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.
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