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—-Lancaster farming, Saturday, February 18,1978
livestock market and auction news
Continued from Page 9
carrying excess mud at
45.50. Choice 24 950-1275 lbs.
43.5046.50, closing mostly
44.5046.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 24 900-1225 lbs. 42.50-
45.00. Part load 2-3 1400 lbs.
holsteins 40.50. Good 2-3 900-
1200 lbs. 39.5043.00. Stan
dard to Good 2-31050-1300 lb.
holsteins 35.5039.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
900-1050 lbs. 43.5045.00,
closing 44.5045.00. Choice 24
800-1050 lbs. 42.0044.50,
closing 43.0044.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 700-1000
lbs. 40.0043.00. Good 2-3 700-
1000 lbs. 37.0041.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-4 30.50-35.00,
closing 32.00-35.09. Boning
Utility 1-2 33.00-36.00, closing
35,50-36.00. Cutter 1-2 29,00-
34.00, closing 31.00-34.00.
Canner and Low Cutter
26.00-31.00, closing 27.00-
31.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1000-1700 lbs. 32.00-39.00,
closing 33.00-39.00. Couple
yield grade 11450-1800 lbs. at
40.00.
FEEDERS: (Including
around 1,500 at regular
Thursday auction). Feeder
Steers 3.00-4.00 higher.
Feeder Heifers 1.00-2.00
higher. Demand good for
light to moderate supply.
Receipts mainly Choice and
Mixed Good and Choice 400-
800 lbs. steers and 400-700 lb.
heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-400 lbs. 52.00-
56.00; 400-500 lbs. 50.00-55.00;
500-600 lbs. 47.50-50.50; 600-
700 lbs. 46.00-50.25; 700-900
lbs. 43.5047.25. Mixed Good
and Choice and some Choice
Compact 350-600 lbs. 45.00-
50.00, mostly 46.5049.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 350-600 lbs. 40.00-
42.25; 600-800 lbs. 39.0041.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 300-
650 lbs. 38.0040.25.
Pa. Auction
Summary
Harrisburg, Pa.
February 10,1978
CATTLE 4690. Compared
with 8551 headlast week, and
7277 head a year ago.
Slaughter steers & bulls
steady to $1 higher. Slaught
er heifers & cows $1 to $1.50
higher. Slaughter bullocks $2
higher. STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 47.5048.50,
Choice 44.0048.25, Good
39.0045.00, Standard 34.00-
40.00, few Utility 30.00-35.00.
HEIFERS: Choice ' 39.00-
45.00, Good 34.00-42.00,
Standard 30.00-35.00. COWS:
Utility & commercial 30.50-
34.60, Cutters 29.0032.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 25.00-
30.00, Shells down to 18.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 42.00-
45.00, Good 36.0042.50, few
Standard 33.00-36.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade #1
11000-2000 lbs. 36.0042.00;
few yield grade #2 800-1500
lbs. 32.0040.00. FEEDER .
CATTLE: Good & Choice
300-800 lbs. feeder steers
35.0046.00; Good & Choice
300-700 lbs. feeder heifers
28.00-36.00.
CALVES 3194. Compared
with 4794 head last week, and
4422 head a year ago.
Vealers grading Good &
Choice steady to $2 higher;
Standard & Low Good steady
to $2 lower. Pew Prime
vealers 75.0039.00. Choice
65.00-82.00, Good 52.00-70.00,
Standard & Good 110-130
lbs. 45.0030.00, 90-110 lbs.
35.0046.00, Standard 70-90
lbs. 30.0041.00, Utility 50-100
lbs. 15.00-30.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
39.00-61.50-.
HOGS 5974. Compared
with 8272 head last week, and
6910 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts $1 to $1.50
higher. BARROWS &
GILTS: US No, 1-2 200-230 676. Compared with 15;
lbs. 49.00-51.00, No. 1-3 190- head last week, and If
250 lbs. '47.5050.50, 2-3 head a year ago. Feeder pi;
190-260 lbs. 45.50-48.50, few -steady to s2lower, US No. !■
No. 24 260-350 lbs. 43.00- 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 10.01
46.00, No. 1-3 130-185 lbs. 25.00 per head. No. 1-3 35-E
35.0045.00. US No. 1-3 300-600 • !}»• 19.00-35.00. GRADE]
lbs. sows 35.0045.00. Boars FEEDER PIGS 277. Con
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