—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 24, 1977 6 Livestock maiket an Pa. Auction Summary December 16,1977 CATTLE 8026. Compared with 7043 head last week, and 6231 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers & cows steady to $1 higher. Slaughter heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter bullocks weak to $1 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to $1 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady to $2 lower. STEERS: Few High Choice & Prune o. 34 45.7547.85, Choice No. 24 42.0046.25, Good 36.0042.00. Standard 32.00-38.00, few Utility 27,00-32.00. HEIFERS: Choice 36.00- 42.00, Good 31.00-38.00, Standard 27.00-31.00, few Utility 21.00-29.00. COWS: Utility & Commercial 25.00- 27.75, Cutters 22.50-26.00, Canner & Low Cutter 20.00- 24.00, Shells down to 16.00. BULLOCKS: Few Choice 37.5042.00, Good 32.00-38.00, few Standard 28.00-32.00, few Utility 26.00-28.00. BULLS: Yield Grade #llOOO-2200 lbs. 29.00- yield grade §2 900-1400 lbs. 26.85-33.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Good & Choice 300-750 lbs. steers 27.00- Medium & Good 300-750 lbs. 19.00-28.50; Good & Choice 300-700 lbs. heifers 22.00- Medium & Good 300-700 lbs. 18.00-27.00; Good & Choice 300-800 lbs. bulls 25.00- CALVES 5161. Compared with 3977 head last week, and 4638 head a year ago. Vealers $1 to $3 higher. VEALERS: Few Prime 66.00- Choice 60.00- 72.00, Good 45.00-60.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 38.0046.00, 90-110 lbs. 32.00- 39.00, Standard 70-90 lbs. 28.00- Utility 50-110 lbs. 15.00- Farm calves,. holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 32.00- holstein heifers 85-120 lbs. 34.00-56.00. HOGS 7702. Compared with 6675 head last week, and 6162 head a year ago. Barrow & gilts steady to 50 cents higher, spots to $1 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 44.50- 46.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 43.0045.50, No. 2-3 190-260 lbs. 41.0043.50, few No. 24 260-300 lbs. 35.0042.00, No. 1- 3 140-190 lbs. 35.00-39.50. US No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows 33.00- few 39.50, No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 28.00-33.50. Boars 20.00- FEEDER PIGS 2167. Compared with 850 head last week, and 1584 a year ago. Feeder pigs mostly steady to $1 higher. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 12.50- 23.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 18.50-30.00, No. 1-3 5085 lb. 28.0045.00, Utility 20-50 lbs. 8.00-20.00 per head. GRADED FEEDER PIGS 1345. Compared, with 2427 head last week. All sales cwt. Feeder pigs mostly $1 to $5 lower. US No. 1-2 3045 lbs. 74.0086.00, 45-55. lbs. 63.00- 81.00, 55-65 lbs. 54.0085.00, No. 28 3045 lbs. 64.00-77.00, 4585 lbs. 52.00-79.00, Utility 2550 lbs. 40.0048.00. SHEEP 696. Compared with 484 head last week, and 678 head a year ago. Wooled slaughter lambs steady to $2.50 higher. Choice 60-110 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 50.0057.50, few 59.00, Good 50-100 lbs. 38.00- Slaughter ewes 10.00- few down to 17.00. Joliet -Cattle December 22,1977 Friday through Wed nesday salable receipts 7,450; 5 days last week 9,929; same period last year 7,255. At mid-week slaughter steers being traded unevenly 25 to 1.00 higher than last Friday. Slaughter heifers unevenly 1.50-2.00 higher than last Friday. Short supply due to light mid-week run. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 34 1125-1350 lbs. 44.5045.25 Monday, 45.0046.00, load 46.50 Wednesday. Choice 24 1050-1300 lbs. 42.7544.50 Monday, 43.0045.00 Wed nesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1250 lbs. 41.00- 43.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice, few prime, 34 900- 1050 lbs. 40.5041.75 Monday, 42.5043.00, Load 43.50 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 38.50- 40.50 Monday, 40.5042.50 Wednesday. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 22.00-24.00 Monday, 23.00-25.00 Wednes day. GREEN DRAGON LIVESTOCK SALES mJ 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA COWS COWS COINS BUYERS FROM 3 STATES 1 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 Sechrist Auction Stewartstown, Pa. December 19,1977 CATTLE 62 Steers - Good Choice 42.0043.50; Good 39.0041.85; Standard Good 36.00- Holsteins Good - absent; Standard to Good 29.00- Heifers - High Choice and Prune - absent; Good to Choice 35.00-38.50; Good 30.00-35.00. Feeder Steers - Good and Choice 35.0088.50; Standard Good 28.00- Bulls - Good and Choice Commercial 34.00- 37.50; Standard to Good 28.00- Cows - High Yearling Commercial 26.50- 28.75; Cutters 24.50-26.25; Canners Low Cutters 23.00- 25.10; Shells 17.00-23.50. CALVES 146 Calves - Choice and Prime 60.00- 73.50; Good and Choice 50.00- 60.00; Standard and Good 40.00-50.00; Utility to Good 110-140 lbs. 30.00-48.50; Utility 90-110 lbs. 25.00-35.00; Culls 15.00-28.00. HOGS 347 Hogs US No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 46.7547.75; US No. 1 and 3, 190-230 lbs. 45.0046.50; US No. 1 and 3, 200-250 lbs. 44.0045.00. Sows 250875 lbs. 35.00-38.75; 400- 500 lbs. 30.00-36.50. Boars 300-500 lbs. 22.00-27.50. SHEEP Lambs Medium and Good 48.00-56.00. Ewes - 10.00-16.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215 lbs. 45.5046.50. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 45.00- 45.25. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,190-220 lbs. 44.00- 44.75. auction news Special Markets SPECIAL SLAUGHTER CATTLESALE December 13,1977 Courtland, Va. There were 27 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDAC’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on USDA standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS; Choice, 1055- 1200 lbs. 41.00-42.60; Good, 925-1170 lbs. 38.25-39.00. r HEIFERS; Choice, 775-960 lbs. 34.25-39.00; Good, 1 head, 820 lbs. 35.75. Harrisburg, Va. December 15,1977 There were 171 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDAC’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on USDA standards and sold by the hundredweights. STEERS: Choice 920-1080 lbs. 39.8042.40; Singles 1000- 1265 lbs. 40.4542.00; Good 1050-1200 lbs. 36.0040.25; SPECIAL NOTICE VINTAGE SALE STABLES, INC. Will have their regular hog sale SAT. DEC. 24 & SAT. DEC. 31 The buyers will be buying as usual. L Robert Frame, Manager Modern Pouitiy Supplies, inc. Singles 1000-1290 lbs. 35.00- 41.00; Holstein 1070-1260 lbs. 33.50-36.80. HEIFERS: Choice 800- 1130 lbs. 37.00-39.25; Good 750-1050 lbs. 35.00-38.00. New Holland Horse New Holland Sales Stables Monday, December 19 Reported receipts of 350 horses and ponies. Market steady with last week’s market. filh with the fragiance of holly and poinsettia and everybody dt earns about an old-fashioned white Chustmas As you trim the tree and stuff stockings, we e\lend best wishes for the m truest Christmas e vet I JIM AND MIKE ENCK Load of work horses out lowa, pairs 1275-2000, singl 650-1500; local driving horsi 175-600; riding horses 15 300; better horses 325-50( lightweight killers 1 22-21 heavyweight killers 28-33 mares 1545; colts 10-20 geldings 1540; larger ponie 60-110. Bar WiJm % Yow Once again holiday helh nug out, the ah
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