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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...
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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
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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.
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