fr—Lancaster Farndng, Saturday, January 7,1978 _ -i v ' - Zj -* -" ,tT Livestock mo Pa. Auction Summary December 30,1977 CATTLE 5270. Compared with 5135 head last week, and 5752 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers mostly steady to $1.50 higher, with some dedine end of week. Slaughter heifers unevenly steady; Slaughter cows $1 to $1.50 higher, with some decline end of week; Slaughter bulls steady to $1 higher. STEERS: High Choice & Prime 3-4,45.75-47.75, Choice 2-4, 42.0046.85, Good 38.00- 42.75, Standard 32.50-37.50, few Utility 28.50-33.00. HEIFERS: Choice 38.00- 43.00, Good 32.00-37.50, few 40.00, Standard 28.00-34.00. COWS: Utility & Com mercial 27.00-30.00, few 32.00, Cutters 24.75-28.75, Canner & Low Cutter 22.00- 26.00, Shells down to 18,00. Few Choice slaughter bullocks 38.75-41.25, few Good 32.00-38.00, few Standard 28.00-34.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-2200 lbs. slaughter bulls 30.75-37.00, few Yield Grade No. 2, 900- 1550 lbs. 27.50-34.00. Good & Choice 300-750 lbs. feeder steers 31.5042.00. Medium & Good 300-700 lbs. feeder heifers 23.00-34.00. CALVES 3184. Compared 4192 head last week, ard 3850 bead a year ago. Vealers 1 grading Good and Choice $l - higher, Standard & Good uneven, extremes $2 higher to $2 lower. VEALERS: Few 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 i Grain Sate We have plenty of good buyers each week. We need consigners. Contact; L Robert Frame, manager GREEN DRAGON LIVESTOCK SALES MJ 1 mile North of Ephrata. PA covis cows coiys 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 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 Prime 72.0WJ8.00, Choice 65.00- Good 50.0065.00, Standard & Goo-.' 1 110-130 lbs. 38.00- 90-110 ius. 32.00 40.00, Standard 70-90 lbs. 27.00- Utility 50-100 lbs. 15.00- FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 37.00- few Hoi. heifers 85-120 lbs. 35.00-60.00. HOGS 5575. Compared with 6998 head last week, and 6260 head a year ago. Barrows & gilts mostly steady to $2 higher, with some weakness latter half of week. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 47.0048.25, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 46.00-47.50, No. 2-3 190 260 lbs. 43.0046.00, No. 1-3 140190 lbs. 35.5044.50. SOWS MOSTLY $1 LOWER US No. 1-3 300575 lbs. 32.0037.00, few 39.25, No. 2-3 300625 lbs. 27.0033.00. BOARS 23.00 28.00. FEEDER PIGS 983. Compared with 1662 head last week, and 1212 head a year ago. Feeder Pigs steady to 12 higher. US No, 1- 3 20-35 lbs. 12.5026.00 per head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 18.00 36.00, No. 1-3 5085 lbs. 30.00 39.50 per head. GRADED FEEDER PIGS 2072. Compared with 2598 head last week. ALL SALES PER HUNDREDWEIGHT. Feeder pigs #l-2 &(2-3 under 40 lbs.) were $2-$5 lower; #2- 3 over 401bs. $6-$l3 higher. US No. 1-3 20-40 lbs. 65.00- 79.00, 40-50 lbs. 65.00-83.00, 50-75 lbs. 61.00-74.00; US No. 2-3 20-40 lbs. 60.00-87.00,40-60 lbs. 56.00-77.00, 60-75 lbs. 56.00-66.00. licet arid SHEEP 184. Compared with 393 head last week, and 308 head a year ago. Wooled slaughter lambs steady to strong on small supply. WOOLED LAMBS: Few Choice 60-110 lbs. 54.50-69.00, Good 50-100 lbs. 45.00-58.00. Slaughter ewes 10.50-21.00. Sechrist Auction Stewarts town, Pa. January 2,1978 CATTLE 105 Steers - Good Choice 39.50-42.85; Good 36.00- Holsteins Good 35.00- Standard to Good 30.00- Heifers - High Choice and Prime 38.00- 41.75; Good to Choice 35.00- 37.50; Good 30.00-32.50; Holsteins Good 28.00-33.00; Standard Good 25.00-29.50. Feeder Steers - Good and Choice 35.00-39.50; Standard Good 32.00-36.00. Bulls-Good and Choice Commercial 35.00- Standard to Good 30.00- Utility to Stan- BEEFALO HYBRID CATTLE 45 LIMOUSIN-HEREFORO CROSS COWS Bred Beefalo For Sale - Rapid gains on grass and roughage. - 55-65 lb. Births - up to 1100 lb. yearling. - Test data show 62 percent carcass dress out. - We stock and distribute Pureblood Beefalo Semen and Half-Blood Beefalo heifers and bulls. - Visit our farm and see our animals. SEMEN M 2 an ampule NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR V* BULLS & HEIFERS BEEFALO N & J 4270 Quakertown Road Princeton, NH 08540 609-896-0336 Member World Beefalo Association ATTENTION FARMERS!! SPRAY MATERIALS INSECTICIDES CONKLIN PRODUCTS IM —PRUV—/|LL GOLDEN ACRES ■QQ3EQ For greater root system, looser soil, less water run off, in creased yields. University data available. More than 15. years of proven performance. Medina has been used on all types of crops and soils - in almost all of the United States and in 25 foreign countries Check our Prices before you buy. MELVIN R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road PH: 717-569-6576 dard 26.00-29.75. Cows - High Yearling Commercial 27.00 29.10; Cutters 26.00-28.25; Canners Low Cutters 24.00 23.85; Shells 20.00-23.85. CALVES 121 Calves - Choice and Prime 65.00 80.00; Good and Choice 55.00 63.00; Standard and Good 45.00-55.00; Utility to Good 110-140 lbs. 35.00-55.00; Utility 90-110 lbs. 30.0035.00; Culls 15.00-28.00. HOGS 206 Hogs -U.S. No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 45.1046.00; U.S. No. 1 and 3,190230 lbs. 44.0044.75; U.S. No. 1 and 3, 180250 lbs. 43.0044.00. Sows - 250-375 lbs. 30.0033.50; 400 500 lbs. 32.0034.25. Boars - 3005001b5. 25.0027,50, SHEEP 1 Lambs - Medium and Good 40.0045.50. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and'2, 190215 lbs. 44.0044.50. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2,190220 lbs. 43.75- 44.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,190220 lbs. 43.00 43.50. Lancaster, PA. 17601 auction news Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. January 3,1978 CATTLE 268. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter cows mostly $1 to $1.50 lower on Utility & Commercial, Canner & Low Cutter steady to 75 cents lower. One High Choice slaughter steer at 46.25, Choice No. 2-4 10501250 lbs. 41.1044.00, Good 37.5040.75. One Choice slaughter heifer at 37.35, few Good 33.00-35.35, few Standard 32.85-34.50. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 26.5028.85, Cutters 25.25-27.50, Canner & Low Cutter 23.0026.00, Shells down to 21,5 ff. Few Good & Low Choice slaughter bullocks 35.6038.35. Few Yield Grade #112002100 lbs. slaughter bulls 32.0036’.10. CALVES 230. Vealers about steady. Few Prime NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. WEEKLY FEEDER PIG SALE EVERY WEDNE! Sale to Start Promt We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime Alt pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian, State tags available at our office foryou to tag pigs at home to saveZ 5 cents tagging charge. TagsdeUvered if yon call 717-354-4341 our office in advance. Calf Sale To Be Held In New Sales Pavilion NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH 717-397-5538 717-393-4464 vealers 73.50-75.00, 59.00- Good 45.. few Standard & Good U| lbs. 40.00-44.00, 90-110 34.00- Standard lbs. 26.00-34.00, Utility lbs. 10.00-20.00. Farm < holstein bulls 90-120 37.00- fewto 50.00. HOGS 292. Barrows v weak to 75 cents lower. No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barroi gilts 45.50-46.00, small 47.00, No. 1-3 200-240 44.85-45.60, few lots No. 170-185 lbs. 39.00-43.00, No. 1-3 275-550 lbs. 33.3036.75. Boars 26.50-27. FEEDER PIGS 100. No. I*3 2035 lbs. feeder | 15.00-25.00 per head. No. 60-90 lbs. 30.0036.00 head. SHEEP 6. Few Slai ewes at 12.00. 12 Miles East of Lancaster on Route 23, New Holland, Penna. From 7 A.M. Wed. Mornini State Graded Until 12 Noon. Every Thursday At 4:30 P.M.
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