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Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Auction
Summary
Harrisburg, Pa.
February 17,1978
CATTLE 7579, Compared
with 4690 head last week, and
6887 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers &
bulls steady to $1 higher.
Slaughter heifers steady to
$2 higher. Slaughter cows
unevenly steady to 50 cents
higher. Slaughter bullocks
uneven. STEERS: High
Choice & Prime No. 3-4 47.00-
49.50, Choice No. 24 44.00-
49.00, Good 39.00-45.00,
Standard 35.0040.00, few
Utility 29.00-34.85.
HEIFERS: Choice 41.00-
45.00, Good 38.00-42.00,
Standard 30.00-37.00, few
Utility 27.00-31.00. COWS:
Utility & Commercial 30.50-
34.50, few to 36.00, Cutters
28.75-33.00, Canner & Low
Cutter 25.00-30.50, Shells
down to 19.50. BULLOCKS:
Choice 40.0045.00, Good
38.5042.00, few Standard
36.00- few Utility 30.00-
37.00, BULLS: Yield Grade
§1 1000-2100 lbs. slaughter
bulls 37.0042.00, few to 44.75;
yield grade #2 900-1650 lbs.
33.00- FEEDER
CATTLE: Good & Choice
300-750 lbs. feeder steers
36.0046.50; Good & Choice
250-750 lbs. 29.00-38.50; Good
& Choice 300-800 lbs. feeder
bulls 32.0040.00.
CALVES 4137. Compared
with 3194 head last week, and
4841 head a year ago.
Vealers grading Good &
Choice steady to $2 lower;
Standard & Good $1 to $5
lower. VEALERS: Few
Prime 75.00-85.00, Choice
65.00- few to 80.00, Good
50.00- Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 40.00-54.00,90-110
lbs. 34.0041.00, Standard 70-
90 lbs. 28.00-38.00, Utility 50-
100 lbs. 15.00-28.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 40.00-64.00.
HOGS 7190. Compared
with 5974 head last week, and
6951 head a year ago.
Barrows & gilts mostly 50
cents to $1 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 50.00-
52.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
49.50-51.00, No. 2-3 190-260
lbs. 47.0049.50, few No. 24
250-325 lbs. 42.0047.00, No. 1-
3 140-190 lbs. 36.0046.00. US
No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows
36.0043.00, No. 2-3 300-650
lbs. 33.00-39.00. Boars 27.00-
33.00,
FEEDER PIGS 1061.
Compared with 676 head last
week, and 1488 head a year
ago. Feeder pigs strong to
$lO higher per head. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
20.00- per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 26.00-34.50, No. 1-3
50-80 lbs. 30.0046.50, Utility
20-50 lbs. 12.00-21.00 per
head. GRADED FEEDER
PIGS 2431 Compared with
277 head last week, and 2461
head a year ago. All sales
cwt. Feeder pigs were
mostly $5 to $9 higher, spots
$lB higher on US No. 1-2 3040
lbs US No 1-2 2540 lbs
100 00-109 00, 40-55 lbs 88 00-
101 00, 55-70 lbs 81 00-94.00,
No 2-3 2540 lbs 85.00-100.00,
40-60 lbs 79.00-97.00, 60-85
lbs 60 00-79 00; No 3 30-60
lbs 67 00-78 00, 60-75 lbs
50 00-51.00; Utility 45-85 lbs
55 00-66.00.
SHEEP 435. Compared
with 265 head last week, and
439 head a year ago Wooled
slaughter lambs steadv
Choice 70-115 lbs 59.00-65.00,
few 72.00, Good 60-115 lbs
42 00-60 00 Ewes 12 00-25 00
Des Moines
Carlot
February 22,1978
Midwest carlot meat trade
for Missouri River area as of
2:15 and close compared to
Tuesday’s close beef trade
closing slow. Demand light.
Choice 3 steer beef no
comparable sales. Choice 3
heifer beef steady. Primal
Beef cuts and cow beef not
well established. Sales
reported on 38 loads of
carcasslieef.
STEER BEEF
20 Loads
Choice 3:500-800 lbs. 71.50.
Choices: 700-900 lbs. 72.50.
Choice 4: 700-900 lbs. 67.25.
Good 2-3: 600-800 lbs. 67.25
load.
HEIFER BEEF
16 Loads
Choice 3: 500-700 lbs. 70.25,
steady.
COW BEEF
2 Loads
Utility Boning 2-3: 60.50-
61.50, couple loads.
BONELESS PROCESSI
NG BEEF: 90 per cent
chemical lean fresh 92.00; 90
per cent chemical lean
frozen 92.00.
PRIMAL BEEP CUTS
Choices
7 Loads
HINDS STEER: 145-190
lbs. 80.75-load.
HINDS HEIFER: 120-170
lbs. 76.75 load.
ARM CHUCKS: 75-120 lbs.
61.5062.50, couple loads.
LOINS TRIMMED; 40-70
lbs. 110.75, load.
ROUND HEIFER: 6045
lbs. 78.75, load.
RIBS: 30 lbs. & Up 100.75,
load.
BEEF TRIMMINGS: 50
per cent lean fresh 51.00-
51.50.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
Goods
ILoad
ROUNDS: 70-90 lbs. 76.75,
load.
SiX SAL LINK
DK-137 ffl&U&l 4
XL-Unk "You'JlJike
Compared to Tuesday’s
close fresh pork trade fairly
active, demand moderate to
light. Fresh loins uneven
mainly steady, Boston butts
4.75 lower, skinned hams
steady 5.00 lower mostly
2.50-4.00 lower, bellies
steady, picnics no com
parison available.
FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS: 14/dn:89.50-89.75,
96.00 export; 14-17 lbs. 88.00-
89.00 late week shipment
uneven, mainly steady; 14-17
lbs. 91.00 weekend shipment;
17-20 lbs. 86.00.
PICNIC 8 & Up IbS. 52.00.
BOSTON BUTT: 4-8 lbs.
67.00-67.75, mostly 67.00,4.75
lower; 8 & Up lbs. 65.75.
NOTICE!
NOW BUYING
EAR CORN
& SHELLED CORN
PICKED UP ON FARM OR
DELIVERED TO ELEVATOR
LEV US WORK OUT
TOUR FERTILIZER &
CHEMICAL PLANS
FOR 1978
★ Premium fertilizer
★ Liquid nitrogen
★ Custom spraying available
★ Custom broadcasting or
picked up at warehouse
★ Complete line of chemicals
FULL LINE OF SEEDS:
• Gutwein - Asgrow • Soybeans
Seed Corn • Oats
• Alfalfa • Timothy
• Clovers • Grasses
Baler Twine & Soil Conditioner
Check our prices before you buy.
WHITEHORSE GRAIN CO.
Two Locations:
Elevator Warehouse
RD2, Cochranville, PA Russellville, PA
215-869-8201 (Bob) 215-932-3307 (Dick)
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SPARERIBS; No sales
reported.
SKINNED HAMS: 14-17
lbs. 89.00, steady; 17-20 lbs.
81.00- late 81.00-82.00,
2.50-3.50 lower; 20-26 lbs.
81.00- 4.00-5.00 lower
early.
BELLIES, SDLS: 8-10 lbs.
56.00, steady; 10-12 lbs. 61.50,
62.25 frozen, steady; 12-14
lbs. 65.00-66.00, 66.75 frozen,
steady; lbs. 65.00-66.00,
66.25 frozen; 16-18 lbs. 65.00-
66.00, 66.25 frozen; 18-20 lbs.
65.0^65.50.
PORK TRIM: 50 per cent
lean, 48.00 frozen.
OFFAL & VARIETY
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S. K. SHOTZBERGER. INC.
LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION
Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, PA 17604
Phone; 393-4641 (day or night)
SPECIAL
NOTICE
VINTAGE SALE STABLE, INC.
Box 100, Rt. 30
Paradise, Pa >
12:30 P.M.
Needs more hay and straw, ear coi
and fodder for each Thursday Auction.
Our prices are as good as any sale i
the East.,
Commission rate - $1.50 per ton.
For information, contact:
L ROBERT FRAME
Auctioneer
717-442-4181
GREEN DRAGON
LIVESTOCK SALES igJ
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
gONIS COWS COJVj
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob
Kennedy, Dale Brewer arid 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.l\£ - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our bam or other market information
call: Office 717-733-J2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
lOYERS CHICKS, Inc.
uakertown, PA 18951
hone; 215-536*3155
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