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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-
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- 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.
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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.