 29.75-35.10. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
28.00- Boars 18.25-24.50.
FEEDER PIGS 269. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
23.00- per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 28.5046.50, one lot
No. 1-3 100 lbs. 51.00, Utility
20-35 lbs. 16.50-25.00 per
head.
SHEEP 12. Few Good 100-
120 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 44.00-56.00. Slaughter
ewes 8.00-19.00.
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