—Lantaster fermin& Saturday Ai 8 Livestock market and auction news Martinsburg, Pa. April 25,1977 CATTLE 408. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows 50 cents to $1 lower. Choice slaughter steers 37.50-40.50, Good 35.00- 38.00, Standard 33.50-35.50, Utility 31.00-33.00. Choice slaughter heifers 35.50-38.50, Good 33.50-36.00, Standard 31.50- Utility 28.50- 32.00, Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 28.50-32.50, Cutters 26.50- Canners 26.00- 28.00, Shells down to 22.00. Good slaughter bullocks 34.00-38.00. Standard 32.50- 34.00, Utility 31.00-33.00. Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2200 lbs. slaughter bulls 35.00- 38.00; yield grade No. 2 900- 1600 lbs. 30.00-33.50. Medium & Good 400-600 lbs. feeder steers 29.50-37.00 Medium & Good 400-600 lbs. 24.00-32.00; April 25,1977 CATTLE 600: Slaughter steers and heifers firm to instances 25 cents higher, cows 75-1.25 lower, bulls 50- 100 higher, few feeders steady. Supply 40 per cent slaughter steers & heifers, 30 per cent cows, 25 per cent feeders, balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4 1010-1275 lbs. 38.25-40.00, couple lots with end Prime 40.25; Good & Choice 37.50-38.25; Good 2 960-1250 lbs. 34.00-37.50 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 960-1195 lbs. 36.10- 37.75; lot Good &' Choice 965 lbs. 35.25; Good 785-1015 lbs. 31.75-34.00 COWS: Utility 2-3 27.00- 31.35; Cutter 26.00-29.75; Canner & low Cutter 22.50- 26.00 BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1035- 1875 lbs. 34.00-39.25 FEEDER CATTLE: package Choice steers 600 lbs. 40.50 HOGS 1000: Compared with last Wednesday most 50-75 cents instances $l.OO lower US 1-3 '2OO-240 lbs. 36.00 mostly 36.25-36.50, 30 head, 36.75, US 2-3 230-260 lbs. 35.25-36.25 Martinsburg Auction Medium & Good 400-60 lbs. feeder bulls 26.50-34.50. CALVES 335. Vealers $1 to $3 higher. Choice vealers 65.50- 74.50, Good 55.00-63.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 40.00- Standard 70-90 lbs. 26.00-37.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 4.00- 55.00; holstein heifers 90-120 lbs. 28.0040.00. HOGS 550. Barrows & Gilts 50 cents to 75 cents lower. US No. 1-2 200-300 lbs. barrows & gilts 36.50-37.25, No. 1-3 195- 235 lbs. 35.80-36.50, No. 2=3 195-240 lbs. 35.00-36.00. US No.' 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 27.00- No. 2-3 300400 lbs. 25.50-28.00. Boars 17.00- 20.00. FEEDER PIGS 59. Few US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 22.00-32.00 per head. SHEEP 6. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. Baltimore USDA SOWS: 50-1.00 lower US 1-3 300-600 lbs. 29.00-30.50 VEAL & calf auction 100: Choice Vealers 150-280 lb. 60.00- Several Prime 70.00- Good 115-265 lbs. 45.00- Standard 65-170 lbs. 27.00-40.00 SHEEP AUCTIONSO: Choice & Prime spring lambs 93-105 lbs. 60.25-65.00. Lancaster Feeder Cattle Friday April 22,1977 FEEDER CATTLE TODAY 1048 Last Friday 549 TREND: No trend due to the fact that market not reported for past two weeks. Supply included 820 in graded sale which was sold in lots of 10 or more. FEEDER STEERS: Two itii 30. 1977 CATTLE 449. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter steers steady to 25 cents higher. Slaughter cows weak to $1.25 lower. Slaughter bulls about steady. Choice No. 2-4 1050-1200 lbs. slaughter steers 37.25-38.85, Good 34.75-37.00, Standard 32.50-34.85. Few Choice slaughter heifers 35.50-36.10, few Good 32.10-34.25, few Standard 30.25-32.75. Utility & High Dressing' Cutter slaughter cows 29.50-32.60, couple at 32.85, Cutters 27.60- 30.25, Canners 25.25-27.75, Shells down to 23.00. One Choice slaughter bullock at 36.75, few Good 33.00-35.60, few Standard 32.50-33.50. Yield Grade No. 1 1150-1550 lbs. slaughter bulls 34.60- 36.85; few yield grade No. 2 1100-1700 lbs. 32.75-35.50. One lot Choice 600-700 lbs. Reported receipts of 464 calves, 112 cows, 96 hogs, 30 bulls, 24 heifers, 15 steers, five sheep, and five goats. Cattle market steady, calf market steady, but veals cheaper. Bobs 30.00 - 45.00; Veals 50.00 - 60.00; grassers and loads Choice and Prime, fleshy 590-685 lb. 38.25-39.50; Choice 945-1045 lb. 38.60- 38.75; Choice 620-760 lb. 37.50-40.60; couple lots fleshy Choice 645-660 lb. 37.25-37.35; mixed Good and Choice 500- 610 lb. 38.50-40.60; mixed Good and Choice 650-850 lb. 35.75-38.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 415-740 lb. 31.25-32.50. INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTION! LEASE QUALITY DAIRY COWS DHIA HERDS AVAILABLE DAIRY FARM LEASING COMPANY 1700 DUPONT AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOUS, MINNESOTA 55403 CALL 612-3771489 TODAY! Chambersburg Auction Chambersburg, Pa. April 21,1977 Valley Livestock Valley Livestock feeders 26.00 - 33.00; lambs, Auction not enough to establish Athens, Pa. market; sheep, 8.00 - 14.00; Monday April 25 hogs 20.00 - 36.00; pigs 18.00 • holstein heifers- 37.75; few Choice 500-800 lbs. feeder bulls 31.00-34.75. CALVES 434. Vealers steady to. $3 lower. Prime vealers 69.00-78.00, Choice 59.00- Good 45.00-58.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 40.0045.00, 90-110 lbs. 33.00- 38.00, Standard 70-85 lbs. 27.00- Utilityss-85 lbs. 19.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 36.0045.50. HOGS 200 Barrows & Gilts 25 cents to 75 cents lower. US No. 1-2195-220 lbs. barrows & gilts 37.85-38.85, No. 1-3 210-' 245 lbs. 35.85-36.85. US No. 1-3 300450 lbs. sows 26.00-29.50. Few Foars 18.00-21.25. FEEDER PIGS 23 Few Lots US No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. feeder pgis 30.0040.00 per head. SHEEP 15. One lot Choice 75 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 48.50. 30.00; heifers 26.00 - 32.00; steers 28.00 - 34.50; bulls 32.00 - 37.75; cows, good 28.00 - 30.00; cows, med. 24.50 - 26.00; cows, poor or small 18.00 - 22.50; ponies 12.00 - 25.00; goats 12.00 - 30.00. KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET FOR YOUR HOGS BEFORE THEY LEAVE YOURFARM PENN PACKING BUYING STATION Greencastle, Pa. April 25,1977 CATTLE 111. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows weak to 50 cents lower. Couple Choice slaughter steers 37.50 and 38.35, few Good 35.25-36.50, few Stand 33.00-34.50, one Utility at 27.85. Few Stan dard slaughter heifers 28.85- 31.25, couple Utility 26.20 and 26.25. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 28.35-29160, one at 30.00, Cutters 27.00-28.10, few Canners 24150-26.35. One Good slaughter bullock at 34.10, one Standard at 32.10. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1050- 1180 lbs. slaughter bulls 35.00-35.85. Few Good 350-600 lbs. feeder steers 33.50-38.00. CALVES 177 Vealers READ LANCASTER FARMING FOR FULL MARKET REPORTS Eight tractors, twelve trailers ready to serve you .... 40', 45’ and Possum Belly trailers. S. K. SHOTZBERGER. INC. LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION Gene Zwaliy, President Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, PA 17604 Phone: 393-4641 (day or night) HOG FEEDERS NO SELLING COSTS GAU FOR MARKET QUOTES AT THE fiREEN DRAGON MARKET MU EPHRATA, PA. 17522 PHONL 717-733-9648 Greencastle Auction uneven, mostly steady to $1 higher. One Prime veialer at 70.00, few Choice 59.00-68.50, few Good 47.00-56.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 36.50- 90-110 lbs. 33.50- 39.50, Standard 70-90 lbs. 29.50- few Utility 60p90 lbs. 24.00-46.00. Farm calves active, holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 35.00-46.00; few holstein heifers 80-110 lbs. 33.00-39.50. HOGS 43. Few US No. 1-2 205- 210 lbs. barrows & gilts 36.75, No. 1-3 250-230 lbs. 36.50- 36.75, few No. 2-3 210-235 lbs. 35.00-35.75, one lot No. 2-4 280 lbs. 34.00. Couple US No. 1-3 435 and 450 lbs. sows 30.25. FEEDER PIGS 42. One lot US No. 1-3 35 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00 per head, No. 1-3 45-50 lbs. 29.00-31.00 per head. SHEEP 0. No sales on offer.
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