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Livestock market an
Baltimore
USDA
January 9,1978
CA'ITLE 400: Slaughter
steers steady, not enough
heifers available, cows
mostly steady to 75 cents
higher, not enough bulls fora
market test.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 2-4 1000-
1300 lbs. 42.00-44.00; 4 head
1325 lbs. 45.00; Good and
Choice 39.00-40.25; Good
36.25-39.00; few Good
Holsteins 2-3 1050-1575 lbs.
31.50-34.75.
COWS: Utility 2-3 26.00-
29.00; few low Yielding 22.50-
23.50; Cutter 1-2 23.85-26.10.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Scattered sales of Choice
steers 635-760 lbs. 38.85-
38.50; Choice heifers 375-575
lbs. 29.50-30.35.
HOGS 600: Barrows and
Gilts $1.50-2.00 higher
compared with last Wed
nesday US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
45.50-46.00; US 2-3 230-260
lbs. 45.00-45.50.
SOWS: Steady to 50
higher; US 1-3 300800 lbs.
34.5035.50.
VEAL Sc CALF AUCTION
80: Scattered sales all
grades Prime 150-250 lbs.
62.00-74.00; Choice 150-300
lbs. 46.50-58.00; Good &
Choice 75-125 lbs. 32.0038.00.
G&M Livestock
Market
Duncanville, Pa.
January, 19,1978
Market higher than last
week’s market.
STEERS: Good to Choice
36.00-42.00; Standard to
Good; 28.00-34.00.
HEIFERS: Good to Choice
34.0038.00; Other 26.00-34.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 32.00-38.00;
Standard to Good 26.00-32.00.
BULLS: 1000 to 1772 lbs,
32.00- 900 to 1100 lbs.
30.00-
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 28.00-30.20; Good to
Standard 26.00-28.00; Cutters
22.00-26.00; Canners Down to
21.00.
CALVES: High Choice
72.00- Good to Choice
60.00- Standard to Good
40.0060.00; Light 20.00-40.00.
HOGS: 200 to 240 lbs. 46.75-
48.50; 170 to 250 lbs. - 42.00-
48.00.
SOWS; 32.00-40.00.
BOARS: 22.00-29.00,
SHEEP: 80 to 120 lbs.
52.00-60.00.
LAMBS: 60 to 80 lbs. 34.00-
52.00.
Valley
livestock
Valley Stockyard
Athens, Pa.
Monday, January 9
Reported receipts of 403
calves, 145 cows, 22 hop, 37
heifers, 24 lambs, 4 sheep, 22
bulls, and 13 steers. Cattle
market very strong and calf
market higher.
Veals 65.00-72.00; bobs, 90
to 110 lbs. 42.00-50.00; bobs,
80 lbs. and down 32.00-40.00;
grassers and feeders
18.00-32.00; lambs
40.00- sheep
12.00- hop, 200 to 250
lbs. 40.00-45,00; sows
30.00- boars 20.00-25.00;
pigs 8.00-25.00; heifers
22.00- steers, good
30.00- steers, common
26.00- bulls 28.00-33.00;
cows, good 27.00-29.00, top
31.00; cows, medium
25.00- cows, poor or
small 16.00-23.00; goats
12.00-
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, January 11
Reported receipts of 63
cows, 54 heifers, and 39 bulls.
Market steady with last
week’s market.
Load of Pa. fresh 575-805;
load of N.Y. fresh 625-770;
load of Pa. fresh 640-790;
local cows 450-700; springing
heifers 475-740; open heifers
150-250; bulls 325-420.'
Peoria
Auction
Peoria, Illinois
January 12,1978
Receipts this week; 5800
Last Week: 5200
Year ago: 5700
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers fully
steady. Slaughter Heifers
steady. Cows steady to 50
higher. Bulls firm. Receipts
about 65 per cent slaughter
steers, 30 per cent slaugnter
heifers balance mainly
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and prime 3-4 1100-
1200 lbs. 44.50-45.00, in
cluding load 1370 lbs. 45.00;
choice 2-41050-1230 lbs. 43.00-
44.00, load 1085 lbs. 44.50;
and load 1330 lbs. 43.50; 900-
1050 lbs. 42.50-43.00; mixed
good and choice 2-4 900-1300
lbs. 40.00-43.00; good 2-3
38.5040.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and prime 34 900-1050
lbs. 42.00-42.50; choice 24
850-1050 lbs. 40.5042.00; 800-
900 lbs. 40.0041.00; mixed
good and choice 24 750-1000
lbs. 38.5041.00; good 2-3
34.50-38.50; standard and
good 2-3 32.00-34.50.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 24 23.00-26.50; high
dressing utility 27.00-27.50;
few 28.00-29.00, individual
30.00; cutter 1-2 21.00-24.00;
canner 20.00-21.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1100-1800 lbs. 25.00-30.00; few
yield grade 1 31.00-32.00;
individual 33.00.
NEW HOUANO SALES STABLES, INC.
12 Miles East of Lancaster
on Route 23, New Holland, Penna.
WEEKLY
FEEDER PIG
SALE
EVERY WEDNEL
Sale to Start Promptly at IP.**.
We Will Receive Your Pigs An
From 7 A.M. Wed. Mornim
State Graded Untfl 12 Noon.
All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
State tags available at onr office for you to
tag pigs at home to save2s cents tagging charge.
Tags delivered if you call 717-354-4341
onr office in advance.
Calf Sale To Be Held in New Sales Pavilion
Every Thursday At 4:30 P.M.
NORMAN KOLB ABE DiFFENBACH
717-397-5538 717-393-1484
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Lancaster, Pa.
Fri., Jan. 7,1978
Feeder Cattle
241
Today
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TREND: Insufficient
volume to fully test, trends.
FEEDER' STEERS: One
lot Choice and Prime 765 lb.
41.50; couple lots Choice 840-
865 lb. 39.10-40.60; couple lots
mixed Good and Choice 825-
860 lb. 38.60-38.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Load Choice 640-750 lb. 31.00-
32.25.
Leesport
Auction
Leesport,Pa.
January 11,1978
CATTLE 286. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers
steady. Slaughter cows $1 to
$2 highef. Choice 1030-1300
lbs. slaughter steers
43.00- one at 46.00, Good
38.00- Standard'
35.00- few Utility
28.00- Few Choice
950-1300 lbs. slaughter
heifers 37.35-43.10, few Good
33.50-36.75, few Standard
29.75-33.00. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
28.00- few to 32.00, Cut
ters 26.00-29.35, Canner &
Low Cutter 22.50-25.75. Few
Good slaughter bullocks
34.00- Few Yield Grade
#1 1000-1920 lbs. slaughter
bulls 32.75-36.00. Few Good &
Choice 500-850 lbs. feeder
steers 37.75-40.00.
CALVES 154. Vealers
grading Good & Choice $2 to
$5 lower; Standard & Low
Good strong to $4 higher.
Few Prime vealers
70.00- Choice 60.00-
68.00, Good 50.00-61.00, Stan
dard & Good 110-130 lbs.
42.00- 90-110 lbs.
37.00- Standard 7085
lbs. 30.0039.00, Utility 55-110
lbs. 15.00-32.00. Farm calves,
Holstein bulls' 95-115 lbs.
40.00-
HOGS 366. Barrows & gilts
steady to 75c. higher. US No.
1-2 205-235 lbs. barrows &
gilts 47.00-47.75, few to 49.00,
No. 1-3 190-240 lbs.
46.00-47.25, No. 2-3 195-245
lbs. 43.85-46.25, No. 1-3
130-180 lbs. 38.50-45.50. US
No. 1-3 330600 lbs. sows
35.50-36.75, few No, 2-3
time
J V-
d
auction
460-600 lbs. 33.00-35.75. Few
Boars 27.00*28.75.
FEEDER PIGS 192. All
prices cwt US No. 1-3 15-25
lbs. feeder pigs 70.00-101.00
cwt., No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
57.00-63.00, few Utility 3545
lbs. 35.0041.00 cwt.'
- SHEEP 3. Couple Choice
85-115 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 57.50 andsB.oo.
Des Moines
Carlot
January 11,1978
Compared to Tuesday’s
close fresh pork cut trade
moderate, demand
moderate. Fresh loins
steady to 2,50 higher;
spareribs 3-5 lbs 1.00 higher;
skinned hams 2.00-3.00
higher than Monday; bellies
■steady; picnics no com
parison available; other cuts
not established.
FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS 14/DN lbs. 91.75-
92.50; 97.50 trimmed export,
steady to 75 higher; 14-17 lbs.
90.75-91.50,1.75-2.50 higher.
PICNIC 4-8 lbs. 49.00.
BOSTON BUTT No sales
reported
SPARERIBS SS lbs. 71.00,'
1.00 higher;' 5 & Up lbs. 50.00-
51.00.
SKINNED HAMS: 17-20
lbs. 79.00-80.00 2.00 higher
than Mon.; 20-26 lbs. 89.00,
3.00 higher than Mon.
BELLIES, SDLS; 8-10 lbs.
50.50-51.00 frozen; 10-12 lbs.
57.50; 12-14 lbs. 61.75-63.25,
steady; 14-16 lbs. 60.50-62.25;
16-18 lbs. 59.00-60.00, steady;
18-20 lbs. 56.00-56.75, steady.
BNLSCTBUTT; lbs.
97.25-98.00.
PORK TRIM: 50 per cent
lean 39.2540.00 frozen; 80
per cent lean 62.00 fresh;
64.00 frozen.
JOWLS: 36.00 fresh; 37.25
frozen.
BNLS PICNICS: 57.50.
OFFAL & VARIETY
SALIVARY GLANDS: 13.00.
WE WILL HAUL
HAY, STRAW, &
GRAM
To Local Auctions
or Buy Outright,
Paid at Scales
MEADOW GREEN
FARMS
Gall 717-933-4080
or 717-933-4377
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FRONT FEET: 18.75.
NECKBONES: 19.75.
LIVERS 30’s export 15.00
LIVERS: 50’s 12.00.
STOMACH: 85’s 17.00.
KIDNEY: 13.25.
Compared to Tuesday’s
close beef trade closed slow
after a moderate start,
-demand moderate. Choice 3
steer and heifer beef steady;
choice 4 steer beef unevenly
steady; primal beef cuts,
SPECIAL
NOTICE
VIHTAGE SALE STABLE, MC.
"’Box 100, Rt. 30
Paradise, Pa
12:30 P.M.
Needs more hay and straw, ear corn
and fodder for each Thursday Auction.
Our prices are as good as any sale in
the East.
Commission rate - $1.50 per ton.
For information, contact:
L. ROBERT FRAME
GREEN DRAGON
LIVESTOCK SALES M) .
1 mile North of Ephrata. PA
coins cows cows
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
7:60 P.M. - Small Animal Safe
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
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news
forequarters steady. Boning
-utility cow'beef 1.00 higher.
Sales reported on 72 loads of
carcass beef.
STEER BEEF
30 Loads
CHOICE 3: 600-800 lbs.
67.75-68.75, mostly -68.25
steady.
CHOICE 3: 700-900 lbs.
68.50 cOuple loads.
CHOICE 4; 700-900 lbs.
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Auctioneer
717-442-4181
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