Livestoc Peoria Auction Peoria, HI. August 18,1977 Receipts this week: Last Week: Last Year Slaughter steers grading High Choice and Prime over 1150 lbs. steady to 25 higher for the week; most other steers steady to 25, instances SO lower with most decline on Good to low Choice under 1100 lbs. Slaughter heifers steady to 25 lower; Cows 50-1.00 GET THE WHOLE FAMILY INVOLVED HATCHING EGG UNIT LONGENECKER’S HATCHERY, INC. LONGENECKER'S HATCHING EGG UNITS ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION. EARL GERLACH - 717-367-1545 FOR MORE INFORMATION LIMITED NUMBER OF UNITS AVAILABLE. higher. Bulls 1.00-1.50 higher. Steer supply mostly good and average choice 975- 1125 lbs. with only few loads High Choice and Prime over ' 1150 lbs. in evidence. Heifers mostly 800-950 lbs. and about 35 per cent of receipts; cows barely 4 per cent. Demand fairly good for Choice and Prime steers over 1150 lbs. and heifers over 900 lbs. But relatively light for Good or loads Mixed Good and Choice and lighter weights. 5800 5181 5953 SLAUGHTER STEERS: Limited number loads High Choice and Prime 34, 1100- 1225 lbs. 39.5040.50; couple BROILER BREEDING k market and loads 40.75 and half load Monday 41.00. Load High Choice and Prime 3-5, 1420 lbs. 38.50. Choice 24, 1000- 1250 lbs. 39.0040.25, mostly 39.00-40.00 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 23, 900-1250 lbs. 37.50-39.00. Good 2-3, 950-1200 lbs. 33.0038.00. Monday some Good 2, 1100- 1400 lbs. Holsteins 35.00- 36.00. Standard 2, 900-1050 lbs. 30.0033.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime 34, 900-1000 lbs. 38.0038.50, some 800 lbs. 37.00 and some loads Monday 39.00 with small CONSIDER A FOR ELIZABETHTOWN, PA ESTABLISHED SINCE 1920 CONTACT auction news package 39.25. Choice 2-4, 850-1000 lbs. 36.50-38.00, mostly 37.00-38.50 early; lighter 750850 lbs. 35.00 36.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3, 750-900 lbs. 34.00 35.50, Monday few 36.50 37.00. Good 2-3, 700-900 lbs. 33.0085.500. COWS: Utility and few Commercial 28, 24.00-27.00. CUTTER 1-2, 22.00-24.00. CANNES 19.00-21.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2, 1100-1700 lbs. 30.0033.50. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 20, 1977 Danville Auction August 18,1977 STEERS: Good to Choice 38.80-39.75; Standard to Good 34.0087.00. BULLS: 29.6085.85. COWS: High Choice to Prime 28.00-29.60; Good to Standard 26.50-27.60; Utility 24.00- Cutters 22.00 24.25. CALVES: Good to Choice 40.00- Standard to Good 21.0088.00. HOGS; 46.7048.10. • SOWS: 28.0086.00; BOARS: 22.00- SHEEP: 5.00-9.50. Carlisle Auction Carlisle, Pa. August 16,1977 CATTLE 160. Compared with last Tuesday’s market; Good Slaughter steers 38.00- 41.10, Standard 34.75-38.50, Utility 27.10-33.50. Choice slaughter heifers 34.85-35.85, Good 32.75-34.50, Standard 28.10-31.00. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 27.00-28.85, Cutters 24.75- Canners 20.75- 25.00, Shells down to 17.00. Good slaughter bullocks 34.75- Standard 28.25- 32.00. CALVES 187. Choice vealers 54.50-60.00, Good 44.50-55.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 33.75-44.00, 90-115 lbs. 25.50-35.00. HOGS 359. US No. 1-2 200- 2301b5. barrows & gilts 46.75- 48.10, No. 1-3 44.2546.00, No. 2-3 250-300 lbs. 42.5044.00, REMEMBER US when you purchase cattle in the South... call us collect from the sale. HAPPY TO SERVE YOU!! S. K. SHQI7BERGER. INC. UVESTOCKTRANSPORTATJON Gene Zwally, President Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, Pa. 17604 Phone: (717) 393-4641 (day or night) L & M FUR & WOOIEN ENTERPRISE Quality Electrified Mountons & Furs i 1 Tannery Direct Oist. - Wholesale & Retail i ! Check our Quality, Price & Services! • Woolen Hosp. Pads - Natural & All Colors • Pa. Largest Selection of Woolen Products • Sheepskin Coats at Reasonable Prices • See Us At Meadowbrook Market in Leola 117 W. Summit St., Mohnton, Pa. 215-777-2465 Hours; Mon. -Fri. 9-8;30; Sat. 9-5 AND EARCORNSAIT~I Every Wednesday at 12 Noon At David Good’s Farm Equipment Sale North Maple Ave., Leola, PA NOTICE We have a demand for more hay. Farmers Bring in your surplus. We have customers going home empty. ♦ HARVEY Z. MARTIN ♦ + Home Phone 215-445-5303 ♦ f We Bay On Orders ▼ + Bos. Phone Wed. Only ▼ + 717-656-7270 ♦ We also buy hay and straw privately. No. 24 280-325 lbs. 35.50- 39.00. US No. 1-3 300-500 lb«. sows 36.00-37.00, No. 2-3 300 550 lbs. 29.0031.50. Boars 22.50-25.00. FEEDER PIGS 383. US No. 1-3 3045 lbs. feeder pigs 22.0028.00 per bead. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 30.0037.00, Utility 15-30 lbs. 11J018.00 per haai.' : SHEEP 20. Goodfe-100 IbS. spring slaughter lambs 31.00 40.00, Utility 6080 lbs. 35.50 36.50. St. Louis Cattle National Stockyards August 18,1977 Receipts This Week 7600 Week Ago 7100 Year Ago 7600 As compared to last week’s close, Slaughter steers and heifers generally steady, instances 25-50 lower. Cows and bulls firm to 50 higher. Supply mainly Mixed Good and Choice to Prime slaughter steers with several loads of Holsteins steers on offer: around 25 per cent heifers and 20 per cent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 1075-1275 lbs. 39.5040.00; 34 1125-1325 lbs. 38.75-39.50. Choice 24 950-1300 lbs. 38.00- 39.50, mostly 38.50-39.50. Mixed Good and Choice 24 900-1225 lbs. 37.00-38.75. Few loads Mixed Good and Choice 24 1150-1275 lbs. holsteins 35.50-36.00. Good 2- 3 900-1225 lbs. 34.00-37.00. Few lots Good 2-3 1100-1200 [Continued on Page 12 9
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