Livestock market on
East Coast
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Princeton, New Jersey
February 8,1978
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dose: Trading very slow
neither side very aggressive.
East Coast activity rather
slow with mobility problems
and New England im
possible. Choice 3 steers
steady with last week’s close
in limited test. Prime special
fed veal steady. Good and
Choice boning veal steady.
No comparison on other
items.
Steer Beef
7 Loads
Choice 3 600-800 lbs. 7400.
Choice 3
Primal Beef Cuts
2 Loads
Arm Chucks 90-130 lbs.
6600; Rounds, steer 60-85 lbs.
8700.
Lamb Carcass
Choice & Prime 3-4
2 Loads
55 lbs,. down 12700-12800,
Veal Carcass
Hide On
Prime (Special fed) 180-
250 lbs. 11400-11700 steady.
Good and Choice Boning
type, Northeastern sup
pliers, 65-75 lbs. ltd 6800-6900
all steady; 55-64 lbs. ltd 6600-
6700; 45-54 lbs. ltd 6400-6500;
Lancaster, PA. 17601
35-44 lbs. ltd 6100-6200; 34 lbs,
down ltd 5900-6000.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Louis 14 lbs. down 9450; 14-
17 lbs. 9350. Skinned hams 26
lbs. up 8975.
Cured and Processed
Meats
9 Loads
Skinned hams 16-19 lbs.
9000, 1.00 lower; Seim
boneless hams 14-17 lbs.
11200,1.00 lower; Picnics 5-7
lbs. 6650. No. 1 sliced bacon
vacuum pakc 11600, steady.
Franks 70 beef, 30 pork No. 1
pack 6800, 2.00 lower.
Bologna 70 beef, 30 pork No.
1 pack 7400,2.00 higher.
Boneless Beef
4 Loads
90 pet chem lean, fresh ltd
9100; 85 pet chem lean, fresh
8200-8400.
Beef Trimmings
50 pet chem lean, fresh
part load 5150.
Chambersburg
Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
February 2,1978
CATTLE 430. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, slaughter cows
steady to weak. Supply in
cluded 75 per cent cows.
Choice 990-1260 lbs.
slaughter steers 43.85-46,25,
few Good 40.00-45.00,
Standard 35.85-38.85, few
Utility 32.50-35.25. Few
Choice 780-1000 lbs.
slaughter heifers 39.75-41.85,
few Good 32.00-37.00, few
Standard 29.25-33.10. Utilty
and Commercial slaughter
cows 29.00-32.60, few to 34.00,
Cutters 27.75-30.60, Canner
and Low Cutters 25.00-28.00,
Shells down to 23.35. In
dividual Good slaughter
bullock at 36.75. Few Yield
Grade No. 1, 1250-1750 lbs.
slaughter bulls 38.85-41.25.
Few Good 400-750 lbs. feeder
steers 34.00-41.00.
CALVES 577. Vealers
mostly steady. Few Prime
vealers 80.00-88.50, Choice
-75.00-80.00, High Good to Low
Choice 110-130 lbs. 63.00-
75.00, Good 65.00-75.00,
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 46.00-62.00, 90-110 lbs.
4f1.0046.00, Standard 70-90
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lbs. 35.00-41.00 Utilty 50-100
lbs. 15.00-35.00. Farm
Calves; Holstein bulls 90-115
lbs. 41.00-57.00. Good and
Choice 300-550 lbs. slaughter
calves 36.50-40.50.
HOGS 147. Barrows and
gilts 50 cents higher. US. No.
1-3 195-250 lbs. barrows and
gilts 47.0047.50, one lot at
47.75, few No. 1-3 190-195 lbs.
46.0046.50, one lot No. 2-3 275
lbs. at 46.25, few No. 24 300-
350 lbs. 38.0043.75, few No. 1-
3125-180 lbs. 37.5043.50. Few
Boars 27.00-28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 25. US
Utility 35-60 lbs. feeder pigs
9.00-21.00 per head.
SHEEP 33. Few Choice 70-
110 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 60.50-62.00, Good and
Choice 80-95 lbs. 56.50-59.50.
Slaughter ewes 17.00-23.50.
Pa. Auction
Summary
Harrisburg, Pa.
February 3,1978
CATTLE 8551. Compared
with 6500 head last week, and
6917 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers,
heifers and cows steady to $1
higher. Slaughter bullocks
steady to weak. Slaughter
bulls steady to strong.
Steers: High Choice & Prime
47.2548.50, Choice 43.00-
48.00, Good 38.00-45.00,
Standard 34.00-39.00, Utility
29.75-35.00. Heifers: Choice
36.5043.50, Good’ 32.50-38.00,
Standard 29.00-34.00, few
Utility 26.00-30.00. Cows:
Utility & Commercial 29.50-
33.50, Cutters 28.00-31.00,
Canner & Low Cutter 24.00-
28.50, Shells down to 20.00.
Bullocks: Few Choice 38.00-
43.00, Good 34.0040.00, few
Standard 31.00-35.00. Bulls:
Yield Grade #1 1000-1900 lbs.
36.0041.00; few yield grade
#2 850-1600 lbs. 34.00-38.00.
Feeder Cattle: Good &
Choice 300-800 lbs. feeder
steers 30.0041.00; Good &
Choice 300-700 lbs. feeder
heifers 27.00-35.00.
CALVES 4794. Compared
with 4215 head last week, and
4305 head a year ago.
Vealers mostly steady.-
Vealers: Prime 75.00-85.00,
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 11,1978-;
Choice 64.00-80.00, Good
50.00-70.00, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 42.00-58.00, 90-110
lbs. 37.0048.00, Standard 70-
90 lbs. 32.0041.00, Utility SO
HO lbs. 15.00-35.00. Farm
Calves, holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 41.00-58.00.
HOGS 8272. Compared
with 7585 head last week, and
6766 head a year ago.
Barrows & gilts steady to $1
higher. US No. 1-2 200-230
lbs. barrows & gilts 48.00-
50.00, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
46.5049.00, No. 2-3 190-270
lbs. 45.0047.00, No. 24 260-
320 lbs. 40.0046.00, No. 1-3
130-185 lbs. 37.0042.00. US
No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows
35.0042.00, Boars 24.00-30.50.
FEEDER PIGS 1576.
Compared with 1383 head
last week, and 960 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs
uneven. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs.
feeder pigs 12.00-25.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 20.00-
37.00 per head.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS
2624. Compared with 1634
head last week, and 2231
head a year ago. Feeder pigs
uneven, US No. 1-2 $3 to $4,
spots to $l5 lower; No. 2-3
steady to mostly $2 higher.
All prices cwt. US No. 1-2 30-
50 lbs. 60.00-90.00, few 100.00-
150.00, 50-60 lbs. 63.00-85.50,
60-85 lbs. 56.00-72.00; No. 2-3
30-50 lbs. 65.00-79.00, 50-75
lbs. 48.00-76.00; Utility 3065
lbs. 30.0045.00.
SHEEP 388. Compared
with 316 head last week, and
329 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs unevenly
steady. Choice 60-110 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
59.5065.00, Good 60-100 lbs.
54.0060.00. Slaughter ewes
12.00-23.00.
Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
February 8,1978
CATTLE 175. Supply in
cluded 16 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers grading Choice $1
higher Slaughter cows 50
cents to $1.50 higher. Few
High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 46.75-47.75,
Choice 2-4 1000-1200 lbs.
45.50-47.25, High Good to Low
Choice (few) 44.00-46.60,
Good 38.2544.25, 44.0046.60,
Good 38.25-44.25, few
Standard 37.75-39.75. Load
Choice slaughter heifers at
41.50, few Good 35.00-38.25,
few Standard 35.00-36.50.
Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 30.50-34.60,
couple to 35.00, Cutters 29.50-
33.00, Canner & Low Cutter
27.23-30.50. Individual Yield
Grade No. 1, 1645 lbs.
slaughter bull at 37.00. Few
Good 600-775 lbs. feeder
steers 36.00-39.00.
CALVES 138. Vealers
steady to $3 higher. In
dividual Prime vealer at
87.50, Choice 65.00-79.00,
Good 52.00-65.00, Standard
and Good 110-130 lbs. 45.00-
50.00, 90-110 lbs. 40.0044.00,
Standard 70-85 lbs.
32.00-39.00, few Utility 50-100
lbs. ' 20.00-30.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 42.00-52.00.
HOGS 341. Barrows and
gilts 50 cents to $1 lower. US
No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows
and gilts 49.0049.50, lot at
50.00, No. 1--3 195-240 lbs.
47.5048.85, lot No. 2-3 265 lbs.
at 44.00, few lots No. 1-3 160-
180 lbs. 37.8545.00. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 34.75-39.00,
couple to 41.00.
FEEDER PIGS 96. US No.
1-3 46-55 lbs. feeder pigs
60.00-72.00 per hun
dredweight, few Utility 20-60
lbs. 50.00-56.00 per hun
dredweight.
SHEEP 1. Good 55 lbs.
wooled slaughter lamb at
59.00.
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