Livestock market and
Middleburg
Cattle
Middleburg, Pa.
July 19,1977
CATTLE 320. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Good through Prime 50 cents
to $1 lower. Slaughter cows
25 cents to $1.50 lower. High
Choice & Prime No. 2-4 1050-
1300 lbs. slaughters steers
38.50-40.00, one at 41.25,
Choice No. 2-4 950-1200 lbs.
37.00- Good 34.50-36.75,
few Standard 31.00-34.75.
Few Choice No. 1 slaughter
heifers 36.85-40.00. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 23.00-25.85,
couple 26.85, Cutters 23.00-
25.00, Canners 21.25-23.00,
Shells down to 15.00. Choice
slaughter bullocks 35.00-
38.35, few Good 33.85-34.85,
few Standard 31.00-33.50, few
Utility 29.75-31.00. Few Yield
Grade No. 1 1200-1600 lbs.
slaughter bulls 32.85-34.85.
CALVES 239. Vealers $4 to
$8 lower. Choice vealers
43.00- Good 37.00-42.00,.
few Standard & Good 110-130
lbs. 30.00-35.00, 90-110 lbs.
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10 mi. East of Lancaster
on Rt. 30
Box 100, Paradise, PA
717-442-4181
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We have plenty of good buyers each week.
We need consigners.
Contact;
L Robert Frame, manager
GREEN DRAGON
LIVESTOCK SALES
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
cows COWS cows
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob
Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local
consigners.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers Slaughter Cows
Lambs and veal calves
- Beef Sale Sfo'kers & Feeders
20 n tr> 250 ecn .-'eerc
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farm or at our barn or other market information
call Office 717-733-2444
Waiter H. Risser, Proprietor
28.00- Standard 70-85.
lbs. 22.00-28.00, Utility 50-75
lbs. 10.00-20.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
30.00-
HOGS 476. (Monday, July
18, 1977). Barrows & Gilts
steady to 75 cents higher. US
No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows &
gilts 48.00-49.80, No. 1-3 200-
240 lbs. 47.00-48.20, No. 2-3
210-250 lbs. 46.0047.00, No. 2-
4 300-350 lbs. 36.0040.50. US
No. 1-3 400-575 lbs. sows
35.00- No. 2-3 300-500
lbs. 29.50-32.25. Boars 24.25-
28.10.
FEEDER PIGS 99. US No.
1-3 20-30 lbs. feeder pigs
16.00- per head. No. 1-3
40-60 lbs. 33.00-39.50 per
head.
SHEEP 16. Slaughter ewes
10.50-13.50.
Lebanon Valley
Fredericksburg, Pa,
July 19,1977
CATTLE 293. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers 25 cents to
75 cents higher. Slaughter
heifers highly uneven.
Slaughter cows steady to
weak, spots 50 cents lower.
Few High Choice & Prime
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auction news
slaughter steers 39.85-41.25,
Choice 38.00-39.85, few to
41.00, Good 35.00-38.35,
Standard 33.75-34.85, few
Utility & Low Standard 28.85-
30.50. Choice slaughter
heifers 33.60-36.85, Good
33.10-37.00, few Standard
30.00- few Utility 25.00-
28.25. Utility & High Sressing
Cutter slaughter cows 26.00-
27.35, few to 27.60, Cutters
25.00- Canners 22.00-
24.60, Shelss down to 15.75.
Few Good slaughter bullocks
32.50-33.75, Standard 30.75-
32.85. One Yield Grade No. 1
2250 lbs, slaughter bull at
33.85.
CALVES 249 Vealers $2 to
$6.50 lower. Few Choice
vealers 48.00-52.00, Good
39.50- few to 47.50,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
35.00- 90-115 lbs. 28.50-
35.00, Standard 70-110100 lbs.
23.50- Utility 60-115 lbs.
10.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 80-125 lbs.
46.00 52.50, few to 55.00.
HOGS 246. Barrows & Gilts
mostly steady. US No. 1-2
200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
47.7548.35, No. 1-3 190-225
lbs. 47.5047.85, few No. 2-3
185-255 lbs. 46.1047.10, few
No. 1-3 160-190 lbs. 40.00-
44.75. US No. 1-3 305-560 lbs.
sows 34.00-35.00, No. 2-3 400-
605 lbs. 33,50-34.25, few 28.25.
Couple Boars 25.60 and 26.50.
FEEDER PIGS 23. US No.
1-3 2040 lbs. feeder pigs
22.00-30.00 per head, one lot
Utility 30 lbs. 18.50 per head.
SHEEP 16. Good & Choice
75-105 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 36.00-42.50. Few
slaughter ewes 10.00-13.00.
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CATTLE 500: Slaughter
steers and heifers 50 cents
lower, cows 1.00 higher, bulls
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 2-4 950-1200 lbs. 37.50-
39.00; Good 2-3 34.00-36.00;
Good Holsteins 29.00-32.50;
Standard 26.00-29.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 825-
1100 lbs. 33.00-35.60; Good
and Choice 2-4 31.50-33.00;
Good 2-3 28.25-29.50.
COWS: Utility 2-3 23.00-
27.35; Cutter 21.50-22.60.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1000-1700 lbs. 30.50-35.35;
Individual 2175 lb. 39.75.
HOGS: 900 - Compared
with Thursday, Barrows and
Gilts steady to 25 cents
higher. U.S. 1-3 200-260 lbs.
47.50-47.75 early, 47.75-48.25
late.
SOWS: steady U.S. 1-3 300-
600 lbs. 34.00-35.00.
VEAL AND CALF
AUCTION 200: Prime
vealers 200-250 lbs. 44.00;
Choice 150-300 lbs. 32.00-
41.00; Good 27.00-33.00; Good
aid Choice 70-90 lbs. 22.00-
27.00; 90-125 lbs. 27.00-33.50.
Choice calves 300-375 lbs.
30.00-32.50; Good 300-350 lbs.
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SHEEP AUCTION: Prime
and Choice spring slaughter
lambs 76-112 lbs. 40.0043.50.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 23, 1977
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, July 18
Reported receipts of 360
calves, 105 cows, 115 hogs, 35
heifers, 10 sheep, 8 lambs, 17
bulls, and 16 steers. Cattle
market easier and calf
market easier.
Veals 38.00-50.50; bobs, 90
to 110 lbs. 32.00 to 34.00; bobs,
80 lbs. and down, 25.00-30.00;
grassers and feeders 22.00-
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, July 20
Reported receipts of 93
cows, 5 heifers, and 3 bulls.
Market lower than last
week’s market.
Load of York Co. springers
540-670; load of Pa. fresh 625-
960, springers 620-700; load
of Pa. fresh 545-735,
springers 600-745; load of Pa.
fresh 540-680; load of Butler
Co. springers 500-540. Local
cows 425-875; springing
heifers 510-625; bulls 355400.
Carlisle, Pa.
July 19,1977
CATTLE 207. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market;
Choice slaughter steers
38.6040.10, Good 34.00-37.60,
Standard 27.00-34.50. Good
slaughter heifers 31.35-34.35,
Standard 28.00-30.50, Utility
23.00-27.75. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 23.85-25.00, Com
mercial 22.00-24.00, Cutters
20.75-22.50, Canners 18.00-
20.50, Shells down to 15.00.
Few Good slaughter bullocks
34.10, Standard 31.00-31.50.
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Valley
Livestock
28.00; lambs 30.00-49.00;
sheep 10.00-16.00; hogs, 200 to
250 lbs. 45.00-47.75; sows
30.00- boars 25.00-27.00;
pigs 8.00-30.00; heifers 24.00-
31.50; steers, good 34.00-
36.50; steers, common 28.00-
32.00; bulls 27.00-35.75; cows,
good 25.00-28.75; cows,
medium 22.00-24.00; cows,
poor or small 18.00-21.00;
horses 60.00-100.00; ponies
12.00- goats 10.00-30.00.
New Holland’
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, July 18
Reported receipts of 338
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market lower than
last week’s market.
Local driving horses 175-
675; riding horses 150-300;
better horses 325-625;
lightweight killers 18-20;
heavyweight killers 26-28;
mares 15-60; colts 10-25;
geldings 15-50; larger ponies
75-160.
Carlisle
Auction
CALVES 149. Standard &.
Good 110-130 lbs. vealers
37.00-45.50, 90-110 lbs. 28.00-
35.50, Standard 70-90 lbs.
20.50-29.00.
HOGS 302. US No. 1-2 190-
30 lbs. barrows & gilts 46.85-
47.85, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs.
44.75-47.00, No. 2-3 200-250
lbs. 41.00-44.00. Boars 20.00-
23.00.
FEEDER PIGS 349. US
No. 1-3 30-45 lbs. feeder pigs
23.50-28.00 per head, No. 1-3
30-60 lbs. 29.0033.50.
SHEEP 24. Good spring
slaughter lambs 42.00-44-
44.50, Utility 32.50-37.00.
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