Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 9, 1977 6 Livestock market and Chambersburg June 30,1977 CATTLE 290. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter steers steady to 75 cents higher. Slaughter cows steady to 75 cents lower. Few High Choice & Prime No. 3-4 1160-1320 Ib.s slaughter steers 39.10-39.75, few Choice No. 3-4 1150-1300 lbs. 38.00- 38.50, Good 35.00-37.85, Standard 32.00-35.50, few Utility 28,00-31.00. Few Choice 872-1030 lbs. slaughter heifers 32.50-37.00, few Good 30.25-31.50. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 26.50-29.60, one at 30.00, Cutters 25.00- 26.60, Canners 23.00-24.75. Few Good slaughter bullocks 35.75-39.00, few Standard 33.10-35.85, few Utility 30.25- 32.75. Few Yield Grade No. 2 1270-1655 lbs. 34.50-35.10. Few Good feeder steers 480-565 lbs. 36.50-37.00, few Medium 350-600 lbs. 25.00-31.00; few Good 300-650 lbs. feeder heifers 26.00-30.00; few Good 350-500 lbs. feeder bulls 25:50- 31.50. CALVES 741. Vealers grading Good & Choice $2 to $5 higher; Standard & Low Know Where the Activities Will Be? Read the Farm Women Calendar. POULTRYMEN / —"N . FORA ( ) \ \ \ / s I J -JRIGHT- IDEA \_f CALL W HAUER ELECTRIC, INC. Route 2 Denver, Pa. 17517 SPECIALIZING IN POULTRY HOUSES, ALSO GRAIN DRYERS SEE JOHN FOR ALL YOUR WIRING NEEDS. CALL 215-267-7610 Auction Good steady. Few Prime vealers 56.00-64.50, one at 66.00. Choice 47.50-57.50, Good 44.50-52.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 38.50-48.50, 90-110 lbs. 33.50-40.00, Standard 70-90 lbs. 29.00- 34.50, Utility 60-90 lbs. 15.00- 30.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 95-115 lbs. 35.00-46.00; slaughter claves, grading Good & Choice 160-260 lbs. 35.00- HOGS 122. Barrows & Gilts fully 50 cents to $1 higher. Few US No. 1-2 210 lbs. barrows & gilts 47.60-48.10, No. 1-3 225-240 lbs. 45.60- 45.85, No. 23 230-255 lbs. 44.00- few No. 24 265- 275 lbs. 41.0043.85, No. 1-3 175-190 lbs. 38.7544.10. Few US Nb. 2-3 300415 lbs. sows 25.00- Few Boars 24.25- 26.00. FEEDER PIGS 72, US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 17.00- per head. No. 1-3 3545 lbs. (few) 23.5033.00, Utility 2540 lbs. 14.50-18.00 per head. SHEEP 41. Choice 709-95 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 46.00, one 47.50, Good 50-80 lbs. 36.50-40.00. Few Slaughter ewes 12.50-14.50. auction news Pa. Auction Summary July 1,1977 CATTLE 10,151. Com pared with 8915 head last week, and 7952 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers and heifers steady to 75 cents higher. Slaughter' cows $1.50 to $2 higher. Slaughter cullocks steady to $1 higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. STEERS: High Choice & Prime 39.00 42.00, Choice 38.00-41.75, Good 34.25-38.50, Standard 31.75- few Utility 25.00 32.00. HEIFERS: Choice 34.0049.00, Good 31.00-36.00, Standard 28.00-33.00, few Utility 25.00-29.00. COWS: Utility and High Dressing Cutter 26.50-31.25, Cutters 24.75- Canners 22.00 26.50, Shells down to 17.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 34.75- 38.75, Good 33.00-35.50, few Standard 30.00-33.25, few Utility 28.00-31.00. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1,1000-2100 -lbs. 33.00-37.75, few No. 2,900 1600 lbs. 28.00-34.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Good 400-700 lbs. steers 32.50-40.00, few to 43.50, Medium 300-750 lbs. 27.00-34.00. Few Good 300-650 lbs. heifers 26.00 31.50. Good 350-800 lbs. 25.00 38.00. CALVES 5015. Compared with 4578 head last wek, and 4589 head a year ago. Vealers steady to $4 lower. VEALERS: Few Prime 56.00-64.50, Choice 45.00- 60.00, Good 37.50-52.00, Standard and Good 110-130 lbs. 32.5045.00, 90-110 lbs. 25.0040.00, Standard 70-90 lbs. 22.00-35.00, Utility 50-90 Middleburg Cattle Middleburg,Pa. July 5,1977 CATTLE 202. Compared with last Tuesday’s market; Choice slaughter steers 39.0tM0.60, Good 37.00-39.50, Standard 35.00-37.00, Utility 32.00- Good slaughter heifers 34.00-36.25, Standard 31.75-33.00. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 28.00-30.85, Cutters 26.00- Canners 24.50- 26.00. Shells down to 21.75. Good slaughter bullocks 34.00- Yield Grade No. 2 900-1400 lbs. slaughter bulls 29.00- Medium 400-600 lbs. feeder steers 30.00-36.75. CALVES 242. Choice vealers 51.00-55.00, Good 43.00- Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 38.0042.00, 85-100 lbs. 20.00-30.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 90 120. Ibs. 34.0046.50; few Holstein heifers 80-110 lbs. 33.5044.00. HOGS 8005. Compared with 7376 head last week, and 7262 head a year ago. Barrows and gilts steady to 50 cents lower. BARROWS & GILTS: US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. 45.7548.00, few to 48.50, No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. 43.50 47.00, No. 2-3 190-250 lbs. 42.0046.00, No. 24 250-290 lbs. 35.0041.25, No. 1-3 140 190 lbs. 35.0044.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. 30.00- 37.00, No. 23 350650 lbs. 25.00-32.00. BOARS 20.00- 29.00, FEEDER PIGS 1859. Compared with 1938 head last week, and 1508 head a year ago. Feeder pigs were $2 to $3 higher. US No. 1-3 25- 35 lbs. 17.00-30.00 per head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 25.0038.00 per head. GRADED FEEDER PIGS ,2599. Compared with 3181'head last week. Feeder pigs were uneven, mostly steady to $lO higher. US No. 1-2 3050 lbs. 72.0090.00, few to 99.50,5075 lbs. 60.0071.00; No. 2-3 3060 lbs. 60.0090.00, few to 94.50, 5075 lbs. 60.0078.00; Utility 3050 lbs. 48.0065.00. (ALL SALES ON PER HUN DREDWEIGHT BASIS). SHEEP 1137. Compared with 948 head last week, and 1097 head a year ago. Lambs fl to $2 lower. LAMBS: Choice 70-110 lbs. 44.00-54.00, Good 60-100 lbs. 36.9045.00. Slaughter ewes 7,25-23.00. lbs. 35.00-38.00, Standard 75- 85 lbs. 32.00-35.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 100-115 lbs. 40.00-51.00. HOGSt3O6. (Monday, July 4, 1977). US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 47.50- 48.90, No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. 46.70-47.20, few No. 2-3 250- 300 lbs. 41.00. US No. 1-3 380- 600 lbs. sows 31.00-37.25. Boars 350-775 lbs. 24.25-29.50. FEEDER PIGS 268. US No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00-21.00 per head, No. 1-3 20-30 lbs. 20.00-32.00, No. 1-3 30-40 lbs. 32.00-40.00, No. 1-3 40-60 lbs. 39.00-48.00 per head. SHEEP 7. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. LEESPORT MARKET I AUCTION, UK North end of Leesport FARMER'S MARKET Eveiy Wed., 12 Noon to 9 P.M. Garden Fresh Fruits & Vegetables - Bakery Fresh Cakes, Pies and Buns Butcher Fresh Meats & Cheese - Sporting Goods - Clothing - Furniture Jewelry - Used Items & Collectibles Phone 215-926-1307 Lebanon Valley Fredericksburg, Pa. July 5,1977 CATTLE 267. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers grading Good & Choice steady to 50 cents lower. Slaughter cows uneven, 25 cents higher to 75 cents lower. Choice No. 24 1000-1250 lbs. slaughter steers 38.1040.10,' Good 35.00- 38.25, few Standard 32.00- 34.85. Choice slaughter heifers 33.75-36.50, few 37.75, Good 30.50-34.00, Standard 29.00-31.00. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 28.00-29.60, couple to 31.10, Cutters 26.25-28.75, jCanners 23.00-26.00, Shells down to 20.75. Few Good slaughter bullocks 34.50- 37.10, few Utility 27.10-30.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1200- 2600 lbs. slaughter bulls 34.50-38.85. CALVES 200. Vealers grading Standard & Good 70- 110 lbs. steady to $3 higher. Carlisle Auction _ July 5,1977 34.0046.00, Standan CATTLE m Compared Z'IMM with last Tuesday’s market; HOGS 224. US No Choice slaughter steers 230 lbs barrows &/ 39.3540.85, Good 34.75-39.00, Standard 32.75-35.00, Utility S nU* m No 9 fslater heifers 34.25-35.50, Standard onnihc to i&as nn 29.50. Utility & High No 2-3 300-650 lbs DreSSm JI sl S u f? ter 30.00. Few Boars 22 00 cows 26.50*28.85, Cutters FEEDER PIPS r 23.85-26.50 Canners 21.50- No . 1-3 3040 lbs. fc 24.00. Good slaughter 21.00-27.00 per head, bullocks 32.50-36.35, Stan- 35.5 Q n,s, 26.00-31 dard 29.0031,75. h ead C f LVE S 176- Choice S he E P 11. Good vealers 45.50-55.00, Good i^bs TOP OF THE HOG MA DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET Market your hogs the auction way . SALE EVERY MONDAY 2 R.M. “WHERE FRIENDS MEET” BERKS COUNTY'S ONLY WEEKLY CATTLE & SWINE AUCTION - WED. at 1 P.M. Leßoy West & John West, Mg* Choice vealers so Good 43.00-48,00, Stax Good 110-130 lbs. aJS 90-110 lbs. 34.0&! Standard 70-85 ib s 34.50, Utility 50-85 Ibj 25.00. Fann calves b bulls 90-120 lbs. 3600 holstein heifers to 46.00-68.00. HOGS 535. Barrows i $2.50 to $2.75 higher [i 1-2 200-240 lbs. barro gilts 49.50-49.75, one lot No, 1-3 215-255 lb s 49.60, No. 2-3 240-255 47.00-48.35, No. 1-3 > lbs. 46.60-47.85. US j 300-650 lbs. sows 30 (to Boars 24.00-27.00. FEEDER PIGS 35 lots US No. 1-3 2045 feeder pigs 25.00-30001 HEAD. SHEEP 21. Choi lbs. spring slaughti 49.00-50.00, few Gc lbs. 40.00-45.00 Slaughter ewes OLD ROUTE 11 DANVILLE, PA 17821 717-275-2880 Mdrin M. Lehman Turn East off Route 61
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