—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 29,1977
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Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Auction
Summary
October 21,1977
CATTLE 8851. Compared
with 5929 head last week, and
7707 head a year ago.
Compared .with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
mostly 25 cents to $1 lower,
most decline on grades
below Choice. Slaughter
heifers steady to $1 lower.
Slaughter cows mostly
steady to SO cents lower.
Slaughter bullocks unevenly
steady. Slaughter bulls
highly uneven. STEERS:
High Choice & Prime No. 3-4
43.00- Choice No. 24
40.0044.75, Good 36.0040.00,
Standard 31.00-36.00, Utility
26.00- HEIFERS:
Choice 35.0040.75, Good
32.00- Standard 27.00-
32.00, few Utility 22.00-27.50.
COWS: Utility & Com
mercial 23.00-26.50, Cutters
21.50-24.75, Canner & Low
Cutter 19.00-23.00, Shells
down to 15.00. BULLOCKS:
Choice 35.00-38.00, few to
40.00, Good 32.00-36.75, few
Standard 28.00-33.00, few
Utility 23.00-28.00. BULLS:
Yield Grade #llOOO-2000 lbs.
29.00- yield grade No. 2
900-1650 lbs. 25.00-33.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Feeder
steers steady to $3 higher;
heifers and bulls $1 to $2
lower. Choice 300-700 lbs.
feeder steers 32.00-38.50,
Good 300-750 lbs. 28.00-35.00,
Medium 300800 lbs. 22.00
28.00; Good & Choice 275-700
lbs. feeder heifers 23.00
32.00, Medium 300750 lbs.
16.0025.00; Medium & Good
300750 lbs. feeder bulls 18.00
27.50,
CALVES 5056. Compared
with 3412 head last week, and
5527 head a year ago.
Vealers steady to $3 higher,
BEEFALO SEMEN SALE
Dealer Close Out
$6 per ampule, 50 amps or approx. 200 amps
with tank included.
$7 per ampule, 25 amps or more
$8 per ampule, 10 amps or more
Semen from Basolo sires HG-13, HB-I4 & HB-9
WALNUT HOLLOW FARM
Creek Road, Pipersville, Pa. 18947
215-795-2452
spots to $5 higher on Choice.
VEALERS: Few Prime
70.0078.50,' Choice 56.00
72.00, Good 45.00-60.00,
Standard & Good 110135 lbs.
38.0048.00, 90110 lbs. 32.00
40.00, Standard 7090 lbs.
28.0035.00, Utility 5090 lbs.
20.0030.00, Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90120 lbs.
35.00-54.00; holstein heifers
85-125 lbs. 38.0053.00.
HOGS 6830. Compared
with 3201 head last week, and
6258 head a year ago.
Barrows & gilts $1 to $1.75
higher. BARROWS &
GILTS: US No. 1-2 200240
lbs. 43.5045.00, No. 1-3 200
250 lbs. 42.0044.00, No. 2-3
200260 lbs. 40.8542.50, few
No. 24 245-290 lbs. 39.00
41.00, No. 1-3 140190 lbs.
33.0039.00, SOWS: 50 cents
to $2 higher. US No. 1-3 300
575 lbs. 34.0038.50, few No. 2-
3 300600 lbs. 30.0034.75.
Boars 22.0030.00.
FEEDER PIGS 2132.
Compared with 1224 head
last week, and 1510 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs
mostly steady to $1 higher.
US No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder
pigs 14.0028.00, few down to
$7 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
25.0036.00, Utility 2050 lbs.
9.5025.50 per head.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS
1571. Compared with 2918
head last week. Feeder pigs
uneven, extremes $5 higher
to $lO lower. All prices per
him ed weight basis. US
No. -2 3050 lbs. 85.0089.00,
few down to 82.00, 55-75 lbs.
71.0078.00, No. 2-3 3055 lbs.
72.0085.00, Utility 35-55 lbs.
50.0056.00,
SHEEP 692. Compared
with 324 head last week, and
797 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs steady to
$1.50 higher. Choice 65-110
lbs. 47.00-53.00, few 56.50,
Good 50-110 lbs. 38.0047.00,
Slaughter ewes 7.00-21.00.
GM Livestock
Market
Duncanville, Pa.
October 24,1977
Market steady with last
week’s market.
Steers: Good to choice,
1000 to 1300 lbs. 38.5041.00;
standard to good, 1000 to 1300
lbs. 32.0038.50; other 25.00
32.00.
Heifers: Good to choice
32.0036.00; other 24.00-32.00.
Feeder Steers: Good to
choice, 300 to 500 lbs. 36.00
40.00, 500 to 800 lbs. 32.00
37.00; standard to good, 300
500 lbs. 30.00-36.00, 500 to 800
lbs. 28.0032.00; other 22.00
28.00.
Bulls: 1000 to 1500 lbs.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
10 mi. East of Lancaster
on Rt. 30
Box 100, Paradise, PA
717-442-4181
or 768-8204
EVERY THURSDAY AT 12 NOON
Hay, Straw & Grain Sale
We have plenty of good buyers each week..
We need consigners.
Contact:
L Robert Frame, manager
AVON GROVE
HAY, STRAW
& FODDER
AUCTION
Guaranteed not less than
$6O per ton for dry hay.
Every Thursday 12:00 NOON
AVON GROVE
Routes 1 and 41
GREEN DRAGON |*\
LIVESTOCK SALES MJ
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
cows COWS cotvs
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 PM - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M - Small Animal Sale
For Special Safes and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
Walter H. Risser, Proprietor
28.00-34.00; 800 to 1000 lbs.
28.0036.00.
Cows: High choice to
prime 26.00-28.35; good to
standard 22.00-26.00; utility
20.00-22.00; canners 17.00-
20.00.
Calves: High to choice
60.00- good to choice
40.00- standard to good
30.0040.00; bobs 20.0030.00;
farm calves bulls, 100 to 120
lbs. 45.00-55.00; farm calves
heifers, 100-120 lbs. 42.00-
50.00.
Hogs: 190 to 240 lbs. 43.00-
43.65; 170 to 280 lbs. 39.00-
43.00.
Sows: 300 to 500 lbs. 36.00-
40.00; 500 to 700 lbs. 34.00- Lambs; 80 to 120 lbs.
38.00.
Boars: 22.00-29.00.
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CATTLE
45 LIHOUSIN-HEREFORD CROSS COWS
Bred Beefab For Sale
- Rapid gains on grass and roughage.
- 55-65 lb. Births - up to 1100 lb. yearling.
- Test data show 62 percent carcass dress ou
- We stock and distribute Pureblood BeefaU
Semen and Half-Blood Beefalo heifers anc
bulls.
- Visit our farm and see pur animals.
SEMEN *l2 an ampule
NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR V« BULLS & HEIFERS.
BEEFALO N & i
4270 Quakerbridge Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-896-0336
Member World Beefalo Association
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