Livestock market an
Pa. Auction
Summary
March 3,1978
CATTLE 7075. Compared
with last Friday’s summary
5726, 6314 a year ago,
slaughter steers and heifers,
unevenly steady to strong,
slaughter cows 50 cents to $1
higher, slaughter bullocks
steady to $1 higher.
Slaughter bulls mostly
steady.
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3 - D 2 - 600 Girton (2 Sold)
4 - D 2 - 500 Girton (3 Sold)
2-D2-400 Girton (1 Sold)
1 - 500 gal. Jamesway
1 - 400 gal. Jamesway
1 - 700 gal. Mueller w/5 H.P. com
pressor model O ($1800.00)
600 gal. Mueller w/5 H.P. com
pressor model O w/Mueller Matic
tank washer
1 -
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Lititz, Pa. 17543
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Steers High Choice &
Prime YG 47.50-49.00, Choice
YG 44.0048.00, Good 38.50-
45.00, Standard 34.00-39.50,
few Utility 31.00-36.00.
Choice YG slaughter heifers
38.0044.00, Good 35.0040.00,
few Standard 30.00-37.00, few
Utility 26.00-32.00. Utility &
Commercial cows 30.50-
34.60, Cutters 28.50-32.50,
Canners and Low Cutter
25.00-30.00, Shells down to
20.00, Choice slaughter
notice to
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USED BULK MILK TANKS
bullocks few 40.5046.25,
Good 37.00-43.00, few
Standard 33.00-38.00, Utilty
few 28.00-34.00. Yield Grade
No. 11100-2000 lbs. slaughter
bulls 36.0042.75, few yield
grade No. 2 900-1700 lbs.
32.50-38.00.
FEEDER CATTLE. Good
& Choice 300-800 lbs. steers
37.0048.00, Good & Choice
300-600 lbs. heifers 30.00-
40.00, a few Good & Choice
300-800 lbs. bulls 33.0043.25.
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MILKEEPER
400-500-600 GAL. CAPACITY
500 gal. Mojonnier w/4 H.P,
Tecumseh w/tank washer
2 - 400 gal. Mojonnier w/compressors,
vacuum
1 - 425 gal. Esco w/compressor
($400.00)
1 - Used 18 can milk cooler - like new
20 used milk cans
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auction news
CALVES 4475. Compared
with 3090 a week ago, 4821 a
year ago. Vealers Good &
Choice steady to $2 higher. A
few Prime vealer 76.00-85.00,
Choice 65.00-80.00, Good
50.00-70.00, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 45.00-58.00, 90-110
lbs. 37.00-50.00, Standard 70-
90 lbs. 30.00-43.00, Utility 55-
100 lbs. 15.00-35.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 42.00-64.00, a
Phone 717-626-1151
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 4,1978
few Holstein heifers 90-110
lbs. 40.00-58.00. . _
HOGS 7457. 5103 a week
ago, 6591 a year ago.
Barrows and gilts 50 cents to
$1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200-
230 lbs. barrows and gilts
47.50-49.50, No. 1-3 190-240
lbs. 47.00-48.50, No. 2-3 190-
260 lbs. 45.0047.50, a few No.
24 260-300 lbs. 36.0045.00, a
few No. 1-3 120-180 lbs. 32.00-
45.00. US No. 1-3 290-600 lbs.
sows 36.0042.00, a few No. 2-
3 400-600 lbs. 30.00-37.00.
Boars 23.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1038.
Compared with 966 last
week, 1362 a ago. $1 to
$4 higher. US No. 1-3 25-35
lbs. feeder pigs 16.00-35.00
per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
26.0042.00. Graded Feeder
Pigs 4061 compared with
1277 head last week, 3163 a
year ago. All sales per cwt.
Feeder pigs mostly steady to
strong although spots were
recorded from $8 higher to $3
lower.
US 1-2 30-40 lbs. 97.00-
113.00, 40-50 lbs. 89.00-106.00,
few to 110.00,50-75 lbs. 75.00-
99.00, 75-100 lbs. 61.50-72.00.
US 2-3 30-40 lbs. 78.00-107.00,
40-50 lbs. 80.00-105.00, 50-85
lbs. 64.00-85.00, 85-100 lbs.
60.00- Utility 25-40 lbs.
66.00- 35-65 lbs. 37.00-
62.00,
SHEEP 486. Compared
with 268 head a week ago, 435
a year ago. Wooled slaughter
lambs steady to $3 higher.
Choice 60-110 lbs. 60.00-70.00,
Good 60-100 lbs. 50.00-60.00,
Slaughter ewes 14.50-24.00.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, March 1
Reported receipts of 155
cows, 68 heifers, and 10 bulls.
Market stronger than last
week’s market.
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Load of N.Y., fresh 600-
790; load of Pa., fresh 550-
830; load of Wisconsin, fresh
670-1025; load of Pa., fresh
690-790; load of Butler Co.
springers 510-1025; load of
Pa. fresh 595-790; load of
N.Y. fresh, purebred and
grade 625-1200, springers
825-1100; local cows 475-760;
springing heifers 475-660;
open betters 150-350; herd
dispersal of 30 head in all
stages of lactation 375-780;
herd dispersal of 22 Jersey
head in all stages of lactation
225-410.
G&M Livestock
Market
Duncanville, Pa.
February 27,1978
Market lower than last
week’s market.
STEERS: Good to choice
40.00-43.50; standard to good
38.0040.00.
HEIFERS; Good to choice
38.0040.00.
FEEDER STEERS: Good
to choice, 300 to 700 lbs. 42.00-
48.00; standard to good 36.00-
42.00.
BULLS: 1000 to 1651 lbs.
35.50-39.80; 900 to 1100 lbs.
30.00-36.00.
COWS: High choice to
prime 32.00-35.50, individual
36.25; utility 30.00-32.00;
cutters 28.00-30.00; canners
down to 24.00.
DAIRY COWS: 410-1675.
CALVES: Good to choice
60.00- standard to good
40.00- utility 20.00-
40.00; farm bull calves 40.00-
55.00; farm heifer calves
<lO.OO-56.00.
HOGS: 200 to 240 lbs. 48.00-
49.25; 170 to 240 lbs. 40.00-
48.00.
SOWS: 38.0042.50.
BOARS: 24.00-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 30 to 50
lbs. 30.00-37.50; utility 10.00-
20.00.
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