Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 04, 1978, Image 14

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    —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 4,1978 -
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Livestock market and auction news
Belleville
Auction
March 1,1978
CATTLE 144. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows 50
cents to $1 higher. Standard
slaughter steers 33.85-37.75.
One Choice slaughter heifer
at 39.35, one Good at 34.50,
few Standard 31.50-33.60.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 30.50-34.10,
Cutters 29.00-31.10, Canner &
Low Cutter 26.75-29.10. Few
Standard slaughter bullocks
33.00- Few Yield Grade
« 1435-1745 lbs. slaughter
bulls 38.5041.85.
CALVES 211. Vealers
grading Good & Choice $1 to
$2 higher; Standard $6 to $8
higher. One Prime vealer at
79.50, Choice 65.00-75.00, one
at 78.50, Good 55.0066.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
47.0056.00, 90110 lbs. 40.00
47.00, Standard 65-90 lbs.
32.0043.00, Utility 50110 lbs.
22.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90120 lbs.
45.00- holstein heifers
80110 lbs. 40.0055.00.
HOGS 224. Barrows & .gilts
mostly $2 lower. Couple lots
US No. 1-2 205-215 lbs.
barrows & gilts 48.20-48.30,
No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. 47.00-
48.00, No. 2-3 205-255 lbs.
43.7546.50, No. 24 245-295
lbs. 36.0042.75, No. 1-3 ISO
-195 lbs. 37.0043.75. Sows $2 to
$3 lower. US No. 1-3 300080
lbs. sows 35.00-39.00, few No.
2-3 330480 lbs. 30.00-33.00.
Boars 23.25-32.75.
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FEEDER PIGS 214. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
15.50-32.50 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 32.00-48.00 per
head, few No. 1-3 135-160 lbs.
32.5038,00 cwt.
SHEEP 20. Pew Choice 80
105 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 59.0061.00, few Good
90105 lbs. 46.0059.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 14.5019.50.
Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
March 1,1978
CATTLE 239. Supply in
cluded 22 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers grading Standard &
Good steady to $1 higher.
Slaughter cows 75 cents to
$2.50 higher. One Prime
slaughter steer at 48.00, few
Choice No. 2-4 10501250 lbs.
44.0047.60, Good 38.7543.00,
Standard 35.5039.00. Choice
slaughter heifers 38.25-43.50,
few Good 35.00-38.85, few
Standard 33.0036.85. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 30.5034.50, couple to
35.00, Cutters 29.5032.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 26.00
29.25, Shells down to 21.00.
Few Good & Choice
slaughter bullocks 37.50
42.30. Few Yield Grade #1
1175-1800 lbs. slaughter bulls
36.00-37.85. Few Choice 600
700 lbs. feeder steers 47.50
50.00.
CALVES 200. Vealers $3 to
$7 higher ._One Prime vealer
at 76.00, Choice 65.00-75.00,
(Do-It-Yourself)
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Good 53.00-64.00, Standard &
Good 110130 lbs. 45.00-50.00,
90-110 lbs. 40.0045.00,
Standard 70-85 lbs. 32.00
40.00, few 6090 lbs. 15.00
28.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90120 lbs. 45.0057.00,
couple to 60.00.
HOGS 458. Barrows & gilts
$2.25 to $2.50 lower. US No. 1-
2 200240 lbs. barrows & gilts
47.5048.00, couple lots 48.25,
No. 1-3 190260 lbs. 46.00
47.50, No. 2-3 210275 lbs.
43.5045.75, No. 1-3 170185
lbs. 38.0041.00. US No. 1-3
300650 lbs. sows 36.7540.75,
few 45.50, No. 2-3 400650 lbs.
32.0037.00. Boars 25.0031.00.
FEEDER PIGS 228. All
prices cwt. US No. 1-3 25-50
lbs. feeder pigs- 75.0094.00,
No. 1-3 6075 lbs. 60.0071.00,
No. 1-3 90160 lbs. 39.0<k5.00
cwt.
SHEEP 34. Choice 75-115
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
60.0072.00, few 4060 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs
80.00105.00, one 25 lbs. at
1.75 per lbs. Few Slaughter
ewes 23.00-30.00.
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
February 27,1978
CATTLE 273. Compared
with the market 3 weeks
ago,; few High Choice &
Prime slaughter steers 47.10-
47.75, Choice No. 24 1000-
1250 lbs. 43.8547.10, Good
38.6043.00, High Good to Low
Choice 43.0044.50, Standard
-'4 ;J I
p** y
35.75-39.00, few Utility 33.00-
36.00. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 42.0(M4.60, few Good
36.60-38.50. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
30.50-34.25, couple to 36.00,
Commercial No. 4-5 29.00-
32.50, Cutters 29.75-32.00,
Caiiner & Low Cutters 26.50-
30.00, Shells down to 25.00.
Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 41.10-42.50, Good
38.00-40.50. Few Yield Grade
#1 1300-1950 lbs. slaughter
bulls 34.83-38.75. Few Good &
Choice 500-800 lbs. feeder
steers & bulls 40.00-43.25;
few Good 500-700 lbs. feeder
heifers 33.00-36.00.
CALVES. 246. Few Prime
vealers 76.50-79.50, Choice
59.00-74.00, couple to 78.00,
Good 50.00-60.00, Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 45.00-52.00,
90-110 lbs. 40.00-49.00,
Standard 70-85 lbs. 37.00-
42.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 41.00-53.50,
couple to 57.50.
HOGS 360. US No. 1-2 200-
230 lbs. barrows & gilts 48.80-
49.50, one small lot 49.80, No.
1-3 190-240 lbs. 47.9048.90,
No. 2-3 220-250 lbs. 47.00-
48.00, No. 1-3 160-180 lbs.
44.0045.50. Few US No. 1-3
275450 lbs. sows 35.5040.00.
Few Boars 26.50-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 132. Few
ROUNDUP
OF BARGAINS
Save $195 to $2,600 on new John
Deere Hay and Forage Equipment.
Get waiver of finance charge, too
Reward yourself two ways Keep cash the month this type of equipment is
in your pocket with the special , used in our area Act now while these
discounts shown below on new John preseason discounts are available
machinery Second, no finance Come on in and let’s round up some
charge will be imposed until the first of bargains for you l
MACHINES
25 and 34 Forage Harvesters, 15A and 16A Rotary Choppers,
336 and 346 Balers, 100 Stack Mover
1207 1209, and 1214 Mower/Conditioners, 466 Baler,
35 and 3800 Forage Harvesters,
800 and 830 Wmdrowers
100 Stack Wagon
200 and 300 Stack Movers
2250 2270, and 2280 Wmdrowers
200 Stack Wagon
300 Stack Wagon
230 Stack Shredder/Feeder
Discount is subject to equipment availability
ENFIELD EQUIPMENT INC. «»
Whiteford, MD 21160 WSB
Phone: 301-452-5252
Lots US No. 1-3 10-15 lbs. lbs. wooled slaughter lam)
feeder pigs 10.00-21.00 per 60.00-69.00, one at 73.00, ff
head, No. 1-3 20-40 lbs. 24.00- Good 70-85 lbs. 50.00-58.
35.50 per head. Few Slaughter ewes 15.
SHEEP 20. Choice 75-105 24.00.
ibs
:e
.00.
.50-
Discount through
April 30, 1978
$195
$325
$975
$650
$7BO
$1,040
$1,950
$2,600