Livestock mo Sechrist Auction Stewartstown,Pa. August 22,1977 CATTLE 71 Steers • High Choice and Prime absent; Good Choice 37.00-38.50; Good 36.00-36.75; Standard Good 35.00-35.50; Holsteins G00d32.00-34.50; Standard to Good 28.00-31.00. Heifers - High Choice and Prime absent; Good to Choice 35.00 36.00; Good 33.00-34.50; Standard Good 30.00-32.00; Holsteins Good 29.00-29.50 Standard Good 28.00-28.75. Feeder Steers - Good and Choice 42.0045.00; Standard Good 38.00-41.00; Utility 28.0034.00. Bulls • Good and Choice Commercial 35.00- 36.50; Standard to Good 33.00- Utility to Standard 28.0032.00. Cows - High Yearling Commercial 26.00- Cutters 25.00 25.75; Canners Low Cutter 24.00- Shells 18.00-22.00. CALVES 198. Calves - Choice and Prime 55.00- 60.00; Good and Choice 50.00- 54.00; Standard and Good 45.00-48.00; Utility to Good 110-140 lbs. 40.00-44.00; Utility 90-110 lbs. 30.0037.00; Culls 20.00-28.00. HOGS 222. Htigs - US No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 46.7547.00; U.S. No. 1 and 3.190230 lbs. 46.2546.50; U.S. No. 1 and 3, 180250 lbs. 46.0046.50. Sows - 250375 lbs. 35.0036.50; 400 500 lbs. 34.0034.75; Boars - 300500 lbs. 25.0027.00. SHEEP 2. Lambs - Good to Choice 45.00-50.00; Medium and Good 30.0040.00. Ewes - 10.0020.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 200215 lbs. 46.2546.50; Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No.l and 2, 220230 lbs. 46.0046.10; Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,220240 lbs. 45.50 45.75. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, August 24,1977 Reported receipts of 122 cows, 68 heifers, and 2 bulls. Market lower than last week’s market. Load of Wisconsin fresh 725-950; load of Pa. fresh 510- 810; load of 18 head in all stages of production 275-520; rket and load of Wisconsin fresh 725- MO; load of New York fresh 625-1125; locally consigned cows 475-950; springing heifers 450-675 open heifers 310-365; bulls 355-395. Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. August 23,1977 CATTLE 304. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers mostly steady to 75 cents higher. Slaughter cows weak to $1 lower. Few High Choice & Prime No. 3-4 1000-1350 lbs. slaughter steers 40.60-41.35, Choice No. 2-4 950-1350 lbs. 39.25-40.50, few 42.00, High Good to Low Choice 37.75- 39.35, Good 34.00-37.85, Standard 32.75-34.35, few Utility & Low Standard 27.75- 32.00. Few Choice slaughter heifers 35.75-37.50, few Good 32.75-35.75, few Standard 28.00-31.50, few Utility 23.10- 27.75. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 25.75-28.10, few 28.85, two Commercial No. 4-5 25.25 and 26.85, Cutters 24.00-26.85, Canner - Low Cutters 21.75-24.10, few Shells down to 17.35. Two auction news Choice slaughter bullocks 36.75 and 37.00, few Good 32.50-35.00, few Standard 29.75- few Utility 25.00- 28.85. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1185-1745 lbs. slaughter bulls 32.75- CALVES 233. Vealers mostly $1 to 83 lower. One Prime vealer at 65.50, Choice 47.00- Good 41.0049.50, Standard & Good 110-135 lbs. 35.0041.00, 90-110 lbs. 29.50- 34.50, Standard 65-90 lbs. 21.50-29.50, Utility 50-110 lbs. 8.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 80-110 lbs. 34.5040.00, few 46.50. HOGS 338. Barrows & Gilts $1 to $1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 48.3548.75, Lot 49.00, No. 1-3 190-235 lbs. 48.0048.60, No. 2- 3 195-250 lbs. 47.0048.25, No. 1- 150-185 lbs. 39.2546.35. US No. 1-3 300470 lbs. sows 33.25-36.25, one at 39.25, No. 2- 400600 lbs. 30.70-34.00. Few Boars 26.00-29.50. FEEDER PIGS 0. No sales on offer. SHEEP 7. Few Good 45-70 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 39.5045.00. Few Slaughter ewes 12.00-15.50. Lancaster Farmini Leesport,Pa. August 24,1977 CATTLE 391. Supply in cluded 102 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers 25 cents to $1 higher. Slaughter cows steady to $1 lower. Few High Choice & Prime No. 341185- 1280 lbs. slaughter steers 41.5041.85, Choice No. 24 970-1350 lbs. 39.3541.50, few to 42.00, Good 36.0040.00, Standard 32.50-36.00. Few Choice 800-940 lbs. slaughter heifers 33.00-38.25, few Good 31.00- few Standard 30.00- couple Utility 28.25 and 28.50. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 26.25-27.10, one at 27.50, Cutters 24.00-26.25, Canner & Low Cutter 22.00-24.25, Shells down to 18.00. Good slaughter bullocks 33.00- 35,00, few to 37.00, few Standard 30.00-32.00. Yield Grade No. 1 1100-1825 lbs. slaughter bulls 32.00-35.25, few to 37.10. Choice 300-830 lbs. feeder steers 38.5044.00, Good 350-700 lbs. 36.504(1.00, !, Saturday. August 27. 1977 Leesport Auction few Medium 435-900 lbs. 29.25-35.50; few Good 400-700 lbs. feeder bulls 30.50-34.50. CALVES 182. Vealers steady to $4 lower. Choice vealers 47.00-52.00, few to 63.00, Good 37.00-45.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 35.0044.00, 90-110 lbs. 28.00- 35.00, Standard 7005 lbs. 25.00-31.00, few Utility 65-75 lbs. 20.00-22.00. Farm calves holstein bulls 90-110 lbs. 32.0045.00, HOGS 358. Barrows & gilts 50 cents to $1 higher. US No. 1-2 210-225 lbs. barrows & gilts 48.10-48.35, No. 1-3 195- 235 lbs. 47.00-48.10, No. 2-3 195-260 lbs. 45.25-47.35, No. 1- 3 120-185 lbs. 42.00-45.50. US No. 1-3 300-510 lbs. sows 33.75-36.25, couple to 40.25, No. 2-3 350-700 lbs. 27.75- 33.50. Boars 25.00-28.00. FEEDER PIGS 203. All prices cwt. basis. US No. 2-3 20-55 lbs. 90.00-113.00, few No. 2-3 55-60 lbs. 65.0087.00 cwt. SHEEP 29. Choice 70-100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 47.00- Slaughter ewes 9.00- Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. August 23,1977 CATTLE 254. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter cows steady to 50 cents lower. High Choice & Prime No. 2-4 1175-1325 lbs. slaughter steers 40.2541.25, one at 41.85, Choice No. 24 950-12501b.s 38.8540.60, High Good to Low Choice 37.85- 39.00, Good 35.00-38.35, few Standard 31.00-34.50.Ch0ice slaughter heifers 34.50-38.85, few yield grade 1 at 41.50, few Good 33.00-34.60,few Standard 31.00-32.50. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 25.50-28.50, Cutters 24.75-28.25, Canner & Low Cutter 22.50-24.50. Choice slaughter bullocks 36.75- 38.35, Good 35.00-36.50. Few Yield Grade 1 1020-1530 lbs. slaughter bulls 33.00-35.00. Few Choice 350450 lbs. feeder bulls 36.0042.00, one at 46.00. [Continued on Page 12 BIRD CONTROL NET KEEPS BIRDS OFF FRUIT • Not affected by Rot, Fungus. 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