Livestock market and auction news
Chambersburg
May 12,1977
CATTLE 394. Compared
with last Thursday’s market,
slaughter steers $1 to $1.50
higher. Slaughter cows 50
cents to $1 higher. Choice 2-4
975-1260 lbs. slaughter steers
39.00-42.00, Good 37.00-40.00,
Standard 34.50-37.00, few
Utility '31.50-32.60. Good &
Choice slaughter heifers
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33.60- Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 29.60-33.00, one at 33.25,
Cutters 28.00-29.75, Cahners
26.60- Couple
Good slaughter bullocks
35.85-37.75, few Standard
32.75-35.00, few Utility 28.75-
32.35. Few Yield Grade No. 1
1300-2250 lbs. slaughter bulls
34.10-38.60; few yield grade
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No. 2 930-1500 lbs. 32.50-33.00.
Good & Choice 400-775 lbs.
feeder steers 38.25-42.00, few
to 44.00, Medium 325-600 lbs.
34.00- Good 350-550 lbs.
feeder heifers 34.00-36.00.
CALVES 607. Vealers
grading Choice steady to
strong, Standard & Good
$1.50 to $6 higher. Choice
vealers 60.00-70.00, few to
75.00, Good 54.00-63.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
48.50-57.00, 90-110 lbs. 44.00-
49.00, Standard 70-90 lbs.
43.0047.00, Utility & Low
Standard 55-100 lbs. 25.00-
43.00, Farm calves active,
holstein bulls 95-120 lbs.
47.00- few holstein
heifers 85-120 lbs. 47.00-54.50;
slaughter calves, Choice 200-
300 lbs. 54.00-60.00, Good 175-
270 lbs. 42.50-57.50.
HOGS 232. Barrows & Gilts
$3 to $3.50 higher. US No. 1-2
205-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
43.8544.85, No. 1-3 195-245
lbs. 42.7544.00, No. 2-3 215-
255 lbs. 41.0042.25, lot No. 24
295 lbs. 35.00, few No, 1-3 125-
165 lbs. 34.00-38.50. Few US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
31.75-35,50, few No. 2-3 540-
660 lbs. 30.50-31.00. One Boar
at 20.00.
FEEDER PIGS 32. Few US
No. 1-3 3545 lbs. feeder pigs
29.50-31.50 per head.
SHEEP 4. One Choice 85 lbs.
spring slaughter lamb at
58.50. Few Slaughter ewes at
6.00-20.00.
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CATTLE 500: Moderately
active, slaughter steers &
heifers steady to weak, cows
steady, bulls firm to $l.OO
higher. Supply 40 per cent
slaughter steers & heifers, 30
per cent cows, 15 per cent
feeders, balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 2-4 1050-1350 lbs.
39.5042.00; high Good &
Choice 24 38.50-39.50; Good
24 1000-1335 lbs. 34.50-38.50;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
mixed Good & Choice 24 900-
1075 lbs. 35.00-37.00; Good
875-1025 lbs. 31.75-35.00
COWS: Utility 2-3 27.00-
31.85; few high Dressing
32.60; Cutter 26.00-29.50;
Canner & low Cutter 23.00-
26.00
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
East Coast
Carlot Meats
May 18,1977
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: demand moderate for
most meat items. Com
mitments confirmed on 14
loads steer beef .50 lower. No
comparison on cow beef or
boneless beef. Prime special
fed veal weak, high standard
to low choice 2.00 to 6.00
lower. Spring lamb 3.00 to
4.00 lower mixed spring and
few old crop lambs steady to
2.00 lower.
Steer Beef
14 Loads
Choice 3 selected 600-750
lbs 6750-6775, load 6650;
Choice 3 600-800 lbs 66504700
.50 lower.
Cow Beef
5 Loads
Canner-Cutter 1-2 350 lbs
up 56006750; Boning hinds
140-200 lbs 6600.
Choices
Primal Beef Cuts
12 Loads
Fores 130-210 lbs 4800;
Arm chucks 90-130 lbs 4400-
4600 1.00 to 3.00 lower; Full
Plates 3150-3200; Short
Plates 3150; Briskets 3300-
3500; Flanks Untrimmed
3100-3250.
Spring Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prune 3-4 8 Loads
Compared with
Last Week.
55 lbs. down 11000-11200,
Bulk 11200 3.00 to 4.00 lower;
Mixed Spring and few old
crop lamb carcass choice
and Prime 3-4; 55-65 lbs.
11000-11300 steady to 2.00
lower; 65-75 lbs 10800-11100
/ GRADED
FEEDER PIG SALE fBH
TUESDAY, MAY 24,1977
Sale Time 1:00 P.M
iITENTION!!^
Reputation Breeder Consignments
Special Consignments for this sale
150 head from Jerry Rutter
100 head from Wehry Bros.
Your Market Prices Protected
By Experienced Brokers.
McCOY CATTLE COMPANY
Lancaster Stockyards
PH: 717-397-1411
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Ma:
Baltimore
USDA
1040-1885 lbs. 33.00-37.75;
Individual high Dressing
40.60;
HOGS 1200: Compared
with Thursday Barrows &
Gilts mostly $1.25 higher,
instances $1.75 higher US 1-3
200-240 lbs. 44.2544.75, US 2-3
230-260 lbs. 43.25-44.25,
SOWS: $l.OO-1.75 higher, US
1-3 300-600 lbs. 32.00-33.75
VEAL & CALF AUCTION
100: Choice Vealers 140-300
lbs. 56.0064.00; Good 120-275
lbs. 41.00-56.00; Standard &
low Good 75-125 lbs. 36.50-
42.00; few to 47.50; Good
calves 225-350 lbs. 32.50-
40.00; few Choice 39.5044.00
SHEEP AUCTION:
package Choice & Prime
Spring lambs 102 lbs. 64.00.
Des Moines
May 18,1977
Compared to Tuesdays
close: Fresh pork cut trade
slow, demand moderate to
light. Fresh loins 75-1.00
lower than last Monday,
spareribs steady to 1.00
higher, skinned hams steady
to 1.00 higher, bellies steady,
picnics no sales reported.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins 14-DN lbs. 86.25;
generally steady; Veal
Carcass-hide on Prime
(special fed) 180-250 lbs
12000, few to 12200.
High Standard To Low
Choice Northeastern Sup
pliers 34 lbs down 60066300
2.00 to 4.00 lower; 35-44 lbs
6200-6500 N 2.00 to 4.00 lower;
4564 lbs 64006700 2.00 to 4.00
lower; 5564 lbs 66006900 2.00
to 4.00 lower; 65-75 lbs 6806-
7100 2.00 to 4.00 lower.
Midwest And West Coast
Suppliers 3640 lbs 58006200
2.00 to 6.00 lower; 4060 lbs
60006400 2.064.00 lower; 50-
60 lbs 62006600 2.00 to 6.00
lower; 60-70 lbs 64006800 2.00
to 6.00 lower; 7060 lbs 6600-
7000 2.00 to 6.00 lower.
Boneless Beef
8 Loads
90 pet. chemical lean,
fresh 7700 steady; 85 pet.
chemical lean, fresh 7100-
7200 steady to .50 higher; 75
pet. chemical lean, fresh
5800, frozen 5450.
Beef Trimmings
4 Loads
50 pet. chemical lean,
fresh 3300-3500.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins 14 lbs. down 8950; 14-
17 lbs 8850.
Note to Buyers
21.1977
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sale Stable
New Holland, Pa.
Friday, May 13
Riding, driving and work
horses, 275 head.
Load of riding from
Virginia 550-850; load of
driving from Ohio 400-800.
two loads of Tennessee work,
driving and riding: single
work horses 650-1000, driving
475-085, riding 400800; one
load of Illinois driving 350-
650; one load of New York
driving 475-735; local driving
250-1200; work horses 540-
700; pairs 1425-1500; mules
singles 350-750.
Wednesday, May 18
Reported receipts of 359
head. Market stronger
compared to last week’s.
Local work horses 500-660;
local driving horses 175-520;
local riding horses 165-325;
better horses 350-550; one
registered quarter horse,
1300; lightweight killers 24-
26; heavyweight killers 33-
35; mares 20-30; colts 10-25;
geldings 20-45; larger ponies
65-175.
load 97.00 export (trimmed)
1.00 lower than last Monday;
14-17 lbs. 85.25 75 lower than
last Monday; Load 17-20 lbs.
82.50; Load 20 & up lbs. 74.00.
Picnic no sales reported;
Boston Butt Couple Loads 8
& up lbs. 61.00-61.25;
Spareribs 3-DN lbs. 97.00-
98.00 fresh & frozen steady -
1.00 higher; Skinned Hams
14-DN lbs. 73.00 TIS; 14-17
lbs. 72.50-73.00; Load 74.50
export; 17-20 lbs. 72.00
Steady to 1.00 higher; 17-20
lbs. 70.00 frozen; 26 & up lbs
66.00 1.00 higher; Bellies,
Sdls 10-12 lbs. 55.00; 12-14 lbs.
57.00-58.00 steady; 18-20 lbs.
50.00; Pork Trim 50 lean
36.50 frozen; Bnls Picnic
63.75 fresh; 65.00 frozen;
Snouts 14.50-15.00; Tongues,
scalded & Scraped 37.00;
Livers 14.00.
Compared to Tuesdays
close: Beef trade closed
slow. Demand light. Steer &
Heifers Beef 50-1.25 lower.
Primal Beef cuts,
forequarters Steady - 1.25
lower, arm chucks 1.00-3.00
lower. No reported cow beef
sales. Sales on 61 loads steer
& Heifer Beef confirmed.
Steer Beef
25 Confirmed Loads
Choice 3 600-800 lbs. 62.75-
64.25, mostly 62.75 1.25
lower; Good 2-3 500-400 lbs.
57.75-58.25, mostly 57.75 I.OC
lower.
Heifer Beef
36 Confirmed Loads
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 61.75
1.00 lower; Good 2-3 600-700
lbs. 56.75-57.25, mostly 56.75
50 lower.
Cow Beef
No Confirmed Loads
Choice 3
Primal Beef Cuts
13 Confirmed Loads
Hinds (Heifer) 120-170 lbs
84.25 load; Fores 130-210 lbs
44.50-45.75 steady to 1.25
lower; Arm Chucks 75-120
lbs 41.00-43.001.00-3.00 lower.
Beef Trimmings
3 Confirmed Loads
Beef Trimmings 50 chem
lean (fresh) 32.00-33.00.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
AD!
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