ck market and to Greencastle Auction •nCastle, P*. >e 27,1977 102. Compared Monday’s market, ; COWS fully $2 to $3 Choice No. 3-4 935- slaugbter steers one at 40.00, one , 35.75, couple 32.85 and 34.25, one 28.00. Utility & Dressing Cutter cows 27.00-30.00, 26.25-27.75, Canners ' Yield Grade No. 1 slaughter bull at yield grade No. 2 lbs. 32.50-34.25. ’ 190. Vealers $1 to ter. Few Choice FORTY-THREE YEARS OF SERVICE... > farmer, to the dealer and to the packer. May we serve you? 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) HELP WANTED SWEET CORN PROCESSING CORN PICKER OPERATORS ir 18 years of age. Must be experienced operators of farm equipment. - TRUCK DRIVERS Over 21 years of age, _ Must be experienced drivers. From approximately August 1 thru September 15. Call 367-5142 -8; 30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p,m JOHN F. COPE COMPANY, INC. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. 12 Miles East of Lancaster on Ronte 23, New Holland, Penna. WEEKLY EEDER PIG SALE RY WEOHE; to Start Prom] We Wilt Receive Your Pigs Anytime From 7 A.M. Wed. Mornii State Graded Untfl 12 Noon. 1 piga Inspected by State Approved Veterinarian. State tegs available at our office for yon to 'S pig* at home to saveZS cents tagging charge. Tap delivered if yon call 717-354-4341 our office in advance. NOTICE' Wednesday, July 13, 1977 Jonathan G. >PP will consign 34 bred Gilts, 3 way oss. Also 3 Duroc Boars. Gilts will begin farrow July 18. til Sale To Be Held In New Sales Pavilion Every Thursday At 6:30 P.M. IORMMKOIB ABE DIFFENMCH 717-3*7-5531 717-3*3-44«4 vealers 50.00-57.50, few Good 41.50- few Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 38.50-45.00, 90-110 lbs. 35,00-39.00, Standard 70-90 lbs. 31.00- 35.00, few Utility 70-105 lbs. 20.00-32.50. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 35.50- HOGS 20. Pew US No. 1-3 195-235 lbs. barrows & gilts 45.00- Few US No. 1-3 300-370 lbs. sows 32.00-33.75. FEEDER PIGS 11. One lot US No. 1-3 30 lbs. feeder pigs 25.50 per head. SHEEP 11, Few Good 60-90 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 40.00- auction news June 27,1977 CATTLE 233. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers grading Standard through Choice 25 cents to $1 higher. Slaughter cows $1.50 to $2 higher, spots $2.50 higher. Choice 2-4,1000 1275 lbs. slaughter steers 38.00- few High Choice 40.50-40.75, Good 36.00-37.85, Standard 32.00-35.00, few Utility 30.50-31.50. Few Choice slaughter heifers 35.85- few Good 34.00- 36.00, few Utility 28.50-30.60. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 26.00- 28.85, couple to 29.60, Cutters 25.00- Canners 22.00- 25.50. Few Choice slaughter bullocks 37.50-38.60, few Good 34.50-37.25, few Utility 27.85- Yield Grade No. 1, 1100-1600 lbs. slaughter bulls 31.50-36.85. CALVES 154. Vealers grading Standard and Good 70-110 lbs. "50 cents to $1 lower. Couple Prime vealers Athens, Pa. Monday,June27 Reported receipts of 343 calves, 149 cows, 107 hogs, 34 heifers, 10 sheep, eight lambs, 25 bulls, and five steers. Cattle market stronger and calf market little easier. Veals 40.00-52.00; bobs, 90 to 100 lbs. 34.00-40.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and down, 30.00 and Dewart Auction 61.00- few Choice 50.00- 59.00, Hood 39.00-46.00, few Standard and Good 110-130 lbs. 38.50-40.00, 90-110 lbs. 36.00- Standard 70-85 lbs. 33.00-36.50. Pew Holstein bulls 85-120 lbs. and heifers 35.00- HOGS 395. Barrows and gilts steady to 50 cents lower. US No. 1-2 190-225 lbs. barrowsand gilts 47.00-48.10, No. 1-3 185-220 lbs. 45.70- 46.60, No. 2-3 200-240 lbs. 44.00- US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 32.25-36.00. Boars 23.00- FEEDER PIGS 138. US No. 1-3 10-15 lbs. feeder pigs 16.00- per head, No. 1-3 20-30 lbs. 21.50-27.50, No. 1-3 40-50 lbs. 33.00-38.00 per head, lot No. 1-3 120 lbs. at 49.50 per hundredweight. SHEEP 32. Choice 65-100 lbs. slaughter lambs 48.00- 57.00, Good 40-70 lbs. 40.00- 46.00, few Utility 40-70 lbs. 25.00- Valley Livestock down; grassers and feeders 24.00- lambs 40.00- 50.00; sheep 6.00-12.00; hogs, 200 to 250 lbs. 40.0045.25; sows 27.00-32.00; boars 22.00- 26.00; pigs 12.00-32.00; bulls 27.00- cows, good 28.00- 30.25; cows, medium 24.00- 26.50; cows, poor or small 18.00- horses 80.00- 175.00; ponies 20.00-70.00; goats 10.0048.00. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 2,1977—7 June 27,1977 CATTLE 425: Slaughter steers and heifers 50-1.00 higher, cows $1.50-1.75 higher, bulls 2.50-3.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4 1000-1200 lbs. 39.25-40.50; few Good & Choice 2-3 35.25-38.00; Good 2- 900-1140 lbs. 31.60-34.85; few Good Holsteins 1000-1300 lbs. 33.50-34.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: few Choice 2-4 850-1000 lbs. 34.00-36.00; 3 head 1041 lbs. 37.10; Good 2-3 27.00-32.50. COWS: Utility 2-3 25.75- 29.00; few 29.10-29.35; In dividual 30.00; Commercial 3- 21.25-25.75; Cutter 23.10- 26.00. BULLS: yg 1-2 1050-1925 lbs. 32.75-36.85. FEEDER CATTLE: Choice steers 485-625 lbs. 33.50-35.75; one load mixed Stewartstown, Fa. June 27,1977 CATTLE 128. Steers - High Choice and Prime 39.50- 40.25; Good Choice 38.00- 39.00; Good 36.50- 37.75;Standard Good 35.00- 36.00; Holsteins Good 34.00- 34.50; Standard to Good 31.00- HEIFERS - Good 32.00-33.50; Standard Good 31.00-31.75; Holstein Good 29.00-30.50; Standard Good 27.50-28.50. FEEDER STEERS - Good and Choice 38.50-40.00; Standard Good 36.50-37.50; Utility 32,00-35.00. BULLS - Standard to Good 32.00- Utility to Standard 27.00-30.00. COWS - High Yearling Commercial 28,50-30.10; Cutters 27.00-28.00; Canners Low Cutters 26.25-26.75 Shells 18.00-24.00. CALVES 141 Calves - Choice and Prime 55.00- Martinsburg Auction June 27,1977 CATTLE 383. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers: High Choice and Prime 39.00- 42.00, Choice 37.50-40.00, Good 36.50-38.50, Standard 32.50-35.00, Utility 29.00- 32.00, Choice slaughter heifers 36.00-27.75, Good 32.00-35.00, Standard 29.50- 31.50, Utility 27.00-29.00. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 27.50- 30.00, Cutters 24.25-27.00, Canners 22.50-25.00, Shells. Baltimore USDA Good Sc Choice heifers 549 lbs. 27.75. HOGS 900: Compared with Thursday Barrows & Gilts $l.OO higher U.S. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 46.00-46.25 few 46.50; U.S. 2-3 230-260 lbs. 45.00- 46.00. SOWS: steady U.S. 1-3 300- 600 lbs. 32.00-33.50 few 34.00. VEAL Sc CALF AUCTION 125; Prime Vealers 225-250 lbs. 51.00-58.00; Choice 150- 250 lbs. 38.00-50.00; Good 150- 300 lbs. 26.00-37.00; Good Sc Choice 75-110 lbs. 26.50-33.50; 100-125 lbs. 34.00- 39.00; Choice calves 300-350 lbs. 35.00-31.00; few Good 300-350 lbs. 28.50-30.50. SHEEP AUCTION: 75: Choice Sc Prime spring slaughter lambs 93-95 lbs. 53.00- Choice 83-86 lbs. 45.00- shorn slaughter ewes 10.00-11.50. Sechrist Auction 60.00; Good and Choice 50.00- 54.00; Standard and Good 45.00-48.00; Utility to Good 110-140 lbs. 40.00-44.00; Utility 90-110 lb. 35.00-39.00; Culls 20.00-30.00. HOGS 312 Hogs - U.S. No. 1 and 2,200-220 1b5.46.00-47.50; U.S. No. 1 and 3,190-230 lbs. 45.5045.75 U.S. No. 1 and 3, 180-250 lbs. 44.5045.25. SOWS - 250-375 lbs. 34.50- 35.00; 400-500 lbs. 32.00-33.50. Boars - 300-500 lbs. 22.00- 26.50. SHEEP 10 Lambs - Good to Choice 40.0046.50; Medium and Good 35.00-38.00. Ewes - 8.00-14.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 200-215 lbs. 45.50-46.00; Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2, 120-220 lbs. 45.00-45.25; Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,190-220 lbs. 44.50- 44.75. down to 18.00. Good slaughter bullocks 34.00- 37.00. Standard 32.00-34.00, Utility 28.50-31.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls Yield Grade No. 2, 900-1600 lbs. 31.00-34.00. Few Medium and Good 400-800 lbs. feeder steers 28.00-34.00. Medium and Good 400-700 lbs. feeder heifers 23.50-30.00. Few Medium and Good 400-600 lbs. feeder bulls 24.00-31.00. CALVES 458, Choice vealers 49.00-58.00, Good 38.00- Standard and Good 90-110 lbs. 32.00-38.00, Standard 70-90 lbs. 23.00- 34.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 35.00-51.00. HOGS 334. US No No. 1-2 185-240 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.00- No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 46.00-47.00, No. 2-3 200- 240 lbs. 45.75-46.75, No. 1-3 140-185 lbs. 38.00-42.00. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 34.00- No. 2-3 300400 lbs. 31.0034.00. Boars 21.00- 24.00. FEEDER PIGS 83. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-24.00 per head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 24.00-38.00 per head. SHEEP 9. Choice 70-90 lbs. slaughter lambs 45.00-52.00, Good 50-80 lbs. 38.0043.00.
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