—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 15,1977
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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
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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.
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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.
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New Holland
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, October 12,1977
Reported receipts of 149
cows, 34 heifers, and 7 bulls.
Market lower than last
week’s market.
Two loads of N.Y.,
purebreds and grade, fresh
625-1275, springers 550-1035;
AVON GROVE
HAY, STRAW
& FODDER
AUCTION
Every Thursday Beginning
OCTOBER 20th
12:00 NOON
AVON GROVE
Routes 1 and 41
GREEN DRAGON
LIVESTOCK SALES igl
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
cows cows co Ws
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
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
Walter H. Risser, Proprietor
Dairy
load of Pa. fresh 650-800
load of Md. fresh
springers 650-785; load of
Butler Co. springers 650-790,
load of Pa. fresh 600-880;
springing heifers 500-650;
open heifers 150-370; bulls
350410; herd dispersal of 25
head in all stages of
production 350-700.
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