B—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, May 14, 1977 _ m .
Livestock market and auction news
MAY 16-22, 1977
Warm and nice, but lake water still like ice.
Circus tune now First Kentucky Derby May 17, 1875 New
moon May 17 Apple trees blossom now Average length of
days for week, 14 hours, 45 minutes The Nickel was bom May
16, 1866 American Red Cross founded May 21, 1881
Forethought is better than repentance
- -ia Ask the Old Fanner: Please explain
the difference between a surrey and
a sulky and how they were used 7
A surrey was a four-wheeled vehicle,
with a canopy top, with fringe on the
edges It was used for pleasure and or
dinary transportation A sulky had but two wheels and a seat for one per
son, and was used for racing Both were horse-drawn, of course
Home Hints* When your child has outgrown his 3-sectioned eating dish, put
it next to your sink to hold a bar of soap, a steel wool pad, and a nylon net
pad
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Ram to start, then clear Tuesday, Thursday through
rest of week cloudy, cool, showers
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cool and showery with ram by
Thursday, end of week brings clearing, warmer temperatures
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Warm with rain to start, then cooler with
sun by Tuesday, ram with chance of clearing for remainder of
week
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Fair with showers west through
Thursday, heavy ram, cold for week's end
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May 9,1977
CATTLE 375. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows $1.50 to $2.50
higher. Choice slaughter
steers 40.0043.00, Good 37,00-
40.00, Standard 34.00-36.50,
Utility 31.00-34.00. Choice
slaughter heifers 38.0040.00,
Good 34.00-36.50, Standard
32.00- Utility 29.00-
33.50, Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 29.00-33.00, Cutters
27.50-29.50, Canners 25.00-
28.50, Shells down to 24.00.
Good slaughter bullocks
34.00- Standard 32.50-
34.50, Utility 31.00-34.00.
Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2000
lbs. slaughter bulls 36.50-
39.00; yield grade No. 2 900-
1600 lbs. 34.00-36.00. Medium
& Good 400-700 lbs. feeder
steers 32,00-38.50; Medium &
Good 400-700 lbs. feeder
heifers 26.50-34.50; Medium
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bulls 28.00-36.00.
CLAVES 308. Vealers
unevenly steady. Choice
vealers 69.00-70.50, Good
65.00-69.00, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 53.00-64.00,90-110
lbs. 44.00-54.00, Standard 70-
90 lbs. 37.0044.50. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 53.00-57.00; holstein
heifers 90-115 lbs. 48.00-53.00.
HOGS 400. Barrows & Gilts
$2 to $2.75 higher. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
41.2042.20, No. 1-3 195-230
lbs. 40.7541.50, No. 1-3 140-
170 lbs. 34.50-38.50. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 29.50-34,00,
No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 26.50-
32.00. Boars 18.00-24.00.
FEEDER PIGS 59. US No. 1-
3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 22.00-
32.00 per head.
SHEEP 5. Not enough of any
one grade to establish a
market.
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CATTLE 3400 trading
moderate. Slaughter Steers
steady to 50 lower than
Monday’s best time. Heifers
Steady with Monday. Supply
about 25 percent Heifers.
Steers and Heifers mostly
choice.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1156-1350 lbs. 42.00-42.50.
Choice 2-4 1050-1350 lbs.
41.0042.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 900-1250 lbs. 39.50-
41.00. Mixed Good and
Choice Holsteins 2 1200-1400
lbs. 36.50-38.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
High Choice and Prime 3-4
’950-1100 lbs. 40.50-40.75, Load
41.00. Choice 2-4 900-1100 lbs.
39.50-40.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 38.00-
39.50.
COWS: Utility 1-3 27.50-
29.50.
CATTLE: Friday through 40.56. Mixed Good and
Wednesday’s salable Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 38.00-
receipts 8,485, 5 days last 39.50.
May 10,1977 CALVES 173. Vealers
CATTLE 367. Compared garding Choice steady to $2
with last Tuesday’s market, lower. Standard and Good $7
slaughter steers grading to $l2 higher. Few Prime
Good and Choice $1 to $1.25 vealers 71.00-77.00, Choice
higher. Slaughter cows $2 to 57.00-65.00, Good 53.50-57.50,
$2.50 higher. Choice 2-4,1000- few Standard and Good 110-
1400 lbs. slaughter steers 130 lbs. 50,00-53.50,90-105 lbs.
40.00-43.10, Good 35,85-39.35, 44.50-60.50, Standard 70-85
Standard 33.75-35.75. One lbs. 37.00-43.00, Utility 50-90
Prime slaughter heifer at lbs. 30.00-39.00. Farm
40.60, few Choice 35.35-39.50. Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120
Good 33.00-35.10; lbs. 47.00-55.50.
Standard 32.00-33,25, few HOGS 418. Barrows and gilts
Utility 29.75-31.75. Utility and $2.50 to $2.75 higher. US No.
High Dressing Cutter 1-2 195-240 lbs. barrows and
slaughter cows 28.35-31.25, gilts 42.2543.35, No. 1-3 200-
couple to 32.00, Cutters 28.00- 240 lbs. 41.0042.00, few lots
30.00, Canners 26.00-28.10, No. 2-3 250-270 lbs. 39.00-
few Shells down to 19.85. Few 39.50. US No. 1-3 350-600 lbs.
Good slaughter bullocks sows 30.50-32.75. Few Boars
35.00-37.00, few Standard 23.75-24.50.
32.85-34.25. Yield Grade No. FEEDER PIGS 0. NO
1, 1400-1875 lbs. slaughter SALES ON OFFER.
bullocks 34,25-37.00. Mixed SHEEP 19, Choice 25-75 lbs.
Good and Ooice 450-650 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 54.50-
feeder steers 42.00-46.25. 84.00.
May 12, 1977
Lebanon Valley Auction
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week 7,596, same period last
year 9,656. Slaughter Steers
and Heifers steady to 50
lower than Last Friday.
Supply mostly choice Steers
and Heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1150-1375 lbs. 42.5043.00. few
loads 4 and 5 1350-1450 lbs.
39.50 Monday, 42.0042.50
Wednesday with a Few
Loads 4 and 5 1275-1450 lbs.
39.0041.00 and load
predominatly 5 about 1450
lbs. 37.50. Choice 24 1050-
1375 lbs. 41.0042.50, Mostly
41.50-42.50 Monday, 41.00-
42.00 Wednesday. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 900-1250
lbs. 39.50-41.00. Mixed Good
and Choice Holsteins 2 1150-
1400 lbs. 36.50-38,00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
High Choice and Prime 34
950-1150 lbs. 40.5041.00.
Choice 24 900-1100 lbs. 39.50-
Belleville
Auction
May 11,1977
DAIRY COWS: 37. Low 300-
790
FEEDER PIGS: 335. 15.50-
46.00
BEEF COWS: 60. 27.00-
32.25
BEEF BULLS: 9. 33.25-
37.00
STEERS: 7. 32.35-39.85
LAMBS; 3. 38.0044.00
FAT HOGS; 303. 38.00-
44,90
CALVES: 113, 29.0045.00
FEEDER CATTLE: 17.
25.00-36.75
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Sale Report
A farm equipment and tool
sale was held April 30 at the
home of Mrs. Leßoy
Bomgardner, Annville, with
. a crowd of over 400 at-
tending.
Some noteworthy prices
were an 8N Ford for $1250;
2 bottom plow $110;
cultivator $105; Forges $l6O,
$l4O, and $110; acetylene
outfit $345; anvils $lOO, $140;
iron kettles $45 to $5O; staffer
$65; 308 Remington $220;
Remington 12 gauge pump
$125.
Auctioneer was Harry H.
Bachman, Annville.