6—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 18, 1977 Livestock market and Pa. Auction Summary Jane 10,1977 CALVES 10,280. Compared with 7217 bead last week, and 7982 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers & heifers mostly 25 cents to $1 lower. Slaughter cows eneven, extremes $1 higher to 50 cents lower. Slaughter bullocks grading Good & Choice mostly steady to I 1 higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. STEERS: High Choice & Prime No. 3-4 1000-1300 lbs. 39.50- Choice No. 2-4 950-1350 lbs. 38.0tH2.00, Good 34.50- Standard 32.00- 35.00, few Utility 29.00-32.00. HEIFERS: Choice 35.00- 38.75, Good 31.50-35.50, Standard 29.00-33.00, few Utility 26.00-29.00. COWS: Utility & High Dressing Cutter 28.00-31.00, Cutters 25.50- Canners 23.00- 26.50, Shells down to 18.25. BULLOCKS: Choice 36.25- 39.00, Good 33.50-37.00, few Standard 30.00-34.00, few Utility 28.00-31.00. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1000-2000 lbs.. yield grade No. 2 900-1700 lbs. 30.00-34.50. FEEDER CATTLE; Good & Choice 350-750 lbs. feeder steers ,31.00-42.50; Good & Choice 300-650 lbs. feeder heifers 28.00-35.50, Medium 300-600 lbs. 20.00-27.50; Good & Choice 300-700 lbs. feeder bulls 28.00-39.00. CALVES 4535. Compared with 3020 head last week, and 4067 head a year ago. Vealers uneven, extremes $2 higher to $1 lower. VEALERS: Prime 60.00- 70.00, few to 75.00, Choice 48.00-65.00, Good 42.00-55.00, June 13,1977 CATTLE 190. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers grading Choice $1.50 lower, Standard & Good 25 cents to $1.25 lower. Slaughter cows $2 to $3 lower. Slaughter bulls 50 cents to $2 lower. Choice No. 2-4 1000-1200 lbs. slaughter steers 37.10-39.10, Good 34.37.00, Standard 32.00- 34.60. Few Choice slaughter heifers 36.35-37.35, few Good 33.00-36.00, few Standard 31.60-32.50. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 25,60-28.85, Cutters 23.75-26.25, Canners 21.00- 23.50, Shells down to 18.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks 35.0037.75, few Utility 28.75- 30.75. Yield Grade No. 11100- 1400 lbs. slaughter bulls 31.5036.10. Few Good 500-600 lbs. feeder steers 37.50-38.25; few Good 400-600 lbs. feeder bulls 35.00-37.25. CALVES 161. Pew Prime veaiers 58.00-65.00, Choice 48.00- Good 43.0030.00 Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 40.00- 90-110 lbs. 37.00- 40.00, Standard 70-85 lbs. 33.50-38,00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 39.00- few beef cross bolls 75-100 lbs. 38.00-47.50. HOGS 358. Barrows & Gilts strong to 25 cents higher. US No. 1-2190-235 lbs. barrows & American dining offers a variety of restaurant types, generally divided into two groups; service and self service. Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 38.00-48.00, 90-110 lbs. 34.00- 42.00, Standard 70-90 ibs. 30.0039.00, Utility 50-100 lbs. 25.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 38.00- few holstein heifers 90-115 lbs. 39.0054.00. HOGS 7944. Compared with 4794 head last week, and 7448 head a year ago. Barrows & Gilts mostly steady to 41 higher. BARROWS & GILTS: US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs, 45.00- 46,50, few to 47.00, No. 1-3 200- 250 lbs. 43.50-45.50, No. 2-3 190-260 lbs. 41.00-44.00, few No. 2-4 270-300 lbs. 35.00- 41.00, few No. 1-3140-190 lbs. 35.00- US No. 1-3 300-575 ibs. sows 31.00-36.00, few to 38.00, No. 23 300-700 lbs. 25.0033.00, Boars 23.00-28.00, Light weights 27.00-34.00. FEEDER PIGS 1967. Compared with 1347 head last week, and 1944 head a year ago. Feeder Pigs strong to $2 higher. US No. 1-3 20-35 ibs. feeder pigs 17,00-32.00 per head, No. 1-3 35.50 lbs. 30.00- 0.00, No. 1-3 50-100 lbs. 37.00- per head. GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES 1782. Compared with 3086 head a week ago. Feeder pigs 82 to 810 higher cwt. US No. 1-2 30-50 lbs. 90.00- few 20-30 lbs. 106.00- 50-70 Ibs. 77.00- 93.00, No. 2-3 30-50 lbs. 75.00- 97.00, 50-70 lbs. 62.00-78.00. SHEEP 1022. Compared with 561 head last week, and 985 head a year ago. Spring slaughter lambs weak to 84 lower. Choice 65-110 lbs, spring slaughter lambs 45.00- 54.00, Good 50-100 lbs. 34.00- 46.00, Slaughter ewes 5.00- 18.00, few 28.00. Dewart Auction gilts 45.50-46.20, one Lot 46.50, No. 1-3 185-235 lbs. 44.40- 45.40, No. 23 (1 lot) 265 lbs. 42.50 US 80. 13 350-600 lbs. sows 33.0038,00. Few Boars 22.0030.00 FEEDER PIGS 154. US No. 13 15-25 lbs. feeder pgis 16.50-29.00 per head, No. 1-3 30-40 lbs. 32.00-39.00 per head. SHEEP 38. Choice 80-95 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 48.00-53.00, few Good 60-80 lbs. 40.00-48.00. Few Slaughter ewes 12.00-16.50. SV T ~f auction news Chambersburg June 9,1977 CATTLE 426. Compared with last Thursday's market, slaughter steers steady to |1 lower. Slaughter cows 75 cents to $1.50 lower. Choice No. 2-4 975-1320 lbs. slaughter steers 37.85-39.75, one at 40.00, Good 35.10-38,25, Standard 32.00-35.25, few Utility 28.85-31.75, Few Choice 700-1040. lbs. slaughter heifers 33.00-35.50, few Good 31.25-33.75, few Standard 28.50-30.85. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 28,00-30.10, few to 30.75, Cutters 25.50- 28.35, Canners 23.35-25.50, Shells down to 20.50. One Good slaughter bullock at 35.85, few Standard 32.25- 34.75, couple Utility 29,00 and 30.10. Few Yield Grade No. 1 ’ 1120-1790 lbs. slaughter bulls 36.00- few yield grade No. 900-1720 lbs. 300.00-35.60. Medium & Good 375-725 lbs. feeder steers 30.00-35.00; few Good 350-650 lbs. feeder bulls 29.0fr34.00. CALVES 550, Vealers unevenly steady. One Prime vealer at 56.50, Choice 49,00- 55.50, Good 45,00-52.50, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 41.00- 90-110 lbs. 38.00- 42.00, Standard 70-90 lbs. 34.00J8.00, Utility 60-100 lbs. 25.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 100-115 lbs. 41.00- holstein heifers '■i Auction lbs. 39,00-43.00; -slaughter calves, Good & Choice 200-320 lbs. 35.00- 45.00. HOGS 100. Barrows & Gilts 75 cents to $1 higher. US No. 1-2 200-225 lbs. barrows & gilts 45.35-45.85, No. 1-3 210- 230 lbs. 44,1045.10, few 185- 190 lbs. 41.7543.00, No. 24 285-300 lbs. 36.25-39.75, lot No. 1-3160 lbs. 35.85. Few US No. 1-3 315-560 lbs. sows 33.2fr34.50, few No. 2-3 325- 700 lbs. 25.00-29.75. Few Boars 24.75-25.60. FEEDER PIGS 54. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 17.00-17,50 per head, few No. 1-3 35.40 lbs. 21.00-25.00 per bead. SHEEP 48. Choice 40-110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 43.0045.50, few to 53.00, few Good 65-105 lbs. 33.0fr36.00, few Utility 65410 lbs. 21.00. Few Slaughter ewes 10.50- - Not only do spiders spin their own webs, they also eat them when they’re no longer needed. Web strands are made of pure protein, which the spider can recycle; when a line is no longer needed, the spider makes a meal of it. -■NewHolland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday,June 15 Reported receipts of 63 cows, 46 heifers, and 4 bulls. Market reported stronger than last weeks market. 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