Livestock market an Middleburg Auction Middlebtirg,Pa. December 20,1977 CATTLE 242. Compared with last Tuesday’s market; Choice slaughter steers 44.50-45.85, Good 38.00-43.50, Standard 35.00-38.00, Utility 32.00- Choice slaughter heifers 40.00-42.75, Good 35.00- Standard 30.00- 35.00, Utility 25.00-30.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 27.50-29.10, Cutters 25.75-27.50, Canner & Low Cutter 24.00-26.75, Shells down to 21.00, Yield Grade #1 1200-1675 lbs. slaughter bulls 31.75-35.85; yield grade #2 800-1200 lbs. 27.00-31.75. Good 350-650 lbs. feeder steers 32.0044.50. CALVES 205. Prime vealers 72.00-77.50, Choice 62.00- Good 55.00-62.00, Standard & Good 110-135 lbs. GUARANTEED INCOME FOR FLOOR POULTRY HOUSES WE HAVE IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR SEVERAL FLOOR HOUSES SUITABLE FOR RAISING CHICKS AND BREEDER FLOCKS /I * A 42.00- 90-110 lbs. 32.00- 42.00, Standard 70-90 lbs. 25.00- Farm calves, holstem bulls 95-115 lbs. 45.00- HOGS 621. (Monday, December 19, 1977). US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 47.35-48.10, No. 1-3 190- 250 lbs. 46.3047.00, ffo. 2-3 250-300 lbs. 45.7546.00. US No. 1-3 350-550 lbs. sows 36.5040.25, No. 2-3 250400 lbs. 30.00-34.50. Boars 315460 lbs. 23.50-24.00. FEEDER PIGS 345. US No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs 6.50-19.00 per head, No. 1-3 2040 lbs: 19.00-32.50, No. 1-3 40-60 lbs. 32.00-36.00 per head. SHEEP 7. Good wooled slaughter lambs 45.00-58.00. 1 MAIL TO: BOX 266 J-24, do LANCASTER FARMING, Lititz, PA 17543 Name Address Town Zip Code Des Moines Carlot December 21,1977 Compared to Tuesday’s close beef trade closed slow after a fairly active start. Demand moderate to good. Steer beef & Good heifer beef 1.00 higher. Choice 3 heifer beef 1.50 up. Most sales con tingent on transportation. No comparable primal beef cut sales. Canner & Cutter cow beef steady. Sales reported on 60 loads of carcass beef. STEERBEEF 17 Loads Choice 3: 600-800 lbs. 68.25, mostly 69.25,1.00 higher. Choice 2-3; 500-800 lbs. 62.00 (Holstein type). Good 2-3: 600-800 lbs. 62.25. Good 2-3: 500-800 lbs. 61.00 (Holstein type). HEIFER BEEF 42 Loads Choices: 500-7001b5.67.25, V > .Phone auction news 1.50 higher Good 2-3 500-700 lbs. 60.75, 1.00 higher. COW BEEF ILoad Canner & Cutter: (Nor thern) 51.50, steady. Boneless Processing Beef: 90% chem. lean (frozen) 75.00; 90% chem. lean (fresh) 72.50; 60% chem. lean (frozen) 44.00. PRIMAL BEEF CUTS Choice 3 2Loads FORES: 130-210 lbs. 59.00. ROUNDS: (heifer) 60-85 lbs. 75.75. BEEF TRIMMINGS: 50% lean (fresh) 37.50. Compared to Tuesday’s close fresh pork cut trade slow, demand moderate to light. Lack of available trucks especially into East Coast areas hampering pro duct movement. Fresh loins 1.75-3.75 higher. Picnics’and Boston butts not established. Spareribs steady; skinned hams 1.00-4.00 lower; bellies steady to 2.00 higher. FRESH PORK CUTS LOINS: 14/DN lbs. 93.75; 14-17 lbs. 90.50-92.75,1.50-3.75 higher; 17-20 lbs. 81.75, 1.75 higher. PICNIC: NO SALES REPORTED. BOSTON BUTT: NO SALES REPORTED. SPARE RIBS: 3/DN lbs. 80.50-81.00; 83.50 frozen; 3-5 lbs. 65.50, steady. SKINNED HAMS:' 14-17 lbs. 84.00, 1.00 lower than late Tuesday; 17-20 lbs. WE WILL HAUL HAY, STRAW, & GRAIN To Local Auctions or Buy Outright Paid at Scales MEADOW GREEN FARMS Call 7179334080 or 7179334377 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 24,1977 79.00, 4.00 lower than late Tuesday. BELLIES, SDLS: 12-14 lbs. 53.00-54.00, late 54.00; 14-16 lbs. 53.00-54.00,1.00-2.00 higher; 16-18 lbs. 48.00, steady to 1.50 higher; 18-20 lbs. 44.00; 20-25 lbs. 34.50. BNLS CT BUTT; lVz-3 lbs. 91.25; 93.25-93.50, individual ly wrapped; 3-6 lbs. 91.50, in dividually wrapped. PORK TRIM; 50% lean 35.00 frozen. JOWLS: 28.00-28.50. OFFAL & VARIETY: CHEEK MEAT: 62.00. LIVERS: 12.00. Carlisle Auction Carlisle, Pa. December 20,1977 CATTLE 127. Compared with last Tuesday’s market; Good slaughter steers 36.00- 38.10, Standard 31.00-33.75, Utility 29.60-31.25. Good slaughter heifers 31.75-33.00, Standard 29.00-31.00, Utility 26.75-30.00. Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 25.10-27.25, Cutters 22.75- 25.50, Canner & Low Cutter 21.25-23.00, Shells down to 20.75. Standard slaughter bullocks 30.75-33.00, Utility 26.50-29.50. CALVES 142. Choice vealers 60.50-72.00, Good 42.00- Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 37.00-46.50,90-115 lbs. 29.00-40.00. HOGS 198 US No. 1-2 barrows & gilts 46.8547.60, No. 1-3 44.5046.50, No. 2-3 41.2544.75. US No. 1-3 sows 33.00- No. 2-3 25.50- 30.50. Few Boars 24.00. FEEDER PIGS 112. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 14.00- per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 19.50-28.00 per head. SHEEP 5. No sales on offer. Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. Monday, December 19 Reported receipts of 495 calves, 145 cows, 124 hogs, 57 heifers, 2 sheep, 40 lambs, 15 bulls, and 24 steers. Cattle market steady and calf steady. Veals 55.00-64.00; bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 34.00-36.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and down 25.00-33.00; grassers and feeders 20.00- lambs 30.00- sheep 8.00-14.00; hogs, 200 to 250 lbs. 38.0041,00; sows 28.00-33.00; boars 22.00-24.00; pigs 10.00- heifers 24.00- steers, good 29.50-33.50; steers, common 26.00- bulls 27.00-32.50; cows, good 26.00-27.75; cows, medium 24.00-25.00; cows, poor or small 18.00-22.00; goats 12.00-20.00. com SALE | Every Wednesday at 12 Noon At David Good's Farm Equipment Sale North Maple Ave., Leola, PA i Y HARVEY Z, MARTIN Home Phone 215-445-5303 We Buy On Orders Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-856-7270 t We also buy hay and straw privately. ▼ Throughout the holidays the Vintage, New Holland, and Lancaster Livestock markets will be open as usual for business. The only change is that at Lancaster Stockyards, the Monday- sales will begin at 9 a.m. instead of 11 a.m. Lancaster Feeder Cattle Lancaster, Pa. Friday, Dec. 16,1977 Feeder Cattle Today 669 Last Friday 682 TREND: Compared to last Friday feeder steers uneven, few Choice 50-75 higher, Good and mixed Good and Choice weak to 50 lower. FEEDER STEERS: Couple lots Choice 450-500 lb. 40.25-40.75, one lot 780 lb. 40.00, few lots Choice 535-800 lb. 38.25-39.50; mixed Good and Choice 725-900 lb. 36.50- 38.50; Good 650-900 lb. 32.25- 34.25. FEEDER BULLS: Couple lots Choice 400-525 lb. 29.00- 32.00; few Good 50M00 lb. 24.50-27.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Couple lots mixed Good and Choice 700-775 lb. 26,25-28.75. Oklahoma Cattle . December 22,1977 Thursday feeder cattle cattle auction. Estimated receipts 700. Same day last week 5295. Fairly active on sharply curtailed receipts, feeder cattle and calves generally steady; majority receipts mixed Good and Choice 300- 650 lb. feeder steers and heifers; moderate at tendance buyers. FEEDER STEERS: Choice 300-500 lbs. 44.00- 46.25 ; 500-700 lb. 42.00-43.50; Mixed Good and Choice 400- 500 lb. 39.0043.00; 500-700 lb. 39.7540.75; Few Good 532- 736 lb. Holstein Steers 34.00- 35.75. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 300-500 lb. 34.50-36.10; 500-700 lb. 34.50-37.90. Few Mixed Good and Choice 265- 715 lb. 33.50-33.60; Few Good 283-550 lb. 31.32.00. For the week: Compared to late last week, Feeder Steers generally steady; Feeder Heifers steady to $l.OO higher, full advance on Choice offerings over 500- lb. cows $l.OO-2.00 higher in very Good demand; bulls .50-1.00 higher; salable receipts near 5200 head compared to 15,028 last week and 6929 the comparable week a year ago. Cows and bulls totaled near 1700 head and comprised 25 per cent of the receipts; Feeders near 70 per cent of the total. 9
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