—Lancaster Fanning. Saturday, March 19, 1977
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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
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