Livestock mo Martinsburg Auction Martinsburg, Pa. October 24,1977 CATTLE 398. Compared with last Monday’s market; Choice slaughter steers 40.50-43.00, Good 35 50-39.00, Standard 31.00-34.50, Utility 26.00-30.00. Good siaughtei For higher production... / Our first son of 15H120 Gay is now Al-proven at + 1,489 M! ISHIBO Le-Del Ideal SUPERIOR - GP Production: USDA Summary (Sept./77) 34Daus. in 29 Herds Ave. 17,748 M Pred. Dif. (58% rpt.) +1.489M His Sire: Harrisburg Gay Ideal EX (92) & 6M His Dam - Le-Del Fury Design Stardust EX-3E her first 3 records were over 20,000 M & 700 F, then she made over 25,D00M & 900 F at 6-3 y and 7-8 y! 15H180 Superior is returning to extensive daily service! Atlantic BREEDERS COOPERATIVE LIVESTOCK SERVICES Member - NAL Affiliated Breeders 24-Hour Toll-Free Phones for Service: Lancaster area 569-0411 Pennsylvania 800-732-0391 Del. & Md. 800-233-0216 heifers 30.50-35.00, Standard 26.50-30.50, Utility 22.00- 26.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 23.00-26.75, one at 27.50, Cutters 21.50- 24.50, Canner & Low Cutter 19.00-22.50, Shells down to 15.00. Good slaughter rket and bullocks 32.00-37.00, Stan dard 31.00-33.50, Utility 24.00- 28.00. Yield Grade #1 1000- 2000 lbs. slaughter bulls 32.00- yield grade #2 900-1600 lbs. 28.00-31.00. Few Medium & Good 100-600 lbs. feeder steers 25.00-35.00; Medium & Good 400-600 lbs. feeder heifers 18.00-24.00 CALVES 301. Choice vealers 61.00-68.50, Good 52.00- Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 45.50-55.00, 90-110 lbs. 32.00-42.00, Standard 70- 90 lbs. 27.50-35.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 38.50-55.00. HOGS 315. US No. 1-2 200- 230 lbs. barrows & gilts 42,70- 43.70, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 41.7043.00. No. 2-3 190-230 lbs. 41.75-42.50, No. 1-3 140- 190 lbs. 34.00-39.00. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 35.00-37.00, No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 31.50- 34.00. Boars 22.00-28.00. FEEDER PIGS 19. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 14.00- per head, few No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 18.00-32.00 per head. SHEEP 17. Good 60-90 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 38.0048.00. Chambersburg Auction Chambersburg, Pa. October 20,1977 CATTLE 443. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter cows steady to 25 cents higher. Slaughter bulls about steady. Few High Choice & Prime slaughter steers 41.10- 3.4% 605 F +slo9 +24F auction news 43.35, Choice No. 2-4 1000- 1150 lbs. 39.5041.85, Good 36.50-38.75, Standard 32.75- 36.10, Utility 27.75-31.25. One Choice slaughter heifer at 40.35, few Good 33.60-37.25, Standard 31.50-33.00, few Utility 27.50-30.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 22.85-25.85, couple 28.25, Cutters 22.50-24.75, Canner & Low Cutter 19.75-22.50, Shells down to 18.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks 35.00- 36.25, few Utility 24.10-27.75. Yield Grade #1 1200-2200 lbs. slaughter bulls 28.85-34.00. CALVES 650. Vealers grading Good & Choice about steady; Standard & Good 70- 110 lbs. $4 to $7 higher. Few Prime vealers 75.00-78.50, Choice 61.50-72.00, Good 46.00-62.50, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 42.00-50.00, 90-110 lbs. 37.0042.00, Standard 70- 85 lbs. 34.00-39.00, Utility 50- 85 lbs. 20.00-33.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 40.00-54.00; holstein heifers 90-115 lbs. 38.00-53.00. HOGS 132. Barrows & gilts about steady. US No. 1-2 200- 240 lbs. barrows & gilts 42.25- 42.60, one lot 44.00, No. 1-3 200-230 lbs. 41.5041.85. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 34.50-36.75. Few Boars 25.50. FEEDER PIGS 80. US No. 1-3 2540 lbs. feeder pigs 19.00- per head, No. 1-3 90-150 lbs. 35.00-38.50 cwt. SHEEP 40. Choice 70-100 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 47.00- Good 60-90 lbs. 40.0044.00. Few Slaughter ewes 9.00-16.00. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 29,1977 Estimated Receipts 9,300 Same day last week 11,023 Fairly active, feeder cattle and calves about steady, majority receipts choice 350- 800 lb. feeder steers and 350- 650 lb. feeder heifers. Moderate attendance of buyers. FEEDER STEERS: Few Choice and Prime 502-554 lb. 43.9044.40; Choice 300-500 lb. 42.0046.00, 500-600 lb. 39.50- 43.25; 600-700 lb. 38.7540.75, small lot 630 lb. 41.50,700-800 lb. 38.25-39.50, 800-880 lb. 37.50-38.00, part load 807 lb. 39.40; Mixed Good and Choice 300-500 lb. 39.2541.75, 500-700 lb. 38.00-39.00, small lot 745 lb. 37.70, Good 500-750 lb. 34.00-37.50; Few Good 549- 649 lb. Holstein steers 34.40- 35.25. FEEDER HEIFERS; Choice 300-500 lb. 34.50-37.50, 500-750 lb. 34.25-36.75, part load 569 lb. 37.30; Mixed Good and Choice 300-650 lb. 32.00- Good 400-750 lb. 30.00- FOR THE WEEK: Compared to late last week, feeder calves under 500 lb. closed 2.00-3.00 higher, feeder cattle over 500 lb. closed firm to 50 cents higher, instances 1.00 higher; cows closed mostly 1.00 higher, late sales Utility and Commercial 2-3 22.00- 24.50, Cutter 1-3 19.00-22.75, Bulls mostly 1.00-2.00 higher, Oklahoma Cattle late sales YGI-2 1000-1700 lb. 27.00-32.00; salable receipts near 24,000 head, compared to 31,726 head last week and 29,622 head the comparable week a year ago. Cows and bulls near 15 per cent of cattle receipts, feeders near 85 per cent of total. Peoria Auction Peoria, Illinois October 27,1977 CATTLE: Receipts this week; 5400, last week; 5100, year ago; 5600. Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers mostly steady. Slaughter heifers steady to 50 higher. Cows and Bulls steady. Receipts about 70 per cent slaughter steers 20 per cent slaughter heifers balance mainly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice and Prime 3-4 1125- 1375 lbs. 43.00-44.00; load 44.50-45.00; Choice 2-4 1050- 1250 lbs. 41.50-43.00; 900-1050 lbs. 40.50-42.00; Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1250 lbs. 39.0041.50; Good 2-3 38.00- 39.50; few Good and Choice 2-3 Holsteins 37.00-38.25; few Standard and Good 2-3 35.00- 36.00. (Continued on Page 12) 9