Livestock market and auction news I Baltimore USDA March 6,1978 CATTLE 400: Moderately active, slaughter steers and heifers steady to 50 cents lower, cows $2.00-2.50 higher than last Monday, few bulls firm. Supply 35 per cent slaughter steers and heifers, 50 per cent cows, 10 per cent feeders, balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 24 1035-1315 lbs. 44.00-46.50; Good and Choice 2-4 975-1200 lbs. 42.50-43.75; couple Choice Holsteins 2’s x 1225 lbs. 40.00; few Good 24 »25-1400 lbs. 38.50-42.00; Good Holsteins 2-3 1240-1500 lbs. 35.35-36.85. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 24 885-970 lbs. 41.50- 43.00. COWS: Utility 2-3 32.00- 36.85; Cutter 29.00-33.85, BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-1400 lbs. 35.85-39.85; couple 1670-1690. lbs. 40.50- 42.00. FEEDER CATTLE: few Choice steers 950-1000 lbs. 43.75-44.25; Good to low Choice 700-750 lbs. 36.50- 40.00. HOGS 700: Compared with Thursday Barrows and Gilts 75-1.00 higher. US 1-2 200-240 ATTENTION FARMERS!! 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MARCH 20th lbs. 48.5048.75; 30 head 49.00; US 2-3 230-260 lbs. 47.5048.50. SOWS: 50 cents higher. US 1-3 300-600 lbs. 36.50-37.50. VEAL & CALF AUCTION: 50 few Choice 210-260 lbs. Vealers 63.50-70.50; several good 150-235 lbs. 48.00-55:50; 100-120 lbs. 42.0047.50; 70-100 lbs. 30.00-44.00; calves returned to farm 43.00-56.50. SHEEP AUCTION: 60: package Good & Choice wooled slaughter lambs 88 lbs. 55.00; lot Good 83 lbs. 46.00. Dewart Auction Dewart, Pa. March 6,1978 CATTLE 211. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers steady to 75 cent higher. Slaughter cows $1 to $2.50 higher. Two High Choice slaughter steers 47.10-48.60, Choice No. 2-4 975-1250 lbs. 44.6047.75, Good 39.0043.25, Standard 35.75- 39.00. Few Choice slaughter heifers 39.50- 42.00, few Good 36.50 40.75, few Standard 35.00- 36.10. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 33.00-36.50, AN IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL CONSIGNORS OF LAMBS WALTER M. DUNLAP and SONS Cutters 30.75-34.10, Canner & Low Cutter 27.50-31.00. Few Choice slaughter bullocks 41.5044.00, few Good 38.50- 40.75, few Standard 38.00- 38.25. Few Yield Grade #1 1300-2100 lbs. slaughter bulls 39.2542.00. One small lot Choice 500-550 lbs. feeder steers 45.00. CALVES 195. Vealers grading Good and Choice $5 to $lO higher, Standard & Good 70-110 lbs. $4 to $5 higher. Choice vealers 69.00- 84.00, Good 55.00-68.00, few Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 53.00- 90-110 lbs. 45.00- 53.00, Standard 70-85 lbs. 41.0046.00, Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 48.00- HOGS 229. Barrows and gilts steady to 25 cents lower. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 48.8049.00, one lot 49.60, No. 1-3 195-250 lbs. 48.0048.80, few lots No. 2-3 235-255 lbs. 47.6047.90. US No. 1-3 300-625 lbs. sows 38.5041.00. Boars 28.50-32.50. FEEDER PIGS 96. US No. 1-3 30-50 lbs. feeder pigs 26.5044.50 per head. SHEEP 3. Couple Choice 85 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 72.00 and 72.50. GREEN DRAGON t*v LIVESTOCK SALES ifJ 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA . COINS COWS COINS BUYERS FROM 3 STATES Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob Kennedy, Dale Brewer and 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.M. - Small Animal Sale _ For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the farm or at our barn or other market information call: Office 717-733-2444. WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor Lancaster Stockyards Sechrist Auction Stewartstown, Pa. March 6,1978 CATTLE 87 Steers r High Choice and Prime 47.50 49.50; Good Choice 44.00 46.85; Good 42.00-45.50; Holsteins Good 38.00-42.50; Standard to Good 35.00-37.75. Heifers - High Choice and Prime 42.0044.75; Good to Choice 38.0041.,85; Good 33.00- Holsteins Good 34.00- Standard Good 30.00- Feeder Steers - Good and Choice 42.75-45.50; Standard Good 38.0043.00. Bulls - Good and Choice Commercial 38.00-42.50; Standard to Good 34.00-39.10. Cows - High Yearling Commercial 34.00-36.25; Cutters 31.50-33.85; Canners Low Cutters ’28.50-32.00; Shells 24.00-27.85. CALVES 93 Calves - Choice and Prime 73.00- 81.50; Good and Choice 65.00 72.50; Standard and Good 55.0068.50; Utility to Good 110-140 lbs. 48.00-62.50; Utility 90110 lbs. 40.0060.00; Culls 25.0035.00. HOGS 199 Hogs-U.S. No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 49.00-50.25; U.S. No. 1 and 3,190-230 lbs. 48.2549,00; U.S. No. 1 and 3. N MONDAY Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 11,1978 180-250 lbs. 47.5048.10. Sows - 250-375 lbs. 30.00-36.75; 400- 500 lbs. 34.00-37.00. SHEEP 1 Lambs - Good to Choice 55.00-62,00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215 lbs. 48.2548.50. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2.190-220 lbs. 48.00- 48.25. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,290-220 lbs. 47.00- 47.75. Martinsburg Auction Martinsburg, Pa. May 6,1978 CATTLE 222. Compared with last Monday’s market; High Choice & Prime slaughter steers 47.0049.10, Choice 46.0048.00, Good 44.0046.00, Standard 38.50- 44.00, Utility 33.50-37.00. Choice slaughter heifers 44.0047.50, Good 41.5044.50, Standard 38.5042.50, Utility 34.00- Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 33.75-37.75, Cutters 31.50- 34.50, Conner & Low Cutter 29.00- Shells down to 27.00, Choice slaughter bullocks 43.0048.00, Good 41.5045.00, Standard 38.00- 42.00, Utility 32.00-35.00. Yield Grade #1 slaughter bulls 39.0044.00; yield grade #235.50-38.50. CALVES 299. Choice vealers 68.50-77, Good 58.00- Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 48.00-62.00, 90-110 lbs. 45.00-57.00, Standard 70- -‘9O lbs. 28.5045.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 55.00-68.00; holstein heifers 85-130 lbs. 48.00-60.00. HOGS 392. US No. 1-2 200- 230 lbs. barrows & gilts 48.50- 49.25, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 47.5048.75, No. 2-3 200-240 lbs. 46.5048.00, No. 1-3 130- 165 lbs. 32.0040.00. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 37.5042.50, Telephone 717/569-2654 Evenings 717/653-2397 LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17604 No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 34.00- 38.(f0. Boars 22.00-32.00. FEEDER PIGS 43. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-30.00 per head. SHEEP 19. Good wooled slaughter lambs 55.00-66.00. Peoria Auction Peoria, Illinois March 9,1978 CATTLE: Receipts this week: 4400 Last week: 4100 Year ago: 4200. Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers 50- LOO, instances 1.50 higher, slaughter heifers 50-1.00 higher. Cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Bulls steady. Receipts about 60 per cent slaughter steers, 30 per cent slaughter heifers, balance mainly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 3-4 1150- 1270 lbs. 48.9049.00; Load 1330 lbs. 49.25; Choice 2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 47.00-48.00; 900- 1050 lbs. 46.00-47.00; Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1300 lbs. 43.50-47.00; Good 2-3 41.50-43.50; Choice 2-3 Holsteins 41.00-42.00; Few Good 2-3 40.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Prime 3-4 900- 1085 lbs. 45.50-46.00, load 46.25; Choice 24 850-1050 lbs. 44.00-45.50; 800-900 lbs. 43.50- 44.50; Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 750-1000 lbs. 42.00- 44.00; Good 2-3 39.0042.00; Standard and Good 2-3 36.00- 39.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 2-4 30.00-33.00; High-dressing Utility 34.00- 35.00; Cutter 1-2 29.00-31.00; Canner 26.00-29.00, BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1100-1800 lbs. 30.00-39.00; Few Yield grade 141.00. 7