—Lancaster Fanning. Saturday, March 19, 1977 12 Livestock market and aucti Pa. Auction Summary March 11,1977 CATTLE 7179. Compared with 6314 head last week, and 6665 bead a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers 25 Icents to 31-50 higher. Slaughter heifers $1 higher. Slaughter cows 25 cents to $1 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to strong. STEERS: Few High Choice & Prime 38.75-41.00, Choice 37.50-41.00, Good 33.75- Standard 31.00- 35.00, few Utility 26.50-31.50. HEIFERS: Choice 34.00- 37.50, Good 31.60-35.50, few' Standard 28.00-32.75, few Utility 24.50-31.50. COWS: Utility & High Dressing Cutter 28.00-32.00, Cutters 25.75- Canners 23.00- 27.25, Shells down to 18.00. BULLOCKS: Few Choice 36.00-39.50, Good 34.25-37.50, Few Standard 31.90-35.00, few utility 26.75-31.50. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2000 lbs. 32.25-38.75; few yield grade No. 2 900-1400 lbs. 29.25-34.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Good & Choice 300-700 lbs. feeder Baltimore USDA March 14,1977 CATTLE: 600: Slaughter steers and heifers 75-1.00 higher, cows weak to 25 cents lower, bulls 50 cents lower than Friday Auction, feeders firm to 50 cents higher. Supply 45 per cent slaughter steers and heifers, 30 per cent cows, 20 per cent feeder cattle, balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-4 1035-1200 lbs. 38.50-39.75; load high Choice 34 with end Prime 1170 lbs. 40.00; Good & Choice 950-1000 lbs. 37.50-38.50; Good 2-3 950- 1320 lbs. 33.75-37.50; Good Holsteins 2-3 1300-1500 lbs. 33.25-34.35. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 24 900-1050 lbs. 35.75- 37.50; Good & Choice 2-3 960- 1000 lbs. 34.00-35.00; Good 2-3 820-1050 lbs. 31.00-34.00. COWS: Utility 2-3 27.85- .32.10; few Commercial 3-5 25.85-27.85; Cutter 26.00- 30.00; Canner & low Cutter 22.00-26.00 BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1040-1675 lbs. 31.25-36.25; several Good bullocks 815- 1000 lbs. 34.00-36.60 FEEDER CATTLE: Choice steers 555-890 lbs. 36.50-38.75; God & Choice 600-975 lbs. 33.10-36.00; Choice steer calves 330-450 lbs. 37.25-42.50; few good 450- 475 lbs. 31.00-35.50; several lots Choice heifers 441-485 lbs. 31.00-32.50 HOGS 900: Compared with Thursday Barrows & Gilts 25-50 cents lower US 1-3 200-240 lbs. 38.50- 39.00; US 2-3 230-260 lbs. 37.50-38.50 SOWS; Steady to 50 cents higher US 1-3 300-600 lbs. 29.50- 30.50 few 31.00 VEAL & Calf Auction 75; Choice 120-265 lbs. Vealers 63.50-76.50; Individual 30 lbs. 63.00; Good 115-295 lbs. 48.00- 60.00; Standard & low Good 80-125 lbs. 27.00-40.00; few calves returned to farm 30 00-43 00 SHEEP AUCTION 10. package Choice wooled slaughter lambs 80 bs s 57 50; several Good & Choice 70-72 lbs. 40.50-44.50 steers 33.0043.00, Mediu 300-700 lbs. 25.00-35.50; Good 300-600 lbs. feeder heifers 27.00-34.00, Medium 300-600 lbs. 20.00-28.00; few Medium i Good 350-800 lbs. feeder bulls 24.00-35.00. CALVES 5239. Compared with 4821 head last week, and 4335 head a year ago. Vealers unevenly steady, spots stronger. VEALERS: Few Prime 70.00-78.50, Choice 57.00-74.00, Good 45.00- Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 37.00-55.00, 90-110 lbs. 29.00-45.00, Standard 70- 90 lbs. 24.00-35.00 Utility 50- 100 lbs. 15.00-30.00. Farm Calves active, holstein bulls 90-125 lbs. 35.00-54.00. HOGS 7665. Compared with 6591 head last week, and 7255 head' a year ago. Barrows & Gilts weak to $1 lower. BARROWS & GfLTS: US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 39.50- 41.25, No. 1-3 195-250 lbs. 37.5040.25 No. 2-3190-260 lbs. 36.80-39.00, No. 24 250-290 lbs. 30.50-37.75, No. 1-3 130- 180 lbs. 30.00-37.50. SOWS; US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. 30.00- 36.00, few No. 2-3 350-600 lbs. 24.25-32.00. Boars 17.00-24.75 FEEDER PIGS 1553. Compared with 1362 head last week, and 528 head a year ago. Feeder pigs strong to 64 higher. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 14.00-26.00 per bead, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 20.0040.00, No. 1-3 50-75 lbs. 33.5046.00, Utility 35-60 lbs. 8.00- per head. GRADED FEEDER PIGS SALES 678. Compared with 3163 head last week. Feeder pigs unevenly steady. All price per cwt. US No. 1-2 35- 45 lbs. 82.50-98.00, 45-60 lbs. 72.00- No. 2-3 3545 lbs. 75.00- 45-65 lbs. 66.00- 81.00, No. 3 3545 lbs. 78.00- 81.00, 45-65 lbs. 57.00-73.00, Utility 35-70 lbs. 51.50-54.00. SHEEP 412. Compared with 435 head last week, and 299 head a year ago. Wooled slaughter lambs 62 to 63 lower. Choice 65-110 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 47.50-55.00, 50-95 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 60.00-71.00, Good 65-110 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 42.0049.00. Few Slaughter ewes 8.00- 20.00, HOOVER FARM & GARDEN Danville Prime 30.00-32.00, Good to , * Standard 28.00-30.00, Utility AUCtIOII 25.60-27.80, Cutters 22.00- CALVES: Good to Choice STEERS. Good To Choice aa f A p 35.00- Standard to Good S'mS’nft *° d 33.00- Other 30.00-33.00 m HEIFERS: Good to Choice 33.00- Other 29.00-32.00 roarV i 9 (mjn M FEEDER STEERS: BOARS. 19.00-30.00 Standard to Good 32.00-36.00 COWS: High Choice to Dairyman: what would you do if 5:00 Sunday morning your compressor broke down? Phone 274-1242 The J. M. Horst Service CD. offers prompt reliable service 24 hours a day for all types of milking and refrigeration equipment Dealers for: Zero Manufacturing Company Germania Dairy Automation new & used equipment installation 24 hoar service J. M. HORST SERVICE CO. Box 231 Quentin, PA. 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