—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 26. 1977 6 Livestock market and Des Moines March 23,1977 Compared to Tuesday’s close: Fresh Pork Cut trade continues slow, demand moderate. Fresh Loins steady, picnics steady, Boston Butts 1.75 higher, Spareribs steady, Skinned Hams 50-1.50 higher, Bellies not established. Fresh Pork Cuts Loins 14-DN 70.00; 74.00 Trimmed Export Steady; 14- 17 lbs. 69.00-70.00 Steady; 17- 20 lbs. 66.00-66.75 Steady. Picnic 4-8 lbs. 37.50-38.00 Steady. Boston Butt 4-8 lbs. 54.75 1.75 higher. Spareribs 3-DN lbs. 83.50 Frozen Steady. Skinned Hams 3-5 lbs. 72.00; 14-17 lbs. 74.50-75.00 50 higher; 17-20 lbs. 71.00-71.50, load 72.00 1.00-1.50 higher. Bellies, Sdls 10-12 lbs. 48.00 Early. Bnls Ct Butt l-%-3 lbs. 87.90-88.00. Pork Trim 50 percent lean 27.50 fresh. Neck Bones 17.50. Offal and Variety Cheek Meat 60.00. Tongues 39.25-41.00. Kidney 10.25. Compared to Tuesday’s close: Beef trade closed slow. Demand light to moderate. Choice Beef steady-50 lower. Good Beef steady>"No comparable Primal Beef Cut or Cow Beef sales. Arm Chucks and Cow Beef reported under pressure. Sale on 61 loads Steer and Heifer Beef con firmed. One Cow Beef load. Steer Beef 25 Confirmed Loads Choice 2 600-800 lbs. 58.00 Steady Choice 3 600-800 lbs. 56.50- 57.00; Mostly 56.50 25-50 lower. Choice 4 600-800 lbs. 53.00 50 lower. Good 2-3 600-800 lbs. 54.75 Steady. Heifer Beef 36 Confirmed Loads Choice 2 500-700 lbs. 57.25. Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 55.75- 56.25 Steady-50 Lower. Good 2-3 500-700 lbs. 53.75 Steady. Cow Beef 1 Confirmed Load Utility (Bng) 2-3 50.00. Choce3&4 Primal Beef Cuts 6 Confirmed Loads Fores 130-210 lbs. 44.00- 45.00. Beef Trimmings 11 Confirmed Loads Beef Trimmings 50 per- r fAN IMPORTANT NOTICE fpn. TO ALL CONSIGNORS OF LAMBS MONDAY, APRIL 4th All lambs win be sold at auction beginning at noon. All these lambs will be sorted and weighed upon arrival Your consignments are respectfully solicited. For further information, please contact Horace Plank. Tel: Area 717-397-5136 (office), or Area 717-392-2304 (residence). WALTER M. DUNLAP and SONS LANCASTER STOCKYARDS cent chem lean (fresh) 22.50- 23.00. Beef Trimmings 50 per cent chem lean (frozen) 23.00. Peoria Auction March 24,1977 CATTLE: Receipts this week; 4400 Last Week; 4300 Year Ago: 4900 Compared with last week’s close, Slaughter Steers and Heifers 1.00-1.50, instances 1.75 higher. Cows 50 higher. Bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Receipts about 65 percent Slaughter Steers, 25 percent Slaughter Heifers, balance 'mostly Cows. Steers and Heifers worked higher this week due primarily to reduced receipts. SLAUGHTER STEERS: At mid-week, Choice and Prime 341150-1300 lbs. 39.25- auction news 39.50, load 40.25; Choice 2-4 950-1275 lbs. 37.50-39.25, mostly 38.00-39.25; Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1300 lbs. 36.00-38.00; Good 2-3 34.00-36.00; Load Good 2-3 Holsteins 34.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Prime 34 900- 1075 lbs. 37.56-38.25; Choice 24 850-1050 lbs. 36.50-37.50; Mixed Good and Choice 24 800-1100 lbs. 35.00-36.50; Good 2-3 32.00-35.00; Stan dard and Good 2-3 30.50-32.00. COWS: Utility- and Commercial 2-3 27.00-2.00; High $438, & Utility 29.50- 30.00; Cutter 1-2 25.50-27.50; Canner 21.00-25.50. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1100-1850 lbs. 30.00-35.00; Few Yield Grade 1 35.50- 36.00, Individual 37.00. Green Dragon Dairy New Holland Sales Stables New Holland, Pa. Wednesday, March 21 Reported receipts of 176 cows,' 27 heifers, and three balls. Market steady with last week’s market. One load of New York fresh cows 650 - 975, springers 775 - 1075; Load of Wisconsin fresh cows 800 - 975; Load of Pennsylvania fresh cows 425 - 740; Load of Butler County fresh cows 490 - 800; springers 455 - 700; Herd of 32 head, all stages 330 - 660; herd of 25, all stages 340 - 830. Locally consigned cows 450 - 620; springing heifers 450.- 600; open heifers 150 - 270; bulls 225 - 470. TOP OFmW^H^SMARK, DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET OLD ROUTE 11, DANVILLE, PA 17821 717-275-2*Bo Market your hogs the auction way. SALE EVERY MONDAY 3 P.M. POULTRYMEN \ I CALL SS HAUER ELECTRIC, INC. 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