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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.
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In Nlttany, White Deer Valley, Perry County
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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.
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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
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LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION
Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, PA 17604
Phone; 393-4641 (day or night)
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S L. Heilbron t Sons T.G. Kreider McCoy Cattle Co.
J.M Hooberlnc Johnson Cattle Co William W. McCoy
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Phone (717) 394-2611
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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.
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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
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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.
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