6 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 22,1978 Livestock market an Baltimore USDA April 17,1978 CATTLE 500: Moderately active, slaughter steers and heifers firm to 50 cents higher, cows unevenly steady to weak, bulls 75-1.00 lower, few feeders steady. Supply 35% slaughter steers and heifers, 45% cows, 15% feeder cattle, balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4 1100-1225 lbs. 51.00-53.00; Good & Choice 2- 4 925-1200 lbs. 49.00-50.50; Good 23 1085-1340 lbs. 44.75- 49.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 24 845-925 lbs. 46.25- 48.10; few Good 765-1000 lbs. 41.5044.60. COWS: Utility 28 37.00- 41.50; several 42.8544.00; Utility 2-3 & Commercial 34 Beef Breeds 36.50-39.50; Cutter 35.50-39.75; Canner & low Cutter 31.50-35.50. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1075-1675 lbs. 41,1047.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Good & Choice steers 365455 lbs. 49.50-55.00 ; 765-1000 lbs. 47.1050.00. HOGS 1000: Barrows & Gilts steady to 25 cents higher. US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 46.50- 47.00, few 47.25; US 23 230- 260 lbs. 45.5046.50. SOWS: Steady. US 1-3 300-600 lbs. 37.00- 38.00. VEAL & CALF AUCTION 75: Choice 150-295 lb. vealers 67.00-79.00; Good 125-225 lbs. 47.0067.00; 100-125 lbs. 53.00- 57.00. SHEEP AUCTION 50: Lot Choice spring lambs 87 lbs. 72.75; Cidl to Good slaughter ewes 16.00-21.00. 1 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 Bny On Orders Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-656-7270 We also buy hay and straw privately. ♦ * Sechrist Auction Stewartstown, Pa. April 17,1978 CATTLE 102. Steers - High Choice and Prime None; Good & Choice 51.00-54.25; Good 47.00-50.75; Standard & Good 45.0047.00; Holsteins Good 43.0045.50; Standard to Good 40.0042.85. Heifers - High Choice and Prime 45.0048.85; Good to Choice 42.0044.85; Good 40.0042.50; Holsteins Good 40.0044.00; Standard Good 38.0040.10. Feeder Steers - Standard Good 45.00-48.00; Utility 40.0045.00. Bulls - Good and Choice Commercial 45.00- 48.50; Standard to Good 43.00-44.85; Utility to Standard 40.00-43.75. Cows - High Yearling Commercial 37.8542.00; Cutters 35.50- 37.75; Caimers Low Cutters 33.0035.50; Shells 27.5032.85. CALVES 120. Calves - Choice and Prime 74.00- 78.50; Good and Choice 68.00- 75.00; Standard and Good 55.00-66.00; Utility to Good 110-140 lbs. 55.00-65.00; Utility 90-110 lbs. 45.0055.00; 95-120 lbs. Bulls, back to farm 55.00-64.50; Culls 30.00- 42.00. HOGS 243. Hogs-US No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 47.2548.00; US No. 1 and 3, 190-230 lbs. 47.0047.50; US No. 1 and 3, 180-250 lbs. 46.0047.00. Sows 250375 lbs. 33.0035.25; 400- 500 lbs. 35.0038.75. Boars 300500 lbs. 33.0035.50. SHEEP 47. Lambs - Good to Choice 2555 lbs. 104.00- 122.00; Medium and Good SO SO lbs. 55.0039.00. Ewes 14.00-19.50. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215 lbs. 46.5047.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2,190220 lbs. 46.00 46.50. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,190220 lbs. 45.75- 46.25. Joliet Cattle Joliet, Illinois April 20,1978 CATTLE: Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 6,200, 5 days last week 6,790, same period last year 6,304. Trading was active at the beginning of the week, moderate on Wed nesday for both steers and heifers. Slaughter steers fully 1.00, instances 1.50, higher than Wednesday of last week. Slaughter Heifers 1.001.75 higher. Cows 2.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed High Choice and Prime 3-41150-1300 lbs. 54.50 56.00. Choice 2-4 1000-1250 lbs. 52.50-54.00, mostly 53.00 54.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1150 lbs. 51.50-52.75. Good 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 46.00-51.50. Few Stan dard 2 1200 lbs. Holsteins 46.00 Monday. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 3-4 950-1100 lbs. 52.50-53.75, 1 load 54.00 Wednesday. Choice 2-4 875-1050 lbs. 51.50 52.75. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 850-950 lbs. 49.00 51.25. Good 2-3 800-900 lbs. 47.5049.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 36.0040.00, with 38.0040.00 Wednesday. WE WILL HAUL HAY, STRAW & GRAIN ‘ To Local Auctions From Anywhere To Anywhere or Buy Outright MEADOW GREEN FARMS Call or write Rt. #1 Richland, Pa. 17087 Call 717-933-4088 : or 717-933-4377 f ~ WANTED • fT^l I 200,000/wk. Wm j | Leghorn Hens - Heavy Hens DIRECT Plant Prices - Leghorn Hens Prevailing | . „ I No Lots Too Small Or Too Large. i Cali or Write: | IRWIN M. SECHLER & SONS POULTRY > Box 55, Strausstown, PA 19559 I I Phone 215-488-1188 J d Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. April 18,1978 CATTLE 274. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers grading Standard mostly 50 cents - 75 cents higher. Slaughter heifers $2-$3 higher. Slaughter cows mostly $1.50- $1.75 higher. Few Choice 2-4, slaughter steers 53.25-54.35, few Good 49.00-50.85, Good & Choice holsteins 46.60-49.50, Standard 43.10-47.10, few Utility and Low Standard 38.60-41.75.,Ch0ice slaughter heifers 45.25-49.25, few High Choice & Prime 51.10-53.00, Good 43.35-46.85, Standard 40.85-43.85, Utility and Low Standard 37.00-39.75. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 38.75-42.10, few at 43.10, Cutters 36.75-39.75, few to 40.00, Canner and Low Cutter 34.25-37.60, few Shells down to 30.00. Individual Choice slaughter bullock at 47.25, few Good 43.5(M5.75. few Standard 42.10-45.00, few Utility 39.25-42.10. Few McCOY CATTLE COMPANY Profit-minded Livestock Feeders Market With Mert McCoy Commission agents for fat cattle, feeder - cattle, market hogs and feeder pigs. LANCASTER STOCKYARDS. NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE APRIL 25,1978 at 1:00 P.M. Feeder pig tags delivered to your farm on request. For information call: Main Office Hog Division 717-397-1411 717-291-8912 10* auction news ■> Utility 39.25-42.10. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1345-1605 lbs. slaughter bulls 41.75-47.60. CALVES 155. Vealers mostly $7-$9 higher. In dividual Prime vealer at 80.50, few Choice 70.00-81.00, few Good 59.00-614.50, Standard and Good 90-110 lbs. 50.00-57.50, 70-90 lbs. 41.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 51.00- Holstein heifers 70-130 lbs. 48.0086.00. HOGS 385. Barrows and gilts mostly steady. US No. 1-2 200235 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.0047.50, lotat-48.10, No. 1-3 195-245 lbs. .46.70 lb. 1 47.25,' No. 2-3 195-270 lbs. 46.0047.00, few No. 1-3 155- 185 lbs. 40.00-40.50. US No. 1-3 275-515 lbs. sows 39.50-40.85, No. 2-3 400645 lbs. 33.25- 39.85. Few Boars 29.00-31.85. FEEDER PIGS 7. US No. 1-3 (lot) 30 lbs. feeder pigs at 35.00 per head, lot No. 1-3 70 lbs. at 49.00 per head. - SHEEP 7. Few Choice 25- 85 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 71.0085.00, one Good 65 lbs. at 61.00. Individual slaughter ewe at 18.50. Ed Prosser, Home 717-259-0988 :kr >(- s
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