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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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