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Livesto
Baltimore
USDA
February 6,1978
CATTLE 375: Slaughter
steers 50-1.00 higher, heifers
50 higher or limited test of
market, cows 50-1.00 higher,
bulls firm to 50 higher, few
feeders steady. Supply 35 per
cent slaughter steers and
heifers, 40 per cent cows, 20
per cent feeders, balance
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 2-4 1050-1260 lbs.
44.00-47.10; Good & Choice 2-
4 1015-1200 lbs. 42.50-44.00;
Good 2-3 950-1100 lbs. 38.00-
42.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
package high Good and
Ounce 341060 lbs. 40.00 few
low Standard and Good 2-3
785-950 lbs. 34.10-37.00.
COWS: Utility 2-3 &
Commercial 3-4 30.00-33.85;
Cutter 28.00-32.10; Canner &
low Cutter 24.50-28.00.
BULLS: G 1-2 1000-1790
lbs. 34.00-39.35; Individual
Choice Bullock 1110 lbs.
42.10; Good 1110 lbs. 36.50;
Standard 715-900 lbs. 30.50-
35.25.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Choice steers 650-840 lbs.
36.50-39.00; Individual 930
lbs. 40.25; few Good 570-860
lbs. 35.00-38.00; lot Choice
heifers 750 lbs. 34.50; few
Good 825-935 lbs. 28.00-29.00.
HOGS: 700: Compared to
last Wednesday Barrows
and Gilts steady to 50 higher.
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 48.25-
48.50, near 35 head 49.00; US
2-3 230-260 lbs. 47.25-48.25.
SOWS; Steady.
US 1-3 300600 lbs. 37.00-
38.25.
VEAL & CALF AUCTION
35: Several high Choice &
Prime Vealers 235-275 lbs.
64.00-65.00; few Good 215-245
lbs. 37.5049.00; Good 100-135
lbs. 30.5040.50; Standard &
Good Holsteins 70-100 lbs.
24.50-34.50.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales
Stables
Wednesday, February 8
Reported receipts of 30
cows and 6 heifers.
Load of N.Y., fresh 675-875,
springers 660-900; load of
N.Y. purebreds, fresh 590-
1100; local cows 535-570;
springing heifers 425-570.
ck market and
Peoria
Auction
Peoria, Illinois
February 9,1978
CATTLE: Receipts this
week: 3800 Last week: 4300
Year Ago; 5400.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers
steady to 50 higher.
Slaughter heifers fully
steady. Cows 1.00-2.00
higher. Bulls firm. Receipts
about 65 per cent slaughter
steers, 25 per cent slaughter
heifers balance mainly
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-
1250 lbs. 46.00-46.50; Choice
24 1050-1250 lbs. 44.5045.50;
couple loads 45.75; 900-1050
lbs. 44.0044.50; mixed Good
and Choice 24 900-1300 lbs.
41.5044.50; Good 2-3 40.00-
41.50; Couple loads Good and
Choice 2-3 Holstems 39.00-
39.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 34 900-
1075 lbs. 43.5044.25; Choice
24 850-1050 lbs. 42.5043.50;
800-900 lbs. 42.00-42.50;
mixed Good and Choice 24
750-1000 lbs. 40.5042.50;
Good 2-3 38.0040.50; Stan
dard and Good 2-3 34.00-
38.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 28.00-31.00;
High-dressing Utility 32.00-
33.00; Few 34.00; Cutter 1-2
27.00-30.50; Canner 23.00-
27.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1100-1800 lbs. 26.50-33.00;
couple Yield Grade 135.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, Feb. 3,1978
Feeder Cattle
243
Today
Last Friday 278
TREND: Small supply
feeder steers and heifers
2.00-2.50 higher, although
bulk of supply sold in lots of
three or less.
FEEDER STEERS:
Couple lots Choice 525-585 lb.
44.0044.75, couple lots 850-
910 lbs. 41.3542.35; couple
lots Good 875-900 lbs. 37.25-
38.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 425-730 lbs. 34.25-
36.00; one lost mixed Good
and Choice 765 lbs. 32.75.
FEEDER BULLS: Couple
lots Choice 550-900 lbs. 38.50-
40.50.
G&M Livestock
Market
Duncanville, Pa.
February 6,1978
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime None; Good to Choice
38.00- Good 36.00-38.00;
Standard 32.00-36.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice
and Prime None; Good to
Choice 34.00-37.25; Other
30.00-
FEEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 300 to 700 lbs. 38.00-
42.00; Standard to Good
32.00- Other 28.00-32.00.
DAIRYCOWS: 350,00 to
750.00; Market report
Higher.
BULLS: 1200 to 2110 lbs.
36.00- 900 to 1200 32.00-
36.00.
COWS; High Choice to
Prime 32.00-33.50; Good to
Standard 30.00-32.25; Cutters
24.00-30.00; Canners 22.00-
24.00.
CALVES: High Choice
80.00- Good to Choice
60.00- Standard to Good
40.00- Utility 20.00-
40.00.
HOGS: 200 to 240 49.00-
50.35; 160 to 200 38.0046.00.
SOWS: 30.0039.75.
BOARS: 23.00-35.00.
SHEEP; Lambs 80 to 110
lbs. 61.50-64.00; 60 to 80 lbs.
50.00-57.50.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales
Stables
Monday, Feb. 6
Reported receipts of 146
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market stronger
than last week’s market.
Local driving horses 175-
450; riding horses 175-300;
better horses 325-500;
lightweight killers 28-32;
heavyweight killers 3843;
mares 15-50; colts 10-20;
geldings 15-115; , larger
ponies 65-175. '
WE WILL HAUL
HAY, STRAW, &
GRAM
To Local Auctions
or Buy Outright
Paid at Scales
MEADOW GREEK
FARMS
Call 717-933-4080
or 717-93M377
auction news
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
February 8,1978
CATTLE 197. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows 50
cents to $1 higher. Few Good
slaughter steers 39.25-41.75,
few Standard 33.50-36.10.
Individual Good slaughter
heifer at 34.35, few Standard
29.00-32.75. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
31.0034.50, one at 34.85,
Cutters 29.0031.85, Canner &
Low Cutter 25.0029.25, few
shells down to 17.10. Yield
Grade No. 1, 12501950 lbs.
slaughter bulls 35.75-39.60.
CALVES 239. Vealers fully
steady. Couple Prime
vealers 83.00 and 87.00,
Choice 70.00-82.00, Good
56.0070.00, Standard and
Good 110130 lbs. 41.00-56.00,
90-110 lbs. 34.00-41.50,
Standard 65-85 lbs. 28.00
36.00, few Utility 5090 lbs.
15.0026.50. Farm Calves:
have a
nice weekend...
lift a finger
I ATTENTION PORK PRODUCERS ~l
is
Consign your hogs and
feeder pigs at Lancaster
Stockyards to M. McCoy
where they will be handled
by a young capable and
ambitious staff.
We also take orders for fat
hogs and feeder pigs and will
fill them to your specific
needs.
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE
FEBRUARY 14, 1978
Tags will be delivered
to your farm on request.
I FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: f
i MAIN OFFICE- 717-397-1411 I
I HOG DIVISION -717-291-8912 |
I ED PROSSER HOME - 717-259-0988 I
Holstein bulls 95-120 lbs.
40.0061.50.
HOGS 450. Barrows and
gilts 25 cents to 50 cents
higher. US No. 1-2 200235
lbs. barrows and gilts 49.60
50.30, No. 1-3 200240 lbs.
48.2049.70, No. 2-3 195-255
lbs. 46.0048.20, No. 1-3 185-
195 lbs. 42.3045.00. Sows
steady. US No. 1-3.1-3 255-665
lbs. sows 35.00-42.00, one at
GREEN DRAGON
LIVESTOCK SALES
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
cd>ns 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.
11:00 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 Sates and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
mm H. RISSER, Proprietor
McCOY CATTLE GO.
IH THE HOG RUSIHESS
43.25, few Utility 220-375 lbs.
25.00-31.50. Boars 22.00-28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 266. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
10.50- per head, No. 1-3
35-60 lbs. 23.00-35.50 per
head. No. 1-3 160-185 lbs.
35.50- per hun
dredweight.
SHEEP 5. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
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