Livestock market and auction news (Continued from Page 12) 33.50, Canners & Low Cutter 27.50-30.75, Shells down to 25.00. Few Standard 38.35- 41.00. few Utility 31.00-35.25. Few Yield Grade No. 1 slaughter bulls 1400-1950 lbs. 39.85-43.85. FEEDER CATTLE: Good & choice, 300-650 lbs. steers & bulls, 42.0049.00, few to 53.00. Good & choice 300-600 lbs. heifers 37.0043.00, few to 50.50. CALVES 496. Vealers $B-15 lower. Prime vealers, 1 at 78.50, Choice 54.00-69.00, Good 38.99-54.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 35.0040.00, 90-110 lbs. 29.00-35.00, Standard 70-85 lbs. 26.00 31.00, Utility 60-120 lbs. 10.00 25.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 32.00-61.00, few to 67.50. HOGS 108. Barrows and gilts $1 lower. US No. 1-2 200- 240 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.00- No. 1-3 200-230 lbs. 46.75-47.25. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-625 lbs. sows 37.00- few BOARS 28.00- 29.25. FEEDER PIGS 35. Few lots US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 26.0036.00 per head. SHEEP 14. Spring lambs, few Choice 15-30 lbs. 63.00- 71.00, few Slaughter ewes 18.00-24.50. BOG COOLERS INVENTORY REDUCTION SALEI See Us For Special Prices Now... BURCH COOLER DOORS • Burch Egg Room Doors • Burch Loading Chute Doors • Right or Left Hand Doors • Sizes Available on Request Modern Poultry Supplies, Inc. =4? Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. March 22,1978 CATTLE 376. Supply in cluded 72% feeder cattle. Compared with last Wed nesday’s market, slaughter steers steady to $1.50 higher. Slaughter cows $1.50-$2.75 lower. Choice 950-1300 lbs. slaughter steers 49.25-50.85, one at 51.25, Good 43.7548.00, Standard 38.6044.10. Choice 800-1200 lbs. slaughter heifers 42.0046.25, few 49.60, Good 38.0043.00. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 32.50-35.00, one at 35.60, Cutters 29.25-33.25, Canner and Low Cutter 27.60-29.75, Shells down to 21.00. Good slaughter bullocks 41.00- 44.25. few Standard 40.50 41.25. Yield Grade No. 1, 1200-1500 lbs. slaughter bulls 39.0042.25. few Yield Grade No. 2, 900-1300 lbs. 34.00- 38.50. Few Good and Choice 500-600 lbs. feeder steers 47.00- few Medium 300 500 lbs. 40.5042.00. Few Good 300450 lbs. feeder heifers 44.0046.00. CALVES 191. Vealers grading Standard and Good $7-sll lower. Choice vealers 58.00- few 70.50, Good 50.00- Standard and URCH B Office & Warehouse (Pickup) 1907-A Olde Homestead Lane Lancaster, Pa. 17601 717-299-0828 or 717-397-5850 Good 110-130 lbs. 38.00-51.50, 90-110 lbs. 32.00-37.00, 70-90 lbs. 25.00-33.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 100- 115 lbs. 37.0045.00; Holstein heifers 95-120 lbs. 34.0049.00. HOGS 394. Barrows and gilts weak to fully 25 cents lower. Few US No. 1-2 210-215 lbs. barrows and gilts 48.60 48.75, No. 1-3 200-235 lbs. 47.6048.60, No. 2-3 190-250 lbs. 46.1047.85, few No. 24 275-280 lbs. 43.1046.00, few No. 1-3 145-170 lbs. at 43.75. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 37.00- few 41.85, No. 2-3 400-650 lbs. 36.00-38.00. Few Boars 28.25-31.75. FEEDER PIGS 157. ALL PRICES PER HUN DREDWEIGHT. US No. 1-3 25-50 lbs. feeder pigs 100.00 122.00, No. 1-3 50-65 lbs. 75.00 96.00, No. 1-3 100-155 lbs. 53.00- SHEEP 162. Choice 2545 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 95.00- one small lot 20 lbs. at 115.00,40-50 lbs. 82.50 90.00, 55-70 lbs. 65.00-77.50. Slaughter ewes 15.00-20.00. Goats 59. Kids 15-30 lbs. 15.00- per head. Receipts this week 8,600 QUALITY ECT PROFITS • Maintains Proper Egg Room Temperatures • Maintains High Humidity to Safeguard Quality • Cools Eggs Quickly - Holds Them at Proper Tem perature • Rugged, Compact Unit. Easy to Install and Maintain. • Provides Increased Air Movement even in ex treme Temperatures. Defrosting Required' Designed for imum Maintenance ire Range, 50 Degrees F. and up 50,000 BTU NEW ADDRESS: St. Louis Cattle National Stockyards March 23,1978 Week ago 8,400 Year ago 9,500 Compared to the previous weeks close, slaughter steers and heifers 50 to mostly 1.00 higher. Cows 50 to mostly 1.00 lower. Bulls fully steady. Supply mainly choice and mixed good and choice 24 1025-1200 lb. steers, around 30 per cent heifers and 10 per cent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Mixed choice and prime 24 1050-1300 lbs. 49.50-50.00. Choice 24 950-1250 lbs. 48.00 49.75, several 48.0049.50. Mixed good and choice 24 900-1200 lbs. 46.5048.50. Few lots mixed good and choice 2- 3 1125-1250 lbs. holsteins 43.00. Good 2-3 900-1225 lbs. 43.0046.50. Standard to good 2-3 1025-1275 lb. holsteins 39.0043.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed choice and prime 24 850-1025 lbs. 46.0047.00, closing 46.5047.00. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 44.00-46.50, closing sales 44.5046.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 42.5044.50. Good 2-3 700975 lbs. 39.0043.00. COWS; Utility and com mercial 2-4 32.00-36.00, closing 32.00-35.00. Boning Utility 1-2 35.00-36.00, closing sales 35.00. Cutter 1-2 29.00- 34.50, closing 29.00-33.50. Canner and low cutter 1-2 25.00- closing sales 25.00- BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1900 lbs. 36.0042.00. cowl Mount Joy, PA 17552 REGISTERED COWS ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION due with 2nd calf 4/1/78 to Marquis King, 2-5 277 12,955 455 3.5. Dam +B3 Gent 19,906 720 3.6. CHAPEL-BANK APACHE Fresh 11/19/77 with 2nd calf (63.33.5 on last test). ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION +BO due with 2nd calf 5/9/78 to Astro Galaxy 2-4 323 12,840 516' 4.0. Dam Famous Duke over 118,000.2nd Dam 85 Agie Keystone over 150,000. PACLAMAR CHRISTMAS fresh 11/24/77 with Ist calf. Bred 2/1/78 to Sevens J, milking well. Dam Selling Rockman daughter. ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION due with Ist calf 8/9/78 to Bootmaker. Dam Paclamar Capsule. CHAPEL-BANK APACHE fresh 12/19/78 with 2nd calf (55 4.9 on last test). ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION due with Ist calf 7/18/78 to Paclamar Christmas. Dam Junell Comet Ivanhoe Charlie. PENSTATE IVANHOE STAR due with Ist calf in May. HANOVER-HILL CITATION STAR +Bl fresh 3/2/78 milking well. ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION due with Ist calf May. GREEN-GOLD TIDY MASTER +Bl fresh 3/1/78, milking well. PACLAMAR CHRISTMAS due with Ist calf 8/10/78 to a Rockman son. Dam Vigo Citerion. ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION +Bl due with 2nd calf 5/25/78 to Marquis King 2-0 365,18,483 785. 4.2. Dam Kingpin granddaughter, 3 recs. over 800. Also Quality Grade Cows and Heifers. Transportation and financing available. STEVE KELLER 808 KELLER 717-653-2284 717-426-1075 Office: 717-653-4851 —Uncaster Farming, Saturday, March2s,l97l— FEEDERS: Including around 3,000 at Thursday’s auction. Feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers firm to 1.00 higher. Buyer attendance moderate. Overall quality not as desirable as last week with a larger percentage of mixed good and choice on offer. FEEDER STEERS: Small lot choice 297 lbs. 60.00. Choice 375-500 lbs. 55.25- 56.00; 56M00 lbs. 53.0055.75; 600-700 lbs. 50.00-53.25; 700 800 lbs. 47.75-51.00. Mixed good and choice and some choice compact 375500 lbs. 53.00-55.25; 500500 lbs. 50.00 53.00. Few lots standard and good 550900 lb. holsteins 43.0043.75. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 300500 lbs. 46.00 48.75; 500500 lbs. 45.5048.50. Mixed good and choice 375- 525 lbs. 43.2546.50. Small lot good and choice cow and calf pairs 380.00 per pair._ Oklahoma Cattle March 23,1978 Thursday feeder cattle auction and weekly sum mary. Estimated receipts 11,000 Same Day Last Week 12,902 Fairly active, feeder cattle and calves steady to 1.00 higher with most advance noted on feeder cattle over 600 lb.; majority receipts choice 450-800 lb. feeder steers on 400-700 lb. feeder heifers with moderate amount of receipts arriving from wheat pasture. Fairly large attendance buyers. FEEDER STEERS: Choite 300400 lb. 62.50-64.75; 400-500 lb. 58.75-61.50; 500600 lb. 54.75-58.00, small lot 525 lb. at 59.70; 600-700 lb. 53.50 57.00; 700800 lb. 52.5055.00, package 727 lb. at 56.00; 800 950 lb. 53.0054.00, part load fleshy 940 lb. at 49.70; mixed good and choice 300500 lb. 54.00-58.50, part load thin 352 lb. at 61.00; 500700 lb. 51.00 53.75; part load 907 lb. at 49.60; package good 694 lb. at 49.25; package good 867 lb. holstein steers at 45.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 300400 lb. 51.25-54.50, part load 379 lb. at 55.00; 400- 500 lb. 49.00-53.50; 500-600 lb. 47.7549.50; 600-700 lb. 46.75- 49.25, part load 605 lb. at 50.00; 700-750 lb. 47.7548.50; mixed good and choice 300- 400 lb. 48.00-50.00; 400-500 lb. 47.0049.00; 500600 lb. 45.00- 47.00; few good 400600 lb. 42.0045.25. FOR THE WEEK: Compared to late last week, feeder cattle under 600 lb. closed steady to firm, feeder cattle over 600 lb. 1.00-2.00 higher; slaughter cows closed weak to 1.00 lower, late sales utility and com mercial 2-3 31.25-35.75, cutter 1-3 29.00-31.50; bulls closed 1.00-2.00 lower, late sales yg 1-2 1000-1700'lb. 39.0041.00; salable receipts near 26,500 bead compared to 28,560 head last week and 17,951 head the same week a year ago. Cows and bulls near 8 per cent of cattle receipts, feeders hear 92 per cent of the total. Pa. Weekly Summary Harrisburg, Pa. March 24,1978 CATTLE 8321. Compared with 8611 a week ago, 8043 a year ago. Compared to last Friday’s summary, slaughter steers 25 cents to $1 higher, spots to $1.75 higher. Slaugher heifers uneven. Slaughter cows mostly $l-2 lower. Slaughter bullocks steady to weak. Slaughter bulls steady to $1 lower. High Choice & Prime YG 34 slaughter steers 51.75- Choice YG 24, 47.75- Good 42.0048.50, Standard 37.0042.00, few Utility 33.00-37.00. Choice YG slaughter heifers 41.0047.00, Good 37.0042.00, Standard 32.00- few Utility 30.00- 33.00, Utility & Commercial Cutter slaughter cows 32.00- 35.00, few 37.00, Cutters 29.50-33.50, Canners & Low Cutters 27.00-29.50, few early sales to 32.00, Shells down to 22.00, Few Choice slaughter bullocks 43.0048.00, Good 39.7544.00, Standard 37.00- 41.00, few Utility 31.0037.00. Yield Grade No. 1 1100-2200 lbs. slaughter bulls 39.00- 45.00, Yield Grade No. 21000- 1650 lbs. 37.0042.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Choice 300-700 lbs. steers 48.00- Good 300300 lbs. 38.0049.00, Good & Choice 300-700 lbs. heifers 34.00- 43.00, few to 46.00, Good & Choice 300-750 lbs. bulls 40.00- (Turn to Page 14) 13
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