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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.
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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.
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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
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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.