—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 16, 1977
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Livestock market and auction news
Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
July 13,1977
CATTLE 477: The largest
headage of livestock in
history at Leesport. Com
pared with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers
steady to $1.25 lower.
Slaughter cows $2 to $3
lower. Choice No. 2-4 1000-
1350 lbs. slaughter steers
37.50-39.35, few 39.85, Good
35.00- few 1380-1720 lbs.
31.00- Standard 31.85-
34.25, few Utility 29.00-32.00.
Few Choice slaughter
heifers 34.85-37.25, Good
30.00- Standard 27.00-
30.25, few Utility 23.00-27.00.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 23.50-
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DON HEVERLING
717-272-6580
26.00, Commercial 21.00-
23.00, Cutters 23.00-25.25,
Canners 20.00-23.25, Shells
down to 15.00. Few Good &
Choice slaughter bullocks
34.00- Good 32.00-34.00,
Standard 28.00-32.10. Yield
Grade No. 1 1375-1660 lbs.
slaughter bulls 32.00-35.35,
Yield Grade No. 2 1060-1760
lbs. 31.0034.75. Good &
Choice 285-480 lbs. feeder
steers 40.0042.50, one at
45.00, Good 250350 lbs. 34.00-
41.00, Medium 250370 lbs.
26.00- Good & Choice
250-650 lbs. feeder heifers
31.0035.50; Good 250370 lbs.
feeder bulls 30.0036.50, few
Choice 300-440 lbs. 35.50-
37.50, Medium & Good 300-
5501b5. 25.00-29.00.
CALVES 251: Vealers 1 to
$3 lower. One Choice vealer
at 50.00, Good 40.00-46.00,
Standard & Good 110-135 lbs.
35.0040.00, 90-110 lbs. 30.60-
38.00, Standard 70-90 lbs.
27.0033.50, Utility 60-95 lbs.
15.00- 'Farm calves,
Holstein bulls 95-130 lbs.
35.0048.00; slaughter calves,
grading Good & Choice 250-
350 lbs. 30.0040.00.
HOGS 346: Barrows &
GUts $1 to $1.50 lower. US
No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows &
gUts 48.10- 48.60, No. 13 200-
235 lbs. 47.60-48.25, No. 23
190-250 lbs. 46.0047.50, No. 2-
4 250350 lbs. 34.0044.50, No.
13160-190 lbs. 37.0045.00. US
St. Louis
Cattle
Receipts this week 8200:
week ago 5000: year ago 8600
as compared to last week’s
close, daughter steers 1.00-
1.50 lower. Slaughter heifers
1.00-2.00 lower. Cows 3.00-
3.50 lower. Bulls steady.
Simply mainly Choice and
Mixed Good and Choice 24
1000-1150 lb. steers, around
25 per cent heifers and 10 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
1075-1225 lbs. 40.0040.50
early, late sales 39.50.
Several loads 34 1100-1325
lbs. 39.0039.50 early, not
tested late. Choice 24 950-
1300 lbs. 37.5040.00, closing
sales 37.5039.00. Mixed Good
No. 1-3 300-540 lbs. sows
35.00- few 43.25, No. 2-3
365-690 lbs. 30.00-34.75. Boars
24.00-
FEEDER PIGS 284: ALL
SALES PER HUN
DREDWEIGHT. US No. 1-3
15-30 lbs. feeder pigs 85.00-
110.00, No. 1-3 35-45 lbs. 70.00-
87.00, No. 1-3 50-70 lbs. 50.00-
80.00, No. 1-375-150 lbs. 42.50-
68.00, few Utility 40-80 lbs.
40.00-
SHEEP 58: Choice 90-110
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
50.00- Good 40-105 lbs.
35.0041.00, few to 46.00, few
Utility 40-55 lbs. 30.00-35.00.
Slaughter ewes 8.00-15.00,
few to 22.00.
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smell of
silage
success
When something goes wrong'
tn your silo you can smell it
But when you hcdg* your sil
age investment wrh silaGam
all you II smell <$ the sweet
smell of silage success Any
silo any forage every time
Here s proof from university
research
CORN SILAGE
lltffi Central tiUGam
Enarfy Prasarvaiian 75% 66%
Enafgy Difaitian 67% 70%
Pratain Pratarvatiao 71% 94%
Pratain Diftttian 55% 59%
NFE Pratamttian 67% 90%
NFE Oifatlian 72% 74%
WHEAT SILAGE
Htffl Cantral wlaGtin
Enarfy Pratamatian 15% 93%
Enarfy Oiftttian 61% 65%
Pratain Praiarvman 73% Sl%
Pratain Oifattran 56% 56%
NFE Pratervatian 61% 73%
NFE Diftttian 53% 62%
SORGHUM SILAGE
Cantral tilaGain
Enarfv Pratanatian 75% ftv
Enarfy Oiyattian 67% 70%
Pratain Pratarvatian 71% 94%
Pratam Oiftttian 55% 59%
NFE Prmjvatian 67% 60%
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and Choice 2-4 900-1225 lbs.
36.50-38.50. Good 2-3 900-1225
lbs. 34.50-37.50. Standard to
Good 2-3 1050-1250 lb:
Holsteins 31.50-34.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
875-1025 lbs. 38.00-38.50,
closing 37.00-37.50. Choice 2-4
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Farmers Spend
U S farmers spent $Bl.B
billion for production' goods
and services in 1975 This
was four per cent less than
a year earlier. Average ex
penditures per farm a
mounted to $29,172. The big
gest outlay went for feed—
about 15 per cent Other
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cluded such items as seeds
and plants.“ fertilizer,
lime and soil condition
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HIESTAND DISTRIBUTORS INC.
800-1050 lbs. 36T00-38.00,
closing sales 36.00-37.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-4
700-950 lbs. 34.50-37.00. Good
2-3 700-1000 lbs. 32.0835.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-4 22.50-27.50,
closing sales 22.50-24.50.
Boning Utility 1-2 24.50-28.00,
closing 24.50-25.00 l Canner
and Cutter 1-2 20.00-27.00,
closing 20.00-23.50. Low
Dressing Canner 17.00-23.50,
closing sales 17.00-20.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1000-1700 lbs. 30.0033.00
FEEDERS: (Including'
around 1100 at Thursday’s
Auction.) Feeder steers
steady.. Feeder heifers 1.00-
2.00 lower. Demand
moderate. Overall' quality
not as attractive as recent
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF VALUABLE LANCASTEI CO. FARM
W. ROGER AND LINDA THOME
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20,1977
2:00 P.M.
106 ACRE FARM IN HIGH STATE OF CULTIVATION
INCLUDES 6 ACRES OF WOODLAND.
- -Consisting of 4000 feet of road frontage along
Hereford Road, Lancaster County, Pa.
Also a 2% story frame farm house, a large frame
bank steer barn, a large modem implement shed and
other buildings.
Terms: 10% down day of sale.
Owners:
W. ROGER AW LINDA THOME
Attys; O. Howard Mumma
J. David Young
Sale conducted by:
J. Omar Landis Auction Service
J. Omar Landis and Jay M. Witman, Aucts.
Box 501, Ephrata, Pa.
Phone 717-733-7917 or 717-665-5735
For complete descriptive list and photos write or call
auctioneers.
Marietta, PA 17547
Phone 717-426-3286
See Us At Root's Every Tuesday Building No. 5
Green Dragon Every Friday Building No. 3
Box 96
weeks. Supply mainly good
and choice 350850 lb. steers
and mixed good and choice
350-6501 b. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 450-675 lbs. 40.00-
41.25; 700-800 lbs. 37.75-39.25;
800-900 lbs. 37.00t38.50. Mixed
Good and Choice'32s-600 lbs.
37.75-39.75; 600-750 lbs. 37.00
38.25. Good 300-550 lbs. 33.25-
35.50. Couple lots Standard
510-625 lbs. 29.75-30.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Limited Volume Choice 400
650 lbs. 32.50-34.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 350-650 lbs.
31.50-33.25. Good 300850 lbs.
28.0031.50.
PAIRS: Cbu|de lots Good
and Choice stock cow and
calf pairs 249.00-289.00 per
pair.
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