B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 18,1978
Livestock market a
Baltimore
USDA
March 13,1978
CATTLE 400: Moderately
active, slaughter steers and
heifers $l.OO-$1.25 higher,
early sales cows 50-1.00
higher, bulls $l.OO higher;
Supply 35 per cent slaughter
steers and heifers, 50 per
cent cows, balance feeder
cattle and bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 2-4 1050-1325 lbs.
45.0047.18; Individual 47.75;
Good & Choice 24 1000-1400
lbs. 44.0045.00; Good 40.00-
44.00; few Choice Holsteins
2-31400-1500 lbs. 42.0043.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
few Choice 2-4 900 lbs. 43.00-
44.50; few Good 840-990 lbs.
38.0040.00.
COWS: few early sales
Utility 2-3 & Commercial 3-5
34.60-37.00; Individual 40.00;
Cutter33.3s-37.00.
HOGS 800: Compared with
Andersons
last Wednesday Barrows
and Gilts 25 cents instances
SO lower. US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
48.00 to mostly 48.2548.50.
US 2-3 230-260 lbs. 47.2548.25.
SOWS: 50 cents, few sales
$l.OO higher. US 1-3 300000
lbs. 37.00-38.00; few 38.50.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, March 15
Reported receipts of 153
cows, 64 heifers, and 7 bulls.
Market steady with last
week’s market.
Load of Pa. fresh 500-640;
load of Butler Co. 650-1150,
spongers 575-750; load of Pa.
fresh 505-900; load of N.Y.
fresh 660-850; springers 580-
1000; load of N.Y. fresh 675-
1325, springers 775-900; local
cows 510-950; springing
heifers 475-760; open heifers
170350; bulls 320375; herd
dispersal of 35 head in all
stages of lactation 375-725;
BLENDS 80 lb. bags bags
12-12-12
herd dispersal of 16 head in
all stages of lactation 385 r
750.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, March 13
Reported receipts of 625
calves, 179 cows, 72 hogs, 46
heifers, 2 sheep, 16 lambs, 29
hulls, and 3 steers. Cattle
market very active and calf
market good.
Veals 60.00-80.50; bobs, 90-
110 lbs. 45.00-50.00; bobs, 80
lbs. and down 30.00-43.00;
grassers and feeders 32,00-
50.00; Spring lambs to 81.00;
sheep 18.00-23.00; hogs 200-
250 lb. 45.0049.00; sows 32.00-
38.00; boars 22.00-25.00; pigs
20.00-30.00; heifers 36.00-
41.50; steers, good 40.00-
46.00; steers, common 32.00-
36.00; bulls 33.0042.25; cows,
good 35.00-37.75; cows,'
Per ton 501 b.
114.00
nd
auction news
medium 30.00-33.00; cows,
poor or small 26.00-30.00 j
goats 15.00-25.00.
Special
Markets
New Holland Horse Sale
March 10,1978 .
Reported 279 head of
horses-and mules.
One load of driving out of
Kentucky 800-840; load of
mules out of Tennessee pairs
1650-2500, singles 400-750;
load of work horses out of
Canada, singles 625-925; load
of mules from Tennessee,
pairs 1500-2350, singles 760-
825; load of work horses
from Va., pairs 1260-1475;
load of work horses from
Mich., singles 700-1225, pairs
1750-2600; load of work
horses from Tennessee,
pairs 1375-2050, singles 700-
1400; load of driving out of
WE WILL HAUL
HAY, STRAW, A
GRAIN
to Local Auctions
or Buy Outright
at Scales
MEADOW GREEK
FARMS
Call 717-933-4080
or 717-333-4377
McCOY CATTLE CO.
ATTENTION PORK PRODUCERS
Market your hogs at the largest and
best livestock market in the East.
Market with M. McCoy at the Lan
caster Stockyards where your hogs
will be handled by a young capable and
ambitious staff.
A BRED GILT AND PUREBRED BOAR SALE
WILL BE HELD 6:30 P.M.
THURSDAY, APRIL 6,
AT THE
LANCASTER
STOCKYARDS,
CONSIGNMENTS
WELCOME.
f*nexTfeeder pig s
+ MARCH 28, 1978 +
▲ Tags will be delivered A
to your farm on request. j
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:
MAIN OFFICE - 717-397-1411
HOG DIVISION - 717-291-8912
ED PROSSER, HOME - 717-259-0988
Tennessee 400-925; load of
work horses out of Va., pairs
1825-2500, singles 750-1000;
local work horses, singles
600-1100, pairs 1600-2500;
mules, singles 650-1475, pairs
1100-2400; driving horses 350-
1200. -
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, Inc.
WEEKLY
FEEDER PIG
SALE
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Sale to Start Promt
*** NOTICE***
2nd Annual Feeder Pig Show and Sale
Tuesday Evening, April 4,1978
State Graded Until 12 Noon.
All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
State tags available at onr office for yon to
tag pigs at home to save 25 cents tagging charge.
Tags delivered if yon call 717-354-4341
opr office in advance. -
Calf Sale To Be Held In New Sales Pavilion
„ Every Thursday At 4:30 P.M.
NORMAN KOLB ' ABE DIFFENBACH
717-397-5538 717-393-4464
SPECIAL NOTICE
12 Miles East of Lancaster
on Route 23, New Holland, Penna.
r e Will Receive Your Pigs Anytinr
From 7 A.M. Wed. Morning
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