—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 31,1977
6
Livestock market an
Pa. Auction
Summary
CATTLE 5135. Compared
with 8026 head last week, and
4331 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
unevenly steady. Slaughter
heifers steady to $1 higher.
Slaughter cows 50 cents to
$1.50 higher. Slaughter bulls
steady to $1 higher. Steers:
Few High Choice & Prime
No. 3-4 44.7547.50, Choice
No. 24 42.0046.00, few to
47.00, Good 36.00-43.00,
Standard 31.00-37.00, Utility
29.00- Heifers: Choice
38.0043.50, Good 32.00-38.00,
Standard 27.00-32.00, few
Utility 22.00-30.00. Cows:
Utility and Commercial
25.50-29.10, few 30.50, Cutters
23.25-27.50, Canners 21.00-
25.00, Shells down to 17.00.
Bullocks; Few Choice 37.25-
42.00, few Good 32.00-37.00,
few Standard 27.00-34.00, few
Utility 23.00-27.00. Bulls:
Yield Grade § 11000-2400 lbs.
30.00- few to 36.50; yield
grade #2 900-1600 lbs. 27.00-
33.00, Feeder Cattle: Good &
Choice 300-750 lbs. feeder
steers 28.00-37.50, Medium &
Good 300-600 lbs. 20.50-30.00;
Good & Choice 300-700 lbs.
feeder heifers 24.00-32.50,
Medium & Good 300-700 lbs.
18.00- .00.
CALVES 4192. Compared
with 5161 head last week,
and 3809 head a year ago.
Vealers steady to $4 higher.
Vealers: Few Prime 72.00-
86.00, Choice 60.00-74.00,
Good 49.00-62.00, Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 39.00-55.00,
90-110 lbs. 32.00-42.00,
Standard 70-90 lbs. 28.00-
33.00, Utility 50-120 lbs. 20.00-
32.00, Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 35.00-55.00;
holstein heifers 85-120 lbs.
35.0048.00,
HOGS 6998. Compared
with 7702 head last week, and
7579 head a year ago.
Barrows & gilts $1 to $2.50
higher. Barrows & Gilts: US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 46.00- ]
49.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
44.0047.50, No. 2-3 190-260
lbs. 40.0046.00, few No. 24
250-300 lbs. 37.0043.00, No. 1-
3 140-190 lbs. 35.0043.00, few
to 47.00. Sows: US No. 1-3
300-575 lbs. 32.00-38.00, few to
40.50, No. 2-3 300-600 lbs.
24.50-34.00. Boars 22.00-28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1662.
Compared with 2167 head
last week, and 856 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs
mostly $1 to $2.50 lower per
head. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs.
feeder pigs 10.00-20.50 per
head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 17.00-
29.00, No. 1-3 50-80 lbs. 28.00-
39.50, Utility 2045 lbs. 5.00-
17.00 per head.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS
2598. Compared with 1345
head last week. All sales
cwt. Feeder pigs $2 to $6
lower cwt. US No. 1-2 30-50
lbs. 68.00-85.50, few to 88.50,
50-60 lbs. 58.00-79.50, 60-75
lbs. 50.5063.00; No. 2-3 3040
lbs. 62.00-80.00, 4060 lbs.
48.00-64.00, 60-90 lbs. 49.50-
53.00, Utility 35-50 lbs. 43.00-
63.00,
SHEEP 395. Compared
with 696 head last week, and
542 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs 50 cents to
$4 higher. Choice 60-120 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
50.50-63.00, Good 50-115 lbs.
45.00- Slaughter ewes
3.00-
East Coast
Carlot Meats
Princeton, New Jersey
December 28,1977
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: Reported sales on
beef and lamb and pork very
light as reported by USDA.
Transportation of previously
sold products seem major
concern early. Prime special
fed veal steady. Good and
choice boning veal 2.00 to
4.00 higher. Limited test cow
beef steady. Lamb com
pared to last week 6.00 to
11.00 higher in face of short
supplies. Skinned hams 2.50
to 3.00 lower.
COW BEEF
CANNER-CUTTER 1-2 350
lbs up 5700 load, steady.
BEEFCUTS
Choice 3
STEER HINDS 145-1% lbs
8500-8600.
ROUNDS, STEER 60-85
lbs. 82006400.
FULL PLATES 41504200
FLANKS, untrimmed
3650-3850.
VEALCARCASS
HIDE ON
Prune (Special Fed) 180-
250 lbs. 11200 steady.
BONING TYPE
Good and Choice
Northeastern Suppliers:
65-75 lbs. 50.00-54.00, all 2.00
to 4.00 higher; 5564 lbs.
48.00- 45.54 lbs. 46.00-
50.00; 3544 lbs. 44.0048.00;
34 lbs. down 42.0046.00.
Midwest and west coast
suppliers: 70-85 lbs. 58.00-
60.00, all 2.00 to 4.00 higher;
60-70 lbs. 56.00-58.00; 5060
lbs. 54.00-56.00; 40-50 lbs.
52.00- 3040 lbs. 50.00-
52.00.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice and Prime
9 Loads
Compared to last week; 55
lbs down, 128.00 few 132.00,
6.00 to 8.00 higher; 55-65 lbs.
128.00 few 132.00,8.00 to 10.00
higher; 65-75 lbs. 126.00, 8.00
to 11.00 higher.
FRESH PORK CUTS
SKINNED HAMS 14-17 lbs.
83.00, 3.00 lower; 17-20 lbs.
79.00, 2.50 lower; 20-26 lbs.
78.00,
NECK BONES: 20.50.
CUBED AND
PROCESSED MEATS
12 Loads
SKINNED HAMS: 16-20
lbs. 87.00, steady.
SEMI-BONELESS HA
MS: 17-20 lbs. 105.00, steady.
NO. 1 SLICED BACON:
Vacuum Pack 101.00.
We would be happy
to have you as a Customer...
S. K. SHOTZBERGER, ING.
Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, PA 17604
Phone: 393-4641 (day or night)
♦ ♦
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SPECIAL
NOTICE
VINTAGE SALE STABLE, INC.
Box 100, Rt. 30,
Paradise, Pa
Needs more hay and straw, ear corn
and fodder for each Thursday Auction.
Our prices are as good as any sale in
the East.
For information, contact:
L. ROBERT FRAME
Auctioneer
717-442-4181
auction news
FRANKS 70 Beef. 30 Pork
No 1 Pack 62 00, steady
BOLOGNA 70 Beef, 30
Pork No 1 Pack 68 00, 1.00
higher
BONELESSBEEF
ILoad
85 PCT Chemical Lean,
fresh 74.00 load.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
2 Loads
50 PCT Chemical Lean,
fresh 38.00-39.00, steady to
1.00 lower.
Chambersburg
Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
December 22,1977
CATTLE 197. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, slaughter cows $2 to
$2 higher. Couple Choice
slaughter steers 43.85 and
44.85, few Good 37.75-42.00,
few Utility 29.50-30.50. One
Choice slaughter heifer at
42.50, few Utility 25.50-29.25.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 26.50-29.85,
couple to 30.85, Cutters 25.00-
28.00, Canner & Low Cutter
22.75-25.50, Shells down to
20.00, Few Yield grade #1
1050-1500 lbs. slaughter bulls
28.85-34.75. Few Good &
Choice 350-700 lbs. feeder
steers 28.00-34.00; few Good
300-700 lbs.' feeder heifers
24.50-32.50.
CALVES 422. Vealers
grading Good & Choice $9 to
$l2 higher; Standard & Good
70-130 lb. $4 to $8 higher.
Few Prime vealers 80.00-
83.00, Choice 69.00-80.00,
Good 55.00-70.00, Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 40.00-53.00,
90-110 lbs. 33.00-38.00,
Standard 70-85 lbs. 24.00- 2-3 235-255
32.00, Utility 50-100 lbs. 5.00- 1 “j" 04 ®; 85 * one J ot No. 1-
20.00. Farm calves, holstein “175 lbs. 46.00. US No. 1-3
bulls 90-120 lbs. 35.00- 300-500 lbs. sows 32.00-37 00
54 00 Few Boars 24.75-27.00.
HOGS 73. Barrows & gilts FEEDER PIGS 37. US No
$2 to $3 higher. US No. 1-3 }-3 30-40 lbs feeder pigs
200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 18.50-23.00 per head.
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
GREEN DRAGON
LIVESTOCK SALES SJ
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
COVIS COWS COM®
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
11.0*3 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.
mm H. RiSSER, Proprietor
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