Livestock market and auction news
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
March 27,1978
CATTLE 266, Compared
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Leghorn Hens - Heavy Hens
We Buy, Load & Haul
Direct Plant Prices Paid
Highest Market Prices Paid
IRWIN M. SECHLER & SONS POULTRY
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with last Monday’s market;
High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 52.00-53.75,
Choice 50.00-52.50, Good
46.50-50.00, Standard 42.00-
45.00, Utility 35.00-39.00.
WANTED
200,000/wk.
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Box 55, Strausstown, PA 19559
Phone 215-488-1188
Choice slaughter heifers
46.50-48.75, Good 42.5046.00,
Standard 38.0042.00, Utility
34.00- Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
35.00- Cutters 33.30-
Call or Write:
36.00, Canner & Low Cutter
31.50-34.00, Shells down to
28.50, Choice slaughter
bullocks 45.0049.00, Good
42.0046.00, Standard 38.50
42.50, Utility 35.00-39.00.
Yield Grade #1 1000-2000 lbs.
slaughter bulls 42.0046.50;
yield grade #2 900-1600 lbs.
38.5042.00,
CALVES 309. Few Prime
vealers at 83.00, Choice 68.-
00- Good' 58.0068.00,
Standard & Good 110130 lbs.
48.0060.00, Standard 7090
lbs. 40.0054.00, Utility 26.00
40.00, Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90120 lbs. 45.5062.00;
holstein heifers 85-110 lbs.
37.5061.50,
HOGS 383. US No. 1-2 200
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 48.30
49.50, No. 1-3 200250 lbs.
47.7548.50, No. 2-3 200260
lbs. 47.2548.50, No. 24 260
280 lbs. 46.0048.00, No. 1-3
140185 lbs. 34.0042.00. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
36.5040.00, No. 2-3 300600
lbs. 34.0037.00. Boars 23.50
30.00,
FEEDER PIGS 19. US No.
1- 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
16.0027.00 per head.
SHEEP 10. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
March 29,1978
CATTLE 213. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows $3-
$4.50 higher. Few Good
slaughter steers 43.00-46.50,
few Standard 39.25-44.25.
Few Good slaughter heifers
42.85-44.85, few Utility 37.35-
40.00. Utility and Com
mercial slaughter cows
34.60-38.35, couple to 39.30,
Cutters 32.25-35.50, Canner
and Low Cutter 30.00-32.50,
sheels down to 28.00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1100-1800 lbs.
slaughter bulls 39.10-44.75.
Few Choice 500-600 lbs.
feeder steers 45,00-47.75.
CALVES 205. Vealers
grading Standard and Good
70-110 lbs. sl-$4 higher. Few
Choice vealers 65.00-74.00,
few Good 55.00-61.00, few
Standard and Good 110-130
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 1,1978
lbs. 40.0050.00, 90110 lbs.
36.0040.00. 70-85 lbs. 30.00
36.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
bulls 90120 lbs. 41.00-65.00.
HOGS 260. Barrows and
gilts strong to 50 cents
higher. US No. 1-3 200240..
lbs. barrows and gilts 47.70
48.25, one lot to 48.50, No. 1-3
200230 lbs. 45.8547.00, No. 2-
3 220250 lbs. 43.7546.50. US
No. 1-3 275-600 lbs. sows
35.0039.00. Few Boars 25.00
32.50.
FEEDER PIGS 336. US
No. 1-3 15-20 lbs. feeder pigs
25.0035.00 per head, No. 1-3
25-50 lbs. 33.0055.00, No. 1-3
5075 lbs. 54.0058.00, Utility
3045 lbs. 25.0035.00 per
head.
SHEEP 14. Few Choice 35-
55 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 43.0048.50, individual
at 60.00. Few Slaughter ewes
12.0020.50.
Peoria
Auction
Peoria, Illinois
March 30,1978
Estimated Receipts This
Week
Last Week
Last Year
Compared to last week’s
close, slaughter steers 1.50-
3.00 higher. Slaughter
Heifers 1.00-1.50 higher.
Cows and bulls fully steady.
Receipts about 65 per cent
slaughter steers, 25 per cent
slaughter heifers and the
balance mainly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few loads choice and prime
3-4,1200-1350 lbs. 53.50; load
1175 lbs. 54.00. Choice 2-4
1050-1250 lbs. 51.50-53.50; 900-
1050 lbs. 50.00-51.50. Mixed
good and choice 2-4 900-1300
lbs. 49.00-51.50. Good 2-3,
46.00-49.00. Load good and
choice 2-4, holstems 46.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and prime 34, 900-
1100 lbs. 50.50-51.00; half load
on Monday 51.25. Choice 24,
850-1050 lbs. 49.00-50.50; 800-
900 lbs. 48.0049.00. Mixed
good and choice 24,750-1050
lbs. 47.0049.00. Good 2-
3.44.0047.00. Standard and
Good 2-3,41.0044.00.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 32.00-34.00. High
dressing utility 35.50-36.00;
couple 36.50. Cutter 30.00-
32.00. Canner 27.00-30.00.
: NOTICE t
Extra HAY AUCTION
Every MONDAY
at 12 Noon
Located 1 mile South of Gap
on East side of Rt. 41.
Commission rates & so forth
same as Wednesday Sale.
Phone 717-442-9221 Mondays.
Plenty of Parking
HAY, STRAW & EAR CORN SALE
Every Wednesday at 12 Noon
At David Good's Farm Equipment Sale
North Maple Ave., Leola, PA
HARVEY Z. MARTIN
Home Phone 215-445-5303 - We Buy On Orders
Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-656-7270
We also buy hay and straw privately
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BULLS; YG 1-2, 1100-1700
lbs. 32.0041.00; couple YG 1,
42.00.
Chambersburg
Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
March 30,1978
CATTLE: 426. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, slaughter steers 75
cenis-$2 higher. Slaughter
cows $3-5 higher. Slaughter
bulls strong to $1 higher.
Choice YG 24,1000-1300 lbs.
48.85-52.75, Good 44.2548.25,
Standard 38.1043.75, a few
Choice slaughter heifers
43.7546.25, a few Good 39.25-
44.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 35.5040.00,
few to 42.10, Cutters 34.00-
38.25, Canners & Low Cutters
30.50-34.00, Shells down to
27.00. Bullocks Good, 1 at
46.85, few Standard 39.75-
40.10, Yield Grade No. 11150-
2100 lbs. slaughter bulls
40.0045.10,1 at 45.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
choice and Good 300-650 lbs.
feeder steers and bulls 43.00-
50.00, . Holstein heifers
common and Med. 400-700
lbs. 39.0046.00, few to 48.00.
3500
4363
5026
CALVES 488. Vealers
grading good & choice $ll-15
higher, standard and good,
70100 lb. $9-10 higher. Prime
vealers 79.50-86.00, Choice
67.00- Good 55.00-65.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
40.00- 90-110 lbs. 38.00-
44.00, Standard 70-85 lbs.
36.0040.00
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
bulls 90-120 lbs. 41.0063.50,
HolsteifTheifers 85-110 lbs.
39.0045.00.
HOGS 120. Barrows and
gilts 50-75 cents lower. US
No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. barrows
and gilts 46.5046.85, No, 1-3
200-230 lbs. 46.0046.60, few
lots No. 2-3 230-260 lbs. 45.00-
46.00, No. 1-3 160-180 lbs.
36.75-37.35. SOWS: US No. 1-3
300-575 lbs. sows 37.00-39.75,
BOARS: 2 head $2B.
FEEDER PIGS 26. A few
lots US No. 1-3 20-30 lbs.
feeder pigs 41.0043.00 per
head.
SHEEP: 13. Few Choice
30-55 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 56.00-66.00.
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