—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 15,1977 6 Livestock market and October 7,1977 CATTLE 7955. Compared with 8605 head last week, and 6377 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers 50 cents to $1 higher. Slaughter heifers & cows steady to $1 higher. Slaughter bulls $1 to $2 higher. STEEPS: High Choice & Prime 43.50-46.00, Choice 40.00-44.00, few to 45.75, Good 36.00-41.00, Standard 32.25-37.50. few Utility 26.00-33.00. HEIFERS: Choice 35.00- 41.30, Good 31.75-38.00, Standard 28.00-33.25, few Utility 22.50-28.75. COWS: Utility & Commercial 23.50- 27.50, Cutters 22.50-26.00, Canner & Low Cutter 20.00- 24.30, Shells down to 15.00. BULLOCKS: Few Choice 35.00-38.40, few Good 32.00- few Standard 28.50-31.50, few Utility 25.00- 28.75. BULLS: Yield Grade #1 1000-1900 lbs. 31.00-37.00; few yield grade #2 800-1500 lbs. 28.00-33.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Good & Choice 300-600 lbs. steers 30.00-37.50, few to 42.50, few Medium 300- 800 lbs. 24.00-32.00; Good & Choice 300-675 lbs. heifers 25.00- few Medium & Good 400-700 lbs. bulls 25.00- 3f 30. HALVES 5192. Compared with 5342 head last week, and 4547 head a year ago. Vealers grading Good & Choice steady, Standard & Good $2 to $3 higher. VEALERS: Few Prime 65.00- Choice 55.00- 70.00, Good 46.00-60.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 40.00- 90-110 lbs. 25.00- 35.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 40.00-53.00; few holstein heifers 90-120 lbs. 42.00-55.00. HOGS 6774. Compared with 7347 head last week, and 6396 head a year ago. Barrows Sc Gilts steady to 50 cents lower. BARROWS & GILTS: US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. 42.00-44.50, No. 1-3 190- 240 lbs. 40.70-43.00, No. 2-3 190-260 lbs. 39.00-41.50, few No. 2-4 250-320 lbs. 37.00- 40.00, few No. 1-3 140-180 lbs. 34.00-39.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 y I Join your fellow pork producers in supporting pork promotion and production research to keep hogs a profitable farm enterprise. Tell your market or buyer that you want 10 cents per market hog or 5 cents per feeder pig deducted to support these programs. Most markets and buyers will cooperate fully if you let them know. The PPPC was for med and is funded and directed by producers. There is no Government Agency mvolved. For more information, contact: HERBERT SCHICK, Secretary-Treasurer Kutztown, R.D.2, Pa. 19530 Phone 215-285-6519 Pa. Auction Summary 300-550 lbs. 32.00-37.25, few No. 2-3 350-650 lbs. 30.00- 34.00, boars 22.00-30.75. FEEDER PIGS 2374. Compared with 1511 head last week, and 1959 head a year ago. Feeder pigs $1 to $3 higher. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 13.00-30.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 25.0040.00, No. 1-3 50-90 lbs. 30.00- per head. GRADED FEEDER PIGS 1456. Compared with 5089 head last week. Feeder pigs steady to fully $3 lower. All price per hundred weight. US No. 1-2 3040 lbs. 88.00- 92.00, 40-50 lbs. 75.00-92.00, 50-65 lbs. 67.00-80.00; No. 2-3 3040 lbs. 70.00-81.00, 40-55 lbs. 67.00-75.00, few 65-90 lbs. 55.00- SHEEP 612. Compared with 722 head last week, and 691 head a year ago. Wooled slaughter lambs steady to $1 higher. Choice 65-115 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 45.00- Good 60-100 lbs. 40.0049.00. Slaughter ewes 10.00- GM Livestock Market Duncanville, Pa. October 10,1977 Steers: Good 1000-1050 lbs. 37.00- Standard to good, 900 to 1100 lbs. 33.00- 37.00; others 800-1100 lbs. 28.00- Heifers Good, 800 to 1000 lbs. 30.00-32.25; others, 700 to 1000 lbs. 27.00-30.00. Feeder Steers: Good to Choice 300 to 500 lbs. 38.00- 41.00, 500 to 800 lbs. 32.00- 36.00; standard to good, 300 to 500 lbs. 35.00-38.00; 500 to 800 lbs. 30.00-33.00. Bulls: 1000 to 1500 lbs., 30.00-37.00. Cows: High choice to prime 26.00-28.50; good to standard 24.00-26.00; cutters 22.00-25.00; shells, down to 20.00. Calves; Good to choice 60.00- standard to good 30.00- Hogs: 200 to 240 lbs. 42.00- 42.85; 180 to 240 lbs. 37.00- 42.00. Sows: 30.00-38.25. Boars: 22.00-29.00. -asr THwt&ii. sssrsss DK-231 r ‘ Phone:2ls-536-3155 XL-Unk “You’ll like us, honest!” Jfg, auction news Stewartstown, Pa. October 10,1977 CATTLE 120. Steers - High Choice and Prime absent; Good Choice 39.00-41.50; Good 36.00-38.75; Standard Good 34.00-37.60; Holsteins Good absent; Standard to Good 29.00-32.50. Heifers - High Choice and Prime absent; Good to Choice absent; Good 29.00- 33.00;Standard Good 25.00- 27.75; Holsteins Good none; Standard Good 22.00-27.85. Feeder Steers - Good and Choice 37.0041.50; Standard Good 33.00-36.50; Utility 25.00- Bulls - Good and Choice Commercial 32.00- 35.50, Standard to Good 28.00- Utility to Standard 25.00-28.50. Cows - High Yearling Commercial 24.50-26.85; Cutters 22.50- 24.25; Canners Low Cutters 21.00- Shells 17.00-22.50. CALVES 160. Calves - NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. 12 Miles East of Lancaster on Route 23, New Holland, Penna. WEEKLY IP FEEDER PIG EVERY WEDNESDAY Sale to Start Promptly at 1 P.M. " We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime From 7 A.M. Wed. Morning State Graded Until 12 Noon. All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian. State tags available at our office for you to tag pigs at home to save2s cents tagging charge. Tags delivered if you call 717-354-4341 our office in advance. SPECIAL NOTICE WED. OCT. 26,1977, Selling 26 Head Two-way and Three-way cross bred gilts, due soon, consigned by John B. Stoltzfus. Calf Sale To Be Held In New Sales Pavilion Every Thursday At 4:30 P.M. NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH 717-397-5538 717-393-4464 Sechrist Auction Choice and Prime 65.00- 72.50; Good and Choice 55.00- 65.00; Standard and Good 45.00- Utility to Good 110-140 lbs. 40.00-48.00; Utlity 90-110 lbs. 37.00-44.50; Culls 30.00- HOGS 102. Hogs-U.S. No. 1 and 2, 190-220 lbs. 41.50- 42.25; U.S, No. 1 and 3, 190- 230 lbs. 41.0041.50; U.S. No. 1 and 3,180-250 lbs. 39.5040.75. Sows - 250-375 lbs. 33.50- 35.50; 400-500 lbs. 32.00-34.00. Boars 300-500 lbs. 25.00-27.50. SHEEP 6. Lambs - Good to Choice 45.00-52.00; Medium and Good 40.0044.50. Ewes - 10.00-16.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215 lbs. 41.0041.50; Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2, 190-220 lbs. 40.7541.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 2 and 3,190-250 lbs. 39.75- 40.50. 3r