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
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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.
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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,
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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.
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At David Good's Farm Equipment Sale
North Maple Ave., Leola, PA
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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.
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