—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 16. 1977
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Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Auction Summary
April 8,1977
CATTLE 6265. Compared
with 7986 head last week, and
8642 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
mostly 50 cents to $1 higher-
Slaughter heifers unevenly
steady. Slaughter cows
mostly steady to 50 cents
higher. Slaughter bullocks
steady to strong. Slaughter
bulls steady to SO cents
higher. Feeder Cattle steady
to $1 higher.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime No. 3-4 38.50-40.35,
Choice No. 2-4 37.00-39.75,
Good 33.00-37.00; Standard
30.00- few Utility 27.00-
30.50. HEIFERS: Choice
34.00- Good 30.0(h34.00.
Standard 28.00-31.00, few
Utility 25.00-28.50C0WS
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter 27.50-31.00, few to
31.60, Cutters 26.00-28.75,
Canners 23.00-27.00, Shells
down to 18.00. BULLOCKS:
F'ew Choice 33.50-37.25, Good
33.00- Standard 31.00-
33.00, few Utility 29.00-31.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
& Choice 300-700 lbs. feeder
steers 34.00-43.00, Medium &
Good 300-700 lbs. 29.00-34.00;
Good & Choice 300-600 lbs.
feeder heifers 26.00-35.00,
Medium & Good 300-700 lbs.
23.00- Medium & Good
300-800 lbs. feeder bulls 24.00-
32.00.
CALVES 38%. Compared
with 4552 last week, and 4100
head a year ago. Vealers
uneven.
VEALERS: Few Prime
65.00- Choice 56.00-
75.00, Good 46.00-62.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
32.00- 90-110 lbs. 25.00-
35.00, Standard 70-90 lbs.
20.00- Utility 50-100 lbs.
10.00- Farm Calves,
holstein bulls 90-10 lbs. 30.00-
50.00,
Valley
Livestock Auction
Athens, Pa.
Monday, April 11
Reported receipts of 126
cows, 47 veals or bobs, 75
hogs, 24 heifers, 23 bulls, five
steers, and five goats.
Cattle market steady to
stronger and calf market
stronger.
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S. K. SHOTZBERGER, INC.
LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION
Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, PA 17604
Phone; 393-4641 (day or night)
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
10 mi. East of Lancaster
on Rt 30
Box 100, Paradise, PA
717-442-4181
or 768-8204
EVERY THURSDAY AT 12 NOON
Hay, Straw t Grain Sale
We have plenty of good buyers each week.
We need consigners.
Contact;
L Robert Frame, manager
HOGS 7037 compared with
7942 head last week, and 7884
head a year ago. Barrows &
Gilts uneven, mostly weak to
$1 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 36.00-
38.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
35.50-36.75, No. 2-3 190-260
lbs. 34.00-35.50, few No. 2-4
240-325 lbs. 30.00-34.00, few
No. 1-3 140-190 lbs. 30.00-
34.00, US NO 1-3 300-375 lbs.
sows 27.00-33.00, few No. 2-3
300-600 lbs. 25.00-29.00. Boars
17.00-
FEEDER PIGS 1574.
Compared with 1260 head
last week, and 991 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs highly
uneven. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs.
feeder pigs 18.00-26.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 24-
36.00 per head. No. 1-3 50-80
lbs. 32.00-44.00 per head.
GRADEDFEEDER' PIG
SALES 1311. ompared with
3126 last week. Feeder pigs
were strong to $3 higher,
with better grades up to $lO
higher. US No. 1-2 30-45 lbs.
93.00- 45-75 lbs. 72.00-
96.00, No. 2-3 30-45 lbs. 74-
95.00, 45-75 lbs. 69.50-88.00,
US Utility 30-751bs. 43.00-
58.00
SHEEP 5419. Compared
with 4288 head last week, and
4664 head a year ago. Bulk of
supply spring slaughter
lambs sold to the Easter
trade. Spring slaughter lams
steady to $5 lower, spots to $8
lower; wooled slaughter
lambs steady to weak.
Choice 2040 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 70.00-110.00,
few to 120.00, 40-60 lbs. 60.00-
90.00, 60-100 lbs. 50.00-72.00,
Good 35-80 lbs. 44.00-65.00,
Choice 60-90 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 47.00-74.00,
Good 60-100 lbs. 40.00-48.00.
Slaughter ewes 5.00-21.00,
few to 27.00.
Valley
Livestock
Bobs 26.00-38.00; veals
45.00- grassers and
feeders 25.00-35.75; hogs
29.00- pigs 13.00-38.00;
heifers 30.00-34.00; steers
32.00- bulls 27.00-39.25;
cows, good 28.00-30.00; cows,
med. 25.00-28.00; cows, poor
or small 16.00-22.00; goats
15.00-
Martinsburg
Auction
Few Medium 400-600 lbs.
feeder heifers 24.00-34.00.
Few Medium 400600 lbs.
feeder bulls 28.50-38.50.
CALVES 313. Vealers $1 to
$3 higher. Choice vealers
63.00- Good 54.00-65.00,
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 40.00-54.00, 90-110 lbs.
25.50- Farm Calves;
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
42.50-
HOGS 449. Barrows and
gilts $1 higher. US No. L 2
200-240 lbs. barrows and gilts
37.20-38,00, No. 1-3 195-240
lbs. 36.50-37.25, No. 2-3 195-
260 lbs. 35.50-37.00, No. 1-3
150-185 lbs. 31.00-33.50. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
28.5032.50, No. 2-3 300600
lbs. 26.0028.50. Boars 17.00-
20.00.
FEEDER PIGS 23. US
No.l-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs
20.00- per head.
SHEEP 0. NO SALES ON
OFFER
Greencastle
Auction
Marlinsburg, Pa
April 11,1977
CATTLE 319. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows uneven. Few
High Choice and Prime
slaughter steers 37.50-39.00,
Choice 36.50-38.00, Good
35.00- Standard 33.00-
35.00, Utility 29.50-32.00.
Choice slaughter heifers
34.00- Good 33.00-35.00,
Standard 30.00-34.00, Utility
28.00- Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 29.50-32.50, Cutters
27.50-30.50, Canners 25.50-
28.50, Shells down to 22.00.
Good slaughter bullocks
34.00- Standard 32.50-
33.50, Utility 31.00-33.00.
Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-2200
lbs. slaughter bulls 35.50-
38.00, Yield Grade No. 2, 900-
1600 lbs. 33.00-34.00. Few
Medium and Good 400-600
lbs. feeder steers 34.50-42.50.
Greencastle, Pa.
April 11,1977
CATTLE 113. Compared lbs. 46.00-59.50, 90-110 lbs.
with last Monday’s market, 28.50-31.00, -Standard 70-90
slaughter cows 25 cents to $1 lbs. 25.50-29.00, few Utility
higher. Few Standard 60-65 lbs. 18.50-25.50. Farm
slaughter steers 30.75-34.25. calves active, holstein bulls
One Good slaughter heifer 90-110 lbs. 30.00-45.50;
at 32.00, Standard at holstein heifers 70-110 lbs.
28.10. Utility & High 28.00-50.00, one at 55.00.
Dressing Cutter slaughter HOGS 88. Barrows & Gilts
cows 28.60-31.35, Cutters ji higher. US No. 1-3 210-255
26.60-28.60, Canners 23.85- ibs. barrows & gilts 37.00-
26.50. One Good slaughter 37.85. One US No. 1-3 360 lbs.
bullock at 35.60. Few Good sow at 29.00, one No. 2-3 395
350-400 lbs. feeder steers ibs. 26.25.
36.50-39.50. FEEDER PISG 0. No sales
CALVES 142. Vealers $3 on offer,
to $4 higher. Few Choice SHEEP 5. Few Slaughter
vealers 66.00-75.50, few Good ewes 13.5048.00.
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 & i
4270 Quakerbridge Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-896-0336
Member World Beefalo Association
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
12 Miles East of Lancaster
on Route 23, New Holland, Penna.
WEEKLY
FEEDER PIG
SALE
EVERY WEDNE!
Sale to Start Prom, „ _
We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime
From 7 A.M. Wed. Mornim
State Graded Until 12 Noon.
All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
State tags available at oar office for you to
tag pigs at home to save2s cents tagging charge.
Tags delivered if you call 717-354-4341
our office in advance.
Calf Sale To Be Held in New Sales Pavilion
Every Thursday At 6; 30 P.M,
NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH
717-393-5531 717-393-45 M
to Low Choice 54.00-64.50,
few Standard & Good 110-130
Chambersburg Auction
Cbambersburg, Pa.
April 7,1977
CATTLE 304. Compared vealer at 76.50, Choice 56.00-
with last Thursday’s market 74.00, Good 40.00-52.00,
slaughter cows uneven, 50 Standard and Good 110-130
cents higher to 50 cents lbs. 32.00-37.00, 90-110 lbs
lower. Few Low Choice 27.50-32.50, Standard 70-85
slaughter steers 37.00-38.75, lbs. 25.50-30.00, Utility 60-70
few Good 34.50-35.75, few lbs. 20.00-25.00. Farm
Standard 31,75-34.00. Couple Calves; Holstein bulls 95-120
Choice slaughter heifers lbs. 35.00-47.00.
35.50-36.00. counle Good 34.00 HOGS 90. Barrows and
and 34.35, few “Standard 31. guts $2 to $2.75 higher. Few
25-32.75. Utility and High lots US No. 1-2 200-225 lbs
Dressing Cutter slaughter barrows and gilts at 38.35,
cows 28.60-31.25, couple to No. 1-3 210-230 lbs. 36.35-
31.50, 38.00, lot No. 2-3 250 lbs. at
Canners 25.00-28.00, few 34.85. US No. 1-3 275-400 lbs
Shells down to 23.00. Few sows 25.00-33.00. Few Boars
Good slaughter bullocks 18.00-22.00.
34.10-36.25. Yield Grade No. FEEDER PIGS 21. US No
1, 1300-2250 lbs. slaughter 1-3 40-50 lbs. feeder pigs
bulls 34.50-37.00. Good 400-700 32.50-35.50 per head,
lbs. feeder steers 30.0036.50. SHEEP 24. Few Mixed
Medium and Good 300-600 Good and Choice 45-55 lbs
Ibs. feeder heifers 21.00- spring slaughter lambs 40.00-
27.50. 59.5 Q.
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