Livestock imnitet an Special Market Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale April 7,1978 Coortland, Va. There were 459 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDAC’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDAC standards and sold by the hundredweight. Steers: Choice: 350-500 lbs. $56.50-59.75; 501-600 lbs. $54.50-58.00; 601-700 lbs. $43.00-54.75; 701-800 lbs. $47.7549.75; 801 & up $47.75- 49.75. Good: 350-500 lbs. <*.556.25-58.00; 501-600 lbs. H5J54.00-59.25; 601-700 lbs. $50.25-53.00; 701-800 lbs. $44.00-48.00. Medium: 350600 lbs. $52.00-54.50; 501-600 lbs. $50.00-52.50; 601-700 lbs. | SPECIAL I ' NOTICE I VINTAGE SALE STABLE, INC. Box 100, Rt. 30 Paradise, Pa 12:30 P.M. Needs more hay and straw, ear corn and fodder for each Thursday Auction. Our prices are as good as any sale in the East. Commission rate - $1.50 per ton. For information, contact: ! 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. 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 215445-5303 - We Buy On Orders Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-656-7270 We also buy hay and straw privately. $45.50-46.50; 701-800 lbs. $44.00. Heifers: Choice: 350-500 lbs. $43.5046.00; 501-600 lbs. $43.00-46.75; 601-700 lbs. $39.0042.00. Good: 350-500 lbs. $43.5045.00; 501-600 lbs. $39.50-46.50; 601-700 lbs. $39.00-39.75. Medium: 350-500 lbs. $41.0045.00; 501-600 lbs. $36.00-39.25. Special Market Feeder Yearling Sale Winchester, Va. April 8,1978 There were 1501 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDACs Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDAC standards and sold by the hundredweight. Ch. & Fan., 400-500 lbs, l. ROBERT FRAME Auctioneer 717-442-4181 Plenty of Parking $57.50-60.00; 500-700 lbs. $54.50-59.75; 700-800 lbs. $53.50-54.50; 805-1000 lbs. $49.00-54.00; Good,' 300500 lbs. $58.0064.50; 500-700 lbs. $54.00-56.50; 700-800 lbs. $49.5054.25; 805-1000 lbs. $49.50-54.50; Medium, 300-500 lbs. $54.0062.00; 500-700 lbs. $49.0057.00; 700-800 lbs. $47.5051.50; 805-1000 lbs. $46.00-47.50; Short, All Weights $49.0052.25. Ch. & Fan., 400-500 lbs. $43.50-46.50; 500-600 lbs. $43.50-46.50; 600-700 lbs. $43.5046.50; Good, 300-500 lbs. $44.00-48.00;- 500-600 lbs. $44.00-48.50; 600-700 lbs. $43.5045.00; Medium, 500600 lbs. $39.0043.00; 600-700 lbs. $42.25-43.50; Short, All Weight&s39.oo4l.oo. Steers: Special Holstein and Holstein Cross Feeder Steer Sale April 4,1978 Harrisonburg, Va. There were 211 head sold. All steers were graded by Representatives of the VDAC’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDAC standards and sold by the hundredweight. Holstein Steers Good: 400-500 lbs. 48.25- 50.00; 401-600 lbs. 45.0048.50; 650-800 lbs. 44.7546.25; 850- 1250 lbs. 41.7543.50. Medium: 300-500 lbs. 45.50- Heifers: Special Market SPECIAL NOTICE LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET HAY SALE A .J ' S f 1 mile East of Fredericksburg along Rt. 22. ' Every Tuesday, il Starting ; b APRIL 18,1978 V 12:30 P.M. j | Need hay, straw, ear corn J] £ & corn fodder. Buyers & sellers welcome. \ Commission rate $1.50 per ton. ■; For Information i I Call 717-865-2881 | I Nelson Weidenbach - Auctioneer I & 48.50; 550-750 lbs. 45.0046,50; 850-950 lbs. 42.0044.75. Plain: 400600 lbs. 44.50 46.00; 650900 lbs. 41.0044.50. Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Adieus, Pa. Monday, April 10 Reported receipts of 434 calves, 195 cows, 47 hogs, 59 heifers, 5 sheep, 40 bulls, and 21 steers. Cattle market strong and bobs higher. Veals 60.00-76.00; bobs, 90 110 lbs. 45.00-55.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and down 38.00-44.00; grassers and feeders 35.00 46.50; lambs 48.00-57.00; sheep 15.00-20.00; hogs, 200 250 lbs. 42.00-44.00; sows 33.00- boars 25.00-28.00; pigs 15.00-35.00; heifers 38.00- steers, good 44.0047.00; steers, common 38.0040.00; bulls 40.0046.00; cows, good 39.0040.75; cows, medium 35.00-56.50; cows, poor or small 27,00-32.00; ''small horses 50.00-70.00; ponies 10.00-20.00; goats 10.00- Carlisle Auction Carlisle, Pa. April 11,1978 CATTLE 201. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers Choice 47.50-53.75, Good 43.7548.00, Standard 41.5044.00, Utility 38.0040.00. Choice slaughter Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 15,1978 auction news heifers 49.75-51.25, Good 44.7547.75, Standard 41.50 45.00, Utility 35.5039.85. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 39.2541.50, Cutters 35.75-39.00, Canner and low Cutter 34.0037.00, Shells down to 30.00. Good slaughter bullocks 45.75- 46.75, Standard 42.7543.10. CALVES 133. Choice vealers 73.0078.50, Good 48.75-70.00, Standard and Good 90110 lb. 39.00-54.00, Standard 7090 lbs. 28.75- 40.00. HOGS 336. US No. 1-2 200 240 lb. barrows and gilts 47.2548,50, No. 1-3 200250 lbs. 44.5047.50, No. 2-3 195- 230 lbs. 39.0043.50. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 39.0040.75, No. 2-3 300600 lbs. 32.00 38.75. Boars 27.85-31.25. FEEDER PIGS 134. US No. 1-3 30-50 lbs. feeder pigs 37.0041.00 pe head, No. 1-3 4070 lbs. 45.00-54.00 per head. SHEEP 24. Good 4065 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 65.0069.00. Des Moines Carlot April 12,1978 Compared to Tuesday’s close, beef trade slow. Demand light. Steer and heifer beef not well established. No reported primal beef cut sales. Canner/cutter cow beef steady. Sales reported on 9 loads of carcass beef. STEER BEEF Choice 3 600-900 lbs. 81.00- 82.00; Choice 3 700-900 lbs. 80.50 part load; Choice 4 800- 900 lbs. 77.25 part load; Choice 3 600-800 lbs. 82.00- late yesterday couple loads HEIFER BEEF 3 Loads Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 80.25- 81.25. COW BEEF Hoad Canner & Cutter (nor thern) 72.00 steady. Compared to Tuesday’s close, fresh port cut trade slow. Demand moderate to light. Fresh loins not fully established. Spareribs steady to 2.00 higher. Skinned hams 17-20 lbs. 50- 1.50 lower. Bellies 1.00-3.00 lower. Picnics no com parison available. Boston Butts not established. FRESH PORK CUTS LOINS 14-17 lbs. 90.00 trimmed; 17-20 lbs. load 83.50. BNLS CT BUTT 1-Vz to 3 lbs 98.00; 3 to 4-% lbs. 97.75. Pork Trim 50 per cent lean 50.00 fresh. OFFAL AND VARIETY: Chitterlings regular 30.00. Neck Bones 17.00. Reported receipts of 356 head of horses, mules, and ponies. Market stronger than last week’s market. Load of Saddlebreds out of Kentucky 810-1100; local mules 550-1125; driving horses 200-650; riding horses 200-350; better horses 375- 825; lightweight killers 29- 34; heavyweight killers 40- 46; mares 15-60; colts 10-25; geldings 15-55; larger ponies 75-210. 5 Loads Heifers: Good to choice 42.00-44.00; others 38.00- 40.00. Feeder Steers: Good to choice 50.00-54.00; standard to good 48.00-50.00; others 40.00-45.00. Bulls: Holstein 38.00-42.00; lightweight trimmers 38.00- 42.00; stock bulls, beef bred 42.00- Cows: Good to standard 38.00- Utility 36.00- 38.00; cutters 33.00-36.00; canners 30.00-33.00. Calves: Good to choice 60.00- standard to good 50.00- light calves 30.00- PICNIC 4-8 lbs. 50.00. BOSTON BUTTS 4-8 lbs. load 72.50 next week ship ment. SPARERIBS 3/DN lbs. 108.00 steady to 2.00 higher; 2-3 lbs. 117.50 boxed 10 lbs. 3- 5 lbs. couple loads 102.50. y SKINNED HAMS 17-20 lbs. 70.50; load late Tuesday 72.50 50-1.00 lower; 20-26 lbs. 69.00. BELLIES, SDLS 10-12 lbs. load 68.75; 14-16 lbs. 71.00 1.00 lower; 16-18 lbs. 67.50- 69.00 1.00-1.50 lower; 18-20 lbs. 66.00-67.00 2.00-3.00 lower. New Holland Horse New Holland Sales Stables Monday, April 10 Green Dragon livestock Sale April 7,1978 Join your fellow pork producers in supporting pork promotion and pro duction research to keep hogs a profitable farm enterprise. Tell your market or buyer that you want 10 cents per market hog or 5 cents per feeder pig deducted to support these pro grams. Most markets and buyers will cooperate fully if you let them know. The PPPC was form ed and is funded and directed by producers. There is no Government Agency involved. For more informa tion, contact: HERBERT SCHICK, Secretary-Treasurer Kutztown, R.D. 2, Pa. 19530 Phone 215-285-6519 9
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