—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.
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