\—VCpr s' /,uVi iht' 6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 7, 1977 Livestock market and auction news Pa. Auction Summary April 29,1977 CATTLE 9839. Compared with 9309 head last week, and 8521 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers steady to $1 higher. Slaughter heifers steady to $1 higher. Slaughter cows 50 cents to $2 lower. Slaughter bullocks steady. Slaughter bulls steady to $1.50 higher. STEERS: High Choice & Prime No. 3-4 40.00-43,25, Choice No. 2-4 37.85-42.75, Good 34.50-38.50, Standard 32.00- few Utility 27.20 P 33.00, HEIFERS: Choice 35.00- Good 32.50 37.00, Standard 28.0033.50, few Utility 24.50-30.25. COWS: Utility & High Dressing Cutter 27.50-32.00, Cutters 26.00-29.50, Canners 22.00- Shells down to 17.25. BULLOCKS: Few Choice 35.00-39.00, Good 33.00- Standard 32.00- 34.50, few Utility 28.50-35.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Steady to $2 higher. Good & choice 300-700 lbs. feeder steers 33.50-43.50, Medium & Good 300-700 lbs. 27.00-37.00; Good & hoice 250-750 lbs. feeder heifers 28.00-34.00, Medium 275-600 lbs. 23.00-27.75; Good & Choice 350-700 lbs. feeder bulls 30.00-37.00, Medium & Good 300-800 lbs, 26.00-35.00. CALVES 4465. Compared with 4130 head last week, and 3757 head a year ago. Vealers steady to $5 lower. VEALERS; Few Prime 66.00- Choice' 58.00- 72.00, Good 40.00-65.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 35.0054.00, 90-110 lbs. 28.00- 43.50, Standard 7090 lbs. Know Where the Activities Will Be? Read the Farm Women Calendar. r*^VsraVANmRCORNIALE*^I ♦ ALSO; CERTIFIED SEED CORN * T Every Wednesday at 12 Noon + + At David Good’s Farm Equipment Safe ♦ ♦ North Maple Ave., Leola, PA ▼ ♦ HARVEY Z. MARTIN ♦ ♦ Home Phone 215-445-5303 I j WeßnyOnOrden T ▼ Bus. Phone Wed. Only ♦ 717-656-7270 We also buy hay and straw privately. WILLING TO PUT COMPLETE MILKHOUSE SET UPS In Nlttany, White Deer Valley, Perry County ON HAND LEHIGH CONDENSING UNITS LISTER & DEUTZ DIESELS rfr* LR-1 4 H.P. at 1800 R.P.M. WWA SR-1 6 H.P. at 1800 R.P.M. >-*#l SR-2 12 H.P. at 1800 R.P.M. * t-V ST-2 14.6 H.P. at 1800 R.P.M. HR-2 25 H.P. at 1800 R.P.M. HR-8 37.5 H.P. at 1800 R.P.M. HR-4 50 H.P. at 1800 R.P.M. F2L-912 20-32 H. P. at 1800 R.P.M. Quincy Air Compressor NEW & USED CAN & BULK MILK COOLERS You get quality installation for less money at BYLER’S DIESEL REFRIGERATION & PLUMBING Star Route, Rt. 655 Belleville, Pa. 17004 Phone Peachey 717-483-6646 24.00- Utility 55-90 lbs. 15.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 34.00- few holstein heifers 90-120 lbs. 33.00-56.00. HOGS 8151; ompared with 7683 head last week, and 7284 head a year ago. Barrows & gilts 50 cents lower. US No. 1- 2 200-400 lbs. barrow & gilts 37.00- No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 35.50-38.50, No. 2-3 190- 260 lbs. 34.50-2.00-34.50, No. 1- 3 140-185 lbs. 31,00-34.50. US No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows 28.00- No. 2-3 300-625 lbs. 25.00-29.50. Boars 17.00- 26.00, FEEDER PIGS 1675. ' Compared with 1480 head last week, and 1273 head a year ago. Feeder pigs $1 to $4 higher. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-32.00 pher head, No. 1-3 35.-501bs. 29.00- 41.00, No, 1-3 50-125 lbs. 41.00- 51.00, tility 25-75 lbs. 18.00- 37.00 per head. GRADED FEEDER PIGS SALES 4127 head. Com pared with 1250 head last week, feeder pigs were highly uneven, extremes $l2 higher to $2O lower cwt. US No. 1-2 30-45 lbs. 92,00-122.00, 45-75 lbs. 70.00-110.00, No. 2-3 30-45 lbs. 88.00-105.00, 45-75 lbs. 70.00-110.00, No 2-3 30-45 lbs. 88.00-105.00, 45-75 lbs. 58.00- Utility 20-50 lbs. mostly 65.00-93.00, few sales down to 40.00. SHEEP 579. Compared with 619 head last week, and 491 head a year ago. Spring slaughter lambs steady to $3 higher. Choice 20-55 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 65.00-75.00, 60-110 lbs. 55.00- Slaughter ewes 7.00- Chambersburg April 28,1977 CATTLE 408. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter steers grading Choice $1 to $1.50 higher. Standard & Good about steady. Slaughter cows 75 cents to mostly $1.50 lower. Choice 1050-1200 lbs. slaughter steers 38.50-40.85, Good 34.85-37.00, Standard 32.25- few Utility 29.00- 31.75. Few Choice slaughter heifers 35.10-36.50, few Good 32.25- few Standard 31.00- Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 28.75-31.00, few to 31.85, Cutters 27.25-29.50, Canners 24.00- DO, Shells down to 18.25. Good slaughter bullocks 35.00-37.10, few Standard 32.00-34.50, few Utility 29.00-31.75. Few Yield -Grade No. 1 1500-2200 lbs. slaughter bulls 34.00-39.50. Few Choice 400-750 lbs. feeder steers 38.00-44.50; Medium & Good 300-600 lbs. feeder heifers 25.00-31.50; - Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. May 2,1977 Reported receipts of 374 calves, 118 cows, 45 bulls, 45 heifers, 54 hogs, 23 steers, and seven sheep. Cattle and calf market steady. Bobs 25.00-42.00; veals 45.00-73.50; grassers and Eight tractors, twelve trailers ready to serve you ... 40’, 45' and Possum Belly trailers. 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) CHIU FEEDERS • You’ve Fattened Your Cattle, Now Fatten Your Profits. WIN A *l,OOO SAVINGS BOND If You Are the Consignor Of The MILLIONth HEAD Whether a Steer, Bull, Heifer or Cow, to be Sold at LANCASTER STOCKYARDS dt the Monday or Wednesday Cattle Auction, You Will be the Winner • it’s Due to Occur Sometime in May or June. • Free • No Gimmicks • No Entry Blanks • Just Ship Your Cattle to LANCASTER STOCKYARDS And Sell Them Through Your Favorite Commission Firm • That’s All There Is tolt« Participating Firms Walter M. Dunlap A Sons G.G. Lorah Louis Lyons & Son S L. Heilbron t Sons T.G. Kreider McCoy Cattle Co. J.M Hooberlnc Johnson Cattle Co William W. McCoy When You Think About Going To Market, THINK: LANCASTER STOCKYARDS (The East Coast's Livestock Trend-Setter) Phone (717) 394-2611 H r* Auction Good & Choice 400-700 lbs. feeder bulls 30.00-34.00. CALVES 470. Vealers grading Good & Choice $1 to $5 lower, Standard & Good $3 to $5 higher. Few Prime vealers 74.00-78.00, Choice 54.00- Good 40.00-53.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 39.5045.00, 90-110 lbs. 36.00- 41.00, Standard 760-90 lbs. 32.00- Utility 55-90 lbs. 22.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 36.0041.00; holstein heifers 90-120 lbs. 36.00-56.00. HOGS 128. Barrows & Gilts 50 cents to $1 lower. US No. 1- 2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 36.85-38.10, No. 1-3 210-250 lbs. 35.0036.25, one lot No. 1-3 170 lbs. 33.25. Few US No. 1-3 400-600 lbs. sows 25.00-27.00. FEEDER PIGS 73. US No. 1- 3 20-30 lbs. feeder pigs 16.00- 25.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 30.00-35.00 per head. SHEEP 18. Few Choice 45-80 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 53.50-65.00. Valley Livestock feeders 28.00-35.00; lambs 32.0040.00; sheep 8.00-20.00; hogs 20.00-38.00; pigs 15.00- 30.00; heifers 26.00-31.00; steers 26.00-37.50; bulls 29.00- 36.75; cows, good 28.00-30.50; cows.med. 25.00-26.50; cows, poor or small 20.00-24.00; ponies 8.00-15.00; goats 15.00- 20.00. * 3 May 3,1977 CATTLE 198. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter cows mostly $2 to $2.50 lower. Good slaughter steers 36.75-38.00, Standard 32.25-35.25, Utility 27.50- 31.25 k. Good slaughter heifers 35.1fr35.35, Standard 30.00-32.25, Utility 28.75- 30.10, -Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 27.25-28.85, Cutters 24.75-27.00, Canners 23.75- 25.50, Shells down to 20.00. Good slaughter bullocks 33.35-35.50, Utility 28.00- 31.60. CALVES 145. Vealers uneven. Choice vealers 52.50- 67.00, Good 44.00-57.00, Standard and Good 110-130 lbs. 37.0048.00, 90-115 lbs. 29.00-37.50, HOGS 284. Barrows and gilts mostly $3 to $3.50 higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows and gilts 39.8541.25, No. 1-3 POULTRYMEN I ) HEIGHT - IDEA \ J CALL m HALLER ELECTRIC, INC. Route 2 Denver, Pa. 17517 SPECIALIZING IN POULTRY HOUSES, ALSO GRAIN DRYERS SEE JOHN FOR ALL YOUR WIRING NEEDS. CALL 215-267-7610 ATTENTION FARMERS!! Ciba-Geigy-AAtrex DYFOIMATE 20-G WEX AND FUELMATE Golden Acres Hybrid Seeds Coker Hybrid Corn Check our Prices before you buy. MELVIN R. WEAVER RDI Box 529 PH: 717-569-6576 Carlisle Auction 200-250 lbs. 38.10-40.00, No. j. 3 190-260 lbs. 35.00-37.25. d No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 26.50- No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 18.00-22.00. Boars 20.00. 20.50. FEEDER PIGS 149. US No 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 17.50- per head. No. i-j 40-60 lbs. 31.00-39.00 p et head. SHEEP 34. Choice 5045 lbs spring slaughter lambs 58.50 61.00, Good 65-70 lbs. 51.00 57.00. READ LANCASTER FARMING FOR FULL MARKET REPORTS Manheim, PA a ~
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