—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 19,1977
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Livestock market an
GM Livestock
Market
Duncanville, Pa.
November 14,1977
Market steady with last
week’s market.
Steers: High choice and
prune 41.00-43.00; good to
choice 37.0041.00; standard
to good 32.0037.00; others
28.00-32.00.
Heifers: High choice and
prune 32.0036.50; good to
choice 28.0032.00; others
24.0028.00.
Feeder steers: Good to
choice: 32.0036.00; standard
to good 30.0032.00; others
26.0030.00.
Bulls: 900 to 16401b5. 28.00
36.00.
Cows: High choice to
prime 26.0028.75; good to
standard 22.0026.00; utility
20.0022.00; canners, down to
17.00.
. Calves: High to choice
64.00- good to choice
55.00- standard to good
30.00- bobs, 70 to 90 lbs.
15.00- farm bull calves,
90 to 120 lbs. 46.00-58.00;
farm heifer calves, 90 to 120
lbs. 46.00-58.00.
Hogs; 190 to 240 lbs. 39.50-
41.75; 170 to 260 lbs. 37.00-
39.50.
Sows: 32.00-38.50.
Boars: 20.00-24.00.
Sheep: Good to choice, 90
to 124 lbs. 46.00-50.00.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, November 14,1977
Reported receipts of 371
horses and pomes. Market
stronger than last week’s
market.
Local work horses 175-680;
riding horses 150-300; better
horses 325-500; lightweight
killers 22-26; heavyweight
killers 28-32; mares 20-60;
colts 10-25; geldings 20-55;
larger pomes 75-175.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
GREEN DRAGON £«v
LIVESTOCK SALES mJ
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
COWS cows
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
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, November 14
Reported receipts of 550
calves, 237 cows, 126 hogs, 71
heifers, 9 sheep, 20 lambs, 52
bulls, and 20 steers. Cattle
market some easier and calf
market steady.
Veals 55.0071.00; bobs, 90
to 110 lbs. 41.0046.00; bobs,
80 lbs and down 30.0040.00;
grassers and feeders 24 00
36.50; lambs 38.00-58.00;
sheep 12.0020.00; hogs, 200
to 250 lbs. 38.0040.00, top
42.00; sows 27.0032.00; boars
22.0026.00; pigs 100035.00;
heifers 24.0030.50; steers,
good 33.00-35.00; steers,
common 26.0030.00; bulls
28.0033.00; cows, good 24.00
25.00, top 26.25; cows,
medium 22.0023.00; cows,
poor or small 17.0020.00;
horses 150.00215.00; ponies
15.0030.00; goats 10.0030.00.
East Coast
Carlot Meats
Princeton, New Jersey
November 16,1977
Compared to Tuesday’s
dose: demand and com
mitments generally light for
most items. Choice S 3 steer
beef indicated weak. Choice
3 arm chucks steady to 1.00
higher; hinds steady m
limited test. Good and
Choice Boning veal steady to
2.00 lower. Lamb compared
to last week steady to 2.00
WE WILL HAUL
HAY, STRAW, &
GRAIN
To Local Auctions
or Buy Outright
Paid at Scales
MEADOW GREEK
FARMS
Call
or 717-933-4377
lower decline on 55 lbs.
down. Fresh pork loins 14-17
lbs. 75 tO 1.00 higher.
STEER BEEF
» 7 Loads
Choice 3: 600700 lbs. 68.75,
select
Choices: 700800 lbs 67 75,
load yesterday
Choice 4: 600900 lbs 64.25.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
CHOICES
14 Loads
STEER HINDS- 145-190
lbs. 80 50, steady.
ARM CHUCKS: 90130 lbs.
52.0053.00, steady to firm
ARM BACKS: 100-150 lbs.
67.50
RIBS: 25-35 lbs 115.00.
ROUNDS, STEER- 60-85
lbs. 76.00-77.00
FULL
39.50-40.00
PLATES
LAMB CARCASS
CHOICE & PRIME 3-4
17 Loads
Compared to last week: 50
lbs. down 106.00-107.00; 55
lbs. down 104.00-106.00, 1.00
to 2.D0 lower; 55-65 lbs.
100.00- few 103.00,
generally steady; 65-75 lbs.
95.00- steady.
VEAL CARCASS-HIDE ON
Prune (Special Fed): No
sales reported.
Put it all to
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auction news
Good and Choice Boning
Type: Northeastern Sup
pliers: 65-75 lbs. 58.00-60.00,
all steady to 2.00 lower; 55-64
lbs. 56.00-58 00; 45-54 lbs.
54.00- 35-44 lbs.
52.00- ; 34 lbs. down
50.00- Midwest and
West Coast Suppliers: 70-80
lbs. 60 00-62.00, all generally
steady; 60-70 lbs. 58.00-60.00;
5060 lbs 56.00-58.00 ; 40-50
lbs 54.00-56.00 ; 30-40 lbs.
52 00-54.00.
CURED & PROCESSED
MEATS
4 Loads
SEMI BONELESS HAMS;
17-20 lbs. 110.00, .50 higher.
FRANKS 70 Beef, 30 Pork;
No. 1 Pack 62.00,1.00 higher.
BOLOGNA 70 Beef, 30
Pork: No. 1 Pack 64.00, 1.00
higher.
BONELESSBEEF
3 Loads
85% Chemical Lean, Fresh
65.25-65.50.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
50% Chem. Lean, Frozen
40.25 load.
60% Chem. Lean, Frozen
44.50 Load.
Please Call Us Collect!
Carlisle
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
November 15,1977
CATTLE 253. Compared
with 2 weeks ago market;
Choice slaughter steers
41.7542.60, Good 34.85-39.50,
Standard 28.00-35.00. Good
slaughter heifers 37.35-37.85,
AVON GROVE
HAY, STRAW
& FODDER
AUCTION
Every Thursday 12:00 NOON
AVON GROVE
ether!
BABCOCK FARMS
Box2BsLititz,PA
•Dave Delaney
•Harold James
•Walt Weydman
•Wayne Faulkner
BABCOCK POULTRY FARM, INC.
Box 280
Ithaca, NY
*Bob Grander
Standard 31.00-34.50, Utility
28.00- Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
23.25-25.00, Cutters 22.00-
23.50, Canner & Low Cutter
19.00- Shells down to
16.75. Good slaughter
bullocks 35.35-37.60, Stan
dard 29.35-31.75.
Guaranteed not less than
$6O per ton for dry hay.
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