—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 10,1977
6
Livestock market an
Pa. Auction
Summary
Decembers,
1977
CATTLE 6128. Compared
with 5607 head last week, and
5709 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
grading Choice & Prime
strong to 50 cents higher,
Standard & Good steady to 75
cents lower. Slaughter
heifers 50 cents to $1 lower.
Slaughter cows steady to 50
cents higher. Slaughter bulls
$1 higher. STEERS: Hign
Choice & Prime 44.5046.75,
Choice 40.0045.75, Good
35.0041.00, Standard 30.00-
37.00, few Utility 25.00-31.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 36.00-
42.00, Good 31.00-38.00,
Standard 25.70-32.00, few
Utility 23.25-28.00.C0W5:
Utility & Commercial 23.25-
27.10, Cutters 22.00-25.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 19.00-
23.50, Shells down to
15.00, Few
Choice 36.0042.50, Good
32.00- few Standard
30.00- few Utility 24.00-
31.00, BULLS: Yield Grade
i 1 1100-2200 lbs. 30.00-36.00;
few yield grade #2 900-1500
lbs. 24.00-32.00. FEEDER
CATTLE: Good & Choice
300-600 lbs. feeder steers
30.0040.00; Good & Choice
300-600 lbs. feeder heifers
22.00- few Good &
Choice 300-700 lbs. feeder
bulls 26.00-32.00.
CALVES 4629. Compared
with 3692 head last week, and
4677 head a year ago.
Vealers $1 to $3 lower.
VEALERS: Few Prime
65.00- Choice 54.00-
68.00, Good 42.00-60.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
35.0045.00, 90-110 lbs. 30.00-
40.00, Standard 70-90 lbs.
25.00- Utility 50-110 lbs.
15.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
33.00- holstein heifers'
90-120 lbs. 33.00-53.00.
GREEN DRAGON
LIVESTOCK SALES mJ
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
COVIS 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 AM - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12.30 P.M - Dairy Cows
7:00 PM. - Small Animal Sale
ALSO
WIU SELL 40 OPEN HEIFERS OM
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15,1977
These are all from one herd, a really nice group of
heifers. Half are breeding age, the balance are
smaller. Most all are vaccinated, 30 day test &
dehorned.
One load for Bob Kennedy
One load for Ray Kyper
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
HOGS 5827. Compared
with 6748 head last week, and
5397 head a year ago.
Barrows & gilts $1 hi? 1- r.
BARROWS & GILTS: US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs 43.00-
45.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
41.5044.00, No. 2-3 190-250
lbs. 39.0042.00, few No. 24
260-290 lbs. 38.0040.50, few
No. 1-3 130-180 lbs. 30.00-
39.25. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-
575 lbs. 32.00-38.00, few No. 2-
3 375-600 lbs. 28.00-32.00.
Boars 20.00-28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 921.
Compared with 2017 head
last week, and 937 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs $1 to
$3 higher per head. US No. 1-
3 20-35Jbs. feeder nigs 9.00-
26.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50
lbs. 20.00-32.00, few No. 1-3
50-60 lbs. 30.00-37.50 per
head.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS
2672. Compared with 2793
head a week ago. All sales
cwt. Feeder pigs 40 Ibg. &
down mostly $3 to $8 lower.
40 lbs. & above mostly $1 to
$6 higher. US No. 1-2 3040
lbs. 69.00-83.00, 40-50 lbs.
72.00- 50-75 lbs. 64.00-
85.00; No. 2-3 3040 lbs. 63.00-
81.00, 40-50 lbs. 64.00-82.00,
50-75 lbs. 72.00-84.00, No. 3 30-
45 lbs. 60.00-63.00, 55-70 lbs.
45.004)9.00, Utility 30-65 lbs.
40.00-
SHEEP 309. Compared
with 373 head last week, and
453 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs $1 to $2
higher. Choice 65-110 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
48.00- Good 60-100 lbs.
46.00- Few Slaughter
ewes 9.00-17.00.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales
Stables
Monday, Dec. 5
Reported receipts of 339
horses and ponies. Market
steady' with last week’s
market.
Load of driving out of
Tennessee 360-535; load of
driving out of Illinois 430-
835; driving horses 150-570;
riding horses 150-300; better
horses 325-500; lightweight
killers 22-26; heavyweights
28-32; mares 15-55; colts 10-
20; geldings 15-50; larger
ponies 65-170.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, December 5 -
Reported receipts of 342
calves, 107 cows, 45 hogs, 52
heifers, 24 lambs, 20 bulls,
and 16 steers. Cattle market
higher and calf market
steady.
Veals 50.00-60.00; bobs; 90
to 110 lbs. 31.00-36.00; bobs,
80 lbs. and down 25.00-29.00;
Good friends are for keeps...
we value your friendship and
business. Thank you.
$. K. SHOTZBERGER. INC.
LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION
GeneZwally, President-
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer .
P.O. Box, 925, Lancaster, Pa. 17604
Phone: 393-4641 (day or night)
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
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auction news
grassers and feeders 24.00-
32.00; lambs 40.00-57.00;
sheep 12.00-20.00; hogs, 200
to 250 lbs. 39.0041.00, top
44.00; sows 27.00-32.00; boars
20.00- pigs 12.00-28.'00;
heifers 24.00-31.75; steers,
good 30.00-33.50; steers,
common 23.50-25.00; bulls
26.00- cows, good 24.50-
25.50, top 27.50; cows,
medium 23.00-24.00; cows,
poor or small 16.00-21.00;
goats 10.00-25.00.
Chambersburg
Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
December 1,1977
CATTLE 451. Supply in
cluded 325 slaughter cows.
Compared with 2 weeks ago
market; few High Good to
Low Choice 42.25, G00d37.85-
40.50, few Standard 34.75-
38.25. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 35.60-38.85. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows
23.25-25.50, few to 26.00,
Cutters 23.00-25.10, Canner &
Low Cutter 19.50-23.50, Shells
down to 17.00. One Standard
slaughter bullock at 33.00,
few Utility 27.00-31.85. Yield
Grade #1 1300-2200 lbs.
slaughter bulls 33.00-36.35.
Few Choice 400-550 lbs.
feeder steers 38.0042.50.
CALVES 738. Choice
vealers 57.50-67.50, few to
69.50, Good 46.00-60.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
37.0045.00, 90-110 lbs. 28.00-
34.50, Standard 70-90 lbs.
27.00- Utility 50-100 lbs.
12.00- Farm calves,
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North Maple Ave., Leola, PA
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Home Phone 215-445-5303
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holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 120
lbs. 32.00-48.00, few to 52.50;
holstein heifers 90-120 lbs.
32.00-48.00, few to 52.50.
HOGS 95. One lot US No. 1-
2 210 lbs. barrows & gilts
44.25, No. 1-3 210-250 lbs.
41.50- few No. 2-3 265-
275 lbs. 39.00-40.85. Few US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
31.00-34.00.
FEEDER PIGS 41. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
15.50- one lot No. 1-3 50
lbs. 31.00 per head.
SHEEP 37. Choice 90-100
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
52.00- few 30-40 lbs.
58.00- Few Slaughter
ewes 13.75-41.50.