—Lancaster Farming.,Saturday, April 9, 1977
6
Livestock market and
Pa. Auction Summary
CATTLE 7986. Compared HOGS 7942. Compared with
with 8043 head last week, and 7138 head last week, and 8627
7068 head a year ago. head a year ago. Barrows &
Compared with last week’s Gilts $1 to $1.50 lower, most
market, slaughter steers decline the latter part of
steady to $l, spots $1.50 week. BARROWS & GILTS:
lower. Slaughter heifers US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 36.00-
steady to $1 lower. Slaughter 38.90, No. 1-3 195-250 lbs.
cows $1 to $1.50 lower. 35.00-37.50, No. 2-3 195-260
Slaughter bullocks uneven, lbs. 33.85-36.50, No. 2-4 250-
Slaughter bulls steady to 300 lbs. 28.00-34.00, No. 2-3
weak. Feeder cattle uneven. 400-600 lbs. 24.00-29.00. Boars
STEERS: High Choice & 16.00-27.00.
Prime No. 3-4 37.75-39.35, FEEDER PIGS 1260
Choice No. 2-4 36.00-39.00, Compared with 1273 head
Good 33.00-36.50, Standard last week, and 1122 head a
31.00- few Utility 28.00- - year ago. Feeder pigs $2 to $5
32.00. HEIFERS: Choice lower. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs.
34.00- Good 30.00-35.00, Feeder pigs 14.00-31.00 per
Standard 28.00-31.25, few head, No. 1-3 35.50 lbs. 24.00-
Utility 25.50-28.00. COWS: 37.50, No. 1-3 50-80 lbs. 30.00-
Utility & High Dressing 48.50, few Utility 30-50 lbs
Cutter 27.00-30.50, few 31.70, 9.00-23.00 per head
Cutters 26.00-29.50. Canners
23.00- Shells down to
18.00. BULLOCKS: Few
Choice 37.00-39.75, Good
33.00- few Standard
30.00- few Utility 28.00-
31.00. BULLS: Yield Grade
number 11000-2000 lbs. 32.75-
37.00; yield grade number 2
900-1600 lbs. 30.00-34.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Choice 300-700 lbs. 41.00-
46.50, Good 300-750 lbs. 33.50-
42.00. Medium 300-700 lbs.
28.00- Good 300-675 lbs.
feeder heifers 27.50-34.00,
Medium 300-600 lbs. 22.00-
31.00; Good & Choice 350-700
lbs. feeder bulls 28.0037.50.
CALVES 4552, Compared
with 4625 head last week, and
4488 head a year ago.
Vealers uneven, mostly
steady to weak. VEALERS:
Few Prime 69.00-76.00,
Choice 55.00-73.00, Good
46.0062.00. Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 33.00-53.00, 90-110
lbs. 24.00-36,00, Standard 70-
90 lbs. 20.00-29.00, Utility 50-
100 lbs. 14.00-27.00. Farm
calves holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 30.00-52.50.
Dewart, Pa.
April 4,1977
CATTLE 164. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Good 50 cents to 75 cents
higher. Slaughter cows
steady to $1 lower. Few
Choice No. 2-4 1100-1200 lbs.
slaughter steers 37.00-38.25,
Good 35.00-37.00, few
Standard 29.25-34.00. Couple
Choice slaughter heifers
34.00 and 34.50, few Good
32.10-34.35. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 27.50-31.60, one at 32.35,
Cutters 26.25-28.50, Canners
24.00-27.00, Shelia down to
21.60. One Good slaughter
bullock at 35.50, few Stan
dard 32.35-32.75. Few Yield
Grade No. 1 1150-1550 lbs.
slaughter bulls 35.50-37.85.
CALVES 168. Vealers
uneven, mostly steady to $3
lower on Standard & Good.
Couple Prime vealers 75.00,
Choice 56.00-69.00, Good
38.00-54.00, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 32.00-36.00, 90-110
lbs. 28.00-31.00, Standard TO
SS lbs. 23.00-28.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 30.00-37.00.
HOGS 532. Barrows & Gilts
$1 to $2.25 lower. US No. 1-2
200-220 lbs. barrows & gilts
36.0037.80, No. 1-3 190-240
lbs. 34.90-36.10, No. 2-3 230-
245 lbs. 34.00-34.60, No. 2-4
285-310 lbs. 28.25-30.00. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
27.50-32.85 Boars 21.00-29.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIUS
SALES 3126. Compared
with 1154 head last week.
Feeder pigs showed some
uneveness, with prices
mostly steady to $5 lower. US
No. 1-2 30-45 lbs. 81.00-98.00,
few to 110.00, 45-75 lbs. 61.00-
85.00, No 2-3 30-45 lbs. 66.00-
95.00, 45-75 lbs. 67.00-85.00,
Utility 20-75 lbs. 46.00-80.00 -
(All prices cwt. basis).
SHEEP 4288. Compared with
584 head last week, and 699
head a year ago. Spring
slaughter lambs-supply
mostly 15-50 pounds for the
Easter trade. Spring &
Wooled slaughter lambs
active, steady to $2 higher.
Choice 15-40 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 85.00-120.00,
40-50 lbs. 65.00-87.00, 50-85
lbs. 58.00-75.00, few to 80.00
Good 25-40 lbs. 61.00-91.00,40-
65 lbs. 45.00-62.00; Choice 70-
110 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 50.00-62.00, few Good
60-100 lbs. 36.00-50.00, few
Utility 50-100 lbs. 26.00-38.00.
Slaughter ewes 9.00-21.00.
Dewart
Auction
FEEDER PIGS 122. US
No. 1-3 10-15 lbs. feeder pigs
20.00-21.50 per head, No. 1-3
25-40 lbs. 27.00-35.50 per
head.
SHEEP 82. Bulk of Spring
slaughter lambs sold to the
Easter trade. Choice 25-40
lbs. spring daughter lambs
89.00- one at 112.00, 45-
60 lbs. 68.00-78.00, 85-100 lbs.
58.00- few Choice 60-90
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
47.00- Slaughter ewes
12.00- few Goat kids
13.00- per head.
auction news
Leesport, Pa.
April 6,1977
CATTLE 255. Supply in
cluded 154 head feeder
cattle. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers unevenly
steady. Slaughter cows 25
cents to 75 cents lower.
Choice No. 2-4 960-1300 lbs.
slaughter steers 37.00-39.10,
one at 39.60, Good 35.00-38.00,
Standard 31.60-35.00, few
Utility 30.00-31.75. Few
Choice No. 2-4 750-1000 lbs.
slaughter heifers 34.00-37.00,
few Good 30.00-32.00, few
Standard 27.25-29.50. Utility
& High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 28.35-29.60,
Cutters 27.00-28.50, few
Canners 23.50-27.50, few
Shells down to 21.25. Few
Choice slaughter bullocks
35.10-37.25, couple Good 34.75
and 35.10. Couple Yield
Grade No. 11655 and 1785 lbs.
slaughter bulls 33.50 and
34.85. Good & Choice 400-900
lbs. feeder steers 35.5043.00;
Good & Choice 300-600 lbs.
feeder heifers 26.50-32.50;
few Medium & Good 385-700
lbs. feeder bulls 29.5038.00.
CALVES 142, Vealers
steady to $2 higher. Few
Prime vealers 67.00-70.50,
Choice 56.00-68.00, Good
47.0030.00, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 42.0050.00, 90110
lbs. 28.0034.00, Standard 70
90 lbs. 25.0028.00, Utility 60
90 lbs. 15.0022.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90110
lbs. 30.0047.50.
HOGS 230. Barrows & Gilts
50 cents to $1 higher. Few US
No. 1-2 210-220 lbs. barrows &
gilts 37.10-37.60, No. 1-3 200-
GRADED
FEEDER PIG SALE
Tuesday, April 12, 1977
Sale Time 1:00 P.M.
TTENTION!!^
Reputation Breeder Consignments
Special consignments for this sale
200 head from John Groff,
150 head from Jerry Rutter
100 head from Wehry Bros.
Your Market Prices Protected
By Experienced Brokers.
McCOY CATTLE COMPANY
Lancaster Stockyards
PH ; 717-397-1411
Leesport
Auction
230 lbs. 36.5037.35, No. 2-3
200250 lbs-34.75-36.75, few
No. 24 220290 lbs. 30.00
33.00, No. 1-3 145-190 lbs.
35.0036.75, one lot 40.00. US
No. 1-3 300450 lbs. sows
27.0030.00, one at 31.75, No.
23-- 350-600 lbs. 25.00-27.75.
Boars 18.00-21.50, light
weights 21.0029.50.
FEEDER PIGS 154. US
No. 13 2535 lbs. feeder pigs
18.0026.00 per head, No. 13
3540 lbs. 32.0034.50, No. 13
5070 lbs. 36.0038.50, Utility
25-35 lbs. 16.00-19.00 per
head.
SHEEP 115. Bulk of supply
sold to the Easter trade.
Choice 25-40 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 69.00-86.00,
one at 90.00, 40-85 lbs. 50.00-
68.00; few Choice 6535 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
35.0045.00. Few Slaughter
ewes 5.00-17.00.
GOATS 31. Small kids 7.00-
12.00 per head, large kids
16.00-25.00 per head; Mature
Goats 16.00-29.00 per bead,
one at 60.00.
Note to Buyers
Valley Livestock
Market
Athens, Pa.
April 4,1977
Reported receipts of 423
calves, 128 cows, 116 hogs, 18
bulls, 221 sheep and lambs,
162 goats, 13 steers, and 28
heifers. Fat cow market
lower, calf market
stronger.
Veals 50-71.50 bobs 22.00-
35 00; grassers and feeders
BEEFALO N & J
PRODUCTION SALE
MONDAY, APRIL 25,1977
Offering 60 lots of percentage Beefalo and
commercial cows bred Beefalo. Semen will be
sold at the day of sale. $l2-ampule.
BEEFALO N » J
4270 Quakerbridge Road
Princeton, N J 08540
609-896-0336
Member Wbrld Beefalo Association
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FARMERS!!
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Valley
Livestock
22.00 - 30.00; lambs 50.00, or
1.25 per lb.; sheep 10.00 -
20.00; hogs 20.00-35.50; pigs
15.00 - 30.00; heifers 26.00 -
31.75; steers 27.00 - 33.75;
bulls 28.00 - 32.00; cows, good
25.00 - 28.00, top 30.75; cows,
med. 24.00 - 25.00; cows, poor
or small 15.00 - 23.00; horses,
small, 30.00 - 40.00; ponies
15.00 - 20.00; goats 15.00
35.00.
Manheim, PA